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Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
New York’s Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline is Poor Option for Parolees by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Released from prison, many New York parolees – instead of getting back on their feet through re-entry programs – are heading to homeless shelters in New York City. Of approximately 9,300 prisoners paroled from state …
Polls Show People Favor Rehabilitation over Incarceration by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A recent poll found a majority of Americans – 67 percent overall – believe that building more prisons and jails does not reduce crime. Nearly as many – 62 percent – don’t believe that more prisons would …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Exonerated Prisoner Invests Portion of $20 Million Settlement to Start Barber School by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna No one appreciates the challenges of re-entering society like a former prisoner, especially one who was wrongfully convicted. For exonerated ex-prisoner Juan Rivera of Illinois, his experiences led him to invest some …
Mitchell v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-07357 Document #: 1 Filed: 11/05/18 Page 1 of 40 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION KEHINDA MITCHELL, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago Police Detectives MICHAEL MCDERMOTT, ANDY …
Justice Policy Institute: The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting - A Case Study in Safely Reducing Long Prison Terms and Saving Taxpayer Dollars, 2018 NOVEMBER, 2018 1 Acknowledgments THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF THE COLLABORATIVE AND CUMULATIVE EFFORTS OF SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE “UNGER STORY” …
Brief • October 17, 2018
Coley v. City of Simi Valley, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2018 THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES HAVE READ THE FOREGOING AND FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE. Dated:_______________ By: Craig Coley Dated:_______________ By: On Behalf of CITY OF SIMI VALLEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: Dated:_______________ Kaye, …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Class-action Settlement in Mississippi “Debtors’ Prison” Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In April 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced a settlement in a federal class-action suit filed against the city of Corinth, Mississippi that accused the municipality and its chief Municipal Court judge, John C. Ross, …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Two Former Oklahoma Death Row Prisoners Obtain $3.15 Million Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Last year, Yancy L. Douglas, 43, and Paris Lapriest Powell, 44, former death row prisoners in Oklahoma, accepted a total $3.15 million settlement in their federal civil rights lawsuits brought against their prosecutor and …
Article • October 9, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Filed under: Parole
Black Liberation Army Members Convicted of Murdering Cops Granted Parole by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Herman Bell served 46 years behind bars in New York. The 70-year-old was convicted of the 1971 murders of two NYPD officers, and received a sentence of 25 years to life. Denied parole on …
Kuri v. City of Chicago, IL, Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2018 1:13-cv-01653 ILND 450 (Rev.Case: 10/13) Judgment in a Civil ActionDocument #: 313 Filed: 10/03/18 Page 1 of 1 PageID #:5239 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Anthony Kuri, Plaintiff(s), Case No. 13 C 01653 …
Publication • September 10, 2018
ACLU Smart Justice Montana - Set Up to Fail - Montana's Probation and Parole System, 2018 Acknowledgments The ACLU of Montana expresses its deepest appreciation to those who contributed their time, expertise, and personal stories to this report. Those most impacted by the inequities and flaws of the probation and …
Article • September 5, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Study Finds Wrongful Convictions in 11.6 Percent of Sexual Assault Cases from Pre-DNA Testing Era by A recent study by the Urban Institute estimated that “wrongful convictions in cases with a sexual assault component occurred at a rate of 11.6 percent.” While the research was based on 714 murder and …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
With Help from ACLU, Parolee Wins $10,000 Settlement Plus $100,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna After serving a 16-year sentence for forcible sodomy and forcible oral copulation, California state prisoner Sherman D. Manning was released on parole in February 2016 under the custody of the state’s …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Two Chicago Prisoners, Released Due to Police Misconduct, Seized by ICE by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In December 2017, Gabriel Solache and Arturo Reyes saw their confessions in a 2000 murder trial that resulted in their convictions set aside by Cook County Circuit Court Judge James M. Obbish. But …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Federal Judge Voids Contract Between Death Row Exoneree and Attorney by David Reutter by David Reutter A North Carolina federal district court has voided a contract between death row exoneree Henry McCollum and his lawyer. The court’s unusual move was based on evidence that due to his low IQ, McCollum …
Oklahoma Prisoners, Advocacy Group File Short-lived Lawsuit Alleging Corruption by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2017, Oklahoma state prisoners and the non-profit All In One Project filed a federal civil rights suit arguing political contributions made by private prison firms to state officials led to contracts with those …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Filed under: Settlements, Parole
California Supreme Court Modifies Settlement to Revise Parole Process by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna California state prisoner Roy Butler, serving an indeterminate prison term for second-degree murder, sought habeas corpus relief on December 12, 2012, contesting the California Parole Board’s process of calculating the length of his sentence. Butler …
Jones v. State of Kansas, KS, Petition, Doppelganger Exoneree, 2018 IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF KANSAS, JOHNSON COUNTY In the matter of the wrongful conviction of RICHARD JONES ) ) ) ) ) ) PETITION FOR CERTIFICATE OF INNOCENCE PURSUANT TO 2018 Kansas Laws Ch. 108 (H.B. 2579) …
Article • August 24, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Parole
Changes Affecting Exercise of Discretion for Parole Did Not Create Ex Post Facto Violation by R. Bailey The Vermont Supreme Court denied prisoners’ Ex Post Facto violation claims, holding that there was no sufficient evidence showing that the enactment of new policies and statutes worked to prohibit their parole release. …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Wrongfully-convicted California Prisoner Exonerated, Receives $15 Million by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna How do you calculate the cost of years of your life – lost forever – when you are behind bars for a crime you didn’t commit, while knowing that those who put you there perverted the criminal …
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