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PLN v AGPA, PA, BIO to Def MTD and ISO PI Motion, Silencing Act, 2015

Filing • March 14, 2016

Filed under: Censorship, First Amendment

PLN v AGPA, PA, BIO to Def MTD and ISO PI Motion, Silencing Act, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00045-CCC Document 38 Filed 02/17/15 Page 1 of 33 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, DANIEL DENVIR, PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER, CHRISTOPHER MORAFF, PENNSYLVANIA PRISON SOCIETY, …

PLN v Kane, PA, BIS of Mot Prel Injunction, 1st Am Revictimization Relief Act, 2015

Filing • March 14, 2016

Filed under: Censorship, First Amendment

PLN v Kane, PA, BIS of Mot Prel Injunction, 1st Am Revictimization Relief Act, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00045-CCC Document 41 Filed 02/17/15 Page 1 of 52 Case 1:15-cv-00045-CCC Document 41 Filed 02/17/15 Page 2 of 52 Case 1:15-cv-00045-CCC Document 41 Filed 02/17/15 Page 3 of 52 Case 1:15-cv-00045-CCC Document 41 Filed …

Prison Legal News v. PA DOC, PA Complaint, public records, 2009

Filing • March 10, 2016

Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation, PLN related

Prison Legal News v. PA DOC, PA Complaint, public records, 2009

Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit

Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment

Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit by Derek Gilna Norman N. Shelton, confined in the Special Management Unit (SMU) at the U.S. Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, filed suit alleging that prison officials had “engaged in a pattern, practice, or policy of improperly placing inmates who are …

Prison Privatization Testimony (AFSCME - Fillman), PA Legislature, 2007

Publication • February 25, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons

Prison Privatization Testimony (AFSCME - Fillman), PA Legislature, 2007 TESTIMONY OF DAVID R. FILLMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFSCME COUNCIL 13 JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE HOUSE LABOR AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEES STATE AND COUNTY PRISON PRIVATIZATION IN PENNSYLVANIA OCTOBER 25, 2007 HARRISBURG, PA 2 Prison Privatization Testimony Thank you. My name is David …

Prison Privatization Testimony (PLN - Friedmann), PA Legislature, 2007

Publication • February 25, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons

Prison Privatization Testimony (PLN - Friedmann), PA Legislature, 2007 1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA * * * * * 2 3 House Bill 1469 Private Prisons Privatization of Prison Services 4 5 * * * * * 6 House Labor Relations Committee House Judiciary Committee 7 8 Main …

Reincarceration in the Philadelphia Prison System - 2006-2006, Heroux, 2008

Publication • February 25, 2016

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry

Reincarceration in the Philadelphia Prison System - 2006-2006, Heroux, 2008 REINCARCERATION IN THE PHILADELPHIA PRISON SYSTEM ALL DISCHARGED INMATES BETWEEN 2000 AND 2006 Report Author: Paul Heroux, MS, MSc 2 This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the Philadelphia Prison System or the City of Philadelphia. All comments …

Fields v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Memo Opinion, False Arrest Video On-Duty Police, 2016

Brief • February 19, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Videotaping, First Amendment, False Arrest

Fields v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Memo Opinion, False Arrest Video On-Duty Police, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RICHARD FIELDS CIVIL ACTION . v. NO: 14-4424 CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al CIVIL ACTION AMANDA GERACI v. NO: 14-5264 CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et …

Performance Audit of PA Prison Industries, PA AG, 2005

Publication • February 16, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Work, Prison Industries

Performance Audit of PA Prison Industries, PA AG, 2005 Performance Audit of Pennsylvania Correctional Industries of the Department of Corrections September 2005 Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General Jack Wagner, Auditor General September 13, 2005 The Honorable Edward G. Rendell GOVERNOR Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 225 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania …

Final Report of the PA Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Justice System, 2001

Publication • February 16, 2016

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Racial Discrimination, Statistics/Trends

Final Report of the PA Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Justice System, 2001 final report final report of the Pennsylvania supreme court committee on racial and gender bias in the justice system TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 12 INTRODUCTION 17 …

Senate Letter to Director of FBOP re relocation of female inmates Danbury FCI, US Senate, 2013

Publication • February 16, 2016

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Overcrowding, Immigration, Mothers in Prison

Senate Letter to Director of FBOP re relocation of female inmates Danbury FCI, US Senate, 2013 tinitnl �tatrs �rnatr WASHINGTON. DC 20510 October 4, 2013 The Honorable Charles E. Samuels, Jr. Director Federal Bureau of Prisons 320 First Street NW Washington, DC 20534 Dear Director Samuels: Thank you for your …

Human Rights Violations at SCI Dallas (PA): Prisoners’ Voices, 2010

Publication • February 15, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force

Human Rights Violations at SCI Dallas (PA): Prisoners’ Voices, 2010 Human Rights Violations at SCI Dallas: Prisoners’ Voices “So many things is going on in this prison like nothing I’ve experienced in 26 years of incarceration and I’ve been under some physically rough conditions.” – Eric Rambert (AM-9223), 2/3/2009 “I …

Use of Force Policy, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 2005

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Police, Police Department Manuals

Use of Force Policy, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 2005 Exhibit 7-Force-1 Exhibit 7-Force-2 Exhibit 7-Force-3 Exhibit 7-Force-4

PA Prison Resource Guide 2007

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Resources, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Legal Materials

PA Prison Resource Guide 2007 Welcome to the 2007 Edition of the Pennsylvania Prison Directory Action ! A super huge THANKS A MILLION goes to the people who helped us put together the info for this guide. Jerome Coffey, Terry Harper, Michale Anderson, Mark Stephenson, Theresa Battles, Avis Lee, Robert …

Shoatz v. Wetzel, PA, Opinion and Order, Prolonged Solitary Confinement, 2016

Brief • February 12, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Shoatz v. Wetzel, PA, Opinion and Order, Prolonged Solitary Confinement, 2016 Case 2:13-cv-00657-CRE Document 87 Filed 02/12/16 Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RUSSELL SHOATZ a/k/a RUSSELL SHOATS, Plaintiff, v. JOHN E. WETZEL, in his individual and official capacities as …

ICE Letter to Adams County Prison PA Re Time Period of Detention 2011

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: International, Immigration

ICE Letter to Adams County Prison PA Re Time Period of Detention 2011 BB/2G/2Bli 11:13 _ 7173~43859 DISTRICT ATTORNEY PAGE B4/BS ~002100:Z OJTlfI1ItIf~iMMtUtdlut&vnl~ I'ltlkHMlpltltl tlJi. Dcpnrtalteltr ofU.olC1~ ..d S"-"ntJ' 1600 c:auowtlW ~ ~1ldt;1phb... • ~ t'I\ Hmo U.S. Immigration and Customs . Enforcement At1gtJSl It). 2011 Warden Btiao Clark Adams …

Guilty Property - How Law Enforcement Takes $1 Million in Cash from Innocent Philadelphians Every Year, ACLU, 2015

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Money/Property, Police

Guilty Property - How Law Enforcement Takes $1 Million in Cash from Innocent Philadelphians Every Year, ACLU, 2015 Guilty Property How Law Enforcement Takes $1 Million in Cash from Innocent Philadelphians Every Year — and Gets Away with It June 2015 Guilty Property How Law Enforcement Takes $1 Million in …

Directive - Informants, Philadelphia PD, 2009 (revised 2011)

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Informants, Police Department Manuals

Directive - Informants, Philadelphia PD, 2009 (revised 2011)

Inmate Handbook, PA DOC, 2005

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Legal Materials

Inmate Handbook, PA DOC, 2005 Inmate Handbook 2005 Edition Jeffrey A. Beard, Ph.D. Secretary of Corrections The Mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is to protect the public by confining persons committed to our custody in safe, secure facilities, and to provide opportunities for inmates to acquire the skills …

Law Paper on Prosecutor Police Relationships, Univ of Pittsburgh, 2011

Publication • February 10, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Police

Law Paper on Prosecutor Police Relationships, Univ of Pittsburgh, 2011 PITT LAW UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Legal Studies Research Paper Series Working Paper No. 2011-19 June 2011 The Interaction and Relationship Between Prosecutors and Police Officers in the U.S., and How This Affects Police Reform Efforts David A. Harris University of …