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Oklahoma DOC Creates “Dream Team” for Botched Executions with Hires from Arizona

Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Eighth Amendment, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Death Row

Oklahoma DOC Creates “Dream Team” for Botched Executions with Hires from Arizona by Joe Watson If Oklahoma was hoping to establish a tradition or trend of botched executions, it brought in the right people to carry them out. Just days after overseeing a disturbing execution at Arizona’s Florence prison complex …

Oklahoma DA: Pardons Board Violated State's Mandatory Sentencing Guidelines

Article • August 26, 2016

Filed under: Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Pardons/Clemency, Wrongful Release

Oklahoma DA: Pardons Board Violated State's Mandatory Sentencing Guidelines by If a clemency board chooses to sidestep mandatory sentencing guidelines and recommend a prisoner's early release, it possesses that maneuverability. And, as an Oklahoma D.A. recently illustrated, prosecutors hate being outmaneuvered. Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater accused the state's …

Oklahoma DPS Hires Former DOC Guard Dismissed for Excessive Force

Article • August 25, 2016

Filed under: Government Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Oklahoma DPS Hires Former DOC Guard Dismissed for Excessive Force by Matthew Clarke On November 15, 2011, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commissioner Michael Thompson 'created a high-rank, $60,000-per-year job and hired an old friend, who had been fired for beating prisoners while a guard captain in the Oklahoma …

Four Oklahoma State Penitentiary Staff Fired After Smoke Kills Prisoner

Article • August 23, 2016

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards

Four Oklahoma State Penitentiary Staff Fired After Smoke Kills Prisoner by Matthew Clarke Four employees of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (0SP) were fired and two resigned after a prisoner died of smoke inhalation while guards ignored smoke billowing from his cell and a sabotaged smoke alarm system failed to alert …

Avalon Correctional Services Settles Suit Over Alleged Corporate Irregularities

Article • August 23, 2016

Filed under: Avalon, Contractor Misconduct

Avalon Correctional Services Settles Suit Over Alleged Corporate Irregularities by Matthew Clarke On November 16, 2012, Avalon Correctional Services, Donald Smith and Tiffinay Smith agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Ravenswood Investment Company and Ravenswood Investments III (Ravenswood) over alleged corporate irregularities by the Smiths. The settlement calls for …

$1 Million Settlement in Oklahoma City Jail Fatal Prisoner Beating Suit by Matt Clarke

Article • August 22, 2016

Filed under: Correctional Healthcare Solutions, Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

$1 Million Settlement in Oklahoma City Jail Fatal Prisoner Beating Suit by Matt Clarke by Oklahoma County approved a $1 million settlement in a civil rights suit involving a prisoner who was first denied his anti-seizure medication then fatally beaten by guards when he had a seizure in an Oklahoma …

Oklahoma County Settles Suit over Excessive Use of Restraint Chair for $200,000

Article • August 5, 2016

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Oklahoma County Settles Suit over Excessive Use of Restraint Chair for $200,000 by On May 20, 2014, Bryan County, Oklahoma agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a former Bryan County Jail prisoner over maltreatment, including placing him in a restraint chair multiple times for days at a time and …

DNA Keeps Overturning Convictions, But Spike in Exonerations Owed to Other Factors

Article • August 5, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, Witnesses, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

DNA Keeps Overturning Convictions, But Spike in Exonerations Owed to Other Factors by Joe Watson Nicole Harris, Henry Lee McCollum and Leon Brown have lived through their own nightmares of injustice. All three were wrongfully convicted of the heinous murders of children. Combined, they spent nearly 70 years in prison …

After Botched Execution Oklahoma Restricts Media Access

Article • August 4, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Death Penalty/Death Row, Access to Media, Censorship

After Botched Execution Oklahoma Restricts Media Access by Mark Wilson In the wake of a botched execution, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections adopted new rules on September 30, 2014, severely limiting media access to executions. Media representatives and other observers waited in a viewing room, to witness the April 29, …

Oklahoma Jail Detainee Handcuffed, Pepper-sprayed and Choked to Death

Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Failure to Train/Supervise, Children of Prisoners

Oklahoma Jail Detainee Handcuffed, Pepper-sprayed and Choked to Death by Caddo County District Attorney Jason Hicks cited his interpretation of the state’s open records law as justification for withholding reports and video footage documenting the death of Darius Robinson at the county lockup in the rural town of Anadarko, Oklahoma. …

PLN v. Lester, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2016

Filing • July 28, 2016

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. Lester, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2016 Case 5:16-cv-00198-HE Document 36 Filed 07/28/16 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. CIV-16-0198-HE JOSEPH K. …

PLN v. Lester, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2016

Brief • July 28, 2016

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. Lester, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2016 Case 5:16-cv-00198-HE Document 36 Filed 07/28/16 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. CIV-16-0198-HE JOSEPH K. …

Webb v. State of Oklahoma, OK, Notice of Tort Claim, Wrongful Conviction, 2016

Brief • July 26, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Webb v. State of Oklahoma, OK, Notice of Tort Claim, Wrongful Conviction, 2016 MULINIX~ EDWARDS ROSELL GOERKE 210 Park Avenue, Suite 3030 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Telephone (405) 232-3800 Telecopier ( 405) 232-8999 () 905 24th Avenue, NW, Suite A Norman, Oklahoma 73069 PLLC Attorneys & Counselors at Law www.lawokc.com …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Garvin County Detention Center, Pauls Valley, OK, ICE, 2009

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Garvin County Detention Center, Pauls Valley, OK, ICE, 2009 • MGT Of AMeRlCA. [NC, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Contract # 04-00-80-3818 ICE Detention Standards Compliance Review • Facility: Garvin County Detention Center Inspection Date: December 1-2, 2009 Report Date: December …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Tulsa County Jail, Tulsa, OK, ICE, 2012

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Tulsa County Jail, Tulsa, OK, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Management Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office Tulsa County Jail …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Tulsa County Jail, Tulsa, OK, ICE, 2014

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Tulsa County Jail, Tulsa, OK, ICE, 2014 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Tulsa County Jail Tulsa, Oklahoma June …

Letter to Oklahoma City Police Department re approved Non-Disclosure Notice, FBI, 2014

Publication • May 26, 2016

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Police, FBI

Letter to Oklahoma City Police Department re approved Non-Disclosure Notice, FBI, 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation In Reply, Please Refer to File No. 333-0C-A67985 P.O. Box 568801 Oklahoma City, OK 73156 405/290-7770 August 7, 2014 Chief William Citty Oklahoma City Police Department 701 Colcord Drive Oklahoma …

Man Wins 14.5M for Wrongful Conviction, Yahoo, 2006

Publication • March 9, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Man Wins 14.5M for Wrongful Conviction, Yahoo, 2006 Print Story: Man Wins $14.5M for Wrongful Conviction on Yahoo! News 1 of 1 Back to Story - Help Man Wins $14.5M for Wrongful Conviction Thu Mar 30, 1:46 PM ET A federal jury awarded $14.5 million in damages to a man …

Oklahoma’s Mabel Bassett Correctional Center has Highest Prison Rape Rate

Article • March 7, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Gay/Lesbian, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

Oklahoma’s Mabel Bassett Correctional Center has Highest Prison Rape Rate by Oklahoma state prison officials refused to testify at a federal hearing held on January 8, 2014. Among the items on the agenda at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) hearing was an inquiry as to why Oklahoma’s Mabel Basset …

Poore v. Glanz et al, OK, Jury Verdict, guard rape juvenile jail, 2016

Brief • March 2, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

Poore v. Glanz et al, OK, Jury Verdict, guard rape juvenile jail, 2016 Case 4:11-cv-00797-JED-TLW Document 224 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 03/02/16 Page 1 of 1