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Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Texas State Auditor States Some Prison Rehabilitation Programs Effective, Some Not by Matthew Clarke Texas State Auditor States Some Prison Rehabilitation Programs Effective, Some Not by Matt Clarke In March, 2007, the Texas State Auditor’s Office (SAO) released a report on five rehabilitation programs used in the Texas state prison …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
$145,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Who Falls While Cutting Wet Grass by $145,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Who Falls While Cutting Wet Grass A New York Court of Claims has awarded $145,000 in damages to a prisoner who slipped and fell on wet grass while mowing a hilly …
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Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation by Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation On August 31, 2007, an Alabama federal court awarded $484,406.35 in attorney fees and $53,771.79 in expenses to prisoners …
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Incarcerated New York Women Denied Access to Reproductive Health Care by Gary Hunter Incarcerated New York Women Denied Access to Reproductive Health Care by Gary Hunter According to a March 4, 2008 study by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) female prisoners in New York county jails consistently were …
Romance with Jail Guard Lands Sex Offender Back in Prison by Gary Hunter Once described as the most-watched prisoner in Texas, Wesley Wayne Miller has managed to make the news again. Miller, 45, is the state’s first prisoner to be committed under the Sexually Violent Predator Program. He was convicted …
Fallen Women - Santa Fe Reporter article by Silja Talvi by Silja JA Talvi Fallen Women For incarcerated women, there is little justice to be found By Silja JA Talvi Three years ago, I journeyed back to Santa Fe to return to a city where I had once lived—and that …
Was Juan Mendoza Farias Beaten to Death by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Guards? by John Dickerson On December 2, 2007, a 40-year-old man named Juan Mendoza Farias was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Like a lot of people who come through Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s doors, Farias’ offense was …
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias' Violent Death by John Dickerson Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias’ Violent Death by John Dickerson Juan Mendoza Farias was handcuffed and alone in a jail cell when guards opened …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Supreme Court: Death Penalty for Child-Rape Barred as Cruel and Unusual Punishment by by John E. Dannenberg A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on June 25, 2008 that a Louisiana statute imposing the death penalty for rape of a child, absent murder or an intent to kill, was unconstitutional …
Crack Cocaine Offenders Denied Representation for Sentence Reductions by Brandon Sample Crack Cocaine Offenders Denied Representation for Sentence Reductions by Brandon Sample In the wake of the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s decision to reduce penalties for federal crack cocaine offenses, and to make those changes retroactive effective March 3, 2008, crack …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Snitch: Informants, Cooperators & the Corruption of Justice, by Ethan Brown Public Affairs Publishing, 273 pages, $25.95 by David Preston Snitch: Informants, Cooperators & the Corruption of Justice, by Ethan Brown Public Affairs Publishing, 273 pages, $25.95 Reviewed by David Preston “Snitch” – the word is one of the most …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Pre-Release Jail-Abuse Questionnaires Said to Pressure Prisoners by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Civil rights advocates and attorneys have raised concerns over a recent policy implemented by the Sacramento County, California jail system whereby prisoners are asked to sign a “screening form” prior to release that inquires whether they …
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California Juvenile Jail Ward, Brain Damaged from Suicide Attempt, Awarded $4.6 Million by California Juvenile Jail Ward, Brain Damaged from Suicide Attempt, Awarded $4.6 Million A teenager incarcerated at a Kings County, California boot camp sustained permanent brain damage after he attempted suicide. His father then sued the county for …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Former Illinois Prison Watchdog Group Executive Acquitted of Bribing Prison Officials by Former Illinois Prison Watchdog Group Executive Acquitted of Bribing Prison Officials On May 7, 2008, a federal judge acquitted Michael J. Mahoney, former executive director of a prison watchdog organization, of involvement in the payment of $20,000 in …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $20,000 in Slip and Fall Lawsuit by A Hawaii State Court has awarded a prisoner$20,000 for injuries incurred in a negligence claim stemming from a slip and fall, incident. While imprisoned at the Halawa High Security Facility on January 26, 2006, Joseph Sampiao was walking down the …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Florida Imposes Broad Budget Cuts, but Prison Officials Increase Pay Through Double-Dipping by David Reutter Florida Imposes Broad Budget Cuts, but Prison Officials Increase Pay Through Double-Dipping by David M. Reutter While the State of Florida has to contend with across-the-board budget cuts due to a financial shortfall caused by …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Banning of Newsletter in Wisconsin Prison Violates First Amendment by John Dannenberg Banning of Newsletter in Wisconsin Prison Violates First Amendment by John E. Dannenberg A U.S. District Court has held that a decision by the Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections (WDOC) to ban a prisoner’s receipt of The New Abolitionist, …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
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News in Brief: by Arizona: On September 20, 2008, Amado Martinez, a guard at the Pinal county jail was arrested and charged with stealing money from prisoners booked into the jail. California: On July 26, 2007, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a pardon for former San Quentin prison guard Kevin Martino, …
$156,289 in Attorney Fees Awarded for Enforcing California Jail Prisoners’ Federal Consent Decrees by John Dannenberg $156,289 in Attorney Fees Awarded for Enforcing California Jail Prisoners’ Federal Consent Decrees by John E. Dannenberg On , August 22, 2007, the U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.) approved $156,289 in attorney fees and …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Report Finds Incarceration Damages Children Psychologically, Emotionally by Gary Hunter Report Finds Incarceration Damages Children Psychologically, Emotionally by Gary Hunter Broken Bonds, a study by the Urban Institute Justice Policy Center shows that incarceration inflicts psychological and emotional damage on the children of incarcerated citizens. Unlike other forms of trauma …
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