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Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Death Penalty Prosecution in Colorado Costs State Over $1.6 Million, Ends in Life Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  After spending seven years and more than $1.6 million seeking the death penalty for a prisoner who killed a Colorado prison guard, prosecutors plea-bargained the case for a life sentence. …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Private Prison in Pennsylvania Takes Heat; Prison Board Replaced, Superintendent Retires by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 25, 2019, Pennsylvania’s Delaware County Council abolished its Board of Prison Inspectors (BPI) and replaced it with a Jail Oversight Board (JOB), after problems occurred at the privately operated …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Constitution, U.S.
In Oklahoma, Lawsuit Options Limited When Prisoners Claim Constitutional Rights Violations by Quinton Chandler by Quinton Chandler, StateImpact Oklahoma When a private citizen’s civil rights are violated by the government, typically, they have the opportunity to sue, but under a recent Oklahoma Supreme Court decision, that might not be the …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright I want to thank everyone who has donated to HRDC’s annual fundraiser. Of course, anytime is a good time to donate and we are always in need of funding and support, not just at the end of the year. I would …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
$525,000 Settlement in Minnesota Jail Excessive Force Incident by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins "Please don’t kill me. Please don’t kill me.” Terrell Isaiah Wilson, 24, could be heard pleading for his life on video footage shot on April 13, 2016 at the Ramsey County jail in St, Paul, Minnesota. …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
California Prison Rehabilitation Programs Costly and Ineffective by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss A report by the California State Auditor, released on January 31, 2019, found that rehabilitative programs currently offered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) did not assist in reducing the state’s 50 percent recidivism …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
The Other Family Separation: Prisoners Fight to Keep Their Children by Victoria Law by Victoria Law Ayana Aubourg was seven years old when her father was sentenced to 10 years in prison. For the next decade he parented through letters, weekly phone calls and once-a-year visits. He missed most of …
Article • December 30, 2019
Federal Judge Allows 'Nationwide' Class-Action Lawsuit Against GEO Over Alleged Forced Labor on Prisoners by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A federal judge has granted class-action status in a federal lawsuit filed against GEO Group, alleging the private, for-profit company forced immigration detainees to work in order to avoid punishment. …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: Pima County jail guard Jason Hubert was back at work as of March 5, 2019, after being placed on administrative leave the previous month. On Valentine’s Day, prisoner David Ray Maxwell, 53, was being disruptive. Hubert attempted to calm him, but a scuffle ensued. According …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Court Denies Arizona DOC’s Motion to Terminate Monitoring of Prisoners’ Out-of-Cell Time by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On September 16, 2019, federal judge Roslyn O. Silver signed an order that denied, in part, a motion filed by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) to terminate monitoring of out-of-cell exercise …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Criminal Justice Leaders Reject Attorney General’s “Tough on Crime” Attitude by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter After U.S. Attorney General William Barr gave a speech condemning criminal justice reforms, 70 criminal justice leaders signed a statement rejecting his narrative. The signatories included current and former prosecutors, police chiefs, …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Man Held in Jail Almost Three Months for Possession of ... Honey by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A man sat in jail for nearly three months while the police tried twice at different labs to prove that jars of honey he had in his possession contained liquid methamphetamine. And …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Ninth Circuit Reverses Seizure of Funds from Federal Prisoner for Restitution by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In a case decided on August 28, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s order allowing the federal Bureau of Prisons to seize $6,671.81 from prisoner Lonnie …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Medical, Mental Health Care Lacking at Florida Jail Despite 43 Years of Court Oversight by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Despite oversight by a federal court since 1976, the Broward County Jail (BCJ) in Florida does not provide adequate medical or mental health treatment to prisoners. Since 2018, …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements
Los Angeles County to Pay $53 Million for Strip Searches of Female Prisoners by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In 2010, a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of female prisoners at the Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) in Los Angeles who were forced to undergo humiliating strip and visual …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption
Texas Jail Administrator Fired for Tampering with Government Documents by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Hill County Sheriff’s Office in Texas fired the head of the county jail on June 19, 2019. Jail Captain Sherry “Diann” Hammer, 68, had been on administrative leave since March while Texas Ranger Jake …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Kansas Federal Court Holds U.S. Attorney’s Office in Contempt by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 13, 2019, federal judge Julie Robinson issued a 188-page order holding the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas in contempt of court for its pattern of misrepresentation, obfuscation and lack of cooperation during a …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Civil Commitment
Summary Judgment Affirmed Against Publication in Civil Commitment Facility by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter n August 21, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a grant of summary judgment to officials who had banned a civil commitment detainee’s newsletter and placed page limits on the copying …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Food
Food Survey Reveals Washington State Prisoners’ Concerns and Complaints by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke It might be classified as “better late than never,” but a March 2019 report on a food survey of prisoners at the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP), undertaken by the state’s Office of the Corrections Ombuds, …
Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoner Held Unconstitutional by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Connecticut federal district court held on August 27, 2019 that a former death row prisoner who was kept in solitary confinement had been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. The court issued …
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