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Venable v. City of Milwaukee, WI, Pltf's Opposition to Summary Judgment, Police Strip Search, 2014

Brief • July 7, 2014

Filed under: Assault by Police, Strip Searches, Police Searches

Venable v. City of Milwaukee, WI, Pltf's Opposition to Summary Judgment, Police Strip Search, 2014 REDACTED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PRECIOUS VENABLE, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, et al., Defendants. No. 13-cv-1114 Judge …

Venable v. City of Milwaukee, WI, Pltf's Propsed Findings of Fact, Police Strip Search, 2014

Brief • July 7, 2014

Filed under: Assault by Police, Strip Searches, Police Searches

Venable v. City of Milwaukee, WI, Pltf's Propsed Findings of Fact, Police Strip Search, 2014 REDACTED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PRECIOUS VENABLE, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, et al., Defendants. No. 13-cv-1114 Judge …

Smith v. Murphy, SC, Opposition to Summary Judgment, False Arrest, 2014

Brief • July 7, 2014

Filed under: False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)

Smith v. Murphy, SC, Opposition to Summary Judgment, False Arrest, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA ROCK HILL DIVISION Steve Randall Smith Plaintiff, v. Major N.C. Murphy, Captain Charles Grant, Deputy T.J. Murphy, and and Alex Underwood, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

Joint Letter Opposing New Family Detention Centers

Publication • July 7, 2014

Filed under: Totality of Conditions, Immigration, Children of Prisoners, HRDC Sign on Letters

Joint Letter Opposing New Family Detention Centers July 7, 2014 The Honorable Jeh Johnson Secretary Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas Deputy Secretary Department of Homeland Security Re: Open Letter in Response to Announcement of New Immigrant Family Detention Beds Dear Secretary Johnson and Deputy Secretary Mayorkas: We, …

PLN quoted about video visitation at Tennessee jail

In-the-News Article • July 5, 2014

PLN quoted about video visitation at Tennessee jail July 5, 2014 Articles with PLN Quotes Metro Pulse Orange Is the New Green: Is Knox County's New Video-Only Visitation Policy for Inmates Really About Safety&mdash;or Is it About Money? By Cari Wade Gervin Posted July 2, 2014 at 2:31 p.m. One …

Knox County, TN Pay Tel contract 2008

Kickback publication • July 5, 2014

Knox County, TN Pay Tel contract 2008

News in Brief

Article • July 4, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: A prisoner serving time for gang- and drug-related offenses, as well as his attorney-wife, mother, sister, ex-wife and another woman have been indicted on more than 250 charges following a two-year investigation into the New Mexican Mafia prison gang. Angel Lopez Garcia …

Two Corrections Chiefs Serve Time in Segregation

Article • July 4, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014

Filed under: Totality of Conditions, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guards/Staff, Staff Training

Two Corrections Chiefs Serve Time in Segregation by Christopher Zoukis Two Corrections Chiefs Serve Time in Segregation by Christopher Zoukis Rick Raemisch, Colorado’s new corrections director, wanted to better understand the experience of solitary confinement – so he spent a night in segregation at a state prison. Raemisch had been …

Okanogan County, WA Rates and Commission Percentage 2011

Kickback publication • July 4, 2014

Filed under: Telephones

Okanogan County, WA Rates and Commission Percentage 2011

Beets v. Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Recommendation, Wrongful Death Police Excessive Force, 2014

Brief • July 2, 2014

Filed under: Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)

Beets v. Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Recommendation, Wrongful Death Police Excessive Force, 2014 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL 648 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION 500 WEST TEMPLE STREET ( LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012-2713 TELEPHONE (213) 974-1861 FACSIMILE JOHN F. KRATTLI County Counsel July 2,2014 (213) 229-9924 …

PLN mentioned re end of CCA contract in Idaho

In-the-News Article • July 2, 2014

PLN mentioned re end of CCA contract in Idaho July 2, 2014 Articles that mention PLN Lewiston Morning Tribune Prison firm no longer profits at Idaho's expense Posted:&nbsp;Wednesday, July 2, 2014 12:00 am Marty Trillhaase&nbsp;| As of this week, the Idaho Department of Correction is running the Idaho Correctional Center …

Article addresses PLN managing editor's private prison study ethics complaint

In-the-News Article • July 2, 2014

Article addresses PLN managing editor's private prison study ethics complaint July 2, 2014 Articles that mention PLN Huffington Post Byron E. Price Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York in Brooklyn, New York For-Profit Prison Corporations Are at It Again Posted:&nbsp;07/02/2014 4:23 pm …

Bock v. Count of Sutter, CA, Recommendations, Improve Care and Avoid Preventable Deaths at Sutter County Jail, 2014

Brief • July 2, 2014

Filed under: Prison Reform, Medical, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Bock v. Count of Sutter, CA, Recommendations, Improve Care and Avoid Preventable Deaths at Sutter County Jail, 2014 Case 2:11-cv-00536-MCE-KJN Document 105 Filed 07/02/14 Page 1 of 30 1 MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891 ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 2 KATHRYN G. MANTOAN – 239649 AARON J. FISCHER – 247391 3 …

Bureau of Prisons Northeast Region Litigation Report Jan 1998

Publication • July 2, 2014

Filed under: Statistics/Trends

Bureau of Prisons Northeast Region Litigation Report Jan 1998

Assessment of the 1996 DOJ Review of the FBI Laboratory

Publication • July 1, 2014

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Crime Labs

Assessment of the 1996 DOJ Review of the FBI Laboratory An Assessment of the 1996 Department of Justice Task Force Review of the FBI Laboratory U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General July 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 This is the third review by the Office of the Inspector General …

Osborn Association, The Crisis of America's Aging Prison Population, 2014

Publication • July 1, 2014

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Cost of Prison Systems

Osborn Association, The Crisis of America's Aging Prison Population, 2014 The High Costs of Low Risk: The Crisis of America’s Aging Prison Population Prepared by the Osborne Association for: The Florence V. Burden Foundation July 2014 Executive Summary For the past four decades, we have witnessed the most sustained and …

Southern Center for Human Rights - The Crisis of Violence in Georgia's Prisons, 2014

Publication • July 1, 2014

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Prison/Jail Murders, Statistics/Trends, Failure to Protect (General)

Southern Center for Human Rights - The Crisis of Violence in Georgia's Prisons, 2014 THE CRISIS OF VIOLENCE IN GEORGIA’S PRISONS A REPORT BY THE J U LY 2 0 1 4 Southern Center for Human Rights – 1 2 –The Crisis of Violence in Georgia Prisons THE CRISIS OF …

Indigent Defense Services in the U.S. 2008-2012 Updated BJS 2014

Publication • July 1, 2014

Filed under: Public Defenders

Indigent Defense Services in the U.S. 2008-2012 Updated BJS 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Revised 10/23/2014 TECHNICAL REPORT July 2014, NCJ 246683 Indigent Defense Services in the United States, FY 2008–2012 – Updated Stephen D. Owens, Elizabeth Accetta, Jennifer J. Charles, and …

A Way Forward - Diverting People with Mental Illness from Inhumane and Expensive Jails into Community-Based Treatment that Works, ACLU & Bazelon, 2014

Publication • July 1, 2014

Filed under: Lobbying, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Suicides, Civil Commitment

A Way Forward - Diverting People with Mental Illness from Inhumane and Expensive Jails into Community-Based Treatment that Works, ACLU & Bazelon, 2014 A WAY FORWARD: Diverting People with Mental Illness from Inhumane and Expensive Jails into Community-Based Treatment that Works TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................................................................... 1 A. FINDINGS............................................................................................................................ …

Roadmap for Developing Diversion Programs for People with Mental Illness in Los Angeles County Jails, ACLU, 2014

Publication • July 1, 2014

Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Roadmap for Developing Diversion Programs for People with Mental Illness in Los Angeles County Jails, ACLU, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2014 Contact: Sandra Hernandez or Diana Rubio 213.977.5252 Report Offers Roadmap for Developing Diversion Programs for People with Mental Illness in Los Angeles County Jails (Los Angeles, CA)—The …