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Brief • November 19, 2007
Romero v Frederick Ca Plt Reply to Def Opposition to Motion for Review of Costs 2007 Case 3:05-cv-03014-MJJ 1 2 3 4 Document 141 Filed 11/19/2007 Page 1 of 6 DENNIS CUNNINGHAM, (SB# 112910) W. GORDON KAUPP, (SB# 226141) 115-A Bartlett Street San Francisco, California 94110 Telephone: (415) 285-8091 Facsimile: …
Brief • November 16, 2007
Kinslow v New Mexico Doc Nm Complaint Native American Rluipa Violation 2007 Case 6:07-cv-01164-MV-RLP Document 1 Filed 11/16/2007 Page 1 of 16 FILED IN TilE UNITE"V c..TJtTE~ D1.STf\tJ.Jt>J1Tfi~lqWES D,ISTRICTG8URT "p.UmOO~F\QUE, u fOB. 1ft\: \YtSTRt.c..T Or NE\)J MUICO NOY JTMMV t~1:N0LOW I PI ctl1.J1-iH ) 1~; NEW MEXICO 2007 MATTHEW J. …
Brief • November 16, 2007
Countryman v Farber Ny Appeal Police Reveal Child Victim Identity 2007 07-1869 07-1870 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ________________________________ ___________________ : CARLINA COUNTRYMAN and : DEAN COUNTRYMAN, as parents and legal : guardians of ALEXANDER COUNTRYMAN, : a minor child, : Plaintiffs/Appellees/Cross: Appellants : : Docket …
Prison Drinking Water and Wastewater Pollution Threaten Environmental Safety Nationwide by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Aging infrastructure concerns are not limited to America's highways, bridges and dams. Today, crumbling, overcrowded prisons and jails nationwide are bursting at the seams -- literally -- leaking environmentally dangerous effluents not just …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Suit Over Death in Rockwall County, Texas, Settles for $100,000 by Rockwall County, Texas, and Lake Pointe Medical Center will pay $100,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a prisoner who died after being turned away from the hospital twice in 2004. Sharon Mann claimed …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Filed under: Sewage, Water, Media, PLN Litigation
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month's cover story is on what goes in and comes out of prisons in the way of water and sewage. While a lot of attention is paid to the more dramatic effects of prison overcrowding, such as violence, inadequate medical care, prisoners sleeping …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Texas Last State in Union to Get Prison Phones by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 15, 2007, legislation took effect that brought Texas into the fold of the other 49 states that have prisoner telephones in state prisons. State Senator Letica Van de Putte filed SD 1580, authorizing …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Habeas Hints: Habeas Year in Review: 2007 by Kent A. Russell This column is intended to provide "Habeas Hints" to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys ("in pro per"). The focus of the column is on habeas corpus practice under AEDPA, the 1996 …
Dallas County Jail Deficient, Says 2006 Report; DOJ Files Suit by Gary Hunter Just over two years ago, the jail in Dallas County, Texas (DCJ) failed state certification inspections and came under fire for numerous high profile cases of prisoner deaths and neglect. A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report, …
$56,000 Settlement for Torturous Eight Hours in New Jersey Jail by In April 2007, the Borough of Bradley Beach, New Jersey, agreed to pay $56,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging multiple constitutional violations by a woman who spent eight hours in the Borough?s jail. Plaintiff Aimee Sliker was arrested …
Arizona and Indiana Prisoner Uprising at GEO-Run Prison in Indiana by by Matt Clarke On April 24, 2007, about 500 Arizona and Illinois prisoners at a privately-run facility owned by the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) participated in an uprising. The prison is operated by the Boca Raton, Florida-based GEO …
Innocent Indiana Man Awarded $9 Million for 20 Years Imprisonment by An Indiana federal jury awarded Larry Mayes $9 million for actions taken by police officers of Indiana's City of Hammond, which resulted in Mayes being convicted of a rape he did not commit. As a result of those actions, …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Five-Year Forecast: Prison Population Will Swell 13%—Triple America’s Growth Rate by Five-Year Forecast: Prison Population Will Swell 13%?Triple America's Growth Rate The charitably funded Washington D.C.-based Public Safety Performance Project (PSPP), statistically analyzing prison population trends in all 50 states and the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), projected that between …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Federal Jury Awards $530,000 for Wrongful Death in Minnesota Jail by Michael Rigby On February 26, 2007, a federal jury in Minnesota awarded $530,000 to the family of a man who died in his cell after jailers and medical staff at the Washington County Jail repeatedly ignored his pleas for …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Michigan’s Law Attaching Prisoner Retirement Benefits Trumped By Federal Law by Michigan's Law Attaching Prisoner Retirement Benefits Trumped By Federal Law Michigan requires financially able prisoners to contribute up to 90% of monies received at their prison address to the state's coffers as an offset to the cost of their …
Overcrowded Washington DOC’s Solution: Ship ’Em Out of State by David Reutter Overcrowded Washington DOC's Solution: Ship ?Em Out of State by David M. Reutter Overcrowding is pinching the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC). To alleviate that problem, the department ordered less than 100 community supervision violators released without a …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Oklahoma Court Orders Sentenced Prisoners Transported to Prison by The District Court for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma has ordered the County's Sheriff to transfer all prisoners awaiting transportation to the Department of Corrections (DOC) within 30 days and any prisoners sentenced after the Court's order are to be so transferred within …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
California’s Prison Drug Procurements Separate from Other State Agencies by California's Prison Drug Procurements Separate from Other State Agencies California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle issued a June 2007 report to follow-up on her past recommendation to implement bulk procurement cost-savings in the state's contracts for pharmaceuticals. Since 70% of …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Filed under: Mail, Legal Mail
Pennsylvania Prison Legal Mail Policy Unconstitutional, Enjoined by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 3, 2007, a federal court in Pennsylvania found unconstitutional the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) mail policy allowing legal mail to be opened outside the presence of prisoners if the pail does not display a …
Federal Prisoner Beaten On Texas Recreation Yard Awarded $350,000 by On March 12, 2007, a federal district court awarded $350,000 to a prisoner who was beaten by about 40 other prisoners on the recreation yard of a federal prison in Texas. Plaintiff Luis Garza claimed that while on the recreation …
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