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California Juvenile Parolees Entitled to Two-Step Revocation Process; Case Settles by John Dannenberg California Juvenile Parolees Entitled to Two-Step Revocation Process; Case Settles by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has held that the rights of California juvenile parolees were violated by the …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed by Gary Hunter Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed by Gary Hunter Even though a Texas legislator found the practice illegal, and even though it cost sixty people …
California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior by California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior A Los Angeles jury has awarded $859,000 in damages to a female state parole supervisor who claimed that her superior, also a woman, discriminated against …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners, by Matt Meyer by Ian Head Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners, by Matt Meyer Book Review by Ian Head In October, 2008, activist and (disbarred) …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Minnesota Sex Offenders’ Requisite Disclosure in Treatment Can Violate Fifth Amendment by Minnesota Sex Offenders’ Requisite Disclosure in Treatment Can Violate Fifth Amendment Minnesota state prisoners Frank Johnson and John Henderson individually petitioned for writs of habeas corpus in 2005 after 45 days were added to their sentences for noncompliance …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
BJS Report Finds 53% of Prisoners Are Parents by Mark Wilson BJS Report Finds 53% of Prisoners Are Parents by Mark Wilson About 809,800 (53%) of America’s 1,518,535 prisoners in 2007 were parents of minor children, according to a Special Report of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
BJS Report Reveals Parole Supervision Characteristics by Mark Wilson In 2006, nearly 68,000 state employees supervised 660,959 adult parolees – about 83 percent of 798,202 total parolees – according to a Special Report of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Parole officers had an average caseload …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
CA Supreme Court Capitulates, Rewrites "Unworkable" 2005 Dannenberg Lifer Judicial Parole Review Standards by CA Supreme Court Capitulates, Rewrites "Unworkable" 2005 Dannenberg Lifer Judicial Parole Review Standards In a welcome reversal of its own “hotly contested” 4-3 decision in In re Dannenberg, 34 Cal. 4th 1016 (2005), concerning judicial review …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Federal Prisoner’s §2241 Petition Dismissed for Non-Exhaustion; Prisoner Sought Sentence Reduction for Revealing Weapons by A federal court in Michigan denied a federal prisoner’s motion for relief from judgment summarily dismissing his habeas corpus petition. The court found that the prisoner failed to show that he exhausted his administrative remedies. …
This Valentine’s Lingerie Is Brought to You By the Prison Industrial Complex by Beth Schwartzapfel This Valentine’s Lingerie Is Brought to You By the Prison Industrial Complex by Beth Schwartzapfel With Valentine’s Day, perhaps you made a trip to Victoria’s Secret. If you’re a conscientious shopper, chances are you want …
Numerous Prison Systems Sign Up for Free Christian TV Programming by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Since 2007, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the largest religious network in the world, has been quietly spreading a faith-based rehabilitative TV program for prisoners. Following a successful pilot program in South Dakota’s prison system, …
Colorado: When Suing Private Prison under Common Law Tort, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Not Required by Colorado: When Suing Private Prison under Common Law Tort, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Not Required The Colorado Court of Appeals held that prisoners in a private for-profit prison could sue the prison company, in …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Procedures Found Lacking by David Reutter Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Procedures Found Lacking by David M. Reutter An independent study of suicide prevention practices within the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MDOC) has found serious deficiencies in the care of prisoners at risk of suicide. Since 2000, there have …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners by BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has decided to bar the shackling of pregnant federal prisoners except in extreme situations. The policy change comes just six months after the Second Chance Act of 2007 …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Thousands Sought Pardons or Commutations from Bush, but Few Were Fortunate by Brandon Sample It is not unusual to see an increase in requests for pardons in the waning days of a presidential administration. President Clinton, for example, received 1,827 petitions during his final year in office. However, with harsh …
Indiana Law Requiring Former Prisoners to Consent to Search and Monitoring of Their Computers Held Unconstitutional by Brandon Sample On June 24, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton struck down Section 8(b) of Indiana Public Law 119, which required sex offenders and violent offenders who had completed their sentences …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
$7.5 Million Fine Recommended in Florida Jail Phone Overcharges by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida’s Public Service Commission has recommended that TCG Public Communications, Inc. (TCG) pay $7.5 million for the improper disconnection of jail prisoners’ telephone calls. The recommendation was made in a September 8, 2008 memorandum …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Filed under: Money/Property, Restitution
California: Restitution Fine Unlawful for Accessory to Murder by California: Restitution Fine Unlawful for Accessory to Murder The California Court of Appeal (1st District) reversed a trial court’s imposition of a $12,083 restitution fine in an accessory-to-murder conviction because the criminal act – accessory after the fact – did not …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes by Bob Williams Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes by Bob Williams Citizens in Bradford County, Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit against the County and state and federal officials after government funds …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Elected Judges More Punitive Just Before Elections by Gary Hunter Elected Judges More Punitive Just Before Elections by Gary Hunter Research compiled by Gregory A. Hubner of Yale University and Sanford C. Gordon of New York University revealed that trial judges hand out more prison and jail time to defendants …
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