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Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Race/Exposure Claims by In an unpublished order, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of an Illinois prisoner's racial discrimination and pepper spray exposure claims. Illinois prisoner Johnnie Flournoy brought suit in federal court asserting several unrelated constitutional violations. The district court dismissed …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Furloughs, Medical, Transplants
WA DOC Can Provide Organ Transplants by A Washington Appeals Court has held that a defendant convicted of delivery and possession with intent to deliver cocaine is not entitled to home detention for medical reasons. The defendant had received two liver transplants, and he was still under close observation by …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Classification, Furloughs
No Right to Funeral Furlough by The court of appeals for the Seventh circuit held that an Indiana prisoner had no right under state or federal law to attend his stepfather's funeral. Furloughs from prison are discretionary decisions by prison officials. See: Merritt v. Broglin, 891 F.2d 169 (7th Cir. …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Florida Judge's Brother Receives Medical Furlough, Recuperates at Home by Florida Judge's Brother Receives Medical Furlough, Recuperates at Home The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has sent one of its prison doctors to review if a prisoner should return to prison to heal from heart surgery. The prisoners connections have …
Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006
BOP Transfers Unescorted Prisoners On Civilian Buses, Some Escape by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke In a little-known program, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has been allowing unescorted prisoners to transfer between prisons using Greyhound and other civilian buses. Not surprisingly, some never show up at their destination. …
Article • April 15, 2003 • from PLN April, 2003
Vermont DOC Must Comply with APA for Rule Changes in Furlough Program by The Vermont Supreme Court has held that the state's Department of Corrections (DOC) must comply with the Vermont Administrative Procedure Act (APA) before it implements and enforces any rule changes. This was a class-action suit represented by …
Article • July 15, 2001 • from PLN July, 2001
Filed under: Furloughs, Medical, Dental Care
Detainee Entitled to Dental Care by Detainee Entitled To Dental Care A New York federal district Court ruled the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must provide detainee Melvin Lloyd Richards immediate dental care or release him. Richards was remanded to custody after convicted by a jury on January 17, 2000. Thereafter, …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Notice of Summary Judgment Requirements Mandatory by The U.S. court of appeals for the Second Circuit held that it is inappropriate to enter summary judgment against a pro se litigant if there is no indication that the litigant understands the requirements for summary judgment. In 1995, Stanley McPherson was a …
Article • June 15, 1998 • from PLN June, 1998
Repeal of South Carolina Furlough Law Violates Ex Post Facto by The court of appeals for the fourth circuit held that amendments to a South Carolina statute which eliminated furlough rights for prisoners convicted before its passage violate the ex post facto clause of the U.S. constitution. In 1983 the …
Article • October 15, 1996 • from PLN October, 1996
Texas Parole Rules on Litigants and Victim Statements Enjoined by A federal district court in Texas issued an extensive injunction prohibiting the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (TBPP) from taking into account either a prisoner's litigation history or unverified protest statements which oppose a prisoner's parole in making parole …
Article • November 15, 1995 • from PLN November, 1995
Filed under: Classification, Furloughs
TX Abolishes Furloughs by The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) administratively abolished furloughs for prisoners on July 1, 1995. In doing so it acted three months before a recently enacted state law eliminated all the furloughs, effective September 1, 1995. Under the state law only emergency furloughs are allowed. …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Classification, Furloughs
Furlough Facts by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Whatever you decide to do with your life you should try to do it well - be a professional. I'm a professional prisoner. I do time. I've got 15 years in and figure to retire in another 5, maybe sooner if I …
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