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Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief: by Arizona: On May 2, 2009, more than 2,000 protesters marched on the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix to protest Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s illegal immigration policies. The protestors were joined by musician and political activist Zack de la Rocha, formerly of the band Rage Against the Machine. …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Washington: Violation of Community Custody Conditions May Be Enforced While Offender Is Reincarcerated by Washington: Violation of Community Custody Conditions May Be Enforced While Offender Is Reincarcerated The Washington State Supreme Court held that a prisoner who had been released on “community custody,” but who violated his terms of release …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Amnesty International Sources Given Journalistic Protection by Amnesty International Sources Given Journalistic Protection A New York federal judge held that sources used by Amnesty International (Amnesty) in drafting a report on conditions of confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York were entitled to the same protection …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Texas Lawmakers “Surprised” Over Hiring of Non-Citizen Prison Guards on Work Visas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Texas has 112 prisons and employs 23,700 guards – which is 2,600 shy of the number authorized by the state legislature. The shortage of prison staff is not new and neither is …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
California DOC Closes Prisoner Work/Restitution Center by California DOC Closes Prisoner Work/Restitution Center The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has closed an innovative program that placed nonviolent prisoners in a community work-release center so they could earn money to pay restitution to their victims. Although the closure was …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Madoff Fraud Bankrupts JEHT Foundation, Hurts Criminal Justice Reform Efforts by Matthew Clarke Madoff Fraud Bankrupts JEHT Foundation, Hurts Criminal Justice Reform Efforts by Matt Clarke Wall Street mogul Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme has led to the closure of a New York-based charity devoted to reducing the booming …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Report Says New Mexico Prison Phone Companies Still Gouging Families by Dave Maass Report Says New Mexico Prison Phone Companies Still Gouging Families by Dave Maass The phone is ringing; you pick it up. An operator announces it’s a collect call – your spouse, sibling, child – from prison. Will …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Michigan DOC Rehabilitation Programs Emphasize Education, Reentry Support by Matthew Clarke Michigan DOC Rehabilitation Programs Emphasize Education, Reentry Support by Matt Clarke In 1998, Michigan passed a law requiring most prisoners without a high school diploma to earn a GED before being released on parole. That law has since been …
California DA Says Incarceration Rate a Measure of His Success – Despite Wrongful Convictions, Prosecutorial Misconduct by Gary Hunter California DA Says Incarceration Rate a Measure of His Success – Despite Wrongful Convictions, Prosecutorial Misconduct by Gary Hunter Ed Jagels, District Attorney for Kern County, California, is concerned that his …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Sheriff “Hollywood Hewett” Sentenced to 16 Months by Mark Wilson Sheriff “Hollywood Hewett” Sentenced to 16 Months by Mark Wilson Like a moth to a flame, North Carolina Sheriff Ronald Hewett had a fatal attraction to television cameras and the bright spotlight. In the end, “Hollywood Hewett’s” mistress betrayed him, …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Missouri Court Reverses $244,636 Incarceration Cost Award Against Prisoner by Mark Wilson Missouri Court Reverses $244,636 Incarceration Cost Award Against Prisoner by Mark Wilson The Missouri Court of Appeals has concluded that a factual dispute as to whether the state had “good cause” to seek reimbursement of incarceration costs barred …
New York Jury Awards $1,400,006 to Former Prisoner for Beating by Guards; Punitive Damages Later Reduced by David Reutter New York Jury Awards $1,400,006 to Former Prisoner for Beating by Guards; Punitive Damages Later Reduced by David M. Reutter A New York federal jury awarded $1,400,006 to a former prisoner …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
$4.75 Million Settlement in Virginia Jail Construction Accident Case by $4.75 Million Settlement in Virginia Jail Construction Accident Case On June 26, 2008, Electric Power Systems, Inc. (EPS) entered into a $4.75 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by electrician Larry Shifflett, 53, who was seriously injured during construction of …
First Circuit Awards Defendant Costs Under FRCP 68; Plaintiff Rejected $10,000 Offer, Was Awarded $5,500 by Mark Wilson First Circuit Awards Defendant Costs Under FRCP 68; Plaintiff Rejected ?$10,000 Offer, Was Awarded $5,500 by Mark Wilson The First Circuit Court of Appeals has awarded a defendant costs under Federal Rule …
BOP Settles Suit Over Telephone Access, Electronic FOIA Claims by The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has agreed to settle another lawsuit brought by PLN contributing writer, Brandon Sample.The settlement resolves several disputes between Sample and the BOP. Sample had complained, for instance, that the call prompt announced over the prisoner …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Racial Impact Statements: An Effort to Eliminate Legal Racism by Gary Hunter Racial Impact Statements: An Effort to Eliminate Legal Racism by Gary Hunter Barack Obama’s election to the White House has many citizens convinced our country is closing its racial divide. Perhaps we are. But the disproportionate number of …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Florida Judge Publicly Reprimanded for Trying to Ease Jail Overcrowding by On May 6, 2009, the Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded a St. Lucie County judge who had tried to do something about overcrowding at the county’s jail. Earlier this year, following a two-day hearing, the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) …
$875,001 Verdict in Beating of Massachusetts Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Finding that a guard at Massachusetts’ Suffolk County House of Correction (SCHC) had violated a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment rights and committed assault and battery, a federal jury awarded the prisoner $875,001 in damages. The 121-page complaint …
New Trial and JNOV Denial Upheld in $15,545,000 Michigan Prisoner Sexual Harassment Case by Matthew Clarke New Trial and JNOV Denial Upheld in $15,545,000 Michigan Prisoner Sexual Harassment Case by Matt Clarke On January 27, 2009, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s denial of a motion for …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
$155,000 Settlement in Sexual Assault of Washington Jail Prisoner by $155,000 Settlement in Sexual Assault of Washington Jail Prisoner Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $155,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a female prisoner who was sexually assaulted by two guards. While imprisoned at the Jail between August …
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