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Wisconsin Pays Another $5 Million for Abuse at Controversial Juvenile Facility
by Kevin Bliss
Wisconsin has agreed to settlements with three juveniles who alleged abuse while they were held at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys/Copper Lake School for Girls (LH/CL). Paige Ray-Cluney, Laera Reed and Jacob Bailey will receive a total of $4.78 million, bringing Wisconsin’s payouts in lawsuits concerning ...
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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
- Texas Convict-Leasing Burial Ground Uncovered, by Matthew Clarke
- Tennessee Prisoner Captured After Killing Prison Employee, Escaping, by David M. Reutter
- Florida Women’s Prison Under Scrutiny After Rape by Guard, by David M. Reutter
- California’s Firefighting Prisoners in Short Supply, by Matthew Clarke
- Arizona Court Equates Prison Gang Dropouts with Confidential Informants to Require Redaction of STG Files, by Dale Chappell
- Oregon Passes Historic Juvenile Justice Reform Bill but Refuses to Apply it Retroactively, by Mark Wilson
- South Carolina Prison Industries Employee Fired for Writing Tell-All Book, by Scott Grammer
- Are Re-Enfranchised Florida Felons More Likely to Vote Republican?, by David M. Reutter
- Virginia Circuit Court Awards $197.55 to Prisoner in Property Tort Claim, by Douglas Ankney
- Lawsuit Alleging Denial of Warmth and Sufficient Sleep States Eighth Amendment Claim, by David M. Reutter
- New York District Court Erred in Applying “Three Strike” Rule to Dismissals, by Kevin Bliss
- PLN Prevails in Censorship Suit Against Virginia Jail, by David M. Reutter
- Death Penalty Prosecution in Colorado Costs State Over $1.6 Million, Ends in Life Sentence, by Matthew Clarke
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- In Oklahoma, Lawsuit Options Limited When Prisoners Claim Constitutional Rights Violations, by Quinton Chandler
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- $525,000 Settlement in Minnesota Jail Excessive Force Incident, by Jayson Hawkins
- California Prison Rehabilitation Programs Costly and Ineffective, by Kevin Bliss
- The Other Family Separation: Prisoners Fight to Keep Their Children, by Victoria Law
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- Maryland Sheriff Charged with Illegally Procuring Machine Guns from ATF, Sept. 15, 2023
- Voting Rights Restoration for Virginia Ex-Felons Once Again Subject to Governor’s Whim, Sept. 15, 2023
- Prison Profiteer Who Chairs Christian Seminary Board Called Not Very ‘Christlike’, Aug. 15, 2023
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- Idaho Revives Firing Squads, Aug. 15, 2023
- Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare, July 15, 2023
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