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Crime Labs in Crisis: Shoddy Forensics Used to Secure Convictions by Matthew Clarke To millions of people whose knowledge of crime labs comes from television shows such as CSI, Bones, Crossing Jordan and the venerable Quincy M.E., the forensic experts who work at such labs seem to be infallible scientists …
Texas Controversy: Governor Guts Forensic Science Commission by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Texas Governor Rick Perry caused considerable controversy on Sept. 30, 2009 when he replaced three members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, just two days before the commission’s hearing on a report that an innocent man may …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
New York Prison Superintendents Live in Lap of Luxury on Taxpayer Subsidy by On the heels of a report that suggests ways to trim costs of New York’s prison system, several state legislators are calling for an end to subsidizing luxurious homes for prison superintendents. Residences for prison guards and …
Registered Sex Offender Remained on City Payroll While Incarcerated by Michael Brodheim Dennis J. McLaughlin, a water maintenance worker for Baltimore’s Department of Public Works (DPW), continued to earn his salary from 2007 to 2008 while serving a prison sentence for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. McLaughlin, 37, pleaded guilty …
Pennsylvania Legislator / GEO Board Member Faces Criminal Charges by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 12, 2009, Pennsylvania state representative John M. Perzel was charged with 82 counts of theft, conflict of interest, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and hindering apprehension or prosecution as a result of Attorney General …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California Official Resigns from State Post, Hired by Federal Receiver by Kathleen Webb, the California official who, as deputy director of the state’s Department of General Services, oversaw the questionable purchase of $1.2 million worth of vehicles that remained unused for months, and who resigned in October 2009, just two …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Maricopa County Throws Sheriff Arpaio Under Improperly Purchased Bus by by Matt Clarke On October 30, 2009, the Maricopa County Internal Audit Department released a report critical of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s purchase of a $456,221.57 bus specially equipped to transport prisoners. Among other criticisms, the report noted that the Maricopa …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California: Audit Finds CDCR Overpaid Employees Who Supervise Prisoner-Workers by Michael Brodheim A follow-up investigation by the California State Auditor has found that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) overpaid certain employees who supervise prisoner-workers. In California, non-custodial staff who supervise prisoner-workers qualify for a monthly pay differential which …
Brief • July 20, 2010
Filed under: Government Misconduct
Carter v. USA, NY, Order, Trial Decision, USPS misconduct ATF address verification, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------x LILLIAN CARTER, RUSSELL CARTER, CHAD CARTER, TERRANCE WILSON, and VIRGIL WILLIAMS, Plaintiffs, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Case No. 04-CV-4880 (FB) (JMA) -againstUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. --------------------------------------------------------x Appearances …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Former New York Corrections Commissioner Receives Four-Year Prison Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 18, 2010, a New York federal judge sentenced Bernard “Bernie” Kerik, 54, to four years in federal prison after Kerik pleaded guilty to five counts of making false statements to federal agents, two …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Georgia Officials Receive Prison Sentences in Charge-Fixing Scheme by Two former DeKalb County, Georgia officials have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a criminal charge-fixing scheme. In 2008, an unidentified defendant arrested on a drug offense was told by DeKalb County pretrial officer Keith C. Hughes and …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
U.S. Senator’s Girlfriend, In-Law Get Department of Justice Jobs by Brandon Sample Melodee Hanes, the live-in girlfriend of U.S. Senator Max Baucus, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, has received a high-level political appointment with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Hanes’ new job at the DOJ comes on the heels …
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
California: Furloughing Prison Employees Costing Taxpayers More by Michael Brodheim Faced with an unprecedented budget deficit, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered state workers to stay home three Fridays each month, which amounts to a 14% pay cut. Known as the “Furlough Friday” program, the cost-cutting measure, implemented in February 2009, …
Political Uproar Follows NC Court Ruling that Life Sentence is 80 Years by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A political brouhaha arose in October 2009 in the wake of a North Carolina appellate court decision which held that a “life sentence is as an 80-year sentence for all purposes.” …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
17,698 DNA Profiles Missing from Wisconsin Database by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 2009, Wisconsin officials discovered that the profiles of 17,698 convicted felons were missing from the state’s DNA database. An investigation into Milwaukee serial killer suspect Walter E. Ellis revealed that his DNA was not in …
Virgin Island Officials Held in Contempt: Prisoner Mental Health Treatment Inadequate by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A federal district judge has held the Governor, Attorney General and Director of Corrections of the U.S. Virgin Islands and other prison officials in contempt for not correcting inadequate prisoner mental health treatment. …
Son, Wife of U.S. Congressmen Get Prison Time by Brandon Sample Jeffrey M. Rush, the son of U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), was sentenced in October 2008 to serve six months behind bars plus three years on probation for having sex with female prisoners at the Fox Valley Adult …
The Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program: Why Everyone Should be Concerned by Bob Sloan From the late 19th century into the depression years, Americans struggled economically. For the man and woman on the street to the businesses, companies and manufacturers vainly trying to keep their enterprises afloat, those were difficult …
First Circuit Upholds $101,750,000 in Damage Awards in FBI Misconduct Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 27, 2009, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an almost $102 million judgment in a lawsuit filed against the federal government after the FBI helped an informant secure the convictions …
Less Than Equal: State officials, including prejudiced human-rights commissioners, block Prisoner complaints by Lance Tapley This story has a bias. It’s in favor of human rights for all people. So if you think it’s proper for prison guards to call African-American prisoners “niggers” and gay prisoners “fags,” then this story …
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