Legal
Legal issues in the correctional system encompass various topics, including inmate rights, staff conduct, and compliance with state and federal laws. This directory offers articles and resources on the legal aspects of correctional facility operations, helping staff stay informed about the regulations and policies that govern their work. Understanding legal responsibilities is essential for minimizing liability and ensuring facilities operate within the law. For more information, explore our section on Corrections Policies.
The revived suit claims Lafayette Parish owes more than $10 million in costs for jail operations, including staff salaries and healthcare services
The lawsuit seeks a judge’s temporary and permanent order to stop the policy at four prisons
A state patrol affidavit describes chaotic scenes where corrections officers were chased, stabbed and kicked during a coordinated assault at the Lincoln facility
Lawsuit says that the policy in place since October 2014 violates the rights of Muslim inmates to exercise their religion and asks a judge to strike it down
Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte fired a captain and five officers earlier this year in relation to Robert Hinton’s case
Larry Kinstler was arrested on Aug. 28 for disorderly conduct, obstructing official business and resisting arrest
Dad about to give a victim statement in the sentencing of the two accused in his 3-year-old daughter’s death punched one of the defendants during a court hearing
Family filed three separate legal claims seeking unspecified damages from the BLM, San Francisco Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Records show Ashley Diamond was released Monday after serving about a third of her 12-year sentence for burglary and other convictions
Judge Michael Cicconetti has been doling out odd punishments for years
74-year-old Frazier Glenn Miller repeatedly complained Monday that the court was telling the jurors what to think
Nebraska’s prison population could start to decline under a new law that increases the use of probation for nonviolent offenders
As Beau Brindley’s federal trial drew to a close Thursday — and before a judge began considering a verdict — a prosecutor accused the lawyer of distorting justice in at least six criminal cases
Next on his agenda is toughening the way employees are disciplined and cleaning up a lax culture of employee discipline in the corrections system
Knocked the bailiff to the ground, took his weapon and shot himself
Joshua Dylan Anderson regularly ate food containers, his jail uniform and human waste while in custody, resulting in a bowel obstruction that took weeks to pass
If people understood that simply catching a criminal is only half the work, conditions inside prisons could be improved for both inmates and correctional officers
Adam Torres fainted Wednesday morning after being denied bail
Said the recent death of a 30-year-old inmate after a confrontation with guards shows a complete overhaul is overdue
A new evaluation system to periodically review offenders, combined with building less-restrictive facilities for lower-risk inmates with medical needs — together could cost $20 million or more a year
Senator said she believes the judiciary committee needs to see the video, which reportedly shows the last days of Davon Mosley’s life as recorded from a solitary confinement cell
The law allows judges to modify the sentences of persons convicted of crimes; the murderer’s life sentence was cut to 14 years
The lawsuit claims the treatment of mentally ill inmates violates the U.S. Constitution
His case led to a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that death sentences for child rape were unconstitutional
His 1990 conviction was one of dozens to be called into question around the U.S. amid revolutionary changes in investigators’ understanding of arson
The family believes that more information about the incident would be forthcoming if the DOJ was involved in the investigation
Inmate claims that when he refused to work with COs’ scheme to smuggle in contraband, the officers allowed another inmate to stab him
Claims that the materials taken from him by prison staff are permitted for inmates
Former civilian kitchen worker contends in civil rights lawsuit she was seriously injured when a correctional officer attacked her
Blames warden, records supervisor and the county prison board members for delays in his legal filings
Three who have filed suits have lengthy criminal records; two suits settled, one pending
Alfred Days’ suit claimed prison administrators violated his constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment by failing to protect him