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U.S. Supreme Court: State Prisoners May Challenge Unconstitutional Parole Procedures Under § 1983 If Earlier Release Doesn't Necessarily Follow

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Disciplinary Litigation, Sentencing, Ex Post Facto, Parole, Habeas Corpus

U.S. Supreme Court: State Prisoners May Challenge Unconstitutional Parole Procedures Under § 1983 If Earlier Release Doesn't Necessarily Follow by U.S. Supreme Court: State Prisoners May Challenge Unconstitutional Parole Procedures Under § 1983 If Earlier Release Doesn't Necessarily Follow by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. Supreme Court held that state …

Prisoners of Love: Good Advice for Those Separated By Walls But United by Love

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews, Marriage

Prisoners of Love: Good Advice for Those Separated By Walls But United by Love by by Matthew T. Clarke If you want to know the mechanics of how a Texas prison is run, you should read Behind the Walls by George Antonio Renauld [PLN Aug. 2003, p. 29]. It gives …

Maricopa County, Arizona, Settles Wrongful Imprisonment Suit For $1.4 Million

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Municipal Liability, Death Row

Maricopa County, Arizona, Settles Wrongful Imprisonment Suit For $1.4 Million by On April 6, 2005, a man falsely imprisoned for a decade on Arizona's death row settled with Maricopa County for $1.4 million. Ray Krone, once dubbed the snaggletooth" killer, was sentenced to death in 1992 based on testimony that …

RLUIPA Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Federal Statutory Law, RLUIPA, Religious Property

RLUIPA Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court by by John E. Dannenberg A unanimous United States Supreme Court held that § 3 of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. §2000cc-1(a) (1-2), which proscribes the government from imposing a substantial burden on the religious exercise …

Jury Trial in Prison Violates Oregon Constitution

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Court Appearances, Juries, Guards/Staff, Assaults on Staff

Jury Trial in Prison Violates Oregon Constitution by The Oregon Supreme Court held that conducting a prisoner's jury trial within a prison violates the impartial jury guarantee of the Oregon Constitution. Gary Cavan, a prisoner at the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) was charged with several crimes stemming from his …

Supreme Court Decision Orders Release of 920 Mariel Cubans; ICE: Dumps them In the Streets Without Aid

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: International, Immigration

Supreme Court Decision Orders Release of 920 Mariel Cubans; ICE: Dumps them In the Streets Without Aid by Mark Wilson Supreme Court Decision Orders Release of 920 Mariel Cubans; ICE: Dumps them In the Streets Without Aid By Mark Wilson In a 7-to-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court expanded …

Besmirched California Prison Doctors Sue To Block Higher Qualification Standards

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Employee Litigation, Guard Unions

Besmirched California Prison Doctors Sue To Block Higher Qualification Standards by By John E. Dannenberg California Department of Corrections (CDC) doctors, who have been much maligned in recent scathing federal court reports depicting “horrible” medical care conditions in California’s prisons, made a defensive move on April 29, 2005 by having …

California’s Sex-Offender Internet Site Gets 14 Million Hits In First Four Days

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Internet

California’s Sex-Offender Internet Site Gets 14 Million Hits In First Four Days by California’s new public internet data-base listing 63,000 of 85,000 convicted sex-offenders was put on line December 15, 2004. By that evening, it was too crowded to navigate, receiving 14 million hits in the first four days. This …

News in Brief:

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: News, News in Brief

News in Brief: by Alabama: On April 28, 2005, Mario Centobie, 39, was executed after waiving his appeals. In 1998, Centobie, a former Mississippi firefighter who was serving a 40 year sentence at Parchman Prison in Mississippi for kidnapping his estranged wife and 6 year old son, escaped from the …

Suit Over Rape of Prisoner By TDCJ Employee Settled for $118,318.56 and Beach Property

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Misconduct/Corruption, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Damages, Settlements

Suit Over Rape of Prisoner By TDCJ Employee Settled for $118,318.56 and Beach Property by By Matthew T. Clarke On November 19, 2004, a Texas prisoner who was raped by a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) guard settled his suit against the guard and TDCJ for a total of …

Colorado Teenagers Raped By Guards Settle For $165,000 Each

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Threats by Staff, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Litigating, Whistleblowing, Criminal Prosecution, Conspiracy, Settlements, Supervisory Liability, Failure to Train/Supervise, Hiring Liability, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

Colorado Teenagers Raped By Guards Settle For $165,000 Each by Michael Rigby In August 2004, two teenage girls raped by guards at a Colorado juvenile prison settled their lawsuits for $165,000 apiece. Both girls had been imprisoned at the Youthful Offender System (YOS), which is operated by the Colorado Department …

Arizona Boot Camp Director Convicted In Teen’s Death

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Crime, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

Arizona Boot Camp Director Convicted In Teen’s Death by On January 3, 2005, the founder of a tough-love boot camp in Arizona was convicted of reckless manslaughter in the 2001 death of a 14-year-old camper who collapsed under the relentless desert sun. On May 24, 2005, Long was sentenced to …

Staph Infections Kill Women Prisoners In Pennsylvania; Coroner’s Office Raided

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Skin, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Staph Infections Kill Women Prisoners In Pennsylvania; Coroner’s Office Raided by Michael Rigby By Michael Rigby Three female prisoners have died after contracting a deadly strain of Staph infection while confined in Pennsylvania jails. All of the deaths occurred in March 2005. Two of the women, originally said to have …

Kentucky State Auditor Blasts Prison Industries After $377K in Undeposited Payments Found in Manager’s Desk

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Prison Industries

Kentucky State Auditor Blasts Prison Industries After $377K in Undeposited Payments Found in Manager’s Desk by by Matthew T. Clarke It is hard to imagine the surprise of Kentucky Correctional Industries (KCI) employees when they discovered $377,751.86 in undeposited payments in a KCI manager’s desk in April, 2004. As a …

Ramirez v County of Los Angelos Ca Order Re Discovery Motion False Arrest 2005

Brief • August 15, 2005

Ramirez v County of Los Angelos Ca Order Re Discovery Motion False Arrest 2005 Case 2:04-cv-06102-GAF-FMO Document 16 Filed 08/15/2005 Page 1 of 9 Case 2:04-cv-06102-GAF-FMO Document 16 Filed 08/15/2005 Page 2 of 9 Case 2:04-cv-06102-GAF-FMO Document 16 Filed 08/15/2005 Page 3 of 9 Case 2:04-cv-06102-GAF-FMO Document 16 Filed 08/15/2005 …

Walton v Nydoc Plt Brief Phone Rates 2005

Brief • August 15, 2005

Filed under: Telephones

Walton v Nydoc Plt Brief Phone Rates 2005 STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION SUPREME COURT THIRD DEPARTMENT IVEY WALTON, RAMON AUSTIN, JOANN HARRIS, the OFFICE OF THE APPELLATE DEFENDER, and the NEW YORK STATE DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiffs-Appellants. -againstTHE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, AND MCI WORLDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, …

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Opinion approving settlement, immigration beating, 2005

Brief • August 11, 2005

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Opinion approving settlement, immigration beating, 2005

Graham v City of New York Ny Declaration Sup Plfs Motion Attorney Fees 2005

Brief • August 10, 2005

Graham v City of New York Ny Declaration Sup Plfs Motion Attorney Fees 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------X ROBERTO GRAHAM, Plaintiff, 05 CV 3607 (GBD) (DF) -againstCITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants. ----------------------------------------------------------------X DECLARATION OF SCOTT A. KORENBAUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION …

Heard v Dc Judgment Unlawful Incarceration and Ada Violations 2005

Brief • August 4, 2005

Heard v Dc Judgment Unlawful Incarceration and Ada Violations 2005 • .<;, •• ~..:..:..~ ••• , ••• .:...:.:...--. I IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) ) JOSEPH S. HEARD, Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) ) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT, ET AL. …

Hilton v Wright Ny Pi Tro Show Cause 2005 Hcv Treatment

Brief • August 1, 2005

Hilton v Wright Ny Pi Tro Show Cause 2005 Hcv Treatment UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------X ROBERT HILTON, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, –against– LESTER N. WRIGHT, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Commissioner/ Chief Medical Officer, for the New York State Department …