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Article • January 13, 2015
Drug Makers Refuse to Sell Propofol for Death Row Executions by Drug Makers Refuse to Sell Propofol for Death Row Executions Two more pharmaceutical companies have joined efforts to keep propofol - the anesthetic that contributed to pop star Michael Jackson's death – from being used in state executions of …
Article • January 13, 2015
Tennessee Dumps Corizon for Higher Bidder on Prison Health Care Contract by Tennessee Dumps Corizon for Higher Bidder on Prison Health Care Contract The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has awarded its prisoner health care contract to Centurion, a company formed when MHM Services and Centene Corp. merged. TDOC’s current …
Article • January 13, 2015
San Francisco Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Jail Strip Searches by San Francisco Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Jail Strip Searches In March 2013, San Francisco agreed to settle a decade-old class action lawsuit by pre-arraignment arrestees challenging the sheriff’s department’s strip-search policy. In exchange for a lump sum payment …
Article • January 13, 2015
Report Analyzes New Jersey Jail Population by Report Analyzes New Jersey Jail Population In partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance, Luminosity has issued a report that analyzes New Jersey’s jail population. The study’s goal “is to use this profile to identify opportunities to responsibly reduce New Jersey’s jail population while …
Article • January 13, 2015
Orleans Parish Prison Gone Wild! Video Shocks Court and Community by Orleans Parish Prison Gone Wild! Video Shocks Court and Community Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman has been under pressure in recent years to clean up the Orleans Parish Prison. He has agreed to a proposed federal consent decree, but …
Article • January 13, 2015
New Orleans Police and Judicial Corruption Saga Continues by New Orleans Police and Judicial Corruption Saga Continues Investigations by local and federal officials are uncovering a dynasty of nepotism operating within New Orleans’ judiciary system and the sheriff’s office. The probes have uncovered several cozy deals, and at least one …
Article • January 13, 2015
Idaho DOC Accused of Opening Legal Mail to Smear Prisoner’s Legal Assistant by Idaho DOC Accused of Opening Legal Mail to Smear Prisoner’s Legal Assistant An Idaho federal district ruled that a legal assistant appointed to assist a prisoner in a civil rights action overstepped her role by becoming embroiled …
Article • January 13, 2015
Filed under: Computers
Cook County Prisoners Duel Russian Prisoners in Online Chess by Derek Gilna Cook County, IL, Prisoners Duel Russian Prisoners in Online Chess by Derek Gilna County jail can be a pretty grim place, especially Cook County Jail, one of the largest and most dangerous in the country. However, at least …
Bipartisan Congressional Committee to Reduce Federal Criminal Code by Derek Gilna Bipartisan Congressional Committee to Reduce Federal Criminal Code by Derek Gilna There’s nothing like a good financial crisis in the federal government to focus politicians’ minds on saving money wherever they can, especially for their own pet projects. According …
Article • January 13, 2015
Filed under: Escapes
Arkansas Jail Closed After Escapes, Might “Put A Hurt” on Bail Business by Arkansas Jail Closed After Escapes, Might “Put A Hurt” on Bail Business The Yell County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) closed its jail in Dardanelle, Arkansas in March 2013 after three prisoners escaped by strong-arming the lone guard working …
Article • January 13, 2015
Former Florida Prison Chief Released from Federal Prison by Former Florida Prison Chief Released from Federal Prison For assisting prosecutors in convicting co-conspirators, a Florida federal district court reduced the prison sentence of former Florida Department of Correction (FDOC) Secretary James Crosby. Crosby and his protégé, Allen Clark, were convicted …
Article • January 13, 2015
$15,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner Injured by Guard by $15,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner Injured by Guard Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County Council agreed to pay $15,000 to settle potential litigation from a former jail prisoner who was injured by a guard at the Luzerne County Jail (LCJ). The settlement …
Article • January 13, 2015
Report Says Compassionate Release Would Save Strapped BOP Money by Derek Gilna Report Says Compassionate Release Would Save Strapped BOP Money by Derek Gilna It apparently took the May 2013 issuance of an 85-page report by the non-partisan Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz, but that report and a well-publicized budget …
Article • January 13, 2015
Guards Union Complaints Prompt Funds Transfer to Avoid Sequester Furloughs by Derek Gilna Guards Union Complaints Prompt Funds Transfer to Avoid Sequester Furloughs by Derek Gilna Tightening budgets due to the 2013 sequester cuts have forced U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to transfer $150 million from other agencies to allow …
Article • January 13, 2015
D.C. Area Federal Courts Reduce Staff because of Sequester Cuts by Derek Gilna D.C. Area Federal Courts Reduce Staff because of Sequester Cuts by Derek Gilna The sequester represents only a 3% across the board cut of federal spending, but it will have a noticeable impact on the operation of …
Article • January 13, 2015
BOP Punishment of Prisoners for Suicide Attempts Continues Despite Director’s Memo by Derek Gilna BOP Punishment of Prisoners for Suicide Attempts Continues Despite Director’s Memo            by Derek Gilna In July 2012, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), unnerved by the increasing number of suicides among federal prisoners, circulated a memo to …
Article • January 13, 2015
Filed under: Money/Property, Tax Law
Prisoner Tax Refund Scam Thwarted at Arizona Prison by Derek Gilna Prisoner Tax Refund Scam Thwarted at Arizona Prison By Derek Gilna Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher announced in March 2013 that two men had been identified as carrying out a scheme to defraud the IRS by filing phony tax …
Violence Overruns Georgia’s Model Prison by Violence Overruns Georgia’s Model Prison Georgia’s FY 2011-12 prison of the year has an “unacceptable level of violence and security,” the Southern Center for Human Rights said in a January 31 letter to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDOC). The letter comes on the …
Article • January 13, 2015
Utah First to Explicitly Allow Organ Donation by Prisoners by Utah First to Explicitly Allow Organ Donation by Prisoners   On March 28, 2013, Utah became the first state to explicitly allow prisoners to donate their organs if they die while incarcerated, a controversial move that pits some prisoner-rights advocates …
Article • January 13, 2015
Only BOP, Not Private Contractors, Can Tally Good Time Credits in Disciplinary Hearings by Only BOP, Not Private Contractors, Can Tally Good Time Credits in Disciplinary Hearings On February 14, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a habeas corpus petition that sought restoration of good …
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