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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 …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Ninth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to California’s CASE Act by Ninth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to California’s CASE Act On November 7, 2012, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the implementation of parts of the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act (“CASE Act”), …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law by Derek Gilna Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law by Derek Gilna Anyone who has ever been threatened with jail or actually locked up for passing a bad check or …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
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News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: A March 2, 2014 fight at the Elmore Correctional Facility resulted in eight prisoners being transported to Jackson Hospital, where three were admitted for further treatment. Details on the extent of the prisoners’ injuries and the circumstances of the fight were not …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
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News in Brief by News in Brief Alaska: On January 12, 2014, twenty-year-old detainee Jairus Nelson slipped under a garage door at the Dillingham jail and fled wearing nothing but his underwear. He ran into some nearby woods and later attempted to jump into several passing cars to evade officers. …
Article • October 5, 2014
Filed under: Victims, State Legislation
Oregon Defense Investigator under No Duty to Reveal Identity to Victim by Oregon Defense Investigator under No Duty to Reveal Identity to Victim   The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the revocation of a private investigator's license for failing to tell a crime victim that he worked for a criminal …
No KORA Violation without Change of Residence by No KORA Violation without Change of Residence   The Kansas Supreme Court held that a sex offender did not violate the state's 10-day reporting requirement by failing to report while traveling.   Under the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA), sex offenders must …
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