Prisoner’s Master Carpenter Skills Nets Opportunity to Serve and Receive Freedom by David Reutter A Virginia man who was sentenced to prison in several counties has avoided being sent to prison, and his skill set is being attributed to remaining in jail and release. Lawrence “Junior” Wood faced 36 different …
Prieto’s Promise: An End to Death Row? by Mumia Abu-Jamal In late 2013, a federal judge in Virginia issued a remarkable ruling in the case of Prieto v. Clark. The civil suit, brought by Virginia death row prisoner Alfredo R. Prieto, challenged conditions on the state’s execution unit, including total …
Report: Virginia's Prisons, Jails Overburdened by Nonviolent Drug Offenders by Joe Watson Virginia should decriminalize drug-related behavior and treat drug abuse as a public health issue, while increasing educational resources and opportunities in low-income communities of color in order to improve public safety and lower the state's prison population, according …
Prison Guard Guilty of Stealing Mail by On September 23, 2014, a guard at a Virginia state prison entered a guilty plea to one count of mail theft for stealing mail intended for prisoners. Ezra Lamont Price was employed as a guard at the Danville Adult Detention Center when mail …
Virginia: Unproven Facts Used to Deny Parole Subject of Lawsuit, Settlement by A settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit forced the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) and the state’s Parole Board to deem a prisoner eligible for parole. The settlement also reversed the agencies’ interpretation of Virginia’s “Three Strikes” law …
BOP Pays $10,000 Sexual Harassment Complaint by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $10,000 to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint alleging sexual harassment by an employee at FCI Petersburg in Virginia. Azala Gray Epps worked as a guard. Initially, she started at MCC New York in August 1994 …
$662,500 Award for VA Man subject to Illegal Home Search and Tasing by A Virginia federal jury awarded $62,000 to a man in a claim police officers illegally entered his home and tased him. Marcus Mial called police in 2010 after his wife grabbed a knife and threatened to harm …
Whidby v. Eveland, VI, Memo, Damages, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division TYLER WHIDBY, Plaintiff, v. SCOTT EVELAND, in his individual capacity; and SSUD OFFICER DOES 2-4, in their individual capacity (the name “SSUD Officer Does” being fictitious, as the true names of …
Ex-captain Sentenced for Raping Subordinate at Virginia Prison by Lloyd G. Samuels, a former captain employed by the Virginia Department of Corrections and a naturalized U.S. citizen from Jamaica, was sentenced on March 11, 2016 to 10 years in prison with six years suspended for raping a fellow prison employee …
Reference Guide to Basic Immigration Consequences of Select Virginia Offenses, Boston College Immigration and Asylum Project, 2007 REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE BASIC IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF SELECT VIRGINIA OFFENSES DATED: OCTOBER 2007 IMPORTANT ADVISAL: The following analysis of the basic immigration consequences of select Virginia offenses. It should not be relied …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Immigration Centers of America Farmville, Farmville, VA, ICE, 2015 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Division Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO Washington Field Office …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Immigration Centers of America-Farmville, Farmville, VA, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington Field Office Immigration Centers of …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Rappahannock Regional Jail, Stafford, VA, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington Field Office Rappahannock Regional Jail Stafford, …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail, Williamsburg, VA, ICE, 2015 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Division Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO Washington Field Office Virginia …
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Pamunkey Regional Jail, Ashland, VA, 2005 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004-1304 Tel: (202) 637-2200 Fax: (202) 637-2201 www.lw.com FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES MEMORANDUM Brussels New York Chicago Northern Virginia Frankfurt Orange County Hamburg Paris Hong Kong San Diego London San …
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Portsmouth, VA, 2003 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004-1304 Tel: (202) 637-2200 Fax: (202) 637-2201 www.lw.com FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES Boston New Jersey Brussels New York Chicago Northern Virginia Frankfurt Orange County Hamburg Paris Hong Kong San …
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Portsmouth, VA, 2006 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004-1304 Tel: (202) 637-2200 Fax: (202) 637-2201 www.lw.com FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES August 15, 2006 MEMORANDUM Brussels New York Chicago Northern Virginia Frankfurt Orange County Hamburg Paris Hong Kong …
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Portsmouth, VA, 2007 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004-1304 Tel: +202.637.2200 Fax: +202.637.2201 www.lw.com FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES Barcelona New Jersey Brussels New York Chicago Northern Virginia Frankfurt Orange County Hamburg Paris Hong Kong San Diego London …
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Arlington County Jail, Arlington, VA, 2001 LEGAL ACCESS AND CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT FOR INS DETAINEES IN VIRGINIA COUNTY JAILS ARLINGTON COUNTY JAIL 1435 Courthouse Road Arlington, VA 22201 I. ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIALS The facility was visited on July 13, 2001. The law library …
