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Ohio Supreme Court Awards Prisoner $1,000 for Denied Records Request by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Former Ohio prisoner Ronald Ayers was awarded $1,000 by the state Supreme Court on June 18, 2025, when it found that an official with the state Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) wrongly denied …
Idaho Struggles to Respond to Devasting Report of Widespread Prisoner Sex Abuse by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On March 13, 2026, lawmakers sitting on Idaho’s Joint Legislative Oversight Committee (JLOC) ordered the state Office of Performance Evaluation (OPE) to assess state prison officials’ response to allegations of staff sexual …
Article • April 1, 2026 • from PLN April, 2026
Tulsa Jail Withholds Records Related to Detainee Deaths by The Frontier, a non-profit investigative news outlet in Oklahoma, recently found that seven detainees died from preventable causes in Tulsa’s municipal jail over a three-year period. These deaths occurred due to causes such as overdoses, suicides, an infection, and at least …
Article • April 1, 2026 • from PLN April, 2026
Unsafe Drinking Water at Multiple Texas Prisons Highlights Lack of Transparency by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) recently published “Unlocking Safe Water in Texas Prisons,” a report on the lack of transparency exhibited by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) when it pumps …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Oklahoma DOC Refuses to Publicly Release Body Camera Footage by Despite spending millions to give guards body cameras, Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections (DOC) will not release footage from the devices to the public. As reported by Oklahoma Watch, the DOC claims that footage recorded within a facility would threaten security …
Over $222,000 in Legal Costs and Fees Awarded to HRDC in Florida Records Suit Against Centurion by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman After securing an order for the release of settlement records from Centurion of Florida in a state prisoner’s death, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), nonprofit publisher of …
Article • December 1, 2025 • from PLN December, 2025
Wisconsin DOC Releases 1,700 Private Health Records by Mistake by The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) announced on November 7, 2025 that the private health records of more than 1,700 prisoners and former prisoners had been mistakenly shared. The data breach, which the DOC claimed was done “in error,” was …
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: …
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