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Judge Rips DOJ Lawyers for “Series of Misrepresentations,” Orders Ethics Training
In one of the most recent examples of gross misconduct on the part of U.S. Department of Justice attorneys, noteworthy for the fact that it was actually punished, a Texas federal judge blasted DOJ lawyers who had deliberately misled him. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen ruled that the ...
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More from this issue:
- Culture of Abuse and Corruption Plagues Jail in Denver, Colorado, by Lonnie Burton
- Texas: Complaint Filed Over Contaminated Water, Conditions at Eastham Unit, by Panagioti Tsolkas
- Michigan: Contract for Prisoner Legal Writer Program Results in Controversy
- Rundown on California Propositions 57 and 64, by Kent A. Russell
- Illinois: DNA Evidence Exonerates One Man, Implicates Another
- Imprisoned Author Denied Access to His Own Published Writing
- Seventh Circuit Tells Wisconsin Probationer with Gender Dysphoria how to Proceed, by Matthew Clarke
- Georgia Prison Guards Face Sexual Assault Charges
- Judge Rips DOJ Lawyers for “Series of Misrepresentations,” Orders Ethics Training, by Derek Gilna
- Krome Detention Center has Long History of Detainee Abuse, by David Reutter
- $28.1 Million Jury Award after Eighth Circuit Allows Conspiracy Claims in Nebraska Wrongful Conviction Suit, by Matthew Clarke
- New York: Nearly $10 Million in Settlements Over Denial of Medical Care at Rikers Island
- Michigan’s Wayne County Jails Plagued with Inhumane Conditions
- Michigan: Corizon Audit Finds Deficiencies, State Extends and Expands Contract Anyway
- Model Mental Health Care Diversion System Started by Miami Judge, by David Reutter
- Nebraska: Portions of Lawsuit over Guard’s Sexual Assault Allowed to Proceed
- BOP Prisoner’s FTCA Wage Suit States Cause of Action
- Three California Jail Guards Charged with Murdering One Prisoner, Assaulting Another, by Christopher Zoukis
- Constitutional Amendment Ensures Executions will Continue in Oklahoma , by Christopher Zoukis
- Two Fulton County Jail Employees Subject to Liability in Detainee’s Suicide
- FCI Danbury Prisoners Finally Transferred to New Women’s Facility
- Increased Access to Higher Education Programs for California Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
- Deaths Due to Neglect in U.S. Jails Reflect Nation’s Values , by David Reutter
- Mississippi: Hinds County Jails in Crisis, Face Mandated Reforms, by David Reutter
- New York DA Supervisor Engages in Kinky Fetishes, Wife Claims, by Derek Gilna
- Report Finds Charging Criminal Justice Fees Perpetuates Mass Incarceration, by Matthew Clarke
- Hawaii Warden Subjected Female Prisoners to “Shame Therapy”
- Correctional Medical Care Pays $425,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Opiate Withdrawal Death
- Securus Phone Rates Spark Uprising at Alaska Prison , by Joe Watson
- Georgia’s Supreme Court Rules on Private Probation Services
- State University of New York “Bans the Box” on Student Applications
- Dear Librarian: Filling the Information Gap for Prisoners with No Internet Access , by Christopher Zoukis
- Jail Official Convicted of Illegally Recording Phone Conversations Loses Appeal, by Christopher Zoukis
- Shackled South African Prisoner Beaten by GEO Guards Wins Lawsuit, by Derek Gilna
- Recurring Injury Subsequent to Lawsuit Settlement No Bar to New Claim
- Ninth Circuit Vacates Generalized Order to Shackle Pretrial Defendants, En Banc Review Granted
- $325,002 Award to Michigan Prisoner Denied Medical Care for Joint Pain
- Second Circuit Expands Protections from Sexual Abuse by Prison Staff, by Derek Gilna
- Orleans Parish Jail Settles Prisoner Suicide Suit for $1.75 Million, by Derek Gilna
- Merits Ruling on Procedurally Flawed Grievance Satisfies PLRA
- Child Support Relief Coming for Incarcerated Parents
- Tennessee Sheriff Indicted, Suspended and Jailed Over E-cig Business
- Michigan Jail Subject of Wrongful Death Lawsuit and PLN Censorship Suit
- New York Prison Scrutinized, Employees Charged Following High-profile Escape, by Derek Gilna
- ICE Deportations Peaked in FY 2012, Declined from 2013 to 2015, by Derek Gilna
- Continued Need for Prison and Criminal Justice Reforms
- CCA’s Rebranding May Violate Trademark Rights
- NTSB Faults Texas Prison Guard, Road Crews in Transport Bus Deaths, by Derek Gilna
- California County Settles Class-action Lawsuit Over Jail Medical and Mental Health Care, by Matthew Clarke
- PLN Goes Undercover to Bust CCA Employees’ Misuse of Prisoner Labor
- Too Little, Too Late: Prosecutor Remorseful for Sending Innocent Man to Death Row, by David Reutter
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- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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More from Derek Gilna:
- Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, April 1, 2022
- Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
- California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
- The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
- District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
- HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
- Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
- Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
- D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
- Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021
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- CDCR Loses Suit Over Release of Employee Misconduct Records, June 1, 2024. DOC/BOP misconduct, Public Records Act.
- “Are You Freaking Kidding Me?” Former BOP Warden Accuses Guards of Recruiting Prisoners for Assaults at Troubled Lockup in Illinois, June 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
- BOP Guards Plead Guilty in Smuggling Ring at Closed Manhattan Lockup, May 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct.
- Families of New Jersey Jail Suicide Victims Still Waiting for Settlement Payouts, May 1, 2024. Attorney Misconduct, Settlements, Suicides.
- Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Lapses in Epstein Death, Pushes Back Against Rumors It Wasn’t Suicide, May 1, 2024. DOC/BOP misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Suicides.
- Lawsuit By California Youth Alliance Prompts County Probation Chiefs to Dissolve Secretive Nonprofit, April 26, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Open Meetings, Public Records, Public Records Act, halfway houses, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
- At BOP California “Rape Club” Prison: Historic Ruling, FBI Raid, Warden Removed, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Whistleblowing, Retaliatory Searches, Retaliatory Segregation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Staffing, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Special Masters, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Special Master.
- Woman Denied Cardiac Care in Federal Prison in Texas—Despite Personal Assurance of BOP Medical Director, April 1, 2024. DOC/BOP misconduct, Seizures, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat.
- BOP Pays $40,000 to Prisoner Sexually Assaulted at Florida Lockup by Guard, Who Must Pay Her $1 Million, March 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act.