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Brief • October 4, 2017
Parsons v. Ryan, AZ, Plaintiff's Statement, Inmate Property, 2017 Case 2:12-cv-00601-DKD Document 2363 Filed 10/04/17 Page 1 of 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Kathleen E. Brody (Bar No. 026331) ACLU FOUNDATION OF ARIZONA 3707 North 7th Street, Suite 235 Phoenix, …
Brief • September 20, 2017
State of Washington v. The Geo Group, WA, Complaint, Wage Theft, 2017 E-FILED IN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON September 20 2017 9:34 AM KEVIN STOCK COUNTY CLERK 1 NO: 17-2-11422-2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE …
Brief • September 20, 2017
State of WA v. The GEO Group, WA, Complaint, Immigrant Detainee Wages, 2017 E-FILED IN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON September 20 2017 9:34 AM KEVIN STOCK COUNTY CLERK 1 NO: 17-2-11422-2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR …
Brief • September 18, 2017
Rodriguez v. Providence Community Corrections, TN, Settlement, Private Probation, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release is entered into by named plaintiffs Cindy Rodriguez, Steven Gibbs, Paula Pullum, Yolanda Carney, Jacqueline Brinkley, Curtis Johnson, and Fred Robinson (“Named Plaintiffs”), defendant Rutherford County, Tennessee (“Rutherford County”), defendant Providence …
Article • September 8, 2017
Filed under: Tax Law, Religion Defined
Seventh Circuit Denounces "Sovereign Citizen" Claims in Otherwise Routine Denial of Frivolous Suit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton John Jones Bey sued the State of Indiana and county officials to enjoin them from taxing property he owns in Marion County, Indiana. He also sought a refund of past taxes …
Brief • August 31, 2017
DiFrancesco v. Bullock, MT, Complaint, Driver's Licenses Suspensions, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-00066-SEH Document 1 Filed 08/31/17 Page 1 of 36 Phil Telfcyan (pro hac vice pending) Catherine Sevcenko (pro hac vice pending) Rebecca Ramaswamy (pro hac vice pending) Attorneys, Equal Justice Under Law 400 7th Street NW, Suite 602 Washington, D.C. …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Prisoner Property
Oregon Prisoner’s Conversion Claim Against Guard Reinstated by The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s handwritten, pro se filing for failure to state a claim. Oregon prisoner Michael Spillino filed a handwritten petition in circuit court, claiming that Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) lieutenant …
Extensive Contraband Found During Shakedowns at Mississippi Prisons by A surprise predawn shakedown on March 3, 2017 yielded an “excessive amount of contraband” at one of Mississippi’s three privately-operated prisons, according to Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) Interim Commissioner Pelicia Hall. The search at the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility was …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Medical, Prisoner Property
Plastic Spoon Not a “Dangerous Weapon” Under Oregon Law by The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner was entitled to dismissal of a dangerous weapon charge because a plastic spoon with a slightly sharpened handle was not a dangerous weapon. The Court also held an “attempt” jury …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
DOJ Publishes Ten-step Program for Halfway House Reforms by Halfway houses, known as Residential Reentry Centers (RRCs), are the last stop for federal prisoners before they are released from the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). According to a recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) memorandum on the subject, the BOP “maintains …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Missouri Prisoner’s IRA May be Seized for Incarceration Costs by The Missouri Court of Appeals has held that a trial court erred as a matter of law in finding that a federal statute pre-empted the Missouri Incarceration Reimbursement Act (MIRA) and precluded attachment of a prisoner’s Individual Retirement Account (IRA). …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Trust Accounts, Commissary
Stolen Credit Cards Laundered Through Global Tel*Link in Ohio Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ohio State Highway Patrol, which investigates all manner of crimes in Ohio, launched an investigation in November 2016 into the use of stolen credit card numbers to fund commissary accounts in the state …
Brief • August 30, 2017
Adams, Reyes, Philpott V. Sheriff Cradduck, debit card fee class settlement for inmates, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS; CESAR REYES; PAM PHILPOTT; and BRANDON PHILPOTT, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. PLAINTIFFS Case No. …
Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Pretrial Diversion: Pay Not to Stay (in Jail) by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis As government authorities come to grips with the massive and costly incarceration problem in the United States, efforts to find alternatives to expensive prison and jail sentences are underway. Pretrial diversion, an old favorite, is once …
Article • August 22, 2017
New York Federal Court Allows Attorney's Fees for Time Spent Preparing Application for Attorney's Fees by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In a Memorandum & Order dated December 21, 2016, United States District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis, adopted in full a magistrate's Report & Recommendation (R&R) granting just over …
Adams, Reyes, Philpott V. Sheriff Cradduck, debit card motion for class settlement, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, PAM PHILPOTT, BRANDON PHILPOTT, Individually and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated VS. PLAINTIFFS Case No. 5:13-cv-05074-PKH BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF …
Article • August 10, 2017
Filed under: Smoking, Commissary
Jails Market E-Cigarettes to Detainees to Generate Revenue by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson Prisons and jails across the country went tobacco-free years ago, to avoid second-hand smoke lawsuits and rising medical care costs. Now, impoverished jails are selling prisoners e- cigarettes, in hopes of profiting off their addiction. “Hope …
Article • August 7, 2017
NV Prisoner with Hand Injury Settles for Used TV, Medical Evaluation and $40.70 in Copying Fees by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Robert Finley, a Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) prisoner, settled in August 2008 for a used television, $40.70 in legal copying fees and a medical evaluation with follow-up …
Article • August 4, 2017
$1,514 Verdict in Favor of NV Prisoner in Jail Retaliation Case by Joe Watson by Joe Watson A federal judge returned a bench verdict in favor of Timothy H. Johnson, a prisoner at the Ely, Nevada state prison, in May 2008, awarding the plaintiff $1,514.35 in his suit alleging that …
Going to Prison in Texas in 2015 by William T. Habern by William T. Habern, David P. O’Neil, and Debra Bone Introduction For over 30 years our firm has represented offenders and their families in prison and parole administrative and legal issues. The first version of this article was published …
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