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Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
U.S. State Prison Population Declines for First Time in a Decade by Justin Miller Recent advance data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) indicates that not only has the rate of people entering the U.S. prison system declined in the past year, but the state prison population actually dropped …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
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New Jersey’s Riverfront Prison Demolished by Justin Miller The Riverfront State Prison in Camden, New Jersey is no more. Despite protests from prison employees and the union that represents them, which objected to the loss of jobs, the prison – which had drawn considerable criticism over the years as a …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
“Back to School” is a Guide to Success Following Release from Prison by Gary Hunter Even the most diligent planning does not ensure success. However, it is a proven fact that education significantly enhances one’s chances to succeed. Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education After Prison (the …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
ICE Policies and U.S. Deportation Laws Violate Human Rights by Gary Hunter A 64-page report issued last year by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a non-profit watchdog organization, indicates that changes in U.S. deportation laws implemented by Congress in 1996 are mostly targeting immigrants who commit nonviolent crimes. Statistical data accumulated …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
U.S. Department of Justice Releases 2008 Capital Punishment Statistics by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In December 2009, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice released statistical data on capital punishment in the United States for 2008. The report was later revised to include preliminary …
Problems Persist at Privately-Operated Rhode Island Jail by Justin Miller On June 30, 2009, a former employee at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, a privately-operated jail near Providence, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty to lying to federal officials about sexual misconduct involving an immigration detainee, marking yet another embarrassing problem …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Maricopa County Throws Sheriff Arpaio Under Improperly Purchased Bus by by Matt Clarke On October 30, 2009, the Maricopa County Internal Audit Department released a report critical of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s purchase of a $456,221.57 bus specially equipped to transport prisoners. Among other criticisms, the report noted that the Maricopa …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
North Carolina Innocence Commission Verifies Wrongful Conviction by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After examining hundreds of cases, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission has verified its first claim of innocence – which resulted in both controversy and stinging criticism from prosecutors. In 2006, North Carolina became the first state …
Wisconsin: Taycheedah Lawsuit Set for Trial by Michael Brodheim On November 24, 2009, a U.S. District Court judge in Wisconsin substantially denied prison officials’ motion for partial summary judgment and set for trial a class-action suit that alleges medical and mental health care provided to female prisoners at Taycheedah Correctional …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California Prison Health Care System Plagued by Understaffing, Overtime by Michael Brodheim The rampant use of overtime to fill gaps in medical staffing in California’s prison system has resulted in windfalls for some of the state’s prison health care workers, fatigue for others, and lapses of judgment that endanger the …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
$140,000 Settlement in Washington Jail Detainee’s Suicide by Pierce County, Washington has paid $120,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed its policies were deliberately indifferent to the risk of suicide by pretrial detainees at the Pierce County Detention and Corrections Center (PCDCC). The City of Lakewood paid an additional …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California: Audit Finds CDCR Overpaid Employees Who Supervise Prisoner-Workers by Michael Brodheim A follow-up investigation by the California State Auditor has found that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) overpaid certain employees who supervise prisoner-workers. In California, non-custodial staff who supervise prisoner-workers qualify for a monthly pay differential which …
Prosecutorial Misconduct Case Pending Before Supreme Court Settles for $12 Million by Brandon Sample On January 4, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court side-stepped resolving an important case that would have likely exposed prosecutors to greater liability when they engage in prosecutorial misconduct. The case, Pottawamie County v. McGhee and Harrington, …
New Picture on Violence in Federal Prisons by Brandon Sample As the federal prison population continues to rise – to over 206,500 prisoners as of mid-year 2009 – violence in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is both up and down, according to recent data obtained from BOP officials. Last …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Released Prisoners More Likely to Die by Brandon Sample Recently-released prisoners are at a higher risk of death, according to studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and the American Journal of Public Health. For a NEJM report entitled Release from Prison – A High Risk of …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Maricopa County Detention Officer Held in Contempt for Taking Document from Defense Counsel’s File by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 2009, an Arizona state judge held Maricopa County Detention Officer Adam Stoddard in contempt of court and ordered him to hold a press conference and publicly apologize to …
Louisiana Judge, Attorneys Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges by Michael Brodheim In October 2009, following plea negotiations with federal prosecutors, a Louisiana judge and two lawyers pleaded guilty for their roles in a bail bond-rigging conspiracy that allowed about 100 prisoners over a five-year period to get out of jail …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Maryland Prison Guards Busted for Helping Gang Members by Gary Hunter In April 2009, four Maryland prison guards were indicted for participating in a variety of illegal activities involving the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) at the Metropolitan Transition Center (MTC) in Baltimore. Guards Asia Burrus, Musheerah Habeebullah, Takevia Smith and …
New York City Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit for $62,001 by On August 11, 2009, the City of New York agreed to settle a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit brought by a former prisoner who alleged that he was beaten without provocation by guards at the George Motchan Detention Center. …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Physician Assisted in Botched Execution Attempt in Ohio by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 5, 2009, guards at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville prepared for an onerous task – executing state prisoner Romell Broom. They tried for two hours to find a usable vein in which …
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