Massachusetts: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Dog Searches of Prison Visitors by Joe Watson The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Boston-based Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts (PLSM) and attorney Leonard Singer filed suit against the Massachusetts Department of Correction in January 2014 to prevent prison officials from using drug-sniffing dogs to …
Prison Legal News v. MADOC, MA, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2009 05/12/2003 PAGE LEGAL 5177277403 15:14 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is entered into by and bet.'een PRISON LEGAL NEWS ("PLN") and the MF.SSACHUSETTS DEP7IRTMENT OF CORRECTION (" DEPARTMENT"), on behalf of itself and HAROLD OLARKE, JAMES BENDER, JOHN ~lARSHALL, WHEREAS, …
Town of Ayer and insurers pay millions to estate of wrongly convicted man, Saltzman, 2009 [npap] Town of Ayer and insurers pay millions to estate of wrongly convi... 1 of 3 Subject: [npap] Town of Ayer and insurers pay millions to estate of wrongly convicted man From: "Howard Friedman" <hfriedman@civil-rights-law.com> …
Ayer to pay 3.1m for wrongful conviction, Saltzman, 2009 [npap] Ayer (Mass) to pay $3.1m for wrongful conviction DNA evidence... 1 of 3 Subject: [npap] Ayer (Mass) to pay $3.1m for wrongful conviction DNA evidence freed man after 19 years in jail From: "Howard Friedman" <hfriedman@civil-rights-law.com> Date: Fri, 7 Aug …
First Circuit Reverses District Court's Order to MA DOC Mandating Treatment of Prisoner's Sex Change Request by Derek Gilna In yet another iteration of a complex litigation spanning over twenty years pitting advocates of prisoner rights in the area of medical treatment of sexual identity disorder (SID) issues, the 1st …
Prison Policy Initiative Releases Report on Email Services for Prisoners by Derek Gilna The non-profit, Massachusetts-based Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) has released a comprehensive study on communication options for prisoners, focusing on email services while also citing issues related to phone calls, visitation and postal mail. According to the January …
U.S. Court of Claims Awards Federal Prisoner $172,465.75 for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna Michael Alan Crooker, wrongfully convicted in Massachusetts on a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, had his conviction reversed on appeal by the First Circuit in 2010, setting the stage for …
Audit of Spectrum Health Systems and Civigenics -Tax Fraud, MA Auditor, 2004 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH ONE ASHBURTON PLACE, ROOM 1819 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108 A. JOSEPH DeNUCCI TEL. (617) 727-6200 AUDITOR NO. 2002-4453-3C INDEPENDENT STATE AUDITOR’S REPORT ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF SPECTRUM HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. JANUARY …
Prisoner Reentry in Massachusetts, Urban Institute, 2005 R E S E A R C H R E P O R T March 2005 Prisoner Reentry in Massachusetts Lisa E. Brooks Amy L. Solomon Sinead Keegan Rhiana Kohl Lori Lahue research for safer communities URBAN INSTITUTE Justice Policy Center Prisoner Reentry …
2008 New Court Commitments to MA County Correctional Facilities, MA DOC, 2009 458 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION 2008 New Court Commitments to Massachusetts County Correctional Facilities June 2009 2008 New Court Commitments to Massachusetts County Correctional Facilities Commonwealth of Massachusetts Deval L. Patrick, Governor Timothy P. Murray, Lieutenant Governor Executive …
Suicide Prevention - Hayes Cover Letter, MA DOC, 2007 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT ON SUICIDE PREVENTION PRACTICES WITHIN THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION by Lindsay M. Hayes Project Director National Center on Institutions and Alternatives 40 Lantern Lane Mansfield, MA 02048 (508) 337-8806; e-mail: Lhayesta@msn.com January 31, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS …
MA DOC Income & Expense Report 2014-2015, Norfolk Lifers Group, 2015 A REPORT ON THE INCOME AND EXPENSES FROM MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECT tON'S CENTRAL INMATE BENEFIT FUND CENTRAl. LAW LIBRARY ACCOUNT AND CENTRAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2014- JUNE 30, 2015 By Gordon Haas Chairman Norfolk …
Bridgewater State Hospital Improvement Plan MA Dept. of Health and Human Serv. 2014 APPROPRIATE CARE IN THE APPROPRIATE SETTING: REFORMING BRIDGEWATER STATE HOSPITAL & STRENGTHENING THE COMMONWEALTH’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM The Departments of Correction and Mental Health share the overarching goal that individuals in Massachusetts who suffer from mental illness …
Male Guards’ Videotaping of Female Prisoners Being Strip Searched Results in $675,000 Settlement by David Reutter In August 2014, a Massachusetts federal district court granted summary judgment to a class of 176 former and current prisoners who challenged a policy at the Western Regional Women’s Correctional Center (WCC) that allowed …
$3 Million Settlement in Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner; Three Guards Indicted by Matthew Clarke A $3 million settlement was paid to the parents of a 23-year-old mental health patient killed by three guards at Bridgewater State Hospital who were attempting to strap him into four-point restraints on a small …
Massachusetts Power Struggle over Cronyism Blocks Assistant Court Clerk Hiring by Mark Wilson Massachusetts Power Struggle over Cronyism Blocks Assistant Court Clerk Hiring by Mark Wilson An apparent power struggle over the proposed hiring of an assistant clerk in the Hingham District Court in Massachusetts, southeast of Boston, has blocked …
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Amended Sex Offender Registration Law Ex Post Facto by Gary Hunter Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Amended Sex Offender Registration Law Ex Post Facto by Gary Hunter On July 12, 2013, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a bill requiring the state’s Sex Offender Registry Board …
Appeals Court Reverses $14 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner by Appeals Court Reverses $14 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner On January 31, 2013, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed and remanded for retrial a case that concluded with a $14,000,000 damages award for …
