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10 Jul 2012, 11:59 am
Clinic hours at some Texas prison units were cut by up to 50% in the wake of recent budget cuts, Texas Tech officials told state senators on Monday.The Texas Senate Finance Committee met yesterday to address correctional managed health care. [read post]
20 Mar 2022, 9:00 pm
”Depending on who is president, the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division may be more or less active in protecting, as its charge says, “the rights of people who are in prisons and jails run by state or local governments. [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 6:20 am
Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Congress made it easier for institutions to have the decrees lifted. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 6:22 am
Attorney Jennifer Hulvat has an article at Corrections One ("Unprotectcted: Private prison personnel and civil liability," Nov. 25) explaining why private prison companies and staff do not enjoy the same qualified immunity from civil rights lawsuits as publicly owned and operated prison units. [read post]
21 Feb 2015, 12:01 am
” The rights of the prisoners at Gitmo have been extensively litigated, with several cases reaching the Supreme Court. [read post]
27 Mar 2019, 4:50 pm
Or the litigant could live in Winnemucca, a city located outside of California but in the United States. [read post]
28 May 2020, 11:05 am
While the largest amount of these complaints deal with prison conditions and civil rights , the next highest areas of litigation involve insurance disputes, consumer disputes, labor and employment issues and contract disputes. [read post]
28 Jan 2019, 5:38 am
Some units should be closed instead of repaired.A/C litigation may be tip of an iceberg: TDCJ agreed to install air conditioning at the Wallace Pack unit after federal litigation. [read post]
24 Nov 2012, 7:22 am
Option B - reducing incarceration rates and closing prison units to consolidate understaffed guards in fewer facilities - harks back to Ronald Reagan's strategy as Governor of California to reduce state prison costs. [read post]
8 Apr 2024, 12:43 pm
Back in June 2022, following a decade of litigation, U.S. [read post]
5 Sep 2022, 8:57 am
Coffee County et al – United States District Court – Southern District of Georgia – August 19, 2022) involves a wrongful death action involving a prisoner who died while in custody. [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 9:37 pm
The Prisoners in Revolt states: “The prisoner has realized that the two most important sources of relief are primarily prisoners’ revolt and then successful litigation” (Fitzgerald). [read post]
9 Sep 2019, 8:27 am
Ellison delayed making a ruling on possible sanctions until he heard from officials, including prison wardens, at a hearing on Tuesday.Further, "Ellison said while the settlement only covers prisoners from the Pack Unit, he believes the Texas prison system should air condition all of its units. [read post]
20 May 2010, 3:49 pm
• What units/cities will be affected? [read post]
20 Sep 2009, 1:17 pm
Image of prison food from http://www.correctionsreporter.com/2009/06/09/fewer-meals-served-means-less-dollars-spent/Steven Kalar, Senior Litigator N.D. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 9:36 am
The decision by a federal district judge to allow Texas' prison heat litigation go to trial places state officials in a bind. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 2:04 pm
In December 2007, the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) moved about 40 women prisoners from the state's sole women's prison to a unit within an enormous men's maximum security prison. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 5:51 pm
Spurred by growing budget deficits, costly litigation arising from unconstitutional treatment, and the public’s objection to inhumane conditions, several states are changing their prison systems to limit the use of long-term solitary confinement. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 1:01 pm
Prisoner-rights litigation can often raise some tricky issues. [read post]
25 May 2014, 10:41 am
They have a reputation as generally unfriendly both to prisoners and civil rights litigation. [read post]
