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Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Jail Specific
Mexican Mafia Crime Ring Busted in Los Angeles, San Bernardino County Jails by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In May 2018, federal authorities, including the FBI and DEA, in conjunction with California state prison officials and local police, arrested 32 people on charges related to the Mexican Mafia’s operation of …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Correlation Between Dyslexia and Criminal Behavior; First Step Act to Require Screening, Treatment by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney “When you can’t read, you see no other way out,” said actor Ameer Baraka. “As a kid, I used to ask God to make me a drug dealer, because I knew …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Illinois Prison Phone Rates are Lowest Following Grassroots Activism by Brian Dolinar by Brian Dolinar, Truthout “There were a lot of times my sons tried calling me,” recalled Annette Taylor, who regularly receives calls from her two sons in prison, “but there was no money on the account.” Those were some …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Force-Feeding is Cruel, Painful and Degrading – and American Prisons Won’t Stop by Aviva Stahl In a Colorado supermax facility, hunger-striking inmates have been force-fed and barred from sharing their ordeal with the outside world. A prisoner breaks his silence for the first time. by Aviva Stahl, The Nation It was …
Publication • August 1, 2019
CLC, Georgetown Law Civil Rights Clinic Report -- "Can't Pay, Can't Vote.: A National Survey on the Modern Poll Tax," 2019 Can’t Pay, Can’t Vote: A NATIONAL SURVEY ON THE MODERN POLL TAX Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Introduction 7 Part I: History and Context 13 A. Poll Taxes …
Vera Institute of Justice - Gatekeepers: The Role of Police in Ending Mass Incarceration, 2019 Gatekeepers: The Role of Police in Ending Mass Incarceration S. Rebecca Neusteter, Ram Subramanian, Jennifer Trone, Mawia Khogali, and Cindy Reed August 2019 From the Director Reforming the criminal justice system has become a bipartisan …
Ramos v. Gee, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2019 Case# 17-8576 Official Case # 17-CV-8576 Plaintiffs: Case Filed Ramos, Cristian #M52272 v. Gee, et al., et al. Defendants: Status 5/3/18 7/24/18 closed Date Served Appeal number: Doc Staff: Received Appellate Court: AG {Appeal): Judge {Appeal): Class Action □ STA TE …
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New Bill Restricts Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In April 2019, newly elected New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 364, which limits the use of solitary confinement for certain prisoners housed in New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) …
More States on Track to Restore Voting Rights to Felons, but Not Without Hurdles by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In late May 2019, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed into law a bill that granted automatic restoration of voting rights to former prisoners. State law had already allowed voting by …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
End of Gubernatorial Terms Bring Pardons, Commutations by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Following the 2018 elections, outgoing governors in at least 10 states and others who remained in office resolved some outstanding clemency applications by issuing pardons and commutations. In January 2019, then-Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner – …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
New Mexico Riot Raises Questions About Private Prison Company’s Competence by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The police department in Clayton, New Mexico and the state police are investigating a September 23, 2017 incident at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility (NENMCF), which grew into the state’s most …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
The Second Step: Invest in Prison Education Programs, Reinstate Pell Grants by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis, MBA Aaron Kinzel is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Jose Bou is the manager of Equity, Family and Community Partnerships in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Sean Pica is the executive …
Gruver, et al. v. Barton, et al., FL, complaint, SB7066 unconstitutional voter disfranchisement, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-00121-MW-GRJ Document 1 Filed 06/28/19 Page 1 of 74 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Gainesville Division JEFF GRUVER, EMORY MARQUIS “MARQ” MITCHELL, BETTY RIDDLE, KRISTOPHER WRENCH, KEITH IVEY, …
FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse by FAMM First Step Act paves the way for a massive pro bono effort to represent sick, dying, and elderly prisoners in court. The following is a press release from FAMM, June 19, 2019 WASHINGTON – Thousands of sick, dying, and …
Phillips v. State of Michigan, MI, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2019
San Francisco Joins National Push to Abolish Youth Prisons by Ella Fassler by Ella Fassler, Truthout, June 3, 2019 It’s happening in Minneapolis. New Jersey. Arkansas. Upstate New York. Durango, Colorado. One by one, juvenile prisons are closing, or are slated to close, in response to child abuse reports, sustained …
Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop by Aviva Stahl In a Colorado supermax facility, hunger-striking inmates have been force-fed and barred from sharing their ordeal with the outside world. A prisoner breaks his silence for the first time. By Aviva Stahl, The Nation, June 4, 2019 …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
President Trump Wants Focus on Hiring Ex-Prisoners, Hosts Them at White House by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 1, 2019, President Donald Trump hosted ex-federal prisoners at the White House for the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration. He said he wants to promote efforts …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
L.A. Sheriff Claims Jail Reforms Resulted in More Violence; Court Appointed Monitors Disagree by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Newly elected Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a press conference in late January 2019, claiming that court-ordered reforms in the county’s jail system had caused an increase in violence …
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