Skip navigation

Search

281 results
Filing • November 21, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
Centurion of Florida LLC v. HRDC, FL, Order and Final Judgment Awarding Attorney's Fees and Costs, Counterclaim-Public Records Request, 2025 Filing # 236344305 E-Filed 11/21/2025 01:53:06 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA CENTURION OF FLORIDA LLC PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT CASE NO.: DIVISION: …
Brief • November 21, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
Centurion of Florida LLC v. HRDC, FL, Order and Final Judgment Awarding Attorney's Fees and Costs, Counterclaim-Public Records Request, 2025 Filing # 236344305 E-Filed 11/21/2025 01:53:06 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA CENTURION OF FLORIDA LLC PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT CASE NO.: DIVISION: …
Filing • August 5, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
HRDC v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2025 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 8/5/2025 10:49 AM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Alitzah F Garcia STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, …
Brief • August 5, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
HRDC v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2025 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 8/5/2025 10:49 AM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Alitzah F Garcia STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, …
PLN Publisher Wins Settlement Records from Centurion in Florida Prisoner’s Wrongful Death by Chuck Sharman On June 24, 2025, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit Court for Putnam County ruled that Centurion of Florida, LLC was acting as the functional equivalent of a state agency when it contracted with the state Department …
HRDC Wins $480,000 in Legal Fees from Centurion for Denied New Mexico Records by Chuck Sharman On February 17, 2025, Paul Wright, Executive Director of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), signed an agreement accepting a $480,000 payment to resolve claims for records made in a suit filed in state …
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
$3,800 Paid to Ohio Prisoner for Denied Records Request by Chuck Sharman In a letter dated July 8, 2024, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) confirmed a $2,800 settlement with state prisoner Trevor J. Teagarden, resolving claims for denied public records requests made to the state Department of Rehabilitation and …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
New York City Loses Bid to Withhold Jail Records by Douglas Ankney On June 26, 2024, New York City’s constructive denial of records from its Department of Correction (DOC) was vacated by a state court. Calling that a violation of the state Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the Supreme Court …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Ohio Supreme Court Says Sheriff Must Get and Disclose Records of Private Contractors by Douglas Ankney Under a limited writ of mandamus issued by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 17, 2024, the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) must obtain records from the private contractor operating the county jail …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Nearly $60,000 Awarded to Mother Of Dead Missouri Prisoner In Suit For His DOC Records by Anthony Accurso On April 23, 2024, the mother of a deceased Missouri prisoner prevailed on appeal against the state Department of Corrections (DOC), which a lower court had found knowingly violated the Missouri Sunshine …
Article • June 1, 2025 • from PLN June, 2025
New Mexico Watchdog Group Sues for Video Allegedly Showing Jailers Killing Detainee by David M. Reutter The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) has filed an enforcement complaint under the state Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) against the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners, seeking release of video and …
Filing • February 18, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
HRDC v. Arizona Dept of Corrections, AZ, Complaint, Public Records Violation, 2025 y FEB 1 8 2025 1 David l Bodney (006065) bodneyd@ballardspahr.com 2 Matthew E. Kelley (037353) 3 kelleym@ballardspahr.com Helen Hitz (039579) 4 hitzh@ballardspahr.com 5 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 1 East Washington Street, Suite 2300 6 Phoenix, AZ 85004-2555 Telephone: …
Brief • February 18, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
HRDC v. Arizona Dept of Corrections, AZ, Complaint, Public Records Violation, 2025 y FEB 1 8 2025 1 David l Bodney (006065) bodneyd@ballardspahr.com 2 Matthew E. Kelley (037353) 3 kelleym@ballardspahr.com Helen Hitz (039579) 4 hitzh@ballardspahr.com 5 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 1 East Washington Street, Suite 2300 6 Phoenix, AZ 85004-2555 Telephone: …
Brief • February 17, 2025
Filed under: Public Records Act
HRDC v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Settlement, Public Records, 2025 Settlement Agreement and Release NOW COMES the Human Rights Defense Center ("HRDC") and enters this Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") with Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC ("Centurion") (collectively "Parties") as set forth below: WHEREAS, …
Seventh Circuit Lets BOP Restrict Access to Federal Register from Prison in Illinois by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held on July 30, 2024, that the First Amendment does not require the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide full, daily access to the Federal Register …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Book Review: Public Records Act Manual for the State of Washington by Sam Rutherford by Derek Gronquist reviewed by Sam Rutherford The Public Records Act Manual for the State of Washington (2nd Ed. 2020), by Derek Gronquist, is a must have compendium for anyone, from the novice record requestor to …
Filing • August 30, 2024
Human Rights Defense Center v. Centurion Corr. Healthcare, NM, Order on Summary Judgment, Public Records, 2024 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 8/30/2024 9:27 AM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Jill Nohl STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE …
Brief • August 30, 2024
Human Rights Defense Center v. Centurion Corr. Healthcare, NM, Order on Summary Judgment, Public Records, 2024 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 8/30/2024 9:27 AM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Jill Nohl STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE …
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
Maryland Prisoner Prevails in Challenge to Denial of Public Records Requests by As PLN has reported, prison and jail employees have been identified in racist or extremist groups. [See: PLN, Feb. 2022, p.40.] The problem was manifested in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when participating …
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
Filed under: Public Records Act
Ohio Supreme Court Says Prisoner’s ‘Kite’ Is Public Record, But Denies Damages for Withholding It by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke   On November 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of Ohio reiterated that a prisoner’s “kite”—his communication with staff—is a public record subject to disclosure upon request. Moreover, the Court …
Page 1 of 15. | 1 2 3 4 5 ... 11 12 13 14 15 | Next »