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Seitz v. Allegheny Cty, PA, Settlement, Pregnant Solitary, 2017 Case 2:16-cv-01879-CRE Document 43-1 Filed 11/09/17 Page 1 of 37 Case 2:16-cv-01879-CRE Document 43-1 Filed 11/09/17 Page 2 of 37 Case 2:16-cv-01879-CRE Document 43-1 Filed 11/09/17 Page 3 of 37 Case 2:16-cv-01879-CRE Document 43-1 Filed 11/09/17 Page 4 of 37 Case …
Blakeney v. State of Mississippi, MI, Death Penalty Appeal, Prosecutorial Misconduct, 2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2015-DP-00058-SCT JUSTIN BARRETT BLAKENEY a/k/a JUSTIN BLAKENEY v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DATE OF JUDGMENT: TRIAL JUDGE: TRIAL COURT ATTORNEYS: COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: DISTRICT ATTORNEY: …
Marshall v Denver, CO, City Resolution on Settlement, Jail Death, 2017 1 BY AUTHORITY 2 RESOLUTION NO. CR17-1283 3 SERIES OF 2017 COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness 4 A RESOLUTION 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 authorizing and approving the expenditure and payment from …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Filed under: Lockdowns, Jail Specific
Cook County Jail Locked Down on Mother’s Day; Over 200 Workers Absent by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On Sunday, May 14, 2017--Mother’s Day--86 guards called out sick at the Cook County Jail in Chicago while another 120 cited the Family Medical Leave Act to justify their absences. The jail …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Filed under: Jail Specific, Booking Fees
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Jail Booking Fees by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to rule on the issue of jail “booking fees” – fees charged when arrestees are jailed, which are not always returned upon their release. The case involved a …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Prisoners in Flint, Michigan Lied to About Water Crisis; Lawsuit Settles by David Reutter by David M. Reutter As the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Michigan developed in 2015 and 2016, detainees held at the Genesee County Jail (GCJ) were told the water they drank, cooked with and bathed in …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Filed under: Eighth Amendment
Seventh Circuit Allows Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claim to Proceed by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a district court’s ruling that a former prisoner’s Eighth Amendment claim of cruel and unusual punishment could not go forward. The appellate court did, however, …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Missouri Has Difficulty Retaining Provider for Execution Drugs by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Missouri Department of Corrections ran afoul of the state’s public records laws when it tried to withhold its source of propofol, a lethal injection drug, a state court judge ruled. That’s when the drug’s …
Lawsuit Over 22 Years of Continuous Segregation Reinstated by Second Circuit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On January 24, 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a ruling by a New York federal district court that dismissed a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who had challenged …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
$250,000 Paid By Virginia Jail to Settle Deaf Prisoner Suit by In December 2016, a $250,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by a deaf prisoner who was effectively unable to communicate during a six-week stay at a jail in Arlington County, Virginia. The suit pushed the sheriff’s office …
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
$1.2 Million to Settle with Rikers Island Rape Victims by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In May 2017, the City of New York agreed to pay $1.2 million to two female prisoners to resolve claims of rape and sexual assault by a male guard at the city’s Rose M. Singer …
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Former Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt, Receives Presidential Pardon by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s words, rather than his misdeeds, finally landed him on the verge of going to prison – but he was pulled back from the brink after receiving a …
Colorado Narrowly Rejects Ballot Measure to End Slavery as Punishment for Crime by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 8, 2016, Colorado voters rejected a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to remove 140-year-old language allowing slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime. The removal …
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Lawsuit Alleges Four Oregon Prisons Served Food “Not for Human Consumption” by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On May 9, 2017, attorney Leonard R. Berman filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon on behalf of three prisoners who claim they were forced to eat fish …
DOJ Applauds Pennsylvania’s Commitment to Treatment for Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended its investigation into the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ (PDOC) use of solitary confinement for prisoners with serious mental illness or intellectual disabilities (SMI/ID). PLN reported …
The Elusive Dream: Closing Rikers Island by David Reutter, Matthew Clarke by David M. Reutter and Matt Clarke New York City’s Rikers Island, one of the nation’s largest jails, has a notorious history of violence – both by guards and prisoners. City leaders have long sought to solve the problem …
Wiccan Prisoner Wins Injunction to Wear Medallion; Case Settles on Remand by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held an Illinois prisoner was entitled to a preliminary injunction permitting him to possess and wear a religious medallion. Gilbert Knowles, incarcerated at the Pontiac Correctional …
Alabama DOC: Partial Settlement on ADA, Mental Health Claims; $1 Million in Attorney Fees Awarded by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has agreed to a partial settlement to ensure prisoners with disabilities receive treatment and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). …
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Tenth Circuit Holds Jail Guard May be Liable for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault by On November 14, 2016, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity to a Colorado jail guard who failed to protect a prisoner from being assaulted. James Durkee was incarcerated at the Summit County …
Fatal Tasering at North Carolina Jail Results in $350,000 Settlement, Investigation by Federal authorities are eyeing North Carolina’s Harnett County Sheriff’s Office for civil rights violations. Their attention was drawn to the Harnett County Jail (HCJ) after a video showed guards Tasering a pre-trial detainee three times and leaving him …
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