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Brief • March 19, 2010
Zavala v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Excessive Force and False Arrest, 2010 Case 1:09-cv-07694-RJH Document 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------------------------------X GUILLERMO ZAVALA; ILEANA ZAVALA; ) ANGEL ZAVALA; GREGORY NEGRON; ) TIFFANY NEGRON, on Her Own Behalf and as ) Mother and Next …
Brief • March 18, 2010
Neufield Scheck and Brustin Wrongful Incarceration Verdicts and Settlements 2010 Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP Table of Comparable Wrongful Incarceration Verdicts and Settlements (Updated March 10, 2010) (Exclusive of § 1988 fees, costs & interest) Total Aw ard $16,000,000 Time Incarcerated Amount of Compensatory Damages per Year of Incarceration Plaintiff …
Brief • March 17, 2010
Pln v Fulton County Ga Order on Mot for Costs Mail Censorship 2010 Case 1:07-cv-02618-CAP Document 98 Filed 03/17/2010 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 1:07-CV-2618-CAP FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA and MYRON FREEMAN, individually and …
Brief • March 17, 2010
Pln v Fulton County Ga Order on Mot for Costs Two Mail Censorship 2010 Case 1:07-cv-02618-CAP Filed 03/17/2010 Document 98 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 1:07-CV-2618-CAP FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA and MYRON FREEMAN, individually …
Brief • March 16, 2010
Glover v. CCA, VT, Release and Settlement, 2010 LAN CROCK SPERRY & WOOL, LLP MIDDLEBURY BURLINGTON ATTORNEYS AT LAW Peter F. Langrock Ellen Mercer Fallon William B. Miller, Jr. James W. Swift Emily J. Joselson Mitchell L. Pearl Kevin E. Brown Frank H. Langrock Beth Robinson. F. Rendol Barlow Devin …
The Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program: Why Everyone Should be Concerned by Bob Sloan From the late 19th century into the depression years, Americans struggled economically. For the man and woman on the street to the businesses, companies and manufacturers vainly trying to keep their enterprises afloat, those were difficult …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
From the Editor by Paul Wright The big news this month is that Prison Legal News is closing its Seattle office and consolidating its operations on the east coast in Vermont. We have had our Seattle office in 1996 and since 2004 have maintained offices in both Seattle and Vermont. …
First Circuit Upholds $101,750,000 in Damage Awards in FBI Misconduct Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 27, 2009, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an almost $102 million judgment in a lawsuit filed against the federal government after the FBI helped an informant secure the convictions …
Less Than Equal: State officials, including prejudiced human-rights commissioners, block Prisoner complaints by Lance Tapley This story has a bias. It’s in favor of human rights for all people. So if you think it’s proper for prison guards to call African-American prisoners “niggers” and gay prisoners “fags,” then this story …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Prison Labor Bails Out State and County Budgets by Gary Hunter Across the nation, state and local governments are facing gaping holes in their budgets. As a result many are turning to cheap or free prison labor, and in some cases prisoners have taken the place of free-world citizens laid …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
All Eyes On the Court: An Interview with Attorney and Federal Court Monitor Fred Cohen by Todd Matthews Most people familiar with prisoners’ rights issues know attorney Fred Cohen as an advocate for juvenile prisoners and prisoners with mental health issues. They have also seen his byline in the Correctional …
Cook County Strip, Body Cavity Searches Held Unconstitutional; Other Suits Pending by Brandon Sample On February 23, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly granted partial summary judgment to the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit challenging certain strip and visual body cavity searches conducted at Illinois’ Cook County …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
California Cuts Funding for Prop 36 Drug Treatment Programs by Michael Brodheim In an effort to trim a $26.3 billion budget deficit, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger slashed $90 million from a diversion program designed to offer certain non-violent drug offenders the opportunity to participate in substance abuse treatment instead of …
Conviction of CIA Contractor Who Fatally Beat Afghan Detainee Upheld on Appeal by On August 10, 2009, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a CIA contractor who beat to death a detainee at a U.S. military outpost in Afghanistan. The contractor’s sentence was reversed due to …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Michigan Study Shows Incarceration Can Cause Illness in Loved Ones by Gary Hunter A study, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and released in December 2008, concludes that “Incarceration may not only affect those individuals incarcerated, but also those family members and friends left behind in the …
Sexual Victimization Widespread in U.S. Correctional Facilities by Brandon Sample In a culture where it is socially acceptable for celebrities, advertisers and even movies to joke about the unfunny fact of prison rape, it should come as no surprise that almost 4% of prisoners in the United States have reported …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Certificate of Merit in Medical Malpractice Suits Unconstitutional in Washington State by Jimmy Franks In 2007, Kimme Putman, a Washington state resident, filed suit against the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center and a number of its employees. Putnam’s lawsuit alleged negligence by medical personnel when they failed to properly diagnose her …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
A Tight Leash: Judges Micromanage Federal Offenders After Release by Brandon Sample The number of people serving terms of supervised release after leaving federal prison is creeping ever closer to 100,000. As judges and probation officers attempt to manage their growing caseloads, more and more judges are imposing supervised release …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Illinois Prisoners Bilked Out of Millions Through DOC Commissary Surcharges by Joseph R. Dole Few prisoners would be shocked to learn that they are paying too much for items sold in prison commissaries or canteens. The Illinois Dept. of Corrections (IDOC), however, has taken commissary price-gouging to an extreme level. …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Texas Counties Give Up on Probationer Restitution Centers by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In the 1980s, faced with overcrowded prisons and probationers who often failed to pay their court-ordered fees and fines, some Texas counties came up with what sounded like a good idea: the Probationer Restitution Center (PRC). …
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