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Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994: 25 Years Later, Where Do We Stand? by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Every state spends more money on prisons than on schools, according to PolitiFact. But you can’t blame the states — the federal government made them do it. …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Ford Foundation President’s Support to Replace Rikers With Other Jails Criticized by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Ford Foundation President Darren Walker published a blog titled, “In Defense of Nuance” in the fall of 2019. A larger portion of the missive supported the building of four smaller detention centers to …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Dark Web Creator Petitions President Trump for Clemency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Young Ross Ulbricht (aka Dread Pirate Roberts) was an Eagle Scout, held scholarships throughout college, earned a master’s degree, worked in science, and became a self-described peaceful entrepreneur. A supporter of liberty, personal privacy, and free …
Growing Need to Protect Attorney-Client Emails by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  Communication between attorneys and their clients has long been protected by federal law. Technology, however, has changed the way people in the legal field communicate in the span of a generation — a pace that has left legal …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Prison Postcard: Life in the Time of COVID, Correctional Center, Virginia by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel Rosen I’m here at the Greensville Correctional Center in southern Virginia. This place holds up to 3,000 inmates. On August 7, we went on lockdown for the second time in four months. There …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
New York Governor Cuomo Creates Prison Nursing Home During Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A recent report by The Interceptoutlined New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to move elderly prisoners to an “isolated” upstate prison to allegedly protect them during the pandemic, and how this plan may …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
GEO Group and CoreCivic Lose Critical Financial Support by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Big business is king in America, and the business of operating correctional and detention facilities is no exception. Within the private prison industry, two firms stand out for their sheer size: Florida-based GEO Group, with 2019 …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons
Danish Funds Invest In American Private Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When one thinks of financial support for America’s privatized prisons, one assumes it primarily comes from entities in the United States. But that is not always the case. A February 18, 2020 story by Danwatch, a …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
$12.5 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Prisoner’s In-Custody Death Riled Sheriff’s Race by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss At a June 23, 2020, forum with the three candidates for sheriff in Garfield County, Oklahoma, questions arose about a $12.5 million 2019 settlement of a wrongful death suit filed by the family …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Release and Reentry
Philadelphia Jails to Release Prisoners Earlier in the Day by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Independently obtained and analyzed data from April 2017 to April 2018 showed that 73 percent of all prisoners — more than 16,000 in total — were released after Philadelphia jail facilities’ cashier offices were closed, …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reverses “Dangerousness” Finding in Involuntary Commitment of Schizophrenic Man by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 24, 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the evidence to support a petitioner’s involuntary commitment was insufficient to support a conclusion the petitioner was “dangerous” under state law. …
Michigan Settles Sex Abuse Claims by 1,300 Former Juvenile Offenders Housed With Adults for $80 Million by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 29, 2020, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $80 million to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by juveniles who were housed …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Resentencing
California Judge Reconsiders Six Months’ Jail for Cookie Theft at Rehab Program by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Gregory Fields was in a court-ordered rehab program at the Salvation Army Harbor Light Center in San Francisco. He had completed a 30-day detox and blackout period when he started the …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Juvenile Prisons
Conditions at South Carolina Juvenile Facility Unconstitutional by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued notice on February 5, 2020 that it has found the “totality of the conditions, practices, and incidents” it discovered at Broad River Road Complex (BRRC), South Carolina’s long-term juvenile …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
How Kamala Harris’ Orange County, California “Snitch” Scandal Investigation Imploded by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president, has long touted her law enforcement background in winning election to the offices of district attorney, California attorney general, and U.S. senator. But, serious questions have …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
First Wrongful Death Claim Against San Quentin Prison Filed Over COVID-19 Death by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The family of one of the prisoners who died of COVID-19 at San Quentin prison in California has filed the first wrongful death claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — against …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Lawsuit Over Hellish 9-Day Prisoner Transport Reinstated by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 29, 2020, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to Inmate Services Corp. (ISC), allowing to continue a civil rights action alleging a pretrial detainee’s constitutional rights were violated …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Education, Art
Poetry for the Prisoners’ Soul by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Among the few organizations intrepid enough to reach out to prisoners is a group called the Worker Writers School (WWS). From its beginning as a poetry workshop for traumatized prisoners in the aftermath of the slaughter of prisoners at …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Prisoners Evacuated but ICE Detainees in Louisiana Suffer During Hurricane Laura by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The year 2020 has been rife with unpleasant surprises. The planet has contended with the coronavirus pandemic — the worst since the Spanish flu — and protests sparked by the police killing of …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The family of a Texas detainee who died of a suicidal overdose under jailers’ noses can continue its lawsuit against Young County, Texas. That decision was handed down on April 22, 2020, by the Fifth …
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