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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. …
DOJ Launches Investigation into Abuse at Florida Women’s Prison by Prompted by claims of sexual abuse highlighted in a 2015 Miami Herald news report, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into Florida’s Lowell Correctional Institution (LCI), the largest prison for women in the state and the …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Connecticut Passes Law to Protect Women, Transgender Prisoners by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In May 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law SB-13, a bill that will bring fairness and dignity to women and transgender prisoners, his office said. The bill, which received unanimous votes in both …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
$32,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case Involving Mentally Ill Alabama Prisoner by A settlement was reached in a civil rights action alleging guards at Alabama’s Madison County Jail (MCJ) used excessive force on a mentally ill prisoner during a cell extraction. Haraesheo Rice, 31, was well known to MCJ staff, …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Seventh Circuit Vacates ADA Summary Judgment Against Cook County Sheriff by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On July 30, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a partial summary judgment order issued by a district court that found the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois liable for various violations of …
Sex Crimes and Criminal Justice: Formerly Incarcerated Sex Offenders Say Civil Commitment Programs Deny Proper Rehabilitation by Barbara Koeppel by Barbara Koeppel, The Washington Spectator Responding to several highly-publicized sex crimes and public fears, legislatures across the country have adopted statutes that allow the continued imprisonment of sex offenders after …
Pack v. Mueller, IL, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2019 Case 3:17-cv-00880-MJR-SCW Document 102 Filed 01/02/19 Page 1 of 13 Page ID #406 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES L. PACK, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT C. MUELLER, JOHN R. BALDWIN, CHRISTOPHER BOEHLER, STEPHEN KEIM, …
Publication • January 1, 2019
The Challenge of Criminal Justice Reform, Square One Project-Columbia University, 2019 EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE FUTURE OF JUSTICE POLICY JANUARY 2019 Bruce Western, Justice Lab, Columbia University THE CHALLENGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM The Square One Project aims to incubate new thinking on our response to crime, promote more effective …
Babu v. County of Alameda, CA, Complaint, Unconstitutional Use of Isolation, 2018 Case 4:18-cv-07677 Document 1 Filed 12/21/18 Page 1 of 59 1 JEFFREY BORNSTEIN – 99358 ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 2 KARA JANSSEN – 274762 HUGO CABRERA – 309289 3 ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP 101 Mission Street, …
LaFleur v. Missouri DOC, MO, Settlement, Prison Workplace Harassment, 2018 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 14 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 15 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 16 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 17 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 18 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 19 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 20 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 21 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 22 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 23 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 24 Evans_2019-04-22_Page 25
Cevallos v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Claim, Excessive Force Against Disabled Person, 2018 BD. SUP.'18DEC17AM 9:52 CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA HAHD-DEU~Ektb Please submit the completed form to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 70 W. Hedding St., th East Wing, 10 Floor, San Jose, CA …
Report: Homelessness and Housing Insecurity are Hurdles for Former Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna More than a half-million Americans are homeless on any given day, and for the five million ex-prisoners in the U.S., the rate of homelessness is almost 10 times higher than among the general population. …
Federal Judge Orders Washington Prison Officials to Properly Feed Ramadan Participants by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In what could be the fastest injunction ever granted in a prison-related case, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Leighton issued a temporary retraining order in favor of Muslim prisoners mere hours after they …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Gang Member’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 19, 2017, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a federal civil rights suit brought by a prisoner who alleged Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) officials ignored his warnings that …
Rodriguez-Pena v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made as of the 5th day of December, 2018, by and between Adan Rodriguez-Pena ("Plaintiff') and the County of Santa Clara ("County") in recognition of the …
Brief • December 4, 2018
Nickerson v. Nevada County, CA, Complaint, Employment Discrimination, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-02648-KJM-DB Document 1 Filed 09/27/18 Page 1 of 18 RECEIVED Kerry S. Schaffer(SBN84706) LAWOFFICES OF KERRYS. SCHAFFER 3527 Hacienda Drive , Santa Rosa, CA 95405 3 Tele: (707) 575-4075 Fax: (707)575-8075 4 Email: kerryschaffer@sbcglobal.net S Attorney DECO 4 2018 NEVADA …
Publication • December 1, 2018
Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring Triennial Review, OPPAGA, 2018 Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring Triennial Review - 2018 Report No. 18-08 December 2018 December 2018 Report No. 18-XX Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring Triennial Review - 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Beginning in the early nineties, both federal and Florida law have …
Brief • November 21, 2018
Young, et al. v. Newton, et al., VA, second amended complaint, religious discrimination against Muslim prisoners, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00851-AJT-JFA Document 10 Filed 11/21/18 Page 1 of 44 PageID# 48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION MITCHELL YOUNG, Inmate # 1399969 DESMOND HORTON, Inmate # 72575 DOMINIC …
Article • November 7, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Louisiana Sex Offender Restrictions, Harsh Laws Prolong Prison Sentences by “There is nothing else I have left to complete,” said Antoine Hartley. The Louisiana prisoner became eligible for release in 2013. But his inability to find post-release housing approved for sex offenders will likely force him to complete his entire …
Article • November 7, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Defense Investigator Jailed for Initially Refusing to Testify in Death Penalty Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Greta Lindercrantz, 67, was jailed for contempt of court by Arapahoe County, Colorado District Judge Michelle Amico on February 26, 2018. Lindercrantz, a Mennonite defense investigator, had refused to testify in a …
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