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Article • August 23, 2016
N.Y. Ex-Con Goes Back to Jail for Going Back to Jail by One day, Matthew Matagrano, 36, was a corrections investigator, waving around a shiny, gold badge to gain entry into any of New York City's jails. The next, they wouldn't let him leave. On March 2, 2013, Matagrano, of …
Article • August 22, 2016
Florida: DNA Mix-Up Calls Rapist's Conviction Into Question by When the FBI informed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) that it had a recent "hit" on the DNA of convicted rapist Andrew Lingard, the FDLE realized that something was amiss, because Lingard has been in prison for the last …
Article • August 22, 2016
$300,000 Settlement in California Officers’ Planting of Gun on Parolee by The city of Oakland, California paid $300,000 to a man who spent nearly two years in jail after a police officer planted a gun on him. The settlement follows a jury verdict in the case. Among local audiences, Lorenzo …
Federal Probation Officer Sexually Abuses Five Women by A 22-year veteran federal probation officer faces indictment and suit for sexually abusing five women under his supervision, from late 2006 until retiring in mid-2009. Gaillynn Monica Abbott filed a July 20, 2010, federal lawsuit against her federal probation officer, Mark John …
Article • August 19, 2016
California: Sacramento County Shells Out $4,100 to Settle Unlawful Strip Search Claim by In January 2005, 3.5 years after being subjected to a strip search by deputies in Sacramento County Jail, Douzetta Hale was paid $4,096.69 in settlement of the claim for damages she had filed against the County of …
Article • August 19, 2016
New York Men Continue Pursuit of Police Misconduct Lawsuit by A New York Federal District Court denied a motion to dismiss a civil rights complaint that alleged police misconduct.             Brothers Jose and Maximo Colon filed a civil rights violation claim against New York City and its police department alleging …
Pennsylvania Arrest for Videotaping Cops Denied Qualified Immunity by Mark Wilson A Pennsylvania federal court held that police were not entitled to qualified immunity for "entering a family's home and arresting its owner for doing nothing more than attempting to videotape the officers' overreaction on her own property." Kia Gaymon, …
Article • August 11, 2016
$80,000 Minnesota Illegal Search & Seizure Verdict Upheld; Attorney Fees Slashed 50% by Mark Wilson A Minnesota federal court upheld an $80,000 jury verdict on illegal search and seizure claims. The court reduced Plaintiffs' requested attorney's fees by 50 percent, for a total fee award of $128,499.85. Just before 1 …
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office Settles Visitor Beating Case for $1 Million by Derek Gilna Los Angeles County Jail deputies have a reputation for brutal treatment of prisoners, and have paid out millions of dollars in settlements as a result. However, even a man visiting his brother Robert at Men's Central …
The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities, Justice Center, 2013 The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities A report prepared by the Council of State Governments Justice Center The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in …
Texas Man Exonerated By DNA Test He Didn't Request by Matthew Clarke A Texas man, Michael Phillips, 57, recently became the first person to be cleared of a crime by DNA testing he did not request. Phillips was accused of raping a white teenage girl at a Dallas motel in …
Article • August 10, 2016
U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. Creates Unit to Investigate Flawed Convictions by Derek Gilna The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia has set up the first federal unit nationwide unit to internally identify, investigate, and possible wrongful convictions, U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr. said.  “This new unit will …
Article • August 10, 2016
BOP X-Ray Machine Installations a $4 Million Failure by Derek Gilna Contraband is a constant problem in Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities, and although some of it is just a nuisance -- tobacco, alcohol, and creatine, for instance -- it constitutes a potentially serious threat in higher-security institutions when guns, …
Article • August 9, 2016
LAPD Uses Federally-Funded Program to Track, Keep Files on Ex-Convicts by Joe Watson by Joe Watson With the help of a $400,000 federal grant in October 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department has expanded a high-tech program that keeps track of ex-convicts and purportedly reduces crime, alarming critics of the …
Article • August 9, 2016
Urban Institute Published Report on Post-Conviction DNA Testing and Wrongful Conviction by Paresh Patel For decades, law enforcement investigations used forensic evidence (i.e. fingerprints, DNA, and ballistics) to include or eliminate suspects. Scientific advances and improvement in forensic analysis have helped to exonerate those convicted of serious crimes. In many …
Publication • August 9, 2016
Breach of Privilege: Spying on Lawyers in the United States, NLG , 2014 - A National Lawyers Guild Report - Breach of Privilege: Spying on Lawyers in the United States By Traci Yoder April 2014 About the Author Traci Yoder is Senior Researcher and Student Organizer at the National Lawyers …
Publication • August 9, 2016
Post-conviction DNA Testing and Wrongful Conviction, Urban Institute Justice Policy Center, 2012 F R E S E A R C H Post-Conviction DNA Testing and Wrongful Conviction R E P O R T John Roman, Ph.D. (202) 261-5774 JRoman@urban.org June 2012 Kelly Walsh, Ph.D. (202) 261-5434 KWalsh@urban.org Pamela Lachman (202) …
Publication • August 9, 2016
Improving the Practice and Use of Forensic Science - A Policy Review, The Justice Project, 2008 THE JUSTICE PROJECT Improving the Practice and Use of Forensic Science A Policy Review The erroneous testimony of a forensic analyst helped convict Brandon Moon for a rape he did not commit. The botched …
Federal Jury Awards $9 Million to Illinois Man Cleared of Rape He Was Convicted of as Teenager by Alejandro Dominguez, who spent four years in prison for a rape he did not commit, was awarded $9 million by a federal jury after DNA evidence cleared him of the charges. Dominguez, …
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