Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Habeas Review 2014 by Kent Russell Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Habeas Review 2014 by Kent Russell This column provides “habeas hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on the …
Prosecutors Breaking Bad by Prosecutors Breaking Bad The following are various cases in which prosecutors have reportedly engaged in misconduct, ethical violations or criminal behavior, which evidence the need for effective solutions to the persistent problem of prosecutorial abuses. California In 2012, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence …
HRDC comment to FCC re MI DOC phone rates June 2011 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights www.prisonlegalnews.org afriedmann@prisonlegalnews.org Please Reply to Tennessee Office: Direct Dial: 615-495-6568 5331 Mt. View Rd. #130 Antioch, TN 37013 June 16, 2011 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission Office …
ACLU of MI v. Livingston, MI, Appellant Brief, legal mail, 2014 Case: 14-1617 Document: 31 Filed: 10/30/2014 Page: 1 No. 14-1617 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FUND OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, -v- LIVINGSTON COUNTY, BOB BEZOTTE, in his official capacity as Livingston County’s …
Captive Customers: Outsourcing Prison Services is Ruining Lives and Bilking Taxpayers by Donald Cohen Captive Customers: Outsourcing Prison Services is Ruining Lives and Bilking Taxpayers By Donald Cohen Introducing for-profit companies into America's criminal justice system has been a bad deal for governments across the country. During the past several …
Hall v Martin, MI, MIL & BIS, religious diet, 2014 Case 1:10-cv-01221-PLM-PJG Doc #105 Filed 10/16/14 Page 1 of 8 Page ID#785 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN Southern Division GEORGE HALL, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:10-cv-1221 Hon. PAUL L. MALONEY Mag. Judge Phillip Green MIKE MARTIN, et …
Due Process Requires Hearing before Return to Parole in Mistaken Release by David Reutter Due Process Requires Hearing before Return to Parole in Mistaken Release by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the grant of qualified immunity to defendants who returned a man …
ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail by David Reutter ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail by David Reutter A federal district court in Michigan granted a preliminary injunction that requires officials at the Livingston County Jail (LCJ) to deliver letters …
Letter re Solitary Conditions at Huron County MI Corr. Facility ACLU 2014 2966 Woodward Avenue Detroit, lv\1 48201-3035 Phone 313.578.6800 Fox 313.578.6811 Emoil oclu@oclumich.org teaislalive Office West P. 0. Box 18022 Lansing, Ml 48901-8022 Phone 517.372.8503 Fax 517.372.5121 Emaillansing@aclumich.org www.aclumich.org 89 Ionia 1'-lW, Suite 300 Grcmd Rapids, Ml 49503 Phone …
Michigan Banned Books List 2014 REVISION DATE: November, 2014 Title/Author Format (Book, Game, Newspaper or Periodical) Edition; ISBN; Other Identification Number Date Added "O” (The); Rising Sun Press Article 100 Facts, (The) 100 Male Nudes by Taschen 100 Strokes of the Brush Before bed by 1001 Computer Hints & Tips, …
Qualified Immunity Denied to Michigan Guard for Improper Strip Search of Amputee Prisoner by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a Michigan prison guard who allegedly strip searched a prisoner without a legitimate penological reason for doing so. The appellate court also vacated …
ACLU Fund of MI v. Livingston County, MI, Order Granting TRO, Mail Censorship Policy, 2014 2:14-cv-11213-DPH-RSW Doc # 12 Filed 04/11/14 Pg 1 of 9 Pg ID 148 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FUND OF MICHIGAN, Civil Action No. 14-11213 Plaintiff, …
Auditor Report on MI DOC Prisoner Intake Process, 2014 MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL AUDIT REPORT PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE PRISONER INTAKE PROCESS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS April 2014 THOMAS H. MCTAVISH, C.P.A. AUDITOR GENERAL 471-0225-14 The auditor general shall conduct post audits of financial transactions and accounts of the …
Michigan Parole and Probation Supervision Scrutinized; Three Officials Fired by The failure to properly supervise parolees and probationers accused of committing high-profile murders has resulted in the firing of three Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) employees. The MDOC supervises around 20,000 parolees and 50,000 probationers. “Our parole/probation staff performs critical …
Does v. Snyder, MI, Amici Curiae Brief, Management of Sex Offenders, 2014 2:12-cv-11194-RHC-DRG Doc # 82 Filed 03/07/14 Pg 1 of 34 Pg ID 3502 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION __________________________________________________________________ JOHN DOES #1-5 and MARY DOE, File No. 2:12-cv-11194 Plaintiffs, v. Hon. Robert H. …
Michigan Corrections Organization v. MI DOC, MI, Judgment, Guards Sue over Overtime, 2014 RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 14a0294p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT _________________ MICHIGAN CORRECTIONS ORGANIZATION, Service ┐ Employees International Union, Local 526M, et al., │ Plaintiffs-Appellants, …
MI DOC v. Aramark, MI, Demand Letter, Breech of Contract, 2014 STATE OF MICHIGAN RICK SNYDER DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS GOVERNOR LANSING DANIEL H. HEYNS DIRECTOR February 27,2014 John Hanner, Executive Vice President Aramark Education Aramark 1101 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 RE: * In-Person, Hand-Delivered Notice of Demand for Assurance …
Qualified Immunity Denied to Prison Psychiatrist who Prescribed Lethal Drug Combination; $450,000 Settlement by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a psychiatrist in a lawsuit brought by a prisoner’s estate. The appellate court found the evidence could establish that the psychiatrist had …
