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Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Filed under: Media, Access to Media
New Jersey Prison Commissioner’s Complete Ban On Media Lifted by Gary Hunter New Jersey Prison Commissioner's Complete Ban On Media Lifted by Gary Hunter Immediately upon taking office, in January 2005, New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner George Hayman imposed a total ban on media interviews with prisoners. DOC …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
New Jersey Appeals Court Upholds Statute Disenfranchising Felons by The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, held that a state law prohibiting felons from voting while on parole or probation did not violate equal protection despite its disparate effect on minority voting power. Plaintiffs, the New Jersey National Association …
CSC Alien Abuse Class Action Settled for $2.5 Million by On August 10, 2005, a federal court in New Jersey approved a settlement in Brown v. Esmor Correctional Services Inc., USDC No. 98-1282 (DNJ). Esmor Correctional Services Inc. (Esmor) later known as Correctional Services Corporation (CSC), agreed to pay the …
Michigan Youth Prison Closed But Problems Continue by Michael Rigby During its six years of operation, the Michigan Youth Correctional Facility has been criticized over abuse, suicide attempts, and a policy of filling beds at the maximum-security prison with low level offenders. But even after its closure, the privately run …
Dittimus-Bey v. Taylor, NJ, Amended Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2006 Case 1:05-cv-00063-JBS-JS Document 60 Filed 03/31/06 Page 1 of 21 PageID: 248 TRUJILLO RODRIGUEZ & RICHARDS, LLC Lisa J. Rodriguez Nicole M. Acchione 8 Kings Highway West Haddonfield, NJ 08033 (856) 795-9002 Counsel for Plaintiffs UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
New Jersey Settles Prisoners Freedom of Religion Suit by New Jersey Settles Prisoners Freedom of Religion Suit On November 14, 2005, the state of New Jersey settled a prisoners civil rights lawsuit by paying him $2,000 and allowing him to practice the Wicca religion and to receive related literature and …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
New Jersey's Legal Mail Policy Enjoined; Qualified Immunity Granted by A New Jersey federal district court has held that a prison policy of opening legal mail outside of prisoners' presence is unconstitutional, but that prison officials are entitled to qualified immunity from damages. This civil rights action was brought by …
Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006
New Jersey Taxpayers Underwrite Unqualified, Unnecessary Prison Employees by The New Jersey prison system is infested with parasitic employees--thrust upon the department by legislators and the governor's office--who bleed state taxpayers for more than $850,000 a year, Department of Corrections (DOC) commissioner Devon Brown has admitted. The revelation came during …
Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006
New Jersey Parole Officials Pay $50,000 for Delayed Release by On February 3, 2005, a New Jersey man settled his federal lawsuit against state parole officialswhom he claimed were responsible for his remaining in prison 11 months beyond his approved parole datefor $50,000. Vincent Pannone was imprisoned on May 7, …
Brief • November 5, 2005
Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Proof of Claim, immigration beating, 2005 DUE NOVEMBER 10, 2005 PROOF OF CLAIM & RELEASE FOR PARTICIPATION IN BROWN CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT Members of the Brown Class Action should use this form in order to qualify for and receive distributions from the …
Article • October 15, 2005 • from PLN October, 2005
Denial of New Jersey Work Credits Violates Equal Protection by A New Jersey appellate court held that denying work credits to prisoners serving concurrent New Jersey sentences in other states violates the equal protection clause of the New Jersey Constitution. On February 11, 1978, Charles VanWinkle began serving a seventeen …
Article • October 15, 2005
Lives (and Votes) Lost by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg From City Belt (www.citybelt.org) Lives (and Votes) Lost Prisoners, parolees and probationers cannot vote in New Jersey -- but for one former prisoner who was wrongfully convicted and can, it's the last thing on his mind. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Nothing ties Larry Peterson …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Summary Judgment for CMS/NJ DOC Reversed in Physical Therapy Suit by A New Jersey state appellate court issued an unpublished opinion reversing a lower court's grant of summary judgment to Correctional Medical Services (CMS) and the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC). On November 7, 1996, Craig Szemple, a prisoner …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Acting Pro Se, NJ Prisoner Beats Charges of Spitting on Guard by A New Jersey jury took only three hours to declare William Victor not guilty of spitting on a Northumberland County Prison (NCP) guard in 2003. NCP's warden called the verdict ridiculous." Considering Victor proceeded through trial representing himself, …
Brief • August 11, 2005
Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Opinion approving settlement, immigration beating, 2005
Brief • May 19, 2005
Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Joint Affirmation, immigration beating, 2005 BRUCE J. RESSLER (BJR-6329) RESSLER & RESSLER 48 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 (212) 695-6446 CLASS COUNSEL FOR THE BROWN PLAINTIFF CLASS FRANK R. VOLPE (FRV-0922) RYAN D. NELSON (RDN-8073) SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD LLP …
Brief • May 19, 2005
Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Settlement, immigration beating, 2005 Bruce J. Ressler Ellen R. Werther RESSLER & RESSLER 48 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs Larry S. Reich BLANK ROME LLP 405 Lexington Ave. New York, New York 10174 (212) 885-5000 Frank R. …
New Jersey County Settles With Imprisoned Deaf Man For $175,000 by On November 20, 2003, Mercer County, New Jersey, agreed to pay $175,000 to a deaf man who was imprisoned at the Mercer County Detention Center (MCDC) without appropriate accommodations and appeared before a county court without an interpreter. The …
New Jersey DOC Liable for Prisoner Death Caused by CMS by Robert Woodman by Robert H. Woodman The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, partly affirming a New Jersey prisoner's estate's suit, held that the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) could be held liable for the negligence of …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
New Jersey Jail Guard Settles Elevator Fall Suit for $750,000 by On December 15, 2003, Global Elevator Technologies (GET), a company under contract with the Union County (New Jersey) Jail to provide elevator maintenance services, agreed to pay $750,000 to a guard who suffered back and knee injuries in a …
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