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The Death Penalty in 2001

Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

The Death Penalty in 2001 by According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), by the end of December 2001, 3,581 prisoners were under sentence of death in the thirty-seven States and the Federal prison system in the United States. Fewer prisoners (155) were received under sentence of death than …

Justice Department Report Decries Smuggling in Federal Prisons

Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Drug Testing, Crime, Wrongful Death, Accidents

Justice Department Report Decries Smuggling in Federal Prisons by Justice Department Report Decries Smuggling in Federal Prisons The U. S. Justice Department has issued a report decrying the ability of smugglers to get regular shipments of drugs even into the highest security federal prisons. The report blames visitors, mail, and …

Court Okay Needed Before Housing Mentally Ill Prisoners in California Supermax

Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003

Filed under: Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Court Okay Needed Before Housing Mentally Ill Prisoners in California Supermax by Court Okay Needed Before Housing Mentally Ill Prisoners in California Supermax The US District Court (E.D. Calif.) issued an order preventing the CA Dept. of Corrections (CDC) from housing mentally ill prisoners in its psychologically isolating and debilitating …

South Carolina Found in Contempt for Non-Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners

Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003

Filed under: Contempt (Civil Procedure), Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

South Carolina Found in Contempt for Non-Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by South Carolina Found in Contempt for Non-Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by Lonnie Burton The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (DMH) and its director were held in contempt of court on September 5, 2002, for ignoring repeated …

Expert Witness Standard in RLUIPA Gang Case

Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Summary Judgment, Discovery

Expert Witness Standard in RLUIPA Gang Case by The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has denied in part and granted in part summary judgment to New York's Department of Correctional Services (DOCS), in a case involving the beliefs, practices, and literature of the Nations …

Tennessee Prisoner Awarded $242,500 in CCA Medical Neglect Suit

Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003

Filed under: Gang Policies, Evidentiary Ruling, Expert Witnesses, RLUIPA, Qualified Immunity, Publications/Books, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Property

Tennessee Prisoner Awarded $242,500 in CCA Medical Neglect Suit by On December 3, 2002, a U.S. district court issued a $400,000 judgment against Corrections Corporation of America for violating the rights of Wesley Taylor, a prisoner at the South Central Correctional facility in Tennessee. After hearing Taylor's §1983 federal civil …

Jones v Markham Etal Il Settlement Wrongful Conviction Imprisonment 2003

Brief • September 12, 2003

Jones v Markham Etal Il Settlement Wrongful Conviction Imprisonment 2003 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - LAW DIVISION RONALD JONES, Plaintiff, v. JOHN MARKHAM, #2913, STEVEN HOOD, #11885, CARL SILVESTRINI #15085, STEVEN WARNER #12475, AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) …

Minor v. D.C., Settlement, Youth Jail Tour, Strip Search, 2003

Brief • September 9, 2003

Filed under: Strip Searches, Jail Specific

Minor v. D.C., Settlement, Youth Jail Tour, Strip Search, 2003 I RELEASE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That 1, Michele Minor, residinq:t 14' b M4S~S~3 h.t~, S.l;.. W~4tTPn l).e,. a."O"b Q'> , with Social Security Numbe:t • and /lA, Cf!"€' t-,,;:::M I t£-r>~. " Guardian 'for the minor, Reuben …

Nelson v. Department of Social Services, NY, Order, Photography Stipulation, 2003

Brief • September 4, 2003

Filed under: Media

Nelson v. Department of Social Services, NY, Order, Photography Stipulation, 2003 09/04/03 tal 002 DPW 28-60 THU 17:17 FAX 212 450 5588 -' .., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORR : ------ -----------------------~~~-------X ISAAC K. NELSON, Plaintiff, -againstD. S . S .; RAYMOND CUNNINGHAM OF EASTERN C.F.; …

U.S. v. Verbickas, CO, Opinion, Prison Conditions, 2003

Brief • September 2, 2003

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction

U.S. v. Verbickas, CO, Opinion, Prison Conditions, 2003 U.S. v. Verbickas, 75 Fed.Appx. 705 (2003) 75 Fed.Appx. 705 This case was not selected for publication in the Federal Reporter. Not for Publication in West’s Federal Reporter. See Fed. Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1 generally governing citation of judicial decisions issued …

Young v. Burt, WA, Litigation Settlement Payment, Public Disclosure Act, 2003

Brief • September 1, 2003

Young v. Burt, WA, Litigation Settlement Payment, Public Disclosure Act, 2003 ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE CERTIFICATE ON PUBLIC RECORDS ACT CLAIMILITIGATION 2 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLALLAM 3 4 RlCK A. YOUNG, NO. 03-2-00654-1 5 Plaintiff, 6 7 v. P. …

In Re Washington Fl Motion Fuck Censorship School 2003

Brief • August 26, 2003

In Re Washington Fl Motion Fuck Censorship School 2003 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA IN THE INTEREST OF SANDREKA WASHINGTON aka SANDREKA LINDSEY, a child. JUVENILE DIVISION CASE NO. 2005-0153 CJB MOTION TO DISMISS ON CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS COMES NOW the Child, by and through the …

Pearson v Tdcj Tx Plf Orig Petition Escape and Death 2003

Brief • August 23, 2003

Pearson v Tdcj Tx Plf Orig Petition Escape and Death 2003 NO. 03-10143-278-02 BRENDA LAFAYE PEARSON. INDIVIDUALLY. AS THE SURVIVING WIDOW OF FARMER.PEARSON. DECEASED, AND AS THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF HIS ESTATE. and LEODA STEVENS VS. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ET AL § § § .§ § § § § …

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