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ND DOC Kickbacks Part 2

Kickback publication • August 22, 2017

Filed under: Telephones

ND DOC Kickbacks Part 2

Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Letter to Magistrate, Request for Protective Order, 2013

Brief • December 21, 2016

Filed under: Native American, Protests, Excessive Force, Police

Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Letter to Magistrate, Request for Protective Order, 2013 Bakke Grinolds Wiederholt ATTORNEYS AT LAW December 21, 2016 VIA EMAIL ONLY Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. 200 East Rosser A venue, Suite 426 P.O. Box 670 Bismarck, ND 58502-0670 Re: Vanessa Dundon et al. v. Kyle …

Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Affidavit of Cody Larson, Threats - Dakota Access Pipeline, 2016

Brief • December 21, 2016

Filed under: Organizing, Protests, Police

Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Affidavit of Cody Larson, Threats - Dakota Access Pipeline, 2016

ND DOC Rates 2017-2020

Kickback publication • November 1, 2016

Filed under: Organizing, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Telephones, Telephone Rates

ND DOC Rates 2017-2020 EXHIBIT B - Compensation Details 1. PRICING Telephone Rates CONTRACTOR will provide telephone services to the STATE and will charge the following rates (plus applicable taxes and regulatory fees): Collect Local lntraLATA lnterLATA lnterLATA lntraLATA Intrastate Intrastate Interstate Interstate Per Minute Rate $0.079 $0.079 $0.079 $0.079 …

North Dakota Supreme Court Clarifies Child Support Lien Issues re State Prisoner

Article • August 25, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Property, Fathers in Prison, Children of Prisoners

North Dakota Supreme Court Clarifies Child Support Lien Issues re State Prisoner by The Supreme Court for the State of North Dakota affirmed the judgment of the Ward County District Court, Northwest Judicial District of North Dakota, affirming an administrative enforcement action placing a lien, ordered September 28, 2011, on …

North Dakota Prisoner’s Parental Rights Terminated

Article • August 5, 2016

Filed under: Native American, Due Process, Fathers in Prison, Parental rights, Children of Prisoners

North Dakota Prisoner’s Parental Rights Terminated by The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld the termination of a prisoner’s parental rights. Before the court was the appeal of G. L., who argued a juvenile court erred by declaring him in default, finding that causes of the child’s deprivation were likely to …

ND DOC ICS rates as of July 2016

Kickback publication • July 6, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

ND DOC ICS rates as of July 2016 Securus - Rate Quote 1 of 2 https://securustech.net/call-rate-calculator (https://securustech.net/call-rate-calculator?p_p_auth=qZezXyGG&p_p_id=49&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view& _49_struts_action=%2Fmy_sites%2Fview&_49_groupId=104052&_49_privateLayout=false) Password Email Address Log in to Securus Online: Type your email address Log In | Enroll Now Friends and Family (https://securustech.net (https://securustech.net Remember Me /web/securus/enroll) /f i d ) (htt // Correctional …

Troubled North Dakota Jail to be Reviewed by Feds

Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Escapes, Staffing, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Troubled North Dakota Jail to be Reviewed by Feds by The Lake Region Law Enforcement Center (LEC) in North Dakota is a multijurisdictional jail supported by six entities, including the City of Devils Lake and the counties of Benson, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey and Towner. The center rents office space to …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Grand Forks County Correctional Center, Grand Forks, ND, ICE, 2012

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Grand Forks County Correctional Center, Grand Forks, ND, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Saint Paul Field Office …

News in Brief

Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015

News in Brief by News in Brief California: On April 21, 2015, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that 30 body cameras would soon be deployed by jailers working within Jail No. 4. He said he hopes that the new equipment will emphasize transparency and accountability in his department, which …

North Dakota Courtroom Shackling Requires Independent Assessment by Judge

Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014

Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Restraints, Civil Procedure, Civil Commitment

North Dakota Courtroom Shackling Requires Independent Assessment by Judge by Mark Wilson North Dakota Courtroom Shackling Requires Independent Assessment by Judge   by Mark Wilson   The North Dakota Supreme Court has held that a lower court abused its discretion by failing to independently assess the need for shackling a …

Eighth Circuit Upholds North Dakota Transient’s Failure-to-Register Conviction

Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Residence, Habeas Corpus

Eighth Circuit Upholds North Dakota Transient’s Failure-to-Register Conviction by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a sex offender who failed to register because he temporarily had no permanent address. David L. Meador moved to North Dakota and was required to register as a sex offender. …

United States v. Extardition Transport of America, ND, Settlement Agreement, Interstate Prisoner Transport Negligence, 2013

Brief • September 16, 2013

Filed under: Transport Companies

United States v. Extardition Transport of America, ND, Settlement Agreement, Interstate Prisoner Transport Negligence, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00046-KKK Document 71 Filed 09/16/13 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, -vsEXTRADITION TRANSPORT OF AMERICA, L.L.C., Defendant. ) ) …

North Dakota Supreme Court Clarifies Child Support Lien Issues Regarding State Prisoner

Article • April 15, 2013

Filed under: Family, Family Law, Fathers in Prison, Parental rights

North Dakota Supreme Court Clarifies Child Support Lien Issues Regarding State Prisoner by The Supreme Court for the State of North Dakota affirmed the judgment of the Ward County District Court, Northwest Judicial District of North Dakota, affirming an administrative enforcement action placing a lien, ordered September 28, 2011, on …

North Dakota Farmers Help Flush Out Escaped Florida Sex Offender

Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Escapes, Transportation

North Dakota Farmers Help Flush Out Escaped Florida Sex Offender by A Florida prisoner picked the wrong state when he fled from a private transport van and ran into a 310-acre corn field. “This is unique in the sense that, God bless North Dakota, we bring everybody together to solve …

United States v. Extradition Transport of America, ND, Complaint, Interstate Prisoner Transport, Negligence, 2012

Brief • June 11, 2012

Filed under: Transport Companies, Transportation

United States v. Extradition Transport of America, ND, Complaint, Interstate Prisoner Transport, Negligence, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00046-KKK Document 1 Filed 06/11/12 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, …

Former North Dakota State Psychologist Who Treated Sex Offenders Busted for Child Porn

Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Mental Health, Sex Offender Treatment

Former North Dakota State Psychologist Who Treated Sex Offenders Busted for Child Porn by Facing a sentence ranging from 5 to 30 years, Joseph Belanger, a North Dakota psychologist who treated sex offenders at the State Hospital in Jamestown, was sentenced on January 28, 2009 to 84 months in federal …

Former Prisoner Convicted of Impersonating Criminal Defense Attorney

Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Attorney Client, Malpractice (Attorneys)

Former Prisoner Convicted of Impersonating Criminal Defense Attorney by On April 15, 2009, a federal jury convicted a former prisoner who impersonated a lawyer on charges of mail fraud and making false statements, and the U.S. District Court subsequently imposed a 51-month prison sentence. Howard O. Kieffer, 54, served time …

Ex-Con Exposed – Had Posed as a Lawyer

Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Crime, Attorney Client, Attorney Misconduct

Ex-Con Exposed – Had Posed as a Lawyer by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A former prisoner who posed as an attorney in at least 16 cases in ten federal courts since 2004 has admitted to a federal judge that he is not a lawyer and didn’t graduate from …

North Dakota DOC's "No-Passing" and "Publisher Only" Rules Upheld

Article • August 15, 2008

Filed under: Legality of Rules, Conditions of Confinement, Reading Materials, Prisoner Property, Publications/Books, Religious Property

North Dakota DOC's "No-Passing" and "Publisher Only" Rules Upheld by The Supreme Court of North Dakota has upheld the constitutionality of the "no-passing" and "publisher-only" rules of the North Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC). Reuben Larson, a North Dakota state prisoner, filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in …