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Publication • February 1, 2014
No More Shackles Report on CA Policies on Pregnant Inmate Restraints SPLC 2014 A report on the written policies of California’s counties under the new law that limits the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners Prepared by JESSE STOUT Policy Director GEORGIA VALENTINE Intern February 2014 Table of Contents Introduction …
Brief • January 14, 2014
Nabors v. Nevada DOC, NV, Settlement Agreement, Ankle Shackles During Child Birth, 2014
Brief • January 14, 2014
Nabors v. Nevada DOC, NV, Settlement, Shackles During Child Birth, 2014 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 VALERIE NABORS, 4 Plaintiff, 5 v. 6 NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (NDOC); JAMES GREG COX, (in his official capacity) as Director of the Nevadcf Department of Corrections; E.K. McDANIEL …
Clemons v. CCA, TN, Depo of DeLand, Death of Pregnant Prisoner's Child, 2013 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 1 SOUTHERN DIVISION 2 3 4 COUNTESS CLEMONS, 5 Plaintiff, Case No. 6 VS. 7 CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 10 G . MICHAEL …
Clemons v. CCA, TN, Memo Supporting Mtn. for Sanctions, Death of Pregnant Prisoner's Child, 2013 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE SOUTHERN DIVISION COUNTESS CLEMONS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF ) AMERICA, ET AL . ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ …
Miller et al v. Deal et al, GA, Plf Brief, child support debtors prison, 2013 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF GEORGIA ____________________ NO. S13G1197 ____________________ RANDY MILLER, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. NATHAN DEAL, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. ____________________ ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA ____________________ …
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
West Virginia Court-Supervised Parole and Condition Barring Association with Spouse Upheld by West Virginia's Supreme Court has upheld a circuit court's authority to impose court-supervised parole, and affirmed a parole condition that barred a parolee's association with convicted felons – including her spouse. On June 9, 2009, Karen Tanner pleaded …
New Law Gives Parents Behind Bars in Washington State a Way to Hold onto Their Children by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Truthout On May 8, 2013, Washington State governor Jay Inslee signed SHB1284, or the Children of Incarcerated Parents bill, into law. The law guides the courts' discretion to delay …
Publication • 2013
Filed under: Marriage, Fathers in Prison
Focus - Neither Here Nor There Incarceration and Family, Kristin Turney, 2013 Neither here nor there: Incarceration and family instability Kristin Turney Kristin Turney is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Family instability in the United States has increased dramatically since the 1970s. Demographic changes in …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Calls for Better Pregnancy Care in Georgia Jails after Death of Prisoner’s Baby by A lawsuit filed against Clayton County, Georgia and the county’s sheriff, Kem Kimbrough, has prompted human rights organizations and Georgia lawmakers to examine guidelines for the treatment of pregnant women held in jails across the state. …
$8 Million Settlement by Michigan Jail over Baby's Injuries by An $8 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit claiming guards and officials at Michigan’s Wayne County Jail (WCJ) failed to treat a female prisoner in active labor, resulting in serious injury to the infant. When Chantrienes Barker was booked …
Article • April 15, 2013
Missouri Supreme Court Remands Child Custody Case by A divided Supreme Court for the State of Missouri reversed in January 2011 a judgment in the termination of parental rights of E.M.B.R. (Mother) and the subsequent granting of the petition for adoption of C.M.B.R. (Child) into the care of M.M. and …
Article • April 15, 2013
North Dakota Supreme Court Clarifies Child Support Lien Issues Regarding State Prisoner by The Supreme Court for the State of North Dakota affirmed the judgment of the Ward County District Court, Northwest Judicial District of North Dakota, affirming an administrative enforcement action placing a lien, ordered September 28, 2011, on …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
$4.1 Million Settlement for Cook County Jail Prisoners Shacked During Labor by Cook County Illinois has agreed to pay a $4.1 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that challenged the shackling of pregnant prisoners at the Cook County Jail during labor, delivery or after giving birth, from December 4, 2006 …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Family, Fathers in Prison
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Incarcerated Parents’ Rights by The Pennsylvania Supreme Court entered orders in two separate cases that affect the rights of incarcerated parents. The first reiterates the principle that a parent’s incarceration, standing alone, cannot constitute proper grounds for the termination of his or her parental rights. The …
Brief • February 14, 2013
Iswed v Caruso, MI, Opinion & Order granting plf app for attoney fees, prisoner overseas phone calls, 2013 Case 1:08-cv-01118-PLM-ESC Doc #185 Filed 02/14/13 Page 1 of 12 Page ID#1430 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION BAHAA E. ISWED, #272102, Plaintiff, ) ) ) -v) ) …
Publication • January 1, 2013
Transportatoin to Court for Hearings Affecting Prisoners Parental Rights, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, 2013 TRANSPORTATION TO COURT FOR HEARINGS AFFECTING PRISONERS’ PARENTAL RIGHTS This manual (published in July 2013) is written for incarcerated parents in California prisons and jails who want to attend court hearings that affect their …
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Missouri County Ordered to Present Civil Detainees Before Court within 27 Hours; $75,000 Damages Settlement by A Missouri federal district court has entered a consent decree in a class-action lawsuit that prohibits county officials from holding people detained for more than 27 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, on a civil …
California Female Prisoners Eligible for Early Release, but Disqualified Due to Lack of Local Rehabilitative Services by In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Plata v. Brown, mandating that California take immediate steps to reduce prison overcrowding, state officials have proposed innovative ideas to help accomplish that …
Article • October 15, 2012
Report: More Should be Done to Preserve Rights of Incarcerated Parents by Joe Watson A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office has recommended that federal and state agencies do more to address the needs of families of incarcerated parents and their children, beginning with reporting requirements to better identify …
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