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Publication • August 4, 2016
Racial Critiques of Mass Incarceration - Beyond the New Jim Crow, Forman, 2011 RACIAL CRITIQUES OF MASS INCARCERATION: BEYOND THE NEW JIM CROW James Forman, Jr.* Abstract. In the last decade, a number of criminal justice scholars have called the American criminal justice system a new form of Jim Crow. …
Publication • August 2, 2016
Report on Arpaio Racial Discrimination - United States' Investigation ofthe Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, DOJ, 2011 u. S. Department of Justice Civil Rights.Division -------------_. Assistant Auomey Ge1U!ral Washington, D.C. 20530 December 15, 2011 Mr. Bill Montgomery County Attorney Maricopa County 301 West Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Re: United States' …
Article • August 1, 2016
EEOC Finds White Male BOP Guard Discriminated Against in Promotion Denial by An Administrative Law Judge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found The Bureau of Prisons discriminated against Samuel M. Rissitelli, Jr., “on the basis of his gender (“Male”) and race (“White”)” when he “was not selected for the …
Discriminatory Firing of BOP Results in Jury Verdict, Settlement of $280,000 by A California federal jury found the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) liable for discrimination against a former investigative lieutenant.  The parties eventually settled the matter for $280,000. Isaac A. Asberry, a black male, worked for over 17 years at …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Promotes Employee to Settle EEOC Complaint by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to promote an employee at FCI Yazoo in Mississippi to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint alleging discrimination based on race. Barbara Sullivan, who is white, was employed as a Medical Secretary GS-6 at FCI …
BOP Pays $5,000 to Settle Lawsuit Claiming it Failed to Comply with EEOC Order by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $5,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging BOP failed to comply with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission order. Marlene Dawkins worked at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta from December 23, …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Employee’s Discrimination Claim Settled for $10,500 and Back Annual Leave by The Bureau of Prisons paid $10,500 and reinstated 200 hours of annual leave to settle a medical records employee’s discrimination claim under an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint. Sparkey Lee Wadley worked as a Health Information Technician at the …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Employee Receives Annual Leave Hours to Settle Racial Discrimination Claim by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $1,000 in attorney fees and awarded 100 hours annual leave to settle a racial discrimination claim filed under an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint. Sharon Lyles, a Personal Management Specialist in BOP’s …
BOP Employee Receives $45,000 Settlement for Retaliation by The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging retaliation for engaging in activity protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Melvin Dunlap began his career with BOP on October 16, 1983, as a guard.  …
BOP Awards $3,033 and Sick Leave to Settle EEOC Claim by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $3,033.71 and restored 38 hours of sick leave to a Unit Manager who claimed Age, Race, and Reprisal discrimination. Mildred Greer worked at FCI Yazoo City in Mississippi as a Unit Manager.  Her …
Publication • August 1, 2016
Black Lives Matter, Racial Inequality in Criminal Justice Report, The Sentencing Project, 2015 BLACK LIVES MATTER: ELIMINATING RACIAL INEQUITY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject This report was written by …
California Housing Classifications May Burden Religious Freedom, but Constitutional Liability Overcomes Burden by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a prisoner stated a claim under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) that his classification as racially eligible to house with non-“Aryan” prisoners interfered with his religious …
Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty Conviction on Batson Grounds by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-1 decision, left no doubt that it did not believe prosecutors’ assertions that race was not a factor during jury selection in a death penalty case. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing …
Congressional Black Caucus PAC Urged to Cut Ties with Private Prison Lobbyists by The Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee (CBC PAC) says that it works to increase the number of African-Americans in the U.S. Congress, support non-black candidates who champion black interests, and promote African American participation in the …
Illinois Sheriff Demotes One, Fires 3, Suspends 10 after Death of Jail Detainee by Derek Gilna Lake County, Illinois Sheriff Mark C. Curran, Jr. demoted a jail supervisor and suspended ten guards over an incident in which a prisoner was paralyzed after an altercation with jailers and later died. Three …
Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Bivens Suit Due to Continuing Violation Doctrine by Derek Gilna Esteban Gonzalez, while incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan and the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, was confined to the Special Housing Unit (SHU) for stabbing another prisoner “with a knife-like …
Cities Re-evaluating Housing Bans for Former Prisoners by Matthew Clarke In the 1990s, high crime rates in public housing – especially the infamous “projects” – led many cities to adopt a one-strike policy that banned anyone with a felony conviction from public housing. Now, with declining crime rates and the …
Corral v. CoreCivic, NM, Complaint, Employment Discrimination - Race, 2016 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCOURT TORRANCE COUNTYNM FILED IN MY OFFICE 6/30/2016 4:52:43 PM ANGELA SIMPSON DISTRICTCOURT CLERK SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF TORRANCE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Isl Laura Pugatch 711/2016 JOSEPH CORRAL, Plaintiff, vs. No. D-722-CV-2016-00084 CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF …
The Color of Justice - Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons, Sentencing Project, 2016 THE COLOR OF JUSTICE: RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITY IN STATE PRISONS For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject This report was …
Publication • 2016
NAACP LDF - Free the Vote, the Sentencing Project, 2016 WITHOUT A VOTE—A VOICE—I AM A GHOST INHABITING A CITIZEN’S SPACE. Joe Loya, disenfranchised former prisoner FREE THE VOTE UNLOCKING DEMOCRACY IN THE CELLS AND ON THE STREETS NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 1 THE SENTENCING PROJECT NAACP …
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