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Federal judge awards $10,000 to Supermax prisoner for guard’s use of force
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A federal judge took the rare step last week of concluding an incarcerated, self-represented plaintiff should be compensated $10,000 by the U.S. government for a prison guard’s unwarranted use of force. After a five-day bench trial in which Khalfan Khamis Mohamed represented himself against the government’s attorneys, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson…
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Federal judge advances religious freedom claims of incarcerated amputee
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A federal judge concluded last month that a Muslim man serving a life sentence at Colorado’s “supermax” prison may proceed with his claims that the government is violating his right to religious exercise by failing to install a water stream he can use to clean himself before praying. Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, also known as Abu…
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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 allows ‘supermax’ prisoner’s limited religious freedom claims to proceed
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A federal judge last week permitted a Muslim man serving a life sentence in Colorado’s “supermax” prison for terrorism-related offenses to pursue a limited number of religious freedom claims against the government. Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, also known as Abu Hamza, arrived at the U.S. Penitentiary – Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence in 2015. A British citizen, Mostafa was…
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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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Inmate’s challenge to mail, privileges policies at ‘supermax’ prison rejected by federal court
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has rejected an inmate’s challenges to a pair of mail policies at the “supermax” prison in Colorado, noting the legitimate safety concerns underlying the restrictions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit also appeared to suggest inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence…
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Gardner claims ‘abuse of power’ in use of funds for Gitmo relocation
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Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and Republican colleagues Pat Roberts of Kansas and Tim Scott of South Carolina have asked the head of the Government Accountability Office for an opinion on whether the Department of Defense violated two federal laws by spending $25,909 in federal funds to survey potential sites to move Guantanamo Bay detainees…
