Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. Thus is the title of Adam Liptak’s New York Times coverage of the Ohio inmate transfer case, Williams v Wilson case we reported on last week. The piece begins: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a request from the Trump administration to block a trial judge’s ruling that had ordered federal prison officials to take steps to protect more than 800 older or medically

Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. There have now been any number of COVID-related challenges to the conditions of confinement in jails/prisons nationwide, especially with respect to the elderly inmate population.  Two weeks ago we reported on the Texas case that had made its way to the US Supreme Court.  That case, Valentine v Collier, involved the 5th Circuit's stay of a lower court injunction regulating the conditions of

Written by: Stephanie R. Amiotte, Esq. COVID-19 is a pandemic nobody was prepared for and nobody wanted to happen. Its effects on the incarcerated population, particularly those with fragile health or advanced age will likely result in increased litigation against correctional healthcare providers.  Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is dedicated to meeting the pandemic head-on in defending correctional healthcare providers on the forefront. Much like the general public, correctional healthcare

Written by: Jennifer Dorminey Herzog, Esq. Because of policies of mass incarceration over the past four decades, the United States has incarcerated more people than any other country on Earth.[1]  Highly transmissible novel respiratory pathogens pose a challenge for incarcerated populations because of the ease with which they spread in congregate settings.[2]  The stage is set.  Enter COVID-19. I. COVID-19 "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe

Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. Below is the most useful guide we have located on The New Leave Entitlements Under FFCRA - Issues Unique to the Public Sector: COVID-19 Resource.  There is an outstanding and helpful Question and Answer section.  If you have any questions please reach out to Phil Friduss or any other of our outstanding HBS employment specialists throughout the Southeast, New York and New Jersey. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/new-leave-entitlements-under-ffcra-issues-unique-to-public-sector-covid-19-resource

Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. This is the NCCHC'S (National Commission on Correctional Health Care) 2019 Annual Report.  The Report covers NCCHC's 2019 impacts on the Opioid Crisis, jail/prison suicides, overall physical and mental healthcare, and its task force with the National Sheriff's Association and National Association of Counties in an effort to repeal the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy, among other vital information.  Only 14 pages, and an

Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. On February 28, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appellate court for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) ruled that a federal statute designed to combat human trafficking applies to a privatized federal corrections facility’s alleged practice of punishing and withholding basic human necessities from inmates who refuse to work.  Barrientos v. CoreCivic Inc., Case No. 18-15081. The law, the Trafficking Victims

Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. I.  INTRODUCTION Today’s correctional healthcare world is the product of a half-century mix of social, legal, and moral paradigm shifts. Ever since the 1976 Supreme Court's world-spotlight decision in Estelle, the obligation to provide meaningful healthcare to the incarcerated has skyrocketed – as has the quality of attorneys bringing claims for lapses in those services, and the sophistication of the theories utilized in advancing

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is looking forward to participating at the American Jail Association’s 38th Annual Conference and Jail Expo 2019 on May 18-22, 2019. As a first-time exhibitor at this conference, Hall Booth Smith is thrilled to join and meet attendees in Louisville, Kentucky. Hall Booth Smith defends correctional healthcare providers, correctional officers and local government clients throughout the Southeast. Hall Booth Smith attorneys are frequent presenters at

Hall Booth Smith, P.C., was a participant at the recent National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Mental Healthcare Conference in Hollywood, California, on July 15-16, 2018. Partner and Correctional Healthcare Practice Group team member Stephanie Amiotte, led a round-table breakfast discussion on legal issues, and presented on the Perils and Pitfalls of Medical Documentation. Hall Booth Smith, P.C., remains committed to industry events such as those sponsored