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Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
at the local, state and federal levels, and well-documented cases of prosecutorial misconduct that are often reported in Prison Legal News [see: PLN, Nov. 2014, p.1], criminal justice experts had hoped ...
. The Court of Appeals first noted that the district court erred in 1) refusing to consider Rivera’s website evidence, and 2) refusing to appoint counsel to assist Rivera in answering the summary judgment ...
Claims Act Section 189(1)(a-b) ... [and] declaring that Armor has converted, disposed of, obtained, and/or received public funds without right,” by falsifying payment vouchers and providing ...
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
if something like this happens to them.” See: Hernandez v. Johnson, U.S.D.C. (D. Colo.), Case No. 1:16-cv-01036-RBJ.  Additional sources: www.kdvr.com, www.westword.com   ...
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Settlements, Restitution
, to pay $432,930 in restitution. While serving his sentence at FCI Low in Arkansas, Simpson-El sustained an injury to his lower left leg at the ankle on September 1, 2009, which caused severe pain ...
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
out of the hearing during Hamill’s comments, disagreed. “Inmates are in restraints while they are at a restraint desk in level 1 because of safety concerns for staff and other inmates,&rdquo ...
of the defendants except Watson. See: Doe v. Dart, U.S.D.C. (N.D. Ill.), Case No. 1:14-cv-08296.  Additional source: www.chicagotribune.com ...
Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
; He was represented by the Chicago law firm of Loevy & Loevy. See: Burgess v. Baltimore Police Department, U.S.D.C. (D. MD), Case No. 1:15-cv-00834-RDB.  Additional sources ...
Article • July 5, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
with the District Attorney’s office based on the hair testimony, and had DNA testing performed that exonerated Bridges. On October 1, 2015, he was released on bond; the charges against him were dismissed ...
Article • August 24, 2016
Filed under: Due Process
of conspiring to deliver a drug and conspiring to smuggle a drug into prison, Vargas was appointed a public defender, as was Angeline, who also faced charges. On March 1, 2012 – evidently the month Vargas ...
Article • August 10, 2016
sentences in 2012, continuing a generally downward trend that began in the mid-1990s. As of April 1, 2012, there were a total of 3,170 men and women awaiting execution in the United States, approximately 50 ...
Article • August 23, 2016
postcard-only policies are financially burdensome to families, who are already paying as much as $1 per minute for phone calls, and untold costs for jail commissary items. Sakala directly compared the cost ...
Article • August 24, 2016
proceeding, including appeals or collateral attacks on their conviction were: (1) denied privileges and amenities; (2) precluded from participating in the Violent Offender Group, which was a prerequisite ...
in a CNN article. The lawsuit was stayed in June 2016 after Johnson filed for bankruptcy, and remains pending. See: Mincey v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections, U.S.D.C. (N.D. Ga.), Case No. 1:15-cv-04459-WSD ...
Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017
with other law firms participating. Peterson Paletta apparently submitted the best bid, as the state entered into a new three-year contract with the firm effective October 1, 2015 at a cost of $831,600 ...
for Alameda County jail prisoners will likely remain a bleak one; CFMG, like its competitor Corizon, has a history of litigation based on complaints of deficient medical care. [See: PLN, April 2016, p.1 ...
into treatment, effective July 1, 2016. In recognition of his efforts to improve mental health services in the criminal justice system, in late 2015 Judge Leifman received the William H. Rehnquist Award ...
to influence state and local officials. Despite a long history of problems, the state has continued partnering with private prison firms. [See: PLN, July 2013, p.1]. In June 2016, Arizona’s legislature ...
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
judges can sentence defendants to jail due to non-payment of court fees or fines. As of September 1, 2016, state courts are no longer allowed to jail a defendant for failure to pay unless they first ...
Article • November 28, 2017
Filed under: Costs, Juveniles
of protecting society against the misdeeds of their children." See In re Jerald C., 36 Ca1.3d 1, 10-11 (Cal 1984). The Court subsequently upheld the current version of § 903, noting that it properly limits ...
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