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Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Death Row
,” the appellate court wrote. “But given that the Corrections Department (1) ‘retains the authority and capacity’ to return to the challenged policies ... (2) refuses to &lsquo ...
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Fifth Circuit: Habeas Petition Challenging Recent Parole Denial Not Considered Successive by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 1, 2009, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued ...
the Fifth Circuit. See: Ashford v. United States, U.S.D.C. (E.D. Tex.), Case No. 1:02-cv-00598-ESH. ...
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
Complex, but later moved to McNeil Island. Approximately 1 percent of the state’s sex offenders – about 290 – are indefinitely confined at SCC under Washington’s civil commitment law. In theory SCC ...
prisons, the CDCR is under a federal court order to relieve overcrowding – with that case presently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. [See: PLN, Aug. 2010, p.1]. Unable to build its way out ...
, March 2010, p.1]. In answering that question, the Court noted that its prior decision had been made in the context of a catalyst case. Because Vasquez had successfully obtained a stipulated injunction ...
for severely suicidal inmates.” Not that the cages are particularly effective at preventing suicide attempts. On September 1, 2010, a 26-year-old jail prisoner, who was not identified, attempted to kill himself ...
enforcement to determine whether their registered addresses are correct. The auditors discovered problems in such areas as (1) persons being listed on the SOR who did not qualify for registration; (2) errors ...
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
toll-free hotline: 1-877-518-0606. (Don’t worry if you make a mistake, as we edit all the calls). Let your friends and family members on the outside know about our campaign! Ask them to visit our ...
. District of Columbia, U.S.D.C. (D. D.C.), Case No. 1:09-cv-00752-ABJ. ...
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
as a condensed and updated version of The Mentally Disordered Inmate. The Practical Guide includes three appendices that cover 1) leading recent cases involving deliberate indifference and systemic failures ...
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
, April 2007, p.1]. Before the storm, the prison complex contained close to 7,500 beds and housed city, state and federal prisoners in seven jail facilities. Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman ...
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
Center was founded in 2008. It now has a full-time staff of six and receives about $1 million annually in Homeland Security grants. It is among 72 state and regional fusion centers nationwide ...
– a number that is increasing due to the state’s recent “realignment” initiative in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Plata. [See: PLN, July 2011, p.1]. In 2009, this included daily ...
Article • July 15, 2012
, leaving intact the claim against Pataki under 1983, against Pataki and others. To successfully state a claim under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, plaintiffs have to show that they (1) possessed and actual liberty ...
Article • August 13, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
unanimously recognizing that racial bias in jury selection is a problem, the Washington Supreme Court was sharply divided about what to do about it, as evidenced by an August 1, 2013 ruling with five opinions ...
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Sex Offender Residence
virtually off limits to sex offenders, which in the past forced some to live under the Julia Tuttle Causeway bridge. [See: PLN, March 2011, p.13; Dec. 2009, p.14; July 2009, p.36; June 2008, p.1]. Residency ...
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Attorney Fees (PLRA)
held on November 1, 2013 that the attorney fee provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) is constitutional. The ruling was in alignment with other appellate courts that have considered ...
Article • October 3, 2014
will assume total responsibility for supervising Tennessee's parolees and probationers on Jan. 1, 2013–ordered a full investigation into the comptroller's findings.   "While 82 is a small number ...
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
to reduce costs. Beginning on April 1, 2014, prisoners were required to pay a $5.00 booking fee, $6.87 per day for all meals and $10.00 for a routine medical request. The fees are deducted from a prisoner ...
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