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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 …
Don't Shoot Portland v. City of Portland, OR, Court Order, Excessive Force Against Protestors, 2020 Case 3:20-cv-00917-HZ Document 29 Filed 06/09/20 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON DON’T SHOOT PORTLAND, a nonprofit corporation, in its individual capacity; NICHOLAS J. ROBERTS, in …
Don't Shoot Portland v. City of Portland, OR, Complaint, Excessive Force Against Protestors, 2020 Case 3:20-cv-00917-HZ Document 1 Filed 06/05/20 Jesse Merrithew, OSB No. 074564 Email: jesse@lmhlegal.com Viktoria Safarian, OSB No. 175487 Email: viktoria@lmhlegal.com Levi Merrithew Horst PC 610 SW Alder Street, Suite 415 Portland, Oregon 97205 Telephone: (971) 229-1241 …
Don't Shoot Portland v. City of Portland, OR, Motion for Temp Restraining Order, Excessive Force Against Protestors, 2020 Case 3:20-cv-00917-HZ Document 2 Filed 06/05/20 Page 1 of 38 Jesse Merrithew, OSB No. 074564 Email: jesse@lmhlegal.com Viktoria Safarian, OSB No. 175487 Email: viktoria@lmhlegal.com Levi Merrithew Horst PC 610 SW Alder Street, …
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Thinking in a Pandemic: Let the People Go by Joseph Margulies States should release from prison far more than the very small percentage of low-level, nonviolent offenders they hold. by Joseph Margulies, Boston Review, April 20, 2020 http://bostonreview.net/law-justice/joseph-margulies-prisons-and-pandemics COVID-19 spreads where people congregate. With rare exception, it preys on the …
Interview: David Fathi of ACLU’s National Prison Project on Criminal Justice Reform in the Age of Coronavirus by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein David Fathi is Director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project, which brings challenges to conditions of confinement in prisons, jails, and other detention facilities, …
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Interview: Don Specter of the Prison Law Office on California Prisons, COVID-19 and Governor Newsom by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Don Specter is the executive director of the Berkeley, California-based Prison Law Office, a nonprofit public interest law firm that provides free legal services to adult and juvenile offenders. …
Publication • 2020
The Role of Prisoner Voice in Criminal Justice Reform d ~EORGE ON DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY THE ROLE OF PRISONER VOICE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM KAITLYN WOLTZ George Mason University Department of Economics Working Paper No. 20-50 Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3748768 The Role of Prisoner Voice in Criminal Justice …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Protests
Inciting a Riot - Silent Sentinels, Group Protests, and Prisoners' Petition and Associational Rights “Inciting a Riot”: Silent Sentinels, Group Protests, and Prisoners’ Petition and Associational Rights Nicole B. Godfrey* CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................1113 I. THE SUFFRAGISTS’ PROTESTS ..........................................................1118 A. Alice Paul and Lessons Learned from the Suffragettes ..............1119 B. The …
Publication • 2020
But Who Oversees the Overseers, the Status of Prison and Jail Oversight in the United States, 2020 _DEITCH_V7.DOCX 2/23/2021 10:00 AM Article BUT WHO OVERSEES THE OVERSEERS?: THE STATUS OF PRISON AND JAIL OVERSIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES Michele Deitch  Distinguished Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas, with …
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