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Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Vice President’s Son Discharged from Navy Due to Drug Use by Christopher Zoukis Vice President’s Son Discharged from Navy Due to Drug Use by Christopher Zoukis In an embarrassing coda to Vice President Joe Biden’s long career as one of the chief architects of the War on Drugs, one of …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Tennessee Jail Considers Charging for Toilet Paper, Underwear by Christopher Zoukis Tennessee Jail Considers Charging for Toilet Paper, Underwear by Christopher Zoukis On August 19, 2013, commissioners in Anderson County, Tennessee approved a resolution authorizing an expansion of pay-to-stay fees at the county jail. The resolution included a $50 daily …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform, Overcrowding
ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis On November 7, 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it had received the largest grant in the organization’s history: $50 million from George Soros’ Open …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Pell Grants for Prisoners: New Bill Restores Hope of Reinstating College Programs by Christopher Zoukis Pell Grants for Prisoners: New Bill Restores Hope of Reinstating College Programs by Christopher Zoukis It’s been over 20 years since Jon Marc Taylor, Ph.D., a Missouri state prisoner and author of the Prisoners’ Guerrilla …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
San Diego Deputies Faulted for Jail Death by Christopher Zoukis San Diego Deputies Faulted for Jail Death by Christopher Zoukis A civilian review board found that sheriff’s deputies lied and failed to take steps that could have saved a prisoner who swallowed meth before being booked into a San Diego …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Dehydration Death of North Carolina Prisoner Prompts Investigations, Firings, Resignations by Christopher Zoukis North Carolina prisoner with a history of mental illness who was found dead in a transport van after being transferred to another prison died due to dehydration, according to the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office. However, the …
Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
Forty Defendants, Including 24 Guards, Convicted in Widespread Corruption Scandal at Baltimore City Jail by Christopher Zoukis Forty Defendants, Including 24 Guards, Convicted in Widespread Corruption Scandal at Baltimore City Jail by Christopher Zoukis The confessed leader of a powerful gang inside the Baltimore City Detention Center was the government’s …
Transgender Prisoner Denied Adequate Treatment Hangs Herself by Christopher Zoukis Transgender Prisoner Denied Adequate Treatment Hangs Herself Petersburg, Virginia: At approximately 2:30 PM on February 24, 2015, Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg Medium inmate Ashley Jean Arnold (given name: Steven Roy Arnold), 32, ended her life by hanging herself in her …
Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial by Christopher Zoukis Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial by Christopher Zoukis A Florida prosecutor who engaged in text messages, cell phone calls and dinner dates with the judge presiding over a …
Missouri Prisoner Exonerated in 1983 Prison Murder; Brady Violations Cited by Christopher Zoukis Missouri Prisoner Exonerated in 1983 Prison Murder; Brady Violations Cited by Christopher Zoukis Reginald “Reggie” Griffin, 53, was sentenced to death for the July 12, 1983 stabbing of James Bausley in a yard at the Moberly Correctional …
Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis In a rare public rebuke of a prosecutor found to have engaged in a “deliberate pattern of misconduct,” the Connecticut Appellate Court vacated a …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Philadelphia Prosecutor Busted for Filing False Police Report Against Ex-Boyfriend by Christopher Zoukis Philadelphia Prosecutor Busted for Filing False Police Report Against Ex-Boyfriend by Christopher Zoukis Assistant District Attorney Lynn M. Nichols, 47, assigned to the homicide unit in Philadelphia, was arrested on October 4, 2013 for filing a false …
Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General by Christopher Zoukis Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General by Christopher Zoukis Former Alaska Deputy Attorney General and prosecutor Patrick Gullufsen, 66, was suspended from the practice of law for 18 months in July 2013 after a Superior Court found …
Former Kansas Attorney General has Law License Suspended Indefinitely by Christopher Zoukis Former Kansas Attorney General has Law License Suspended Indefinitely by Christopher Zoukis On October 18, 2013, the Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of former State Attorney General Phillip D. “Phill” Kline, who became nationally known …
Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis The prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America. His discretion is tremendous.... While the prosecutor at his best …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Death Sentences Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis Death Sentences Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis Death sentences imposed on prisoners in Arizona, Virginia and Tennessee have been reversed by federal appellate courts as a result of misconduct by prosecutors – including withholding evidence and making …
Article • October 22, 2014
One Incarcerated, Transgender Buddhist's Experience With Medical Care in Federal Prison by Christopher Zoukis One Incarcerated, Transgender Buddhist's Experience With Medical Care in Federal Prison By Christopher Zoukis While the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons has done a great job of promoting itself as the global leader in the …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Some GPS Monitoring Devices Capable of Audio Recording by Christopher Zoukis Some GPS Monitoring Devices Capable of Audio Recording by Christopher Zoukis Civil libertarians and prisoner advocacy groups have expressed shock and outrage at the discovery that some Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking devices, used to monitor the movement and …
Two Corrections Chiefs Serve Time in Segregation by Christopher Zoukis Two Corrections Chiefs Serve Time in Segregation by Christopher Zoukis Rick Raemisch, Colorado’s new corrections director, wanted to better understand the experience of solitary confinement – so he spent a night in segregation at a state prison. Raemisch had been …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members by Christopher Zoukis D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members   by Christopher Zoukis   Five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (Board) will not face trial for criminal violations of the state’s Open Meeting Act, after signing a …
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