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Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025
Number of Texas Detainees Jailed Out-of-County Doubled in Five Years by A June 2024 Texas Tribune analysis found that the number of detainees shipped to jails outside the county of their arrest had more than doubled in five years to a total of 4,358, up from 2,078 in June 2019. …
Tenth Circuit Affirms PTS Driver’s Conviction for Torturous Detainee Transport by On June 18, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the conviction of a private prison transport driver for violating the civil rights of detainees. Anthony Buntyn, 56, a former driver for private prison …
Private Prison Transport Guards Sentenced to Prison for Raping Detainees by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   Two former guards with Inmate Services Corporation (ISC), a private contractor that provided prisoner transports across the U.S., have been sentenced to federal prison for raping detainees in their charge. Marquet Johnson, 45, …
Article • February 1, 2024 • from PLN February, 2024
Almost $950,000 Paid by Inmate Services Corp. for Hellish Prisoner Transports by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 30, 2023, the federal court for the Eastern District of Arkansas gave final approval to a settlement agreement under which for-profit prisoner transport firm Inmate Services Corp. (ISC) agreed to …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Ohio Prisoner’s Suit Claims Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Released in Train Derailment by On May 31, 2023, the federal court for the Northern District of Ohio consolidated a state prisoner’s pro se suit into a class-action with almost 30 others that have been filed over exposure to toxic vinyl chloride …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
No Summary Judgment for Private Transportation Company in Maryland Detainee’s Suit Alleging “Horrific” 2,000-Mile Journey by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Over nine days in December 2015, during transport from Maryland to South Carolina to face charges he skipped child support payments, William Karn endured a grueling trek stretching more …
Santa Clara County Sheriff Accused of Coverup After $10 Million Payout to Mentally Ill Detainee Who Severely Injured Himself During Jail Transport by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart An October 2022 report by the Office of Correction and Law Enforcement (OCLE) in California’s Santa Clara County faults the county Sheriff’s …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
$480,000 Paid by California County to Detainee Whose Newborn Died After Guards Stopped at Starbucks en Route to Hospital by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye On August 23, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of California’s Orange County approved a settlement providing $480,000 to a former detainee in the county …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Texas Prisoner Killed After Wounding Guard in Escape and Killing Family While on the Run by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 12, 2022, as Texas state prisoner Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was being transported in a prison bus to a medical appointment, he used a “prison-made knife and key” …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Former South Carolina Deputy Gets 18 Years for Driving Transport Van With Two Detainees Into Flood, Drowning Them by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye A former South Carolina Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 19, 2022, for driving a jail transport van onto a …
Seventh Circuit Refuses to Hold Wexford Liable for Prisoner’s Pain from Medical Transports in “Black Box” Restraint by David Reutter David M. Reutter For prison officials and healthcare providers who refused to grant an Illinois prisoner an exemption from wearing “black box restraints” during medical transport, a federal district court …
Richard v. Pfister, et al., IL, opinion and order, prisoner denied medical and other services, 2020 Case: 1:17-cv-04677 Document #: 141 Filed: 09/01/20 Page 1 of 17 PageID #:1931 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM H. RICHARD, Plaintiff, No. 17 C 4677 v. …
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Tornado Rips Through South Carolina, Displacing Federal Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Chad Marks A deadly tornado ripping through South Carolina on April 13, 2020 has forced the federal Bureau of Prisons to start moving hundreds of prisoners from FCI Estill. The prison, located west of Charleston in Hampton County, …
The Prisoner Trade, Harvard Law Review, 2020 VOLUME 133 APRIL 2020 NUMBER 6 © 2020 by The Harvard Law Review Association ARTICLES THE PRISONER TRADE Emma Kaufman CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1817 I. BUILDING THE AMERICAN PENAL ESTATE .................................................................... 1822 A. The Rise of Regional Prison Governance .................................................................... 1822 B. The …
Article • May 15, 2020
Riverside, California Jails Become Coronavirus Incubator by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Jails throughout the nation have become hotspots for coronavirus infection, endangering the lives of prisoners, staff, and the public. The Riverside County jail system in California reported the death of Sheriff’s Deputy Terrell Young, 52, on April 2, …
Valentine et al. v. Collier, et al., TX, preliminary injunction order, relief for vulnerable prisoners exposed to COVID-19, 2020 Case 4:20-cv-01115 Document 40 Filed on 04/16/20 in TXSD Page 1 of 5 United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Deaths and Abuse During Private Prisoner Transport Trips by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Many prisoners transported by Prisoner Transportation Services of America, LLC (PTS) report being denied restroom breaks, food, liquids and essential prescription medications such as insulin, occasionally with fatal results. Others say they were physically or sexually …
Harvard et al. v. Inch et al., FL, order to prevent retaliation against prisoner, 2020 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-CAS Document 96 Filed 01/28/20 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CASE NO.: 4:19cv212-MW/CAS MARK INCH, Secretary …
Brief • December 20, 2019
Harvard et al. v. Inch et al., FL, motion for protective order to prevent retaliation, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-CAS Document 68 Filed 12/20/19 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Transportation, Settlements
$2 Million Awarded to New Mexico Prisoner Left in Hot Transport Van by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Each year, throughout the duration of summer months, there are empathy-invoking news stories about children and pets left in unattended vehicles, sometimes resulting in deaths due to the scorching heat. A New …
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