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Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Prison Gangs
‘Tragic and Wholly Unacceptable’ Gang Violence Erupts at Georgia Women’s Prison by Jenifer Lockwood by Jenifer Lockwood On June 23, 2022, gang violence at Georgia’s second-largest women’s lockup sparked a sharply worded letter from U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) calling on FBI Director Chris Wray to get involved and stop …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Former South Carolina Sheriff Begins 46-Month Prison Term for Corruption by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye On October 14, 2022, a former South Carolina sheriff reported to the U.S. Penitentiary in Big Sandy, Kentucky, to begin serving a 46-month sentence for fraud and corruption-related charges. Alex “Big A” Underwood, …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
New Connecticut Law Restricts Use of Solitary Confinement by Keith Sanders, David Reutter by David M. Reutter and Keith Sanders A law that severely limits the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut jails and prisons took effect July 1, 2022. It also creates an ombudsman position within the state Department …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Daughter of Condemned Missouri Prisoner Unsuccessfully Sues to Witness His Execution by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 29, 2022, Missouri administered a lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre to murder prisoner Kevin Johnson, 37. But his 19-year-old daughter was not by his side. …
Article • December 27, 2022
Eighth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jailers and Medical Provider Who Misdiagnosed Prisoner’s Leukemia as Gingivitis by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On April 12, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said a Minnesota jail detainee was not subjected to unconstitutional treatment by jailers and …
Article • December 27, 2022
Ninth Circuit Tells Federal Prisoner in California to Wait Until Incarcerated Before Applying for Compassionate Release by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 4, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a convicted and sentenced federal criminal defendant who had not yet been incarcerated …
Article • December 27, 2022
Five High-Level Staffers Out of Michigan Prison After State Watchdog Uncovers Anti-Gay Harassment by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Michigan Office of the Executive Inspector General (OIG) released a 50-page report on December 5, 2022, detailing a culture of unprofessional and irresponsible behavior at the management level of …
Article • December 27, 2022
Oklahoma Prison Industries Partially Shut Down After Convicted Child Molester Uses Work Computer to Download Kiddie Porn by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 30, 2022, the new Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) addressed a scandal that began unfolding eight months earlier, when …
Article • December 21, 2022
Two Years After Mentally Ill Detainee Strangled to Death by Guards, Florida Jail Still Refuses to Release Video by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss “They [need] to release the tapes,” Secilia Desir said of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), “so I can see how they killed my son.” …
Article • December 21, 2022
Former Felons Elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 4, 2023, former prisoners Leonela Felix, 35, and Cherie Cruz, 50, were set to become members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. The two share a mission to help …
Article • December 21, 2022
Filed under: Hostage Taking
Former Florida Guard Gets Four Years for Holding Naked Man Hostage Over Crypto Deal Gone Bad by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On December 1, 2022, former Brevard County jail guard Amony Robillard, 31, was sentenced for taking a man hostage at gunpoint and holding him naked to …
Article • December 21, 2022
Filed under: Computers, Wrongful Death
One Idaho Detainee Kills Another in Jail Fight Over Tablet Use by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 28, 2022, a man who fatally beat a fellow detainee at Idaho’s Madison County Jail was sentenced for the murder. Robert Pompa, 27, will spend at least 27 years …
Article • December 12, 2022
Eleventh Circuit: Prisoner’s Religious Rights Not Violated by Georgia’s Shower Escort Policy by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed judgment for Georgia prison officials in a lawsuit alleging the policy governing prisoner shower escorts violated their …
Article • December 12, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Two California Prisoners Murdered in Two Days by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Two California prisoners were killed in two separate incidents of prisoner-on-prisoner violence in two days in early October 2022. The first incident occurred on the afternoon of October 4, 2022, at California State Prison in Sacramento. …
Article • December 12, 2022
“No Room”: Louisiana Juvenile System No Longer Accepting Kids by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 10, 2022, the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) notified judges in state juvenile courts that the agency was “at full bed capacity” in both “secure and non-secure beds,” so it …
Article • December 12, 2022
D.C. Circuit Grants BOP Medical Director Qualified Immunity in Suit Over Delayed Treatment of Prisoner’s Hepatitis C by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that the medical director of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) …
Article • December 5, 2022
Seventh Circuit Offers No Relief to Indiana Prisoner Held in Solitary Four Years by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to Indiana Department of Corrections (DOC) defendants in a suit …
Article • December 5, 2022
Filed under: Education
3,338 Texas Prisoners Taking College Courses with Pell Grants by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott    In July 2023, the Biden White House will return the hope of education to more prisoners by restoring the financial assistance provided by Pell Grants. The federal need-based funding for college courses …
Article • December 5, 2022
Filed under: Email and IP Addresses
NYC Jails Still Without Tablet Lifeline to the Outside Six Months After Contract Expires by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott By December 2022, nearly six months after its contract with tablet provider American Prison Data Systems (APDS) expired, the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) had still not …
Article • December 5, 2022
Death Toll Mounts at Georgia’s Fulton County Jail with Reports of Malnutrition, Medical Neglect and Vermin by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott When a 35-year-old detainee died in his cell at the Fulton County Jail (FCJ) in Atlanta on September 13, 2022, he was found covered in lice. …
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