Martin v. Duffy (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-126-17, 24 pp.) (Wynn, J.) No. 16-6132, June 1, 2017; USDC at Florence, S.C. (Norton, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Plaintiff inmate stated a claim for a First Amendment violation based on defendant correctional officer ...
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Read More »OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Some of the three drugs used in a botched Oklahoma execution this week didn’t enter the inmate’s system because the vein they were injected into collapsed, and that failure wasn’t noticed for 21 minutes, the state’s ...
Read More »A former inmate at the Craggy Correctional Center has won a federal sexual abuse lawsuit against a former prison supervisor.
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Read More »Fueled by Styrofoam cups of coffee, the attorneys sit around a small table every morning in what they call a "triage" meeting, sorting through more than 100 letters every day from inmates asking for legal assistance. This is life at N.C. Prisoner Legal Services, a nonprofit that contracts with the state to provide prisoners access to the courts. At any one time, the post-conviction team has between 80-120 cases open, according to Mary Pollard (pictured), executive director of Prisoner Legal Services.
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Read More »Thames v. North Carolina Department of Correction. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0720, 9 pp.) (Linda M. McGee, J.) Appealed from the Industrial Commission. N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: The plaintiff-prisoner was wearing full restraints – handcuffs and ankle irons connected to a ...
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