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Article • October 28, 2015
The Truth About Who Is Really Responsible for Our Current Police and Prison State by Zaid Jilani Democratic leaders are complicit in creating our out-of-control, militarized police forces. by Zaid Jilani  The 200 protesters arrested last night in New York City and others being arrested elsewhere in demonstrations against police brutality …
Article • October 28, 2015
‘Release cards’ turn inmates and their families into profit stream by Amadou Diallo ‘Release cards’ turn inmates and their families into profit stream Unlike consumer debit cards, prison-issued cards are unregulated and subject to exorbitant fees by Amadou Diallo In 2013 Gregg Cavaluzzi walked out of federal prison with nothing …
Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? by Baz Dreisinger Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? The U.S. incarceration problem is now the world’s to solve. by Baz Dreisinger Behind the bars of a prison in Brazil, the federal agent on duty sidled up to me. “You’re getting a good report, yes?” he …
Article • October 28, 2015
California's Secret Solitary Courts by Sarah Shourd California's Secret Solitary Courts by Sarah Shourd Despite a new settlement that bans indefinite solitary confinement in California, prisons are finding new secondary excuses to lengthen time in the SHU. A change in policy in California just last month could result in an …
Article • October 28, 2015
Washington Indigent Defense System Knowingly Violated Sixth Amendment by Washington Indigent Defense System Knowingly Violated Sixth Amendment by Mark Wilson “The public defense system in Mount Vernon and Burlington has systemic flaws that deprive indigent criminal defendants of their Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel,” a Washington federal …
Article • October 28, 2015
Consent Decree Requires Orleans Parish Prison Clean-Up; City Balks at Funding by Consent Decree Requires Orleans Parish Prison Clean-Up; City Balks at Funding Implementation of a consent decree to correct the unconstitutional conditions at Louisiana’s Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) is being held up over financial considerations. Meanwhile, the thirty-ninth prisoner …
Article • October 28, 2015
$65,000 Settlement for Ohio Man’s Fourth Amendment Claims Against Put-In-Bay by $65,000 Settlement for Ohio Man’s Fourth Amendment Claims Against Put-In-Bay Put-In-Bay Township and Put-In-Bay Village have agreed to pay Brad Ohlemacher $65,000 to settle his Fourth Amendment, use of excessive force, claims arising from police officer conduct. Other conditions …
Article • October 28, 2015
$1.00 Awarded to Arkansas Female Prisoner Shackled During Labor by $1.00 Awarded to Arkansas Female Prisoner Shackled During Labor In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas at Batesville, on July 15, 2010, plaintiff Shawanna Nelson, a prisoner serving an identity fraud sentence at the McPherson facility in …
Article • October 28, 2015
Mississippi Jail Warden Arrested After Felony Conviction Unveiled by David Reutter Mississippi Jail Warden Arrested After Felony Conviction Unveiled by David Reutter The warden of Mississippi’s Wilkinson County Jail (WCJ) was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and filing or maintaining false public records. …
Article • October 28, 2015
$78,125 Awarded to Former Indiana Prisoner for Police Officials’ Misconduct and Practices by $78,125 Awarded to Former Indiana Prisoner for Police Officials’ Misconduct and Practices Christopher Parish – who had wrongfully spent eight years in prison for a robbery and shooting – was awarded $78,125 in damages by a federal …
Article • October 28, 2015
$12,000 Settlement for California Prisoner in Equal Treatment Suit by $12,000 Settlement for California Prisoner in Equal Treatment Suit In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, prisoner Steven D. Brooks settled, in June 2013, for $12,000 his §1983 civil rights claim alleging violation of his …
Article • October 28, 2015
Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Time Bar in Wrongful Conviction Civil Suit by Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Time Bar in Wrongful Conviction Civil Suit The Supreme Court of Mississippi, on January 9, 2014, reversed and remanded Adams County Circuit Court’s time-barred dismissal of appellant Larry Hammett’s motion to reinstate his claim …
Article • October 28, 2015
$30,000 for Vermont Woman Who Sees Boyfriend Tasered by $30,000 for Vermont Woman Who Sees Boyfriend Tasered The State Attorney’s Office of Vermont settled, in December 2013, for $30,000 an emotional distress suit with the live-in girlfriend of a mentally-ill man who was fatally tasered by a state trooper on …
Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness by Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness Conclusions of a longitudinal study found that the most violent Texas prisons also house the highest percentage of mentally ill prisoners. The study conducted by the Texas Tribune from 2006 to 2012 collected …
Federal Court Denies Absolute Immunity to Parole Officers by Christopher McWhorter Federal Court Denies Absolute Immunity to Parole Officers by J. Christopher McWhorter The district court for the Southern District of New York denied claims that parole officers were acting in a quasi-judicial role when they forbade a registered sex-offender …
In-the-News Article • October 28, 2015
PLN's research on prison phone data cited in article on private prisons Oct. 28, 2015 Articles that mention PLN Salon WEDNESDAY, OCT 28, 2015 06:59 AM CDT Bernie Sanders’s criminal justice blindspot: Why his bill to ban private prisons doesn’t go nearly far enough Getting rid of for-profit prison facilities …
Brief • October 28, 2015
Rivera v. City of Ontario, CA, Complaint, police taser mentally illt homeless, 2015 Case 5:15-cv-02222 Document 1 Filed 10/28/15 Page 1 of 11 Page ID #:1 1 John Burton, State Bar No. 86029 jb@johnburtonlaw.com 2 Ariana R.M. Gebauer, State Bar No. 292485 armgebauer@gmail.com 3 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON …
Brief • October 28, 2015
Garcia-Milea v. State of AZ, AZ, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT ("this Agreement") is intended by the parties as a release of all claims, known and unknown, past and present, …
Brief • October 28, 2015
Aref v. Lynch, DC, Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants, CMU Placement, 2015 USCA Case #15-5154 Document #1580576 Filed: 10/28/2015 Page 1 of 72 ORAL ARGUMENT NOT YET SCHEDULED United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit  No. 15-5154 YASSIN MUHIDDIN AREF; KIFAH JAYYOUSI; DANIEL MCGOWAN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, – v. …
Brief • October 28, 2015
Filed under: Bail, Bail Bonds
Buffin v. San Francisco, CA, Class Action Complaint, Pretrial Detention Bail Schedule, 2015 Case 3:15-cv-04959 Document 1 Filed 10/28/15 Page 1 of 13 Phil Telfeyan California Bar No. 258270 Attorney, Equal Justice Under Law 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW South Building — Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 505-2058 ptelfeyan@equaljusticeunderlaw.org Attorney …
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