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Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Telephone Rates
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright As this issue of PLN goes to press the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that on October 22, 2015, they will be issuing rules regulating all prison and jail telephone calls, including setting rate caps for debit …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Habeas Corpus, AEDPA
Habeas Hints by Kent Russell Habeas Hints by Kent Russell This column provides “habeas hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), the federal habeas …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court ordered medical personnel employed by Correctional Medical Care, Inc. (CMC) to …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
News in Brief by News in Brief California: On April 21, 2015, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that 30 body cameras would soon be deployed by jailers working within Jail No. 4. He said he hopes that the new equipment will emphasize transparency and accountability in his department, which …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Files “Justice is Not for Sale Act” by Derek Gilna Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Files “Justice is Not for Sale Act” by Derek Gilna Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, along with Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona in the House, filed companion …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna In a consolidated case involving post-release restrictions imposed on federal defendants, the Seventh Circuit struck down those portions of a district court’s judgment it deemed beyond the scope …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna In a dramatic announcement on October 6, 2015, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) stated it is preparing to release up to 6,000 prisoners …
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit raising a failure to protect claim, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson By most any standard, Craig Dennis Bjork, 53, meets the definition of an undeniably dangerous person. Apparently unimpressed by his first five murders, one can only …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood by James Kilgore By James Kilgore, Truthout Jails admit nearly 12 million people every year. Yet they are largely off the radar of critics of mass incarceration. However, as a new report by Vera Institute and actions by activists around …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson and Christopher Zoukis Fueled by the notion “once a predator, always a predator,” harsher laws have flooded Utah …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
California: Ex-Prisoners on Community Supervision Secure Major Voting Rights Victory by Lonnie Burton California: Ex-Prisoners on Community Supervision Secure Major Voting Rights Victory by Lonnie Burton Tens of thousands of convicted felons in California will have their voting rights restored after Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced he will not …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Muscular, Failure to Treat
New York: $450,000 in Awards to Two Prisoners for Failure to Treat Muscle Tears by David Reutter New York: $450,000 in Awards to Two Prisoners for Failure to Treat Muscle Tears by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims has awarded $250,000 to a former prisoner in a lawsuit …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Prisoner’s Right to Counsel Violated by Eavesdropping on Attorney Phone Calls by Christopher Zoukis Prisoner’s Right to Counsel Violated by Eavesdropping on Attorney Phone Calls by Christopher Zoukis Charges against a Washington man awaiting trial on felony drug and stolen property charges were dropped by a Yakima County Superior Court …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Deaf Prisoner Settles Discrimination Suit for $150,000 by Mark Wilson Deaf Prisoner Settles Discrimination Suit for $150,000 by Mark Wilson To settle what some are describing as a landmark disability discrimination case, Oregon prison officials agreed to pay a deaf prisoner $150,000. Merle Baldridge, 42, is deaf and uses American …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
PLN Files Censorship Suit against Virginia Jail by PLN Files Censorship Suit against Virginia Jail In September 2015, Prison Legal News filed a lawsuit in federal court against unconstitutional censorship practices at the Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center (NWADC) in Winchester, Virginia. The suit names the Northwestern Regional Jail Authority, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Soldiers Sentenced to Die, but No Executions on Military Death Row Since 1961 by Joe Watson Soldiers Sentenced to Die, but No Executions on Military Death Row Since 1961 by Joe Watson The guilty verdict and death sentence handed down on August 28, 2013 against U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Idaho Prisoner Wins $602,000 Settlement against Corizon by Derek Gilna Idaho Prisoner Wins $602,000 Settlement against Corizon by Derek Gilna An Idaho state prisoner, William A. Bown, obtained a $602,782.50 settlement from Corizon Health in July 2014 for damages resulting from deliberately indifferent medical care arising from a heart attack …
In-the-News Article • October 26, 2015
Article on lower phone rates, tablets at Ohio jail mentions PLN Oct. 26, 2015 Articles that mention PLN Cleveland.com Cuyahoga County Jail inmates to pay less for calls and be offered monitored online services By Karen Farkas, Northeast Ohio Media Group  Email the author | Follow on Twitter  on October 26, 2015 at …
Brief • October 26, 2015
Steele v. Douglas County, WA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2015 [R1[E~[Eu\#[E[Q)~r FEBO8 20i6 f ILE D Douglas County PmsecutingAttorney OCT2 6 2015 KIM MORRISON CHELANCOUNTYCll:!'IK 2 3 FEBu8 2016 4 Dewgle1 Qo1i1nt Auditor -~ 5 6 7 8 9 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON 11 FOR THE …
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