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Article • September 21, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
$8.5 Million Settlement for Wrongful Conviction of Louisville Man by $8.5 Million Settlement for Wrongful Conviction of Louisville Man One of the two victims of a September 28, 1993 gas station robbery and murder was finally able to say, “I feel like Justice has been served.” Edwin Arnell Chandler was …
Article • September 21, 2015
$800,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded by California Court Against Los Angeles Police by $800,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded by California Court Against Los Angeles Police The United States District Court, Central District of California, held on March 3, 2014, for plaintiff Troy Dugan in his motion for attorneys’ fees after …
Article • September 21, 2015
California District Court Orders Financial Disclosure in Corizon Health, Inc. Suit by California District Court Orders Financial Disclosure in Corizon Health, Inc. Suit On March 29, 2014, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ordered for the plaintiffs in response to a joint letter between the …
Article • September 21, 2015
$733,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in Los Angeles Police Death Suit by $733,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in Los Angeles Police Death Suit On December 20, 2010, the United States District Court, Central District of California, awarded $719,417.00 in attorneys’ fees and $13,541.92 in costs to three attorneys representing the …
Article • September 21, 2015
Filed under: Telephone Rates
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Retains High Phone Rates for County Jails by New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Retains High Phone Rates for County Jails On February 11, 2015, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (The Board), in a public session, denied a request for rulemaking on …
Brief • September 21, 2015
Filed under: Money/Property
Cain v. City of New Orleans, LA, Amended Complaint, Debtors Prison, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-04479-SSV-JCW Document 7 Filed 09/21/15 Page 1 of 44 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF NEW ORLEANS; …
Publication • September 21, 2015
DOJ, Office of Inspector General - Status Review, International Prisoner Transfer Program, 2015 Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice Status Review on the Department’s International Prisoner Transfer Program Evaluation and Inspections Division 15-07 August 2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction This is the second Office of the Inspector General …
Publication • September 21, 2015
PLN 25th Anniversary flyer Seattle Washington 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 variety …
Article • September 18, 2015
California District Court Grants Motion to Supplement in Solitary Confinement Action by California District Court Grants Motion to Supplement in Solitary Confinement Action On March 9, 2015, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order granting the plaintiffs leave to file a supplemental complaint …
$4.6 Million Paid by Maryland to Settle Boot Camp Abuse Claims by $4.6 Million Paid by Maryland to Settle Boot Camp Abuse Claims The State of Maryland has agreed to pay $4 million to 890 former juvenile delinquents who were abused while attending three state-run boot camps. The state will …
Article • September 18, 2015
Settlement Reached in Beating at California Youth Correctional Facility by Settlement Reached in Beating at California Youth Correctional Facility A settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging guards beat a prisoner at California’s N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility after he refused to sign a “contract” admitting that he was a …
Article • September 18, 2015
California Court of Appeal Remands Parole Board Decision for Further Action by California Court of Appeal Remands Parole Board Decision for Further Action On March 5, 2014, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Division Two of the First Appellate District granted the supplemental petition for a writ …
Article • September 18, 2015
Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Prisoner’s Money Order Processing Fee Suit by Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Prisoner’s Money Order Processing Fee Suit The Supreme Court of Alabama restyled then dismissed the pro se appeal of the circuit court’s dismissal of prisoner Victor J. Russo’s action against the Alabama Department of Corrections …
Article • September 18, 2015
Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Attorney Fees in Oversight Issue by Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Attorney Fees in Oversight Issue On February 19, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed the denial of mandatory attorney’s fees for appellant Emilie DiFranco, whose request for public records went unfulfilled …
Article • September 18, 2015
6th Circuit Affirms for State in Brady Violation Suit by 6th Circuit Affirms for State in Brady Violation Suit On March 27, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment for the defendant, the State of Ohio, in an ex-death row prisoner’s …
In-the-News Article • September 18, 2015
PLN helps break story on prison labor abuses at CCA prison in TN Sept. 18, 2015 Articles that mention PLN WSMV Channel 4 Undercover video helped lead to arrests of woodworking instructors Posted: Sep 17, 2015 9:13 PM EDT Updated: Sep 17, 2015 9:53 PM EDT NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Jail inmates can …
Article • September 16, 2015
Why Don't You Ever See TV Interviews With Inmates? by Adrian Shirk Why Don't You Ever See TV Interviews With Inmates? By Adrian Shirk A Supreme Court decision 40 years ago this summer allowed states to block access to specific prisoners. What does that mean for freedom of the press …
Article • September 16, 2015
The Brilliant Idea From Europe That Could Revolutionize Child Support by Bryce Covert The Brilliant Idea From Europe That Could Revolutionize Child Support by Bryce Covert Walter Scott, a father to four children, was shot dead by a police officer later charged with first-degree murder while running away from him. …
Article • September 16, 2015
Filed under: Private Prisons
Prison Privatization in Brazil Follows US Model by Santiago Navarro F.   By Santiago Navarro F. and Renata Bessi and Translated by Clayton Conn, Truthout Between 1992 and 2013, the prison population in Brazil increased by more than 400 percent, compared with a 36 percent population growth over the same period, …
Article • September 16, 2015
Moneyballing Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real Evidence by Kay Whitlock   By Kay Whitlock and Nancy A. Heitzeg, Truthout Proponents of the new wave of "criminal justice reform" claim that their efforts are nonpartisan, non-ideological and "evidence-based." This "evidence-based" frame asserts that mass incarceration and "overcriminalization" will be remedied by …
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