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Joe Arpaio: America’s Toughest Sheriff or Most Corrupt? by Alex Friedmann Joe Arpaio: America?s Toughest Sheriff or Most Corrupt? by Alex Friedmann Joe M. Arpaio, the head lawman over Maricopa County, Arizona, bills himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff." While "toughest" may be subject to debate (literally -- in September, 2006 …
Hawaii Juvenile Gay Bashing Enjoined by A federal court in Hawaii issued a preliminary injunction, prohibiting harassment, abuse, discrimination and isolation of juvenile detainees who are, or are perceived to be, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT). The Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) is a secure juvenile detention facility ?existing …
Galloway v TYC, TX, 3rd Amended Complaint, juveniles disabilities legal aid assault, 2007 EXHIBIT “A” UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS JOSEPH GALLOWAY, individually, § § DANA BROCKWAY, as next friend of her § minor child, A.B., on behalf of all those similarly § situated, § § GLORIA …
Bureau of Prisons Begins Certifying Sexually Dangerous Persons by David Beneman BOP has a new tool authorized this summer as part of the Adam Walsh Act. BOP may now ?certify? prisoners as ?sexually dangerous persons? (SDP). Certification can occur prior to sentencing, or at any time after the commencement of …
New Jersey Sex Offenders Must Be Protected and Segregated During Transports by A New Jersey federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction requiring prison officials at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, New Jersey (ADTC) to protect and segregate ADTC prisoners when transporting them to medical appointments …
New Hampshire Prisoner’s ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment by New Hampshire Prisoner's ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment The First Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a New Hampshire federal district court's summary judgment order concluding that a prisoner failed to demonstrate that prison officials violated his rights under Title II …
Armstrong v Schwarzenegger, CA, Injunction, deaf disabled prisoner ad seg, 2007
Article • January 15, 2007 • from PLN January, 2007
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Texas Prisoners’ Challenge to Extended Lockdown by Michael Rigby Fifth Circuit Reinstates Texas Prisoners' Challenge to Extended Lockdown by Michael Rigby The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a prisoner lawsuit challenging the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's practice of indefinite segregation without due process. C. …
Violence from Racial Tension and Overcrowding Pervades California Jails, Spreads to Prisons by Marvin Mentor by Marvin Mentor Los Angeles (L.A.) County jail prisoners have been locked in interracial gang-controlled violence for the past year, and the unrest has spread to other jails and into California state prisons as prisoners …
200 Dead in Brazil Prison Uprisings, Street Violence by Gary Hunter In May 2006, approximately 200 people were killed in Sao Paulo, Brazil as gang members of the Primerio Comando da Capital ? the First Capital Command, known by its Portuguese initials, PCC ? clashed with police in the streets …
California’s “High-Risk” Sex Offender Parolees Ostracized; Parole Official Fired by John Dannenberg California's "High-Risk" Sex Offender Parolees Ostracized; Parole Official Fired by John E. Dannenberg California's 2,000 "high-risk" sex offenders (HRSOs) currently on parole are increasingly being ostracized following relentless publicity as to their whereabouts, forcing parole officials to continuously …
Article • January 15, 2007 • from PLN January, 2007
Florida DOC’s Policy Prohibiting Release of Sex Offenders Without Address Unconstitutional by David Reutter Florida DOC's Policy Prohibiting Release of Sex Offenders Without Address Unconstitutional by David M. Reutter In October, 2005, a Florida Circuit Court has held that a Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) policy that requires a sex …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Ninth Circuit: Total Exhaustion-Dismissal Rule Not Required Under PLRA by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a prisoners 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against prison officials should not be summarily dismissed under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) 42 U.S.C. § …
Article • December 15, 2006
Failure to Treat Rectal Cyst For 30 Months States Claim by The plaintiff had a cyst near his rectum. One doctor refused to examine him despite his complaints of pain. A second doctor said the cyst needed to be "lanced out" but did not do anything except provide medication for …
How to Exit Californias Sexual Predator Prison: Refuse Treatment by John Dannenberg How to Exit California's Sexual Predator Prison: Refuse Treatment by John E. Dannenberg California, with 538 sexually violent predators (SVP) civilly committed at its Department of Mental Healths Atascadero State Hospital (ASH), has an efficacious five-step psychological treatment …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
New York Prisoner Wins Brutality Suit, Loses Award to Son-of-Sam Law by A New York prisoner won $15,000 in a suit over having been beaten by prison guards only to have a jury return a $42 million adverse verdict under New Yorks Son-of-Sam law. Abdul Majid, 57, a New York …
Federal Judge Suspends Some Georgia Sex Offender Residency Restrictions by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On June 29, 2006, e federal judge in Georgia granted class-action status and a temporary restraining order (TRO) suspending enforcement of some provisions of Georgias sex offender residency law (SORL), Ga.Code.Ann. § 42-15. The …
L.A. County Settles With Abused Quadriplegic Prisoner For $46,000 by In February 2004, prisoner Joseph Burriss became exasperated waiting to make a phone call from the Los Angeles County Jail. Burriss, a partial quadriplegic, maneuvered his wheelchair towards a deputy and made a disparaging racial remark. The deputy responded by …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
Oregon Predatory Sex Offender Designation Order Reversed; Notice and Hearing Required in All Cases by Oregon Predatory Sex Offender Designation Order Reversed; Notice and Hearing Required in All Cases The Oregon Supreme Court held that every offender facing a predatory sex offender designation under Oregon's community notification law is entitled …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
New Jersey Appeals Court Upholds Statute Disenfranchising Felons by The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, held that a state law prohibiting felons from voting while on parole or probation did not violate equal protection despite its disparate effect on minority voting power. Plaintiffs, the New Jersey National Association …
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