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Toxic Coal Waste Exposure at PA SCI Fayette Abolitionist Law Center 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Environmental Law

Toxic Coal Waste Exposure at PA SCI Fayette Abolitionist Law Center 2014 No Escape: Google Earth, 2014 Exposure to Toxic Coal Waste at State Correctional Institution Fayette DUSTIN S. MCDANIEL Executive Director, Abolitionist Law Center BRET GROTE Legal Director, Abolitionist Law Center BEN FIORILLO Human Rights Coalition DEVON COHEN Human …

Nisqually Indian Tribe - Jail Contract with City of Fife, 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Jail Specific

Nisqually Indian Tribe - Jail Contract with City of Fife, 2014 Nisqually Jail Contract with City of Fife Nisquafly Indian Tribe Tribal Council Resolution No, ~2~7 -2014 A RESOLUTION APPROVING LIMITED WAIVER OF THE NISQIJALLY INDIAN TRIBE’S SOVEREIGN (MM UNflY FOR THE NISQIJALLY JAIL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF …

Connecticut Department of Public Health - Radon Testing at GCI, Department of Correction, 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Toxic Fumes/Chemicals

Connecticut Department of Public Health - Radon Testing at GCI, Department of Correction, 2014 Garner Correction Institution Deputy Warden Denise Dilworth Connecticut Department of Correction TO: FROM: DATE: RE: " Roll Call Deputy Warden Denise Dilworth May 2~ 2014 Draft Design for Garner ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Director of Facilities Management and …

National Park Service Lockup Facility Management Inspection Inspector General's Officer 2014

Publication • May 8, 2014

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement

National Park Service Lockup Facility Management Inspection Inspector General's Officer 2014 INSPECTION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCKUP FACILITY MANAGEMENT Report No.: WR-IS-NPS-0001-2014 May 2014 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL U.S.DEPARTMENT OFTHE INTERIOR Memorandum To: Jonathan B. Jarvis From: Mary L. Kendall Deputy Inspector Genera Subject: Inspection Report - National Park Service Lockup …

F.M. v. Walden, NM, Settlement, Medical Malpractice, 2014

Brief • April 11, 2014

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Malpractice, Failure to Protect (General), Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

F.M. v. Walden, NM, Settlement, Medical Malpractice, 2014

Jacovo v. Lowe, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2014

Brief • March 18, 2014

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Jacovo v. Lowe, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2014 Document .1 Filed 03/18/14 Page 1 of 18 Case 41=·.- STEVfAl ,Jf8Covo Nmne and PrilOllel"IB{)Oking Number ·. IU!O-"---- .. l:O _ ___ PlECIIIV -LODGED COIi"( ... -- MAR 1 8. 2014 01.fifllK U S DISTRICT COUfIT ClltiRIC'.n OF ARllONA IV OlfilUTV …

Supreme Court of NY v. Defendants, NY, Plaintiff’s Proposed Jury Instructions, False Arrest to Robbery (2014)

Brief • February 12, 2014

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, False Arrest

Supreme Court of NY v. Defendants, NY, Plaintiff’s Proposed Jury Instructions, False Arrest to Robbery (2014) SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------x Plaintiff Index #: PLAINTIFF’S PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS -against- Defendants -------------------------------------------------------------------x 1. A. GENERAL INTRODUCTORY CHARGES Sympathy or Bias – You are …

Achieving a Constitutional Level of Medical Care in CA Prisons CCHCS 2014

Publication • February 1, 2014

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Overcrowding, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Achieving a Constitutional Level of Medical Care in CA Prisons CCHCS 2014 Achieving a Constitutional Level of Medical Care in California’s Prisons Twenty-fifth Tri-Annual Report of the Federal Receiver’s Turnaround Plan of Action For September 1 – December 31, 2013 February 1, 2014 California Correctional Health Care Receivership Vision: As …

Florida Model Jail Standards 2014

Publication • January 31, 2014

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific

Florida Model Jail Standards 2014 FLORIDA MODEL JAIL STANDARDS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER SUBJECT PAGE EFFECTIVE DATE 1. Definitions 4 08-30-11 2. General Provisions 10 09-11-09 3. Employee Regulations 20 01-01-14 4. Admission, Classification, Release 22 07-01-13 5. Housing 26 08-30-11 6. Food 30 01-01-14 7. Medical 32 09-11-09 7.27 …

Human Rights Watch: Nation Behind Bars -- A Human Rights Solution, 2014

Publication • January 1, 2014

Filed under: Discrimination, War on Drugs, Eighth Amendment, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Collateral consequences of prison, Overdetention, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Human Rights Watch: Nation Behind Bars -- A Human Rights Solution, 2014 H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3 Background: Rates of Incarceration and Basic Criminal …

Gilmore v. Montoya, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2013

Brief • December 8, 2013

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Gilmore v. Montoya, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2013 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is entered into, on, by and among TYSON GILMORE, individually (the "Plaintiff'), and the STA TE OF ARIZONA, its agents, representatives, employees, officials, boards, commissions, departments, agencies, and any and …

Troutman v. State of AZ, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2013

Brief • October 18, 2013

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Troutman v. State of AZ, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2013 Thomas C. Home Attorney General Neil Singh Assistant Attorney General State Bar of Arizona No. 021327 1275 W. Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007-2926 Telephone: (602) 542-4951 Fax: (602) 542-7670 E-matl: neil.singh@azag.gov Attorneys for Defendants UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT …

Addressing the Federal Court Prison Population Cap CA Legislative Analyst's Office 2013

Publication • September 4, 2013

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Overcrowding, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Addressing the Federal Court Prison Population Cap CA Legislative Analyst's Office 2013 LAO 7 0 Y E A R S O F S E RV I C E September 4, 2013 Addressing the Federal Court Prison Population Cap L E G I S L A T I V E A …

Inmate Orientation Booklet UDC UT State Prison 2013

Publication • September 1, 2013

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement

Inmate Orientation Booklet UDC UT State Prison 2013 STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS UTAH STATE PRISON INMATE FRIENDS AND FAMILY ORIENTATION BOOKLET Modified and updated September 2013 by Joe Doman, Captain R&O Unit, Uinta Facility Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 General information………………………………………………………………………………………2 Visiting…………………………………………………………………………………………………… .4 Mail/Commissary/Property…………….………………………………………………………………… …

The California State Auditor’s Updated Assessment of High-Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face, CA Auditor, 2013

Publication • September 1, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Conditions of Confinement

The California State Auditor’s Updated Assessment of High-Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face, CA Auditor, 2013 September 2013 Report 2013-601 High Risk COMMITMENT INTEGRITY The California State Auditor’s Updated Assessment of High-Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face LEADERSHIP The first five copies of each …

Irwin v. City of Norwalk, CT, Complaint, Excessive Force by Police, 2013

Brief • August 5, 2013

Filed under: Pain, Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc., Searches, Eighth Amendment, Mental Health, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifth Amendment

Irwin v. City of Norwalk, CT, Complaint, Excessive Force by Police, 2013 CIVIL COVER SHEET JS 44 (Rei'. 12112) The JS 44 civil cover slicc1 and 11Ic infonnation contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and scn•icc of pleadings or other papers as required by lav.•, excep1 as provided …

Analysis of 8th Amend. and Juvenile Justice Samuel Pillsbury Loyala L.A. L. Rev. 2013

Publication • 2013

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons

Analysis of 8th Amend. and Juvenile Justice Samuel Pillsbury Loyala L.A. L. Rev. 2013 TALKING ABOUT CRUELTY: THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS AFTER MILLER V. ALABAMA Samuel H. Pillsbury* * Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles; volunteer chaplain, Los Angeles County jails and juvenile detention halls. My …

Virginia's Justice System Report Justice Policy Inst. 2013

Publication • 2013

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Cost of Prison Systems, Conditions of Confinement

Virginia's Justice System Report Justice Policy Inst. 2013 VIRGINIA’S JUSTICE SYSTEM: Expensive, Ineffective and Unfair NOVEMBER 2013 Virginia’s justice system is expensive, ineffective and inequitable. Despite some recent small progress in the areas of post‐incarceration reentry, particularly felony disenfranchisement, the state continues to suffer under misguided policies and practices of …

Investigation of State Correctional Institution at Cresson, DOJ Civil Rights Division, 2013

Publication • May 31, 2013

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Conditions of Confinement, Americans with Disabilities Act, CRIPA, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Investigation of State Correctional Institution at Cresson, DOJ Civil Rights Division, 2013 U.S. Department of Jnstice Washington, DC 20530 MAY 31 2013 The Honorable Tom Corbett Governor's Office 225 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 Re: Investigation of the State Correctional Institution at Cresson and Notice of Expanded Investigation Dear …

Shepler v. State of AZ, AZ, Notice of Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2013

Brief • May 15, 2013

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

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