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Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered by Bob Williams Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered by Bob Williams Hailed as the broadest ruling ever is-sued by a federal judge in a death row conditions of confinement case, and a precedent setting breakthrough in prisoners' rights, conditions …
Article • December 15, 2003
Warden's False testimony at Death Sentence Hearing Okay by The petitioner was convicted of murdering another prisoner and was sentenced to death. At the penalty phase, the warden testified that he thought a death sentence had "quite an effect" on the prison population and a life sentence had "very little …
Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003
World Court Orders U.S. to Stop Executing Mexicans by by Matthew T. Clarke On January 5, 2003, Mexico applied for an injunction from the International Court of Justice, or World Court, to halt the execution of 54 of its citizens by the United States. Mexico claimed that none of them …
Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003
Ninth Circuit Judge Investigated for Writing Condemned Prisoner by by Marvin Mentor California Attorney General Bill Lockyer called into question the impartiality of Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski as to death penalty cases after Kozinski and two other Ninth Circuit judges visited San Quentin State Prison in California, speaking with …
Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003
America Without the Death Penalty: States Leading the Way by Robert Woodman America Without the Death Penalty: States Leading the Way by John F. Galliher, Larry W. Koch, David Patrick Keys, and Teresa J. Guess. Northeastern Univ. Press, Boston, 2002, 280 pages, hardcover $35.00 Review by Robert H. Woodman Death …
Article • October 15, 2003 • from PLN October, 2003
Seventh Circuit Reverses BOP's Denial of Death Row Prisoner's Interviews by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed an Indiana Federal District Court's dismissal of a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prisoner's complaint that he was unconstitutionally denied media interviews. David Paul Hammer is a BOP prisoner in the Federal …
Article • October 15, 2003 • from PLN October, 2003
Dead Man Waking by Bruce Shapiro Is it possible Timothy McVeigh was fully alert and utterly sentient when potassium chloride shot through his leg and stopped his heart? The tear witnesses saw well up in his left eye suggests that he might have been very conscious as lethal drugs burned …
Article • October 15, 2003 • from PLN October, 2003
First Amendment Protects Witnessing of California Executions by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, finding a restrictive state prison regulation unconstitutional, ruled that public witnesses enjoy a First Amendment right to view California executions uninterrupted from the moment the condemned prisoner enters …
Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003
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 …
Criminal Law Update by Reaves, Jr, Walter M by Walter Reaves The following are summaries of the some of more significant, and interesting cases decided during the last several months dealing with issues important to prisoners and those interested in post-conviction litigation. SEARCH AND SEIZURE Corroboration of Affidavit - United …
Article • August 15, 2003 • from PLN August, 2003
Illinois Settles Visitor Strip Search Suit for $237,000 by by Matthew T. Clarke In 2001, the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) has settled a lawsuit by visitors who claimed strip searches conducted during their visit to the Pontiac Correctional Center (PCC) were unconstitutional. In 1997, Marylin Tompkins and Jess Burgess …
Gov. Ryan's Song by Mumia Abu-Jamal by Mumia Abu Jamal Illinois Gov. George Ryan, in the last passing days of his first and only term, saved the best for last. He sent shock waves across the nation when he issued four pardons to men sitting on the Condemned Units of …
Article • July 15, 2003 • from PLN July, 2003
Illinois Governor Commutes All Death Sentences by Michael Rigby On January 11, 2003 Governor George Ryan ensured himself a place in the history of criminal justice reform by commuting the death sentences of 167 people. It was the most sweeping act of its kind by a governor in U.S. history. …
Compensating the Wrongly Convicted, or Not by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke Hundreds of thousands of men and women are hidden from society—social failures convicted of felonies—behind concrete walls and razor wire in isolated parts of our country. Nestled among them are society's silenced victims—the wrongfully convicted. Society is …
Proof of Actual Rights Violation Required for Attorney Fee Award by The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming the decision of a California Federal District Court, has held that a prisoner cannot be awarded attorney fees for winning a temporary restraining order (TRO) if the prisoner did not subsequently …
PI Issued in Arizona Internet Communications Ban by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On December 16, 2002, the U.S. District Court (D. Ariz.) granted plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction (PI) enjoining the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) from enforcing laws arising from Arizona House Bill 2376 (HB …
Forced DNA Sampling of California Prisoners Upheld by The California Court of Appeals upheld the California Department of Corrections (CDC) procedure of forcibly collecting blood and saliva DNA samples from prisoners convicted of specified violent crimes, including capital murder. Rejecting the privacy claims of eight women on Death Row, the …
Report Downplays Wrongful Convictions in U.S. by Hans Sherrer A report by University of Michigan staffers and law students _ Exonerations in the United States: 1989 through 2003 _ was released to the public on April 23, 2004. The report analyzed data from 328 cases during that 15 year period …
Article • December 15, 2002 • from PLN December, 2002
Georgia Supreme Court Bans Use of the Electric Chair by In a 4-to-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a trial court and ruled that death by electrocution violated the state's constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment. The high court ordered that all future executions in Georgia will …
Article • November 15, 2002 • from PLN November, 2002
Advocacy Groups Challenge Arizona Internet Communications Ban by On July 18, 2002, the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty(CCADP), Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty(CUADP) and Stop Prisoner Rape(SPR), filed a federal law suit against Terry L. Stewart Director of the Arizona Department Of Corrections(ADOC) pursuant to 42 …
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