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Article • March 15, 2013
Texas Parolee Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances After Arrest by Charles Albert Cathey III, 42, had been out of prison for almost a month and was living at the Last Chance Recovery Center for recovering substance abusers when he called the manager to tell him he would be about a half-hour …
Article • March 15, 2013
Fifth Circuit Upholds Blanket Strip Search Prohibition in Texas Jails by On September 22, 2010, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that employees of the Wood County, Texas sheriff’s department had violated Chandra Rae Jimenez’s Fourth Amendment rights when they strip searched her at the county jail in 2005 …
Article • March 15, 2013
BOP Dentist Convicted, Sentenced in Sex Assault Case by Brandon Sample A federal judge has sentenced a former federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) dentist to five months imprisonment, five months home confinement and a $3,000 fine for having sex with a female prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Tattoos
Report Lauds Canada's Prison Tattoo Program, but Government Won't Bring it Back by Joe Watson Like the faint and ghostly outline of a panther’s claw inked upon an old man’s bicep decades ago, Canada’s prison-sanctioned tattoo parlor experiment has faded away. In spite of a glowing evaluation of the Safer …
Article • March 15, 2013
Amid Improvements, Maricopa County Jail Medical Services Still Deficient by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Recent reports filed in a long-standing federal lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio over deficiencies in the medical and mental health care of prisoners in the Maricopa County jail system have cited both improvements and persistent …
EEOC finds BOP Workplace Retaliation Widespread by Derek Gilna A U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Office of Federal Operations (OFO) has issued a report that finds that a culture of "widespread retaliation" exists against employees who file EEOC complaints. The November 2010 report, which was compiled over a three-year …
Aramark Food Contract with Kentucky under Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An October 2010 report issued by Kentucky’s Auditor of Public Accounts concerning the $12 million food service contract between Aramark Correctional Services (Aramark) and the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC) found a lack of oversight, overpayments …
Article • March 15, 2013
New York: Indigent Defendants' Suit Over Non-representation Ruled Justiciable by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby On May 6, 2010, the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, held that indigent defendants in five New York counties who alleged they were effectively provided no representation at their arraignment and …
Article • March 15, 2013
Trial and Conviction in Washington Jailhouse Courtroom Overturned by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby On May 27, 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court, sitting en banc, held that a trial and subsequent conviction that took place in a jailhouse courtroom violated the defendant's right to due process by eroding the …
Article • March 15, 2013
Third Circuit: Non-Sex-Offender Prisoners Entitled to Due Process Before Prison Requires Sex Offender Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 4, 2010, the Third Circuit held that a prisoner who has not been charged with or convicted of a sex offense may not be compelled to participate in …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Restoration of Voting Rights a Mixed Bag by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Disenfranchisement of ex-felons has always been a huge issue for civil rights activists. Lately, a few victories have been obtained in the area. The question is, however, how effective have the gains been in empowering ex-felons …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Deregulation of Telephone Rates in Florida Eliminates Caps on Prisoner Rates by To comply with Florida law, the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) amended its rules to remove its jurisdiction in rates of telephone services. For prisoners and their loved ones, that removes what little oversight existed on the rates …
Article • March 15, 2013
Nurse's License Suspended for Relationship with Civil Sex Offender Detainee by The Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission and the state’s Department of Health have suspended the license of a nurse accused of trafficking cocaine and having an improper relationship with a civil detainee at the Special Commitment Center …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Maine Supreme Judicial Court: PUC Cannot Regulate Prisoner Phone Rates by On April 21, 2009, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine decided that the telephone use rates the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) charges state prisoners was not subject to regulation by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC). A complaint …
Article • March 15, 2013
Department of Justice Reports on State and Federal Prisoners in 2009 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice has released a statistical report on prisoners under state and federal jurisdiction for the year ending on December 31, 2009. The report …
Article • March 15, 2013
Washington Prisoner's Judgment Garnished to Pay Conviction Related Expenses by In an unpublished opinion, the State of Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s order of garnishment that eradicates a prisoner’s award for violations of the state’s Public Records Act (PRA). Previously, prisoner Alan Parmelee obtained a $19,170 judgment …
Article • March 15, 2013
Pennsylvania DOC Settles Accommodation Suit by Brandon Sample On July 19, 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $2,000 to a Pennsylvania state prisoner who sued after he was denied access to certain religious publications. Basil Allah Yates, a member of the Nation of Islam, sued the …
Corrupt Officials, Scandals, Indictments and Convictions Rock Rural Texas Counties by Gary Hunter Four high ranking officials from Waller County resigned their offices after a federal investigation revealed that they were soliciting and accepting kickbacks and bribes in return for awarding construction contracts. In February 2009, Larry W. Wilson Sr. …
Article • March 15, 2013
NACDL Wins Appeal for Eyewitness Identification Data by Brandon Sample In 2006, when Illinois officials released results from a study comparing the effectiveness of traditional eyewitness identification with other methods, the results created an uproar. The study, commissioned by the Illinois General Assembly, found the "traditional" line-up method of identification …
Excessive Force Claim Against Virginia Jail Settled by DaVon Bell has settled a federal lawsuit in which he claimed that he was subjected to excessive force by guards at Virginia’s Roanoke City Jail. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Bell, who was 20 years old when he was taken …
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