MTWT - Chris | December 19, 2009
Bill Would Reform Law That Denies Access to Courts for Victims of Prison Rape and Other Abuses
WASHINGTON – December 16 – Congressman Robert Scott (D-VA) introduced landmark legislation today that is aimed at reforming how prisoners can bring lawsuits defending their rights. Congressman Scott’s bill would reform the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) which was [read more...]
MTWT - Chris | December 19, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Greetings families and friends of those incarcerated within the NDOC, as well as to those who may not have loved ones residing in the NDOC but are prison advocates and/or concerned citizens. I am an inmate that has been imprisoned at Ely State Prison for the past [read more...]
MTWT - Chris | December 12, 2009
By Greg Matics
The Jackson Star-News
Thu Dec 10, 2009, 12:13 PM EST
Ely, NV – Prison reform groups are calling for a federal investigation in the aftermath of a former Ripley man’s suicide in his death row cell at a Nevada prison.
Timothy L. Redmen (AKA Timothy Lee Redman), 45, hanged himself with his shoelaces in his cell [read more...]
Matt | December 11, 2009
The litany of lawsuits filed by the Concerned Citizens for a Safe Community and Chairman Donna Cox could come with a hefty price tag.
Corrections Corporation of America and Nye County have both filed claims against CCSC for court costs totaling over $7,500 in the wake of the unsuccessful federal suit brought against them in an [read more...]
MTWT - Chris | December 9, 2009
MTWT apologizes for the condition of this witness statement regarding the death of Timothy Redman at Ely State Prison on November 18, 2009. Somehow, the account was mailed to the wrong place and the person who got it took it upon herself to chop up (“edit”) this statement. Unfortunately, this “editor” [read more...]
MTWT - Chris | December 9, 2009
Note: I found this on another blog I came to by accident “The Truth As I See It“. I read it because the title caught my attention. It is a very good piece and a lot of truth spoken in it. Take the time and read it, really read it. It’s powerful and ask some [read more...]
MTWT - Chris | December 8, 2009
Prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate at Northern Nevada Correctional Center over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Director of Corrections Howard Skolnik said inmate Jamie Kline’s death while he was in the prison Regional Medical Center is under investigation.
Skolnik said Kline habitually refused to take his psychotropic medicines which meant the medical staff had to [read more...]
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