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Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Report Shows Official Misconduct Responsible for More than Half of Exonerations by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A 2020 annual report on exonerations, released by the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) on March 30, 2021, shows the disturbing fact that in more than half of the cases where those convicted …
Mitchell v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KEHINDA MITCHELL, v. Plaintiff, CITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago Police Detectives MICHAEL MCDERMOTT, ANDY JONES, KEVIN GLYNN and JACK WILKINS, Youth Officer NAPOLEON STEVENSON, and Officer K. …
Washington-Riley v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALEXANDER WASHINGTONRILEY, Plaintiff, Vs. CITY OF CHICAGO, OFFICER DURAND LEE, OFFICER KEVIN DRUMGOOLE and OFFICER DWAYNE JOHNSON, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
The Enduring Life of Life Sentences by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian A major driver of mass incarceration is the abusive rate at which life sentences are imposed, as a report from the Sentencing Project examines. Referred to as “death by incarceration,” long-term sentences have become the lifeblood of …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Majority of Americans Now Favor Life Imprisonment Over Death Penalty by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke For the first time since Americans’ opinion about the death penalty versus life imprisonment was polled, a majority of Americans favor life imprisonment over the death penalty. In 1985, Gallup began asking the question: …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
District Court Certifies Class Status in Louisville Jail Overdetention of Prisoners’ Suit by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky granted plaintiffs’ motion seeking class certification in a suit alleging the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC) holds people after their court-ordered …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Maine Supreme Judicial Court Holds Courts Have Authority to Enjoin DOC from Unconstitutional Segregation Practices by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 5, 2020, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (SJC) held that a trial court had the authority to enjoin the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) from engaging …
Brief • June 2, 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Ogrod v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 Case 2:21-cv-02499-JP Document 1 Filed 06/02/21 Page 1 of 65 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA WALTER OGROD CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, NO. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, and DETECTIVE MARTIN DEVLIN, DETECTIVE PAUL WORRELL, DETECTIVE …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Trump Pardons Highlight System’s Flaws by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Former President Donald Trump announced 143 pardons and commutations in the final hours of his term. While end-of-term pardons are the norm for outgoing presidents, the huge batch of last-minute announcements from the White House seemed to highlight the …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Massachusetts Medical Parole Cases and COVID-19 Prisoner Deaths by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon As early as February 2020, medical and corrections experts warned criminal justice officials across the U.S. of the danger COVID-19 posed to crowded prison populations, encouraging them to parole as many prisoners as feasible. By late …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
New Jersey Man Dies Soon After Exonerated of Sex Offense by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon "Watch out for the kids, he’s here,” was one of the hurtful comments Dion Harrell often overheard whenever he attended a neighborhood barbecue or get-together. In 1992, 22-year-old Harrell, an African American man, was …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Sentencing
The Sentencing Project, Women Serving Life Without Parole and Death Sentences in the United States, 2021 In The Extreme Women Serving Life Without Parole and Death Sentences in the United States ~ ~ ~~:TENCING PROJECT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY FOR REFORM Nat·onal Black Women's Justice Institute Camell aw School Cornell CPnter …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Pain, Suffering, and Jury Awards - a Study of the Cost of Wrongful Convictions, 2021 Pain, Suffering and Jury Awards: A Study of the Cost of Wrongful Convictions Mark A. Cohen* June 2021 Abstract This paper estimates the cost of wrongful convictions and the time spent in prison based on …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Sentencing
US Sentencing Commission, Federal Sentencing of Child Pornography Production Offenses, 2021 Federal Sentencing of Child Pornography: Production Offenses United States Sentencing Commission October 2021 FEDERAL SENTENCING OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PRODUCTION OFFENSES i Federal Sentencing of Child Pornography: Production Offenses CHARLES R. BREYER Acting Chair PATRICIA K. CUSHWA Ex Officio JONATHAN …
Publication • 2021
Long Road to Nowhere - How Southern States Struggle With Long-Term Incarceration, 2021 LONG ROAD TO NOWHERE How Southern States Struggle with Long-Term Incarceration February 2021 SPLC IACTION @ Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3820857 About the SPLC Action Fund The SPLC Action Fund is a catalyst for racial justice in …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Parole
University of TX, Dead Man Waiting - Profile of Deaths in TX Prisons Among People Approved for Parole Release, 2021 COVID, Corrections, and Oversight Project ~~, June 2021 DEAD MAN WAITING: A brief profile of deaths in Texas prisons among people approved for parole release Michele Deitch, Destiny Moreno, and …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Pain Suffering and Jury Awards a Study of the Cost of Wrongful Convictions-June 2021 Pain, Suffering and Jury Awards: A Study of the Cost of Wrongful Convictions Mark A. Cohen* June 2021 Abstract This paper estimates the cost of wrongful convictions and the time spent in prison based on a …
Article • May 24, 2021
Did Tennessee Execute an Innocent Man? by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Tennessee executed Sedley Alley by lethal injection on June 28, 2006, for the 1985 rape and murder of Marine Lance Corporal Suzanne Collins. Seeley was denied DNA testing of evidence. His daughter, April Alley, believes Sedly is …
Moore v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION OMAR MOORE, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. l 9-cv-03902 ) V. ) CITY OF CHICAGO, DETECTIVE PAULETTE WRIGHT, DETECTIVE TIMOTHY CERVEN, DETECTIVE THOMAS PURTELL, …
Brisco v. Stinar, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Imprisonment, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CORNELL BRISCO, Plaintiff, V, ) ) ) ) CASE NO. 19-CV-7233 ) CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS VINCENT STINAR, STAR NO. 4017, LENNY PIERRI STAR NO. 10956 & …
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