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Chinn v Blakenship Wa Court Order Attorney Fees 2010
Brief • June 23, 2010
Chinn v Blakenship Wa Court Order Attorney Fees 2010 Case 3:09-cv-05119-RJB Document 83 Filed 06/23/10 Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 9 10 PHILIP CHINN, 11 12 13 14 Plaintiff, Case No. C09-5119RJB v. …
Fields v. Smith, 7th Cir, Plf Brief, WI transgender hormone medical class certification, 2010
Brief • June 23, 2010
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Class Certification, Discrimination (Transgender)
Fields v. Smith, 7th Cir, Plf Brief, WI transgender hormone medical class certification, 2010 Nos. 10-2339 and 10-2466 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ANDREA FIELDS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. JUDY P. SMITH, et al., Defendant-Appellants, Cross Appellees. ) ) ) ) ) ) …
PLN v. CCA, AZ, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2010
Filing • June 22, 2010
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related
PLN v. CCA, AZ, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2010 08/02/2010 17:18 FAX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8152833020 ~ CCA BUSINESS DEU 001/004 Daniel P. Struck, Bar #012377 Liana], Garcia, Bar #027452 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 . Telephone: (602) 263-1700 …
Oregon Prison Escape Report, 2010
Publication • June 22, 2010
Filed under: Escapes
Oregon Prison Escape Report, 2010 SRCI Escape Review June 22, 2010 ,• On June 21-23, 2010, an audit team consisting ofPaula Myers, Superintendent CRCI/SFFC, Jeri Taylor, Assistant Superintendent of Security/TRCI, Brandon Kelly, Institution_Security Manage1'lOSCI, Ken Neff, Operations Manager/PRCF and Melissa Premo, Transport Manager conducted a review of the physicnl security …
United States v. Erie County, NY, Settlement, Mental Health Conditions, 2010
Brief • June 18, 2010
Filed under: Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides
United States v. Erie County, NY, Settlement, Mental Health Conditions, 2010 Case 1:09-cv-00849-WMS-JJM Document 89-2 Filed 06/18/2010 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ____________________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Plaintiff, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK; CHRIS COLLINS, COUNTY EXECUTIVE; ANTHONY BILLITTIER, IV, MD, COUNTY …
May v State of Connecticut Ct Verdict Freedom of Information Act 2010
Brief • June 18, 2010
May v State of Connecticut Ct Verdict Freedom of Information Act 2010 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT In the Matter of a Complaint by NOTICE OF FINAL DECISION Thomas May, Complainant against Docket #FIC 2009-394 State of Connecticut, Division ofPublic Defender Services, Respondent June 18,2010 TO: …
Ali v. Obama et al, DC, Order, judge recusal, 2010
Brief • June 16, 2010
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Judiciary, Recusal
Ali v. Obama et al, DC, Order, judge recusal, 2010 Case 1:09-cv-00745-RJL Document 1418 Filed 06/16/10 Page 1 of 1
Creamer v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Disciplinary Hearing, 2015
Brief • June 16, 2010
Filed under: Cell Searches, Inmate Disciplinary Hearings, Deliberate Indifference
Creamer v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Disciplinary Hearing, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement;') is entered into, on, by. and among lVlATTHEW CREAMER, individually (the "Plaintiff'), former Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADe") inmate#~and the STATE OF ARIZONA (the ··State'') on behalf of current or former …
Secret Justice: Criminal Informants and America’s Underground Legal System
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Informants (Disciplinary Hearings), Self Incrimination, Criminal Prosecution, Informants, Crime, Disclosure of Records, Discovery, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Informants (Failure to Protect), Excessive Force (Police), Arrest Warrants
Secret Justice: Criminal Informants and America’s Underground Legal System by Alexandra Natapoff I. Introduction Although it is almost invisible to the public, the use of criminal informants is everywhere in the U.S. justice system. From street corners to jails to courthouses to prisons, every year the government negotiates thousands of …
New Details Regarding Race Riot at USP Florence
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Prison Rebellion, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Shootings
New Details Regarding Race Riot at USP Florence by Brandon Sample More details have emerged about the April 2008 race riot that occurred at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Florence, Colorado, as prisoners who participated in the violent disturbance have pleaded guilty after being criminally charged. The riot started …
From the Editor
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright As this issue goes to press we are getting settled into our new office in Brattleboro, Vermont. We have successfully consolidated our operations into one location. We also have just hired Adam Cook as our staff attorney who will be representing Prison Legal News …
Dozens of CIA “Ghost” Detainees Unaccounted For
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Sentencing, Habeas Corpus, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Military Prisons
Dozens of CIA “Ghost” Detainees Unaccounted For by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A U.S. Dept. of Justice memo, released in April 2009, indicated the CIA had 94 people in secret prisons scattered around the world as of mid-2005, and the agency had “employed enhanced techniques to varying degrees in …
ACLU Report Applauds Michigan’s Efforts to Reduce Prison Population
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Overcrowding, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole
ACLU Report Applauds Michigan’s Efforts to Reduce Prison Population by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A November 2009 report by Elizabeth Alexander, Director of the National Prison Project of the ACLU, explores the history and effects of over-incarceration in Michigan and how the state has managed to reduce its …
Report on Prison Privatization Plagued with Political Connections, Conflicts of Interest, Faulty Data
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Lobbying, Guards/Staff, ACA
Report on Prison Privatization Plagued with Political Connections, Conflicts of Interest, Faulty Data by On May 21, 2010, the Private Corrections Institute, a non-profit citizen watchdog group that opposes prison privatization, issued a statement sharply criticizing a joint report by the Reason Foundation, a California-based libertarian think-tank that promotes the …
Habeas Hints: Certificate of Appealability
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Appeals, Sentencing, Habeas Corpus
Habeas Hints: Certificate of Appealability by Kent A. Russell by Kent Russell This column is intended to provide “habeas hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus peti-tions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is habeas corpus practice under AEDPA, the 1996 …
$315,000 Settlement in Illegal Arizona Police Strip Search
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Strip Searches, Police Searches, Civil Procedure, Settlements
$315,000 Settlement in Illegal Arizona Police Strip Search by The City of Scottsdale, Arizona paid $315,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming that a police officer illegally strip searched a citizen after responding to a 911 call. When Heather Tonarelli, 19, and her friend Chris Smith heard loud knocks on Tonarelli’s …
Salt Lake County Agrees to Pay $75,000 to Settle Jail Suicide Suit
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Mental Health, Suicides
Salt Lake County Agrees to Pay $75,000 to Settle Jail Suicide Suit by On September 15, 2008, Salt Lake County, Utah agreed to pay $75,000 to the family of an ex-cop who killed himself at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail. Arthur Anderson was arrested in January 2006 after his …
50,000 Illinois Felons Released Without DNA Collection
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Searches, DNA Testing/Samples, Probation, Parole Conditions
50,000 Illinois Felons Released Without DNA Collection by Approximately 50,000 felons have been released from Illinois prisons and discharged from probation supervision without having their DNA collected, state officials acknowledged in September 2009. Illinois law requires all felons sentenced on or after August 22, 2002 to provide a DNA sample. …
California Jail Detainee Attacked by Cellmate, Family Accepts $1.85 Million
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Medical, Brain Injury, Failure to Protect (General)
California Jail Detainee Attacked by Cellmate, Family Accepts $1.85 Million by Michael Brodheim The family of Jimmy Haws has settled a federal lawsuit against Monterey County and county officials for $1.85 million, two years after initiating litigation following an assault against Haws who, while a pretrial detainee at a jail …
Book Review: Anne-Marie Cusac, Cruel and Unusual: The Culture of Punishment in America, 336 pp, Yale University Press, $27.50
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Filed under: Reviews, Crime/Demographics, Crime
Book Review: Anne-Marie Cusac, Cruel and Unusual: The Culture of Punishment in America, 336 pp, Yale University Press, $27.50 by Amy Vanderwarker Anne-Marie Cusac is probing important questions in her book, Cruel and Unusual: The Culture of Punishment in America. What are the underlying social values that have allowed a …
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