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Article • October 16, 2015
Supreme Court Upholds Virginia FOIA's Exclusion of Non-Virginians by Matthew Clarke Supreme Court Upholds Virginia FOIA's Exclusion of Non-Virginians by Matt Clarke On April 29, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the provision of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) providing that "all public records …
Article • October 16, 2015
94% Increase in Elderly Prisoners Fuels Medical Care Cost Spike by 52% by Mark Wilson 94% Increase in Elderly Prisoners Fuels Medical Care Cost Spike by 52% by Mark Wilson According to a report by The Pew Charitable Trust, healthcare costs increased by an average of 52 percent in 42 …
Report Says Prison Privatization Expanding Internationally by Joe Watson A recent report from The Sentencing Project, based in Washington, D.C., concludes that the mass-privatization of American prisons has encouraged, not deterred, many countries—including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Brazil—to hand over the responsibility of its prisoners to for-profit companies. …
Article • October 16, 2015
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Smoking
Florida Smoking Ban Scaled Back as Black-Market for Cigarettes Grows by Florida Smoking Ban Scaled Back as Black-Market for Cigarettes Grows by David Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has partially reversed it blanket ban on tobacco products, allowing prisoners at work release centers to possess up to 10 …
Article • October 16, 2015
Federal Court Releases County Commissioner Convicted of Fraud by David Reutter Federal Court Releases County Commissioner Convicted of Fraud by David Reutter Citing “age (87) and deteriorating health,” an Alabama federal district court reduced the prison sentence of a former county commissioner convicted of corruption. The court reduced the sentence …
Article • October 16, 2015
Phoenix Jail Prisoners Victims in Fake Illness Scam by Matthew Clarke Phoenix Jail Prisoners Victims in Fake Illness Scam by Matt Clarke Margarita Zaragoza was in the process of bonding out her former cellmate using her car as collateral when she found out the truth—she had been had. And Zaragoza …
Article • October 16, 2015
New Orleans’ Effort to Vacate Consent Decree Fails by David Reutter New Orleans’ Effort to Vacate Consent Decree Fails by David M. Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Louisiana federal district court’s order denying the City of New Orleans’ (City) motion to vacate a consent decree related …
Article • October 16, 2015
Filed under: Threats by Staff, Police
San Antonio Police Kill Probation Department/Jail Security Guard by Matthew Clarke San Antonio Police Kill Probation Department/Jail Security Guard by Matt Clarke Jimmy James Garza, Jr. was 31 years old and had worked at the Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department in San Antonio, Texas as a security monitor …
Brief • October 16, 2015
Atencio et al v. Arpaio et al, 9th Cir, RIS App MTD, wrongful death excessive force mental, 2015 Case: 15-15451, 10/16/2015, ID: 9721544, DktEntry: 42, Page 1 of 16 Docket No. 15-15451 Docket No. 15-15456 Docket No. 15-15459 Consolidated IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT …
Article • October 15, 2015
Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault
$300,000 Award to Wisconsin Prison Employee Raped by Prisoner by $300,000 Award to Wisconsin Prison Employee Raped by Prisoner A Wisconsin federal jury awarded $300,000 to a female prison-employee who was raped by a prisoner. At the time of the rape, the woman was a payroll and benefits specialist at …
Article • October 15, 2015
Filed under: Victims
$250,000 Award to Crime Victim under NY Son of Sam Law by $250,000 Award to Crime Victim under NY Son of Sam Law A New York jury awarded $250,000 to the victim of a sexual assault against the estate of the prisoner who committed the crime. The victim sued after …
Article • October 15, 2015
Missouri Flag Desecration Statute Held Facially Unconstitutional, Attorney’s Fees Properly Assessed by Missouri Flag Desecration Statute Held Facially Unconstitutional, Attorney’s Fees Properly Assessed The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s holding that a Missouri flag desecration statute was facially unconstitutional and has held …
Article • October 15, 2015
No Risk of Self-Representation Colloquy Invalidates Oregon Conviction by No Risk of Self-Representation Colloquy Invalidates Oregon Conviction On July 23, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed an Oregon woman’s convictions, finding that she did not understand the risks of self-representation. Christina Todd was charged with twelve prostitution-related offenses. By …
Article • October 15, 2015
California Prosecution Seeking to Commit Detainee as Sexually Violent Prisoner Limited in Discovery by California Prosecution Seeking to Commit Detainee as Sexually Violent Prisoner Limited in Discovery The California Appeals Court for the Fourth District, Division Two has limited the State of California’s (“State”) discovery to detainee’s “updated mental evaluation” …
Article • October 15, 2015
No Eighth Amendment Violation in Cellmate Attack by No Eighth Amendment Violation in Cellmate Attack The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed a lawsuit filed by an inmate who suffered injuries after claiming that prison staff failed to heed his warnings that his cellmate was about …
Article • October 15, 2015
California District Attorney’s Records Subject to Disclosure through Prisoner’s Public Records Request by California District Attorney’s Records Subject to Disclosure through Prisoner’s Public Records Request The California Appeals Court for the Fourth District held that a district attorney’s office was required to produce records to a prisoner seeking them through …
Article • October 15, 2015
Federal Court Denies Former Prisoner Right to Catholic Television by Federal Court Denies Former Prisoner Right to Catholic Television The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s equal protection suit as frivolous. Raymond Gutierrez, a California prisoner housed at …
In-the-News Article • October 15, 2015
HRDC among organization calling for federal investigation of Florida DOC Oct. 15, 2015 Articles that mention PLN Miami Herald OCTOBER 15, 2015 Torture, neglect, death: Human rights groups urge feds to tackle Florida prisons BY JULIE K. BROWN jbrown@miamiherald.com A coalition of 14 human rights groups on Thursday called for …
In-the-News Article • October 15, 2015
HRDC mentioned re prison phone justice reforms Oct. 15, 2015 Articles that mention PLN The Hill October 15, 2015, 12:30 pm Time for comprehensive reform to inmate calling services By Nicol Turner-Lee, Ph.D. Mass incarceration is a fact with over 2 million people currently imprisoned.  According to data from the Sentencing Project …
Publication • October 15, 2015
Filed under: HRDC Publications
PLN 25th Anniversary flyer New York City 2015 Help Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Prison Legal News and the Human Rights Defense Center! Since 1990, Prison Legal News, founded in Washington State, has published our eponymous monthly magazine, produced and distributed self‐help books for prisoners, and advocated on a wide …
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