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Publication • August 1, 2019
CLC, Georgetown Law Civil Rights Clinic Report -- "Can't Pay, Can't Vote.: A National Survey on the Modern Poll Tax," 2019 Can’t Pay, Can’t Vote: A NATIONAL SURVEY ON THE MODERN POLL TAX Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Introduction 7 Part I: History and Context 13 A. Poll Taxes …
Montana Parolee Sues CoreCivic Over Prison Assault, Brain Injury by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A former prisoner at the Crossroads Correctional Center near Shelby, Montana is suing the facility’s private operator, CoreCivic (formerly Corrections Corporation of America) and its contract medical provider, alleging staff allowed another prisoner to assault him …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Parole
Michigan: $40,000 Settlement for Parole Violation Sanctions Absent Due Process by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $40,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) deprived a parolee of his liberty without due process or an opportunity to properly waive his rights. …
“I Had Nothing”: How Parole Perpetuates a Cycle of Incarceration and Instability by Raven Rakia Richard Cannon was making gains after being released from prison. Then one arrest changed the course of his life. by Raven Rakia, The Appeal Richard Cannon was born into a large family in Harlem. He was …
Publication • June 1, 2019
The Sentencing Project, Campaign to End Life Imprisonment - Women and Girls Serving Life Sentences, 2019 CAMPAIGN TO END LIFE IMPRISONMENT WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Nationwide one of every 15 women in prison — nearly 7,000 women — is serving a life or virtual life sentence.1 One-third of …
Analysis of California LWOP Decisions, Harvard Law Review, 2019 \\jciprod01\productn\H\HLC\54-2\HLC202.txt unknown Seq: 1 28-JUN-19 13:22 A Stone of Hope: Legal and Empirical Analysis of California Juvenile Lifer Parole Decisions Kristen Bell1 “With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.” …
A Stone of Hope: Legal and Empirical Analysis of California Juvenile Lifer Parole Decisions, Harvard Law Review, 2019 \\jciprod01\productn\H\HLC\54-2\HLC202.txt unknown Seq: 1 28-JUN-19 13:22 A Stone of Hope: Legal and Empirical Analysis of California Juvenile Lifer Parole Decisions Kristen Bell1 “With this faith, we will be able to hew out …
Incorrigible: The First Step Act and the Carceral State by Marie Gottschalk by Marie Gottschalk With much fanfare, President Donald Trump signed the First Step Act into law in December 2018. New Jersey senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker hailed the legislation as a milestone that marked a “meaningful break …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Long-Term Illinois Prisoners Rarely Released by State Parole Board by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson The more a certain group of Illinois prisoners age behind bars, the less likely they are to be released, according to a study released last year by the non-partisan, not-for-profit group Injustice Watch. The study, …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Parole, Probation
One in 55 Adults on Probation or Parole, Study Finds by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson The number of people on probation and parole increased 239 percent from 1980 to 2016, according to a September 2018 report by the Pew Research Center. That spurred a dramatic rise in the per …
Aging Prison Population Finds Parole Elusive by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Justice, about 11% of the state and federal prison population in 2016 was over age 55. Of those prisoners, numbering roughly 160,000, around 38,000 were 65 or older. …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Report Highlights Shortcomings of New York’s Parole Board by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An investigative report issued in August 2018 by two advocacy groups, Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) and the Parole Preparation Project (PPP), found significant problems with the New York State Board of Parole’s (BOP) policies, …
Under “In-House Parole,” New Mexico Prisoners Remain in Prison by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Parole is generally defined as conditional release from prison before a sentence has expired. But in New Mexico, every month dozens of “release-eligible” offenders join a pool of paroled state prisoners who nevertheless remain incarcerated. …
Article • October 9, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Filed under: Parole
Black Liberation Army Members Convicted of Murdering Cops Granted Parole by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Herman Bell served 46 years behind bars in New York. The 70-year-old was convicted of the 1971 murders of two NYPD officers, and received a sentence of 25 years to life. Denied parole on …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
With Help from ACLU, Parolee Wins $10,000 Settlement Plus $100,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna After serving a 16-year sentence for forcible sodomy and forcible oral copulation, California state prisoner Sherman D. Manning was released on parole in February 2016 under the custody of the state’s …
Oklahoma Prisoners, Advocacy Group File Short-lived Lawsuit Alleging Corruption by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2017, Oklahoma state prisoners and the non-profit All In One Project filed a federal civil rights suit arguing political contributions made by private prison firms to state officials led to contracts with those …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Filed under: Settlements, Parole
California Supreme Court Modifies Settlement to Revise Parole Process by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna California state prisoner Roy Butler, serving an indeterminate prison term for second-degree murder, sought habeas corpus relief on December 12, 2012, contesting the California Parole Board’s process of calculating the length of his sentence. Butler …
Article • August 24, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Parole
Changes Affecting Exercise of Discretion for Parole Did Not Create Ex Post Facto Violation by R. Bailey The Vermont Supreme Court denied prisoners’ Ex Post Facto violation claims, holding that there was no sufficient evidence showing that the enactment of new policies and statutes worked to prohibit their parole release. …
Publication • August 1, 2018
New York State Parole Board - Failures in Staffing and Performance - A Report by the Parole Preparation Project and The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, 2018 New York State Parole Board: Failures A Report and in by the Staffing and Performance Parole Preparation Project The Release Aging People …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Parole, Three Strikes
Virginia Parole Board Changes “Three-Strikes” Interpretation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Virginia’s parole board is changing a policy under which the state’s “three-strikes” law was used to deny parole to 262 prisoners who previously had never been incarcerated before their current charges. The change came on the heels …
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