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USA v. McCabe, VA, Indictment, Bribery and Money Laundering, 2019

Brief • October 24, 2019

Filed under: Completion of All Acts, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Honest Services Fraud, Money Laundering/Structuring

USA v. McCabe, VA, Indictment, Bribery and Money Laundering, 2019 FILED 1 Case 2:19-cr-00171-AWA-DEM Document 1 Filed 10/24/19 Page 1 of 31 PageID# IN OPEN COURT lJI IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 ... 20JS CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COU RT NORFOLK VA FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA NORFOLK …

Edwards v. White, VA, Complaint, Denial of Medical Care, 2019

Brief • October 16, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Treat

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Estate of Pfaller v. Clarke, VA, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • October 2, 2019

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Pfaller v. Clarke, VA, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Medical Neglect, 2019 Case 3:19-cv-00728-REP Document 1 Filed 10/02/19 Page 1 of 59 PageID# 76 JIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND DIVISION JACOB PFALLER, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DANNY HAROLD PFALLER, Plaintiff, v. HAROLD …

Prison Legal News v. Northwestern Regional Jail Authority, VA, Memorandum Opinion, Jail Censorship, 2019

Filing • September 30, 2019

Filed under: Publications/Books, PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related

Prison Legal News v. Northwestern Regional Jail Authority, VA, Memorandum Opinion, Jail Censorship, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA HARRISONBURG DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

Ghaisar v. USA, VA , Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019

Brief • September 19, 2019

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Ghaisar v. USA, VA , Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-01224-CMH-IDD Document 1 Filed 09/19/19 Page 1 of 30 PageID# 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division JAMES GHAISAR and KELARA GHAISAR, Individually and as Personal Representatives and Co-Administrators of the Estate of BIJAN …

Virginia State Oversight of Local and Regional Jails, 2019

Publication • September 16, 2019

Filed under: Jail Specific

Virginia State Oversight of Local and Regional Jails, 2019 Commonwealth of Virginia September 16, 2019 Report to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia State Oversight of Local and Regional Jails 2019 JLARC JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMISSION Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission Senator Thomas K. Norment, …

Virginia Jail Not Responding to Problems Cited in Department of Justice Report

Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Medical, Jail Specific, Mental Health

Virginia Jail Not Responding to Problems Cited in Department of Justice Report by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney "Help us.” “We are dying in here.” “They are trying to kill us.” Those were just some of the pleas that civil rights and mental health advocates heard from prisoners who shouted …

Allegation that Prisoner was Beaten after Guard Outed Him as Sex Offender Stated Eighth Amendment Claim

Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Eighth Amendment

Allegation that Prisoner was Beaten after Guard Outed Him as Sex Offender Stated Eighth Amendment Claim by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A federal district court in the Western District of Virginia held that a prisoner who alleged he was beaten after a jail guard informed other prisoners of his …

Lee v. Virginia DOC, VA, Complaint, Solitary Confinement, 2019

Brief • July 11, 2019

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Punishment, Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability

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Federal Court Rules in Favor of HRDC in Virginia Jail Censorship Suit

Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019

Filed under: Publications/Books, PLN Litigation, Censorship

Federal Court Rules in Favor of HRDC in Virginia Jail Censorship Suit by In June 2019, in a 42-page order, U.S. District Court Judge James P. Jones held the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority had violated the rights of the nonprofit Human Rights Defense Center by censoring books, magazines and …

Federal Court Approves $3 Million Settlement for Death of Virginia Jail Prisoner Jamycheal Mitchell

Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Federal Court Approves $3 Million Settlement for Death of Virginia Jail Prisoner Jamycheal Mitchell by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In a case that involved circumstances she called “heartbreaking and shocking,” U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Beach Smith approved a $3 million settlement in a wrongful death suit filed by …

HRDC v. Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority, VA, Opinion and Order, Jail Censorship, 2019

Filing • June 5, 2019

Filed under: Publications/Books, Censorship

HRDC v. Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority, VA, Opinion and Order, Jail Censorship, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ABINGDON DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY, ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

$750,000 Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies at Virginia Jail

Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

$750,000 Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies at Virginia Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Natasha McKenna, a diagnosed schizophrenic, died at age 37 at a jail in Fairfax County, Virginia, where she was being held awaiting transfer to Alexandria on charges of assaulting a peace officer. Alexandria officials …

Virginia - Offender Disapproved Books Log March 2019

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Banned Book Lists

Virginia - Offender Disapproved Books Log March 2019 DISAPPROVED LIST DECEMBER 2010-MARCH 2019 Title Author 100 proof Henry Lee Law 1000 Tattoos Carlton Books 1000 tattoos ED. Henk Schiffmacher 101 Spy Gadgets for the Second Edition Evil Genius 12 Beast Vol. 3 Date of Review Page # Criteria November 2018 …

Virginia - Offender Disapproved Magazines Log March 2019

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Banned Book Lists

Virginia - Offender Disapproved Magazines Log March 2019 DISAPPROVED LIST DECEMBER 2010- MARCH 2019 Title 18 and up 18+ 18+ 2 Faces of Islam 2016 War Intensifies 20 Plus Page # 9,43,46 Criteria A1 A-1, A-2 A-1 sex act, penetration D Penetration Magazine Throughout A1 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycles Harley …

Virginia - Offender Disapproved Misc. Log March 2019

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Banned Book Lists

Virginia - Offender Disapproved Misc. Log March 2019 DISAPPROVED LIST DECEMBER 2010- MARCH 2019 Title 18 and up 18+ 18+ 2 Faces of Islam 2016 War Intensifies 20 Plus Page # 9,43,46 Criteria A1 A-1, A-2 A-1 sex act, penetration D Penetration Magazine Throughout A1 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycles Harley …

Virginia police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Virginia police officer decertifications name Stiltner, Jeffrey D Mebane, Morris Q Claiborne, George S III Bond, Christopher F Gutierrez, Anthony Prins, Michael P Harris, Kristin W Daniels, John E Jones, Derek O Taylor, Brent M Logan, Otis B Jr Carson, Christopher A Summers, James C Biggs, Carl J Simms, Nathan …

$625,000 Settlement for Virginia Jail Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Ulcer

Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Medical, Misdiagnosis, Settlements, Wrongful Death

$625,000 Settlement for Virginia Jail Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Ulcer by A $625,000 settlement was reached in the death of a pretrial detainee due to an untreated, ruptured ulcer at Virginia’s Hampton Roads Regional Jail (HRRJ). The August 6, 2016 death of Henry Clay Stewart, Jr., 60, came almost a …

Virginia Court Improperly Denied Transgender Prisoner’s Name Change

Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019

Filed under: Transgender, Discrimination (Transgender)

Virginia Court Improperly Denied Transgender Prisoner’s Name Change by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On December 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that a state circuit court improperly denied a transgender prisoner’s application for a name change.  Federal prisoner Brian Allen Leonard filed an application in Virginia state …

$100,000 Settlement for Preventable Suicide in Virginia Department of Corrections

Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides

$100,000 Settlement for Preventable Suicide in Virginia Department of Corrections by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Dai’yaan Qamar Longmire, a 19-year-old from Virginia Beach, was serving a four-year sentence at the Indian Creek Correctional Center (ICCC) in 2014 when he committed suicide in his cell using a sheet …