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Federal judge advances claim against prison guard for allegedly outing man as ‘snitch’
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A federal judge last week agreed an incarcerated man could sue a prison guard for allegedly putting him in danger and retaliating against him by revealing to other inmates that the plaintiff filed a sexual harassment complaint. The plaintiff, who is incarcerated at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, raised allegations against three prison employees that…
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Federal judge lets prisoner’s claim proceed over strip search video shared with others
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A federal judge agreed last week that an incarcerated man’s claims could proceed against two state corrections employees, alleging they retaliated against him for complaining about recorded strip searches and also showed the video of one search to inmates and staff. Representing himself, Ryan James Griffin filed suit based on multiple strip searches he underwent…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss rape-related lawsuit against Colorado Springs corrections provider
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A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit last week against a private provider of community corrections services in Colorado Springs whose employee allegedly was able to rape two women as a result of known security lapses at the facility. Shenelle Lovato and Alexis Suarez sued Community Corrections, Inc., or ComCor, and several of its…
