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Brief • February 26, 2018
The People v. Contreras, CA, Opinion, Sentencing for Juvenile Defendants, 2018 Filed 2/26/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) LEONEL CONTRERAS and ) WILLIAM STEVEN RODRIGUEZ, ) ) Defendants and Appellants. ) ____________________________________) S224564 Ct.App. 4/1 D063428 San …
Article • February 22, 2018
Class Action Suit Over Private Probation Company's Illegal Fees by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Southern Center for Human Rights filed a class action lawsuit against Sentinel Offender Services, a private probation company, on behalf of persons in Atlanta who were forced by Sentinel to pay illegal fees …
Iowa v. Jepsen, IA, Appeal, Sentencing Guidelines, 2018 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 16–0203 Filed February 16, 2018 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. CHRISTOPHER SCOTT JEPSEN, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Crawford County, Steven J. Andreasen, Judge. …
Publication • February 15, 2018
Keeping Kids and Parents Parents Together, a Healthier Approach to Sentencing in Tennessee, 2018 Keeping Kids and Parents Together A Healthier Approach to Sentencing in Tennessee February 2018 humanimpact.org Executive Summary It carries on throughout their life that their mother or father had to go away for a while. If …
Brief • February 13, 2018
Higdon v. USA, TN, Opinion, Discharging Firearm as Use of Force, 2018 RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 18a0030p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DARYL LYNN HIGDON, Petitioner-Appellant, ┐ │ │ > v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent-Appellee. │ │ …
Brief • February 8, 2018
State of Oregon v. Villagomez, OR, Opinion, Sentencing for Drug Conviction, 2018 390 February 8, 2018 No. 5 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON STATE OF OREGON, Petitioner on Review, v. JOSE ROBERTO FIERRO VILLAGOMEZ, Respondent on Review. (CC 13CR08907; CA A156397; SC S064507) On review from …
Robinson v. State of South Carolina, SC, Opinion, Post-Conviction Relief, 2018 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Michael Lee Robinson, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2015-001773 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI Appeal from Greenville County Perry H. Gravely, Post-Conviction Relief Judge Opinion No. …
Brief • February 7, 2018
Smalls v. State of South Carolina, SC, Opinion, Post-Conviction Relief, 2018 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Stephen Smalls, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2016-001079 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal from Richland County Henry F. Floyd, Trial …
Brief • February 6, 2018
USA v. Reyes-Contreras, TX, Opinion, Sentencing, Immigration, 2018 Case: 16-41218 Document: 00514337367 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/06/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 16-41218 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED February 6, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff–Appellee, …
Brief • February 2, 2018
Hill v. Anderson, OH, Opinion, Death Penalty, Habeas, Disability, 2018 RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 18a0024p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DANNY HILL, Petitioner-Appellant, ┐ │ │ > v. CARL ANDERSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. │ │ │ │ │ │ …
Brief • February 1, 2018
The People v. The Superior Court of Riverside County, CA, Opinion, Retroactive Sentencing of Juvenile Defendant, 2018 Filed 2/1/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) THE SUPERIOR COURT OF RIVERSIDE ) COUNTY, ) ) Respondent; ) ) PABLO ULLISSES LARA, …
Bread for the World Institute - Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger, 2018 BRIEFING PAPER NUMBER 35, FEBRUARY 2018 Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger by Marlysa D. Gamblin Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and poverty, as well as strategies to end it. …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 11, 2017, two North Carolina brothers who had been wrongfully convicted and spent 31 years in prison before being exonerated of a rape-murder by DNA evidence moved to dismiss their lawsuit …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Canada to Apologize, Pay $10.5 Million to Former Guantanamo Detainee by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Canadian government has agreed to pay $10.5 million to Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who was held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as an enemy combatant for over a …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
New FAMM Report Offers Solutions for BOP Recidivism by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna After extensive research, Families Against Mandatory Minimum (FAMM), which advocates for sentencing reform, published a report in May 2017 that highlighted numerous suggestions for reducing recidivism rates for federal prisoners. According to FAMM, “almost one-half (49.3%) …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Missouri Supreme Court: Restitution Must be for Losses “Due to” Crime of Conviction by The en banc Missouri Supreme Court held that a trial court may order restitution only for “losses ‘due to’ the offense for which the defendant has been found (or pleaded) guilty.” Under Mo. Rev. Stat. 559.105.1, …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Overdetention, Immigration
Virginia: Undocumented Immigrant Receives $12,000 Settlement for Overdetention by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In May 2017, the sheriff’s office in Henrico County, Virginia entered into a $12,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit alleging an undocumented immigrant was held in jail beyond his scheduled release date. Following his arrest …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Estimated 10.35 Million Prisoners Worldwide, Three Million in Pre-trial Detention by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Institute of Criminal Policy Research (ICPR), part of the Birkbeck University of London, has collected statistics that indicate approximately three million people were held in pre-trial/remand detention worldwide as of the end of …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Indiana Jail’s Overdetention of Pretrial Detainees Erroneously Denied Class-action Status by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an Indiana federal district court’s denial of class-action status for a subclass in a civil rights action alleging that the policies and practices of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office caused pretrial detainees …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Federal Court Holds PLN Lawsuit Challenging ADX Censorship Not Moot by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 14, 2017, a Colorado federal district court vacated its prior order granting a motion to dismiss filed by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and held that a lawsuit filed by Prison …
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