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Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
CDCR Adopts New Contraband Rules on Obscene, Gang-related Materials by Michael Brodheim CDCR Adopts New Contraband Rules on Obscene, Gang-related Materials by Michael Brodheim In the aftermath of a 2013 ruling by the California Court of Appeal that found a book containing sexually explicit content was not obscene and must …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Marriage
Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy by Michael Brodheim Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy by Michael Brodheim Corrections officials in Arizona have changed a policy related to prisoner marriages to allow same-sex unions, now that such marriages are legal in the state. However, prisoners are …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Ninth Circuit: “Brutal” Cavity Search Violated Fourth Amendment by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: “Brutal” Cavity Search Violated Fourth Amendment by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 25, 2014, in a 2-1 decision, that a “brutal” warrantless body cavity search violated the Fourth Amendment. In September …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners by Michael Brodheim California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners by Michael Brodheim In June 2013, the federal district court overseeing California’s treatment of prisoners with disabilities granted a …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter Sixty prisoners died in San Diego County, California’s jail system over the past five years, but the facts surrounding those deaths sometimes remained a mystery as prisoners’ families waited for …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter On September 8, 2014, a California federal district court awarded $7,826.60 in fees and costs to the attorneys and certified law students …
Article • July 2, 2015
Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners by Michael Brodheim Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners By: Michael Brodheim In August 2013, at the joint request of both the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Federal Receiver overseeing the delivery of medical services to …
McDonald v. County of Marin, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest - Drug Raid, 2015 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is made …
Article • July 1, 2015
Allegheny County Doctor Files Complaint against Corizon over Hiring Practices by David Reutter Allegheny County Doctor Files Complaint against Corizon over Hiring Practices by David Reutter Corizon, a private for-profit company, is facing a complaint filed with Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Commission that claims a bias against women, immigrants, and doctors …
Brief • June 29, 2015
Filed under: First Amendment
CJA v Honea, CA, Order, FOF COL 1st Am media, 2015 Case 2:08-cv-00343-TLN-EFB Document 144 Filed 05/29/15 Page 1 of 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CRIME, JUSTICE & AMERICA, INC., 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 15 …
Brief • June 24, 2015
Alvarado v. Shavatt et all, 9th Cir, Def Opening Brief, wrongful death shooting, 2015
Dasovich v. Contra Costa County, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force - K9 Attack, 2015 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is made …
Brief • June 16, 2015
Orr v. California Highway Patrol, CA, Jury Instructions, false arrest excessive force, 2015 Case 2:14-cv-00585-WBS-EFB Document 145 Filed 06/16/15 Page 1 of 38 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 HARRISON ORR, 2: …
Article • June 12, 2015
June, 2013 Proves To Be Deadly Month for California Prisoners by Michael Brodheim June, 2013 Proves To Be Deadly Month for California Prisoners by Michael Brodheim In unrelated incidents, two California prisoners were killed on the same day in June 2013, one at Wasco State Prison in Kern County, the …
Article • June 12, 2015
California: Commission Recommends Reforms for Jail Overcrowding, Sentencing by Michael Brodheim California: Commission Recommends Reforms for Jail Overcrowding, Sentencing by Michael Brodheim In a May 2013 letter to the Governor and to members of the state legislature, Jonathan Shapiro, Chairman of the Little Hoover Commission, addressed problems of jail overcrowding …
Article • June 11, 2015
$175,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Suit by Los Angeles Deputies by $175,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Suit by Los Angeles Deputies The County of Los Angeles paid $175,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging excessive force by deputies upon a prisoner. Alejandro Alarcon was arrested in the early morning hours on …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Parole, Probation
Ninth Circuit: Early Termination of Federal Supervised Release Does Not Require Showing of Undue Hardship by Ninth Circuit: Early Termination of Federal Supervised Release Does Not Require Showing of Undue Hardship The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a District Court ruling denying a defendant’s …
Article • June 10, 2015
California: Government Immunity Does Not Shield Officials from Decision to Keep Wrong Person Incarcerated by California: Government Immunity Does Not Shield Officials from Decision to Keep Wrong Person Incarcerated In August 2007, the California Supreme Court held that the governmental immunity provision of Government Code (GC) §845.8(a) did not shield …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Jail Misconduct
Former Sacramento County Jail Medical Director Sentenced for Drug Abuse by Former Sacramento County Jail Medical Director Sentenced for Drug Abuse In February 2011, 15 months after he was convicted of writing fraudulent oxycodone prescriptions, Peter Dietrich, the former director of medical services for the Sacramento County Jail System, was …
Article • June 10, 2015
Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours by Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours The California Appeals Court for the Sixth District has held that Santa Clara County (“County”) fulfilled its lawful obligations “to meet …
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