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Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Connecticut Prisons Begin 10% Deductions of Prisoner Monies by The Connecticut Department of Corrections (CDOC) has put into effect a new state law that creates savings accounts for prisoners. The new law, which took effect July 1, 2007, allows CDOC to automatically deduct 10 percent of any funds that are …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Filed under: Medical, Medication
Vermont DOC: Nations Biggest Prison Dispenser of Psychotropic Medication by Vermont DOC: Nations Biggest Prison Dispenser of Psychotropic Medication It is not questioned by those familiar with the population of America's prisoner system that prisons have become the main provider of mental health services since the nation dismantled its psychiatric …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
United States Sentencing Commission Approves Crack Reform For Federal Prisoners by On December 11, 2007, the day after the Supreme Court affirmed a judge?s decision to sentence below the guideline range based on the unfairness of the crack cocaine sentencing disparity, the United States Sentencing Commission voted to make retroactive …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Alabama Corrections Commissioner’s Contempt Order Upheld by Alabama Corrections Commissioner's Contempt Order Upheld Alabama's Supreme Court has affirmed a Montgomery County Circuit Court's order holding Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Commissioner Richard Allen in contempt, with the threat of jail time. The order stemmed from a lawsuit filed by counties …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
California Prison Guards Lose Unlimited “Time Bank” For On-The Job Union Business by Marvin Mentor California Prison Guards Lose Unlimited "Time Bank" For On-The Job Union Business by Marvin Mentor The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) lost its bid to undo a cap on its contract provision permitting rank-and-file …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Lawsuit Against WI Supermax Settled for $475,000; General Population Prisoners Fill Beds by In January 2007, Wisconsin officials settled a federal lawsuit filed by a prisoner at the state?s former Supermax facility at Boscobel, now called the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF). Canyon Thixton, who arrived at the maximum security …
No Criminal Wrongdoing Found in Overpayments to Florida Private Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In May 2007 the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) issued a 22-page report which found that $12.7 million in overpayments to the state's private prison contractors did not result from an intent …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Prisoner Crashes Jet Ski into Dock in Camden County, Georgia by On September 16, 2006, a Camden County, Georgia jail prisoner crashed a Sheriff?s Department jet ski into a private dock at Harriet?s Bluff on the Crooked River. According to Sheriff Bill Smith, jail trustees were moving the jet skis …
Most Serious Sex Offenders in Boston Living in Homeless Shelters by Efforts in Massachusetts to keep a close eye on released sex offenders have apparently failed. Rather than having such offenders in stable living environments where law enforcement officials can monitor them, 65 percent of the state?s most dangerous sex …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
New York City Settles Prisoner-On-Prisoner Assault for $180,000 by On October 23, 2006, the City of New York agreed to pay $180,000 to a prisoner who suffered facial injuries as the result of an attack by another prisoner. City prisoner Ivan Miller, 34, claimed that on June 30, 1998, while …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Iowa Faith-Based Program Held Unconstitutional by 8th Circuit; Continues with Private Funding by Previously, PLN reported an Iowa federal district court ruling which held that the InnerChange Freedom Initiatives, a faith-based prison program that received state funding, violated the First Amendment?s establishment clause. [See: PLN, July 2006, pg.18]. As noted …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Hawaii Youth Prison Financial Audit Finds Excessive Overtime/Leave Abuses by A 2007 financial audit of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) found significant overtime costs and sick leave among guards, with 35 percent of gross compensation being earned through overtime pay in fiscal year 2004-2005. Intense scrutiny of HYCF, the …
Eighth Circuit Upholds Arkansas Jailer’s 78-Month Sentence for Brutalizing Prisoners by Eighth Circuit Upholds Arkansas Jailer's 78-Month Sentence for Brutalizing Prisoners The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the criminal conviction of an Arkansas jailer for violation of the civil rights of two prisoners whom he beat maliciously and …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month?s cover story examines the environmental woes, and history, of one old prison in Colorado. In many respects this is a microcosm of many prisons in the United States. The negative aspects of prisons on the environment itself, and on the prisoners housed …
Brief • January 15, 2008
Pavey v Conley in Reply Brief Re Excessive Force and Exhaustion Defense 2008 ! '+%'"" !"# $ %& '(%#')% #%& #+ '(%#')% " +,' + *%& - +, '.'(' + !! . 2 " +, +%( /0 / % ! !! +%( + # 3! 1 &' " 4*,5 *#% …
Brief • January 15, 2008
Gronquist v Barshaw Wa Memo in Supp of Cross Mot for Sj Public Records Lawsuit 2008 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THURSTON COUNTY DEREK E. GRONQUIST, No. 05-2-01941-4 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. VICTORIA BARSHAW, et al., MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF CROSS …
Publication • January 15, 2008
Denaturalization Investigations Handbook, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, 2008 Department of Homeland Security Office of Investigations Denaturalization Investigations Handbook OI HB 08-01 January 15, 2008 OFFICIAL USE ONLY Foreword The Denaturalization Investigations Handbook provides a single source of national policies, procedures, responsibilities, guidelines, and controls that should be followed by …
Brief • January 14, 2008
Simpson v Thomas Ca Appellees Brief Re Excessive Force 2008 07-16228 "IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS' , . ' . ' ' , . '. . ..,. -,,' FOR THE NlNTH CIRCUIT . 0- .~ GARYS .' ..,,' ,.. ,,' Plairitiff- "pp' Hant, " " .. . ," …
Brief • January 14, 2008
Graham v Mattingly Ny Reply Memo Unconst Child Removal and Detention 2008 ARGUMENT POINT I MRS. GRAHAM DID NOT CONSENT TO THE REMOVAL OF HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN Defendants’ contention that Ms. Graham consented to the removal of her children and grandchildren from her care without a pre-removal court hearing …
Brief • January 14, 2008
Romero v Frederick Ca Order Granting Motion for Review of Clerk's Taxation of Costs Excessive Force 2008 Case 3:05-cv-03014-MJJ Document 143 Filed 01/14/2008 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 11 For …
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