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Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Tennessee: Theft, Misconduct Charges Pending Against Former Jail Supervisor, Son by David Reutter A father and son have been charged with misconduct and theft for inappropriate conduct with prisoners and double-billing supervision over a work crew from a Tennessee jail. According to Police Chief Mark Sirois, the Johnson City Police …
Sexual Harassment, Abuse Alleged at Oklahoma Halfway House for Women by Joe Watson Ownership of a privately-operated Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) halfway house near Tulsa has changed hands in the midst of at least two lawsuits and possible criminal charges stemming from allegations that the owner of a sandwich …
Article • November 10, 2015
New Hampshire Legislative Report Criticizes Prisoner Work Release Controls by Derek Gilna New Hampshire Legislative Report Criticizes Prisoner Work Release Controls         by Derek Gilna        State legislatures nationwide, confronted with tight budgetary constraints, have demanded more efficiency out of the programs they fund, and New Hampshire is no exception.  The Office …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Florida Home Confinement Program Criticized After Witness’ Murder by Florida Home Confinement Program Criticized After Witness’ Murder In internal investigation of a home confinement program in Orange County, Florida revealed widespread problems, including the failure of staff to report violations that could have led to the re-incarceration of a program …
Article • June 1, 2015
$8,500 Settlement for Sexual Assault of Minor by Alabama Prisoner on Work Release by $8,500 Settlement for Sexual Assault of Minor by Alabama Prisoner on Work Release The city of Cordova, Alabama, agreed to pay $8,564.26 to settle a lawsuit that charged it failed to properly supervise a prisoner who …
When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna A recent interest among government officials in reducing prison populations as a way to cut costs, stemming from the 2008 Great Recession that resulted in significant budget deficits, has placed renewed emphasis …
Controversy, Criticism Plague Brooklyn Halfway House by Derek Gilna Controversy, Criticism Plague Brooklyn Halfway House by Derek Gilna Community First Services, Inc., established by Jack A. Brown III in 2005 to provide transitional services for prisoners returning to New York City, has come under scrutiny following news reports that cast …
Article • October 5, 2014
Filed under: Work Release, Sentencing
Pennsylvania Court Rules BOP Has Authority to Grant 6-months Halfway House by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania Court Rules BOP Has Authority to Grant 6-months Halfway House   by Derek Gilna   Normally, courts are hesitant to even consider cases involving the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) designating people to halfway houses, …
Article • September 18, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Alabama Work Release Transportation, Medical and Drug Screen Costs Not “Incidental to Confinement” by David Reutter Alabama Work Release Transportation, Medical and Drug Screen Costs Not “Incidental to Confinement” by David M. Reutter Alabama’s Supreme Court has held that the plain language of § 14-8-6, Ala. Code 1975 does not …
Brief • March 29, 2014
Meeks v. Department of Correctional Services, NE, Leg. Bill 949 Approv. Settlement, Wrongful Death - Prisoner Car Accident, 2014 LB 949 LB 949 LEGISLATIVE Approved by the BILL Governor 949 March 29, 2014 Introduced by Business and Labor Committee: Lathrop, 12, Chairperson; Ashford, 20; Harr, 8; McGill, 26; Wallman, 30. …
Brief • February 21, 2014
Meeks v. Department of Correctional Services, NE, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Prisoner Car Accident, 2014 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA LEONARD MEEKS and MARTELL BUCHANAN, as Co-Special Administrators of the Estate of Joyce Meeks, Deceased, Plaintiffs, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, STATE OF NEBRASKA, ROBERT P. HOUSTON, …
Article • August 15, 2013
Washington Work Release Reduces Recidivism by A report of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) found that Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) work release reduces total recidivism by 2.8 percent and felony recidivism by 1.8 percent, but had no effect on violent felony recidivism. The report concludes that …
Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013
South Dakota Non-profits Lose Cheap Prison Labor by Derek Gilna Many states have gotten the message that there are viable alternatives to incarceration that cost less and are equally effective in terms of reducing crime rates, but some non-profits like the Salvation Army are suffering because declining prison populations mean …
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner's Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court's dismissal of a prisoner's lawsuit alleging discrimination based on his sexual orientation. Ricky Davis, a gay, insulin-dependent diabetic Michigan state prisoner, was screened, medically cleared and hired by …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Utah Potentially Liable for Juvenile’s Death; Incarceration Exception to State’s Immunity Inapplicable by The Utah Supreme Court has that the “incarceration exception” to the state’s waiver of sovereign immunity does not apply to a juvenile offender’s placement in an unsecured community-based proctor home. Sixteen-year-old Dillon Whitney was charged with several …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Pennsylvania Officials Link Halfway House Payments to Recidivism Rates by Derek Gilna Community corrections centers, also known as halfway houses, receive a great deal of money to help prepare prisoners to reenter society. Unfortunately, according to a recent study in Pennsylvania, the state’s 38 halfway houses with 4,313 beds have …
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
Economy Forces Oregon Jails to Eliminate Beds by Commissioners in Marion County, Oregon voted on October 19, 2011 to cut 128 jail beds, closing one pod and reducing the jail’s capacity to 400 prisoners. In reality, however, only 56 beds were cut because the county is reopening 72 work center …
New Jersey Comptroller Criticizes, Questions Halfway House Contracts by Derek Gilna In a June 15, 2011 letter and separate audit report, the New Jersey State Comptroller’s office sharply criticized a number of issues related to the Department of Corrections’ (DOC) contracts with private halfway houses. Singled out for special attention …
Louisiana Trustee Impregnates 11-Year Old; Trustee Program Cancelled by Louisiana's Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office has ended its jail trustee work program in the wake of a detainee impregnating his 11-year old step-daughter while on trustee status. Rodney Morrison, 37, was arrested on August 14, 2006, for raping his 11-year old …
Article • May 15, 2012
Minnesota District Court Directs BOP to Reconsider Prisoner’s Denial of Halfway House Placement by Derek Gilna By Derek Gilna In a pre-"Second Chance Act" case, Judge Davis of the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, has granted prisoner Steven Allen Knish's § 2241 Petition, his motion to alter or amend …
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