Prisoners' Rights
Jensen v. Thornell
UPDATE: In a thorough and sweeping injunction issued on April 7, 2023, U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver is requiring the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (鈥淎DCRR鈥) to make 鈥渟ubstantial鈥 changes to staffing and conditions so that medical care and mental healthcare at Arizona prisons comes up to constitutional standards.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Sep 2022
Prisoners' Rights
Alex A. v. Edwards
The 桃子视频National Prison Project and partner civil rights attorneys filed a federal class-action lawsuit to prevent the transfer of children in the custody of Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice to the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola Prison.
Texas
Jul 2021
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al
Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The 桃子视频has been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
Mississippi
Mar 2017
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Dockery v. Hall
The ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander, and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, filed a petition for class certification and expert reports for a federal lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF). The lawsuit, which was filed in May 2013, describes the for-profit prison as hyper-violent, grotesquely filthy and dangerous. EMCF is operated "in a perpetual state of crisis" where prisoners are at "grave risk of death and loss of limbs." The facility, located in Meridian, Mississippi, is supposed to provide intensive treatment to the state's prisoners with serious psychiatric disabilities, many of whom are locked down in long-term solitary confinement.
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61 Prisoners' Rights Cases
California
Sep 2022
Prisoners' Rights
Rutherford v. Luna
Conditions at the LA County Jail system have been the subject of court oversight since 1978.
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California
Sep 2022
Prisoners' Rights
Rutherford v. Luna
Conditions at the LA County Jail system have been the subject of court oversight since 1978.
Maryland
Jul 2022
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Duvall v. Hogan
The settlement agreement was approved by the court on June 28, 2016.
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Maryland
Jul 2022
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Duvall v. Hogan
The settlement agreement was approved by the court on June 28, 2016.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022
Prisoners' Rights
+2 桃子视频
Carmack v. Janny et al
The 桃子视频, along with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and Colorado law firm DLA Piper, represent Mark Janny, an atheist whose religious-freedom rights were violated by his parole officer when Janny was sent to jail after refusing to take part in worship and religious activities.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022
Prisoners' Rights
+2 桃子视频
Carmack v. Janny et al
The 桃子视频, along with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and Colorado law firm DLA Piper, represent Mark Janny, an atheist whose religious-freedom rights were violated by his parole officer when Janny was sent to jail after refusing to take part in worship and religious activities.
Florida
Sep 2021
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Barnett v. Tony
Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The 桃子视频has been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
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Florida
Sep 2021
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Barnett v. Tony
Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The 桃子视频has been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
Apr 2020
Prisoners' Rights
McMenamin V. Souza
On April 1, 2020, the 桃子视频National Prison Project, 桃子视频Immigrants鈥 Rights Project, and 桃子视频of Massachusetts, Immigrants鈥 Rights and Human Trafficking Program Boston University School of Law, Demissie & Church, and Graves & Doyle filed McMenamin v. Souza et al in the District of Massachusetts on behalf of immigrants detained at the Bristol County House of Correction.
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Apr 2020
Prisoners' Rights
McMenamin V. Souza
On April 1, 2020, the 桃子视频National Prison Project, 桃子视频Immigrants鈥 Rights Project, and 桃子视频of Massachusetts, Immigrants鈥 Rights and Human Trafficking Program Boston University School of Law, Demissie & Church, and Graves & Doyle filed McMenamin v. Souza et al in the District of Massachusetts on behalf of immigrants detained at the Bristol County House of Correction.