Phillip D. Shepherd, March 29, 2018

Phillip Shepherd, Franklin Circuit Judge, talks about clerking for Western District Court Judge Edward Johnstone from 1980 to 1982. In particular, he discusses three prison litigation cases that reformed conditions at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, Kentucky State Reformatory, and the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women (KCIW): Kendrick v. Bland (1980), which was consolidated with Thompson v. Bland, and Canterino v. Wilson (1982). The consolidated Kendrick v. Bland led to the 1980 Consent Decree, which spelled out how the Kentucky Corrections Cabinet would revamp prison conditions. In Canterino v. Wilson, Judge Johnstone became one of the first federal judges to hold that women prisoners have a constitutional right to the educational and vocational opportunities equal to those afforded male prisoners.

2018-03-29

Anu Kasarabada

Phillip Shepherd

1980 Consent Decree

Civil rights cases

Ed Johnstone

Judge Johnstone

Eddyville prison

LaGrange prison

Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women (KCIW)

Prison conditions

Prison guards

Unannounced prison visits

Case management

Courtroom management

Federal judges