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Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Civilly Committed Texan by Matthew Clarke   by Matt Clarke On October 7, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a Texas civil rights lawsuit challenging conditions of confinement at the Texas Civil Commitment Center …
Prisoners and Detainees in the Gulf Coast Are Particularly at Risk from Natural Disasters by The Gulf Coast of the United States stretches across five states in the Southeast. Within that region, more than 270,000 people are incarcerated in jails, prisons, and other detention facilities. For the prisoners and detainees …
Ohio Sheriff Agrees to Outside Probe in Investigation of Jailed Double Amputee’s Death by Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel announced in late October 2025 that he will allow an outside agency to investigate the homicide of Tasha Grant, a 39-year-old double amputee who died in a hospital while being restrained …
Washington Court of Appeals Refuses to Let DOC Play “Both Sides” with State Prisoner by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman When Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) guards failed to provide prisoner Jess Richard Smith with the required notice of his disciplinary sanction, he didn’t serve it—and a DOC hearing officer …
Tennessee Seeks $13 Million Raise for CoreCivic, Despite Violations by The Tennessee Department of Correction (DOC) is asking Gov. Bill Lee (R) to increase the state’s contract with private prison profiteer CoreCivic, Inc. by $13 million. On November 4, 2025, DOC head Frank Strada presented an annual budget request for …
Article • December 1, 2025 • from PLN December, 2025
Arrests by Trump-Backed Task Force Make Tennessee Jail Conditions Worse by Conditions at the Shelby County Jail (SCJ) were abysmal before a task force ordered by Pres. Donald Trump (R) descended on Memphis, the seat of the county and Tennessee’s second-largest city, in late September 2025. Since then, issues at …
Wisconsin Prisoner Wins in Seventh Circuit Review of Exhaustive Remedies Case by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson On December 16, 2016, James Breyley, a prisoner at the New Lisbon Correctional Institute in Juneau County, was punched in the face “ten times, severely fracturing his nose.” A doctor subsequently instructed him …
Third Circuit Revives Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Claims Against the State and Wellpath by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson Jose Montanez was incarcerated in Pennsylvania on August 28, 2021 when he suddenly collapsed in his cell. His body was numb from the chest down and he was unable to move his legs …
Ten People Indicted in Three Separate Smuggling Schemes at a Maryland Prison by On December 1, 2025, state prosecutors announced that ten people—including three jail guards—were indicted on criminal charges related to three separate alleged smuggling schemes at the Jesup Correctional Institution (JCI) in Anne Arundel County. The first of …
$5,000 Settlement for Missouri Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim After Eighth Circuit Dismissed Due Process Claim Over Falsified Disciplinary Report by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman It took over 15 months, but PLN finally received documentation that the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $5,000 to state prisoner James Spann to settle …
Iowa DOC Declines to Privatize State Prison Healthcare by When the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) announced in July 2025 that it was beginning to seek proposals from private companies to take over health care services in state prisons, it prompted a mass exodus of staff. Over the course of …
Filing • November 25, 2025
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Walla Walla County, WA, Complaint, Censorship, 2025 Case 4:25-cv-05162 1 2 3 4 ECF No. 1 filed 11/25/25 PageID.1 Page 1 of 18 Katherine Chamberlain, WSBA #40014 Jesse Wing, WSBA #27751 MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500 Seattle, Washington 98104-1745 206-622-1604 5 6 7 UNITED …
Brief • November 25, 2025
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Walla Walla County, WA, Complaint, Censorship, 2025 Case 4:25-cv-05162 1 2 3 4 ECF No. 1 filed 11/25/25 PageID.1 Page 1 of 18 Katherine Chamberlain, WSBA #40014 Jesse Wing, WSBA #27751 MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500 Seattle, Washington 98104-1745 206-622-1604 5 6 7 UNITED …
Filing • November 21, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
Centurion of Florida LLC v. HRDC, FL, Order and Final Judgment Awarding Attorney's Fees and Costs, Counterclaim-Public Records Request, 2025 Filing # 236344305 E-Filed 11/21/2025 01:53:06 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA CENTURION OF FLORIDA LLC PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT CASE NO.: DIVISION: …
Brief • November 21, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
Centurion of Florida LLC v. HRDC, FL, Order and Final Judgment Awarding Attorney's Fees and Costs, Counterclaim-Public Records Request, 2025 Filing # 236344305 E-Filed 11/21/2025 01:53:06 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA CENTURION OF FLORIDA LLC PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT CASE NO.: DIVISION: …
Brief • November 2, 2025
Wilson v. Dixon, FL, Second Declaration of Stefano Schiavon, Conditions of Confinement, 2025 Case 1:24-cv-24253-KMW Document 82-2 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/02/2025 Page 1 of 92 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 1:24-cv-24253 DWAYNE WILSON, TYRONE HARRIS, and GARY WHEELER, individually and on behalf …
America’s Deadliest Jails: Tarrant County Edition by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso In January 2025, protests erupted outside the Tarrant County Jail (TCJ) in Fort Worth, Texas, with demonstrators holding signs that read “Sheriff of Shame” and “69 + Deaths = Mass Murder.” So many people showed up to …
Oklahoma County Jailers Lose Bids to Derail Three Suits Over Detainee Murders by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Claims filed over a trio of detainee murders at the Oklahoma County Detention Center survived motions to dismiss in March 2025. As PLN reported, the lockup was stripped from control of the …
Federal Government, CoreCivic Slow-Walk Class-Action Challenges to Forced Labor of ICE Detainees by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Two legal challenges to forced labor for minimal or no pay, which were mounted by detainees held for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), were gaining steam when Pres. Donald J. Trump …
California’s Attorney General Is Suing Los Angeles County Jails Over “Inhumane Conditions” by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson In a remarkable 78-page complaint stemming from a four-year investigation, the California Attorney General’s office has sued Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, et al. over the harsh and …
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