Press Releases
Nov 18, 2015
Baltimore Jail Settlement to Bring Major Improvements in Medical Care, Facilities
BALTIMORE – The Public Justice Center, the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander, and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ today announced a settlement agreement in Duvall v. Hogan, t...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 30, 2015
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµComment on Closure of Decaying and Dangerous Jail Building in Baltimore
NEW YORK – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the state will close the Men’s Detention Center, a facility within the Baltimore city jail system whose infrastruc...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 11, 2015
Federal Court Holds Mississippi Responsible for Protecting Prisoners from Gang Violence Abetted by Guards
Judge finds state Department of Corrections violates prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights by putting them at risk for injury and death.
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 02, 2015
Detainees Reopen Baltimore Jail Lawsuit Over Dangers to Health and Safety
Poor Medical and Mental Health Care and Disintegrating, Filthy Infrastructure Put Detainees at Risk
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Duvall v. Moore
May 11, 2015
Parties Announce Preliminary Comprehensive Settlement in Federal Class Action Lawsuit Over Conditions at Monterey County Jail
SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - Lawyers for all parties in Hernandez v. County of Monterey announced today that they have reached a preliminary comprehensive settlement in the class action l...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
May 11, 2015
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµstatement on Nebraska prison riots
LINCOLN, NEB - ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad released the following statement in response to riots at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution and Nebraska Sta...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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