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Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California Prisoner Wins Option of Kosher Meals Until Halal Meals Can be Provided by The Marin County Superior Court ordered San Quentin prison officials to provide Keith Allen Lewis, a Muslim prisoner, with access to Jewish kosher meals until he could be provided with the Halal meals prescribed by his …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California Official Resigns from State Post, Hired by Federal Receiver by Kathleen Webb, the California official who, as deputy director of the state’s Department of General Services, oversaw the questionable purchase of $1.2 million worth of vehicles that remained unused for months, and who resigned in October 2009, just two …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California Prison Health Care System Plagued by Understaffing, Overtime by Michael Brodheim The rampant use of overtime to fill gaps in medical staffing in California’s prison system has resulted in windfalls for some of the state’s prison health care workers, fatigue for others, and lapses of judgment that endanger the …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California: Audit Finds CDCR Overpaid Employees Who Supervise Prisoner-Workers by Michael Brodheim A follow-up investigation by the California State Auditor has found that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) overpaid certain employees who supervise prisoner-workers. In California, non-custodial staff who supervise prisoner-workers qualify for a monthly pay differential which …
Brief • August 2, 2010
Rauda v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Motion for Judgement, Wrongful Death Police Negligence, 2010 Benjamin Schonbrun SBN 118323 schonbrun.ben0lgmail.com 2 Michael D. Seplow, SBN 150183 mseplow0lgmail.com 3 SCHONB'RDN DESIMONE SEPLOW HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP 4 723 Ocean Front Walk Venice, California 90291 5 Telephone: (310) 396-0731 Fax: (310) 399-1040 …
Brief • July 19, 2010
Andersen v. State of California et al, CA, Deposition - Chapman, police force baton choke hold procedures, 2010 1 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2 FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 - - JON ANDERSEN, JILL DONALDSON-ANDERSEN, individuals, ELLIS ANDERSEN, …
Brief • July 19, 2010
Filed under: Restraints, False Arrest
Cangress v. City of LA, CA, Deposition - Katapodis, handcuffing for disobeying police commands, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION CANGRESS, ET AL., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) VS. ) ) CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ET AL., ) ) Defendants. ) ________________________________) NO. …
Celebrity Justice: Prison Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke There are two criminal justice systems in the United States. One is for people with wealth, fame or influence who can afford to hire top-notch attorneys and public relations firms, who make campaign contributions to …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
California Uses $1.08 Billion in Federal Stimulus Funds to Pay Prison Guard Salaries by Michael Brodheim In a November 2009 letter to Governor Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders, California State Auditor Elaine Howle reported that corrections officials had greatly overstated the number of jobs they saved using $1.08 billion in federal …
U.S. Supreme Court to Review California Prison Population Reduction Orders by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On June 14, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) agreed to review orders entered by a three-judge federal district court panel in California that would relieve overcrowding in that state’s prison system by …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Marsy’s Law Enjoined in California by Michael Brodheim On February 4, 2010, in a class-action suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by eight plaintiffs seeking to represent a class of California state prisoners serving life sentences with possibility of parole, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence K. Karlton issued two …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Filed under: International, Immigration
California Counties Vie to House ICE Prisoners by Michael Brodheim Santa Clara County, California – where local law enforcement authorities have policies against cooperating fully with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in terms of enforcing immigration laws – has turned a blind eye to its pro-immigration values and contracted with …
Sacramento County Partially Settles Taxpayer Suit Alleging Il-legal Conditions of Confinement in Juvenile Facilities by Michael Brodheim The parties to a taxpayer lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, which alleges that conditions in Sacramento County’s juvenile detention facilities violate state statutory, constitutional and regulatory laws, reached a partial settlement and …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Valley Fever Cases at California Prison Increase in 2009 by According to The Fresno Bee, the number of cases of Valley Fever among California prisoners at the Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga nearly doubled from 2008 to 2009. Data reported by prison officials to the Fresno County Public Health …
San Francisco Settles Wrongful Incarceration Cases for $7.5 Million by Michael Brodheim Nearly six years after his release from prison, Antoine Goff received a measure of belated justice – a $2.9 million settlement for almost 13 years of wrongful incarceration. Goff and his co-plaintiff, John “J.J.” Tennison, had filed complaints …
California County Jail Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $600,000 by In December 2009, the Board of San Joaquin County, California approved a $600,000 settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a 71-year-old man who died of a heart attack following his release from jail. On March …
Article • July 15, 2010
Ninth Circuit Okays Class Action Against ICE by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed the denial of class certification in a habeas corpus proceeding challenging the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) bond practices in the Central District of California. The suit alleged that ICE was …
$500 Settlement on Prisoner’s Negligence Suit by The eastern district of California paid $500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Michael R. Holtsinger for injuries sustained by being assaulted while at recreation yard at High Desert State Prison. While at recreation on June 22, 2002, Holtsinger and his roommate were …
Article • July 15, 2010
Topless Protesters Get $150,000 Settlement by On October 29, 2008, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) agreed to settle a false arrest suit for $150,000. The suit, filed by Sheba Love and Sherry Glaser, members of Breasts Not Bombs, alleged that Love and Glaser were unlawfully arrested for protesting topless in …
Report on Prison Privatization Plagued with Political Connections, Conflicts of Interest, Faulty Data by On May 21, 2010, the Private Corrections Institute, a non-profit citizen watchdog group that opposes prison privatization, issued a statement sharply criticizing a joint report by the Reason Foundation, a California-based libertarian think-tank that promotes the …
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