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§ 1983 Disciplinary Challenge Available to Parolee Because Habeas Would Be Moot by John E Dannenberg § 1983 Disciplinary Challenge Available To Parolee Because Habeas Would Be Moot by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a prisoner suing under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for …
Mentally Incapacitated Oregon Pretrial Detainees Denied Due Process by Mentally Incapacitated Oregon Pretrial Detainees Denied Due Process The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that under Oregon law, state mental hospitals have a duty to accept mentally incapacitated criminal defendants for evaluation and treatment, once certified as mentally incapacitated by …
Virginia Drug Treatment Program Still Violates Establishment Clause by Virginia Drug Treatment Program Still Violates Establishment Clause A federal district court in Virginia held that the Therapeutic Community Program (TCP) of the Virginia Department of Corrections violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The court also held, however, that …
$108,352 Attorney Fee Award Approved in California Prisoner ADA/RA Suit by John E Dannenberg $108,352 Attorney Fee Award Approved in California Prisoner ADA/RA Suit by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals approved attorney fees/costs totaling $108,352 for litigation efforts in gaining injunctive relief under the Americans …
Brief • April 7, 2004
McDonough v. County of Ventura, CA, Complaint, Police Shoot and Kill Teenager, 2004 PETER M. WILLIAMSON, State Bar No. 97309 WILLIAMSON & ASSOCIATES 2 13915 Panay Way, Suite One Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6102 3 Tel: (310) 822-3377/ Fax: (310) 821-7027 1 BRIAN R. MAGA¼A, State Bar No. 57680 MAGA¼A, …
Publication • April 1, 2004
The Role of Prisons In Rural Development, Tootle, 2004 The Role of Prisons In Rural Development: Do They Contribute to Local Economies? Deborah M. Tootle, Ph.D. April 2004 SP 2004-0__ The Role of Prisons In Rural Development: Do They Contribute to Local Economies? Abstract For the past two decades, distressed …
Brief • March 29, 2004
Brooks v Jorgensen, CA, Stip and Order for dismissal, medical neglect, 2004 >, .\~ \, " Case 3:02-cv-01362-JAH-NLS Document 49 e '!. 1 2 3 4 5 Filed 03/29/04 Page 2 of 4 e F' i l_ E0 DANIEL S. SILVERMAN (No. 137864) LIBBY A. RYAN (No. 207713) HELLER EHRMAN …
Article • March 15, 2004 • from PLN March, 2004
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 Signed into Law; Commission to Be Formed Soon by Paige Welch On September 4, 2003, President Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (H.R. 1707), creating the first ever federal law to address rape behind bars. Appointing members to the new National …
CCA Closes Oklahoma Prison, Settles Tax Lawsuit Over Ohio Prison by Michael Rigby The turbulent economy of the past decade has led many communities across America to foolishly seek prisons as a recession proof industry and rural welfare program for poor whites. But prisons can be a double edged sword, …
Brief • March 13, 2004
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Rodriguez v. Alves, NA, MoL in Opposition to Def Mot for SJ, Nutraloaf, 2004 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Plaintiff, Wilfredo Rodriguez, by his attorney, PrisonersLegal Services of New York, (PLS) submit this memorandum of law, in opposition to defendants Alves, McGinnis and Morse motions for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(b) and …
Cornell Company - The Prison Industry's Enron by Gary Hunter It was not an earthshaking day when Cornell Corrections was founded in 1991. It was more like a pebble plummeting over a cliff, leading to a landslide of greed and corruption. Backed by Dillon Read Venture Capital, David Cornell's callous …
Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004
Justification for California Prisoner Shooting Death Disputed by Fresno County, California sheriff's investigators and California Department of Corrections' (CDC) officials disputed whether the shooting death of a Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) prisoner on October 12, 2003 during a prison yard disturbance was justified based upon CDC's use-of-lethal-force protocol. Alejandro …
Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004
From the Editor by Paul Wright In this issue of PLN we report the filing of PLN's lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons for their blanket ban on PLN at the ADX facility in Florence, Colorado and our suit against the Florida Department of Corrections for their blanket ban …
$40.1 Million Verdict Against CSC in Texas Prisoner's Medical Neglect Death by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A Tarrant County, Texas jury awarded $35 million for negligence in the death of a boot camp prisoner, plus $5.1 million in punitive damages, against Florida-based Correctional Services Corp. (CSC) and …
Escaped New Hampshire Prisoners Caught Camping by Gary Hunter Three escaped New Hampshire pris-oners were captured at a Massachusetts campground just one day after their daring daylight getaway. Kevin Gil, Philip J. Dick and Christopher McNeil negotiated their temporary freedom from New Hampshire State Prison (NHSP) in Concord by cutting …
Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004
Feces Flinging Prisoners Receiving Lengthy Sentences by An emerging trend of sentences reveals that courts are imposing lengthy sentences on prisoners who throw bodily fluids on guards. In recent years, State Legislators have created new felony offenses that heavily penalize anyone who flings bodily fluids on guards. The philosophy behind …
Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004
Work-time Credits Commence Jan. 1, 2004, in California Reception Centers by Beginning January 1, 2004, all California state prisoners in reception centers who are statutorily eligible for Penal Code § 2933 day-for-day work-time credits will automatically earn such credits by participating in a new mandatory in-cell-study educational program. This applies …
Chicago's Brutal Jail Guards by by Matthew T. Clarke A series of brutal beatings of prisoners by guards at the Cook County (IL) Jail in Chicago has already resulted in more than $1.5 million being paid to prisoner victims with several unsettled lawsuits still in court. Two jail guards resigned …
PLN Sues Bureau of Prisons Over ADX Censorship by On December 10, 2003, PLN sued Harry Lappin, director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), former director Kathleen Hawk Sawyer; Robert Hood and Michael Pugh, the current and former wardens, respectively, of the Administrative Maximum (ADX) facility in Florence, Colorado. The …
Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004
When Incarcerated Parents Lose Contact With Their Children by Denise Johnston When Incarcerated Parents Lose Contact with Their Children by Denise Johnston and Michael Carlin, Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents It is becoming increasingly common for incarcerated parents to lose contact with their children, or knowledge of their whereabouts, …
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