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Brief • December 28, 2016
Detroit Free Press v. Department of Justice, USA, Amicus Brief, FOIA Booking Photos, 2016 No. 16-706 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States DETROIT FREE PRESS, INC., Petitioner, V. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Respondent. On Petition For A Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the …
Amador v. Baca, CA, Complaint, Strip Searches, 2016 Case 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM Document 334 Filed 12/19/16 Page 1 of 31 Page ID #:12001 Case 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM Document 334 Filed 12/19/16 Page 2 of 31 Page ID #:12002 1 I. 2 INTRODUCTION 1. This action concerns the manner in which inmates are searched in …
Brief • December 9, 2016
Payne v. County of Cook, IL, Judgment, Illegal Police Search, 2016 1:15-cv-03154 ILND 450 (Rev.Case: 10/13) Judgment in a Civil ActionDocument #: 155 Filed: 12/09/16 Page 1 of 1 PageID #:1075 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Orangelo Payne, Plaintiff(s), Case No. 15 cv …
Wardens “Retire” from Two California Women’s Prisons by The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) called the July 29, 2016 “retirement” of wardens at two state women’s prisons a “coincidence.” However, Colby Lenz, a legal advocate with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, commenting on the abrupt departures of …
Corizon, CCA Settle Lawsuit Over Solitary Confinement of Elderly Woman by Matthew Clarke Corizon Health and for-profit prison firm Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) have settled a lawsuit over the solitary confinement of a then-70-year-old prisoner following an alleged false positive drug test caused by Zantac, a heartburn medication. Carol …
Widespread Failures at Crime Labs Continue to Plague Criminal Justice System by Derek Gilna Crime labs nationwide continue to face seemingly intractable problems – particularly in terms of unreliable forensic evidence testing and being influenced by law enforcement and prosecutorial bias. Despite efforts at reform, and efforts to implement technological …
Publication • December 2, 2016
Stop and Frisk - The Human Impact, CCR, 2012 STOP AND FRISK THE HUMAN IMPACT THE STORIES THE EFFECTS ON BEHIND THE NUMBERS OUR COMMUNITIES Center for Constitutional Rights JULY 2012 © 2012 by the Center for Constitutional Rights The information contained in this document does not reflect any of …
American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2016 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” A report by the Prison Watch Community Oversight Initiative December 2016 Issue #1 This report was created by Program Director Bonnie Kerness (973-410-3978/ bkerness@afsc.org), Interns Rachel Frome and Marshall Justice Rountree, and with further assistance from …
Conway v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Amended Complaint, Excessive Force - Beating & Brutality, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00082-TEH Document 19 Filed 11/30/16 Page 1 of 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STEVE M. DEFILIPPIS State Bar #117292 PICONE & DEFILIPPIS, A P.L.C. 625 N. First Street San Jose, …
Brief • November 23, 2016
Orozco-Ramirez v. Jefferson County, MT, Settlement, Jail Rape, 2017 GREG KUYKENDALL THERESA LOKEN 531 South Convent Avenue Certified Criminal Law Specialist L i c e n s e d i n A r i z o n a a n d N e w Yo r k Tucson, Arizona 85701-2612 …
How Chicago Police Convinced Courts to Let Them Track Cellphones Without a Warrant by By Jenna McLaughlin, The Intercept The Chicago Police Department has acquired and used several varieties of advanced cellphone trackers since at least 2005 to target suspects in robberies, murders, kidnappings, and drug investigations. In most instances, officers …
A Primer on Prisoners’ Constitutional Rights by Alex Friedmann Prison Legal News (PLN) regularly reports on prison and jail-related court decisions involving violations of prisoners’ constitutional rights. Those who are new to the arena of civil rights litigation and unfamiliar with prisoners’ few remaining rights may need a basic introduction …
Brief • November 11, 2016
Murango v. Hain, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Strip Search, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Mai-co Murango v. Sgt. Hain, et al., ND IL Case No. 16 CV 2238 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Marco Murango ("Plaintiff'') and the County of Kane, …
CDCR Drug-sniffing Dog Trainer Resigns Over Switch to “Passive” Dogs by Joe Watson After resigning from his position, an expert dog trainer and veteran of California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for more than 25 years has criticized a new program to reduce prison drug smuggling. Wayne Conrad, 61, …
Article • November 8, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016
Pennsylvania: Former Cop Indefinitely Jailed for Failure to Supply Passwords by In March 2015, former Philadelphia police sergeant Francis Rawls, 37, was identified as a suspect in a child porno­graphy ring. As part of the investigation, Delaware County authorities confiscated several electronic devices from Rawls’ home and requested that he …
Brief • November 7, 2016
Blight v. City of Manteca, CA, Motion to Compel, Search Warrant, 2016 Case 2:15-cv-02513-WBS-AC Document 26 Filed 11/07/16 Page 1 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOANNE BLIGHT, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. …
Warrantless Jail Cell Manuscript Seizure Vacates Oregon Rape Convictions by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed an Oregon man's rape convictions, finding that prosecutors improperly seized a handwritten manuscript from his jail cell without a warrant. Kenneth Everett Moore was arrested on six counts of rape when his …
Brief • October 31, 2016
Fields v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Amicus Brief, False Arrest Video On-Duty Police, 2016 Case: 16-1651 Document: 003112450483 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/31/2016 Nos. 16-1651 (lead), 16-1650 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _________________ AMANDA GERACI, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al., Defendants-Appellees _________________ …
MN: Jail Strip Search of Drug Suspect Held Constitutional by Lonnie Burton Jonathan Jacobson was arrested in 2009 for driving while under the influence of alcohol. He admitted to the Stewartsville, Minnesota police officer that he recently "smoked a bowl" of marijuana. Jacobson was booked in to the county jail …
Few Oklahoma Exonerees Paid for Their Wrongful Incarceration by Matthew Clarke Despite Oklahoma having a wrongful-conviction compensation statute on the books since 2003, few exonerees in that state have received payment. One example of the battles exonerees face is the case of Greg Wilhoit, who was sentenced to death for …
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