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Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim by David Reutter Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim by David Reutter On August 11, 2014, the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a former prisoner’s Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) complaint alleging negligence …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff by Lonnie Burton Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff by Lonnie Burton On April 4, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted a new trial to a prisoner who had sued jail guards …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
Filed under: Death Penalty
Pharmacist Associations Take Stand Against Death Penalty by Greg Dober Pharmacist Associations Take Stand Against Death Penalty by Greg Dober On March 2015, two professional associations that represent pharmacists urged their members to stop providing drugs used in executions. The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists issued a statement to its …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Telephone Rates
New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates by New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates According to an April 9, 2015 press release issued by New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant Detainees, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the New York University School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic, the New Jersey Department …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Premises Liability
$7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident by David Reutter $7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident by David Reutter An Ohio Court of Claims awarded over $7,500 to a prisoner for injuries suffered from a slip and fall, after finding liability for negligence …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson A man who spent over 17 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit became the first Colorado prisoner to receive damages from …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Accuracy of Widely-Used Polygraph Machine Under Fire by Derek Gilna In the hands of a skilled operator, such as the late John Reid of John E. Reid and Associates, one of the early pioneers in the lie detection field, the polygraph can be a useful tool. Reid, along with noted …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
The Persistence of Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore The Persistence of Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore Over the last four years, “we have turned the corner” has become the dominant narrative on mass incarceration. The basis for this optimism appeared sound. From 2009-2012, total prisoner numbers were down nationally for …
Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton South Carolina’s Supreme Court hasrejected a challenge to a state law that requires lifetime GPS monitoring of certain sex offenders who violate the terms …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million by Mark Wilson Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million by Mark Wilson The family of a man who died in his bed, just feet from a nurse’s station at the Oregon State Hospital (OSH), but whose body was not discovered for hours, …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Parole
Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses by Mark Wilson Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses by Mark Wilson On September 18, 2014, the en banc Oregon Supreme Court held that a 1999 …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky by Panagioti Tsolkas Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky by Panagioti Tsolkas On March 30, 2015, organizations and individuals from across the country joined the Human Rights Defense …
Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $106,000 damage award and over $348,300 in attorney fees and costs …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matthew Clarke ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matt Clarke Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to settle a class-action suit filed by 22 immigrants whose homes were raided by ICE agents in …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Probation, Restitution
California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution by Mark Wilson California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution by Mark Wilson The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, held on September 17, 2014 that trial courts lack authority to hold probationers in “suspended animation” beyond their maximum sentence …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Editorials, Prisoner Media
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright It doesn’t seem like this is the 301st issue of Prison Legal News. When we published our first issue in 1990 I didn’t have an expectation of how long the publication would last nor did I think about …
In-the-News Article • May 6, 2015
PLN editor quoted on sheriffs' threat to curtail phone calls if their profits are cut May 6, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes ThinkProgress.org Sheriffs Threaten Retaliation If The Price Of Prisoner Phone Calls Is Regulated BY ALICE OLLSTEIN POSTED ON MAY 6, 2015 AT 8:00 AM With federal action expected this summer to regulate …
In-the-News Article • May 6, 2015
Article on video visitation services quotes PLN editor May 6, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Bloomberg Expensive 'Prison Skype' Is Squeezing Out In-Person Visitation As the FCC cracks down on expensive prison calling rates, companies move into video chat instead April 27, 2015 by Matt Stroud and Joshua Brustein   The Internet communication …
In-the-News Article • May 6, 2015
GEO Group claims "no hunger strike" at ICE facility; PLN quoted May 6, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Palm Beach Post Hunger strike? What hunger strike? GEO asks as protests mark meeting  2:28 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2015    BOCA RATON — A GEO Group executive Wednesday denied reports of a …
Brief • May 6, 2015
Tribble v. Greene et al, DC, Complaint, wrongful conviction imprisonment, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00710-GK Document 1 Filed 05/08/15 Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SANTAE A. TRIBBLE, 210 Oakwood St., S.E, Unit 206 Washington, D.C. 20032 Plaintiff, v. Detective RAYMOND JEFFREY GREENE, …
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