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Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Former Florida Senator Now Employed by Private Prison Company He Helped While in the State Senate by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss After Florida Senate President Joe Negron stepped down from his office in the legislature, he was immediately hired by the same private prison company that he …
Republican-Appointed Federal Judges Sentence Blacks More Harshly, Women More Leniently by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, presidents nominate judges to sit on federal district and circuit courts, as well as the Supreme Court. Federal judges are appointed for life and serve until they …
Ramos v. G4S Secure Solutions USA, CA. Complaint, Abuse Against Detainees, 2019 Case 3:19-cv-02757 Document 1 Filed 05/21/19 Page 1 of 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Neel Chatterjee (SBN 173985) nchatterjee@goodwinlaw.com Andrew Ong (SBN 267889) aong@goodwinlaw.com GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 601 Marshall Street Redwood City, …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Federal Prison Employee Sentenced for Defrauding Prisoners’ Families by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On June 14, 2018, Tanya L. Richard pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after being charged with taking money from the families of federal prisoners in return for a promise of …
Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Amid Scandal, Missouri Governor Issues Commutations and Pardons, Passes New Laws Before Resigning by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell As his resignation was about to take effect late on June 1, 2018, scandal-plagued Missouri Governor Eric Greitens pardoned five convicted felons, commuted the sentences of four others and signed 77 …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Colorado Accused of Failing to Comply with Settlement in Mental Health Care Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On June 13, 2018, attorneys representing mentally ill defendants held in Colorado jails moved to reopen a 2012 class-action settlement in which the state agreed to cease “warehousing” mentally ill prisoners …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Troubles at California Jail Lead Sheriff to Forgo Reelection by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Orange County, California’s jail system has been a hotbed of abuses for many years, accumulating a reputation for lawlessness on the part of prisoners and staff members alike. [See: PLN, June 2018, p.28; Jan. 2016, …
Texas Prisoners Receive Inadequate Legal Representation from State Agency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In December 2017, a Texas State Bar committee issued a scathing report concerning the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), which oversees the State Counsel for Offenders (SCO) – an agency that provides legal representation …
Publication • 2018
A Report of Investigation of Certain Allegations Relating to Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, U.S. Department of Justice, 2018 Table of Contents I. Introduction and Summary of Findings.................................................... 1 II. Relevant Statutes, Policies, and Practices ................................................ 3 III. A. Lack of Candor ........................................................................... 3 B. FBI Policies and Practices …
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Sheriffs – All of Them by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal lawsuit was filed in November 2017 against every sheriff in the state of Oklahoma, along with judges, court officials and the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association, challenging a scheme that turned unpaid court fees …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Indictment Alleges Prison Healthcare Company Bribed Texas State Senator by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In May 2017, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing Texas state Senator Carlos Uresti of accepting substantial bribes from a company that provides healthcare to prisoners at the Reeves County Detention Center (RCDC) in West …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Government Misconduct
Illinois Taxpayers Still Paying for a Paid-off Jail by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Residents in Tazewell County, Illinois pay a half-cent public safety sales tax on most purchases inside county lines. The tax was approved by voters in 2000 to pay for the construction of a new $17 million …
Brief • February 26, 2018
Ms. L v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CA, Complaint, Immigration, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00428-DMS-MDD Document 1 Filed 02/26/18 PageID.1 Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lee Gelernt* Judy Rabinovitz* Anand Balakrishnan* AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT 125 Broad St., 18th Floor New …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
No-show Cops and Dysfunctional Courts Keep Cook County Jail Prisoners Waiting Years for a Trial by Spencer Woodman by Spencer Woodman, Chicago Reader June 25, 2012, was a terrible day for Jermaine Robinson. Overall, life was good – the 21-year-old Washington Park resident had been studying music management at Columbia …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Waging War on the Poor: Unpaid Fines Lead to Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Stung by a series of lawsuits filed across the nation challenging the practice of jailing people unable to pay court fees and fines, Texas legislators passed a law that requires judges to offer community …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Former Mississippi DOC Commissioner, Co-defendants Sentenced in Massive Bribery Scheme by In January 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Henry T. Wingate sentenced Sam Waggoner, 62, to five years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner. The sentence also included two years of supervised …
Kissinger v. LeBlanc, LA, Settlement, Retaliation for Media Contact, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00011-JWD-EWD Document 59-2 09/05/17 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA * CIVIL ACTION * * N0.17-0011-JWD-EWD * VERSUS * JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES * * JAMES M. LEBLANC, ET AL MAGISTRATE JUDGE * …
Article • September 1, 2017
Federal Judge: Chicago Guilty of 'Bad Faith' for Refusing to Provide Documents in Police Shooting Case, Cites Ongoing Pattern of Conduct by City by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In a sternly-worded 24-page order dated January 3, 2017, U.S. District Judge Joan B. Gottschall of the U.S. District Court for …
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 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Ohio State Criminal Convictions Threatened by Evidence Technician’s Misconduct by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Recent court filings make it clear that G. Michele Yezzo, an evidence technician for 33 years with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), had a long history of behavioral problems that …
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