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Article • August 21, 2017
Mississippi Supreme Court Allows Challenge of Lethal Injection Protocol to Continue; Reverses Lower Court by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On December 15, 2016, a 5-4 ruling by the Mississippi Supreme Court revived a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit brought by a death row prisoner who claimed he will suffer cruel …
Dead Bodies and Billions in Tax Dollars by David Gambacorta by David Gambacorta, The Philadelphia Inquirer The secret, dangerous world of private prisons Something was wrong with Thomas Bryant. He couldn't eat or sleep. His body was drenched in a cold sweat, and he trembled and shook like a radiator …
Gardner v. USA, MD, Memo re Jurisdiction, Wrongful Death Extreme Heat, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-02874-JKB Document 74 Filed 08/16/17 Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND * DOROTHY F. GARDNER et al., * Plaintiffs * v. * UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant * …
Sabata v. Nebraska, NE, Class Action Complaint, Prison Conditions, 2017 4:17-cv-03107 Doc # 1 Filed: 08/15/17 Page 1 of 90 - Page ID # 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HANNAH SABATA; DYLAN CARDEILHAC; JAMES CURTRIGHT; JASON GALLE; RICHARD GRISWOLD; MICHAEL GUNTHER; ANGELIC NORRIS; R.P., a …
Brief • August 15, 2017
Buroff and Barnhart v. Gladieux, IN, Amended Class Action Complaint, jail prisoners' right to vote, 2017 USDC IN/ND case 1:17-cv-00124-TLS-SLC document 28 filed 08/15/17 page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION DEMETRIUS BUROFF and IAN BARNHART, individually and on behalf of all …
Adams, Reyes, Philpott V. Sheriff Cradduck, debit card motion for class settlement, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, PAM PHILPOTT, BRANDON PHILPOTT, Individually and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated VS. PLAINTIFFS Case No. 5:13-cv-05074-PKH BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF …
Thomas v. Milwaukee County, WI, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN THE ESTATE OF TERRILL THOMAS, by and through its special administrator, Tiffany Robertson, Plaintiff, COMPLAINT Civil Action No. ________________ [Trial By Jury Demanded] v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY; DAVID A. CLARKE JR.; NANCY EVANS; KEVIN …
Ward v. Mendocino County, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 Case 4:17-cv-00911-PJH Document 40 Filed 08/14/17 Page 1 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DAVID L. FIOL (SBN: 203546) NATHANIEL M. LEEDS (SBN: 246138) BRENT, FIOL & PRATT, LLP 1000 Fourth St., Ste. 750 San Rafael, CA 94901 …
Garcia v. CCA of TN, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 SETTLEM • NT AGREEMENT, REL ~ ASE, A D COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of NINETY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($92,500.00), paid by COREClVIC, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby …
Bangert v. County of Placer, et al., CA, class-action complaint, abuse at jail, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-01667-KJN Document 1 Filed 08/11/17 Page 1 of 23 1 Mark E. Merin (State Bar No. 043849) Paul H. Masuhara (State Bar No. 289805) 2 LAW OFFICE OF MARK E. MERIN 3 4 5 6 …
Brief • August 11, 2017
Parker v. City of New York, NY, Solitary Confinement, Stipulation, 2017 EXHIBIT 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------x ROY PARKER; RAJAB ASEP, CHRISTOPHER CHANDLER, JAMAL COLEMAN; ALLANA DIXON; CHAUNCEY MIRANDA; and CESAR RIVERA, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, 15 Civ. 06733 …
Article • August 10, 2017
Filed under: Smoking, Commissary
Jails Market E-Cigarettes to Detainees to Generate Revenue by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson Prisons and jails across the country went tobacco-free years ago, to avoid second-hand smoke lawsuits and rising medical care costs. Now, impoverished jails are selling prisoners e- cigarettes, in hopes of profiting off their addiction. “Hope …
Article • August 4, 2017
Filed under: Transportation, Restraints
$500,000 Settlement for Shackled IL Man Thrown from County Jail Transport Van by Joe Watson by Joe Watson A man who was shackled, handcuffed, and in custody when he was thrown out of a moving, Jefferson County, Illinois transport van was awarded $500,000 in July 2008 after his estate settled …
Article • August 3, 2017
Filed under: Overcrowding, Sewage
Disgusting Effects of Prison Overcrowding: Sewage Backflow in My Cell by Kenneth E. Hartman by Kenneth E. Hartman, Truthout Every day the toilet in my cell fills up with a disgusting brown backflow, and at least a couple of times a week there are chunks of someone else's excrement floating in …
Going to Prison in Texas in 2015 by William T. Habern by William T. Habern, David P. O’Neil, and Debra Bone Introduction For over 30 years our firm has represented offenders and their families in prison and parole administrative and legal issues. The first version of this article was published …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Fourth Circuit Rules Lawsuit over Inadequate Prison Food Not Barred by Res Judicata by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On April 25, 2016, the Fourth Circuit overturned a district court’s order dismissing a lawsuit filed by a South Carolina prisoner who alleged that the food served at a state prison …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Use of Electronic Monitoring Skyrockets by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts, released on September 7, 2016, revealed that the number of accused and convicted offenders required to wear some kind of electronic monitoring device has increased nearly 140 percent in the last decade. …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Fourth Circuit Reverses Judgment in Favor of BOP in Deliberate Indifference Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Fourth Circuit has reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials on a prisoner’s claim that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated. Paul …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Report: “Culture of Racism,” Frequent Use of Force at Northern California Prison by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In December 2015, California's Office of the Inspector General reported there was a “culture of racism and lack of acceptance of ethnic differences” among guards at the High Desert State Prison (HDSP), …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
California Court Vacates Prison Infraction Charging Prisoner for Refusing Meals by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two, has invalidated a prison infraction that charged a hunger-striking prisoner with “participating in a riot, rout, or unlawful assembly,” as it was unsupported by …
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