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Histrionics Lesson - Phoenix New Times article on Public Records suit against Sheriff Arpaio by John Dougherty Histrionics Lesson Again, a judge bends over and allows Sheriff Joe Arpaio to sneer at Arizona's public records law By John Dougherty Published: August 11, 2005 Superior Court Judge Michael D. Jones should …
Article • October 15, 2007
Filed under: Organizing, Elections
Recall Joe! - Phoenix New Times article on Sheriff Arpaio's relection campaign, past misdeeds by John Dougherty Recall Joe! That's what a group led by the well-connected family of one of Arpaio's own injured deputies is working to see happen By John Dougherty Published: February 10, 2005 Yeah, he won …
Article • October 15, 2007
Pariah Joe - Phoenix New Times article on Sheriff Arpaio's improprieties by John Dougherty Pariah Joe Dan Saban turns over materials to the FBI showing alleged improprieties by Arpaio and the MCSO. By John Dougherty Published: October 21, 2004 Let's face it, Joe Arpaio's going to win re-election November 2 …
Article • October 15, 2007
Special Treatment - Phoenix New Times article about special treatment of celebrity prisoners by Sheriff Apraio by John Dougherty Special Treatment Is justice for sale? Ask privileged characters like Jerry Colangelo. John Dougherty Published: August 19, 2004 We all know how Joe Arpaio serves up justice to average schmucks. He …
Little State, Big Problems: Maine’s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated by Lance Tapley Little State, Big Problems: Maine?s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated by Lance Tapley Only big prison systems mistreat prisoners, right? Only prison systems where racism, right-wing tough-on-crime attitudes, or prison-industrial-complex power have full reign, like in California or Texas, …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Old Media Access Consent Decrees Violated in Maine by Lance Tapley The Maine Department of Corrections has been violating at least two of three 35-year-old federal court orders that grant prisoners access to the press, allow them to write to newspapers, and prohibit prison officials from arbitrarily transferring prisoners out …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
From the Editor by Paul Wright In the course of attending events in different parts of the country I am often asked "which prison system is the worst?" That's a tough question to answer because it depends on how you define "bad". Medical neglect in prisons and jails is pretty …
Massachusetts District Court: FBI Ordered to Pay $101.7 Million for Malicious Prosecution by Michael Rigby A federal judge in Massachusetts has awarded $101.7 million to four innocent men who were framed by the FBI for a murder they did not commit. In a scathing 228-page decision entered on July 26, …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Maryland Prison Audit Reveals Potential Fraud “Undetectable” by Michael Rigby Maryland Prison Audit Reveals Potential Fraud "Undetectable" by Michael Rigby Maryland employees responsible for millions of dollars worth of equipment and funds perform their duties without adequate oversight or fiduciary controls, an audit of the Jessup Region of the Maryland …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Clarification: by The July 2007 issue of Prison Legal News reported Sarsfield v. City of Marlborough, $13,655,940 Award for False Massachusetts Rape Conviction and Gregory v. City of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky Settles with Wrongly Imprisoned Man for $3.9 Million. Barry Scheck was lead counsel for both plaintiffs, but while he …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Florida Supreme Court Enacts Rules Regulating “Super Sealing” of Court Records by David Reutter Florida Supreme Court Enacts Rules Regulating "Super Sealing" of Court Records by David M. Reutter On April 5, 2007, the Florida Supreme Court implemented new rules that "provide a procedural vehicle for making circuit and county …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Minnesota Sanction for Sex Offender Treatment Refusal Violates Fifth Amendment by The Minnesota Court of Appeals held that disciplining a prisoner and extending his prison sentence for refusal to participate in sex offender treatment was a violation of the Fifth Amendment. The appellate court concluded that State ex rel. Morrow …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Final Report on Ohio Prisoner Reentry Study by G.A. Bowers by G. A. Bowers The Urban Institute?s Justice Policy Center released in April 2007 One Year Out, the final report of its Returning Home study of nearly 300 former prisoners living in Cleveland, Ohio, one year after their release from …
“War on Terror” Whistleblowers, Dissenters are Fired, Prosecuted; Plaintiff’s Lawyers Help Turn Them In by Alex Friedmann War on Terror Whistleblowers, Dissenters are Fired, Prosecuted; Plaintiff's Lawyers Help Turn Them In by Alex Friedmann In January 2005, Lt. Commander Matthew M. Diaz was a Navy staff judge advocate serving a …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Arkansas Prisoner Denied Kosher Diet Awarded $1,500 by On August 25, 2006, the Director of the Arkansas Department of Corrections was ordered to pay state prisoner Michael Fegans $1,500 for violating his constitutional rights to a kosher diet. Fegans is a devout member of the Assemblies of Yahweh, a religious …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
NY Prisoner Who Crushed Thumb Working at Ski Resort Awarded $40,000 by Finding a prison official failed to properly train prisoners to use a log splitter, New York?s Binghampton Court of Claims held the state of New York was 75% liable for injuries sustained from use of that splitter. While …
Psych Evaluations Questioned Following D.C. Jail Suicides by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke The methods used for psychological evaluation and housing of prisoners at the Washington, D.C. Jail are being questioned after two prisoners committed suicide within a three-month period. Alicia Edwards, 32, had a history of mental illness …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Filed under: Medical, Medical Expenses
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can’t Be Deducted From Future Funds by John Dannenberg Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can't Be Deducted From Future Funds by John E. Dannenberg The Illinois Supreme Court held that the Illinois Department of Corrections' (IDOC) regulation levying a …
California’s Solution To Prison Overcrowding: $7.4 Billion To Build 53,000 New Beds by Marvin Mentor California's Solution To Prison Overcrowding: $7.4 Billion To Build 53,000 New Beds by Marvin Mentor Faced with three federal judges threatening to place a population cap on California's overcrowded prison system, the state Legislature and …
$4 Million Settlement In Rape and Beating Death of Mentally Ill New Jersey Prisoner by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby The daughters of a mentally ill man who was raped and beaten to death by another prisoner in New Jersey's Camden County Correctional Facility (CCCF) will receive a combined $4 …
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