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PRISON CONDITIONS
Prison Legal News v. Cook County

1:16-cv-06862 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: June 30, 2016

Case Ongoing

On June 30, 2016, Prison Legal News (PLN) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Court of Illinois against Cook County Jail under section §1983, alleging violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants prohibited delivery of written speech from PLN and other related publications, failing to provide due process via notice and opportunity to challenge the c…
PRISON CONDITIONS
In re Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services / Wright Petition II

12-00375 | No Court

Filed Date: Jan. 25, 2016

Case Ongoing

This is a matter before the Federal Communications Commission, dealing with high charges for prisoner phone calls. It is a continuation of the FCC matter CC Docket 96-128 regarding the First and Alternative Wright Petitions (PC-DC-0027). In that matter, the FCC had received significant comment on the First and Alternative Wright Petitions, including an ICS provider proposal containing cost information to support their proposed rate methodology and rate levels for ICS. The FCC opened a new doc…

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services / Wright Petition II

Dec. 28, 2012

Bazelon Declaration in Support of Comments of Wright, et. al., re Notice of Proposed Rule Making

In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services / Wright Petition II

March 25, 2013

Comments of Wright, et al., re Notice of Proposed Rule Making

In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services / Wright Petition II

March 25, 2013

Bazelon Declaration in Support of Reply Comments of Wright, et. al., re Notice of Proposed Rule Making

In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services / Wright Petition II

April 22, 2013

Reply Comments of Wright, et. al., re Notice of Proposed Rule Making

In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services / Wright Petition II

April 22, 2013

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JAIL CONDITIONS
Prison Legal News v. Tulare

1:15-cv-01650 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 29, 2015

Case Ongoing

On October 29, 2015, Prison Legal News (PLN) filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The Plaintiff sued the County of Tulare under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by the Human Rights Defense Center and Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, the Plaintiff asked the court for injunctive and declaratory relief, as well as damages. PLN claimed that the County of Tulare violated its free speech, due process, and equal protection rights under the First and …
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Myatt v. Fries

1:10-cv-00064 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 2010

Closed Date: June 27, 2017

This class action was brought against the Allen County Sheriff, headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN, for failure to bring people arrested on the weekends for their probable cause hearing determination within 48 hours of arrest. The named plaintiff was arrested without a warrant on September 18, 2009, a Friday night, and was not taken for her probable cause hearing until September, 21, 2009, the following Monday morning. The plaintiff filed a class action complaint in the District Court for the Nort…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
S.W. v. Williams

1:14-cv-00896 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Nov. 23, 2014

Closed Date: 2015

On November 23, 2014, two African-American teenage males filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center and Hamilton County, Ohio. The plaintiffs, represented by public interest counsel, sought preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. They requested that the Court enjoin the Juvenile Court from arresting and detaining youth without conducting a probable cause hearing. The plain…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Jamal v. Kane

1:14-cv-02148 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Nov. 10, 2014

On November 10, 2014, the plaintiffs filed this lawsuit in the Middle District of Pennsylvania under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Pennsylvania state law against the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the District Attorney of Philadelphia. The plaintiffs--incarcerated prisoners, Prison Radio, Human Rights Coalition, and an unincorporated network of educators--requested injunctive relief, a declaratory judgment, and attorney fees; they alleged that the defendants violated their free speech rights.One of t…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Human Rights Defense Center v. Management & Training Corporation

3:17-cv-01082 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: May 23, 2017

Case Ongoing

On May 23, 2017, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The case was assigned to Judge Jeffrey Helmick. The plaintiff sued the Management and Training Corporation (MTC), doing business as North Central Correctional Complex, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. MTC’s mail policy prohibited prisoners from receiving books through the mail if the books had not been pre-approved by MTC or if the sender was not on a pre-approved vend…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Prison Legal News v. Wickersham

2:15-cv-12350 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 30, 2015

Closed Date: 2017

On June 30, 2015, Prison Legal News (PLN) filed this lawsuit in Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Macomb County. PLN, represented by private counsel, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as compensatory and punitive damages. PLN claimed that an October 2013 policy at the Macomb County Jail unlawfully prohibited its publication from reaching inmates at the jail, in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.On June 30, 2015, P…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Mitchell v. Felker

2:08-cv-01196 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: May 21, 2008

Closed Date: 2016

On May 21, 2008, a California inmate filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). The plaintiff, originally proceeded pro se but eventually represented by private counsel and the Prison Law Center, asked the court for declaratory, injunctive, and monetary damages, alleging that the CDCR acted unconstitutionally by segregating the prisoners by race and locking d…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Prison Legal News v. Jones

3:15-cv-00452 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Oct. 6, 2015

Closed Date: 2018

On October 6, 2015, Prison Legal News (PLN) filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Knoxville) against the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. PLN sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendant violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to freedom of speech, due process, and equal protection by unlawfully censoring the books, magazines, and other mail they sent to inmates at the Knox County Jail. PLN claimed that from November …