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European Court of Human Rights Ruling Rebukes U.S. Prison System by Derek Gilna European Court of Human Rights Ruling Rebukes U.S. Prison System by Derek Gilna A suspected terrorist diagnosed as mentally ill will not be extradited from Britain to the United States to face charges that he conspired to …
DOJ Intervenes in Class-action Suit Challenging New Orleans Jail Conditions; Consent Judgment Entered by David Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a class-action lawsuit that alleged “abusive and unconstitutional conditions of confinement” at the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Voting, Statistics/Trends
5.85 Million People Disenfranchised in Supposedly Democratic America by David Reutter 5.85 Million People Disenfranchised in Supposedly Democratic America by David M. Reutter The United States is billed as the world’s largest and greatest democracy. However, it is also “one of the world’s strictest nations when it comes to denying …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Arkansas Jail Prisoner Can Proceed on Failure to Protect Claim Against Guard by David Reutter Arkansas Jail Prisoner Can Proceed on Failure to Protect Claim Against Guard by David M. Reutter The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the denial of summary judgment to a guard who was aware …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Court Access
Washington Appellate Court Addresses Right to Public Hearings in Civil Cases by Mark Wilson Washington Appellate Court Addresses Right to Public Hearings in Civil Cases by Mark Wilson On September 19, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Washington held that the state constitution creates a right of public access to …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Parole
California: Lack of Insight Cannot be Inferred when Prisoner Accepts Responsibility for Crime and Expresses Genuine Remorse by Michael Brodheim California: Lack of Insight Cannot be Inferred when Prisoner Accepts Responsibility for Crime and Expresses Genuine Remorse by Michael Brodheim In the wake of the California Supreme Court’s ruling in …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Second Circuit: RLUIPA Disallows Individual Capacity Suits by David Reutter Second Circuit: RLUIPA Disallows Individual Capacity Suits by David M. Reutter The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held in September 2013 that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) does not create a private right of action against …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Ninth Circuit: Heck Allows § 1983 Parole Condition Challenges by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Heck Allows § 1983 Parole Condition Challenges by Mark Wilson On July 31, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals joined the Seventh Circuit in holding that the Heck doctrine does not bar all parole condition …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Oregon Garnishment Exemption Protects Funds in Prisoners’ Accounts by Mark Wilson Oregon Garnishment Exemption Protects Funds in Prisoners’ Accounts by Mark Wilson An Oregon judge has held that a prosecutor improperly seized money from a prisoner’s trust account to pay a court-ordered “compensatory fine.” In 2006, Norman Earl Schlunt was …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
California’s Lethal Injection Protocol Deemed Invalid by State Court by Michael Brodheim California’s Lethal Injection Protocol Deemed Invalid by State Court by Michael Brodheim In May 2013, a California appeals court invalidated regulations promulgated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) regarding the manner in which the state …
Utah Prisoner Awarded $200 for Violation of Religious Rights by Utah Prisoner Awarded $200 for Violation of Religious Rights A federal district court awarded $200 to a Utah prisoner who sued on the grounds that prison officials interfered with his right to freely exercise his religion. However, the Tenth Circuit …
In-the-News Article • June 6, 2014
Ruling pending in PLN public records suit against Marshall County, TN June 6, 2014 Articles about PLN Litigation Marshall Tribune Case against Sheriff Dalton waits on Chancellor's ruling Friday, June 6, 2014 Marshall County Tribune By Karen Hall Editor The case brought against Sheriff Norman Dalton for denying access to …
King v. Ghosh, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2014 Case: 1:10-cv-06838 Document #: 239 Filed: 06/06/14 Page 1 of 29 PageID #:1529 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Raymond E. King, Inmate No. N54043 ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Parthasarithi …
Brief • June 6, 2014
Stephens v. Sheriff of Palm Beach County, FL, Amended Complaint, sheriff shooting unarmed paraplegic, 2014 Case 9:14-cv-80425-BSS Document 32 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/06/2014 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 14-CV-80425-COHN/SELTZER DONTRELL STEPHENS, Plaintiff, v. RIC BRADSHAW, in his capacity as Sheriff …
Brief • June 6, 2014
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
FCC Order Denying Petions by Securus Waivers of Interstate Calls 2014 Federal Communications Commission DA 14-786 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services Securus Technologies, Inc. Petition to Expand Pay Tel Waiver Securus Technologies, Inc. Petition for Leave to …
Brief • June 6, 2014
Britt v. Anderson et al, IL, Complaint - City of Chicago, police unlawful seizure of photos, 2014 Atty No. 49918 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, LAW DIVISION LEMIA BRITT, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. JEROME L. ANDERSON, …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Seventh Circuit: Atheism Considered a Religion; Survey of Prisoner Interest Required by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit: Atheism Considered a Religion; Survey of Prisoner Interest Required by Mark Wilson On August 16, 2013, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held for the second time that a prisoner’s request to form an …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: TV/Movies, Juveniles
Scared Straight Programs Remain Popular Among Parents Despite Warnings by Elly Yu Scared Straight Programs Remain Popular Among Parents Despite Warnings by Elly Yu "I feel like I’m at my wit’s end,” says a mother about her two kids on the A&E reality TV show “Beyond Scared Straight.” It’s a …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
U.S. Citizens without Remedy in Military Torture Case by Derek Gilna U.S. Citizens without Remedy in Military Torture Case by Derek Gilna In an 8 to 3 decision, the en banc Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling by Illinois U.S. District Court Judge Wayne Anderson, as well as …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Ex-football Star Exonerated a Decade after Rape Conviction by A California high school football star who was exonerated after serving five years in prison for kidnapping and raping a classmate has fulfilled his dream of playing for the NFL, and there are now plans to make a movie about his …
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