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PLN Sues South Carolina Jail that Bans All Reading Material Except Bibles by On October 6, 2010, Prison Legal News, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Human Rights Defense Center staff attorney Lance Weber, filed suit in federal court challenging an unconstitutional policy at the Berkeley County …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Filed under: International, Immigration
Native American Firms Reap Large Profits from Immigrant Detention Contracts by Derek Gilna Native American companies, many of which have no experience in prison management, are earning large sums of money as conduits for Department of Homeland Security contracts which are then subcontracted out to other firms. Although apparently legal …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
California Supreme Court Restricts Remedies in Remands for New Parole Board Hearings by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg In a unanimous ruling on July 29, 2010, the California Supreme Court resolved a narrow question regarding lifer parole litigation; namely, what is the proper scope of the remedy ordered by …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Texas Democrat Politicians Keep Private Prison Consulting in the Family by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2003 and 2004, Texas state Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D) was a consultant for Management & Training Corporation, a private prison firm, and Corplan Corrections, a prison design and development company. Now his …
Fifth Circuit Delineates Process Due Before Imposition of Sex Offender Parole Conditions by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 20, 2010, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Texas parolees who had never been convicted of a sex offense, but were subject to onerous sex offender parole conditions …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Post-Katrina Circumstances Excuse Holding Prisoner Beyond Indictment Deadline by On June 21, 2010, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that emergency conditions at a Louisiana prison following Hurricane Katrina helped excuse the failure of a warden to release a prisoner for three months after the deadline for filing an …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Washington State: Settlement Requires Pierce County to Provide Educational Opportunities to Jailed Youths by The parties in a class-action lawsuit regarding the lack of educational services for juvenile offenders at Washington state’s Pierce County Jail (PCJ) reached a settlement that requires the Tacoma School District (District) to provide incarcerated youths …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Audit Finds Oregon Victims Denied Restitution; Prosecutors Largely to Blame by An audit by the Oregon Secretary of State, released in early 2010, found that crime victims are not getting restitution and prosecutors are largely to blame. The 2003 Oregon legislature required prosecutors to investigate and present evidence of economic …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Virginia DOC for $125,250 by Prison Legal News announced on September 23, 2010 that it had settled a censorship lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) for $125,250 in damages, attorney fees and costs. In October 2009, PLN filed suit against Gene M. Johnson, …
Prisoner Deaths Continue at King County Jail Despite DOJ Intervention by Mark Wilson A rash of detainee deaths at the King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle, Washington prompted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into conditions at the jail on October 30, 2006. As the …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
$2.16 Million Judgment for Prisoner Raped by BOP Guard by On April 7, 2010, a federal jury awarded $2.16 million to a female prisoner who was raped by a guard at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Tallahassee, Florida. Myra C. Solliday alleged that she was raped by Bureau of …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Filed under: Medical, Medical Expenses
North Carolina Lacks Control and Overpays for Prisoner Health Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter North Carolina’s Department of Corrections (NDOC) has inadequate procedures to contain prisoner medical costs and it overpays for prisoner medical care, concludes a fiscal control audit issued by the state’s auditor. NDOC spends …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Ninth Circuit Rebuffs California’s Attempt to Terminate CDCR Medical Receivership by Michael Brodheim In a strongly worded opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion filed by California state officials to terminate the receivership established in 2006 to oversee and manage delivery of medical care to …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News In Brief: by Arkansas: Sebastian County jail prisoner Gary Van Wolf, 64, awaiting trial on sex charges involving children, was strangled to death and left in his cell on September 16, 2010. According to a report by the Sheriff’s Office, jailers had left prisoners unsupervised for about an hour …
Article • November 15, 2010
Take Action to Oppose the Nomination of Stacia Hylton to Direct the U.S. Marshals! by Alex Friedmann TIME SENSITIVE! Call to Action on opposing the Hylton nomination! On November 9, 2010, a coalition of organizations -- including the Alliance for Justice, Human Rights Defense Center, Private Corrections Working Group, Grassroots …
Publication • November 15, 2010
"Fatal Flaws" in the Colorado Solitary Confinement Study, Solitary Watch, 2010 "Fatal Flaws" in the Colorado Solitary Confinement Study SOLITARY WATCH GUEST AUTHOR | November 15, 2010 at 1:11 pm | Tags: administrative segregation, American Psychiatric Association, Colorado State Penitentiary, Colorado study, Stuart Grassian | Categories: Colorado, Eighth Amendment, guest …
Brief • November 12, 2010
Filed under: Police
Smith v Almada, CA, Amicus Brief HRDC, Police Evidence Suppression, 2010 Case: 09-55334 11/12/2010 Page: 1 of 24 ID: 7544620 DktEntry: 36-2 Ninth Circuit Nos. 09-55334, 09-55345, 09-55346 (consolidated) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ANTHONY W. SMITH and TERESA SMITH, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. ROBERT ALMADA, …
Publication • November 12, 2010
St. Anthony Work Camp, ID Update Report NCCHC 2010 St. Anthony Work Camp, ID November 12, 2010 UPDATE REPORT The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is dedicated to improving the quality of correctional health services and helping correctional facilities provide effective and efficient care. NCCHC grew out of a …
Brief • November 10, 2010
Beasley v. Rogers, NM, Complaint, False Arrest, 2010 ~; z\ ENB0RSED FILED IN MY OFFICE THIS SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BERNALILLO STATE OF NEW MEXICO NOV ] 0 2010 GREGORY BEASLEY Plaintiff, No. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ V. JOSHUA ROGERS, CV 2010 1 31 …
Brief • November 9, 2010
Minnis v Johnson VDOC, VA, Consent MTD - Settlement Agreement, deaf disabled prisoners, 2010 Case 1:10-cv-00096-TSE-TRJ Document 107 Filed 11/09/10 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division GARY MINNIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GENE JOHNSON, et al., Defendants. ) …
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