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Texas Probation Officer Charged With Having Juvenile Probationer's Baby
Texas Probation Officer Charged With Having
Juvenile Probationer's Baby
by Gary Hunter
Laura Hernandez, a 32 year old probation officer, was arrested October 30, 2003 when it was discovered that the father of her child was only 16 years old.
The boy had been placed on probation for possession of …
Juvenile Probationer's Baby
by Gary Hunter
Laura Hernandez, a 32 year old probation officer, was arrested October 30, 2003 when it was discovered that the father of her child was only 16 years old.
The boy had been placed on probation for possession of …
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More from this issue:
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- BOP Doctor Indicted, Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault, by Bob Williams
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- Florida Work Release Prisoners Ripped Off by Private Transport Company, by David Reutter
- Excessive Heat Still Plagues Baltimore Women Detainees, by Bob Williams
- Another Troubled North Carolina Jail, by Michael Rigby
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- $13,500 Damages Paid to Two Illegally Detained Washington DOC Prisoners
- Mandamus Available to Review Oregon Disciplinary Orders
- PLRA Physical Injury Rule Applied to Non-Prison Case
- Missed HIV Medication Did Not Create a Serious Medical Need
- Washington Medical Claim Reinstated
- California Rules Violation for "Repeated Pattern" Must Involve Same Offense
- Private Settlement Agreement Prohibits Award of Attorney Fees and Costs, by David Reutter
- County Public Defender Liable for Wrongful Conviction
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- Local Rule Cannot Justify Summary Judgment When Factual Dispute Exists, by David Reutter
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- New Jersey Prisoners May Confront Accusers in Disciplinary Hearings, by Michael Rigby
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- Certification for Interlocutory Appeal Order Discussed in California Prison Labor Suit
- Discipline Without Notice Violates Due Process; BOP Administrative Exhaustion May Be Excused
- No Ex Post Facto Violation in Forcing Washington Prisoner to Take Stress and Anger Classes
- New Trial Ordered in Washington Strip Cell Conditions Suit
- Pretrial Detainee Has Limited Right to Litigate Civil Matters
- Applicability of FTCA to BOP Causes Circuit Split, by David Reutter
- $15 Million Award for Wrongful Conviction Upheld
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- Dismissal Sanction for Prisoner's Refusal to Be Deposed Without Court Order Reversed
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- No Crueler Tyrannies: Accusation, False Witnesses, and Other Tyrannies of Our Times, by Robert Woodman
- Texas Monitors Prisoners for-Signs of Al-Qaeda Recruitment
- Virginia Prison Vendors Lose Contracts to Out-of-State Supplier, by Gary Hunter
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- Jailhouse Snitch Enlisted in War on Terrorism Behind Bars, by Bob Williams
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