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Brief • July 20, 2010
Filed under: Government Misconduct
Carter v. USA, NY, Order, Trial Decision, USPS misconduct ATF address verification, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------x LILLIAN CARTER, RUSSELL CARTER, CHAD CARTER, TERRANCE WILSON, and VIRGIL WILLIAMS, Plaintiffs, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Case No. 04-CV-4880 (FB) (JMA) -againstUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. --------------------------------------------------------x Appearances …
Brief • July 19, 2010
Jones v. West Palm Beach, FL, Depo of Grossi, Wrongful Death Police Excessive Force, 2010 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA LENORA JONES, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of VERNON M. JONES, for the benefit of the survivors LENORA JONES …
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. …
Tankleff v. New York, NY, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2010 STATE OF NEW YORK: COURT OF CLAIMS -------------------------------------------------------------){ MARTIN TANKLEFF, VERIFIED CLAIM FOR DAMAGES -against- RECEIVED THE STATE OF NEW YORK. -------------------------------------------------------------){ To the Clerk of the Court of Claims: To the Attomey General of the State of New York: 'JUL …
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
From the Editor by Paul Wright The cover story of this month’s issue of Prison Legal News is no surprise to our readers. The pay-to-stay luxury jails in Southern California first came to my attention over a year ago when a reporter from the Los Angeles Times called to ask …
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 …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
New Medical Director at Texas Jail Previously Sanctioned by In December 2009, McLennan County, Texas commissioners Lester Gibson, Kelly Snell and Joe Mashek admitted that a candidate for the medical director’s position at the McLennan County Jail had previously been sanctioned by the Texas Medical Board. That didn’t stop them …
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 …
Florida Prison Psychiatrist Resigns; License Revoked Over Sex with Patient by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Prisoners often believe that prison health care personnel are second-rate and incompetent, and likely couldn’t find work in non-correctional settings. The December 2, 2009 resignation of a Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) psychiatrist …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Florida’s Civil Rights Restoration Process Insufficiently Funded by David Reutter by David M. Reutter With Florida continuing to face budget shortfalls due to the economic crisis, Governor Charlie Crist is looking for ways to slash government spending. However, his efforts are drawing fire from those who question cutting the budget …
Dallas County Jail Settles Three Medical-Related Suits for $795,000 by In April 2009, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas awarded $355,000 to Robert Duvall for injuries he suffered when he was denied medical treatment at the Dallas County Jail. Less than three …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Texas Youth Commission Ombudsman Resigns Following Smuggling Indictment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 30, 2009, Catherine S. Evans, a former Dallas state district judge and the newly-appointed ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), resigned after she was indicted on a third-degree felony charge for smuggling a …
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
One in Six HIV-Infected Americans Spent Time in Prison or Jail in 2006 by Michael Brodheim The authors of a study published in November 2009, which was partially funded by the Emory Center for AIDS Research, reported that the number of HIV/AIDS cases involving releasees from prisons and jails in …
Houston Police Department Conducted Blood Draw Training on Prisoners by Greg Dober In 2009, to expedite DWI arrests, the Houston Police Department sent seven officers to Lone Star College to be trained as certified phlebotomists. A phlebotomist is a qualified medical technician who draws a person’s blood. During the course …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Second Circuit Ruling in Post-9/11 Immigration Detention Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 18, 2009, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in a federal class-action suit brought by illegal immigrants arrested in sweeps following the 9/11 attacks and incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Sheriff May Not Charge Jail Fees by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 5, 2010, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the Sheriff of Bristol County could not charge fees for certain jail services. In 2002, prisoners at the Bristol County House of …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Former New York Corrections Commissioner Receives Four-Year Prison Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 18, 2010, a New York federal judge sentenced Bernard “Bernie” Kerik, 54, to four years in federal prison after Kerik pleaded guilty to five counts of making false statements to federal agents, two …
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