Press Releases
Jun 22, 2018
Federal Judge Holds Arizona Prison Officials in Contempt and Imposes $1.5 Million in Fines for Failing to Provide Adequate Health Care to Prisoners
PHOENIX 鈥� A federal judge has held Arizona prison officials in contempt for repeatedly violating the terms of a 2014 settlement with the 桃子视频, the 桃子视频...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Jun 22, 2018
Judge Approves Settlement Requiring Major Improvements at Montana State Prison in Conditions for Prisoners with Disabilities
Agreement Between Montana Department of Corrections and the 桃子视频and CREEC Resolves Final Claims from 1994 Lawsuit over Prison Conditions
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Langford v. Bullock
Oct 11, 2017
Arizona Department of Corrections Facing Fines, Contempt of Court for Failure to Comply with Healthcare Settlement
PHOENIX 鈥� A federal judge Tuesday issued an order putting the Arizona Department of Corrections on notice that the agency is facing possible fines and civil contempt of court bec...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Aug 16, 2017
Overcrowding in Nebraska鈥檚 Prisons Has Led to Constitutional Violations That Endanger the Health, Safety, and Lives of Prisoners and Staff
LINCOLN, Neb. 鈥� The 桃子视频of Nebraska, the 桃子视频National Prison Project, Nebraska Appleseed, the National Association of the Deaf, and the law firms DLA Piper and Rosen Bien Galva...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 26, 2016
Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee Department of Corrections Hepatitis C Protocol
Organizations Charge Lack of Treatment is Cruel and Unusual
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 28, 2016
Major Settlement Approved to Improve Baltimore Jail鈥檚 Medical Care, Facilities
BALTIMORE 鈥� U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today approved the settlement agreement in Duvall v. Hogan, the class-action suit on behalf of detainees in the Baltimore City ...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Duvall v. Moore
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