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Lawsuit Alleging Denial of Warmth and Sufficient Sleep States Eighth Amendment Claim
by David M. Reutter
On August 14, 2019, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a federal prisoner’s civil rights complaint that alleged he was confined in a cold cell with constant lighting, no bedding and only paper-like clothing.
FCI Allenwood Low prisoner Anthony Mammana appealed after ...
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- News in Brief
- Ohio Supreme Court Orders Prison Official to Produce Public Records, by Matthew Clarke
- Preliminary Injunction Sought Over Contaminated Drinking Water at Connecticut Prison, by Edward Lyon
- Former Seventh Circuit Judge Posner Founds Short-Lived Project to Help Pro Se Litigants, by Kevin Bliss
- Undiagnosed MRSA Forced Arizona Prisoner to Have Heart Surgery, by Chad Marks
- California Family Mourns Son Who Committed Suicide in Jail, Receives $1.65 Million Settlement, by Edward Lyon
- Wisconsin Pays Another $5 Million for Abuse at Controversial Juvenile Facility, by Kevin Bliss
- Oklahoma Breaks Pattern of Protracted, Expensive Prison Conditions Litigation, by Edward Lyon
- Jury Awards Oregon Prisoner $350,000 After Guard Announces He Was a “PC” Case, by Dale Chappell
- Deaf Oregon Prisoner Awarded $125,000 for Jail’s Failure to Accommodate Disability, by Mark Wilson
- Denver Settles Female Deputies’ Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $1.55 Million, by Matthew Clarke
- First-Class Mail Insufficient for Mailing Date to be Filing Date in Oregon, by Mark Wilson
- New Georgia Law Provides Protections for Pregnant Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
- Prisoner Co-payments for Health Care Services Eliminated in California, by Chad Marks
- Deaths at Georgia Jail Spur Investigations, Lawsuit, by Edward Lyon
- Oklahomans Pay for Release of Woman Whose Case Helped Start Marijuana Reform Movement, by Matthew Clarke
- Criminal Justice Reformers Apologize for Not Vetting Conference Speaker, by David M. Reutter
- Missouri County Votes to Eliminate Jail Fees, Wiping Out $3.4 Million in Debt for Former Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
- California Jail Prisoner’s Broken Leg Nets $550,000 Settlement, by Matthew Clarke
- First Major Loss in Recent Challenges to Hep C Treatment for Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
- Securus Technologies Rebrands as Aventiv, by Kevin Bliss
- Rikers Prisoner Smuggles DNA Evidence of Rape Out of Jail; $500,000 Settlement, by Dale Chappell
- New York Court of Claims Orders DOCCS to Turn Over OSI Report, Guards’ Personnel Files, by Dale Chappell
- Rhode Island’s Civil Death Law Bars Prisoners from Filing Lawsuits in State Court, by Dale Chappell
- New York Closes Two More Prisons, Scaring Corrections Workers, by Kevin Bliss
- Government Wants Federal Prisoner’s $250,000 Settlement to Pay Restitution, by Dale Chappell
- Billionaire and Co-Defendant Agree to Donate $1 Million to Stay Out of Jail, by Kevin Bliss
- Missing Property and Overtime Abuse in Illinois Prisons Cost Taxpayers Millions, by Dale Chappell
- Oregon Prisoner’s Preventable Death Reveals Culture of Systemic Indifference, by Mark Wilson
- Lawsuit Filed by Prisoner with Food Allergy is Dismissed, by David M. Reutter
- San Diego County Jails Still No. 1 in Prisoner Deaths, by Douglas Ankney
- Felony Murder Charges Should Not be Used on Juveniles, by Kevin Bliss
- Genesco CEO Denied Term on CoreCivic’s Board of Directors, but Board Refuses His Resignation, by Scott Grammer
- Prisoners, Guards, Students Protest Aramark, by Douglas Ankney
- Pennsylvania Prisoner Given Belt, Then Punished for Having It, by David M. Reutter
- Fifth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity to Prison Officials, by Edward Lyon
- New Mexico: Third-Party Settlement Agreements Resulting from Medical Care Provided by Corizon are Public Documents Subject to Disclosure, by Douglas Ankney
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- How a 13th Amendment Loophole Created America’s Carceral State, by Flores A. Forbes
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- Tennessee Prisoner Captured After Killing Prison Employee, Escaping, by David M. Reutter
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- Lawsuit Alleging Denial of Warmth and Sufficient Sleep States Eighth Amendment Claim, by David M. Reutter
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- Private Prison in Pennsylvania Takes Heat; Prison Board Replaced, Superintendent Retires, by David M. Reutter
- In Oklahoma, Lawsuit Options Limited When Prisoners Claim Constitutional Rights Violations, by Quinton Chandler
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- California Prison Rehabilitation Programs Costly and Ineffective, by Kevin Bliss
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