Skip navigation

Search

1412 results
Page 20 of 71. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ... 67 68 69 70 71 | Next »

Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
$750,000 Settlement in New Mexico “Controlled Seating” Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke On September 2013, a proposed settlement was filed in a lawsuit over forcibly seating prisoners “nuts-to-butts” for hours at a time at a New Mexico state prison – a practice also known as “controlled seating.” The settlement provides $750,000 …
Brief • July 14, 2015
Callaway v. City of Austin, TX, Plain. Order on Motion to Dismiss, Involuntary Blood Draw Procedure, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00103-SS Document 59 Filed 07/14/15 Page 1 of 29 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION CAROLINE CALLA WAY, Plaintiff, V. F!Lm 2115 JUL It …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Ninth Circuit: “Brutal” Cavity Search Violated Fourth Amendment by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: “Brutal” Cavity Search Violated Fourth Amendment by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 25, 2014, in a 2-1 decision, that a “brutal” warrantless body cavity search violated the Fourth Amendment. In September …
Strip Searches of Female Visitors on Their Menstrual Period Addressed at CCA Shareholder Meeting by Strip Searches of Female Visitors on Their Menstrual Period Addressed at CCA Shareholder Meeting Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison company, held its annual shareholder meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on May …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
$6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit by Derek Gilna $6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit by Derek Gilna An eight-year-old lawsuit alleging illegal overdetention and strip searches of detainees at the District of Columbia Jail concluded with a $6.2 million …
Article • July 2, 2015
Prosecutors Deny Defense Attorneys Access to National DNA Database, Leaving Innocent in Prison by Matthew Clarke Prosecutors Deny Defense Attorneys Access to National DNA Database, Leaving Innocent in Prison By Matt Clarke DNA testing has become a well-recognized and powerful method for freeing prisoners wrongly convicted of crimes they did …
Sheriff Ordered to Reinstate Contractors’ Security Clearances to Remedy Retaliation for Blanket Strip-Search Litigation by Sheriff Ordered to Reinstate Contractors’ Security Clearances to Remedy Retaliation for Blanket Strip-Search Litigation A Virginia federal district court ordered a sheriff to reinstate the security clearances of six contractors after it found the Sheriff …
$30,000 Award for New York Prisoner Held in Tuberculosis Isolation by $30,000 Award for New York Prisoner Held in Tuberculosis Isolation A New York Federal Jury awarded a prisoner $30,000 for injuries incurred from constitutional violations that resulted from him being held in tuberculosis isolation against his will, despite not …
The Genesis of Increasing Incidents of Police Brutality: The War on Drugs by Bill Trine The Genesis of Increasing Incidents of Police Brutality: The War on Drugs By Bill Trine What is the cause of the spiraling increase in police assaults on people whom they should help to protect --- …
Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring by Derek Gilna In a March 30, 2015 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a North Carolina law that requires certain sex offenders …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Strip Searches
Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a proposed class-action complaint filed on behalf of pretrial detainees at …
$1.6 Million Settlement for Police Body Cavity Search and Forced Colonoscopy of New Mexico Man by $1.6 Million Settlement for Police Body Cavity Search and Forced Colonoscopy of New Mexico Man A 54 year-old resident of Lordsburg, Hidalgo County New Mexico filed a civil rights complaint in the District Court …
Article • June 1, 2015
$300,000 Settlement in EAJA Suit by David Reutter $300,000 Settlement in EAJA Suit by David Reutter The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a claim under the Equal Access to Justice Act for “Attorney’s fees, expert fees and costs” to challenge the BOP’s “Violation of its …
Section 1983 Litigation, Karen Blum Journal Article, 2015 SECTION 1983 LITIGATION: THE MAZE, THE MUD, AND THE MADNESS Karen M. Blum* INTRODUCTION Some of us were there at the “founding,” and I don’t mean in 1871 when 42 U.S.C. § 19831 was originally enacted as the Ku Klux Klan Act,2 …
Publication • 2015
Volume 6 Detention and Corrections Caselaw Catalog 26th Ed. 2016 DETENTION AND CORRECTIONS CASELAW CATALOG 26th Edition 2015-2016 Volume Six: Sec. 39-50 Rod C. Miller Donald J. Walter Research and Review: Joseph Heltzel Chris Dickey Richard Drennon Kyle McCarty CRS, Inc. A Non-Profit Organization 925 Johnson Drive Gettysburg, PA 17325 …
Brief • May 18, 2015
Callaway v. City of Austin, TX, Plain. Response to Def. Amended Motion to Dismiss, Involuntary Blood Draw Procedure, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00103-SS Document 53 Filed 05/18/15 Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION CAROLINE CALLAWAY, Plaintiff, § § § § …
Brief • May 7, 2015
Callaway v. City of Austin, TX, Plain. Response to Def. Motion to Dismiss, Involuntary Blood Draw Procedure, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00103-SS Document 46 Filed 05/07/15 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION CAROLINE CALLAWAY, Plaintiff, vs CITY OF AUSTIN; TRAVIS …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Accuracy of Widely-Used Polygraph Machine Under Fire by Derek Gilna In the hands of a skilled operator, such as the late John Reid of John E. Reid and Associates, one of the early pioneers in the lie detection field, the polygraph can be a useful tool. Reid, along with noted …
Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton South Carolina’s Supreme Court hasrejected a challenge to a state law that requires lifetime GPS monitoring of certain sex offenders who violate the terms …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matthew Clarke ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matt Clarke Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to settle a class-action suit filed by 22 immigrants whose homes were raided by ICE agents in …
Page 20 of 71. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ... 67 68 69 70 71 | Next »