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Seventh Circuit Vacates Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute; $50,000 + Fees Awarded Following Remand by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit for failure to prosecute. The appellate court found the severe sanction of dismissal was not justified. Illinois prisoner Amilcar …
Spurlock v. Townes, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2009 Case 1:09-cv-00786-LH-DJS Document 1 Filed 08/12/2009 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO HEATHER SPURLOCK, & SOPHIA CARRASCO, Plaintiff, v. No. 1:09-cv-00786 ANTHONY TOWNES & BARBARA WAGNER in their individual capacities, & CORRECTIONS …
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University of Arizona Releases Report on Women Immigration Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In January 2009, the Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SWIRW) and the Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program of the University of Arizona published a report on women held in Arizona immigration prisons. It …
was taken to the D.C. Jail. While incarcerated at that facility his medical care was provided by a privatecontractor, Center for Correctional Health and Policy Studies, Inc. (CCHP).
When Magbie experienced
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Louisiana PrivatePrison Warden Arrested for Malfeasance
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Leroy Holiday, Sr., 55, a regional warden for LaSalleManagementCompany, LLC (LMC), a privateprison firm, was released on $5,000
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bitten by dogs while incarcerated at a privateprison in Oklahoma.
Jonathan K. Lum, John Daffron and Frank Frisbee are Hawaiian state prisoners who were incarcerated at the Diamond Back Correctional
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Florida and Oregon Prison Employees Face Sex Charges by On November 7, 2008, prison guard Geno Lewis Hawkins was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Inspector General’s Office of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) on a charge of sexual battery. In August 2008, FDLE …
State Where Claim Arose Controls Section 1983 Limitations Period by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a Wisconsin prisoner who sued for injuries under 42 U.S.C. §1983 that occurred while at a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) facility is bound by the statute of limitations of the …
Court Allows Deliberate Indifference Claim for Denial of Medication to Proceed by U.S. Magistrate Judge B. Janice Ellington has allowed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action to move beyond screening. The action, brought by a former Nueces County Jail prisoner, alleges that jail officials were deliberately indifferent in providing the …
., a subsidiary of PrisonHealthServices (PHS) – were deliberately indifferent to her serious medical needs. The district court’s summary judgment ruling was based on Goebert’s failure to exhaust administrative
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employees cannot claim the privileges and
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Alaska Prisoners May Assert Third-Party Beneficiary Claim Against Contract Medical Provider by Alaska prisoners may bring a third-party breach of contract claim against contract medical providers for medical negligence, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided August 28, 2007. Joseph Miller, an Alaska prisoner, sued Corrections Corporation …
as a consultant for Management and TrainingCorporation (MTC), CorPlan Corrections, Aguirre Inc., Hale Mills Corporation, TEDSI Infrastructure Group Inc. and Dannenbaum Engineering Corp., all of which are involved
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From the Editor
by Paul Wright
Our cover story this month examines the travails of Geo Corporation, the second largest privateprison company in the world in the state of Texas. We recently
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General’s office.
Rep. Oliveira sits on the House Corrections Committee, which considers legislation that affects privateprison companies. “Oliveira should have been conducting investigations
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Chesnut v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Complaint, CCA prisoner escapee shot police, 2009 IN THE ________ CIRCUIT COURT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE MARK CHESNUT and MICHELLE CHESNUT, a husband and wife, ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) CORRECTIONS CORPORATION ) OF AMERICA d/b/a …
Bearden v. Lippman, FL, Request to Deffendant, Mental Health Services, 2009 Combined Discovery Requests to Defendant Frank McKeithen 1. Statement: There is no indication during this time that Ms. Bearden received intensive psychological and psychiatric services within a structured inpatient setting during her last incarceration at the Bay County Jail. …
Bearden v. Lippman, FL, Medical Interrogatories, 2009 Medical Interrogatories to Doctor 1. What is the name and address of the person answering these interrogatories, and, if applicable, the person’s official position or relationship with the party to whom the interrogatories are directed? 2. Describe in detail your relationship with The …
