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Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Medical Paroles Revoked in California and Massachusetts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Medical parole has always been rare, but new policies in California and Massachusetts are causing medical parolees to be reincarcerated and further limiting those eligible for medical parole. California has approved 210 medical paroles since 2014, far …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News In Brief by Arizona: After two escaped prisoners were recaptured and returned to the Arizona State Prison in Florence on January 31, 2021, Phoenix station KNXV reported that at least part of the blame for their escape was assigned to short-staffing of guards at the state Department of Corrections …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
With $2.95 Million Settlement, San Diego County Jail Racks Up Over $15 Million in Wrongful Death Payments by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On October 6, 2021, San Diego County agreed to a $2,950,000 settlement in a wrongful death suit filed by the wife of Heron Moriarty, a mentally ill …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
California Supreme Court Reclassifies Clemency Records, No Longer Confidential by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On May 26, 2021, the Supreme Court of California filed en banc a new administrative order changing the Court’s published Internal Operating Practices and Procedures regarding the confidentiality of clemency records. The Court had previously …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Ninth Circuit Overturns California Law Banning Private Prisons by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On October 5, 2021, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down a California statute, Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), barring private companies from entering new contracts with any …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
$199,000 Awarded to California Detainee Assaulted by Santa Clara County Jail Guard by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 13, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California awarded a former Santa Clara County pretrial detainee $11,000 in damages for injuries received when he was assaulted …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Filed under: Right to Exercise
Ninth Circuit: California Jail Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right Per Se to Outdoor Recreation and Direct Sunlight by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 26, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court’s decision not to expand a preliminary injunction issued on behalf …
Brief • March 30, 2022
Filed under: Excessive Force
Bell v. Williams, CA, Verdict Form, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 3:18-cv-01245-SI Document 228 Filed 03/30/22 Page 1 of 4 i 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 VINCENT KEITH BELL, Plaintiff, 8 9 10 11 ~ t:·::s E 12 u0 ~ ---~ …
Brief • March 11, 2022
Filed under: Discrimination
Lucas v. Becerra, CA, Civil Minutes Re Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Denial), Discrimination of Undocumented Minors, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-05741-DMG-PLA Document 377 Filed 03/11/22 Page 1 of 1 Page ID #:19591 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL Case No. CV 18-5741-DMG (PLAx) Date Title Lucas R., et …
Brief • March 11, 2022
Filed under: Discrimination
Lucas v. Becerra, CA, Civil Minutes Re Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Discrimination of Undocumented Minors, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-05741-DMG-PLA Document 376 Filed 03/11/22 Page 1 of 52 Page ID #:19539 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL Case No. CV 18-5741-DMG (PLAx) Date Title Lucas R., et al. …
Teen Who Murdered Out of Jealousy Killed in Exercise Yard of Northern California Prison by Jo Ellen Nott By Jo Ellen Nott Nineteen-year-old Michael Hastey, sentenced in June 2021 to life with possibility of parole for murdering a romantic rival two years before in Trinity County, was killed by two …
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Department of Justice Reports on Two Decades of Prisoner Suicides by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke When actor Peter Robbins died by suicide in California on January 18, 2022, the news saddened fans of Charlie Brown, whose voice he provided for animated Peanuts specials in the 1960s. But Robbins, 65, …
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: In Mobile on January 21, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama announced that an 18-month federal prison sentence for bribery had been handed down by a federal court to Lakerdra Shanta Snowden, 31, a former guard at the Escambia County …
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
California Court of Appeal Holds Prisoner May Challenge Administrative Disciplinary Violation Already Served by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A recent ruling by a California courtunderlines the importance for a prisoner to zealously guard his prison record, even after a challenge seems moot, for the impact it may yet hold …
“Abject Cruelty”: California Jail Guards Sentenced for Coordinating Prisoner Excrement Fights by Two Sheriff’s deputies in Alameda County, California, were sentenced to prison on August 18, 2021, after pleading guilty to charges that they orchestrated a disgusting fight at the county jail, directing detainees to throw urine and fecal matter …
Article • February 26, 2022
The California Reporting Project: Journalists and Berkeley Students Key to Game Changing Database of Police Misconduct by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott  A cadre of journalists at six news outlets in California joined together to request police misconduct records after these documents became available to the public with …
Article • February 26, 2022
LEWIS Registry: First Crowd-Sourced Public Database for Police Misconduct by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott  The LEWIS Registry, the first crowd-sourced public database for police resignations or terminations due to misconduct, honors the legendary civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis who was a victim of police brutality and …
Article • February 25, 2022
California State Senator Introduces Bill to Increase Gate Money Substantially by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On February 18, 2022, Democratic California state Sen. Sydney Kamlager introduced legislation to increase the amount of money individuals receive when released from state prisons. These funds, commonly called “gate money,” are …
Article • February 19, 2022
$1 Million Paid by Santa Clara County to Estate of Alzheimer’s Patient Killed When He Wandered onto Interstate Highway after Release from County Jail by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman A $1 million settlement was signed on April 14, 2018, by attorneys for Santa Clara County, California, to settle a …
Article • February 19, 2022
$1,250,000 Paid by Santa Clara County to Family of Man Who Died after Being Denied Oxygen at County Jail by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman   On April 20, 2018, a settlement was entered into by Santa Clara County, California, agreeing to pay $1,250,000 to the survivors of a man …
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