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Article • August 9, 2016
Significant Lack of Mental Health Treatment for United States Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Mental health disorders are common for individuals who are incarcerated. In fact, according to a 2012 study by the National Institutes of Health, 26 percent of prisoners identified as having a mental health disorder while only 18 …
Article • August 9, 2016
Last Act in Office - Maryland Governor Commutes Four Death Row Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis In a highly controversial decision, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley (D) commutes the sentences of four death-row prisoners to spend the rest of their lives in prison without the possibility of parole. An opponent of the …
Department of Justice Gives Formal Approval on Bureau of Prisons' Communications Management Units by Christopher Zoukis Nearly a decade after the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) began operating its notorious "Communications Management Units" (or CMU's), the Department of Justice (DOJ) has formally issued a final rule approving the BOP's restrictive …
Article • August 9, 2016
Filed under: Guard Misconduct
Another Hawaii DOC Guard Goes To Prison by Christopher Zoukis For the second time in a year, a Hawaii Department of Corrections guard was convicted in federal court after being found guilty on corruption charges. Former Halawa Correctional Facility guard Feso Malufau was found guilty by a jury in the …
Prisoner Settles with Federal Bureau of Prisons Over Civil Right Violations by Christopher Zoukis Lonnie Benefield, a prisoner housed at United States Penitentiary Florence, Colorado, settled his claim against the Federal Bureau of Prisons for $150.00. Benefield's suit was filed in March, 1998, and settled in June, 2002. The settlement …
Tenth Circuit Finds Compelled, Incriminating Sex Offender Polygraphs Unconstitutional by Christopher Zoukis In May 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that sex offenders released from custody cannot be compelled to answer potentially incriminating polygraph questions as a condition of their supervised release. The ruling came …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Filed under: Smoking, Eighth Amendment
Prison Tobacco Bans Reduce Smoking-related Deaths by Christopher Zoukis Tobacco use and secondhand smoke kill over 480,000 people in the United States annually. The mortality rate of smokers is three times higher than those who have never smoked, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and smoking reduces …
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $7.2 Million after Losing His Fingers and Feet by Christopher Zoukis In October 2011, 30-year-old Aaron David Persin was accosted by police officers for having an open container of alcohol. When they determined that he had warrants for missing traffic court they arrested Persin, who was homeless. …
Los Angeles County Undersheriff Convicted on Federal Obstruction, Conspiracy Charges by Christopher Zoukis Paul K. Tanaka, 57, the former second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and the elected mayor of Gardena, California, was found guilty on federal charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice …
Pennsylvania: Woman Dies in Jail While Serving Sentence for Truancy Fines and Court Costs by Christopher Zoukis A 55-year-old mother of seven died in a Pennsylvania jail cell on June 7, 2014 while serving a 48-hour sentence for failure to pay truancy fines and court costs that totaled about $2,000. …
Pfizer Deals Blow to Lethal Injections by Christopher Zoukis Pfizer, Inc., the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, recently announced new restrictions on the distribution of drugs used to execute prisoners. The May 13, 2016 announcement detailed “distribution restrictions” that the company is placing on certain drugs used in lethal injection protocols, …
Ohio Prison Guards Cited for Sexual Misconduct with Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Several Ohio state prison guards have been disciplined following at least 19 allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships with female prisoners between 2012 and 2013. Most of the allegations arose shortly after the Dayton Correctional Institution (DCI) …
The Taste of Exploitation: Whole Foods Stops Carrying Products Made by Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Visit the website for Haystack Mountain, a Colorado-based goat cheese manufacturer, and you will find information about fancy chèvre and other tasty products. The “Our People” section includes profiles on cheesemaker Jackie Chang and other …
San Bernardino County Jail Named in Federal Lawsuit by Christopher Zoukis On May 7, 2014, six detainees held at the West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino filed a civil rights complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Their lawsuit alleged that they were repeatedly …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
Washington DOC Ends Marijuana Testing for Parolees by Christopher Zoukis The Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) announced on June 1, 2014 that it will no longer test parolees for marijuana use – a move that will allow some 14,000 parolees to enjoy recreational marijuana like other citizens in the state. …
California’s Broken Death Penalty System by Christopher Zoukis While California taxpayers have spent over $4 billion on capital punishment since it was reinstated in 1978, more than 900 prisoners have been sentenced to death but only 13 have been executed – an average cost of around $308 million per execution. …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
Lifesaving Overdose Treatment Slowly Becoming Available to Released Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Statistics show, and experts agree, that the United States is in the midst of an epidemic of opioid abuse. According to the Centers for Disease Control, opioid overdoses have quadrupled since 2000, with 28,648 deaths in 2014 alone …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
U.S. Department of Education Offers Second Chance Pell Pilot Program by Christopher Zoukis On July 31, 2015, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced a new pilot program that will provide federal funding to colleges to provide classes at select prisons. The Second Chance Pell Pilot Program will help prisoners …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
UK Supreme Court Rules Against Unlawful Use of Solitary Confinement by Christopher Zoukis On July 29, 2015, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled against prison officials in an action brought by prisoners Kamal Bourgass and Tanvir Hussain concerning their prolonged solitary confinement. According to British laws related to solitary, …
Article • May 12, 2016
Spokane County Facing Overcrowding Crisis in Crumbling Jail by Christopher Zoukis Spokane County (WA) is facing an overcrowding crisis at its 28-year-old jail, which is in desperate need of renovation as it processes nearly double the annual bookings it was designed to handle. While Spokane County's overcrowding problem is hardly …
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