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Florida U.S. District Court Rescinds Policy Restricting Access to Plea Agreements by David Reutter Florida U.S. District Court Rescinds Policy Restricting Access to Plea Agreements by David M. Reutter The Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has entered an order that rescinds a …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Alameda County, CA Settles Juvenile Detainee Strip Search Suit for $4.3 Million by John Dannenberg Alameda County, CA Settles Juvenile Detainee Strip Search Suit for $4.3 Million by John E. Dannenberg In July 2008, Alameda County, California settled a class-action civil rights suit brought by former juvenile detainees of the …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
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Protecting Your Health & Safety by Brandon Sample Book review by Brandon Sample The murky waters of prisoner self-representation just got a little easier to navigate with the arrival of the second edition of Protecting Your Health & Safety, A Litigation Guide For Inmates. Published by the Southern Poverty Law …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
PLN Awarded Summary Judgment In FOIA Case Again by Brandon Sample On March 26, 2009, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton entered summary judgment for PLN in an ongoing battle between Prison Legal News and the BOP over the release of certain records. In 2003, PLN submitted a Freedom of Information …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
California Prison’s Drinking Water Cited for Excessive Arsenic Levels by John Dannenberg California Prison’s Drinking Water Cited for Excessive Arsenic Levels by John E. Dannenberg Whenever prisoners at California’s Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) watch the classic 1944 movie Arsenic and Old Lace, they have to swallow hard. That’s because …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Nevada Ramps Up Prisoner Deportations – Even Those Ineligible for Early Release by Matthew Clarke Nevada Ramps Up Prisoner Deportations – Even Those Ineligible for Early Release by Matt Clarke In an attempt to reduce prison overcrowding and save money, Nevada has expanded its efforts to deport incarcerated non-citizens, including …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Indiana Court Denies Challenge to Monopolistic Prison Phone Contracts by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Indiana Court of Appeals has rejected a class-action suit brought by families and friends of prisoners who challenged prison telephone contracts as monopolistic and prison phone rates as oppressive. The appellate court held …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Oregon Detainee Paid $30,000 for 90 Days Illegal Jail Confinement by Oregon Detainee Paid $30,000 for 90 Days Illegal Jail Confinement The State of Oregon and Multnomah County have paid a man $30,000 to settle his suit for 90 days of illegal confinement. Ira Robinson was detained in the Multnomah …
Oregon Prison Romance Nets Probation/Community Service by Oregon Prison Romance Nets Probation/Community Service A prison romance earned a female Oregon prison contractor a felony conviction, probation and 80 hours of community service. Fifty-seven-year-old Sharon Simovic was a contractor at the Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI), a minimum-security prison in Portland, …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Ohio Supreme Court Restricts Public Access to Court Records by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ohio Supreme Court has approved new rules that allow state courts to restrict public access to court documents or entire case files if deemed necessary. The new rules, which have an effective date …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Oregon Slow to Address Problems at Contract Juvenile Facilities by Oregon Slow to Address Problems at Contract Juvenile Facilities by Mark Wilson Oregon officials knew of significant problems at two Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) contract facilities for months before taking action. The Kirkland Institute for Child and Family Study (“Kirkland”) …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Empty Oregon Jail Has Cost $1.25 Million; Grand Jury Demands Humility and Creative Solutions by Mark Wilson Empty Oregon Jail Has Cost $1.25 Million; Grand Jury Demands Humility and Creative Solutions by Mark Wilson The Wapato Jail in Multnomah County, Oregon was completed in 2004 at a cost of $58 …
Florida Judge Criticizes State’s Efforts to Seize Prisoner’s Federal Civil Rights Judgment by David Reutter Florida Judge Criticizes State’s Efforts to Seize Prisoner’s Federal Civil Rights Judgment by David M. Reutter In a concurring opinion that affirmed the imposition of a “civil restitution” lien of $50 per day for a …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Federal Prisoner Dies During Illicit Tryst With His Wife by Desmond A. Greene, a prisoner at the Big Sandy federal prison in Martin County, Kentucky, was in his bunk just after midnight on October 5, 2008. But at 1:12 a.m. his wife, Susan A. Witherspoon, was banging on the front …
Systemic Constitutional Violations at Ohio Juvenile Facilities Leads to Settlement in Class Action; Guards Attempt to Block Relief by Brandon Sample Systemic Constitutional Violations at Ohio Juvenile Facilities Leads to Settlement in Class Action; Guards Attempt to Block Relief by Brandon Sample The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) has …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Supreme Court Holds Failure to Report to Prison Not a Violent Felony Under ACCA by Supreme Court Holds Failure to Report to Prison Not a Violent Felony Under ACCA A defendant’s failure to surrender to serve a prison sentence is not a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
New Texas Prison Hospital Approved by On January 16, 2009, Texas lawmakers announced that the state will convert a dormant 59-year-old federal medical center into a prison hospital for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The five-story, 100-bed Thomas T. Connally Veterans Affairs Medical Center has not been used …
Colorado DOC Settles Suit Over Provision of Education Programs to Learning Disabled Prisoner by Colorado DOC Settles Suit Over Provision of Education Programs to Learning Disabled Prisoner The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who was denied the right to participate …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
California Lifers Housed Out-Of-State in Federal Witness Protection Program Entitled to Appear in Person at Parole Hearings by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The California Court of Appeal (Third District) held that California prisoners sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, who are housed in out-of-state facilities in …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Florida Jail Supervisor Disciplined for Using Prisoner Labor for Brother’s Political Campaign by A supervisor at Florida’s Broward County Jail has been disciplined for using prisoner labor and county property to assist his brother’s political campaign. Sgt. Alan Rainey was assigned to oversee the county jail farm when his brother, …
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