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4 Jul 2023, 11:08 am
In February 1971, the United States Supreme Court created what became known as the “Younger Abstention Doctrine. [read post]
28 Mar 2009, 8:42 am
We have an incarceration rate in the United States, the world's greatest democracy, that is five times as high as the average incarceration rate of the rest of the world. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 4:25 pm
Blake, a case ostensibly presenting the question of whether there is a “special circumstances” exception to the exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 (PLRA), “the real question for the Court . . . may not be the merits of the question presented, but rather the appropriate means to resolve the actual dispute between the parties. [read post]
30 Mar 2023, 4:30 am
Indeed, prior to the rise of the supermax prison the phrase was a powerful tool for the government in capital punishment litigation. [read post]
18 Aug 2023, 7:37 am
Ashley Valley Medical Center et al – United States District Court – District of Utah – August 8th, 2023) involves a claim by a prisoner that the defendants violated his constitutional rights because they failed to adequately provide medical care for his serious medical condition. [read post]
24 Jun 2022, 7:16 am
Lotersztain – United States District Court – Eastern District of California – June 23, 2022) involves a claim by a prisoner against a medical doctor. [read post]
11 Feb 2022, 9:03 pm
They report that higher rates of litigation predict increased accreditation but that increased accreditation has no impact on prison mortality rates. [read post]
18 May 2015, 8:05 am
The section, which qualifies the right of indigent inmates to file federal lawsuits in forma pauperis, provides:In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or… [read post]
25 Apr 2022, 6:38 am
The United States further warns that the warden’s position could inhibit courts’ ability to order prisoner transport for any reason, including to enforce a judgment. [read post]
22 Apr 2014, 11:28 am
" Citing recent court precedent, they argue that:The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has recognized time and again that extreme heat in prisons can constitute a violation of inmates’ Eighth Amendment rights. [read post]
19 Mar 2024, 9:15 pm
United States v. [read post]
19 Mar 2024, 9:15 pm
United States v. [read post]
15 Apr 2024, 2:00 am
The United States must establish that the dogs are subject to forfeiture by a preponderance of the evidence.Think he’s a dead dog? [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 2:40 pm
As late as 1980, no privately-run prisons existed in the United States. [read post]
8 Jun 2014, 9:09 am
The court concluded that plaintiff had not alleged more than de minimis physical injury as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act. [read post]
9 Feb 2014, 1:04 pm
Plaintiff's complaint covers religious living units, diet, and religious dress, items and prayer.In Stevens v. [read post]
15 Mar 2024, 2:00 am
Companies of all sizes should take note: failure to comply with our country’s workplace safety and environmental laws can cost workers their lives and put individual corporate managers in federal prison. [read post]
18 Oct 2013, 7:19 am
Though the article didn't mention Grits, a Wall Street Journal report today ("Extreme heat tests prisons") credited a meme first articulated on this blog - that TDCJ is constructing climate-controlled facilities for its hogs while most prison units are left to bake in the summer sun - with the unprecedented decision of the state's leading prison-guard union to support an inmate lawsuit over excessive heat and oppressive working/living conditions.Union officials… [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 1:04 pm
Henry Injury Attorneys are leaders in the area of product liability litigation. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 6:01 am
In the United States, legal limits on prisoner isolation are largely the product of litigation, whereas the Canadian scheme arrived through legislation. [read post]
