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Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
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News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: Alabama’s grossly overcrowded prison system was already facing lawsuits over poor medical treatment for prisoners when Pam Barrett of the Alabama Department of Public Health announced on August 13, 2014 that nine active cases of tuberculosis had been diagnosed in state prisoners. …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Pell Grants for Prisoners: New Bill Restores Hope of Reinstating College Programs by Christopher Zoukis Pell Grants for Prisoners: New Bill Restores Hope of Reinstating College Programs by Christopher Zoukis It’s been over 20 years since Jon Marc Taylor, Ph.D., a Missouri state prisoner and author of the Prisoners’ Guerrilla …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
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News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: U.S. Marshals used a tip line to locate and arrest the third and final prisoner who escaped from the Choctaw County Jail on December 14, 2014. Demarcus Woodard, Gemayel Culbert and Justin Terrell Gordon lured a guard into their cell and overpowered …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
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News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: Sergio Aguilar, 51, incarcerated at the Towers Jail in Phoenix, died on November 4, 2014 following a fight among several prisoners that reportedly started over a commissary-related issue. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said the incident was a “racially divided brawl” and …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state lawmakers and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett both claimed they had good intentions when they enacted legislation that restricted prisoners’ free speech …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
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News in Brief by News in Brief Brazil: A prison guard was suspended after 13 felony offenders escaped the Rio Grande prison through a tunnel on August 17, 2014, recorded the escape on a cell phone and posted the video online. In a nation struggling with government corruption, it is …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson A man who spent over 17 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit became the first Colorado prisoner to receive damages from …
Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
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News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced on May 28, 2014 that it would not seek criminal charges against state prison guard Jesse Dorantes for the death of his K9 service dog, Ike, who was left in an unattended vehicle in the summer …
Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
Washington Enacts Wrongful Conviction Compensation Law; County Reneges on $10.5 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoners by Washington Enacts Wrongful Conviction Compensation Law; County Reneges on $10.5 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoners Washington has joined the list of states that provide compensation for defendants who were wrongfully convicted and subsequently exonerated. …
Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015
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News in Brief by News in Brief California: On June 24, 2014, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department identified two prisoners killed in an apparent homicide at U.S. Penitentiary Victorville. Brian Kountz, 24, and Robert Howard Ferguson, 49, were pronounced dead at the prison on June 21, 2014. The FBI …
Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015
Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession by Mark Wilson Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession by Mark Wilson On May 8, 2014, a New York Supreme Court Appellate Division held that cell phones constitute “dangerous contraband” under the state’s felony …
Private Prison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help by Private Prison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help On December 10, 2014, U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reintroduced the Private Prison Information Act (PPIA) in Congress. The bill, HR 5838, requires non-federal correctional and detention facilities …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
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News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: Ruth Alvarez was battling breast cancer when she was arrested and jailed in Maricopa County for working under a false identity and being in the country illegally. In an unprecedented plea deal, Alvarez was released on April 17, 2014 so she could …
Article • January 12, 2015
Michigan Law Allows Sex Offenders to Use Emergency Shelters Within 1,000 Feet of School by Michigan Law Allows Sex Offenders to Use Emergency Shelters Within 1,000 Feet of School Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry Act (SORA) permits a registered sex offender to use emergency overnight shelters that are within 1,000 feet …
Article • January 12, 2015
Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Law is Punitive, Prohibiting Ex Post Facto Application by Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Law is Punitive, Prohibiting Ex Post Facto Application The Alaska Supreme Court held its previous decision that held the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act (ASORA) violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of the …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law Struck Down, Some Prisoners Released by David Reutter Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law Struck Down, Some Prisoners Released by David M. Reutter In December 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state’s version of Megan’s Law, holding the legislature had violated the “single subject” rule of the Pennsylvania …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
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News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: On April 4, 2014, WBRC News reported that six people had been arrested and five others were wanted in connection with a scheme to smuggle drugs hidden in Bibles into the Shelby County Jail. Small index tabs were attached to the Bibles …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey On November 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings a case involving a registered sex …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
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News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: Six people, including an Alabama state prison guard and two prisoners, were arrested on April 10, 2014 for their roles in a large-scale meth operation. Phillip Burgin, 23, was employed at the Kilby Correctional Facility before being stopped in Oklahoma while transporting …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey On November 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings a case involving a registered sex …
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