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Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Missouri Downsizing Prisons to Save Cash by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, announced a plan to close a number of housing units at prisons throughout the state. Budget director Dan Haug said, ‘‘What they are doing is they are consolidating space …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994: 25 Years Later, Where Do We Stand? by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Every state spends more money on prisons than on schools, according to PolitiFact. But you can’t blame the states — the federal government made them do it. …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Dark Web Creator Petitions President Trump for Clemency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Young Ross Ulbricht (aka Dread Pirate Roberts) was an Eagle Scout, held scholarships throughout college, earned a master’s degree, worked in science, and became a self-described peaceful entrepreneur. A supporter of liberty, personal privacy, and free …
Brief • September 24, 2020
US v. Scott, Amicus, CA, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Case 18-163, Document 145, 09/25/2020, 2939203, Page1 of 35 No. 18-163 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellant, v. GERALD SCOTT, Defendant-Appellee. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of …
Wilson v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Plaintiff Andrew Wilson ("Plaintiff'), on the one hand, and Defendant County of Los Angeles …
Smith v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Excessive Detention, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Jeremy Smith ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor") and The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO" or "Releasee" or "Defendant"). "GEO," "Releasee" and "Defendant" as used and referred to in …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Lifers Now Exceed Entire Prison Population of 1970 by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Over the last 50 years, the number of prisoners serving life sentences has grown to exceed the entire prison population of 1970. While efforts are being made to “reform” the reforms enacted under the “tough on …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Beyond Harsh: 86 Mississippi Prisoners Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a resurgence of “tough-on-crime” sentencing reforms that swept the nation in the 1990s, many states enacted “three-strikes” laws mandating life sentences for those convicted of three felony offenses. Mississippi was among …
Brief • August 24, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Long v. Hooks, NC, Decision, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 USCA4 Appeal: 18-6980 Doc: 75 Filed: 08/24/2020 Pg: 1 of 125 ON REHEARING EN BANC PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 18-6980 RONNIE WALLACE LONG, Petitioner - Appellant, v. ERIK A. HOOKS, Secretary, NC Dep’t of Public …
Brzowski v. Sigler, IL, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2020 1:17-cv-09339 ILND 450 (Rev.Case: 04/29/2016) Judgment in a Civil Document Action #: 169 Filed: 08/06/20 Page 1 of 1 PageID #:2900 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Walter Brzowski Plaintiff(s), Case No. 17 C 9339 Judge …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Parole, Overdetention
Colorado Parole Board Cannot Confine Parolee Beyond Statutory Max by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso On January 13, 2020, the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado granted the habeas corpus petition of a parolee who had been re-confined for the remainder of his prison term after the Court …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Pennsylvania Judge Verdict: A Potential Death Sentence for Shoplifting Conviction by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Thirty-six-year-old Ashley Via Menser of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, is battling both cervical and ovarian cancer from prison after being convicted and sentenced in January 2020 for shoplifting $109.63 worth of groceries. As her case progressed …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Ex Post Facto Oregon Parole Postponement Claim Not Cognizable in §2254 Proceeding by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On October 31, 2019, an Oregon federal court held that a claim that extended parole postponement pursuant to the retroactive application of a new law violates the ex post facto clause and …
Brief • June 24, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
McCann v. Fuller, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 Case 1:19-cv-01032-PLM-PJG ECF No. 51 filed 06/24/20 PageID.800 Page 1 of 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN RAYMOND E. McCANN II, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) BRYAN FULLER; Special Representative for ) …
Brief • June 5, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Rubalcava v. City of San Jose, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 Case 5:20-cv-04191-BLF Document 1 Filed 06/25/20 Page 1 of 65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Nick Brustin (NY Bar …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: First Step Act
Dept of Justice, the First Step Act of 2018 - Risk and Needs Assessment System UPDATED, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General The First Step Act of 2018: Risk and Needs Assessment System - UPDATE January 2020 __________________________ Table of Contents I. Introduction ...................................................................................... 1 II. …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Sentencing
The Role of Judicial Political Affiliation in Criminal Sentencing Outcomes, 2020 Draft – Do not cite without authors’ permission THE ROLE OF JUDICIAL POLITICAL AFFILIATION IN CRIMINAL SENTENCING OUTCOMES Wendy R. Calaway,1 Jennifer M. Kinsley,2 and Taylor Wadian3 ABSTRACT Legislative efforts to bring consistency to criminal sentencing outcomes has been …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: First Step Act
The First Step Act - Constitutionalizing Prison Release Policies THE FIRST STEP ACT – CONSTITUTIONALIZING PRISON RELEASE POLICIES Harold J. Krent* and Robert Rucker** Predictions of future violence play a central role in most systems of criminal justice. Such assessments help determine the amount of bail imposed, the length of …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Sentencing
Narrating Context and Rehabilitating Rehabilitation - Federal Sentencing Work in Yale Law School's Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic \\jciprod01\productn\N\NYC\27-1\NYC101.txt unknown Seq: 1 20-OCT-20 7:49 NARRATING CONTEXT AND REHABILITATING REHABILITATION: FEDERAL SENTENCING WORK IN YALE LAW SCHOOL’S CHALLENGING MASS INCARCERATION CLINIC MIRIAM GOHARA 1 ABSTRACT The Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic (CMIC) at …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Justice Policy Center - How Governors Can Use Categorical Clemency as a Corrective Tool 2020 JUSTICE POLICY CENTER RE S E AR CH RE P O R T How Governors Can Use Categorical Clemency as a Corrective Tool Lessons from the States Leah Sakala Roderick Taylor Colette Marcellin November 2020 …
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