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Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution - Sheriff Arpaio's assault on the First Amendment by Michael Lacey Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution Joe Arpaio, Andy Thomas and Dennis Wilenchik hit New Times with grand jury subpoenas By Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin Published: October 18, 2007 This newspaper and its editorial …
Below the Belt - Phoenix New Times article on Sheriff Arpaio's smear campaign against political opponent by Paul Rubin By Paul Rubin, Phoenix New Times It came as little surprise to most people in the know that Buckeye Police Chief Dan Saban lost his recent defamation trial against Sheriff Joe Arpaio …
Article • October 15, 2007
Pariah Joe - Phoenix New Times article on Sheriff Arpaio's improprieties by John Dougherty Pariah Joe Dan Saban turns over materials to the FBI showing alleged improprieties by Arpaio and the MCSO. By John Dougherty Published: October 21, 2004 Let's face it, Joe Arpaio's going to win re-election November 2 …
Little State, Big Problems: Maine’s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated by Lance Tapley Little State, Big Problems: Maine?s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated by Lance Tapley Only big prison systems mistreat prisoners, right? Only prison systems where racism, right-wing tough-on-crime attitudes, or prison-industrial-complex power have full reign, like in California or Texas, …
“War on Terror” Whistleblowers, Dissenters are Fired, Prosecuted; Plaintiff’s Lawyers Help Turn Them In by Alex Friedmann War on Terror Whistleblowers, Dissenters are Fired, Prosecuted; Plaintiff's Lawyers Help Turn Them In by Alex Friedmann In January 2005, Lt. Commander Matthew M. Diaz was a Navy staff judge advocate serving a …
$4 Million Settlement In Rape and Beating Death of Mentally Ill New Jersey Prisoner by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby The daughters of a mentally ill man who was raped and beaten to death by another prisoner in New Jersey's Camden County Correctional Facility (CCCF) will receive a combined $4 …
Argentine priest receives life sentence for dirty war crimes committed in 1970-80's by Marie Trigona Argentina: Priest Imprisoned for Dirty War Crimes Written by Marie Trigona Tuesday, 16 October 2007 Former Chaplin Christian Von Wernich was sentenced to life in prison on October 9th in Argentina, for committing crimes against …
Article • September 15, 2007
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Crime and Criminals by by Clarence Darrow Preface This address is a stenographic report of a talk made to the prisoners in the Chicago jail. Some of my good friends have insisted that while my theories are true, I should not have given them to the inmates of a jail. …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Direct Contempt of U.S. Court Must Be in Court’s Presence; Conviction Reversed by Direct Contempt of U.S. Court Must Be in Court's Presence; Conviction Reversed The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed the direct contempt conviction (18 U.S.C. 401(1)) of the wife of a civil suit plaintiff who had …
20 Florida Prison Officials Fired or Suspended After Prisoner Beating, Party by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Continuing his quest to clean up the chronically corrupt Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), Secretary James McDonough fired or suspended at least 20 officials at Hendry Correctional Institution (HCI) for actions related …
New Investigative Solution by LexisTracks Sex Offenders, Wherever They Are by LexisNexis, an information industry leader, has created a new advanced investigation solution to track and locate sex offenders. The solution is being touted as a tool for law enforcement to use when a child is abducted. There are over …
CCA Fined for Florida Jail Escape; County Commission Poised to Impose More Fines by After a series of escapes, prisoner suicides and thefts by employees over the past year, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) promised it would take action to prevent similar incidents at Florida?s Hernando County Jail (HCJ). The …
Publication • September 1, 2007
Department of Economics, Prison Health Care Contracting Study, 2007 Prison Health Care: Is Contracting Out Healthy? Kelly Bedard Department of Economics University of California, Santa Barbara kelly@econ.ucsb.edu H.E. Frech III Department of Economics University of California, Santa Barbara frech@econ.ucsb.edu September 2007 Abstract U.S. Prison health care has recently been in …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
BJS Report: The Price of Justice in 2003 by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby In 2003 the U.S. spent a staggering $185 billion to fund its burgeoning ?justice? system, according to a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics released in March 2006. That figure includes funds spent on prisons …
Prison A Major Factor In Spreading AIDS by Gary Hunter A recent study entitled African Americans, Health Disparities and HIV/AIDS has directly linked incarceration to the spread of AIDS in minority communities. Robert Fullilove ED.D., of Columbia University authored the study which was released on December 1, 2006 to coincide …
Six Florida Federal Prison Guards Convicted, Sentenced On Rape and Corruption Charges by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke Five former prison guards convicted in federal court on criminal charges stemming from a sex-for-contraband scandal at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Tallahassee, Florida have been sentenced; four received prison …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Shackling at California Jury Trial, Without Justifying Need, Is Reversible Error by A California state prisoner who was convicted of possessing drugs in his cell had his jury conviction reversed because the trial court had not determined the necessity of his being tried in chains and prison garb. Melvin Simmons, …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
BJS Reports Death Penalty Trends In 2005 by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby In 2005, 16 states executed 60 prisoners?one more than in 2004, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report released in December 2006. Those executed in 2005 included 38 whites, 19 blacks, and 3 Hispanics. As for …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Accuracy of Sex Offender Registries Questioned By GAO by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On August 30, 2006, the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that questions the accuracy of the sex offender registries being used by the states to track registered sex offenders (RSOs). The chief …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Prior Drug Use Stable Among State Prisoners, Rises For Federal Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke In October 2006, the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice released a report on prior drug use among state and federal prisoners. The report compared the years 1997 …
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