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Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Elections, Criminal Justice
Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis, Charles Sloan-Hillier by Christopher Zoukis and Charles Sloan-Hillier “If we catch a drug dealer – death penalty.” – President Donald J. Trump, 2018 “Lock the S.O.B.s up.” – Former Senator Joe Biden, 1994 As protests and calls for police reforms continue …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Pay-To-Vote for Florida Felons Who Completed Sentences by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a 6-4 en banc ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Florida can bar ex-felons from voting until they pay all court fines, fees, and restitution — even if they …
Petrelis v. City & County of San Francisco, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force Against a Protestor, 2020 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE Case Name: Michael Anthony Petrelis v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Case No.: 20-cv-01032-JCS FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, in the amount of $13,000 (Thirteen Thousand and …
Brief • September 24, 2020
Taylor v. City of Seattle, WA, Complaint, Excessive Force and Failure to Protect Protestors, 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY MATTHEW D. TAYLOR as Personal Representative of the Estate of SUMMER JOLIE WILLIAMS …
Brief • September 8, 2020
Horshaw v. Mayo, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 14-248 SD 14-CV-248 Harshaw, Kirk #M21693 v. Mayo, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Defendants: 11/17/14 Date Served Received Status 12/1/14 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: 0 Pro …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
The Prison Was Built to Hold 1,500 Inmates. It Had Over 2,000 Coronavirus Cases by Dara Lind Prison overcrowding has been quietly tolerated for decades. But the pandemic is forcing a reckoning. by Dara Lind, ProPublica This article was originally published June 18, 2020, by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights
DC Council Approves Voting in Prison Ahead of November Election by Nicole D. Porter by Nicole D. Porter The DC Council approved an emergency bill July 7, 2020 that included the Restore the Vote Amendment, authorizing voting by residents incarcerated in jail or prison with a felony conviction. The District …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Many of Aging Kansas State Prison Population Could Be Released by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon By some standards, Kansas has a relatively small prison system. Numbering only around 10,000 beds, it is dwarfed by California’s and Texas’ penal institutions, which have 134,000 and 142,000 beds, respectively. Regardless of size, …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Can the Pandemic Undermine Mass Incarceration? by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The direction of public policy in massive bureaucratic states tends to create an almost inexorable momentum all on its own, and that momentum often overwhelms not only the conditions that created the policy but also the public welfare …
Publication • September 1, 2020
Prison Covid News 1-4, 2020   COVID-19 COVID 19 IInformation f i ffor P Prisoners i and d Staff S ff   Volume V l Volume 1, 1 N Number b 4 4 September  S t b 2020 September 2020 INSIDE COVID-19 RAGED. OUTSIDE, OFFICIALS CALLED IT …
Navar v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020 Case: 1:20-cv-04526 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/03/20 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION YARITSSA NAVAR, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, vs. …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Lockdowns
Lockdowns Follow “Coordinated” Gang Fights at Oklahoma Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After what officials are calling coordinated fights, six Oklahoma prisons were placed on lockdown status for over a week. One prisoner died and 36 prisoners and several staff were injured in the melees. The lockdowns …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Interview: Jessica Sandoval of Unlock the Box on Solitary Confinement by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Unlock the Box supports education and advocacy efforts on the national, state, and local levels to advance the goal of ending solitary confinement in the United States. The coalition defines solitary confinement for adults …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Former Prisoners Are Running for Office In 2020 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen When those who have been incarcerated run for office, they can speak with authority about prison reform. They bring credibility that others simply can’t. In 2020, more ex-inmates than ever are coming out of …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Alabama Says It Will Reform Prisons, the Nation’s Deadliest by Bill Barton by Bill Barton According to Department of Justice (DOJ) statistics, Alabama’s prisons have the highest homicide rate among U.S. state prison systems, and it appears that rate is continuing to rise. A 2019 DOJ report said, “An excessive …
Publication • August 1, 2020
Prison Covid News 1-3, 2020   COVID-19 COVID 19 IInformation f i ffor P Prisoners i and d Staff S ff  Volume Volume V l 1, 1 N Number b 3 3 August  A August t 2020 2020  WHY HAS COVID-19 NOT LED TO MORE HUMANITARIAN …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Mississippi Prisons in Crisis by David Reutter Prisons beset with gang-related violence, overcrowding, understaffing and weak funding. by David M. Reutter Between late last year and early April 2020, more than 30 Mississippi prisoners died due togang violence, suicide or illness – over 10 times the average of 3.4 prisoner …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: Advocacy, Bail Bonds
Interview: Alec Karakatsanis of the Civil Rights Corps on Money Bail and Debtors’ Prisons by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Alec Karakatsanis is the founder and executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Civil Rights Corps. He previously worked as a civil rights lawyer and public defender with the Special Litigation …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Policy Change Leads to Gang Riot at Utah Prison by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On January 11, 2020, a group of about a dozen protesters gathered outside the administrative offices of the the Utah Department of Corrections (UDOC) in Draper. They were there to express their anger over …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
The Popularity of YouTube Prison Lifestyle Videos by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso With prison reform a hot topic that has gained nationwide attention over the last decade, prison lifestyle videos on YouTube offer a window into the prison experience for many Americans. Collectively, the four most popular prison …
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