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Massachusetts Jail Conditions Unconstitutional Says U.S. Department of Justice by Gary Hunter A report released by the U.S. Justice Department (USJD), on May 1, 2008, concluded that conditions in the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction (HOC) in Massachusetts violated the constitutional rights of prisoners in its custody. The …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
CA Justice Commission: “Low bid, flat fee” Defense Attorney Hiring Scheme Shortchanges Indigent Criminal Defendants by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice (Commission) charged that the practice of California counties to use competitive bidding for private attorneys to represent indigent criminal …
$13.5 Million Florida Jail Strip Search Settlement by Florida’s Broward County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it illegally strip searched prisoners charged with minor offenses. The settlement ends a class action filed in state court in 2002. Under the settlement, each class …
Maricopa County Special Prosecutor Padded Résumé, Law Partner Quits by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Regular readers of PLN are familiar with Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, who bills himself as “America’s Toughest Sheriff.” [See, e.g., PLN, March 2007, p.14]. Dennis Wilenchik, a private attorney known as “Arpaio’s …
U.N. Recommends Worldwide Death Penalty Moratorium by by Matt Clarke On December 12, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a non-binding moratorium on the death penalty. The 192 member nations voted 104 to 54 with 29 abstentions. The measure was spearheaded by the 27-member European Union (EU) which requires …
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CMS Nurse Injects 15 Delaware Prisoners with the Same Syringe by That Delaware prisoners have been subject to dreadful health care by the state’s medical contractor, Correctional Medical Services (CMS), is not a new revelation for readers of PLN. We previously published an exposé on the deaths, injuries and deliberate …
Errantly Paroled Mentally Ill San Quentin Prisoner Commits Mayhem In San Francisco by Errantly Paroled Mentally Ill San Quentin Prisoner Commits Mayhem In San Francisco When San Quentin, California state prison employees released mentally ill prisoner Scott Thomas onto parole on the night of Friday, May 18, 2007, they committed …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Iowa Imprisons Blacks at Alarming Rate by Gary Hunter Extreme racial disparities in Iowa’s sentencing patterns have put the state under scrutiny once again. Iowa has a population of about 3 million people. Only 2.3 percent, about 20,000, are black. Yet the incarceration for black Iowans is six times greater …
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Nevada Phone Contract Reduces Costs to Prisoners’ Families But Increases State’s Kickback by David Reutter Nevada Phone Contract Reduces Costs to Prisoners’ Families But Increases State’s Kickback by David M. Reutter A panel headed by Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has approved a contract that reduces the cost of in-state collect …
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HIV Cases in U.S. Prisons Decline by by Matt Clarke In September 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics released a bulletin showing known cases of prisoners infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those with confirmed AIDS declined for the sixth straight year in 2005. …
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U.S. Pardon Attorney Replaced After Investigation Reveals Racial Comments, Retaliation and Mismanagement by Brandon Sample U.S. Pardon Attorney Replaced After Investigation Reveals Racial Comments, Retaliation and Mismanagement by Brandon Sample The federal attorney responsible for recommending presidential pardons and commutations has been replaced following an investigation by the Office of …
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Justice Policy Institute Brief Links Crime, Wages and Unemployment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 1, 2007, the Justice Policy Institute (JPI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, published a research brief linking crime rates to wages and unemployment levels. In general terms, JPI found that higher crime rates …
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Texas State Auditor States Some Prison Rehabilitation Programs Effective, Some Not by Matthew Clarke Texas State Auditor States Some Prison Rehabilitation Programs Effective, Some Not by Matt Clarke In March, 2007, the Texas State Auditor’s Office (SAO) released a report on five rehabilitation programs used in the Texas state prison …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
$145,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Who Falls While Cutting Wet Grass by $145,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Who Falls While Cutting Wet Grass A New York Court of Claims has awarded $145,000 in damages to a prisoner who slipped and fell on wet grass while mowing a hilly …
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Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation by Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation On August 31, 2007, an Alabama federal court awarded $484,406.35 in attorney fees and $53,771.79 in expenses to prisoners …
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Incarcerated New York Women Denied Access to Reproductive Health Care by Gary Hunter Incarcerated New York Women Denied Access to Reproductive Health Care by Gary Hunter According to a March 4, 2008 study by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) female prisoners in New York county jails consistently were …
Romance with Jail Guard Lands Sex Offender Back in Prison by Gary Hunter Once described as the most-watched prisoner in Texas, Wesley Wayne Miller has managed to make the news again. Miller, 45, is the state’s first prisoner to be committed under the Sexually Violent Predator Program. He was convicted …
Fallen Women - Santa Fe Reporter article by Silja Talvi by Silja JA Talvi Fallen Women For incarcerated women, there is little justice to be found By Silja JA Talvi Three years ago, I journeyed back to Santa Fe to return to a city where I had once lived—and that …
Was Juan Mendoza Farias Beaten to Death by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Guards? by John Dickerson On December 2, 2007, a 40-year-old man named Juan Mendoza Farias was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Like a lot of people who come through Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s doors, Farias’ offense was …
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias' Violent Death by John Dickerson Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias’ Violent Death by John Dickerson Juan Mendoza Farias was handcuffed and alone in a jail cell when guards opened …
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