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 lawsuit alleges detainees faced unsafe temperatures, pests and unsanitary food in the now-demolished Medium Security Institution
The legislation would end a nearly 20-year pause on capital punishment in North Carolina by giving inmates a choice in execution methods
During the hearing, Christopher Walrath acknowledged that he put Brooks in a chokehold, that he struck the inmate’s body and groin and that he lied to investigators
The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that rejected inmate Rodney Reed’s plea for a new court hearing
The case against accused cop killer Eric Matthew Frein is a classic death penalty case, but it’s not a “slam dunk”
The former inmate is working towards his PhD and his dissertation focuses on what state prison systems are doing to prepare for their aging inmates
Authorities say a man wanted for failing to appear in court for a sentencing hearing has been arrested after taunting police in Alabama on Facebook
Armando Ruiz was clearly shown to have started the altercation with another inmate by kicking at him in video footage
Refused to respond to the judge during his initial court appearance Wednesday
Dwight Pink says COs are using policy to deny him art book that uses nude models to help show how to draw the human form
Inmate claimed he had Ebola, so judge took precautionary measures and had 150 inmates and 100 corrections personnel evacuated
Tsarnaev’s lawyers argued that the warrants authorizing searches weren’t specific enough and that some items were improperly seized
A Utah judge will get his first chance in December to hear the evidence against a woman accused of killing six of her seven newborns and storing all of their bodies in her garage
At least 1,000 people will be summoned and asked to fill out questionnaires for jury in trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Inmate was attacked by 10 others while two on-duty COs were asleep
Ala. DOC Commissioner Kim Thomas issued a written statement calling the lawsuit “unfortunate” and pledged to improve prison
Equal Justice Initiative is planning to file a class-action lawsuit on behalf of inmates who are subject to dangerous conditions and high rates of violence
Sergio Butler claims the smell comes at night and when it rains
Polk County jury reached its decision shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, a day after hearing closing arguments
Lawsuit seeks $75K for lost wages, legal fees, humiliation and “severe emotional and psychological distress”
A former D.C. inmate is suing the city and the Department of Corrections for forcing him to clean up another inmate’s messy suicide
Announcement follows a comprehensive review of the Department’s policies related to the care of inmates with mental health conditions
Suit claims that two Knox County Jail corrections officers were deliberately indifferent to a man who later attempted suicide by hanging himself five years ago
Rodney Johnson named the county, the sheriff’s department and eight county employees responsible for the alleged acts of discrimination, harassment and subsequent failure to act
Using house arrest more often to ease congestion and seeking a partnership with Clarks Summit State Hospital to provide better care for mentally ill inmates are tactics officials are exploring
Schizophrenic man is asking for dismissal of charges after jail staff stopped giving him his medication in the middle of the trial
Dominic Martin Montoya, 38, cut his arms and neck with a razor blade
Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens made the comments to the jury in an assault trial after those men and women heard evidence of an assault that allegedly occurred between two inmates in the jail
CO claims she was suspended from her job in May 2012 after being wrongfully accused of having “relationships” with inmates
A federal judge is set to hear arguments filed by 21 Oklahoma death row inmates seeking to block their executions
Suit lays out the altercations and injuries that Fern Ornelas suffered at both the hospital and jail
A Maryland federal court case alleging excessive force by prison guards against an inmate has been revived by an appeals court
Includes changes to the housing of teenage and young adult inmates, reforms to the use of solitary confinement and a top-to-bottom review of the department’s policies by a private consulting firm
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