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Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Ex-BOP Pharmacist Sentenced for Stealing Drugs by The former chief pharmacist at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Fairton, New Jersey has admitted to stealing more than $7,000 worth of drugs, needles and other supplies from the prison’s pharmacy. Brian Walters, 47, pleaded guilty on August 17, 2010 to charges …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Six Florida Jail Staff Arrested in Contraband Smuggling Probe by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An on-going investigation into contraband smuggling at Florida’s Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale has resulted in the arrest of five guards and a contract nurse. Following months of witness interviews and a review …
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
Staff Smuggle Drugs and Porn to Washington Civil Commitment Prisoners by Mark Wilson A Washington Special Commitment Center (SCC) nurse who fell in love with a civilly committed violent sex offender pleaded guilty to smuggling him drugs and homemade pornographic videos; the offender and two other people were charged with …
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
Texas Prison Guard One of "America’s Dumbest Criminals” by Texas Prison Guard One of "America’s Dumbest Criminals” In September 2010, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison guard was arrested for stealing beer and cigarettes from a convenience store. His prosecution will be aided by cell phone photos and …
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
$75,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Beating by A $75,000 settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by a former prisoner who was beaten by guards at Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County Prison (WCP). In June 2009, James P. Edwards, 28, was arrested on a parole violation. He was on parole following …
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
Conviction Affirmed for Former Prisoner Who Posed as Lawyer by by Brandon Sample Howard O. Kieffer “is not an attorney, never obtained a college degree and has never attended law school or passed a bar exam,” wrote the Chief Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, in affirming Kieffer’s …
Article • May 15, 2011
Mistaken Release Still Escape If You Do Not Turn Yourself In by The federal escape statute applies to prisoners who fail to turn themselves in after being mistakenly released, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided December 27, 2010. Lonzell Gowdy was mistakenly released by Alabama prison …
Article • May 15, 2011
Prisoner's Conviction in Lucasville Prison Riot Confirmed by Ohio’s Tenth District Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a new trial motion filed by a prisoner convicted of two murders that occurred during the 1993 Lucasville prisoner riot. A jury convicted prisoner Timothy Grinnell of two counts of aggravated murder …
Article • May 15, 2011
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Discharges Man after 16-Year Sentence Execution Delay by On November 6, 2007, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that a 16-year delay in the execution of sentences for multiple violent and sex offenses precluded execution of the sentences. Vith Ly, an immigrant from Cambodia living …
Article • May 15, 2011
California Civil Detainee Convicted of Assaulting Guard by California’s Fourth District Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction for battery upon a custodial officer against a “civil committee.” Following the jury’s verdict, a sentence of eight years was imposed upon “two strikes offender” Jeremy Noel Dooley. Dooley was a civil …
Texas: $5 Million Settlement in TransCor Sex Abuse Case by In October 1999, prisoner Cheryl Schoenfeld was sexually assaulted by two TransCor employees while being transported through Texas. TransCor, a subsidiary of private prison firm Corrections Corp. of America (CCA), transports prisoners nationwide. TransCor guards Michael Jerome Edwards and David …
Death Sentence Affirmed for Florida Prisoner Convicted in Guard’s Death During Botched Escape by David Reutter By David M. Reutter The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the death sentence of a prisoner convicted in the murder of a guard during a botched prison escape. Stephen Smith and his codefendants, Dwight …
Crime Victims May Not Appeal Criminal Sentences, Tenth Circuit Decides by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample Crime victims may not appeal a defendant's sentence or the denial of rights under the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004 (CVRA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided December 2, …
Article • April 15, 2011
Self-Defense Available to Prisoners in Federal Guard Assault Cases by A federal prisoner charged with assaulting a guard may claim self-defense in limited circumstances, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided January 12, 2010. Michael Gore got into a fight with Lieutenant Kevin Jensen and CO Gregory …
Subjective Knowledge that Object is a “Weapon” Not Required to Convict Federal Prisoner of Violating Contraband Statute by On June 7, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a federal prisoner’s conviction for possessing a weapon while in prison. Eric Holmes was charged with violating 18 …
Article • April 15, 2011
Georgia Detainee's False Imprisonment Conviction Reversed Due to Lack of Evidence by The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the false imprisonment conviction of three detainees because the evidence presented at their trial was insufficient to support their convictions. On November 5, 2006, Reheim Jaahad Shearin, Tyrone Caruthers, Jason Tyrone Dellemar …
Article • April 15, 2011
California: Penal Code Section 4573 Applies to Arrestees Who, When Booked, are Found in Possession of Controlled Substances by The California Supreme Court has held that Penal Code section 4573, which criminalizes the act of “knowingly bring[ing]” a controlled substance into a jail or prison, applies to a person in …
Article • April 15, 2011
Toilet Tank Lid Ruled “Deadly Weapon” by A juvenile Court in Grant County, Washington, convicted a minor, D.A.C., of second degree assault after he threw a toilet tank lid at an employee of the Grant County Youth Services Detention Facility. D.A.C. appealed the assault conviction on the ground that the …
Article • April 15, 2011
Washington Court of Appeals Upholds Civil Commitment’s Conviction for Assault by The Division II Court of Appeals for the State of Washington has affirmed the assault conviction of a civilly committed man. Bob Pugh assaulted a King County Sheriff’s Department officer while he was being escorted from the McNeil Island …
New Research: Why Innocent People Confess to Crimes They Did Not Commit by Derek Gilna A September 2010 article in the New York Times highlighted an interesting phenomenon that has become more evident in an era where DNA evidence is available to help conclusively prove guilt or innocence – the …
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