Missouri: Law Requiring Prisoners’ Presence for Marriage Licenses Unconstitutional by Joe Watson U.S. District Judge Gary Fenner ruled on February 6, 2014, that a Missouri law that effectively prohibits prisoners from getting married is unconstitutional because it violates the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. The law – Missouri …
Settlements in St. Louis Jail Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David Reutter The City of St. Louis, Missouri and Correctional Medical Services (CMS, now Corizon Health) both agreed to pay settlements in a lawsuit filed by the estate of a jail detainee who died due to heroin withdrawal. Upon being …
Was There a Ferguson Effect on Crime in St. Louis, Sentencing Project, 2015 the Sentencing Project POLICY BRIEF: “FERGUSON EFFECT”? Was There a “Ferguson Effect” on Crime in St. Louis? Richard Rosenfeld, University of Missouri - St. Louis Some commentators have asserted that crime has increased as the result of …
Impact of Race, Gender & Geography on Missouri Executions, Baumgartner, 2015 The Impact of Race, Gender, and Geography on Missouri Executions Frank R. Baumgartner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Frankb@unc.edu July 16, 2015 Missouri’s use of the death penalty in the modern era has been marked by substantial …
Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department, DOJ Civil Rights Division, 2015 Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division March 4, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. REPORT SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ 1 II. BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................. 6 III. FERGUSON LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON GENERATING REVENUE ............................................................................................... …
Management of Death-Sentenced Inmates, Lombardi, Sluder & Wallance, 1996 The Management of Death-Sentenced Inmates: Issues, Realities, and Innovative Strategies* by George Lombardi, Former Director of the Division of Adult Institutions Missouri Department of Corrections P. O. Box 236 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Richard D. Sluder, Ph.D. Associate Professor Criminal Justice …
A.H. v. St. Louis County, MO, Plff's Mot to Compel Memo, Wrongful Death Suicide, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION A.H., et al., Plaintiffs, vs. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 4:14-CV-2069 CEJ …
Former Missouri Death Row Prisoner Finally Exonerated in 1983 Murder by Joe Watson Three decades after being sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and more than two years after Missouri's Supreme Court threw out his murder conviction, Reggie Griffin has been finally exonerated. On October 25, …
Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Prisoner’s Gain Time by Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Prisoner’s Gain Time The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed, on December 24, 2013, the circuit court’s finding for the Missouri Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) motion for summary judgment denying appellant Andrew Farish’s action for …
Missouri AG Calls for Return of Gas Chamber by Missouri AG Calls for Return of Gas Chamber “The Missouri death penalty statute has been, in my opinion, unnecessarily entangled in the courts for over a decade,” complained Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, expressing his frustration over the Missouri Supreme Court’s …
One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit by One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit The U.S. District Court for the Eighth Circuit upheld a decision of a Missouri federal district court, affirming summary judgment against a former prisoner who had alleged he was improperly incarcerated …
$2,150 Awarded to Missouri Prisoner Attacked by Guard by $2,150 Awarded to Missouri Prisoner Attacked by Guard State prisoner Terrell Raney at the Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri was awarded $2,150 in United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, against prison guard Jason Crawford, who assaulted him on October …
Tanner v. City of Sullivan, Second Amended Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2012 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION DEBORA D. TANNER, et al. Plaintiffs, vs. CITY OF SULLIVAN, DON L. REED, DSN 115, DARRIN M. JONES, DSN 117, KEVIN L. HALBERT, JEFF ROHRER, SHAUN HINSON, DAVID ROCHE, …
News in Brief by News in Brief California: On April 21, 2015, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that 30 body cameras would soon be deployed by jailers working within Jail No. 4. He said he hopes that the new equipment will emphasize transparency and accountability in his department, which …
Missouri Flag Desecration Statute Held Facially Unconstitutional, Attorney’s Fees Properly Assessed by Missouri Flag Desecration Statute Held Facially Unconstitutional, Attorney’s Fees Properly Assessed The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s holding that a Missouri flag desecration statute was facially unconstitutional and has held …
News In Brief by Alabama: On April 9, 2013, Kenneth Wayne Patton was arrested on a domestic violence charge. When he arrived at the Etowah County Jail, he informed guards that he used to be employed at the St. Clair Correctional Facility and should be put in protective custody. Despite …
Jenkins v. City of Jennings, MO, Permanent Injunction, Fines and Costs Payments 2015 Case: 4:15-cv-00252-CEJ Doc. #: 17 Filed: 09/16/15 Page: 1 of 6 PageID #: 167 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ) SAMANTHA JENKINS et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) …
Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them by Mark Wilson Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them by Mark Wilson "We didn’t have food for them and we don’t want to violate anyone’s rights when they are here,” said Wellston, Missouri Police Chief G. Thomas Walker, explaining why he released …
King v. City of Pagedale, MO, Amended Petition, Wrongful Death Suicide, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS, STATE OF MISSOURI GLADYS KING, individually and On behalf of her deceased daughter, KIMBERLEE RANDLE KING ) ) ) ) and ) ) T.R., a minor boy, by …
