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Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction
Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction
by Matt Clarke
The publisher of a Vermont newspaper and its sister publication defended the hiring of a registered sex offender as a reporter covering the police and court beats after facing criticism from a rival paper and national media watchdog ...
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- News in Brief
- Legislation Removes Secrecy from Georgia Parole Board’s Proceedings, Decisions, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Delaware: Drop in Prison Phone Rates Called a “Drop in the Bucket”, by Derek Gilna
- Is Texas Poisoning Prisoners with Contaminated Water?, by Panagioti Tsolkas
- Texas County Pays Prisoner’s Family $214,500 for Wrongful Death
- Mandamus Improper Remedy to Challenge Illinois DOC’s “Violating at the Door” Policy, by David Reutter
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- Nevada: Federal Suit over Shackling of Pregnant Prisoner Settles for $130,000 and Policy Changes, by Matthew Clarke
- BOP Ordered to Pay Prisoner’s Attorneys $41,703 for Discovery Abuses, by Derek Gilna
- British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks, by Matthew Clarke
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- Alabama: Settlement to Integrate HIV-Positive Prisoners Finalized, by David Reutter
- Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction, by Derek Gilna
- $290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed, by David Reutter
- Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
- Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial in “Pink Underwear” Lawsuit; Case Settles for $240,000, by Mark Wilson
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- Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs, by Mark Wilson
- Federal Court Orders Cameras to Cover Blind Spots at North Carolina Prison, by David Reutter
- Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights, by David Reutter
- $400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit, by Derek Gilna
- Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Supervised Release Period Despite Sentencing Omission, by Derek Gilna
- Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
- Former Illinois Drug Court Judge Gets Prison Time Following Fellow Judge’s Fatal Overdose, by Joe Watson
- How U.S. Prison Officials Rubberstamped a CIA Torture Chamber, by Carl Takei
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin Sex Offender Registration Fee, Names John Doe Plaintiffs, by Derek Gilna
- Fourth Circuit Finds Strip Searches and Delousing of Arrestees Constitutional, by Lonnie Burton
- Prison Legal News Wins FOIA Appeal Against BOP, by Derek Gilna
- Washington Prisoner Granted Injunction Ordering Outside Orthopedic Evaluation, by Mark Wilson
- Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case, by Mark Wilson
- Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated, by Matthew Clarke
- Corporations You’ve Never Heard of are Making Millions from Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
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- Vice President’s Son Discharged from Navy Due to Drug Use, by Christopher Zoukis
- Michigan: Perjured Testimony at Trial Results in Habeas Relief, but Reversed on Appeal, by David Reutter
- Court Denies Challenge to D.C. Sex Offender’s Website on Registry Officials
- Terrorism Suspect Moves to Suppress Statements Made to FBI due to Torture Threats, by Matthew Clarke
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- Liability against Taser for Negligence Upheld but $5.5 Million Damages Award Reversed, by David Reutter
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- Nebraska Supreme Court Announces Probation Search Unlawful When Conducted After Original Term Expired and Before Hearing on Extending Term, March 15, 2024
- California Court of Appeal Reverses Denial of Full Resentencing Under SB 483, March 15, 2024
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- West Virginia Pretrial Detainee’s Lawsuit for Sexual Abuse Survives Dismissal Stage, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Failure to Protect (General).
- New Head of “Constitutional Sheriffs” Calls MLK a “Thug”, Jan. 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Media.
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- Citing Improvements at Mississippi State Prison at Parchman, Rappers Drop Suit, Oct. 15, 2023. Conditions of Confinement, Media, Tapes/Music.
- Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023. Transfers, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Arraignment Delay, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
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- Third Circuit Unbothered by Pennsylvania’s Discrimination Against Sex Offenders in Denying Parole to Halfway Houses, April 1, 2023. Parole Board Misconduct, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), halfway houses.