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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Counties in California Can Learn a Few Lessons from State on Inmate Health Care - BB&K Health Care Attorney Shares Tips on...

by Jared A. Goldman | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/10/2013

Inmates in the Riverside County jails served a federal class-action lawsuit last month, claiming the county is subjecting them to cruel and unusual punishment by depriving them of basic medical and mental health care. A...more

Intermountain Legal

“Hey Mom! I’m On TV!”

by Intermountain Legal on 4/2/2013

Most people are excited to see friends and family on television. Unfortunately, for acquaintances of the newly incarcerated in Salt Lake City, they may get their chance....more

Raiser & Kenniff, PC

U.S. Sentencing Commission Urged to Address Federal Prison Overcrowding

by Raiser & Kenniff, PC on 4/2/2013

According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the population of the federal prison system has increased by nearly 700% from 1970 to 2005. Most of the increase in the population is due to the growth in the number of...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Inmates Claim County is Depriving Them of Basic Medical and Mental Health Care - Similar Lawsuits Expected to be Filed as Counties...

by Jared A. Goldman | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/26/2013

Inmates in the Riverside County jails served a federal class-action lawsuit last week, claiming the county is subjecting them to cruel and unusual punishment by depriving them of basic medical and mental health care. Among...more

Intermountain Legal

Is There An App For That?

by Intermountain Legal on 3/19/2013

Earlier this month mayoral candidate Mark Crockett offered his view on reducing repeat criminal offenders and saving the state a lot of money in the process....more

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &...

Prison Re-Entry Panel at PBI Conference - Great Learning Experience

by Lisa Borden | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/19/2013

One of the great things about being invited to be on a panel at the Pro Bono Institute's wonderful annual conference is that, even though I was presumable asked because I know something about the topic, I always learn much...more

Lawyers.com

Prison Inmate ‘Forgotten’ for 2 Years Wins $15.5M

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 3/12/2013

An inmate in a New Mexico county jail who was put in solitary confinement for nearly two years without being charged has won a $15.5 million settlement. A jury awarded Stephen Slevin $22 million in his suit against...more

Lanier Law Group, P.A.

Patient Safety Week!

by Lanier Law Group, P.A. on 3/4/2013

Greg Baker, a former inmate at Butner Correctional Facility here in North Carolina, is suing the federal government. Mr. Baker alleges that medical malpractice at the Federal Correctional Complex resulted in the spread of...more

Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C.

Court Dismisses Suit By Milwaukee County Jail Inmate

by Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. on 1/10/2013

An inmate of the Milwaukee County Jail sued the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office claiming that he was denied the right to vote. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the inmate was not allowed to vote because he never completed...more

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