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Former Vermont Sheriff Takes Plea Deal in Sexual Assault Case
Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Police/Govt Misconduct, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas
Former Vermont Sheriff Takes Plea Deal in Sexual Assault Case by Peter Newton, 52, the former Sheriff of Addison County, Vermont, pleaded guilty in state court on January 24, 2025, to lewd and lascivious conduct and simple assault. The plea was the result of a deal that Newton cut with …
HRDC v. Centurion of VT LLC, VT, Settlement, Public Records, 2024
Filing • November 23, 2024
Filed under: Public Records
HRDC v. Centurion of VT LLC, VT, Settlement, Public Records, 2024 Settlement Agreement and Release NOW COMES the Human Rights Defense Center ("HRDC") and enters this Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") with Centurion of Vermont, LLC ("Centurion") (collectively "Parties") as set forth below: WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a lawsuit in the …
HRDC v. Centurion of Vermont LLC, VT, Settlement, Public Records, 2024
Brief • November 23, 2024
Filed under: Public Records
HRDC v. Centurion of Vermont LLC, VT, Settlement, Public Records, 2024 Settlement Agreement and Release NOW COMES the Human Rights Defense Center ("HRDC") and enters this Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") with Centurion of Vermont, LLC ("Centurion") (collectively "Parties") as set forth below: WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a lawsuit in the …
Mistrial for Vermont Sheriff Who Kicked Shackled Detainee
Article • October 15, 2024 • from PLN October, 2024
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Mistrial Motion
Mistrial for Vermont Sheriff Who Kicked Shackled Detainee by On July 24, 2024, a Vermont jury hung on an assault charge against Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore, who is accused of kicking a shackled detainee at the county jail in 2022. That followed a report from the Impeachment Committee of …
Vermont Court Orders Centurion to Cough Up Records in HRDC Suit
Article • June 1, 2024 • from PLN June, 2024
Filed under: Centurion, Public Records Act, HRDC Litigation
Vermont Court Orders Centurion to Cough Up Records in HRDC Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke   On November 7, 2023, a Vermont court ruled in favor of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), publisher of PLN and Criminal Legal News, in its request for records from Centurion of …
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare
Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024
Filed under: MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare by J.D. Schmidt by J.D. Schmidt On November 14, 2022, the Florida arm of Centurion Health, one of the nation’s largest private prison and jail healthcare companies, filed a lawsuit in Putnam County …
Vermont Supreme Court Provides Prisoner No Relief for Denial of Earned-Time Credits
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Filed under: Good Time Credits, Credits
Vermont Supreme Court Provides Prisoner No Relief for Denial of Earned-Time Credits by On January 27, 2023, the Vermont Supreme Court held that a state prisoner was not entitled to benefit from an earned-time program because he committed his offense after the program was authorized but sentenced before it went …
After Spate of Deaths, Vermont Contracts Prisoner Healthcare to Wellpath – Again
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Filed under: Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
After Spate of Deaths, Vermont Contracts Prisoner Healthcare to Wellpath – Again by Vermont’s Department of Corrections (DOC) announced in April 2023 that Wellpath LLC would replace VitalCore Health Strategies to provide healthcare in state prisons. Wellpath corporate predecessor Correct Care Solutions (CCS) held the contract from 2010 to 2015. …
HRDC v. Centurion of VT LLC, VT, Opinion and Order on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Public Records, 2023
Filing • November 7, 2023
Filed under: Public Records
HRDC v. Centurion of VT LLC, VT, Opinion and Order on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Public Records, 2023 Vennont Superior Court Filed 11/07L23 Washington Umt VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT Washington Unit CIVIL DIVISION Case No. 21-CV-03976 65 State Street Montpelier VT 05602 802-828-2091 www.vermontjudiciary.org Human Rights Defense Center v. Centurion of …
HRDC v. Centurion of Vermont LLC, VT, Opinion and Order on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Public Records, 2023
Brief • November 7, 2023
Filed under: Public Records
HRDC v. Centurion of Vermont LLC, VT, Opinion and Order on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Public Records, 2023 Vennont Superior Court Filed 11/07L23 Washington Umt VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT Washington Unit CIVIL DIVISION Case No. 21-CV-03976 65 State Street Montpelier VT 05602 802-828-2091 www.vermontjudiciary.org Human Rights Defense Center v. Centurion of …
Vermont Sheriff Locked Out of National Crime Database, Facing Impeachment
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Vermont Sheriff Locked Out of National Crime Database, Facing Impeachment by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Troubles mounted for Sheriff John Grismore of Vermont’s Franklin County on May 11, 2023, when state lawmakers took a significant step toward his impeachment. The same day, Grismore lost access to the National Crime …
News in Brief
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On March 26, 2023, a former state prison guard at Easterling Correctional Facility was arrested for taking bribes to smuggle contraband into the lockup. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that Quindarius Thagard, 27, was fired and charged with use of office for personal gain and promotion …
Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: Prison Labor, Prison Reform, State Legislation
Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The November 2022 elections did more than send new faces to Congress and statehouses around the country. They also saw historic ballot measures passed to change the constitutions in four states. Voters in Alabama, …
Impact of Felons’ Voting Minimal, MIT Researchers Find
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: Felon Disenfranchisement Statute
Impact of Felons’ Voting Minimal, MIT Researchers Find by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Mass incarceration disenfran­chises millions in America, especially the economically disadvantaged who make up the majority of those incarcerated. Though the rationale for barring felons from voting is multifaceted, one argument is that a bloc of voting …
Vermont Supreme Court Keeps State Prisoner’s Challenge Alive to DOC’s Use of Expunged Convictions in Classification Decision
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Prior Convictions - Expungement or Reversal of, Prison Classification
Vermont Supreme Court Keeps State Prisoner’s Challenge Alive to DOC’s Use of Expunged Convictions in Classification Decision by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 21, 2022, the Vermont Supreme Court remanded a case to the state Department of Corrections (DOC) so that it could respond on the record to …
HRDC Sues Centurion for Records Related to Vermont Prisoner Care
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Medical, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation
HRDC Sues Centurion for Records Related to Vermont Prisoner Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Fresh off a court victory that held “state contracts with a public entity” require private firms hired by the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) to release records relating to legal actions and settlements, …
Vermont Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Habeas Petition from State Prisoner Given Run-Around by DOC
Article • June 16, 2022
Filed under: Habeas Corpus
Vermont Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Habeas Petition from State Prisoner Given Run-Around by DOC by Douglas Ankney By Douglas Ankey A Vermont prisoner’s valiant effort to hold the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to account died a maddening bureaucratic death in state court on April 4, 2022. The facts …
Vermont Supreme Court: Removing Prisoner From Programming Is Reviewable When Catalyst Was Punitive
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Vermont Supreme Court: Removing Prisoner From Programming Is Reviewable When Catalyst Was Punitive by In a decision reached on October 8, 2021, the Vermont Supreme Court held that a determination by state prison officials to remove a prisoner from programming was reviewable when the catalyst was punitive. The claim at …
DOJ Reaches Settlement Over Disability Access With Vermont Prison System
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Americans with Disabilities Act
DOJ Reaches Settlement Over Disability Access With Vermont Prison System by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) to remedy conditions in state prisons that fail to comply with the Americans with …
Congress v. State of Vermont, VT, Settlement Agreement, Failure to Treat/Reasonable Accommodation, 2022
Brief • April 14, 2022
Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Failure to Treat, Rehabilitation Act
Congress v. State of Vermont, VT, Settlement Agreement, Failure to Treat/Reasonable Accommodation, 2022 F C O O R N IN FI D CA EN M TI E AL RA ED C U D O PR EV IE W R F C O O R N IN FI D CA EN …
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