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Prison Rape

Younger inmates, especially those sentenced to juvenile facilities, are at greater risk for rape, and are often more reluctant to report these assaults to the authorities and it is widely believed that the number of prison rapes on young white males, the most vulnerable population in jails and prisons, is significantly higher. Read the rest of this entry »
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Illegal Strip Searching of Prison Inmates

Strip searches are a routine part of prison life, but this does not mean they are always necessary or justified. Female inmates are often subjected to strip searches by male corrections officers, which may in itself be sufficient grounds for a lawsuit. Another potential ground for a civil lawsuit is when strip searches (of either male or female prisoners) are conducted by multiple guards at the same time. Read the rest of this entry »
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Malicious Prosecution and Prosecutor Misconduct Lawsuits

Malicious prosecution occurs when a prosecutor pursues a case without "probable cause." Probable cause is a reasonable belief that you were the individual who committed the offense. It's not enough for the district attorney to have a hunch; there has to be evidence, either real or circumstantial, in order to prosecute a case. Malicious prosecution may also have occurred if a prosecutor broke the law (prosecutor misconduct), or knew of laws broken, in order to build a false case against someone. Read the rest of this entry »
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Pennsylvania Strip Search Laws

A 2008 decision from the Federal District Court of the Easter District of Pennsylvania (Martinez v. Warner) noted the following with respect to strip searches of arrestees... Read the rest of this entry »
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Inmate, Prisoner, Convict – Which is correct?

Is there a difference between a prisoner, inmate, and convict?

That depends on who you ask. For the most part, prison officials and correction officers use the terms interchangeably and feel all three terms to have the same meaning.

To those who are incarcerated, the terms are not used in the same way and there is a distinct difference in prison "lingo" between a convict and an inmate.

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Prisoner Suicide: The Leading Cause of Death in Prison

Every year, hundreds of inmates commit suicide in American jails and prisons—in fact, suicide is the leading cause of death in the U.S. penal system, far more common than murder. While corrections officers take certain precautions to prevent inmate suicides, including confiscating the shoelaces of detainees which can be turned into makeshift nooses—prison suicide remains a broad and deep problem. Read the rest of this entry »
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Civil Lawsuits for Prison Inmate Murder

Prison life is stressful and populated by both nonviolent and violent offenders, and, no matter how well run a prison or jail is, many violent acts are committed against inmates including acts of police or correction officer abuse and brutality, illegal strip searches, rape, and assault. But you might be surprised to learn that the leading cause of death in the penal system is prisoner suicide.

According to some statistical studies, the murder rate in prison is significantly less than that of some big American cities, only amounting to two or three out of 100,000 prisoners every year.

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Prisoner’s Rights Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act

The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA ), passed by Congress in 1996, seemingly drastically restricts the rights of prisoners and inmates to pursue grievances in federal courts. Ostensibly designed to intimidate prisoners—and to ease the financial burden on the U.S. court system from inmate lawsuits—the PRLA actually doesn't impose many more burdens on inmates than the court system as a whole does on non-prisoner plaintiffs. Read the rest of this entry »
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