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Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright In this month’s cover story, we report on misconduct and abuse in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Despite being the largest prison system in the United States, and one of the largest in the world, the BOP does not receive …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Riot and Escape at Nevada Prison Lead to Charges Against Four Guards, Firings or Resignations of Top Officials by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Some recreation was suspended at Nevada’s Southern Desert Correctional Center [SDCC] after 20 prisoners got into a brawl on October 10, 2022. The violence carried …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: Wrongful Death
In an Ominous Pattern, People Are Dying Once Transferred to Louisiana Prison by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Truthout On November 18, 2020, 37-year-old Javon Kennerson was transferred to Louisiana’s Catahoula Correctional Center, a prison that until recently was run by LaSalle Corrections, a private prison corporation. Less than one month …
Alabama County Ends Controversial Policy Using Women’s Pregnancies to Jail Them by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye In the state of Alabama, it is a felony to expose a child to an environment in which controlled substances are manufactured, ingested, or distributed. Called Chemical Endangerment, the crime can land …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
California Governor Vetoes State’s Humane Solitary Confinement Bill by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The California Mandela Act – Assembly Bill (A.B.) 2632 – passed with an overwhelming majority of votes from state legislators in August 2022, limiting the use of solitary confinement in prisons, jails and immigration detention …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Former California Prison Warden and Guard Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Two Dozen Prisoners and Coworkers by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On December 28, 2022, Acting Warden Mike Pallares referred a former Central California Women’s Facility guard to the Madera County District Attorney’s (DA’s) Office. A six-month …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Fifth Circuit: Texas Prison Property Rules Withstand Scrutiny Under Religious Free-Exercise Clause by David Reutter by David Reutter On October 4, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit considered the question: When is cleanliness not next to godliness? In answer, the Court said that the Texas prison …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim He Was Wrongfully Fired From Prison Commissary for Attending Religious Service by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed dismissal of an Indiana prisoner’s claim that he was wrongfully terminated from …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: Reviews
“Acres of Skin” – Redux by Gregory J. Dober by Gregory J. Dober In December 2022, the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) offered an apology for unethical research conducted on prisoners during the 1960s and 70s led by two of their researchers: Howard Maibach, MD, and William Epstein, …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
With “Fox in Charge of the Henhouse,” Almost All Misconduct Accusations Against BOP Staff Result in No Discipline by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart In just over three years ending August 2022, at least 49 employees of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) were convicted of crimes, ranging from pilfering …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Illinois Supreme Court Orders State DOC to Fund Required Treatment and Housing for Sex Offender’s Conditional Release by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 22, 2022, the Supreme Court of Illinois agreed with a former state prisoner that when the state sets conditions for release that he can’t …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: Infections
Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Over Flesh-Eating Infection by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 19, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s civil rights complaint, reviving his claims that North Carolina prison officials ignored a flesh-eating …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
SCOTUS Helps Revive Malicious Prosecution Claim Against Chicago Police Officers by Kevin Bliss, David Reutter by Kevin Bliss and David M. Reutter On July 14, 2022, in a case on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit agreed that a “result opposite” …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
$1.455 Million Settlement for Discrimination Against Black Minnesota Jail Guards Barred from Watching Floyd Killer by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 9, 2022, the Board of Commissioners (BOC) of Minnesota’s Ramsey County approved a payment of $1.445 million to settle a lawsuit alleging Black guards at the …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Eighth Circuit Affirms Conviction and Sentencing of Former Arkansas Sheriff for Assaulting Detainees by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On February 10, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the judgment of a district court that convicted the former Sheriff of Arkansas’ Franklin County and sentenced …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: Jail Misconduct
Pennsylvania County Commissioner Barred from DA’s Email After Own Prison Record Is Purged and Jail Key Copied by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On January 3, 2023, when Debi Domenick was re-appointed to serve as Vice-Chairwoman for the Board of Commissioners of Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna County, she chided her colleagues …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: Excessive Force, Discovery
Pennsylvania Guards and Their Attorneys Spanked for Discovery Abuse in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Suit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 18, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania imposed sanctions for discovery abuse upon defendant state prison guards and their counsel, in a lawsuit …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Fifth Circuit Greenlights Suit by Louisiana Prisoners Held in Local Jails Beyond Release Date by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 10, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that Louisiana prison officials were not entitled to qualified immunity (QI) for delays in calculating release …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Seventh Circuit Says Fourth Amendment Does Not Require Bail Hearing Within 48 Hours of Arrest by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart In a decision handed down on June 22, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found no Fourth Amendment violation for a group of protestors arrested …
Fifth Circuit: No Liability for Texas County that Improperly Relied on Polygraph to Imprison Released Sex Offender Additional 13 Years by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart In a maddening decision issued on March 23, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit performed legal gymnastics to deny a …
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