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Indiana Sex Offender Registration Law Can Not Be Retroactively Applied by The Indiana Sex Offender Registration Act (ISRA) can not be applied to offenders who committed their crimes before the statute’s enactment, the Indiana Supreme Court decided on January 6, 2010. Gary M. Hevner was convicted in 2008 of possessing …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Release Conditions Requiring Defendant to Tell Probation Officer about Romantic Relationships Vacated by On January 7, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a condition of supervised release that required a federal defendant to notify probation officials each time he entered into a “significant romantic relationship.” …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
DNA Exonerations in Georgia Result in Disparate Compensation Awards by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The disparity in compensation awards for prisoners exonerated by DNA evidence in Georgia demonstrates the need for evenhanded compensation laws. Five wrongly convicted prisoners, Clarence Harrison, Robert Clark, Douglas Echols, Samuel Scott and Willie …
Guilty Pleas in Angola Horse Selling Scheme by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal investigation uncovered a fraudulent scheme at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in which horses were sold to private parties, bypassing required public auctions. Two indictments were handed down that resulted in guilty pleas. …
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 …
Canyon County Jail in Idaho Settles Conditions Suit With Consent Decree and $190,000 in Attorney’s Fees by Brandon Sample On November 12, 2009, Canyon County, Idaho agreed to settle a federal class-action suit against the Canyon County Jail (CCJ) that raised a myriad of claims related to unconstitutional conditions. Filed …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
U.S. Department of Justice Releases Report on HIV in Prisons by In December 2009, the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice released a report entitled HIV in Prisons, 2007-08. The report indicates that while the number of prisoners with HIV increased in some states and decreased …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
U.S. Senator’s Girlfriend, In-Law Get Department of Justice Jobs by Brandon Sample Melodee Hanes, the live-in girlfriend of U.S. Senator Max Baucus, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, has received a high-level political appointment with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Hanes’ new job at the DOJ comes on the heels …
South Carolina Settles Prisoner Stabbing Death Lawsuit for $47,500 by In October 2009, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $47,500 to settle a survivorship suit related to a fatal stabbing. Justin Bregenzer, 22, a DOC prisoner, was stabbed to death by another prisoner in July 2005 at the …
Virginia Sheriff’s Office, PHS Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $1.6 Million by Prison Health Services (PHS), a private for-profit company that provides medical care to prisoners, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a man who died at a Virginia jail, with the sheriff’s office paying another …
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 …
CCA Pays $70,000 in Damages, Attorney Fees to Settle PLN Censorship Suit by Alex Friedmann On June 7, 2010, Prison Legal News announced that it had settled a federal censorship suit against Corrections Corp. of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison company. PLN filed the lawsuit in September 2009, …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
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Prison-based Call Centers Open in Austria, India by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In an attempt to bridge a budget shortfall, the Austrian Justice Ministry has set up call centers in prisons and con-tracted them out to private companies that might otherwise outsource the work overseas. The move has prompted …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
New York Prisoner Beaten, Guards Convicted, GEO Settles Suit for $80,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 7, 2009, three private prison guards were convicted of charges involving the unjustified beating of a New York prisoner in 2007. [See: PLN, Sept. 2009, p.50; July 2009, p.50]. A fourth …
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 …
Article • July 15, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $2,300 to Man Kept Beyond Release Date by On January 25, 2008, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $2,300 to a man who was detained beyond his release date. Cecil Dudgeon was supposed to be released on May 13, 2005; however, he …
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $5,000 to a Prisoner Who Was Harassed for Filing a Grievance by On May 23, 2007, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $5,000 to a prisoner who was harassed after filing a complaint. Vicki Cole was strip-searched by one guard in violation …
Article • July 15, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Settle Public Records Act Suit by On October 18, 2005, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $15,000 to two prisoners who requested, but were denied, information under the Washington Public Disclosure Act. Leslie Pounds and Shawn Greenhalgh sent a public …
Article • July 15, 2010
Washington DOC Ordered to Pay $4,534.10 in Public Records Act Suit by On January 6, 2006, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) was ordered to pay $4,534.10 to a DOC employee who requested, but was denied, records under the state Public Disclosure Act. Carl Wilson, a guard at Cedar Creek …
Article • July 15, 2010
Washington DOC Pays $5,000 to Man Denied Ability to Work by On December 26, 2005, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $5,000 to a man who was denied the ability to work. After Daniel Witt was released to work by his doctor, the DOC refused to allow …
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