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Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News In Brief: by California: Over 226,000 pounds of hamburger meat was recalled from prisons in California and Oregon due to concerns that it was spoiled. The meat, shipped in 20-pound boxes from One Great Burger in Elizabeth, New Jersey, had been flagged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture but …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Connecticut Restricts Prisoners’ FOIA Requests by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Last year, Connecticut enacted an exemption to the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that prevents disclosure of certain records requested by “any individual committed to the custody or supervision of the Commissioner of Correction or confined in …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief: by Arizona: Infamous Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, best known for his harsh and humiliating treatment of prisoners, staged a Christmas carol contest on December 21, 2010. Ten prisoners sang for a chance to get a full traditional dinner on Christmas Eve, with Arpaio judging the contest …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Filed under: News, State Legislation
North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Felon’s Right to Possess Firearm by On August 28, 2009, the Supreme Court of North Carolina concluded that a 2004 law prohibiting felons from possessing a firearm violated the North Carolina constitution in an as-applied challenge to the law. Barney Britt was convicted in 1979 …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
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News In Brief: by Arizona: When Clayton Thornburg, 24, tried to escape from the Durango Jail in Phoenix on September 29, 2010, he left his clothes – and dignity – behind. Thornburg climbed over five fences topped with razor wire, which shredded his black-and-white striped jail clothes and left him …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Maryland Law Counts Prisoners According to Pre-Incarceration Residence by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby A new Maryland law – the first of its kind – changed the way state prisoners were counted in the 2010 census. Historically, prisoners have been counted according to the location of the facility where they …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Steep Surcharges for Driving Violations Clog Texas Courts, Create Criminals by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby A program designed to raise money for highway projects and trauma care by assessing steep surcharges for drunk driving and other traffic violations is clogging Texas courts and causing the dismissal rate for DWI …
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Federal Civil Commitment Statute Lawfully Enacted by Brandon Sample Congress did not exceed its powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause in authorizing the federal civil commitment of “sexually dangerous” federal prisoners upon the completion of their sentences, the U.S. Supreme Court decided May 17, 2010. …
Private Prison Companies Behind the Scenes of Arizona’s Immigration Law by Beau Hodai “Beside my brothers and my sisters, I’ll proudly take a stand. When liberty’s in jeopardy, I’ll always do what’s right. I’m out here on the frontline, sleep in peace tonight. American soldier, I’m an American soldier...” So …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Oregon: Prosecutors, Victims Kill Money-Saving Increased Sentence Reduction Law by Mark Wilson In a controversial move touted as saving Oregon an estimated $6 million, in June 2009 the state legislature passed a bill that increased earned time sentence reductions for non-violent offenders by an additional 10 percent. Just seven months …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
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News In Brief: by Arkansas: Sebastian County jail prisoner Gary Van Wolf, 64, awaiting trial on sex charges involving children, was strangled to death and left in his cell on September 16, 2010. According to a report by the Sheriff’s Office, jailers had left prisoners unsupervised for about an hour …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
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News in Brief: by Afghanistan: An Afghan prisoner being held at a U.S. military base attempted to escape on August 7, 2010, grabbing a rifle and fatally shooting two Marines before being killed by return fire. The location of the base was not disclosed. Alabama: On August 17, 2010, Steven …
Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010
Congress Passes Law to Reduce Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity by Anthony Papa On August 3, 2010, President Obama signed into law historic legislation that reduces the two-decades-old sentencing disparity between federal crack and powder cocaine offenses. House Republicans and Democrats are in agreement that U.S. drug laws are too harsh …
Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010
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News in Brief: by Arizona: On July 25, 2010, the troubled Corrections Corporation of America-run Saguaro Correctional Center was placed on lockdown after 30 prisoners from Hawaii were involved in a scuffle over an Xbox. During the melee the prison’s “gang intelligence officer” was beaten and suffered a broken nose, …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
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News in Brief: by California: Beverly Hills attorney Michael H. Inman was charged on June 17, 2010 with attempting to smuggle heroin into a secure area of the downtown L.A. criminal court building. The 48-year-old lawyer was caught with approximately 14.25 grams of black tar heroin in a plastic bag …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
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New Jersey’s Riverfront Prison Demolished by Justin Miller The Riverfront State Prison in Camden, New Jersey is no more. Despite protests from prison employees and the union that represents them, which objected to the loss of jobs, the prison – which had drawn considerable criticism over the years as a …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
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News in Brief: by Australia: In May 2010, guards at the Mobilong prison in South Australia discovered a fake gun made of matchsticks. Prison staff searched an unnamed prisoner and found the faux weapon after they noticed him behaving suspiciously. Authorities described the matchstick gun as highly realistic; it was …
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
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News in Brief: by Argentina: Prisoners Maximiliano Pereyra, 25, and Ariel Diaz, 28, escaped from a maximum security facility in early April 2010. The men eluded capture by stealing full sheep skins and blending in with a large herd of sheep on a nearby ranch. Police said spotting the pair …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
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News in Brief: by California: Contra Costa County’s top homicide prosecutor, Harold Jewett, was placed on administrative leave for allegedly punching his supervisor, assistant district attorney Paul Sequeira. The incident, which took place on March 8, 2010 during a staff meeting and sent Sequeira to the hospital for stitches, occurred …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
New York Passes Legislation Making HIV, AIDS and HCV Prisoner Care a Department of Health Responsibility by Christina Hernandez New York took a major step last fall to provide care for HIV-positive prisoners—and a victory for prisoners’ rights activists—with legislation giving the state Department of Health an official oversight role …
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