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Article • June 7, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, News
For Sale: New York Lakefront Property with Garage, Pig Farm and 736 Prison Cells by For Sale: New York Lakefront Property with Garage, Pig Farm and 736 Prison Cells What New York State is doing with some of its closed prisons is like dragging an old, unwanted couch out to …
Article • June 7, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Ohio Community Corrections Program Hires Former Prisoners to Work at Supermax by Ohio Community Corrections Program Hires Former Prisoners to Work at Supermax The closure of a minimum-security facility in Ohio created temporary jobs for prisoners who are being released, through a pilot program to help integrate them into society …
Article • June 7, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Prison Officials Praise Industry Programs Despite Downsides by David Reutter Prison Officials Praise Industry Programs Despite Downsides by David M. Reutter As the U.S. economy remains sluggish and companies consider layoffs to cut costs, the outlook for prison industry programs is mixed, with some reporting increased revenue and others reporting …
Article • June 7, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Guard Misconduct
Florida Guards Sentenced in Bribery Scheme by Florida Guards Sentenced in Bribery Scheme Three former Florida prison guards, including a security chief, were sentenced to probation and ordered to perform community service after entering guilty or no contest pleas to charges that they accepted bribes to perform favors for prisoners, …
D.C. Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s FOIA Suit by Derek Gilna D.C. Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s FOIA Suit by Derek Gilna Carlos Marino, incarcerated for a 1997 drug conspiracy conviction, submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), seeking the agency’s investigative file for a co-conspirator who …
Article • June 7, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Cook County Detainee’s Suit Alleging Deliberate Indifference to Safety Survives Summary Judgment by David Reutter Cook County Detainee’s Suit Alleging Deliberate Indifference to Safety Survives Summary Judgment by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to a jail guard …
CCA Guard Killed During Riot was on Prisoners’ “Hit List” by Matthew Clarke CCA Guard Killed During Riot was on Prisoners’ “Hit List” by Matt Clarke A federal lawsuit filed by the family of a guard murdered during a riot at a Mississippi facility claims that prison officials knew the …
Article • June 7, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Sentencing
Amount of Drugs a Factor for Departure Sentence in Kansas Prison Contraband Conviction by David Reutter Amount of Drugs a Factor for Departure Sentence in Kansas Prison Contraband Conviction by David M. Reutter The Kansas Supreme Court reversed a prisoner’s sentence for possession of contraband – a small amount of …
Brief • June 7, 2014
Reilly v. Sheriff of Leon County, FL, Expert Report - Leach, postcard mail restrictions, 2014 JOSEPH REILLV Plaintiffs, v, SHERIFF OF LEON COUNTV FLORIDA Defendants, in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTi, Civil Action N o. for the 4 : 7 4- NORTHERN DISTRICT of FLONDA CV-003 9 7 -RH-CAS EXPERT …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Food, News
Bureau of Prisons Mistakenly Served Meat Intended as Pet Food by Derek Gilna Bureau of Prisons Mistakenly Served Meat Intended as Pet Food by Derek Gilna A Texas meat manufacturer has pledged to adopt new procedures to ensure compliance with food safety laws and paid almost $400,000 to resolve a …
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 …
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