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Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Ex-Cons Face Tougher Job Market in Great Recession by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Those who have the black mark of a felony conviction face prejudice in the job market even when the economic picture is rosy. In these times of the Great Recession, that black mark has the …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Expanded Eligibility for New York Medical Parole Has Little Effect by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In April 2009, New York passed a statutory amendment that expanded the state’s compassionate release program for terminally ill prisoners. The amendment permitted medical parole for prisoners convicted of certain violent crimes who were …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear, by Jonathan Simon (Oxford University Press 2007), 344 pages by Ian Head Review by Ian Head This past spring, a 12-year-old student in Queens, New York was arrested, handcuffed and taken to a …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Filed under: Religious Freedom, Clergy
New York Prison Chaplain Accused of Smuggling Weapons by Zul Qarnain Abdu-Shahid, 58, a Muslim chaplain for the New York City Department of Corrections (NYDOC), was arrested on February 3, 2010 for attempting to introduce contraband into the Manhattan Detention Complex; he was temporarily held on $50,000 bond after his …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Former President of Florida Sheriff’s Association Enters Plea in Kickback Scheme by David Reutter In February 2010, former Okaloosa County, Florida Sheriff Charlie Morris pleaded no contest to state racketeering and money laundering charges related to an employee bonus kickback scheme that netted him thousands of dollars. To enter the …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Prisoners’ Self-Help Litigation Manual, 4th Edition, by John Boston and Daniel Manville, Oxford University Press, 960 Pages, $39.95 by Paul Wright Reviewed by Paul Wright The Prisoners’ Self-Help Litigation Manual (PSHLM) by Dan Manville first appeared in 1983. It was designed to give prisoners an overview of the legal system, …
$3.125 Million in Settlements in Oregon Prisoner’s Beating Death by On July 2, 2009, the estate and family of a mentally ill Oregon man who died in police custody settled claims against Multnomah County, a former deputy sheriff and jail nurses for $925,000. The case remained pending against the City …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Tennessee Judge Facing Misconduct Charges Tries to Depose Disciplinary Counsel by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Cocke County, Tennessee General Sessions Judge John A. Bell, while facing a judicial misconduct complaint, sought to depose Joseph S. Daniel, disciplinary counsel for the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, in February 2010. Bell …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Awarded $185,000 in Civil Rights Claim; Harassment Continues by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Pennsylvania federal jury has awarded $185,000 to a prisoner in a civil rights action alleging conspiracy, retaliation, obstruction of access to the courts and defamation of character. Pennsylvania state prisoner Andre Jacobs …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Ninth Circuit Says Qualified Immunity Warranted for Comb-Binding Denial by Mark Wilson On December 2, 2009, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that a prison librarian was entitled to qualified immunity for denying a prisoner’s request to comb-bind his legal papers. Oregon prisoner Frank Phillips intended to file a …
Virginia Issues Report on Monitoring of Sex Offenders Subject to Registration by by Matt Clarke In January 2010, the Virginia State Police (VSP) issued a report on the monitoring of sex offenders who are required to comply with registration laws. The report noted a high rate of compliance (94%) with …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Washington Prisoners Need Not Show Prima Facie Case Upon Challenging Prison Discipline by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 4, 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court held that prisoners challenging prison disciplinary decisions do not have to make a prima facie case of prejudice to obtain review in …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Filed under: Death Row, Visiting
Georgia Ends Contact Visits for Death Row Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three non-execution deaths on Georgia’s death row in as many months, including two suicides, resulted in a focus on conditions for condemned prisoners at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison. The response by prison officials …
Texas Controversy: Governor Guts Forensic Science Commission by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Texas Governor Rick Perry caused considerable controversy on Sept. 30, 2009 when he replaced three members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, just two days before the commission’s hearing on a report that an innocent man may …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Dungeons & Dragons by Brandon Sample Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Dungeons & Dragons by Brandon Sample The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) may prohibit the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game and D&D-related publications without violating the First Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
For Lease: Never-Used 525-Bed Oregon Jail, $45 Million or Best Offer by Mark Wilson A seemingly good idea before the housing market collapsed, the 525-bed, $58 million Wapato Jail has sat empty in Portland, Oregon since construction was completed in 2004. County taxpayers are paying approximately $5 million annually on …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
New York Prison Superintendents Live in Lap of Luxury on Taxpayer Subsidy by On the heels of a report that suggests ways to trim costs of New York’s prison system, several state legislators are calling for an end to subsidizing luxurious homes for prison superintendents. Residences for prison guards and …
U.S. Supreme Court: No Bivens Remedy Available Against PHS Staff by Brandon Sample On May 3, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court held that employees of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) may not be sued for constitutional violations under Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). …
Third Circuit Reverses $642,398.57 Attorney Fee Award for RFRA Claim by Immigration Prisoner by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an immigration detainee’s $642,398.57 attorney fee award, finding that “the District Court’s degree of success inquiry under § 1988 was based on an impermissible reconstruction of the jury verdict.” …
Fraudsters Sentenced in Cornell Prison Construction Scheme by Brandon Sample A man who bilked almost $13 million from Cornell Corrections Corp. has been convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges, while two co-defendants pleaded guilty. In February 2010, Robert B. Surles was convicted by a federal jury in Atlanta, Georgia …
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