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Federal judge dismisses hunger strike-related claims of US embassy bombing defendant
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A federal judge last month dismissed an incarcerated man’s claims against officials in Colorado’s “Supermax” prison alleging they acted with negligence toward the plaintiff’s 20-day hunger strike. Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, who was convicted of the deadly 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Tanzania, was incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary — Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence.…
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Federal judge dismisses claim against coordinator of prison training exercise gone wrong
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A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the alleged coordinator of a prison training exercise could not be held liable for excessive force when the simulation took a turn for the worse and employees actually attacked each other. As part of a 2019 hostage training at Federal Correctional Complex, Florence, prison employees punched, shot simulated bullets…
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Fremont County murder conviction reversed due to faulty jury instruction
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A man convicted of murdering his housemate when he shot a gun through his basement ceiling will receive a new trial, as Colorado’s second-highest court determined a Fremont County judge gave jurors an instruction that violated the defendant’s constitutional rights. Thomas Randall Addington is serving a 38-year prison sentence after jurors convicted him of murdering…
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Federal judge allows ex-Florence employee’s retaliation claim to proceed against city
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A federal judge last month refused to dismiss a retaliation claim against the city of Florence, filed by a former employee who alleged she was pushed out for reporting malfeasance and discrimination at the water treatment plant. Sarah Glenn worked for the city for 1.5 years and was the only female employee at the plant.…
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10th Circuit declines to consider prison food-tampering claim
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has declined to consider an incarcerated man’s allegations that a prison official tampered with his food by placing “light brown matter,” “red matter” and saliva on his meals, causing illness. On Aug. 16, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit issued an…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper call for increased employee pay in Colorado Supermax prison
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Colorado U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to federal officials Monday, urging them to address understaffing and poor working conditions in the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence. FCC Florence – the nation’s only federal Supermax prison – has been short staffed for more than a year and is currently short by…
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Judge rejects inmate’s request to order changes to prison dental policies
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A federal judge has rebuffed an inmate’s request to order prison officials to halt their alleged unofficial policy of denying dental crowns to detainees, believing the Federal Bureau of Prisons should be left to manage its own medical protocols. Peter George Noe, who is incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary — Administrative Maximum facility in Florence, filed…
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Federal judge declines to dismiss inmate’s lawsuit against government over prison stabbing
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An inmate has plausibly claimed government officials were negligent by failing to prevent a prison yard attack on him and also failing to intervene, a federal judge has ruled. David J. Martin was incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence on June 2, 2018, when his cousin snuck up behind him in the recreation yard and…
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Judge dismisses part of Boston Marathon bomber’s lawsuit challenging prison restrictions
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A federal judge has dismissed some of the First Amendment claims brought by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted of killing four people in connection with the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and who is now challenging his prison restrictions in Colorado. Tsarnaev, who is facing a death sentence, is currently at the United States Penitentiary – Administrative…
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Federal judge considers ‘misleading’ prison explanation of Boston bomber’s restrictions
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A federal judge on Wednesday questioned a Federal Bureau of Prisons official about the accuracy of the bureau’s response to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man sentenced to death for killing four people in April 2013 in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing, and who is now challenging his prison conditions. Tsarnaev, who is incarcerated at the United States…
