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$340,000 for Former Massachusetts Prisoner Whose Baby Was Stillborn by Douglas Ankney On February 3, 2025, a former Massachusetts prisoner dismissed claims arising from a stillbirth she suffered while incarcerated at Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center (MRWCC). In return, Lidia Lech agreed to dismiss all claims over the tragedy that …
Article • June 1, 2025 • from PLN June, 2025
Kansas Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s Challenge to Loss of Parental Rights by Matthew Clarke On September 6, 2024, the Supreme Court of Kansas held that a prisoner’s due process rights were violated when he was able only to observe his parental rights termination hearing via videoconferencing and was unable to …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from PLN August, 2024
Addicted to Punishment: Jails and Prisons Punish Drug Use Far More Than They Treat It by Emily Widra by Emily Widra Despite the common refrain that jails and prisons are “de facto treatment facilities,” most prioritize punitive mail scanning policies and strict visitation rules that fail to prevent drugs from …
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
In New Jersey, Yet More Privileged Phone Calls Between Prisoners and Attorneys Recorded and Used by Prosecutors by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   A New Jersey prisoner filed a putative class-action lawsuit on December 19, 2023, alleging that privileged telephone communications with his attorney were recorded by the jail …
Eleventh Circuit Revives Claim Against Florida Jail That Forced Detainee to Scan Legal Mail Into Computer with Memory Chip by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 8, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed dismissal of a claim alleging two guards at Florida’s Polk …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Parents Losing Children Because They Can’t Repay Foster Care Costs Incurred During Incarceration by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott When parents are incarcerated, their children are often placed in foster care. A little-noticed federal law from the “tough on crime” Reagan era requires states to bill those parents …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
Filed under: Torture, Privileges
SCOTUS Lets “State Secrets” Privilege Bar CIA Contractor Testimony About Torture Already Publicly Known by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson Saying that “sometimes information that has entered the public domain may nonetheless fall within the scope of the state secrets privilege,” the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with Department of Justice …
Alabama Reporter Barred from Execution For Too-Short Skirt by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On July 28, 2022, news reported Ivana Hrynkiw Shatara had to borrow pants and change her shoes to attend the execution by lethal injection of a state prisoner, after officials with the Alabama Department …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Asserting Attorney-Client Privilege for Communications from Jail, Including Texts Using Tablets by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of Arizona ruled that a defendant who asserts attorney-client privilege for communications made from jail to his attorney, including text …
Brief • March 30, 2022
Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment. Neglect of Child, 2022 ) ) COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD ) ) Jessica Condon, a biological parent and ) natural guardian of A.A., a minor child; ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Ronnie Lee Sires, in his individual capacity ) …
Brief • March 30, 2022
Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022 ) ) COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD ) ) Jessica Condon, a biological parent and ) natural guardian of A.A., a minor child; ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Ronnie Lee Sires, in his individual …
Brief • March 30, 2022
Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Dft Motion for Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022 ) ) COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD ) ) Jessica Condon, a biological parent and ) natural guardian of A.A., a minor child; ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Ronnie Lee Sires, in his individual …
Brief • March 30, 2022
Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Dft Motion for Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022 (1) ) ) COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD ) ) Jessica Condon, a biological parent and ) natural guardian of A.A., a minor child; ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Ronnie Lee Sires, in his …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Prisoner Media, Journalist
In Prisons, the Press Also Yearns to Be Free by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian Anyone who has any experience with a jail or prison knows that they are like small islands. Overcrowded, dysfunctional, and violent. Too frequently, prisoner rights violations, abusive behavior of guards and other related injustices occur …
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Journalist
Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The silence is deafening. Over a week in mid-May, Prison Legal News tried to contact public information officers at seven federal prisons seeking an answer to a straightforward question: What are you doing …
Brief • December 29, 2015
Arellano v. Santa Ana, CA, Civil Minutes, Santa Ana Department Standards, 2015 Exhibit “F” Case 8:14-cv-01886-JVS-DFM Document 76 Filed 12/29/15 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:1213 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. SACV 14-01886-JVS (DFMx) Title Jose Eduardo Arellano, et al. …
Exploratory Study From Interviews With American Reporters Who Cover Jails and Prisons, Corrections Compedium, 2011 Challenges of Reporting on Corrections: An Exploratory Study Derived From Interviews With American Reporters Who Cover Jails and Prisons By Jeffrey Ian Ross A lthough numerous studies have been conducted on how reporters cover crime …
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SURVEILLANCE: WHAT JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO KNOW, Jennifer R. Henrichsen and Hannah Bloch-Wehba ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SURVEILLANCE: WHAT JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO KNOW Jennifer R. Henrichsen and Hannah Bloch-Wehba* I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 2 II. LEGAL AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS FOR JOURNALISTS ......................... 4 A. Constitutional protection: …