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New York’s Prison System Infested With Drugs by David Reutter New York's Prison System Infested With Drugs by David M. Reutter The most glaring result of America's war on drugs has been the explosion of the nation?s prison population. Over 75 percent of all prisoners are either doing time for …
High Ranking Louisiana Prison Official Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges by Gary Hunter On June 29, 2006, Louisiana prison administrator James H. Leslie, 55, was formally indicted on federal charges of tampering with a witness. The indictment was returned on February 16, 2006 but remained sealed so as not to …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
5-Point Restraints = Excessive Force + Due Process Violation Results in $25,000 Virginia Damage Award by A federal court in Virginia held that subjecting a prisoner to five-point restraints for 46-48 hours on five occasions was cruel and unusual punishment. It also found the lack of procedural protections deprived the …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
California Habeas Handbook, Expanded 5th Edition, by Attorney Kent Russell, Sept. 2006, 114 pages plus appendix, soft cover by John Dannenberg Reviewed by John E. Dannenberg Three years after publishing his 67 page 4th Edition of the California Habeas Handbook (CHH) [see: PLN, Jan. 2004, p.18], Attorney Kent Russell has …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Correct Rx a New Major Player in the Prison Drug Industry by Gary Hunter Pharmaceutical drug distributors have found a future and a fortune in our nation?s prison system. Record rates of incarceration equal record profits for drug companies. One enterprising pharmacist has made herself a major player in the …
The Warehousing of New Hampshire’s Mentally Ill by David Reutter The Warehousing of New Hampshire's Mentally Ill by David M. Reutter Despite over 30 years of litigation, mentally ill prisoners at the New Hampshire State Prison (NHSP) are still not receiving care to treat their conditions. In fact, with NHSP …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Seizure of Washington Prisoners’ Cash at Jail Booking Unconstitutional by Michael Rigby Seizure of Washington Prisoners' Cash at Jail Booking Unconstitutional by Michael Rigby On August 29, 2006, a, federal district court in Washington held that a state law allowing jails to confiscate money from prisoners during booking without notice …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Prison TB 10 Times Higher Than Non-Prison Cases by The number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases in correctional populations far outpaced the general population between 1993 and 2003, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. TB case rates in the general population remained at fewer than …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Fulton County Reinstates Deputies Fired in Killing Rampage by After the March 11, 2005 killing rampage by Brian G. Nichols at an Atlanta courthouse, Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman talked tough about punishing officers who failed to perform their duties or lied during the ensuing investigation. He initially followed through …
$400,000 Wrongful Death Settlement After San Diego Jailers Hog-Tied Prisoner by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The County of San Diego, California agreed in September 2006 to pay $400,000 to settle an excessive-force wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of a prisoner who died on February 2, 2001 in …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
1997 Changes in Pennsylvania Commutation Law Held Ex Post Facto by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania held that a 1997 state ballot constitutional amendment, which modified Pennsylvania?s commutation laws to require a unanimous vote rather than a simple majority …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
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Summary Judgement Reversed on Illinois Outgoing Mail Ban by The Illinois Court of Appeals held that prison officials violated a prisoner?s First Amendment free speech rights by refusing to allow him to mail an investigative report out of the prison. Illinois prisoner Gene Arnett and two other prisoners attempted to …
Federal Court Compels Activation of California DOC Mental Health Crisis Beds; Approves New $111 Million Mental Care Hospital by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg California?s 16-year-old prisoner mental health federal lawsuit (originally, Coleman v. Wilson) was given new and urgently needed life on May 2, 2006 when a frustrated …
Cleaning up Mississippi’s Supermax: Conditions Suit Settled by David Reutter Cleaning up Mississippi's Supermax: Conditions Suit Settled by David M. Reutter A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of prisoners at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman charged that the totality of conditions are so "hellish" that it makes "Unit …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
North Carolina Jail Prisoner Killed During Court Appearance by Gary Hunter Willie Forrest, 37, was fatally shot by a Northampton sheriff?s deputy, after he grabbed another deputy?s gun and fired two shots. Forrest, who had a history of courtroom violence, was standing trial, on Wednesday July 12, 2006, for three …
Prison Deaths: A National Shame by Ira P. Robbins While the human rights abuses of prisoners detained in Guantánamo Bay and the Middle East have sparked widespread criticism and debate in this country and abroad, surprisingly little attention has been focused on the treatment of citizens imprisoned within our borders. …
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California Governor Vetoes Open Records, Prisoner Condoms and Media Access Bills by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On September 29, 2006, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislative bills that would have permitted better access to public records, condoms in state prisons as well as media access to specified prisoners. The …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
California DOC Medical Receiver’s Initial On-The-Job Impression: “Conditions Disgraceful” by John Dannenberg California DOC Medical Receiver's Initial On-The-Job Impression: "Conditions Disgraceful" by John E. Dannenberg In his first bi-monthly accounting to his boss (U.S. District Judge Thelton E. Henderson), California's Prison health-care Receiver ("CPR") Bob Sillen concluded that the California …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
U.S. Spends Record $185 Billion on Justice System is 2003 by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Justice?s Bureau of Justice Statistics in April, 2006, the U.S. spent a record $185 billion for police protection, detention, and judicial and legal …
New York’s Governor Vetoes New Treatment Facilities For Mentally Ill Prisoners by John Dannenberg New York's Governor Vetoes New Treatment Facilities For Mentally Ill Prisoners by John E. Dannenberg Prior to leaving office, on August 16, 2006, then New York Governor George Pataki (R)vetoed Assembly Bill No. 3926-A, which would …
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