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Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Mother-Son Team Sentenced for Tax Fraud, Obstruction of Justice by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Debra Skipper, a 61-year-old Ohio woman, was sentenced on October 31, 2017 in federal district court in Clarksburg, West Virginia to a split sentence of six months in jail and six months of home detention …
Article • January 16, 2018
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Wisconsin Property Claim by Edward Lyon by Edward Lyon Wisconsin prisoner Christopher Streckenbach submitted two boxes of personal property for his son to pick up at a visit. The son never came within the policy's 30 day period. The property was weighed for mailing by …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
HRDC Sues Kitsap County, Washington over Debit Release Cards by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A lawsuit seeking class-action status was filed on October 20, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington, complaining of excessive and predatory fees imposed on prisoners who receive debit cards containing funds from their …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Prisoner Property
Oregon Prisoner’s Conversion Claim Against Guard Reinstated by The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s handwritten, pro se filing for failure to state a claim. Oregon prisoner Michael Spillino filed a handwritten petition in circuit court, claiming that Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) lieutenant …
Extensive Contraband Found During Shakedowns at Mississippi Prisons by A surprise predawn shakedown on March 3, 2017 yielded an “excessive amount of contraband” at one of Mississippi’s three privately-operated prisons, according to Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) Interim Commissioner Pelicia Hall. The search at the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility was …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Medical, Prisoner Property
Plastic Spoon Not a “Dangerous Weapon” Under Oregon Law by The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner was entitled to dismissal of a dangerous weapon charge because a plastic spoon with a slightly sharpened handle was not a dangerous weapon. The Court also held an “attempt” jury …
Article • August 4, 2017
$1,514 Verdict in Favor of NV Prisoner in Jail Retaliation Case by Joe Watson by Joe Watson A federal judge returned a bench verdict in favor of Timothy H. Johnson, a prisoner at the Ely, Nevada state prison, in May 2008, awarding the plaintiff $1,514.35 in his suit alleging that …
Going to Prison in Texas in 2015 by William T. Habern by William T. Habern, David P. O’Neil, and Debra Bone Introduction For over 30 years our firm has represented offenders and their families in prison and parole administrative and legal issues. The first version of this article was published …
Brief • May 12, 2017
Pederson v. County of Plumas, CA, Order for Sanctions and Report, Access to Dentures, 2017 Case 2:89-cv-01659-KJN Document 91 Filed 05/11/17 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PEDERSON, et al., 12 …
Publication • April 12, 2017
JPay Requet for Offer (RFO) C5607126-D for Lock Box and Debit Card Services, April 2017 • Stay connected. A Securus Technologies Company Cover Letter April 12, 2017 Jonathan Goff California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 1900 Birkmont Dr. Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 Re: Request for Offer (RFO) C5607126-D for Lock …
Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
The Financial Firm that Cornered the Market on Jails by Arun Gupta Thousands of arrestees a year are forced into get-out-of-jail-broke cards that are loaded up with deceptive fees. by Arun Gupta, The Nation A year and a half ago, after a grand jury declined to indict police officer Darren Wilson in …
Brief • February 8, 2017
Pederson v. County of Plumas, CA, Order on Consent Decree, Conditions at Jail, 2017 Case 2:89-cv-01659-KJN Document 85 Filed 02/08/17 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PEDERSON, et al., 12 13 …
Corrections Officials Stealing Prisoners’ Identities a Growing Problem by Christopher Zoukis Corrections officials tend to have a single-track mindset: guards oversee prisoners in an attempt to maintain security and order. But what if the looking glass needs to be reversed and the jailers need to be overseen instead? With identity …
New Study Documents Lower Pre-arrest Incomes for Prisoners by Derek Gilna A study released last year, prepared by the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), documented what most criminal justice experts have long suspected – that offenders’ pre-arrest incomes are significantly lower than the incomes of people who are not incarcerated. Interestingly, …
Warrantless Jail Cell Manuscript Seizure Vacates Oregon Rape Convictions by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed an Oregon man's rape convictions, finding that prosecutors improperly seized a handwritten manuscript from his jail cell without a warrant. Kenneth Everett Moore was arrested on six counts of rape when his …
Brief • October 28, 2016
Pederson v. County of Plumas, CA, Mot to Enforce Consent Decree, Access to Dentures, 2017 Case 2:89-cv-01659-KJN Document 79 Filed 10/28/16 Page 1 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dan Stormer, Esq. [S.B. # 101967] Mohammad Tajsar, Esq. [S.B. #280152] HADSELL STORMER & RENICK …
Article • October 27, 2016
Kentucky Court of Appeals Upholds Jail Confiscating Cash and Checks to Pay Fees by Matthew Clarke On November 13, 2015, a Kentucky court of appeals held that neither a jail nor a bank acted illegally when the confiscated the checks prisoners had on them when they were booked into the …
Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
Oregon Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Release Debit Card Suit by Derek Gilna On August 25, 2016, a federal district court in Oregon denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former prisoner Danica Love Brown, who had filed a class-action complaint naming Stored Value Cards, Inc. d/b/a …
Article • September 8, 2016
WV: Money Sent By Family to Prisoners Subject to 40% Deduction, Despite Rule To the Contrary by Lonnie Burton On June 8, 2016, the West Virginia Supreme Court held that funds received by prisoners from family and friends are considered "earnings" and thus subject to the deductions mandated by W. …
Article • August 25, 2016
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 …
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