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Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review by Mark Wilson Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review   by Mark Wilson   The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a prisoner’s state judicial review action because he failed to assert a constitutional violation. Arkansas Department of …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding by Derek Gilna Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding   by Derek Gilna   A government study revealed that overcrowding in the federal prison system worsened over the five-year period from 2006 through 2011, affecting facilities of all security levels. The study, …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Kansas: Prison Healthcare Officials Engaged in Continued Deliberate Indifference by Robert Warlick Kansas: Prison Healthcare Officials Engaged in Continued Deliberate Indifference   by Robert Warlick   The Kansas Court of Appeals held that employees of Correct Care Solutions at the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) committed continuing Eighth Amendment violations by …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members by Christopher Zoukis D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members   by Christopher Zoukis   Five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (Board) will not face trial for criminal violations of the state’s Open Meeting Act, after signing a …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: News
Washington County Jail Remains Closed after Voters Reject Tax Hike by Washington County Jail Remains Closed after Voters Reject Tax Hike   Officials in Yakima County, Washington say a deal struck with the city of Fife, near Tacoma, to house the city’s prisoners will help make up for lost income …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Pennsylvania Warrantless, Suspicionless Search Probation Condition Held Invalid by Mark Wilson Pennsylvania Warrantless, Suspicionless Search Probation Condition Held Invalid   by Mark Wilson   The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a condition of probation authorizing warrantless, suspicionless searches of a probationer’s home was invalid, and remanded the case for resentencing. …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Summary Judgment for Pepper Spray Manufacturer by Mark Wilson Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Summary Judgment for Pepper Spray Manufacturer   by Mark Wilson   On August 27, 2013, Idaho’s Supreme Court held that a lower state court improperly granted summary judgment to a pepper spray manufacturer …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Lawsuit Against Missouri Jail Proceeds as Two Guards Plead Guilty by Lawsuit Against Missouri Jail Proceeds as Two Guards Plead Guilty   Attorneys representing current and former prisoners at the city workhouse in St. Louis, Missouri are moving forward with a federal lawsuit that alleges cruel and unusual punishment at …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son by Mark Wilson No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Court of Appeals held on July 3, 2013 that a juvenile court improperly assessed whether the Department of …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Reports on Elderly Prisoners Spur Call for Reforms by Reports on Elderly Prisoners Spur Call for Reforms   An increasing number of advocacy groups are calling for reforms in the wake of three reports that found the nation’s aging prison population is reaching record levels at growing expense to taxpayers, …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Sentencing, Juveniles
States Adopt Sentencing Changes Following Supreme Court Ruling on Juvenile Lifers by States Adopt Sentencing Changes Following Supreme Court Ruling on Juvenile Lifers   A wave of legal maneuvering is sweeping across the nation due to a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding juveniles serving mandatory sentences of life …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Education
Prison Education Programs Threatened by Matthew Clarke Prison Education Programs Threatened   by Matt Clarke   Corrections officials across the country fear that two recent developments will drastically limit educational opportunities for prisoners – a scenario that research indicates could lead to higher recidivism rates. First, Congress failed to renew …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Sanctions, Parole
Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned by Mark Wilson Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that the Parole Board lacks authority to impose incarceration sanctions in …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Gang Policies
California Prison Regulation Governing Gang Validation Upheld by Ninth Circuit by Michael Brodheim California Prison Regulation Governing Gang Validation Upheld by Ninth Circuit   by Michael Brodheim   Last year the Ninth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of a California prison regulation that guides state prison officials in determining whether or …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Wisconsin DOC Equips Guards with Pepper Spray, Tasers by Wisconsin DOC Equips Guards with Pepper Spray, Tasers   A report compiled by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) found there were 351 assaults, attempted assaults and assault-related injuries involving prison staff from mid-2012 to mid-2013. In response, Corrections Secretary Ed …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Cancellation of BOP Elderly Offender Pilot Program Moots Appeal by Michael Brodheim Cancellation of BOP Elderly Offender Pilot Program Moots Appeal   by Michael Brodheim   On July 11, 2013, in an amended ruling, the Ninth Circuit dismissed as moot the appeal of a federal prisoner who had been denied …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Research Finds that Conjugal Visits Correlate with Fewer Sexual Assaults by Research Finds that Conjugal Visits Correlate with Fewer Sexual Assaults   A study conducted by researchers at Florida International University (FIU) found that state prison systems that permit conjugal visits report fewer rapes and sexual assaults than those where …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct
Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant by Mark Wilson Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Supreme Court has publicly censured a trial court judge for a profanity-laced tirade during a sentencing hearing. In October 2011, Richard Lee Taylor, 60, was convicted of 21 …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps by Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps   On January 8, 2014, Pay Tel Communications, a North Carolina company that provides phone services at correctional facilities in 13 states, filed a petition requesting a waiver of the rate …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Sewage
Connecticut Town Raises Stink Over Sewage Discharged by State Prison by Connecticut Town Raises Stink Over Sewage Discharged by State Prison   The town of Cheshire, Connecticut has decided that if it has to take more crap from the Connecticut Department of Correction (CDOC), then it wants help to pay …
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