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Evidentiary Hearing Required to Determine Communion Service Frequency by The Supreme Court of Mississippi has ordered an evidentiary hearing to determine the frequency prisoners at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman are allowed to receive Communion. Prisoner Donnie Russell, acting pro se, filed a petition in State Circuit Court alleging …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Kickbacks Dominate Fresno Jail Contracts by Gary Hunter Close scrutiny is being given to the Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety and its leader, Fresno County Sheriff Richard Pierce. Many large donations received by the organization come from companies that have contracts with Fresno County. Pierce and eight other high-ranking sheriffs …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
California Habeas Handbook, 4th Edition by John E Dannenberg by Attorney Kent Russell, Sept. 2003, 67 pages plus appendix Review by John E. Dannenberg The completely revised 4th Edition of the California Habeas Handbook, a self-help manual on the preparation of both California and federal habeas corpus petitions, guides pro …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Frivolous Litigator Must Prepay Appellate Filing Fees by Frivolous Litigator Must Prepay Appellate Filing Fees A divided Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a prisoner who had been labeled a "three strikes" frivolous litigator could raise a jurisdictional appellate question, but he could not gain an appellate ruling …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
$25,000 Awarded to Former New York Prisoner in Medical Malpractice Suit by Lonnie Burton $25,000 Awarded to Former New York Prisoner in Medical Malpractice Suit by Lonnie Burton On February 13, 2003, a State Court of Claims judge in Albany, NY ruled that a former prisoner at the Washington Correctional …
Retributive Denial Of Hepatitis-C Treatment States Eighth Amendment Claim by John E Dannenberg Retributive Denial Of Hepatitis-C Treatment States Eighth Amendment Claim by John E. Dannenberg A U.S. district court in New York has held that when a state prisoner's doctor-ordered Rebetron Therapy for his Hepatitis-C (Hep-C) disease was denied …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Pool Cue Not a Weapon, Says Second Circuit by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a federal prisoner's disciplinary appeal after finding that a pool cue, per se, was not a weapon. In August 1999 while enjoying a game of pool, …
Sentences Upheld for TransCor Driver Who Raped and Terrorized Prisoners by Sentences Upheld for TransCor Driver Who Raped and Terrorized Prisoners by Matthew T. Clarke A Texas court of appeals has upheld a TransCor driver's two-year sentence for having sex with a prisoner and ten-year sentence for sexual assault of …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
New Hampshire Prison Commissary Surcharge Ruled an Illegal Tax by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that state law RSA 622:7-b, which imposed a 5% surcharge on the price of all commissary sales, amounted to a disproportionate tax in violation of the New …
Maryland Detainee Chained to Pole Awarded Damages, but No Fees by The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part a jury award of damages against Maryland police officers who left an arrestee tied to a pole in a deserted parking lot. The court also affirmed denial of …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
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Ohio Warrantless Arrestees Must Be Arraigned Within 48 Hours of Arrest by Ohio Warrantless Arrestees Must Be Arraigned Within 48 Hours of Arrest The U.S Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit recently held that the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires warrantless arrestees to be arraigned within 48 …
First Circuit Applies Mailbox Rule to § 1983 Complaints by by Matthew T. Clarke The First Circuit has held that the PLRA's exhaustion of remedies requirement is an affirmative defense, not jurisdictional, and failure to include proof of exhaustion of state remedies will not support sua sponte dismissal. The court …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Diet of Raw Cabbage and Food Loaf States Eighth Amendment Claim by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a prisoner's claim that he suffered cruel and unusual punishment when he was placed in solitary confinement and fed a nutritionally inadequate diet. …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Massachusetts Constitution Entitles Prisoners to Wear Kufi Caps by Massachusetts Constitution Entitles Prisoners to Wear Kufi Caps A Massachusetts Appellate Court has held Article 46, §1 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution allows prisoners to possess and wear kufi caps. Saifullah Abdul-Alazim, a prisoner at the Massachusetts Correctional Facility …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Successive Petition Habeas Rule in Parole and Disciplinary Cases by Successive Petition Habeas Rule in Parole and Disciplinary Cases The Seventh and Ninth U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, in unrelated cases, have construed and applied the "second or successive petition" rule of 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b). The rule requires that …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Bond Fees State Eighth Amendment Claim by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a lawsuit by arrestees who challenged Illinois counties' practice of charging a bond fee as a condition of release from jail. Six former arrestees brought an action under …
Use of Pepper Spray States Eighth Amendment Claim by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of summary judgment for prison guards who pepper sprayed a prisoner and threw him to the ground. In October 1998, prison guards confiscated a radio from the …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Oregon Prisoner Stated Negligence Claim Concerning Lost Property by The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's dismissal of a state prisoner's negligence action against the state and a prison guard related to the guard's handling of his property, which resulted in the loss of his glasses. The court …
Texas Prisoners May Challenge Loss of Good Time Class Via Habeas Corpus by Texas Prisoners May Challenge Loss of Good Time Class Via Habeas Corpus by Matthew T. Clarke The Fifth Circuit court of appeals has held that prisoners whose mandatory release dates are adversely affected by a change in …
Immunity Granted to Wisconsin Sex Offenders in Treatment by Immunity Granted to Wisconsin Sex Offenders in Treatment The Wisconsin Supreme Court has held that Gary Tate is entitled to immunity for statements made at court imposed sex offender treatment, and the revocation of his probation for refusing to make admissions …
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