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Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Snitch: Informants, Cooperators & the Corruption of Justice, by Ethan Brown Public Affairs Publishing, 273 pages, $25.95 by David Preston Snitch: Informants, Cooperators & the Corruption of Justice, by Ethan Brown Public Affairs Publishing, 273 pages, $25.95 Reviewed by David Preston “Snitch” – the word is one of the most …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Pre-Release Jail-Abuse Questionnaires Said to Pressure Prisoners by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Civil rights advocates and attorneys have raised concerns over a recent policy implemented by the Sacramento County, California jail system whereby prisoners are asked to sign a “screening form” prior to release that inquires whether they …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
California Juvenile Jail Ward, Brain Damaged from Suicide Attempt, Awarded $4.6 Million by California Juvenile Jail Ward, Brain Damaged from Suicide Attempt, Awarded $4.6 Million A teenager incarcerated at a Kings County, California boot camp sustained permanent brain damage after he attempted suicide. His father then sued the county for …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Former Illinois Prison Watchdog Group Executive Acquitted of Bribing Prison Officials by Former Illinois Prison Watchdog Group Executive Acquitted of Bribing Prison Officials On May 7, 2008, a federal judge acquitted Michael J. Mahoney, former executive director of a prison watchdog organization, of involvement in the payment of $20,000 in …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $20,000 in Slip and Fall Lawsuit by A Hawaii State Court has awarded a prisoner$20,000 for injuries incurred in a negligence claim stemming from a slip and fall, incident. While imprisoned at the Halawa High Security Facility on January 26, 2006, Joseph Sampiao was walking down the …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Florida Imposes Broad Budget Cuts, but Prison Officials Increase Pay Through Double-Dipping by David Reutter Florida Imposes Broad Budget Cuts, but Prison Officials Increase Pay Through Double-Dipping by David M. Reutter While the State of Florida has to contend with across-the-board budget cuts due to a financial shortfall caused by …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Banning of Newsletter in Wisconsin Prison Violates First Amendment by John Dannenberg Banning of Newsletter in Wisconsin Prison Violates First Amendment by John E. Dannenberg A U.S. District Court has held that a decision by the Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections (WDOC) to ban a prisoner’s receipt of The New Abolitionist, …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief: by Arizona: On September 20, 2008, Amado Martinez, a guard at the Pinal county jail was arrested and charged with stealing money from prisoners booked into the jail. California: On July 26, 2007, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a pardon for former San Quentin prison guard Kevin Martino, …
$156,289 in Attorney Fees Awarded for Enforcing California Jail Prisoners’ Federal Consent Decrees by John Dannenberg $156,289 in Attorney Fees Awarded for Enforcing California Jail Prisoners’ Federal Consent Decrees by John E. Dannenberg On , August 22, 2007, the U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.) approved $156,289 in attorney fees and …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Report Finds Incarceration Damages Children Psychologically, Emotionally by Gary Hunter Report Finds Incarceration Damages Children Psychologically, Emotionally by Gary Hunter Broken Bonds, a study by the Urban Institute Justice Policy Center shows that incarceration inflicts psychological and emotional damage on the children of incarcerated citizens. Unlike other forms of trauma …
Former Female Prisoners Settle Sexual Abuse Lawsuit in Virginia by State officials at Virginia’s Pocahontas Correctional Unit have reached a settlement agreement with nine former female prisoners who sued after being sexually abused by prison employees. The terms of the settlement, which was approved by the Governor’s office in July …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
CA State Auditor: 352 Licensed Residential Living Facilities Errantly Housed Registered Sex Offenders by John Dannenberg CA State Auditor: 352 Licensed Residential Living Facilities Errantly Housed Registered Sex Offenders by John E. Dannenberg The California State Auditor cross-checked the State’s database of its 59,000 registered sex offenders and that of …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Identity of Prisoner Who Smuggled Gun into New Jersey Facility Revealed by Appeals Court by Gary Hunter Identity of Prisoner Who Smuggled Gun into New Jersey Facility Revealed by Appeals Court by Gary Hunter A prisoner accused of smuggling a gun into a New Jersey prison two years ago was …
BOP Administrative Tort Claims Fail to Satisfy PLRA’s Exhaustion Requirement by BOP Administrative Tort Claims Fail to Satisfy PLRA’s Exhaustion Requirement The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a federal prisoner’s administrative tort claims did not satisfy the administrative exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), but …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time
California Proposition 36 Drug Program Participation Credits Apply Against Subsequent Probation Revocation by California Proposition 36 Drug Program Participation Credits Apply Against Subsequent Probation Revocation The California Court of Appeal, Second District, held that when a prisoner convicted of drug possession but granted Proposition 36 probation to attend a drug …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
$80,000 Settlement in Utah Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by The private medical provider at Utah’s Salt Lake County Jail (SLCJ) has settled a lawsuit in a prisoner’s suicide for $80,000. The lawsuit was originally filed in federal court, but landed in state court prior to the settlement. After Jeremy Ruybal, 27, …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
$5,775 Awarded For 104 Days of Over-Incarceration in Ohio Prison by $5,775 Awarded For 104 Days of Over-Incarceration in Ohio Prison The Ohio Court of Claims has awarded a former Ohio prisoner $5,775 for 104 days of over-incarceration. Jasen Thomson was confined at the Marion Correctional Institution for 104 days …
Ninth Circuit: Washington Law Creates Liberty Interest in Sex Offenders’ Early Release to Community Custody by Ninth Circuit: Washington Law Creates Liberty Interest in Sex Offenders’ Early Release to Community Custody A divided panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that Washington State statute RCW § 9.94A.710(1) …
Brief • November 12, 2008
Cook v City of Bella Villa Appeal Brief Police Brutality 2008 Eighth Circuit No. 08-2712 _____ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _______________________________________________________________ MICHAEL COOK, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF BELLA VILLA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. _______________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for …
Neal et al v. Michigan DOC, MI, Jury Verdict, sexually hostile prison guard sexual misconduct, 2008 NEAL, et a/., vs. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Case No. 96-6986-CZ JURY VERDICT FORM· VIVIAN AROUSELL 1. Was plaintiff subject to unwelcome sexual conduct or communication? j Yes No If your answer …
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