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In Suit Over Connecticut Prisoner’s Death, Attorney General Will No Longer Represent Guard Convicted of Assault by On August 20, 2023, Connecticut newspapers reported that state Attorney General William Tong (D) announced his office would no longer defend a former state prison guard convicted of assaulting a prisoner in a …
SC Attorney General Opinion Re Privacy Rights for Inmates Who Have Died 2021 ol I r»' M O v JJl^j ^ * m; SPSS *v> 5P SOUTH C <¥ Alan Wilson Attorney General May 14, 2021 Bryan P. Stirling Director South Carolina Department of Corrections Post Office Box 21787 Columbia, …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Attorneys General, Police
Texas Attorney General Secretly Sabotages Compensation Payments to Man Exonerated of Killing Police Officer by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Alfred Dewayne Brown spent over a dozen years in prison, including nine on death row, before suppressed exculpatory evidence emerged that supported his alibi and proved he did not murder …
Urban Institute - Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform, Implementing and Building on the First Step Act, 2019 JUSTICE POLICY CENTER Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform IMPLEMENTING AND BUILDING ON THE FIRST STEP ACT Julie Samuels, Nancy La Vigne, and Chelsea Thomson May 2019 The topic of federal corrections …
Seventh Circuit Upholds Nationwide Injunction on Trump’s Attempt to Deny ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Federal Funding by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a nationwide injunction, enjoining the Trump Administration from denying law enforcement grant funding to &ldquo;sanctuary cities.&rdquo; Finding that one …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Mississippi Attorney General Settles with Third Company in Epps Bribery Scandal by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN has previously covered the continuing fallout from a massive bribery scandal involving former Mississippi DOC Commissioner Christopher B. Epps, including RICO lawsuits filed by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood against several companies …
Hood v. Global Tel Link, MS, Settlement, Bribery and Conspiracy, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") is entered. into by and between Jim Hood, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi ex rel. The State of Mississippi (''the State"), and Global Tel*Link Corporation ("GTL") through …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Breaking News: U.S. Attorney General Reinstates Federal Asset Forfeiture Sharing, with Conditions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna As noted in this issue's cover story, due to past abuses, restrictions were placed on the federal equitable sharing program in which state and local law enforcement agencies could partner with federal …
Publication • June 29, 2017
Filed under: Attorneys General
Attorney General Rob McKenna - Opinion re Legality of Nisqually Jail Service Agreement, 2016 Legal Opinion of Former Attorney General Rob McKenna orrick Memo To Ed Budge From Rob McKenna Melanie D. Phillips Date October 3, 2016 Re Legality of Nisqually Jail Service Agreement I. QUESTION PRESENTED Is the Nisqually …
NWIRP v. Sessions, WA, Complaint - EOIR Attorney Repersentation Policy Sanctions (2017) Case 2:17-cv-00716-RAJ Document 1 Filed 05/08/17 Page 1 of 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 11 NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT (“NWIRP”), a nonprofit …
Publication • April 11, 2017
Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement, Office of the Attorney General, 2017 <@ffice nf t~e1\ttarnre~enrntl Ba.sqingtnn,E. QI.20,5.30 April MEMORANDUM FROM: U BJ ECT: 11 , 2017 FOR ALL FEDERAL PRO SECUTORS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL~ R~ Renewed Commitme nt to Crim ina l Immigration Enfo rce ment Charging Practice s It …
Hood v. Global Tel Link, MS, Complaint, Bribery and Conspiracy, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI fE ~ l lE r FEB -8 2017 JIM HOOD, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MI~SISSIPPI, ex rel. THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Plaintiff, rnn' t1J' v. CIVIL ACTION NO.: ---'/_r_-_;;z_--"-']_ …
Nevada Attorney General Investigates Shooting of Two Handcuffed Prisoners by Derek Gilna Two handcuffed Nevada state prisoners held in administrative segregation at the high-security High Desert State Prison were shot by guards on November 12, 2014 after they began fighting, allegedly after those same guards deliberately encouraged them to fight. …
Article • August 25, 2016
Filed under: Attorneys General
TN Attorney General Says Public Records Act Requires Disclosure After Redaction of Exempt Portions of Records by In September, 1998, the Tennessee Attorney General issued its opinion regarding the disclosure of records after redaction of legally exempt parts of the document, without any balancing of interests before disclosure. The AG …
Article • August 22, 2016
Department of Justice Expands Definition of Rape to "Ensure Justice" by Derek Gilna The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has broadened the definition of rape, first established in 1927, to include "penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration …
Holder to Federal Prosecutors: Stop Using Threat of 851 Enhancements to Coerce Pleas by Derek Gilna Apparently U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder&rsquo;s impending retirement from government service has not extinguished his desire to rein in over-zealous federal prosecutors.&nbsp; In a September 24, 2014 memo to federal prosecutors made public, Holder …
Article • August 10, 2016
AG: Federal Halfway Houses Must Boost Services to Lower Recidivism by Derek Gilna An announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder called for 200 halfway houses that contract with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide services to releasing prisoners in their own local communities prior to completing their sentences, …
Former U.S. Attorney General’s Legacy: Too Little, Too Late by Derek Gilna The U.S. Sentencing Commission&rsquo;s unanimous vote in April 2014 to reduce sentencing guidelines two levels for certain defendants convicted of nonviolent drug crimes was a major step in cutting the federal prison terms of both the newly-convicted and …
Article • March 31, 2016
Holder Orders U.S. Attorneys Not to Use Appeal Waivers by Derek Gilna Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder followed up his announcement restricting the usage of 851&rsquo;s to coerce plea bargains with an announcement directing, not suggesting, that all U.S. Attorneys refrain from asking for appeal and habeas waivers in …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Automatic Oregon Death Row Confinement Pending Resentencing Enjoined by Mark Wilson Automatic Oregon Death Row Confinement Pending Resentencing Enjoined by Mark Wilson On October 10, 2014, an Oregon federal judge enjoined prison officials from automatically segregating death sentenced prisoners who have had their sentences vacated and are awaiting resentencing. Oregon …
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