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A Puerto Rican Federal Prisoner’s Horrifying Account of What the Prison did After Hurricane Maria by Milton Pinilla describes a horrific week of violence, humiliation and fear. by Nick Chrastil,  ThinkProgress Like much of Puerto Rico, the island’s only federal detention center ­– the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Guaynabo – …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Arkansas Prisoner Prevails in Excessive Force Case by David Reutter A prisoner who was subjected to excessive force and denied due process at the Pike County Detention Center in Murfreesboro, Arkansas received $501 plus court costs following a summary judgment order and settlement agreement. Prisoner Alan C. Onstad was caught …
Alabama Female Guards Title VII Suit over Masturbating Prisoners Dismissed by Female prison guards employed in a male prison sued under Title VII, alleging that they had been subjected to a hostile work environment as a result of the "egregious acts" of the prisoners, condoned by the plaintiffs' superiors. (One …
$35,000 Verdict Upheld in North Carolina Fire Hosing, Gassing, and Beatings; Supervisors Liable by $35,000 Verdict Upheld in North Carolina Fire Hosing, Gassing, and Beatings; Supervisors Liable The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury award against guards and prison administrators for the use of water hoses, billy clubs, …
Fire Hosing Prisoners Damage Award Affirmed by The court of appeals for the Eighth circuit affirmed a trial court verdict of liability and damages of $50, $750 and $100 to Nebraska prisoners who were sprayed with a high pressure fire hose. The court held that the injuries from the hosings …
High-Tech Vendors Penetrate Prison Market by by W. Wisely Ascanner that detects a heartbeat fifteen feet underground, a razor blade that crumbles when tampered with, clear plastic televisions and radios. Sound like some high-tech future? Guess again. These are just a few of the new technologies being used and considered …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Fire Hosing Stopped! by Fire Hosing Stopped!!! On July 9, 1990, US District Court Judge Arthur Spiegel entered a preliminary injunction ordering a halt to the practice of Ohio prisoncrats at Lucasville, of firehosing prisoners in their cells. A full trial on the merits will follow.