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Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Manhattan Prosecutor Who Moonlights as Dominatrix Suspended, Resigns by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2008, then-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo heaped lavish praise on Alisha Smith, a prosecutor in Manhattan who helped secure a $5 billion settlement in a securities fraud case involving Bank of America and other …
Report Cites Rising Violence, Other Problems at Illinois Maximum-Security Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A report by the John Howard Association of Illinois (JHA) found that overcrowding and understaffing at the Menard Correctional Center (Menard) has resulted in an “alarming” increase in staff and prisoner assaults. Opened …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Private Prison Monopolies by Christopher Petrella As the late business historian Alfred Chandler, Jr. once said, the visible hand of the corporation has been of far greater importance to capitalism than has Adam Smith’s so-called invisible hand of the market. Although modern forms of capitalism are justified, and often sanitized, …
46 California Prisoners Injured in Disturbance at CCA-run Oklahoma Facility by Widespread fighting among black and Hispanic California prisoners at the privately-operated North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre, Oklahoma last year left dozens of prisoners injured. The disturbance began shortly before noon on October 11, 2011 and was described by …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Washington State Post-Judgment Interest Award Required when Judgment Increased by Appellate Court in Records Case by The Division One Court of Appeals for the State of Washington held on August 15, 2011 that where an appellate court “merely modifies the trial court award and the only action necessary in the …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Violence in Tennessee Prisons up 20 Percent Under New Commissioner by Alex Friedmann On September 18, 2012 the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, released data indicating that levels of violence in Tennessee state prisons had increased approximately 20 percent since Tennessee Department of …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Mug Shot Websites Based on Extortion Business Model by David Reutter by David M. Reutter One of the most insidious businesses to grow out of the prison industrial complex revolves around mug shots. Natural curiosity compels many people to view jail booking photos taken by law enforcement agencies when someone …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Advanced Criminal Procedure in a Nutshell, 2nd Ed., by Mark E. Cammack and Norman M. Garland (Thomson West, 2006). 505 pages, $38.00 by John Dannenberg Book review by John E. Dannenberg Advanced Criminal Procedure in a Nutshell is an informative book that covers procedural aspects of a criminal case after …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Florida: Two Men Sentenced in Prison Canteen Kickback Scheme by A federal district court in Jacksonville has sentenced two men to short prison terms after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to paying kickbacks to former Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) Secretary James V. Crosby, Jr. and former FDOC …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Eight Puerto Rican Prisoners Drown in Flooded Van by On November 7, 2011 in Puerto Rico, eight prisoners died in a transport van trapped in rising floodwaters. The van contained two guards and ten shackled prisoners, all of whom were pre-trial detainees; most had been unable to afford bail and …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Oregon Guard Shoots, Wounds Prisoner; Unreported Earlier Prisoner Murder Exposed by An Oregon state prisoner was shot by a tower guard on the recreation yard at the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) last year, after he ignored orders to stop fighting. That incident followed an unreported prisoner murder on the …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Oregon Passes Legislation to Move Juveniles Out of Adult Jails by “Youth who are held in adult jail[s] are at significantly increased risk of experiencing violence, committing suicide, and they’re actually at much higher risk of recidivating as well,” stated David Rogers, executive director of the Partnership for Safety and …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On June 13, 2012, two state prisoners picking up trash on an outside road crew were hit by a vehicle on Interstate 10 near Loxley. One, Kenric Turner, was killed; the other, Kelvin Dejan Jordan, was transported by helicopter to the University of South Alabama …
Article • October 15, 2012
Filed under: Organizing, Telephone Rates
"Strong Families, Safe Communities" Sends Clear Message for Phone Justice by Mel Motel Mel Motel: "Strong Families, Safe Communities" Sends Clear Message for Phone Justice 2012-11-15 The Campaign for Prison Phone Justice is a national effort challenging prison phone kickbacks and the U.S. Prison Telephone Industry. The campaign is jointly …
Article • October 15, 2012
Report: More Should be Done to Preserve Rights of Incarcerated Parents by Joe Watson A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office has recommended that federal and state agencies do more to address the needs of families of incarcerated parents and their children, beginning with reporting requirements to better identify …
Article • October 15, 2012
Attempted Murder Charge Against Wyoming Parole Board Member Dropped by James Weisbeck, a Wyoming parole board member and former police chief, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and attempting to intimidate a witness after his live-in girlfriend accused him of firing a handgun at her and threatening to kill her …
Article • October 15, 2012
Arizona County Jail Rescinds Daily Fee for Prisoners’ Meals by Arizona’s Santa Cruz County Jail will no longer charge prisoners $2.00 per day for their meals. According to Sheriff Antonio Estrada, the pay-for-food policy resulted in prisoners abusing both the system and other prisoners. Since indigent offenders still received meals, …
Article • October 15, 2012
California: Joint Venture Program Compensates Crime Victims by On December 12, 2011, pursuant to the Prison Inmate Labor Initiative of 1990, better known as the Joint Venture Program, San Quentin State Prison officials donated a total of $38,232 to seven Bay Area nonprofit agencies that provide services to victims of …
Article • October 15, 2012
Filed under: Media, Tapes/Music
From Rock & Rap Confidential: Johnny Cash and Mark Collie by Lee Ballinger From Rock & Rap Confidential: Johnny Cash and Mark Collie HELLO WALLS ... In the early 1890s coal miners began a war against the use of convict labor in the mines of eastern Tennessee. They burned down …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
California Federal Judge Denies Habeas Petitions after Sitting on Them for Years by A federal judge’s treatment of prisoner habeas petitions gives new meaning to the old adage that justice delayed is justice denied. U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson, who was named to the federal judiciary in 2002 by …
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