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Brief • July 21, 2008
Cripa Usa v Wilson County Tn Settlement Jail Conditions 2008 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT I. INTRODUCTION A. On April 11, 2006, the United States notified Wilson County Officials of its intention to investigate conditions at Wilson County Jail (“Wilson” or the “Jail”), pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (“CRIPA”), …
Brief • July 19, 2008
Phipps v. Sheriff Cook County, IL, Joint Protective Order, Disabled Prisoners, 2008 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Derrick Phipps, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) ) Sheriff of Cook County and Cook County, ) ) ) Defendants ) …
Brief • July 19, 2008
Phipps v. Sheriff Cook County, IL, Amended Complaint, Disabled Prisoners, 2008 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Derrick Phipps, et al., Plaintiffs, -vs- Sheriff of Cook County, and Cook County, Illinois, Defendants. ) ) ) ) No. 07 CV 3889 ) Judge …
McGriff v. Hall, FL, Plf Second Request for Inspection, Guard Excessive Force, 2008 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION VINCENT McGRIFF, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 3:07-cv-00085-RV-MD CORRECTIONS OFFICER C.L. HALL and CORRECTIONS OFFICER R.A. COWAN, Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S SECOND REQUEST FOR INSPECTION COMES …
Brief • July 18, 2008
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Florida Utilities Commission v Evercom Fl Inventory of Confidential Docs Jail Phone Overcharge 7-18-2008.pdf CAPITAL CIRCLE OFFICECENTER 2540 SHUMAIW OAKBOULEVARD TALLAHASSEE, K O R D A 32399-0850 -M-E-M-0-R-A-N-D-U-MDATE: July 18,2008 TO: Marguerite H. McLean, Commission Deputy Clerk 11, Office of Commission Clerk FROM: Brenda J. Merritt, Statistician 11, Division of …
Brief • July 18, 2008
Plemmons v Pierce County Wa Stip and Release False Imprisonment 2008 17738 7/21/2888 08219 . '• • • • • • _ • • • 10 ", 1 ~1~1~1'1 ~\ 1~1~1 1 ~l l~!~I~ ()d.2-07032.' 30164202 ORDF 07.18·08 2 3 IN COUNT!' leO CLERK'S OFFICE 4 JUL J 8 2 …
Townsend v. CCA, TN, Complaint, inmate murder in double cell segregation, 2008 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0201 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0202 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0203 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0204
Brief • July 16, 2008
Braswell v Cca Tn Complaint Negligent Care Mentally Illness Deterioration 2008 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDlE DISTRICT OF TENNE~lJUL iVIARY BRASWELL, as conservator of FRANK D HORTON, individually, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC, …
Not the Usual Suspects: The Politics of the Prison Boom by Marie Gottschalk Throughout American history, politicians and public officials have exploited public anxieties about crime and disorder for political gain. The difference today is that these political strategies and public anxieties have come together in the perfect storm. They …
Arkansas Law Discloses Legislators’ Business Ties to State by David Reutter Of concern to taxpayers should be the private business interests of their legislators. An Arkansas law enacted in 2007 requires disclosure of those interests when a lawmaker or his or her spouse owns at least 10 percent of a …
Article • July 15, 2008 • from PLN July, 2008
From the Editor by Paul Wright Every issue of PLN is filled with news, court rulings and investigative reporting on prisons and jails around the country. Periodically we like to bring readers political analysis of how and why the current phenomenon of mass imprisonment came about. The United States stands …
Article • July 15, 2008 • from PLN July, 2008
PEW Public Safety Report: Prisoncrats Abuse Their Probation/Parole Violation Powers So As To Stymie Offenders’ Re-entry Into Society by Marvin Mentor A November 2007 national study by the PEW Public Safety Performance Project concluded that the policy of returning parolees and probationers to custody for other than new offenses has …
Child Abuse Abounds in Wilderness and Boot Camp Programs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 10, 2007, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)--a federal governmental entity that audits, evaluates and investigates for Congress--released a report on residential treatment programs (RTPs) entitled Concerns Regarding Abuse and Death in Certain …
Squalor, Corruption Cause Cancellation of GEO Group’s TYC Contract by Gary Hunter When Texas Youth Commission (TYC) ombudsman Will Harrell toured the privately-operated Coke County Juvenile Justice Center in Bronte, Texas on September 24, 2007, he found children sleeping on dirty bed sheets, walls covered with smeared feces, urine-stained walls …
Article • July 15, 2008 • from PLN July, 2008
A Long Road Toward Reform: An Interview with John Boston, Director of the Prisoners’ Rights Project of the New York City Legal Aid Society by Todd Matthews For New York City attorney John Boston, law school was a calling of sorts. “I went to law school because legal work seemed …
Compassionless Conservative Texas Judge Closes Court Promptly, Ensuring Execution by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Sharon Keller, 54, presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, has come under sharp criticism for refusing to keep the court open twenty minutes past its usual closing time to permit a late …
Once Again, Former Florida DOC Secretary Faces Liability in Prisoner Beating; Case Settled for $400,000 by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the former warden of the Florida State Prison (FSP) was not entitled to qualified immunity in a civil rights …
Article • July 15, 2008 • from PLN July, 2008
Two BOP Guards, One Beaten Prisoner: One Guilty Plea, One Acquittal by Disparate outcomes resulting from charges brought against two federal prison guards accused of assaulting a prisoner reveal the public’s lackluster attitude toward such abuse. The charges stemmed from the Sept. 29, 2004 beating of prisoner John Clark, who …
Article • July 15, 2008 • from PLN July, 2008
“Hot Bunking” at Cook County Jail Could Violate Consent Decree by In December 2007, to alleviate the problem of prisoners sleeping on the floor due to chronic overcrowding, Illinois’ Cook County Jail started “hot bunking.” The practice entails prisoners taking turns sleeping in the same bed in shifts. Each prisoner …
Article • July 15, 2008 • from PLN July, 2008
Out-going Kentucky Governor Issues 101 Pardons, Commutations by David Reutter In December 2007, during his last hours in office, out-going Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher made state history by issuing 101 sentence commutations or pardons. While some of those acts of executive clemency appear to be meritorious, others smack of cronyism. …
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