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 AFGE’s Council of Prison Locals urges lawmakers to reject EO 14251, which they say strips workplace protections and threatens officer safety
A partner at Butler Snow used ChatGPT to draft filings defending the state prison system, resulting in false legal citations based on nonexistent cases
L.A. County must reduce the population and pass state inspection to avoid full closure of the embattled juvenile facility
Prisoner Robert Vasquez filed the suit in state District Court in Santa Fe
Kim Hawkins, who filed the complaint Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Terre Haute, is asking $150,000 in lost wages and emotional distress
Corrections officer Sharon Hampton and others were sued by the family of slain inmate Donald Reed Jr. and the injured inmates in 2008
Lancaster County District judge said Nikko Jenkins, 28, failed to serve the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services with notice of the lawsuit, as required by law
According to the suit, Kenneth Christopher Lucas yelled, “I’m going to pass out!” as officers sat on top of him while he laid face down on his stomach
Matthew Willey alleges that Sgt. Michael Seaman retaliated against him from 2011 to 2013
Maryland’s highest court has affirmed an $18.5 million jury verdict in the 2005 killing of an man by a fellow inmate aboard a prison bus
Said it affected his ability to file appeals from April 21 to July 16
Norman Seabrook, head of COBA, urged Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Ponte to consider corrections officers and their safety while planning prison reform
Contend holding an inmate in solitary confinement for an extended period of time could “amount to torture”
Between the prison cell to the courtroom, there’s a lot of possibilities for weird things to happen
People on both ends of the political spectrum are coming together to work on dispensing justice more fairly and putting young people back on the right track
Failure to understand the first five of these use-of-force facts could cost you your job — failure to understand the sixth could cost you your life
Chris Christie plans to point to Camden, New Jersey, as a national model for rebuilding trust between law enforcement and residents while driving down violent crime
He’ll be the first sitting president to see the inside of a federal prison, the White House said
The 33-year-old inmate sued CO Anthony Hansen, the Department of Correctional Services and other prison officials for $150,000
The defendant, Anthony Bland, 27, also allegedly destroyed “courtroom property” during the frenzy
Alleges the state uses an illegal prescription to obtain the execution drug pentobarbital from a compounding pharmacy, violating state and federal law
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday issued an executive order calling for an independent audit of the besieged agency
Wyoming’s corrections department is among the defendants named in a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former prison guard
$18 million city plan allows judges beginning next year to replace bail for low-risk defendants
Judge Mindy Glazer, suspect Arthur Booth attended middle school together
Attorney Alexis Plunkett represents 24-year-old Andrew Arevalo
Corrections spokeswoman Alex Tomlin said Monday the agency is ending its relationship with New Life Recovery House in Alamogordo out of safety concerns
New York City officials will pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Rikers Island inmate who was allegedly fatally beaten by jail officers
79-year-old John William “Jack” Dresser filed an excessive-force suit this week in U.S. District Court in Eugene
Officials are scheduled to vote on a proposed $950,000 settlement that would resolve a lawsuit filed over a inmate’s 2013 death
A 27-year-old Lewiston man who was a passenger in an uninsured cab that crashed while he attended a drug court program is suing Nez Perce County for an undisclosed amount
Consent decree will require installation of 8,000 cameras, retrain COs to reduce use of force, improve internal investigations and punish officers who use excessive force
Demoted because she lacked leadership ability, not because of her gender, an attorney for the county says