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Owens v. Stalder, LA< Report and Recommendation, Miscalculated Good Time, 2012
Brief • June 16, 2012
Filed under: Good Time
Owens v. Stalder, LA< Report and Recommendation, Miscalculated Good Time, 2012 Case 1:08-cv-00768-JTT-JDK Document 69 Filed 04/16/12 Page 1 of 29 PageID #: 679 Case 1:08-cv-00768-JTT-JDK Document 69 Filed 04/16/12 Page 2 of 29 PageID #: 680 Case 1:08-cv-00768-JTT-JDK Document 69 Filed 04/16/12 Page 3 of 29 PageID #: 681 …
God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus – or regret ever crossing his path
Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Religious Discrimination, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Media, Prisoner Media, Access to Media, Censorship, Required Religious Programming, Denial of Religious Services, Proselytizing
God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus – or regret ever crossing his path by James Ridgeway God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus …
Angola: A Prison Passion Play
Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012
Filed under: Media, Prisoner Media, Required Religious Programming, Proselytizing
Angola: A Prison Passion Play by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The New Testament recounts Jesus’ plight as a prisoner: “Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” (Matthew 25:36). Spurred on by Bible-banging Warden Burl …
Louisiana Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution
Louisiana Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges by An October 5, 2011 federal Bill of Information charged Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Irvin F. “Jiff” Hingle, Jr., 59, with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bribery concerning a program involving federal funds. Hingle, the sheriff of Plaquemines Parish since 1992, entered …
Fifth Circuit Upholds Censorship of Louisiana Prison-Oriented Newsletter
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Media, Censorship
Fifth Circuit Upholds Censorship of Louisiana Prison-Oriented Newsletter by The publisher of the newsletter for a Louisiana organization advocating for prisoners and a Louisiana state prisoner filed a federal civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after Louisiana prison system officials refused to distribute a mass mailing of …
Louisiana Trustee Impregnates 11-Year Old; Trustee Program Cancelled
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Work Release, Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault by Parolees, Rehabilitation/Recidivism
Louisiana Trustee Impregnates 11-Year Old; Trustee Program Cancelled by Louisiana's Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office has ended its jail trustee work program in the wake of a detainee impregnating his 11-year old step-daughter while on trustee status. Rodney Morrison, 37, was arrested on August 14, 2006, for raping his 11-year old …
Owens v. Stalder, LA, Judgment, Miscalculated Good Time, 2012
Brief • May 12, 2012
Filed under: Good Time
Owens v. Stalder, LA, Judgment, Miscalculated Good Time, 2012 Case 1:08-cv-00768-JTT-JDK Document 71 Filed 05/15/12 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 719 Case 1:08-cv-00768-JTT-JDK Document 71 Filed 05/15/12 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 720
Prison Legal News v. Geatreaux - East Baton Rouge, LA, Consent Decree, Censorship 2012
Brief • April 9, 2012
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related
Prison Legal News v. Geatreaux - East Baton Rouge, LA, Consent Decree, Censorship 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00125-RTH-CMH Document 19 04/09/12 Page 1 of 4 Case 3:12-cv-00125-RTH-CMH Document 19 04/09/12 Page 2 of 4 Case 3:12-cv-00125-RTH-CMH Document 19 04/09/12 Page 3 of 4 Case 3:12-cv-00125-RTH-CMH Document 19 04/09/12 Page 4 of 4
Prison Legal News v. Geatreaux - East Baton Rouge, LA, Complaint, Censorship, 2012
Brief • March 9, 2012
Filed under: Mail, PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related
Prison Legal News v. Geatreaux - East Baton Rouge, LA, Complaint, Censorship, 2012
Prison Phone Rates Under Scrutiny by Louisiana Regulatory Agency
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Prison Phone Rates Under Scrutiny by Louisiana Regulatory Agency by The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) is examining the rates for phone calls made by prisoners. To help it in that determination, the PSC has hired outside counsel to analyze rates, review regulations and compare them with other states to …
Award for Freed Prisoner Vacated by Louisiana Appellate Court
Article • February 15, 2012
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Evidentiary Ruling, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Award for Freed Prisoner Vacated by Louisiana Appellate Court by On February 20, 2008, the First Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals vacated and remanded for further proceedings a trial court’s judgment awarding a former prisoner compensation for a wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Calvin Williams was convicted in 1977 of first-degree …
Prisoners Contribute to Flood Control Efforts in Louisiana
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Filed under: Prison Labor, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism
Prisoners Contribute to Flood Control Efforts in Louisiana by In May 2011, as the rising Mississippi River threatened to flood vast stretches of riverfront territory, Louisiana prisoners from a number of parishes, including East Carroll, Madison, Tensas, Pointe Coupee and Concordia, filled sandbags in an effort to save lives, buildings …
Owens v. Stalder, LA, Motion for Summary Judgment, Miscalculated Good Time, 2012
Brief • February 7, 2012
Filed under: Good Time
Owens v. Stalder, LA, Motion for Summary Judgment, Miscalculated Good Time, 2012 Case 1:08-cv-00768-JTT-JDK Document 59-1 Filed 02/07/12 Page 1 of 10 PageID #: 498 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION KENNETH OWENS Plaintiff CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-0768 VERSUS JUDGE TRIMBLE RICHARD STALDER Defendant MAGISTRATE JUDGE …
Hernandez v. U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency, LA, Order re Atty Fees, FOIA Request re Immigration Raid, 2012
Brief • February 7, 2012
Filed under: Freedom of Information Act, Immigration
Hernandez v. U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency, LA, Order re Atty Fees, FOIA Request re Immigration Raid, 2012 Case 2:10-cv-04602-CJB-DEK Document 66 Filed 02/07/12 Page 1 of 47 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOAQUIN NAVARRO HERNANDEZ CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO: 10-4602 UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER …
Prisoners Contribute to Flood Control Efforts in Louisiana
Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012
Filed under: Work, Prison Labor
Prisoners Contribute to Flood Control Efforts in Louisiana by In May 2011, as the rising Mississippi River threatened to flood vast stretches of riverfront territory, Louisiana prisoners from a number of parishes, including East Carroll, Madison, Tensas, Pointe Coupee and Concordia, filed sandbags in an effort to save lives, buildings …
Prison Legal News v. Gusman, LA, Consent Judgment on Injunction, censorship, 2011
Brief • December 2, 2011
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related
Prison Legal News v. Gusman, LA, Consent Judgment on Injunction, censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-02277-JCZ-SS Document 32 Filed 12/02/11 Page 1 of 4 Case 2:11-cv-02277-JCZ-SS Document 32 Filed 12/02/11 Page 2 of 4 Case 2:11-cv-02277-JCZ-SS Document 32 Filed 12/02/11 Page 3 of 4 Case 2:11-cv-02277-JCZ-SS Document 32 Filed 12/02/11 Page 4 …
PLN Sues Jails in Louisiana, Washington State Over No-Publication Policies
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Media, PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN Sues Jails in Louisiana, Washington State Over No-Publication Policies by On September 9, 2011, Prison Legal News filed separate lawsuits against the Orleans Parish jail in New Orleans, Louisiana and the Chelan County jail in Washington State over mail policy-related issues. PLN’s suit against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, …
Sex Offender Designation Process Upheld by Louisiana Supreme Court
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination)
Sex Offender Designation Process Upheld by Louisiana Supreme Court by On July 1, 2011, the Supreme Court of Louisiana upheld the constitutionality of the Sex Offender Assessment Panel (SOAP) process. The Louisiana legislature enacted the SOAP in order to identify which sex offenders should be classified as either sexually violent …
Louisiana Sex Offender Agrees to Surgical Castration
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment
Louisiana Sex Offender Agrees to Surgical Castration by David Reutter What should be done with sex offenders who are not prison guards, cops or priests is an emotionally-charged issue. Most states have adopted some form of civil commitment, but others have adopted the more drastic option of chemical and surgical …
CCA May Be Liable For Guard Captain's Sexual Assault Of Louisiana Prisoner
Article • September 15, 2011
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Immunity/Liability, Contractor Liability
CCA May Be Liable For Guard Captain's Sexual Assault Of Louisiana Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 15, 2007, a federal court in Louisiana held that the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) may be liable for the sexual assault of a prisoner by a CCA captain at …
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