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Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
PLN Sues Dallas County Jail for Censorship by On February 26, 2007, Prison Legal News filed suit against the Dallas County Jail in Dallas, Texas, challenging the jail?s total ban on magazines and newspapers. PLN claims the policy, which took effect on March 31, 2006, violates the publication?s right to …
Two Registered Sex Offenders Murdered in Maine by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke A violent criminal predator used Maine's sex offender registry web site to identify two sex offenders so he could murder them. Stephen A. Marshall, 20, of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, used his laptop to methodically …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
Filed under: Reviews, Sentencing, Parole
Does Parole Work? Apparently Not. by More than 774,000 men and women were on some form of community supervision in 2003, up 74.5 percent from 197,000 in 1980. According to a March 2005 study of the Urban Institute, however, ?parole supervision has little effect on re-arrest rates of released prisoners?. …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
Two Victories in New York’s Struggle Against Unjust Telephone Contract by Rachel Meeropol Two Victories in New York's Struggle Against Unjust Telephone Contract by Annette Dickerson, Rachel Meeropol, and Lauren Melodia Families of those incarcerated by New York State finally won some justice this winter in their fight against a …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
Early Release Debacle Prompts Nevada Prison Director’s Resignation by Matthew Clarke Early Release Debacle Prompts Nevada Prison Director's Resignation by Matthew T. Clarke Jackie Crawford, director of the Nevada state prison system since May 2000, announced her resignation from the $116,000-a-year position on September 15, 2005. The announcement cited health …
California DOC Substance-Abuse Contractor Audits Reveal $5 Million in Overcharges by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg California?s Inspector General (IG), the state?s overseer of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), discovered $5 million in past overcharges from three substance-abuse treatment contractors, plus $258,250 in overstated expenses and …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
Alabama Transfers Prisoners to Louisiana Rather Than Use In-State Prison by Gary Hunter Overcrowded prisons in Alabama almost landed state prison commissioner Richard Allen in jail. Under current state law the DOC has thirty days to pick up prisoners from county jails once they?ve been convicted. But the prison population …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
Pennsylvania County Pays U.S. INS $16 Million for Detainee Housing Overcharges by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On October 25, 2006, York County, Pennsylvania agreed to pay the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) $16 million to settle a dispute over alleged overcharges for INS detainees who were housed …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
Prisoners In 13 States Allowed Work-Access To Social Security Numbers by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reported that prisoners in thirteen states had access to Social Security numbers (SSNs) during the course of their prison employment. Following a nationwide survey, the …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
Filed under: Excessive Force, Restraints
Deaths In Alabama Jail Prompt Changes by Gary Hunter Two people died in less than 90 days in Alabama’s Baldwin County Corrections Center. On May 30, 2006, at 11:30 p.m., Ross Paul Yates was found slumped over and unresponsive, in his cell, his hands cuffed behind him to a restraint …
Eight Tennessee Guards Convicted in Prisoners’ Beatings, Death by Gary Hunter Eight Tennessee Guards Convicted in Prisoners? Beatings, Death by Gary Hunter Walter "Steve" Kuntz was beaten to death by jailers in Wilson County, Tennessee. His murder led to a federal investigation, the indictment of nine jailers, six guilty pleas …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
Washington State Supreme Court Justice Reprimanded For Visiting Prisoners by Citing an ?appearance of partiality,? a nine-member substitute special panel of the Washington State Supreme Court admonished Justice Richard B. Sanders for his having visited McNeil Island Special Commitment Center in 2003 where he spoke with sexually violent predator prisoners …
Sexual Victimization in Prison Statistically Analyzed by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The New York Academy of Medicine published a study in June 2006 on rates of sexual victimization of state prisoners. Contrasted with earlier studies that only used small population samples, this study covered all adult prisoners (22,231) …
Yale University Divests CCA Stock Following Student and PLN Protests by According to a May 12, 2006 Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Farallon Capital Management LLC, a hedge fund that handles part of Yale University's $12 billion endowment, has sold all of its shares in Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
California Corrections Standards Authority Chided by Inspector General for Failure to Develop Prison Guard Selection and Training Standards by Marvin Mentor The California Inspector General (IG) reviewed progress in October, 2006 on his seven earlier (2005) recommendations to the 19-member Corrections Standards Authority pertaining to development of selection and training …
In-the-News Article • April 13, 2007
California DOC settles First Amendment lawsuit with Prison Legal News April 13, 2007 Articles about PLN Litigation Associated Press California DOC settles First Amendment lawsuit with Prison Legal News - Associated Press 2007 California settles First Amendment lawsuit with Prison Legal News The Associated Press News FuzeArticle Launched: 04/13/2007 12:43:26 …
Brief • April 12, 2007
Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger, CA, Complaint, California DOC Censorship, 2007 ( 1 2 3 4 ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP Sanford Jay Rosen, Bar No. 62566 Meghan Lang, Bar No. 221156 Amy Whelan, Bar No. 215675 315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 433-6830 Facsimile: …
Brief • April 12, 2007
Pena v City of New York Ny Brief Denial of Access to Courts Police Privilege 2007 United States District Court Eastern District of New York -----------------------------------------Maria Pena, Plaintiff, No. 02-CV-3147 (NG)(JMA) -againstThe City of New York, et al., Defendants. -----------------------------------------Victor Herrera, et al., Plaintiffs, No. 02-CV-3163 (NG)(JMA) -againstThe City of …
Brief • April 12, 2007
Sr v United States Fl Female Prisoner Sexual Abuse Complaint 2007 Case 1:07-cv-20648-CMA Document 13 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/12/2007 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No.: 07-20648-civ-Altonaga/Turnoff S.R., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DAMIOUN COLE, in his individual capacity, CHARLES JENKINS, …
Brief • April 12, 2007
S.R. v. United States, FL, Complaint, lesbian prisoner guard sexual abuse, 2007 Case 1:07-cv-20648-CMA Document 13 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/12/2007 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No.: 07-20648-civ-Altonaga/Turnoff S.R., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DAMIOUN COLE, in his individual capacity, CHARLES …
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