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2 Feb 2011, 2:16 am by firstamendmentblogger
As reported in The Sacramento Bee, Trilochan Oberoi, a Sikh man, has filed suit in California state court to challenge the California Department’s rejection of his application to become a prison guard. [read post]
10 Mar 2019, 1:46 pm by Page Pate
Paul Harris, No. 18-12418 (February 19, 2019) The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a prison guard defendant’s conviction for Hobbs Act extortion based on evidence that he confiscated contraband from inmates for his personal use and that the inmates “consented” by not reporting the defendant out of fear that they would be punished for… The post United States v. [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 7:56 pm
He was sentenced to life in prison without parole for bludgeoning Harris with a baseball bat and stabbing her multiple times with a knife. [read post]
3 Aug 2008, 8:29 am
LaQuatta Felder of Houston works at the Darrington Penitentiary in Rosharon, Texas, and was traveling with a former Darrington prisoner, Joseph Harris. [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 6:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
More problems with guards smuggling contraband into the Harris County Jail. [read post]
28 Jun 2006, 10:08 am
[JURIST] Guards at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] found nooses in prisoners' cells after three detainees committed suicide [JURIST report] earlier this month by hanging themselves using clothing and bed linens, according to the US detention center's commander. [read post]
19 Apr 2011, 4:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Harris County Commissioner Steve Radack is suggesting privatization of the Harris County Jail, a lockup that's collectively larger than the prison systems of 20 US states. [read post]
12 Jan 2014, 7:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here's a link to the full report, as well as transcripts and testimony from the DOJ hearings.See related Grits posts:DOJ: 3 Texas prison units, Harris jail have among highest sexual victimization ratesOn the merits of localizing national stories: Amarillo Globe-News explores top Texas prison units for sexual victimizationTotal fired in Harris jail sex probe jumps to six [read post]
13 Aug 2007, 2:49 am
Tack onto that the demand for guards from immigration detention centers and private prisons, and we've simply run up against the limit of folks in the state willing to take these jobs.The answer to this crisis isn't to punish the families of inmates by cost shifting onto them. [read post]
27 Sep 2022, 10:34 am by Eugene Volokh
Under prison policy two guards participate in every strip search, one who directly performs it and another who observes to ensure that it is performed properly. [read post]
29 Dec 2015, 4:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But Evans would be sentenced to prison before anyone at the Harris County Sheriff's Office investigated his complaint, learning the hard way that there were few safeguards for inmates who claim to have been assaulted by guards. [read post]
7 Mar 2008, 11:09 pm
The jail in Houston actually has almost 2,000 empty beds, but the Sheriff can't hire enough guards to staff it properly; for a while, before they contracted with the Louisiana facility, many Harris jail inmates were sleeping on mattresses on the floor.Harris voters wisely rejected new jail building last fall; why build new space when you can't staff the facility you've got? [read post]
11 Feb 2012, 9:54 am by SO Issues
Harry Oxner is the attorney who has filed the lawsuit on behalf of the women. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 2:08 pm by Brendan Kearney
In the Harris case, the Northwood Shopping Center security guard who picked out defendants Gary Collins and Charles McGaney from surveillance video said he delayed calling police out of fear for his family – and then, sure enough, he was the victim of intimidation after coming forward. [read post]
19 Feb 2007, 2:03 am
Even as things change in Harris County government, the chronic problems of the Harris County Jail remain the same. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 12:17 pm by Admin
But the complaints and affidavits indicate these guards made prison torture for some inmates. [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 6:11 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Harris County Jail was already understaffed and relying on overtime to house the number of prisoners it holds now. [read post]
3 Nov 2007, 11:28 pm
It's not like Harris County would be able to hire enough guards to staff a new jail, anyway. [read post]