Skip navigation

Search

1304 results
Page 2 of 66. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 62 63 64 65 66 | Next »

Larocque et al. v. Turco et al., MA, order, prisoners' access to attorneys, legal materials, 2020
Article • January 12, 2020
Filed under: Court Access
Civilly Dead Prisoner Unable to Sue in Rhode Island by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Rhode Island’s “civil death” statute (GL 1956 § 13-6-1) provides that a person serving a life sentence in that state is “civilly dead” and therefore legally unable to avail him or herself of relief in …
Article • December 1, 2019
Filed under: Court Appearances
Oregon Release Agreement Did Not Require Personal Appearance; FTA Conviction Reversed by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a first-degree failure to appear conviction, finding that the release agreement allowed for an appearance through counsel rather than personal appearance. Zachary Michael Lobue was detained in …
$250,000 Awarded to Mississippi Woman After Being Jailed 96 Days Without Bail Hearing or Lawyer by Douglas Ankney by Dale Chappell  A woman who spent 96 days in the Choctaw County Jail in Mississippi without being granted a lawyer or bail hearing was awarded $250,000 by a federal jury March …
FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse by FAMM First Step Act paves the way for a massive pro bono effort to represent sick, dying, and elderly prisoners in court. The following is a press release from FAMM, June 19, 2019 WASHINGTON – Thousands of sick, dying, and …
Article • June 11, 2019
Civil Rights Attorney Sues to Collect Fees by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Emily Posner is a Louisiana attorney representing state prisoner Kenneth Idel in a federal civil rights lawsuit. Idel alleges that prison guard Richard Pope broke and caused permanent damage to his jaw when Pope kneed the back …
Brown v. DPSCS, MD, Final General Settlement Argreement, Discrimination Against Blind Prisoners, 2019 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Release and Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered this 5th day of June, 2019, between Steven Brown, Wilbert Delano, Gregory Hammond, Sedric Holley, Russell Hopkins, Johnny James, Tyrell Polley, Maynard Snead and Robert …
Brown v. DPSCS, MD, Settlement Exhibit, Discrimination Against Blind Prisoners, 2019 Steven Brown, et al. v. Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, et al. Exhibit 1 to Release and Settlement Agreement Non-Monetary Term Sheet All of the following terms apply to currently incarcerated Plaintiffs in Brown v. Department of …
Faison v. Held, IL, Settlement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION JEAN-MARC FAISON, #R-41130, Plaintiff, vs. C/0 HELD, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 16-598-NJR-GCS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …
Goston v. Brady, IL, Settlement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION JAMES A. GOSTON, #N-73283, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) BARRY BRADY, ) ) ) Defendant. Case No. 15-1357-MJR-SCW ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement …
Publication • May 13, 2019
New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report, 2019 New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report May 2019 Executive Summary Background According to New York City Department of Correction (“DOC” or “the Department”) policy, during emergency lock-ins (or “lockdowns”) people in custody are confined to their cells …
Tenth Circuit: Prisoner Forfeited ADA Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity Argument by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a former Colorado prisoner waived his argument that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) abrogates sovereign immunity. The court …
Article • February 11, 2019
‘I Didn’t Lay Down’: How A California Man Convicted Of Murder May Have Saved His Own Life by Maura Ewing Death penalty mitigation offers juries a chance to see defendants in a different light by Maura Ewing, The Appeal The odds were stacked against Ernesto Martinez. Last fall, he was on …
Lawsuits Filed Over South Dakota Replacing Prison Law Libraries with Tablets by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Two federal lawsuits were filed by South Dakota prisoners in May and June 2018 against the state Department of Corrections (DOC) over the introduction of tablet computers to replace prison law libraries and …
Amble, et al. v. Spangler, et al., TN, class-action complaint, abolishment of in-person visitation, exercise opportunities, law library access, inadequate mental health treatment, etc., 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 1 of 35 PageID #: 1 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 2 of 35 PageID #: …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Justice Sotomayor Slams Solitary Confinement, but Supreme Court Declines to Accept Colorado Solitary Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court receives thousands of petitions for writ of certiorari from federal appellate rulings each term and denies the vast majority of those applications, generally with a one-sentence …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
California Attorney Specializes in Representing Prisoners Victimized by Fraud by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Peter Borenstein graduated from law school in 2014 with a burning passion for criminal justice reform ignited by his 20-year pen-pal relationship with a federal prisoner who had been a client of his father’s. He …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Filed under: Court Access
Rhode Island: Life-sentenced Prisoner is “Civilly Dead,” Cannot Pursue Tort Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Rhode Island Supreme Court, citing an antiquated law that declares life-sentenced state prisoners legally “dead in all respects,” affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s negligence claim for damages suffered when …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Louisiana Judge’s Views May Warrant Recusal in All Death Penalty Cases by David R. Bailey by David R. Bailey Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Scott Crichton’s self-recusal from hearing “Angola 5” David Brown’s death penalty appeal ensured that Brown’s due process rights would not be compromised. Brown feared he could not …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
The Catalyst: Thelton Henderson Transformed California’s Criminal Justice System. Now Comes the Backlash by Abbie Vansickle by Abbie Vansickle, The Marshall Project As the judge climbed the watchtower stairs in Pelican Bay prison, he heard muffled gunshots below. When he reached the top, he looked into the prison yard and …
Page 2 of 66. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 62 63 64 65 66 | Next »