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Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
DC Circuit Court: “Three Strike” Prisoners Must Show Imminent Danger to File Lawsuits by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that to proceed under the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s (PLRA) three-strikes exception, the three-strike prisoner must demonstrate that he or she faced imminent …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Beyond Harsh: 86 Mississippi Prisoners Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a resurgence of “tough-on-crime” sentencing reforms that swept the nation in the 1990s, many states enacted “three-strikes” laws mandating life sentences for those convicted of three felony offenses. Mississippi was among …
Article • March 15, 2020
Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Prisoner's Non-Prison Lawsuit Under PLRA's 3-Strikes Rule, Even Though Unrelated to Prison Conditions by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Native American prisoner’s lawsuit against the United States involving Indian affairs, citing …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Three Strikes
New York District Court Erred in Applying “Three Strike” Rule to Dismissals by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held on September 12, 2019 that William Escalera, Jr. was not barred from proceeding in forma pauperis and filing a complaint after a New York district …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Three Strikes
Life Sentence for Joyriding Overturned in California by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Kenneth Oliver, 52, was only 29 when he received a life sentence under California’s “three strikes” law for repeat felons. He was arrested while joyriding in a stolen car as a passenger, and a stolen handgun was …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Parole, Three Strikes
Virginia Parole Board Changes “Three-Strikes” Interpretation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Virginia’s parole board is changing a policy under which the state’s “three-strikes” law was used to deny parole to 262 prisoners who previously had never been incarcerated before their current charges. The change came on the heels …
The Criminal History of Federal Offenders, United States Sentencing Commission, 2018 The Criminal History of Federal Offenders UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION United States Sentencing Commission One Columbus Circle, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 www.ussc.gov William H. Pryor Jr. Acting Chair Rachel E. Barkow Commissioner Charles R. Breyer Commissioner Danny C. Reeves …
Oregon Sex Offenders Get LWOP, Not Treatment by “This bill will finally get at protecting our community from the most dangerous of sexual criminals,” said Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, testifying in support of legislation he co-­sponsored to enact a “two strikes and you’re out” law for repeat sex offenders. …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
PLRA Strikes Accruing After Notice of Appeal Do Not Count to Determine IFP Eligibility by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 4, 2017 that in determining a prisoner’s in forma pauperis (IFP) motion, a court must look to the date a pleading is filed – and not …
Second Chance Reforms 2017 CCRC Limiting Second Chance Reforms in 2017 Roundup of new expungement and restoration laws December 2017 COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public discussion of the collateral consequences of conviction, the legal restrictions and …
Prop 47 Makes Thousands of Drug, Property Offenders Eligible for Release by Joe Watson The passage of California's Proposition 47 in November 2014—which reduced many felony drug-possession and property crimes to misdemeanors— might be a harbinger of criminal-justice reform nationwide. But for now, reform advocates will gladly accept the imminent …
Trapped by Sam Levin California wastes tens of millions of dollars a year keeping people in prison long after they’ve been rehabilitated – denying parole for arbitrary reasons and destroying lives in the process. by Sam Levin, East Bay Express Part One: Cruel and Indefinite Punishment Demian Johnson knows he …
Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017
Rundown on California Propositions 57 and 64 by Kent A. Russell by Kent A. Russell, Esq. In the November 2016 elections, California voters enacted Propositions 57 and 64, two new laws that will potentially benefit thousands of prisoners and scores of prior marijuana offenders. Prop 57 makes most non-violent prisoners …
Vera Institute for Justice Reports Tracks Prisoner Increase from 1970 to 2014 by Derek Gilna The Vera Institute for Justice, a non-profit research organization, has completed an ambitious aggregation and analysis of the county-by-county increase in incarceration from 1970 to 2014.  Starting with figures provided by the Department of Justice's …
California’s Historic Corrections Reforms, PPIC, 2016 California’s Historic Corrections Reforms September 2016 Magnus Lofstrom, Mia Bird, and Brandon Martin PPIC.ORG © 2016 Public Policy Institute of California. PPIC is a public charity. It does not take or support positions on any ballot measures or on any local, state, or federal …
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33 States Reform Criminal Justice Policies Through Justice Reinvestment, PEW, 2016 A fact sheet from Nov 2016 33 States Reform Criminal Justice Policies Through Justice Reinvestment Overview Since 2007, 33 states have reformed their sentencing and corrections policies through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, a public-private partnership that includes the U.S. …
Harsh Sentencing Laws in Washington State to Blame for Growing Lifer Population, Says University Study by Joe Watson Though its forward thinking, beanie-clad baristas façade would suggest otherwise, the State of Washington has a sobering history of abandoning rehabilitative incarceration in favor of some of the most draconian sentencing laws …
Outcomes of California’s Proposition 47 by Joe Watson The passage of California’s Proposition 47 in November 2014 – which reduced many felony drug possession and property crimes to misdemeanors – might be a harbinger of criminal justice reform nationwide. But for now, reform advocates have gladly accepted the release of …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Virginia: Unproven Facts Used to Deny Parole Subject of Lawsuit, Settlement by A settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit forced the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) and the state’s Parole Board to deem a prisoner eligible for parole. The settlement also reversed the agencies’ interpretation of Virginia’s “Three Strikes” law …
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