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Taser - Use of Force Manual, Rochester PD, 1996

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers, Police Department Manuals

Taser - Use of Force Manual, Rochester PD, 1996 ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT MANUAL OPERATIONS SECTION Volume Five - Code Of Conduct And Use Of Force Chapter 5-300 Use Of Force 5-301 May 1, 1996 Chapter 5-300 Page 1 of 21 Legal Disclaimer This directive is for departmental use only and …

Statement on King County Ombudsman's Office Report on Jail Death Public Health Seattle and King County 2008.pdf

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Statement on King County Ombudsman's Office Report on Jail Death Public Health Seattle and King County 2008.pdf Statement on King County Ombudsman’s Office Report on Jail Death April 16, 2008 Jail Health Services takes very seriously its responsibility for the health care it provides to the 30,000plus patients in the …

Review of Sheriffs Office, Sacarmento County CA, 2006

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Corrections Audits

Review of Sheriffs Office, Sacarmento County CA, 2006 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA For the Agenda of: February 28, 2006 Timed: 10:30 a.m. To: Board of Supervisors From: Judy McGarry, Director, Department of Compliance George Anderson, Chief, Sheriff's Department Subject: Presentations of the Findings and Recommendations of the Sheriff's Department Program …

NY Audit Study Low Wage Labor Discrimination 2005

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Work, Prison Industries

NY Audit Study Low Wage Labor Discrimination 2005 Discrimination in Low-Wage Labor Markets: Evidence from an Experimental Audit Study in New York City Devah Pager Bruce Western Princeton University Submission to the Population Association of America Annual Meetings 2005 Discrimination in Low-Wage Labor Markets: Evidence from an Experimental Audit Study …

Taser Muscatine Co Sheriff IA Deploys 2001

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers

Taser Muscatine Co Sheriff IA Deploys 2001 file:///U|/taser/M26/2001/12/Muscatine%20Co%20IA%20deploys.htm JO'iR\\" .........,.u.o< ••• November 16, 2001 Non-lethal weapon provides law enforcement with new tool By Christoph Trappe MUSCATINE, Iowa - Some Muscatine County sheriff's deputies now will be able to take a suspect to the ground without touching or shooting him or …

BACA Letter Re Approval of Agreement Between LASD and Amer-I-Can Foundation, July 29, 2008

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific

BACA Letter Re Approval of Agreement Between LASD and Amer-I-Can Foundation, July 29, 2008 QInuntl! nf 1lins i\ng£les ~heriff511eparlment 1l=Ieartquarler5 470.0 ]Ramona l6I.oulenarb- ..:ffiontere1! 'ark, <!Ialifomia !l1754-Z1li!l LEROY D. SAC A, SHERIFF" July 29,2008 The Honorable Board of Supervisors County of Los Angeles 383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Los …

State Recidivism Studies Compendium, The Sentencing Project, 2010

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism

State Recidivism Studies Compendium, The Sentencing Project, 2010 STATE RECIDIVISM STUDIES This database provides references for 99 recidivism studies conducted between 1995-2009 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The studies have been produced by a variety of agencies, including departments of corrections, sentencing commissions, statistical analysis centers, …

Fact Sheet Global Incarceration Rates, US NCCD, 2006

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends

Fact Sheet Global Incarceration Rates, US NCCD, 2006 November 2006 FACT SHEET Research from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency US Rates of Incarceration: A Global Perspective Christopher Hartney In the past 30 years, the United States has come to rely on imprisonment as its response to all types …

Taser Warnings to Law Enforcement, Taser, 2008

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers

Taser Warnings to Law Enforcement, Taser, 2008 Product Warnings: Law Enforcement IMPORTANT ECD PRODUCT SAFETY AND HEALTH INFORMATION 1 Read, understand, and follow current TASER International, Inc. (“TASER”) training, safety instructions, and warnings before handling, manipulating, or using the ADVANCED TASER® M26™ or the TASER® X26™ electronic control device (“ECD” …

Model Legislation Resolution Calling on States to Defund Acorn, Center for Media and Democracy Alec

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Organizing, American Legislative Exchange Council

Model Legislation Resolution Calling on States to Defund Acorn, Center for Media and Democracy Alec Exposed ALEC EXPOSED Search ABOUT GO MEMBERS By the Center for Media and Democracy www.prwatch.org D I D Y O U K N O W ? Corporations VOTED to adopt this. Through ALEC, global companies …

USA v Cleveland OH PD Agreement to Conclude Investigation, CRIPA, 2004

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, DOJ CRIPA Actions

USA v Cleveland OH PD Agreement to Conclude Investigation, CRIPA, 2004 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Special Litigation Section - PHB 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530 February 9, 2004 Subodh Chandra, Director Department of Law City of Cleveland City Hall Cleveland, OH 44113 Re: Agreement to …

OK DOC Final Audit, Mgt of America, 2007

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Corrections Audits

OK DOC Final Audit, Mgt of America, 2007 Performance Audit of the Department of Corrections for the Legislative Service Bureau of the Oklahoma Legislature FINAL REPORT December 31, 2007 502 East 11th Street, Suite 300 Austin, Texas 78701 512 /476-4697 www.mgtofamerica.com MGT Office Austin 502 East 11th Street Suite 300 …

FDOC and Centurion Contract -Feb. 2016

Publication • February 1, 2016

Filed under: Centurion

FDOC and Centurion Contract -Feb. 2016 CONTRACT #C2869 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC This Contract is between the Florida Department of Corrections ("Department") and Centurion of Florida, LLC ("Contractor") which are the parties hereto. WITNESSETH Whereas, the Department is responsible for the inmates …

HRDC FCC Comment for Third FNPRM - Jan 2016

Publication • January 19, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications

HRDC FCC Comment for Third FNPRM - Jan 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS January 19, 2016 Submitted Online Only The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St. S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Comment in Response to Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, …

HRDC FCC comment on GTL and Mississippi - Oct 2015

Publication • January 18, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications

HRDC FCC comment on GTL and Mississippi - Oct 2015 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS October 4, 2015 The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St. S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Comment for WC Docket 12-375 Dear Chairman Wheeler: The Human Rights Defense …

Only Once I Thought About Suicide, Yale Law Forum Journal, 2016

Publication • January 15, 2016

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Suicides

Only Once I Thought About Suicide, Yale Law Forum Journal, 2016 THE YALE LAW JOURNAL FORUM JANUARY 15, 2016 Only Once I Thought About Suicide Reginald Dwayne Betts i. Every prison and jail in Virginia has a series of cells used for solitary confinement. Fairfax County Jail had three units …

Public Information Handbook, Attorney General of Texas, 2016

Publication • January 1, 2016

Filed under: Public Records, Freedom of Information Act, Telephone Access, Cell Phone Access, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Public Information Handbook, Attorney General of Texas, 2016 PUBLIC INFORMATION HANDBOOK 2016 REV 10/15 Dear Fellow Texans: The Texas Public Information Act sets requirements for the ability of citizens to access information on action taken by governmental bodies. This transparency provides Texans with a more complete understanding of how their …

Thin Blue Lies-Pretextual Stops Undermine Police Legitimacy, Case Western Reserve Univeristy, 2016

Publication • January 1, 2016

Filed under: Fourth Amendment, rights, Pretextual Stops, Terry Stops

Thin Blue Lies-Pretextual Stops Undermine Police Legitimacy, Case Western Reserve Univeristy, 2016 Case Western Reserve Law Review Volume 66 | Issue 4 2016 Thin Blue Lies: How Pretextual Stops Undermine Police Legitimacy Jonathan Blanks Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/caselrev Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Jonathan Blanks, …

Ways in Which Trial Lawyers Make a Difference, Patsons Press, 2016

Publication • January 1, 2016

Filed under: Attorneys, Public Defenders

Ways in Which Trial Lawyers Make a Difference, Patsons Press, 2016 Ways in Which Trial Lawyers Make a Difference By Bill Trine I was asked to write an article for this issue of the Warrior describing how I became involved in the prison reform movement, and how other trial lawyers …

Profit-Driven Prosecution and the Competitive Bidding Process, BYU Law, 2016

Publication • January 1, 2016

Filed under: Prosecutors, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Ethical Restraints

Profit-Driven Prosecution and the Competitive Bidding Process, BYU Law, 2016 Profit-Driven Prosecution and the Competitive Bidding Process Maybell Romero J. Reuben Clark Law School 2016 J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University Research Paper No. 16-21 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2820312 PROFIT-DRIVEN PROSECUTION AND THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS Maybell …