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California Pays $4.45 Million to Prisoners Allegedly Raped by Guards
by Anthony W. Accurso
Since reporting a federal Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation was opened in September 2024 into sexual abuse of prisoners at two California lockups, PLN has obtained documentation of $4 million in settlement payouts to five victims of a former guard at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) ...
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- Spit Hoods, Modern Legacy of Torture, by Anthony Accurso
- From the Editor
- NYC Rehires Former Head of Rikers Island Lockup Where Guard Assault Left Detainee Quadriplegic
- “Like Being Back in Jail”: Wisconsin Returns Released Sex Offenders to Lifetime GPS Monitoring
- Alabama Guard, Prisoners Among 13 Sentenced in Phone Scam and Drug-Smuggling Ring
- Identities Stolen From Virginia Jail Detainees For $341,205 COVID-19 Fraud
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- Fired Missouri Guards Charged with Murder in Prisoner’s Suffocation Death
- California Resentences 15 Condemned Prisoners to Life Without Parole
- Former Virginia Prisoners Win Back Denied Sentence Credits, Sue Over Delayed Release
- California Prisons Ban High-Tech Lie Detector
- Eighth Circuit Asked to Block New FCC Rules Capping Prison Phone Rates and Eliminating Ancillary Fees and Kickbacks
- Florida DOC Failed to Investigate Background of Guard Convicted in Mass Shooting
- $4.77 Million Settlement for Three Alaska Prisoners Exonerated of Murder After 18 Years, by David Reutter
- Kentucky Prisoners Take Advantage of Securus Software Glitch for $1 Million
- Alabama Jail Accused of Granting Detainee’s Medical Bond Just Before Death to Avoid Costly Medical Care, by David Reutter
- $28.75 Million Settlement Paid by New York City in Suit Alleging Rikers Guards Stood by and Watched Detainee Hang Himself, by Douglas Ankney
- Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Interference With His Muslim Religious Practice, by David Reutter
- Two More West Virginia Jailers Plead Guilty in Detainee’s Homicide
- Colorado Becomes First State to Require Polling Stations in Jails
- Ninth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for California Jail Nurse Who Cleared Detainee for Release Just Before His Suicide, by Douglas Ankney
- San Bernardino Jail Partially Released from Court Monitoring After Paying Another $150,000 in Settlements for Detainee Deaths
- Building Carcerality, by Lisa Haber-Thomson, Dana McKinney White
- Corizon Health Bankruptcy Settlement Grows, But Only by $21 Million
- California Throws Prisoners Under the Bus to Adopt New Heat Rules
- PPI Releases 10th Anniversary Report on Mass Incarceration in the U.S.
- Florida Prisoners Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemicals
- Two Hurricanes in Two Weeks Threaten Prisoners and Jail Detainees in Six States
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- $23,138 Plus Out-Of-State Transfer for Virginia Prisoner Who Accused Guards of Excessive Force and Altering Video
- Another South Carolina Prisoner Convicted of “Sextortion” of U.S. Military Personnel
- Wellpath Sanctioned for Destroying Evidence in Two Oregon Jail Death Suits, by David Reutter
- Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Guard Accused of Assaulting Restrained and Compliant Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
- In Oregon Case, Ninth Circuit Limits Pretrial Detention Without Counsel to Seven Days
- Two Former Georgia Sheriffs Sentenced for Misconduct, Related $5 Million Settlement Approved, by David Reutter
- Washington Appellate Court Reverses Parole Revocation Based on Hearsay
- BOP Ends “Blast” Messages on TRULINCS
- Illinois Prisoners Stage Hunger Strikes Over DOC Failure to Implement New Sentence Reduction Law
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- Maryland and Wexford Health Pay $200,000 to Prisoner Denied Care and Partially Blinded, by Douglas Ankney
- After $750,000 Settlement, Georgia Guard Sued Second Time For Letting One Prisoner Murder Another, by Douglas Ankney
- SCOTUS Stays Texas Execution With 20 Minutes to Spare, by Matthew Clarke
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- News in Brief
More from Anthony Accurso:
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- Eighth Circuit Lets Missouri Guard Skate For Placing Avowed Enemies In Same Cell, Resulting In Assault, June 1, 2025
- Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Louisiana Officials Who Forced Prisoner to Work with Broken Surgical Screws in Ankle, May 1, 2025
- Studies Link Incarceration with Lower Cancer Survival Rates—For Prisoner’s Partners, Too, May 1, 2025
- ACLU Sues BOP Over Failure to Implement First Step Act Release Credits, May 1, 2025
- Federal Government Circumventing Fourth Amendment by Buying Data From Data Brokers, April 15, 2025
- Crowdsourcing a Map to Track License Plate Surveillance, April 15, 2025
- D.C. Police Continue Heavy Investment in Social Media Monitoring, April 15, 2025
- $7.15 Million for Oklahoma Prisoner Exonerated After Nearly 50 Years, April 1, 2025
- North Carolina Reimburses Prisoner $2,500 for Law Books Destroyed by Guards, April 1, 2025
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- Former Wisconsin Warden Gets No Cell Time, $500 Fine After Prisoner Deaths, June 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General).
- News in Brief, June 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
- Former Jail Guard Accused of Having Sex with Detainee Now Vice-Chair of Florida GOP, June 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct.
- $3.15 Million for Illinois Prisoner Raped by Guard and Then Denied “Boot Camp”, June 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation for Litigating, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
- Three New York Guards Plead Guilty to Beating Black Prisoner in “George Floyd Challenge”, June 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Threats by Staff, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
- $62,500 For Idaho Prisoner Raped by Guard Who Later Committed Suicide, June 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Failure to Protect (Staff).
- $1.3 Million for Massachusetts Prisoner Stabbed by Guard in Connecticut Lockup, June 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- Wellpath and VitalCore Skip Paying Nearly $2 Million in Settlements in South Carolina, June 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injury -- Misc., Private Contractors.
- Seven TDCJ Prison Guards Arrested in Alleged Smuggling Ring, June 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Searches, Prison Conditions.
- $1.2 Million in Settlements Reached in Suit Over Sacramento Jail Murder, May 1, 2025. Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).