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Article • August 12, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Washington Prison Guard’s Murder Costs State $2.5 Million and Counting by Mark Wilson Washington Prison Guard’s Murder Costs State $2.5 Million and Counting by Mark Wilson A Washington prisoner’s conviction and death sentence for murdering a female prison guard has cost taxpayers $1.6 million, while the guard’s family settled a …
Article • July 30, 2014
The Death Penalty in the United States and the Force of Regional Human Rights Law by Saira Mohamed The Death Penalty in the United States and the Force of Regional Human Rights Law by Saira Mohamed The botched execution last month of Oklahoma prisoner Clayton Lockett has focused attention on …
Brief • July 16, 2014
Filed under: Death Penalty
Jones v. Chappell, CA, Order, Death Penalty Abolished, Case 2:09-cv-02158-CJC Document 117 Filed 07/16/14 Page 1 of 29 Page ID #:5060 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ) ) ) Petitioner, …
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Brady Violations Result in Habeas Relief for Pennsylvania Death Row Prisoner by David Reutter Brady Violations Result in Habeas Relief for Pennsylvania Death Row Prisoner by David Reutter To correct a “grave miscarriage of justice,” Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody granted a writ of habeas corpus to a …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
California’s Lethal Injection Protocol Deemed Invalid by State Court by Michael Brodheim California’s Lethal Injection Protocol Deemed Invalid by State Court by Michael Brodheim In May 2013, a California appeals court invalidated regulations promulgated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) regarding the manner in which the state …
Brief • June 4, 2014
Prieto v. Clarke, AZ, Aimicus Brief for Appellee, Death Row Conditions, 2014 Appeal: 13-8021 Doc: 36-1 Filed: 06/04/2014 Pg: 1 of 44 Nos. 13-8021, 14-6226 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT ALFREDO PRIETO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HAROLD C. CLARKE, et al., Defendants-Appellants. On Appeal from the …
Fields v. City of Chicago, IL, Verdict 2, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 VERDICT FORM - Fields v. O'Callaghan, Case No. 10 C 1168 We, the jury, award the plaintiff, Nathson Fields, compensatory damages in the amountof$ f!J oo~, oo ~~ ~W~ d~~ We, the jury, award the plaintiff, Nathson Fields, punitive …
Brief • April 29, 2014
Fields v. City of Chicago, IL, Verdict, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 VERDICT FORM - Fields v. City of Chicago, et al., Case No. 10 C 1168 We, the jury, find as follows on the claims of the plaintiff, Nathson Fields, against the defendants, the City of Chicago, David O'Callaghan, Joseph Murphy, …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Colorado Prisoner who Murdered Guard Gets Life Without Parole by Last month, Prison Legal News reported that the parents of a slain Colorado prison guard did not want the prisoner who murdered him to face the death penalty. Edward Montour, who beat Lima Correctional Facility guard Eric Autobee to death …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: Death Penalty
No Death Penalty for Maine Prisoner by Lance Tapley In 2008, within a supposedly high-security prison in the giant federal correctional complex in Florence, Colorado, Gary Watland, a “boarder” from Maine, murdered another prisoner, white supremacist Mark Baker. After five and a half years – and after, probably, millions in …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
When Victims Speak Up in Court – in Defense of the Criminals by Andrew Cohen A death penalty case in Colorado has generated an unusual fight between a district attorney and two parents who oppose capital punishment against the man who murdered their son. One of the most profound changes …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Psst! Hey Man, Need Some Execution Drugs? by Officials in Delaware and 31 other states that use lethal injection to execute prisoners are scrambling to find new drugs to carry out death sentences, and in some cases are procuring them through secret exchanges and confidential deals – and from questionable …
Publication • February 25, 2014
Reassessing Solitary Confinement II Damon Thibodeaux Congressional Testimony 2014 TESTIMONY OF DAMON A. THIBODEAUX SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 25, 2014 Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Cruz, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. My name is Damon Thibodeaux. When I was 22 years old, I …
Rules Governing Lethal Injections Not Required under Georgia Law by The Georgia Supreme Court has held that the state’s Board of Corrections (BOC) is not statutorily required to promulgate rules governing lethal injections. The Court further held that neither the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) nor the Commissioner of Corrections …
Publication • January 25, 2014
Filed under: Death Row
Advocacy Letters on TDCJ's Death Row Plan Revision, 2014 January 27, 2014 Brad Livingston Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice P.O. Box 99 Huntsville, TX 77342-0099 FAX: 936-437-2123 Bryan Collier Deputy Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice P.O. Box 99 Huntsville, TX 77342-0099 FAX: 936-437-2123 Oliver Bell Chairman, …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Hidden Agenda Fuels Challenge to Pivotal Death Penalty Case by David Protess Anthony Porter, the exonerated death row prisoner whose jubilant release from prison in February 1999 was the catalyst for abolishing the death penalty in Illinois, is back in the news after living in relative obscurity for years. A …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Unwanted Reprieve from Execution Upheld by Oregon Supreme Court by Christopher Zoukis As previously reported in PLN, Oregon death row prisoner Gary Haugen filed a legal challenge to Governor John Kitzhaber’s November 2011 decision to impose a moratorium on the state’s death penalty, which had the effect of granting Haugen …
Brief • January 15, 2014
Craft v. Robinson, OH, Complaint, Death Row Suicide, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION LISA CRAFT, individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of BILLY SLAGLE, 7015 Westlake Ave. Parma, OH 44129 CASE NO. JUDGE And CASEY LOPEZ 2129 West 83rd Street Cleveland, OH, 44102 …
Brief • November 12, 2013
Prieto v. Clarke, VI, SJ Order, Death Row Conditions, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-01199-LMB-IDD Document 91 Filed 11/12/13 Page 1 of 28 PageID# 1998 Case 1:12-cv-01199-LMB-IDD Document 91 Filed 11/12/13 Page 2 of 28 PageID# 1999 Case 1:12-cv-01199-LMB-IDD Document 91 Filed 11/12/13 Page 3 of 28 PageID# 2000 Case 1:12-cv-01199-LMB-IDD Document 91 …
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
Death Row Prisoners in Two States File Suit over Hip Replacements by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The fact that prisoners have a constitutional right to adequate medical care under the Eighth Amendment has long been established. Since the U.S. Supreme Court made that pronouncement in Estelle v. Gamble, …
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