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Houston v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 16-8861 16-CV-8861 Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Filed Case Houston, Willie #N11484 v. Pfister, et al. IDOC# Defendants: Received Status 11/4/16 1/19/17 closed Date Served Class Action D On Appeal D Spears D …
Thomas v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force Against Protestors, 2021 Case: 1:21-cv-00421 Document #: 1 Filed: 01/25/21 Page 1 of 23 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MARKEL THOMAS, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO POLICE CAPTAIN SHEAMUS …
Tougher Than the Rest: No Criminal Justice Reform “Miracle” in Texas by Marie Gottschalk by Marie Gottschalk For more than a decade now, politicians and policymakers — from Barack Obama to Donald Trump — have lauded Texas as a model for criminal justice reform. They have praised the Lone Star …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Charges Finally Announced 32 Months After South Carolina Prison Riot by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Shortly after the deadliest prison riot in 25 years, officials launched an investigation into the events surrounding the April 25, 2018, incident at South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution (LCI). After more than two …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Food, Water
Georgia Prisoners Lacked Food, Water, Leading to Melee by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A violent disturbance was reported inside Georgia’s Ware State Prison in early August 2020. A prisoner reporting from inside the prison on an illegal cellphone cited health issues, three meals a day consisting only of cheese …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Innovative Vermont Prison Superintendent’s Demotion for Sexist Language Proves Controversial by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Former Vermont prison Superintendent Ed Adams has found himself the subject of repeated media scrutiny over the last few years, and his story is illustrative of the problems that surround prison reform, public records …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
ICE Detainees Pepper-Sprayed Over Hunger Strike by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Migrants in ICE custody in New Mexico were attacked with pepper spray on May 14, 2020, to end a days-long hunger strike. The detainees, housed at Torrance County Detention Facility, privately run by CoreCivic, were protesting …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Voting, Election Laws
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Loses Another Arizona Republican Primary by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The once self-styled “Toughest Sheriff in America” has lost a bid to reclaim the office of Maricopa County sheriff. He was defeated in the Arizona Republican primary on August 4, 2020. The controversial Joe Arpaio …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons, Lobbying
Private Prison Industry Ramped Up Campaign Contributions, Favoring Republicans by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The volatile 2020 presidential election campaign led private prison operators, dominated by CoreCivic and GEO Group, to open their wallets, with a vast percentage of their approximately $2 million in combined contributions going to the …
Publication • October 16, 2020
30th Anniversary Sponsorship Flyer “A Night To Remember” To celebrate 30 years of advocacy, we are hosƟng a virtual celebraƟon on December 10, 2020 (InternaƟonal Human Rights Day) at 9:00 PM, EST. With Special Guest Speakers Victoria Law, Master of Ceremonies  Prison AboliƟon AcƟvist  Author of “Prison By …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Mental Health and Prison Systems in Major Need of Reform by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss An article in the Harvard Political Review by Jenna Bao published March 9, 2020, reported that the movement to deinstitutionalize mental health facilities and save costs, which began in the 1950s, has resulted in …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Elections, Criminal Justice
Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis, Charles Sloan-Hillier by Christopher Zoukis and Charles Sloan-Hillier “If we catch a drug dealer – death penalty.” – President Donald J. Trump, 2018 “Lock the S.O.B.s up.” – Former Senator Joe Biden, 1994 As protests and calls for police reforms continue …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Pay-To-Vote for Florida Felons Who Completed Sentences by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a 6-4 en banc ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Florida can bar ex-felons from voting until they pay all court fines, fees, and restitution — even if they …
Petrelis v. City & County of San Francisco, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force Against a Protestor, 2020 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE Case Name: Michael Anthony Petrelis v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Case No.: 20-cv-01032-JCS FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, in the amount of $13,000 (Thirteen Thousand and …
Brief • September 24, 2020
Taylor v. City of Seattle, WA, Complaint, Excessive Force and Failure to Protect Protestors, 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY MATTHEW D. TAYLOR as Personal Representative of the Estate of SUMMER JOLIE WILLIAMS …
Brief • September 8, 2020
Horshaw v. Mayo, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 14-248 SD 14-CV-248 Harshaw, Kirk #M21693 v. Mayo, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Defendants: 11/17/14 Date Served Received Status 12/1/14 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: 0 Pro …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
The Prison Was Built to Hold 1,500 Inmates. It Had Over 2,000 Coronavirus Cases by Dara Lind Prison overcrowding has been quietly tolerated for decades. But the pandemic is forcing a reckoning. by Dara Lind, ProPublica This article was originally published June 18, 2020, by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights
DC Council Approves Voting in Prison Ahead of November Election by Nicole D. Porter by Nicole D. Porter The DC Council approved an emergency bill July 7, 2020 that included the Restore the Vote Amendment, authorizing voting by residents incarcerated in jail or prison with a felony conviction. The District …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Many of Aging Kansas State Prison Population Could Be Released by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon By some standards, Kansas has a relatively small prison system. Numbering only around 10,000 beds, it is dwarfed by California’s and Texas’ penal institutions, which have 134,000 and 142,000 beds, respectively. Regardless of size, …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Can the Pandemic Undermine Mass Incarceration? by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The direction of public policy in massive bureaucratic states tends to create an almost inexorable momentum all on its own, and that momentum often overwhelms not only the conditions that created the policy but also the public welfare …
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