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No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son

Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014

Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Fathers in Prison

No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son by Mark Wilson No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Court of Appeals held on July 3, 2013 that a juvenile court improperly assessed whether the Department of …

Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned

Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014

Filed under: Sanctions, Parole

Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned by Mark Wilson Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that the Parole Board lacks authority to impose incarceration sanctions in …

Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant

Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct

Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant by Mark Wilson Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Supreme Court has publicly censured a trial court judge for a profanity-laced tirade during a sentencing hearing. In October 2011, Richard Lee Taylor, 60, was convicted of 21 …

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed, 2014

Publication • May 20, 2014

Filed under: CONMED

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed, 2014

No Discipline for Oregon Prosecutor and Defense Counsel for Illegal Confinement of Mentally Ill Defendant

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Attorney Misconduct, Public Defenders, Attorneys General, Civil Commitment

No Discipline for Oregon Prosecutor and Defense Counsel for Illegal Confinement of Mentally Ill Defendant by Although the Oregon State Bar initially decided to pursue disciplinary charges against the district attorney for Washington County and a criminal defense attorney who represented a mentally ill defendant, for causing the defendant’s illegal …

Court Awards $802,176 in Fees, Costs in PLN Censorship Suit Against Oregon County

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, PLN Litigation, Censorship

Court Awards $802,176 in Fees, Costs in PLN Censorship Suit Against Oregon County by In March 2014, a U.S. District Court ordered Columbia County, Oregon to pay $763,803.45 in attorney’s fees and $38,373.01 in costs in a lawsuit raising claims of illegal censorship at the Columbia County Jail. Prison Legal …

Oregon Appellate Court Declines to Correct Unpreserved Sentencing Error Related to Restitution

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Restitution

Oregon Appellate Court Declines to Correct Unpreserved Sentencing Error Related to Restitution by Mark Wilson In May 2013, the Oregon Court of Appeals agreed that a trial court had committed plain error when it recommended that a defendant pay restitution in an amount to be determined by the Board of …

Sexual Abuse by Oregon Jail Guard Nets Probation; Defense Attorney Blames Victim

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Aramark, Staff-Staff Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct

Sexual Abuse by Oregon Jail Guard Nets Probation; Defense Attorney Blames Victim by A former Oregon jail guard was sentenced to probation for sexually abusing a female prisoner after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge; his defense attorney blamed the incarcerated victim while the prosecutor defended the light sentence. The …

American Humanist Association & Holden v. USA et al, OR, Complaint, humanist religious rights, 2014

Brief • April 8, 2014

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, Clergy, Religion Defined

American Humanist Association & Holden v. USA et al, OR, Complaint, humanist religious rights, 2014 Case 3:14-cv-00565-HA Document 1 Filed 04/08/14 Page 1 of 43 Page ID#: 1 BENJAMIN W. HAILE, OSB #040660 Ben@portlandlawcollective.com Portland Law Collective, LLP 1130 SW Morrison St, Suite 407 Portland, OR 97205 Telephone: (503) 228-1889 …

Prison Legal News v. Columbia County, Order on Fees and Expenses 2014

Filing • March 24, 2014

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards

Prison Legal News v. Columbia County, Order on Fees and Expenses 2014 Case 3:12-cv-00071-SI Document 277 Filed 03/24/14 Page 1 of 22 Page ID#: 5812 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, Case No. …

Lawsuits filed over Oregon Jail Death

Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Medical, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Lawsuits filed over Oregon Jail Death by The mother of a deceased prisoner has sued jail and hospital officials over the death of her son at the Marion County Jail (MCJ) in Salem, Oregon. On June 14, 2010, Robert Haws was arrested for several criminal offenses and a probation violation, …

Oregon Jail Guard Quits, Divorces Wife for Former Prisoner

Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Family Law

Oregon Jail Guard Quits, Divorces Wife for Former Prisoner by "I crushed a dude’s eye socket from repeatedly punching him in it, then I charged him with menacing and harassment,” bragged Multnomah County, Oregon jail guard David B. Thompson in one of more than 1,700 messages he posted on an …

Johnson v. Corizon, OR, Complaint, Wrongful Death,

Brief • February 14, 2014

Filed under: Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health

Johnson v. Corizon, OR, Complaint, Wrongful Death, Elden M. Rosenthal, OSB No. 72217 elden@rgdpdx.com John T. Devlin, OSB No. 042690 john@rgdpdx.com Rosenthal Greene & Devlin, P.C. 121 SW Salmon St., Suite 1090 Portland, OR 97204 Telephone: (503) 228-3015 Fascimile: (503) 228-3269 Of Attorneys for Plaintiff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR …

Millner v. Multnomah County, OR, Settlement, Failure to Treat Diabetes Effects, 2014

Brief • January 31, 2014

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Nervous System, Diabetes, Podiatry, Failure to Treat, Infections

Millner v. Multnomah County, OR, Settlement, Failure to Treat Diabetes Effects, 2014 SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT I. THE PARTIES Franklin Delano M illner, along with his insurers, attorneys, he irs, successors, assigns, and/or transferees ("Plaintiff') . M ultnomah County, a long w ith its respective principals, agents, employees commissioners, affiliated …

Hagen v. Oregon DOC, OR, Complaint, Wrongful Death White Supremacists, 2014

Brief • January 30, 2014

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Prison Gangs, Eighth Amendment, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Hagen v. Oregon DOC, OR, Complaint, Wrongful Death White Supremacists, 2014 SJ"ATE OF OREGON Manon County Circµit Courts .STATE. OF OR~GON Matlon CY'lnty Circuit Courts JAN 3 0 2014 . 'JAN 30 Z014 FILED E!~TERED 2 3 4 5 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON 6 FOR …

Unwanted Reprieve from Execution Upheld by Oregon Supreme Court

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Unwanted Reprieve from Execution Upheld by Oregon Supreme Court by Christopher Zoukis As previously reported in PLN, Oregon death row prisoner Gary Haugen filed a legal challenge to Governor John Kitzhaber’s November 2011 decision to impose a moratorium on the state’s death penalty, which had the effect of granting Haugen …

Oregon: Life Sentence for Murder Unconstitutional During Eight-Month Period in 1999

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Sentencing, Ex Post Facto

Oregon: Life Sentence for Murder Unconstitutional During Eight-Month Period in 1999 by The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that for crimes committed between February 17, 1999 and October 23, 1999 (aka “the McLain window”), the only permissible sentence for a murder conviction was 300 months in prison followed by …

Oregon: Jury Trials Required When Prosecutors Treat Misdemeanors as Violations

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Attorneys, Prosecutors, Juries

Oregon: Jury Trials Required When Prosecutors Treat Misdemeanors as Violations by The Oregon Court of Appeals held on September 26, 2012 that criminal defendants are entitled to jury trials and reasonable doubt determinations when misdemeanors are reduced to violations – a ruling that was subsequently affirmed by the state Supreme …

Oregon Considers Subsidizing Prison Medical Costs Through Medicaid

Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013

Filed under: Medical, Private Contractors, Medical Expenses

Oregon Considers Subsidizing Prison Medical Costs Through Medicaid by With health care expenses for prisoners consuming more than $208 million of the biennial budget for the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) – a 67% increase since 2005 – prison officials are desperate to contain costs. Correctional Health Partners (CHP), which …

Barrett v. Williams, OR, MSJ Opinion and Order, Mail Denied due to Pictures on Envelope, 2013

Brief • November 14, 2013

Filed under: Retaliation, Mootness, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity, Mail, Photos, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, First Amendment, Religion and Medicine/Public Health

Barrett v. Williams, OR, MSJ Opinion and Order, Mail Denied due to Pictures on Envelope, 2013 Case 6:11-cv-06358-HZ Document 103 Filed 11/14/13 Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON JACOB BARRETT, Plaintiff, Case No. 6:11-cv-06358 OPINION & ORDER v. MAX WILLIAMS, et …