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In-the-News Article • November 8, 2015
PLN wins Vermont public records suit against CCA Nov. 8, 2015 Articles about PLN Litigation Rutland Herald (VT) Lawsuit opens state contractors’ records   By Josh O’Gorman   VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | November 07,2015   A recent settlement closes the final chapter in a long-running court case that means documents produced by …
In-the-News Article • November 7, 2015
HRDC quoted on costs for jail and prison phone calls Nov. 7, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Oregonian Prisoners deserve fair phone prices (OPINION) Elizabeth Hovde: Prisoners deserve fair phone prices (Opinion) by Elizabeth Hovde November 07, 2015 Everyone, clap your hands. That collective round of applause goes to the …
Article • November 6, 2015
South Carolina: Autopsy Reports Not Open Records by South Carolina: Autopsy Reports Not Open Records In an opinion delivered on July 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of South Carolina held that autopsy reports are "medical records" within the meaning of the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, Title 30, Chapter …
Article • November 6, 2015
State's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Denied by State's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Denied The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion by the state to dismiss a prisoner's lawsuit on the grounds …
Article • November 6, 2015
Court Rules National Geographic and Naturist Catalogue Pictures Not Child Pornography by Court Rules National Geographic and Naturist Catalogue Pictures Not Child Pornography John Rex is a prisoner at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk. On August 31, 2011, after a search of Rex's cell, guards found an envelope containing …
Article • November 6, 2015
Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples
Pre-Conviction DNA Collection Unconstitutional in Vermont by Pre-Conviction DNA Collection Unconstitutional in Vermont Holding that the Vermont Constitution affords greater protections than the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution from unconstitutional search and seizures, on July 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Vermont held that the most recent amendment …
Article • November 6, 2015
Virginia Police Officers Entitled to Sovereign Immunity in Wrongful Death Suit by Virginia Police Officers Entitled to Sovereign Immunity in Wrongful Death Suit The Virginia Supreme Court has held that two Virginia police officers accused in the wrongful death of a cyclist were not liable due to sovereign immunity. City …
Article • November 6, 2015
Parole Reinstated After Improperly Rescinded by Parole Reinstated After Improperly Rescinded On June 26, 2014, the New York Superior Court issued a one-page decision reinstating the parole and release of Pablo Costello, ruling that the New York State Board of Parole ("Board") had improperly rescinded it. Prisoner Pablo Costello's first …
Article • November 6, 2015
Access to Documents Related to Conviction Denied in Mississippi by Access to Documents Related to Conviction Denied in Mississippi In a 6-3 ruling, the Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the denial of a public records request of a man who was attempting to show his conviction was unlawful. Timothy Pryer …
Wyoming Lifers Required to Maintain Savings Account by Wyoming Lifers Required to Maintain Savings Account The Wyoming Supreme Court has held that prisoners serving life sentences must still maintain mandatory savings accounts even though they have "little hope of ever leaving the prison system." In 1992, Kenneth Dale Nicodemus pled …
Article • November 6, 2015
Filed under: Informants
New York Police Spend Millions Buying Information by New York Police Spend Millions Buying Information In a report released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) following a public records request and a subsequent lawsuit, it was revealed that in the last six years the NYPD has paid out at …
Article • November 6, 2015
Ohio Court Denies Habeas Challenge to Jail-Time Calculation and Double Jeopardy by Derek Gilna Ohio Court Denies Habeas Challenge to Jail-Time Calculation and Double Jeopardy by Derek Gilna The Supreme Court of Ohio, in the case of Johnson v. Crutchfield, rejected an Ohio prisoner’s challenge to the calculation of his …
Article • November 6, 2015
Illinois Sues Prisoner for Cost of Incarceration by Illinois Sues Prisoner for Cost of Incarceration In February 2013, the state of Illinois sued a prisoner to recover the cost of keeping him locked up for 15 months. The suit was filed after the state learned that the prisoner received an …
Article • November 6, 2015
Prisoners Have No Right to Petition for Expungement of Non-Conviction Records in Pennsylvania by Prisoners Have No Right to Petition for Expungement of Non-Conviction Records in Pennsylvania On September 9, 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that an incarcerated person has no right to petition a court for expungement of …
Article • November 6, 2015
Jail Policy of No Male Guards in Female Dorms in San Francisco on Trial by Jail Policy of No Male Guards in Female Dorms in San Francisco on Trial A policy implemented in 2006 by the San Francisco Sheriff's Department (SFSD) which prohibits male deputies from working in female dorms …
Article • November 6, 2015
Prisoner's Suit Dismissed After Court Finds "Three Strikes" Litigant Not in Imminent Danger by Matthew Clarke Prisoner's Suit Dismissed After Court Finds "Three Strikes" Litigant Not in Imminent Danger by Matt Clarke In December 2009, Jeremy Pinson, a federal prisoner serving a 22-year sentence for threatening to kill the president, …
Filing • November 6, 2015
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
Prison Legal News v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, PLN Censorship, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-02245-BSB Document 1 Filed 11/06/15 Page 1 of 24 Ballard Spahr LLP 1 East Washington Street Suite 2300 Phoenix, AZ 85004-2555 1 Lisa Ells – Cal. Bar No. 243657* Jenny S. Yelin – Cal. Bar No. 273601* 2 ROSEN …
Brief • November 6, 2015
Hacker v. Cain, LA, Memo Supporting Plaintiff's MSJ, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00063-JWD-SCR Document 148-1 11/06/15 Page 1 of 38 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ____________________________________ ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) ) N. BURL CAIN, et al ) ) Defendants, ) ____________________________________) JASON HACKER Docket No. 14-063-JWD-SCR …
In-the-News Article • November 6, 2015
PLN managing editor interviewed for story on prison/jail debit release cards Nov. 6, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes RT TV ‘No choice’: Ex-prisoners paying exorbitant debit card fees almost no one else pays Published time: 6 Nov, 2015 05:06   The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is under pressure to protect …
Brief • November 6, 2015
Thompson v. Moss Point, MS, Declaratory Judgment, Class Action, Secured Bail Schedule, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 18 Filed 11/06/15 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION ) CHEVON ELIZABETH THOMPSON et a!.) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) ) ) v. …
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