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Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Filed under: Retaliatory Discipline
Iowa DOC Changes Policy After Ombudsman Calls Out Unfair Prisoner Discipline by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In its Annual Report on December 15, 2022, the Iowa Ombudsman Office (IOO) called out the state Department of Corrections (DOC) for unfairly addressing abuse of K2 by prisoners and also failing …
Article • November 7, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
BOP’s Violation of Alcohol Policy Ends in Expungement, Reversal of Disciplinary Sanctions by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) violation of its own alcohol policy prompted the expungement of disciplinary reports and reversal of sanctions imposed on two prisoners after they challenged their disciplinary convictions in …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
NC Escape Attempt that Left Four Dead Leads to Reforms, Increased Punishment by Four employees at North Carolina’s Pasquotank Correctional Institution were killed during an ill-conceived escape attempt last year. The four prisoners involved in the incident, who were caught before they left the prison grounds, have been charged with …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Indiana DOC Settles Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit for $80,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In August 2017, the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) agreed to settle a prisoner’s conditions of confinement lawsuit after he alleged DOC officials had retaliated against him for filing the complaint. Robert L. Holleman, an Indiana …
Griffin v. Condon, MI, Appellate Opinion, Retaliation, 2018 Case: 17-1931 Document: 24-1 Filed: 08/08/2018 Page: 1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT 100 EAST FIFTH STREET, ROOM 540 POTTER STEWART U.S. COURTHOUSE CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-3988 Deborah S. Hunt Clerk Tel. (513) 564-7000 www.ca6.uscourts.gov Filed: August 08, 2018 …
$10,000 Federal Jury Award in Texas Prisoner’s Suit Over Retaliatory Beatings by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 22, 2017, a federal jury awarded $10,000 to a prisoner against six Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) guards for beating him and issuing false disciplinary reports in retaliation for grievances …
Article • April 10, 2018
Detainees’ Forced Labor Claim Against GEO Class-Certified by David Reutter by David Reutter The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the certification of two subclasses in litigation alleging that GEO Group violated federal forced labor and Colorado unjust enrichment laws at its Aurora, Colorado, immigrant detention center. The complaint alleged …
Report Finds Texas Prison Staff Often Ignore Reports of Prison Rape by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In November 2016, the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault and the Prison Justice League (PJL) published a report on sexual assaults in Texas prisons. The report concluded that Texas has failed to stem …
Ninth Circuit Adopts Test to Excuse Exhaustion of Administration Remedies for Retaliatory Threats by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals joined other circuits in holding that a prisoner’s fear of retaliation may be sufficient to render the grievance procedure unavailable. The Court adopted a test that requires both a subjective …
Discriminatory Firing of BOP Results in Jury Verdict, Settlement of $280,000 by A California federal jury found the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) liable for discrimination against a former investigative lieutenant.  The parties eventually settled the matter for $280,000. Isaac A. Asberry, a black male, worked for over 17 years at …
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 …
Zollicoffer v. Livingston, TX, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand - Failure to Protect - Inmate Assault LGBTQ Members (2015) Case 4:14-cv-03037 Document 35 Filed in TXSD on 01/28/15 Page 1 of 52 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION JOSHUA D. ZOLLICOFFER a/k/a PASSION STAR, …
Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct by Mark Wilson On September 10, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s retaliation claim, holding that …
$57,500 Settlement for Texas Prison’s Discriminatory and Retaliatory Occurrences by In October 2006, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) settled a suit for alleged discriminatory and retaliatory occurrences filed by former TDCJ's Parole Division Supervisor in San Antonio Manuel M. Mermea, Jr. In June 26, 2003, Mermea filed the …
Washington Jail Prisoner Settles Retaliation Claim for $10,000 by Washington State’s Pierce County has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed a prisoner was subjected to retaliation in the form of solitary confinement for exercising his First Amendment right of access to the courts. Neil Grenning …
Sixth Circuit: Prisoner’s “Insolent Speech” at Disciplinary Hearing Not Protected Under First Amendment by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted summary judgment to prison guards and nurses on a Michigan prisoner's retaliation, excessive force and denial of medical care claims. On July 21, 2004, Michigan prisoner James A. Lockett …
California Prisoners Seek End to Long-Term Segregation, Oppressive SHU Conditions by There are many forms of political and social protest. They can be purely for the sake of being disruptive or they can aim for resolution of a particular issue. Of course, even when they seek the latter they invariably …
California Settles Suit over Damage to Prisoner's Medical Prostheses by Larry Edwards, a California state prisoner filed a federal civil rights action after a guard at the California State Prison-Solano allegedly damaged his medical brace and glasses and then, along with other guards, threatened him with retaliatory disciplinary action and …
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