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Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Reports Inaccurate Jail Violence Data by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Already rocked by a scandal that put its former sheriff and his top deputy behind bars, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has come under fire for its inconsistent reporting of violent incidents in …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
“Less Lethal” Tasers Continue to Kill Dozens of Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Tasers have become a popular addi­tion on the utility belts of U.S. law enforcement officers. The devices, which fire small darts connected by wires to a stun gun, deliver a jolt of electricity that causes …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
The Prison Phone Industry Has Quietly Become Even More of a Duopoly by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In little-noticed regulatory filings in New York, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio and Arizona in May 2018, telecom company Securus Technologies solidified its grip over the prison and jail phone service industry by …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Pennsylvania: SCI Graterford’s Replacement Slated to Open by State Correctional Institution Phoenix, the $400 million replacement for SCI Graterford in Skipjack Township, Pennsylvania, began accepting prisoners in March 2018. At that time the decade-long project – the second-most costly public building in the state – was already two years behind …
Article • June 29, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Litigation Heats Up Over Extreme Temperatures in Prisons, Jails by Matthew Clarke, Christopher Zoukis by Matt Clarke and Christopher Zoukis During a heat wave in the summer of 2017, dozens of protesters gathered outside the Medium Security Institution in St. Louis, Missouri and chanted “shut it down,” after a video …
Article • June 13, 2018
Department of Defense: Art Created by Guantαnamo Bay Detainees Belongs to U.S. by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Professor Erin L. Thompson of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City created a stir when she decided to curate an exhibit of art created by “enemy combatants” detained at …
The Inside Story of a Legendary Prison Debate Team by Daniel S. Throop Our victories over college students weren’t just for us—they were for incarcerated people everywhere. by Daniel S. Throop, The Marshall Project, in collaboration with Vice “I can’t believe they lost!” I blurted out to confused looks from …
Texas Prisoners Receive Inadequate Legal Representation from State Agency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In December 2017, a Texas State Bar committee issued a scathing report concerning the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), which oversees the State Counsel for Offenders (SCO) – an agency that provides legal representation …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Prisons Don’t Damage Only Prisoners; Guards at Risk of PTSD and Suicide, Too by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In Prison Legal News, much of our reporting addresses the abuses that the U.S. carceral system inflicts on prisoners. But prisoners (and their families) aren’t the only ones whose lives are …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Texas Prisoner in Administrative Segregation Transition Program Murders Cellmate by On January 17, 2018, a Texas state prisoner who was participating in the Administrative Segregation Transition Program (ASTP) at the Ramsey Unit murdered his cellmate. It was the first prisoner-on-prisoner homicide in Texas this year. Alfred Brosig, 48, who was …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Guantanamo Bay Prison to Remain Open, Trump Announces by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In his State of the Union address in January 2018, President Donald Trump announced that he had signed an executive order to ensure the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, commonly known as Gitmo, would remain …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Ninth Circuit Orders Sealing of Court Documents that Reveal Informant by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 12, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court’s denial of a defendant’s motion to seal all documents related to the lower sentence he received because he informed …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Percentage of Americans with Felony Convictions Increases, Especially for Blacks by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A January 2018 report from Pew Charitable Trusts indicated that the number of U.S. residents with a felony record rose sharply in every state between 1980 and 2010. The report analyzed data from a …
Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Who is in Private Prisons? New Study Provides Surprising Answers by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The election of pro-business and law-and-order candidate Donald Trump to the presidency has been a boon to companies that operate for-profit prisons and immigration detention centers. So perhaps now is a good time to …
Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees by According to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), state prisoner Edward Ray Gilley, Jr., 54, died on November 5, 2016 at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, a facility owned and operated by CoreCivic – previously known as Corrections Corporation …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Pennsylvania DOC Bans Timberland Boots; Prisoner Files Suit Seeking Injunction by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On April 30, 2018, Pennsylvania prisoner Jamal Washington filed a lawsuit to prevent a ban on leather Timberland boots at all state prisons. His suit seeks an injunction because, he contends, the boots are …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
As More Prisons Shutter, Governments Wonder What to Do With Them by Daniel C. Vock Distilleries? Homeless shelters? Museums? There are lots of creative ideas for repurposing old lockups. But finding one that’s good for the economy – and wins approval – isn’t easy. by Daniel C. Vock, Governing.com From the …
Publication • 2018
Dept of Justice, Mortality in Local Jails Statistical Tables, 2000 - 2018 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics April 2021, NCJ 256002 E. Ann Carson, Ph.D., BJS Statistician I n 2018, a total of 1,120 inmates died in local jails, an increase of nearly …
Publication • 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Dept of Justice, Mortality in State and Federal Prisons Statistical Prisons, 2001 - 2018 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics April 2021, NCJ 255970 E. Ann Carson, Ph.D., BJS Statistician I n 2018, a total of 4,135 state prisoners died in publicly or privately …
Publication • June 1, 2018
Financial Processes at the Department of Criminal Justice, State of Texas, 2018 An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Department of Criminal Justice June 2018 Report No. 18-035 State Auditor’s Office reports are available on the Internet at http://www.sao.texas.gov/. An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Department of …
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