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Suit Filed Against Use of Rapiscan on Detention Facility Visitor by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In partially denying state officials’ motion for summary judgment, an Illinois federal district court discussed the constitutional parameters involved in the use of a Rapiscan Secure 1000 device, which uses “back-scatter” X-ray technology …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Oregon: Prosecutors, Victims Kill Money-Saving Increased Sentence Reduction Law by Mark Wilson In a controversial move touted as saving Oregon an estimated $6 million, in June 2009 the state legislature passed a bill that increased earned time sentence reductions for non-violent offenders by an additional 10 percent. Just seven months …
Child Porn Investigations May Snare the Innocent by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby A new threat looms in the Internet age – the threat of improper prosecutions and wrongful convictions for the unwitting receipt, possession or attempted possession of child pornography. Everyone is at risk, as these offenses can be …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
$2 Million Award in Maryland Prisoner’s Work Crew Death by A jury in Prince George’s County, Maryland found that state prison and highway officials and the driver of a private dump truck were liable in an accident that killed a prisoner who was picking up trash on the side of …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Sex Scandal Rocks Oregon’s “Camp Cupcake” Women’s Prison – Again by Mark Wilson On March 25, 2008, an Oregon prisoner we’ll call “Jane” reported to work in the physical plant of the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF). Her boss, Paul W. Golden, was a civilian ground crew supervisor employed at …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Investigation Reveals Montana Prisoner Had Relationships with Five Female Staff by In both state and federal prisons it is illegal for staff members to have sex with prisoners. Five female employees of the Montana Department of Corrections, however, reportedly had personal relationships with prisoner Michael Murphy, 36. Documents obtained by …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Wish You Were Here! Jails Adopt Postcard-Only Mail Policies by By January 2010, 13 of Oregon’s 36 counties had implemented policies that limit incoming and outgoing mail at county jails to postcards. Ten other counties plan to adopt similar rules in the future. The postcard-only policy is a national trend …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Reach Out and Defraud Someone: Oregon Jail Prisoners Commit Phone Scams by Mark Wilson A fifteen-minute collect call from the Multnomah County jail in Portland, Oregon costs $2.35, billed to the party who accepts the call. Between May 2006 and April 2009 those calls generated $3.5 million in revenue for …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
New York Prison Official Nets $500,000 in Fraudulent Scheme; Audit Finds 17 Years of Unchecked Corruption by Mark Wilson A joint audit/investigation by the New York State Comptroller and Inspector General uncovered a 17-year fraudulent scheme by the former director of the New York Department of Correctional Services (NYDOCS) Food …
Feds Decline to Pursue Charges in Florida Boot Camp Death by The U.S. Department of Justice announced on April 16, 2010 that it will not pursue civil rights violations or other charges against seven Florida boot camp guards and a nurse in connection with the death of 14-year-old Martin Lee …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
“Grill” Removal Results in $95,000 Settlement by Tennessee Jail by A Tennessee man whose “grill” was ripped off by a sheriff’s deputy has received a $95,000 pre-litigation settlement. While Anthony McCoy was being processed into the Davidson County Jail for failing to pay child support, McCoy had his gold “grill” …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Former Florida Judge Profiting from Probation Classes that State Offers for Free by Utilizing the connections he made as a judge in Florida’s Hillsborough County over a 19-year period, Robert Bonanno is building a business that offers classes to people on probation. What he provides for a fee is the …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Privacy Concerns Raised Over New Law Enforcement Data Mining Technology by David Reutter by David M. Reutter New technology that helps law enforcement officials track sexual predators, terrorists and other criminals has been an effective tool that has led to thousands of arrests, but privacy experts are concerned about the …
Did Haitian Police Murder Over a Dozen Unarmed Prisoners? by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 12, 2010, Haiti suffered a major earthquake that killed more than 230,000 people and, as a side effect, allowed thousands of prisoners to escape from the country’s most secure lock-up, the national penitentiary …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
That’s a Lot of Honeybuns: Texas Prison Commissaries a $95 Million-a-Year Business by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Recent reports in the Texas media have focused attention on the state’s prison commissaries. However, none have presented the point of view of prisoners or their families. Instead, such reports tend to …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Washington State Prisoner Who Requested Public Records Entitled to Joinder in Non-Disclosure Injunctive Action by The Supreme Court for the State of Washington has held that a person who requests public records must be joined in an action that seeks to prevent the disclosure of those records. The Court’s May …
Controversial Report Criticizes Director of Idaho Parole Commission by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In February 2010, the Idaho legislature’s Office of Performance Evaluations (OPE) released an audit report titled “Increasing Efficiencies in Idaho’s Parole Process.” Among other things, the report critiqued Olivia Craven, Executive Director of the Idaho Commission …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Washington State Pays $6.4 Million for Failure to Supervise Parolee by Washington State’s Department of Corrections (WDOC) has agreed to pay $6.4 million to settle claims involving the department’s failure to properly supervise a parolee, resulting in a string of violent crimes that included rape and murder. The settlements, filed …
PLN Sues South Carolina Jail that Bans All Reading Material Except Bibles by On October 6, 2010, Prison Legal News, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Human Rights Defense Center staff attorney Lance Weber, filed suit in federal court challenging an unconstitutional policy at the Berkeley County …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Filed under: International, Immigration
Native American Firms Reap Large Profits from Immigrant Detention Contracts by Derek Gilna Native American companies, many of which have no experience in prison management, are earning large sums of money as conduits for Department of Homeland Security contracts which are then subcontracted out to other firms. Although apparently legal …
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