Massachusetts: Sex Change Ordered for Transgender Prisoner; Court Finds that Two DOC Commissioners Lied by Massachusetts: Sex Change Ordered for Transgender Prisoner; Court Finds that Two DOC Commissioners Lied The en banc First Circuit Court ofAppeals is considering whether to order the Massachusetts Department of Correction (MDOC) to comply with …
Center for American Progress - One Strike and You’re Out, 2014 One Strike and You’re Out How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014 W W W.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG One Strike and You’re Out How We Can …
Prosecutors Breaking Bad by Prosecutors Breaking Bad The following are various cases in which prosecutors have reportedly engaged in misconduct, ethical violations or criminal behavior, which evidence the need for effective solutions to the persistent problem of prosecutorial abuses. California In 2012, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence …
Ninth Circuit Says Absolute Immunity Protects Extradition Decisions by Ninth Circuit Says Absolute Immunity Protects Extradition Decisions The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the decision not to extradite a criminal defendant is intimately associated with the criminal phase of the judicial process. Therefore, state officials participating in …
1st Circuit Permits Massachusetts X-ray Drug Search by 1st Circuit Permits Massachusetts X-ray Drug Search The 1st Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed a Massachusetts district court decision permitting an x-ray search of defendant Shane Spencer under the aegis of a search warrant, and dismissed his …
First Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Court’s Failure to Sanction Federal Prosecutor by Matthew Clarke First Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Court’s Failure to Sanction Federal Prosecutor by Matt Clarke On July 22, 2013, the First Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by the Massachusetts Bar Counsel challenging the failure of …
Massachusetts: Acquittal on Additional Sex Offense Doesn’t Trigger Reevaluation of Sex Offender Classification by Matthew Clarke Massachusetts: Acquittal on Additional Sex Offense Doesn’t Trigger Reevaluation of Sex Offender Classification by Matt Clarke On September 11, 2013, the Massachusetts Supreme Court held that a prisoner who had been convicted of a …
Cardinale v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MA, Memo of Decision and Order on MSJ, Wrongful Death, 2014 COMMONWEAL TH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION NO. 2011-02457 DIANNA CARDINALE 1 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS & other~/ MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON THE DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT INTRODUCTION The plaintiff, Dianna …
Baggett v. Ashe, MA, Summary Judgment Order, Strip Searches, 2014 Case 3:11-cv-30223-MAP Document 219 Filed 08/26/14 Page 1 of 38 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS DEBRA BAGGETT, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. MICHAEL J. ASHE, JR., ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) C.A. No. 11-30223-MAP ) …
On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and Videotaped by Victoria Law This article was originally published by Solitary Watch (www.solitarywatch.com) on May 15, 2014; it is reprinted with permission. http://solitarywatch.com/2014/05/15/way-solitary-women-massachusetts-jail-get-strip-searched-videotaped/#more-12856 On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and …
Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation by David Reutter Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation by David Reutter The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that once a judge relieves a sex offender of the requirement …
Massachusetts DOC, Hospital Officials Disciplined in Prisoner’s Death by Derek Gilna Massachusetts DOC, Hospital Officials Disciplined in Prisoner’s Death by Derek Gilna An investigative report ordered by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick into what he termed the “disgusting” death of a mentally-ill prisoner at Bridgewater State Hospital found not …
Hernandez v. Montanez, MA, SJ Order, Strip Search of Prison Visitor, 2014 Case 1:12-cv-11062-FDS Document 94 Filed 05/02/14 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS _______________________________________ ) ZENAIDA HERNANDEZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MARIA E. MONTANEZ, MARK A. ) VERDINI, JONATHAN W. …
Massachusetts DOC Report on Excessive Force Death, 2014 DRAFT, 03.01.14 SCOPE Following the death of Bridgewater State Hospital (BSH) patient Joshua Messier on May 4, 2009, the Department of Correction (“DOC”) took certain steps to determine whether the officers involved in the events immediately preceding his death acted appropriately. My …
Massachusetts Supreme Court: 90 Days in Segregation on Awaiting Action Status without Hearing Violates Due Process by The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ruled that prisoners held in segregated confinement on “awaiting action” status are entitled to due process protections, and such prisoners may not be kept in segregation …
Massachusetts Supreme Court: Failure to Register Guilty Plea Vacated by The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held on November 19, 2012 that a sex offender did not violate the state’s registration statute and should have been permitted to withdraw his guilty plea after being charged with failure to register. Massachusetts’ …
Massachusetts Warden Removed After Eight Months on the Job by The superintendent of the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts was removed from his job only eight months after being promoted to the position. Anthony Mendonsa started as a guard in 1978 and worked his way up through the ranks; …
