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Article • May 15, 1999 • from PLN May, 1999
California Habeas Handbook: A Practical Guide to Habeas Law for California Prisoners (Review) by This 37 page booklet by attorney Kent Russell is designed for pro se California prisoners to understand the time limits and filing requirements of the federal Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AFDPA). Russell uses easy …
Article • May 15, 1999 • from PLN May, 1999
New York Paroles for Sale by Julia Lutsky In January 1997 the parents of a young Korean prisoner walked into the Brooklyn offices of federal prosecutor Zachary Carter to report that a volunteer fund raiser for Republican Governor Pataki said he would use his influence to win parole for their …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
BOP Violent Offender Notification Policy Overinclusive by The court of appeals for the Third Circuit held that a conviction for simple possession of a weapon by a convicted felon is not a "crime of violence" within the scope of 18 U.S.C. section 4042(b), a law which requires federal prison officials …
Twenty-Four Hour Notice of Disciplinary Charges Required by Afederal district court in Indiana held that a prisoner's right to due process was violated when he was not provided with 24 hour notice of the disciplinary charges against him. Darnell Evans, an Indiana state prisoner, was infracted on charges of "giving …
De Facto Ban on Live Testimony Unconstitutional by The court of appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the Stateville (Illinois) Correctional Center policy of denying virtually all live witness testimony at prison disciplinary hearings, which could result in revocation of good-time credits, violates due process. However, the court vacated …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
Oregon "Predatory Sex Offender" Label Requires Notice and Hearing by Oregon "Predatory Sex Offender" Label Requires Notice and Hearing The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that due process requires that Oregon sex offenders receive notice and an evidentiary hearing before the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (Board) may designate them …
Illegal Detention Violates Substantive Due Process by The court of appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the detention of an individual for 57 days in a county jail on a civil contempt warrant "shocks the conscience" and violates substantive due process. The court further held that this right was …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
South Carolina Parole Elimination Violates Ex Post Facto by The South Carolina supreme court held that the retroactive statutory elimination of parole eligibility for violent offenders violates the ex post facto clause provisions of the United States and South Carolina constitutions. Ronnie Phillips, a South Carolina state prisoner, pled guilty …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
U.S. District Courts Have No Authority To Grant Or Deny Credit Toward Sentence by The court of appeals for the Second circuit held that district courts do not have the authority to order the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to either grant or deny credit or to disregard the BOP's …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
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Denial of Good Time Because of Jury Sentencing Choice Violates Equal Protection by The Fifth Circuit court of appeals held that a sheriff violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment when he promulgated a policy of granting good time to county prisoners sentenced by a judge and denying …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
Released Sex Offender Not "In Custody" for Habeas by Released Sex Offender Not "In Custody" for Habeas In a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a sex offender who has completed his sentence, but who must register under a so-called "Megan's Law," is not "in custody" for …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
Timothy "Little Rock" Reed Released on Parole by Timothy "Little Rock" Reed Released on Parole On December 17, 1998, Timothy "Little Rock" Reed was reinstated to his Ohio parole following a five year extradition battle. Reed, a former prison activist, fled Ohio In 1993 when he was accused of violating …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
Parole Change May Violate Ex Post Facto; Change Can Be Challenged Via § 1983 by Parole Change May Violate Ex Post Facto; Change Can Be Challenged Via § 1983 In two separate rulings the court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit held that changes to parole eligibility schemes …
Kansas Good Time Rules Violate Ex Post Facto by The Kansas supreme court held that application of new prison rules that allow for the forfeiture of good time credits to prisoners convicted before the rule's implementation violates the ex post facto clause of the U.S. constitution. In a second cae, …
Article • March 15, 1999 • from PLN March, 1999
Retroactive Kansas Good Time Recalculation Unlawful by In an unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeals for the State of Kansas held that the changes in the Kansas prison system's regulations interpreting the application of good time credits toward a prisoner's conditional release date could not be applied retroactively to offenses …
Doe v. Wackenhut Corrections, TX, Complaint, Juvenile Prison Misconduct, Guard Rape and Abuse, 1999 Case 3:99-cv-01319 Document 1 Filed 03/12/1999 Page 1 of 26 Case 3:99-cv-01319 Document 1 Filed 03/12/1999 Page 2 of 26 Case 3:99-cv-01319 Document 1 Filed 03/12/1999 Page 3 of 26 Case 3:99-cv-01319 Document 1 Filed 03/12/1999 …
Temporary Injunction Issued to Prevent Sex Offender Notification to Employer by A federal court in New Jersey has issued a temporary injunction to prevent state parole officials from notifying a paroled sex offender's employer of his parole status and criminal history. John Doe is a paroled New Jersey state sex …
Spencer Applied to Parolee's § 1983 Claim by Spencer Applied to Parolee's § 1983 Claim Afederal district court in California held that a state parolee could file suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging his parole revocation and an illegal parole search without first having a favorable ruling on these …
Article • February 15, 1999 • from PLN February, 1999
No Credit for Time Served on Wrongful Conviction by The Fifth Circuit court of appeals has held that a federal prisoner is not entitled to credit toward the supervised release portion of other consecutive sentences for time served in prison due to a wrongful conviction. Larry Jeanes, a former federal …
Parole Officer Recommendation Not Protected by Absolute Immunity by Parole Officer Recommendation Not Protected by Absolute Immunity The court of appeals for the second circuit held a parole officer who recommended that a warrant be issued for a parolee's arrest was not entitled to absolute imunity. John Scotto, a felony …
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