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Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Billionaire-Funded California Voter Initiative Triples Lifer Parole Denial Intervals, Imposes Restrictions on Parole Violators by Billionaire-Funded California Voter Initiative Triples Lifer Parole Denial Intervals, Imposes Restrictions on Parole Violators In the November 2008 elections, California voters narrowly passed Proposition 9 by a 53 to 47% margin. Prop. 9 was a …
CA Jail Deputies Allegedly Provoke Murder of Misidentified Child Molester by Other Prisoners; Wrongful Death Suit Settled for $600,000 by CA Jail Deputies Allegedly Provoke Murder of Misidentified Child Molester by Other Prisoners; Wrongful Death Suit Settled for $600,000 A prisoner booked into the Theo Lacy jail in Orange County, …
California County’s 2005 Purchase of Private Prison Still Clouded in Conflict of Interest Questions by Marvin Mentor California County’s 2005 Purchase of Private Prison Still Clouded in Conflict of Interest Questions by Marvin Mentor Investigative journalism by the San Bernardino Daily Bulletin has revealed that the April 2005, $31.2 million …
Overdetained California Prisoner Wins $21,800 for False Imprisonment by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The California Court of Appeal upheld a Superior Court verdict of $21,800 against state prison officials in a lawsuit filed by a prisoner whose eventually-corrected good time credit earning rate resulted in his being released …
Indeterminate Commitment Order Reversed on Appeal by On March 15, 2007, a California superior court erroneously granted a motion requesting the involuntary commitment of David Litmon, Jr. for an indeterminate length of time. The State filed the motion under the terms of Proposition 83, which went into effect in 2006 …
"Institutionalization" Fails as Criminal Defense at Trial and on Appeal by On May 14, 2008, a California court of appeals upheld the conviction of a man who said he committed an inept bank robbery because he wanted to return to prison. Horace Bordelon, a California state prisoner, spent seven years …
Quadriplegic Man Wins Judgment Against Pasadena by A California jury ordered the City of Pasadena to pay just under $79,000 to a quadriplegic man for failing to train its police in the proper handling of quadriplegics. Cornell Greathouse filed suit against the City alleging a laundry list of mistreatments at …
Los Angeles County Pays $850,000 for Police Misconduct Death and $595,000 in Jail Medical-Related Death by Los Angeles County Pays $850,000 for Police Misconduct Death and $595,000 in Jail Medical-Related Death Los Angeles County settled two lawsuits in July 2008 for a total of $1,445,000. Of that amount, $850,000 went …
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
California Prisoner-Pay Deductions for Aiding Crime Victims Distributed to Victim Organizations by California Prisoner-Pay Deductions for Aiding Crime Victims Distributed to Victim Organizations In December 2008, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Prison Industry Authority distributed $131,343 collected from prisoner workers’ pay to twelve crime victims organizations. The …
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Ninth Circuit Remands RLUIPA Claim for Group Religious Worship in Maximum Security Jail by Ninth Circuit Remands RLUIPA Claim for Group Religious Worship in Maximum Security Jail The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has held that under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), a prisoner seeking …
Ninth Circuit: Former Gang Member Entitled to Jury Trial in § 1983 Jail Guard Retaliation Suit by Ninth Circuit: Former Gang Member Entitled to Jury Trial in § 1983 Jail Guard Retaliation Suit The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a prisoner’s lawsuit against the Los Angeles County …
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
California Prison Fined $40,000 for (Another) Raw Sewage Spill by California Prison Fined $40,000 for (Another) Raw Sewage Spill California water officials fined the California Men’s Colony State Prison (CMC) in San Louis Obispo $40,000 for a 20,000 gallon raw sewage spill into Chorro Creek on January 27, 2008. This …
Article • May 15, 2009
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14th Amendment Does not Limit Disenfranchisement to Only Felonies by California’s First District Court of Appeals has denied a petition that sought a mandate stating disenfranchisement is limited to only felonies at common law. The petition was based on section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, …
Workman's Compensation Apportionment Rules Do Not Apply to Former Prison Guard by In 2005, while working for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), then prison guard James Alexander suffered work related injuries to his heart, cardio¬vascular system and left arm. Pursuant to provisions contained in California Labor Code …
Article • May 15, 2009
Writ of Mandate Granted in Child Custody Dispute by In October 2007, Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA), in California, took custody of a woman's two-year-old son following her incarceration for allegedly having sex with a minor. In January 2008, the Court ordered the SSA to prepare a case plan …
$1.25 Million Awarded to Cop for Sex Discrimination, Retaliation by On April 22, 2008, the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal upheld a $1.25 million judgment for a City of Whittier police officer on retaliation and sex discrimination claims. Gina Zanone sued the City of Whittier for …
$15,000,000 Verdict for LA Police Officers Upheld by On July 14, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a $15,000,000 verdict for three LA police officers who suffered civil rights violations related to an improper and negligent investigation into the officers’ alleged illegal conduct. Paul Harper, …
$45,000 Awarded to Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Headscarf at California Jail by On October 8, 2008, the County of San Bernadino and Sheriff Gary Penrod agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) and the First Amendment. Jameelah …
$300,000 for Family of Prisoner who Bled to Death Waiting on Ambulance by The County of San Bernardino has settled a lawsuit brought by the estate of a woman who bled to death due to an undiagnosed pregnancy condition while waiting on an ambulance. Luan Morales started hemorrhaging while at …
$500,000 Awarded to Family of Parolee Mistakenly Shot and Killed by Live Ammunition by On November 9, 2004, the City of Redondo Beach was ordered to pay $500,000 to the family of a California parolee who was killed by police after being mistakenly shot by live ammunition instead of “bean …
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