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Prison Reforms Under Maine’s New DOC Commissioner by Lance Tapley Several weeks after firing Maine State Prison warden Patricia Barnhart on January 10, 2013, and two years after taking over the Department of Corrections (DOC), Commissioner Joseph Ponte appears determined to continue – and ramp up – his forceful program …
Bid-Rigging, Sex, and Politicians: Welcome to Oklahoma by Brandon Sample A $10 million-a-year contract awarded to the Ada Youth Academy Authority for a new juvenile facility has been put on hold while the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office looks into whether the contract was improperly steered to Ada by an Oklahoma …
New York City Pays $2 Million to Settle Suit Over Death of Juvenile Killed by Other Prisoners Acting as Guards’ Enforcers by The City of New York has paid $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the mother of a juvenile offender who was beaten to death at the …
Brief • November 9, 2012
Townsend v. Imperial County, CA, Complaint, juvenile inmate suicide, 2012 • Case 3:12-cv-02739-WQH-PCL Document 1 Filed 11/09/12 Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 . 4 SINGLETON & ASSOCIATAES TERRY SINGLETON, ESQ., SBN 058316 1950 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 San Diego, California 92101 Tel: (619) 239-3225 Fax: (619) 702-5592 Z0\2 …
S.H. v. Reed, OH, Expert Report, Juvenile Class Action, 2012 Case: 2:04-cv-01206-ALM-TPK Doc #: 328-3 Filed: 10/29/12 Page: 1 of 44 PAGEID #: 9265 Stuart Grassian, M.D. 401 Beacon Street Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 244-3315; fax (617) 244-2792 stgrassian@gmail.com Declaration: Psychiatric Report in S.H. v. Reed I, Stuart Grassian, …
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
$657,670 Settlement in Ohio Juvenile Facility Class-action Suit by Less than a year after the filing of a federal civil rights class-action, a settlement was reached in the lawsuit, which challenged conditions of confinement at the Washington County Juvenile Center (WCJC) in Marietta, Ohio. In October 2011, the parties to …
$3.5 Million Settlement in Teen’s Death at New York Juvenile Facility by A $3.5 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of a juvenile offender who was restrained by two staffers at the Tryon Boys Residential Center in Fulton County, New York. The suit claimed that …
Texas Teenager Killed at Private Juvenile Detention Center by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 10, 2011, 14-year-old Jordan Adams was found unconscious on the floor of his isolation cell at the Granbury Regional Juvenile Justice Center (GRJJC) in Granbury, Texas. A sheet was wrapped around his neck. He …
Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012
Florida Closes Oldest Boy’s School, Best Known for Abusive Past by Despite a reputation for brutality, the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida remained in operation until budget cuts forced its closure in June 2011. The facility, which opened in 1900 as the Florida State Reform School, …
Article • June 15, 2012
The Private, Nonprofit Prison by David Pozen After decades of inaction, Congress is debating whether to pass America's first comprehensive plan for dealing with recidivism. Studies have long shown that nearly two-thirds of former prisoners are rearrested for a felony or serious misdemeanor within three years of release. With nearly …
BJS - Facility-level and Individual-level Correlates of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities, 2012 Bureau of Justice Statistics Working Paper Series Facility-level and Individual-level Correlates of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities, 2012 Leanne Heaton David Cantor Carol Bruce Weijia Ren John Hartge WESTAT®, 1600 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850, www.westat.com Allen …
Pennsylvania Businessman Sentenced to 18 Months in “Kids for Cash” Kickback Scandal by In November 2011, a Pennsylvania U.S. District Court sentenced the former owner of two for-profit juvenile detention centers to 18 months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme that included two judges. The scandal, involving …
Article • May 15, 2012
DOJ Investigation Forces Indiana Juvenile Teacher License Upgrade by The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's conclusion that prison officials had the authority to require prison teachers to obtain a special education license. The court reversed the lower court's holding, however, that prison officials were required to comply …
Article • February 15, 2012
$350,000 Settlement Reached in Negligence Suit over California Youth Prison Suicide by A $350,000 settlement was reached in a federal lawsuit related to the death of a prisoner at a youth prison in California. On August 31, 2005, Joseph Daniel Maldonado, a prisoner at N.A. Chanderjian Youth Correctional Facility, was …
Article • February 15, 2012
New York: $12,500 Settlement Reached in Youth Center Abuse Suit by A $12,500 settlement was reached in a negligence claim alleging abuse at a New York juvenile facility. Prisoner Shonta Ranesha Jackson was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Youth Center on March 2, 2006 when she was assaulted by two …
Brief • December 14, 2011
Troy D. v. Mickens, NJ, 2nd Amended Complaint, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY _____________________________________________ : : : Plaintiffs : : v. : : Mickens, et al., : : : Defendants : _____________________________________________ : Troy D. and O’Neill S., Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-02902-JEI-AMD Honorable …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Report Blasts Sex Party at New York Juvenile Facility by An “ill conceived, poorly planned and uncontrolled” December 12, 2009 “Winter Social Dance” at a New York juvenile facility allowed offenders to engage in sexual misconduct with an underage girl and a suspected prostitute, according to a scathing report by …
Conditions at New York Juvenile Facilities Deficient; State and Federal Officials Settle Lawsuit by On July 14, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of New York settled a three-year investigation into conditions of confinement at four New York juvenile facilities. The DOJ began investigating conditions of …
Article • November 15, 2011
$60,000 Settlement over Juvenile Civil Rights Violations at Youth Facility by A $60,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights action brought against guards at a New York youth facility. Prisoner James Sabater was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Center on January 15, 2001 when he was assaulted by youth …
Article • November 15, 2011
$28,000 Settlement Reached in Abuse Case at Youth Facility by A $28,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights action claiming 8th Amendment violations at a New York youth facility. Prisoner Corey Devance Lewis was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Center on February 6, 2001 when he exchanged words with …
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