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Poaching Boast Lands Oregon Prison Guard in Hot Water; Pulls State Trooper Father Down with Him
Pendleton, Oregon boys pride themselves on their hunting abilities. Deep in the heart of Oregon’s high desert, hunting is an age-old rite of passage and a way of life. Guards at Pendleton’s Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) brag constantly about their hunting prowess, though they’re probably doing so much more ...
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More from this issue:
- Judge Not: Judges Benched for Personal Misconduct
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- FedCURE Entitled to Fee Waiver for FOIA Request, by Brandon Sample
- Violence on the Rise in BOP Facilities, by Brandon Sample
- Judge Sonia Sotomayor Denied My Appeal and I Spent 16 Years in Prison for a Crime I Didn’t Commit, by Jeffrey Deskovic
- Oregon Prosecutes Teen to Avoid Liability; Bizarre 2 1/2 Year Legal Battle Ends, by Mark Wilson
- A Bridge Between The Ivy League And The Jailhouse: An Interview with Brett Dignam, Clinical Professor of Law and Supervising Attorney at Yale Law School, by Todd Matthews
- Florida’s Private Prisons Still Lack Meaningful Oversight, by David Reutter
- Motions to Oust California Prison System’s Federal Healthcare Receiver Denied, by John Dannenberg
- 15 Guards Charged with Assaulting Maryland Prisoners, by David Reutter
- Oregon’s Criminal Justice Economic Recovery Plan: Keep Digging!, by Mark Wilson
- Indiana Lifelong Violent Offender Registration Preliminary Injunction Upheld in Part
- $1,423,127 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Taser Suit; Damages Reduced
- Report Recommends Lawmakers Reinstate College Programs in Prison, by David Reutter
- Report Concludes Hispanics Receiving a Greater Share of Federal Sentences, by David Reutter
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- $2.1 Million Award in California Prisoner’s Choking Death
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- Utah Evaluates Drug Program Pilot; Recommends Further Evaluation, by David Reutter
- $100,000 Settlement in Illegal Imprisonment Caused by Massachusetts’ Failure to Implement Court Order, by David Reutter
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- Ohio Parole Authority Ordered to Grant Hearings that Provide Meaningful Parole Consideration, by David Reutter
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