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Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright We have long reported on the phenomenon of jailhouse lawyers and other prisoners who, upon release, have gone to law school and become attorneys. While that phenomenon has been occurring for decades, it appears to be picking up – perhaps because …
Article • February 4, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Former Prisoners Become Attorneys: From Breaking the Law to Practicing Law by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis “A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client,” the old adage goes. But Isaac Wright, Jr. knew he was innocent, so he represented himself at his 1991 trial …
Wisconsin’s Troubled Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls to Close in 2021, New Governor Says by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna  The Wisconsin Department of Corrections youth facilities at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls, located in rural Wisconsin north of …
Article • January 22, 2019
Filed under: Immigration, Family
Federal Court Enters Nationwide Injunction Banning Separation of Immigrant Families by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A June 26, 2018, nationwide injunction by Southern District of California federal district judge Dana M. Sabraw, which ordered the Trump administration to cease separation of immigrant families, effectively ending the “zero tolerance” policy, …
Article • January 22, 2019
Filed under: Murder by Parolees
Washington State Parolee Murders Girlfriend; Department of Corrections Found Not Grossly Negligent by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Scottye Miller served two misdemeanor sentences, one “memorialized in a felony judgment” for harassing and assaulting his girlfriend of many years, entered in 2010 and 2011. Miller was released from the Department …
Article • January 22, 2019
Prison Policy Institute Study Says Juvenile Justice System Problems Mirror Adult Issues by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Prison Policy Institute (PPI) in 2018 published a study of the juvenile justice system, which concluded that it “mirrors” many of the same problems of the adult criminal justice system. This …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alaska: Illness among state prisoners exposed to tainted lettuce was key to solving a nationwide E. coli outbreak in April 2018. Eight prisoners at the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center were stricken by an especially nasty strain of the bacteria, though none were hospitalized or died. The …
Metropolitan Detention Center Guards Convicted in Sex Abuse Scandal by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN previously reported the 2017 arrests of a trio of Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) guards for repeatedly and violently sexually abusing at least six female prisoners who had been housed at the federal jail in …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Tennessee Sheriff, Captain Arrested for Improper Use of Prisoner Labor by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Sheriff Jimmy Brown and Captain Adam Brewer, with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, were arrested in May 2018 following an investigation into inappropriate conduct. At the request of 22nd District Attorney General Brent …
Aging Prison Population Finds Parole Elusive by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Justice, about 11% of the state and federal prison population in 2016 was over age 55. Of those prisoners, numbering roughly 160,000, around 38,000 were 65 or older. …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Former Guard Who Scalded Florida Prisoner to Death Hired, Fired by Police Department by David Reutter by David Reutter On June 23, 2012, Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) guard Roland Clarke placed Darren Rainey, a prisoner at the Dade Correctional Institution (DCI), into a shower and locked the door. He …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Health care
Illinois Ends Medical Co-Pays for Prisoners, But DOC Healthcare Criticized by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In June 2018, Illinois lawmakers voted to end the practice of charging $5.00 co-payments to state prisoners for each medical visit – a disproportionate fee, since prison wages in the state range from $0.09 …
Illinois Federal Jury Awards Prisoner $252,100 for Beating and Denial of Medical Care by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon During the noon meal on February 5, 2014, Illinois prison guard Nathan Berry found alcohol and an altered TV in a property box in a cell shared by Osbaldo Jose-Nicolas and …
Prisoners Face Retaliation for Raising Concerns About Criminal Justice System by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Prisoners who peacefully advocate for their rights, such as by filing lawsuits and grievances, and engaging in non-violent protests, regularly risk retaliation by prison officials. That was the case following a nationwide work strike …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
$1 Million Award for Two Women Sexually Assaulted by Florida Jail Guard by A Florida federal jury awarded $1 million to two women who were sexually assaulted by a guard at the Bay County Jail (BCJ). Brandy Carnley and Virginia Lindsey alleged in a May 2017 civil rights complaint that …
Florida Prisoner’s Suit Proceeds Against Guards for Use of Force, Retaliation by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On March 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled that a prisoner’s lawsuit against Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) guards could move forward, denying the FDOC’s motion …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Filed under: Release and Reentry
Vera Institute Announces Increase in Federal Funding to House Former Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On August 30, 2018, the Vera Institute of Justice announced an expansion of federal assistance to provide housing for prisoners who are reentering society. The “Opening Doors to Public Housing Initiative,” a program …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Filed under: Medical
Prisoner Loses Suit Against Jail Officials for Disclosure of His Medical Condition by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Joseph Leiser was in an Illinois jail pending extradition to Coffey County, Kansas. Because Leiser had been Tased by federal marshals, Coffey County jail administrator Shannon Moore asked Illinois officials to have …
New Mexico DOC Guards Receive $2.5 Million Settlement for Sexual Harassment by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Six female prison guards employed by the New Mexico Corrections Department (DOC) at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility (CNMCF) in Los Lunas entered into a $2.5 million settlement with the department in …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Filed under: Mail
Maine Constitution Mandates “Prisoner Mailbox Rule” by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 24, 2018, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court held the state’s constitution requires adoption of a modified version of the “prisoner mailbox rule” when filing petitions for judicial review of prison disciplinary orders. Maine prisoner Charles M. …
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