Washington DOSA Revocation Requires Credit for Community Custody Time by Mark Wilson Washington DOSA Revocation Requires Credit for Community Custody Time by Mark Wilson On November 26, 2013, the Washington State Court of Appeals held that when a “drug offender sentencing alternative” (DOSA) is revoked, the court must award credit …
Knickerbocker v. City of Colville, WA, Complaint, Police Sexual Misconduct, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-00019-RMP 1 2 3 4 5 Document 1 Filed 01/27/15 JEFFRY K. FINER West 35 Main • Suite 300 Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 981-8960 RICHARD D. WALL, P.S. 505 W. Riverside, Suite 400 Spokane WA, 99201 (509) 747-5646 …
When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna A recent interest among government officials in reducing prison populations as a way to cut costs, stemming from the 2008 Great Recession that resulted in significant budget deficits, has placed renewed emphasis …
Jail Closes “God Pod,” Agrees to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners by Jail Closes “God Pod,” Agrees to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners The Pierce County Jail (PCJ) in Washington State agreed to adopt new policies to protect the religious rights of Muslim prisoners as part of a settlement agreement in litigation brought by …
State Appellate Costs Improper on Washington PRP Dismissal by Mark Wilson State Appellate Costs Improper on Washington PRP Dismissal by Mark Wilson On November 14, 2013, the en banc Washington Supreme Court held that the court’s clerk had erred in awarding the state a $200 statutory attorney fee against a …
State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 4 State of Washington Department of Corrections This Amendment Contract No. K8262 Amendment No. 4 is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of …
Washington Undersheriff Sentenced to Six Months for Stealing Bail Money by Washington Undersheriff Sentenced to Six Months for Stealing Bail Money Claims of substance abuse problems and poor physical health don’t often help criminal defendants trying to mitigate their prison sentences. Carole J. Lepiane, the former undersheriff for Walla Walla …
Washington Ad Seg Prisoner Improperly Denied Earned Time by Mark Wilson Washington Ad Seg Prisoner Improperly Denied Earned Time by Mark Wilson On December 30, 2013, the Washington State Court of Appeals held that prison officials had improperly denied earned time credit to a prisoner held in administrative segregation (ad …
Center for American Progress - One Strike and You’re Out, 2014 One Strike and You’re Out How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014 W W W.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG One Strike and You’re Out How We Can …
HRDC comment to FCC re WA jail phone rates Sept 2014 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS September 18, 2014 Submitted Online Only The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Comment for WC Docket No. 12-375 (Further Notice …
PLN v. Lewis Co., et al., WA, Injunction, censorship, 2014 Case 3:14-cv-05304-JRC Document 78 Filed 10/28/14 Page 1 of 3 THE HON. J. RICHARD CREATURA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a …
PLN v. Lewis Co., et al., WA, Injunction, censorship, 2014 Case 3:14-cv-05304-JRC Document 78 Filed 10/28/14 Page 1 of 3 THE HON. J. RICHARD CREATURA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a …
Ninth Circuit Revives Ad Seg 24-Hour Lighting Claim by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Revives Ad Seg 24-Hour Lighting Claim by Mark Wilson On January 16, 2014, the Ninth CircuitCourt of Appeals reversed a summary judgment order dismissing a prisoner’s claim related to 24-hour lighting in a segregation cell. While incarcerated …
Washington State: Injunction Entered Against Lewis County in PLN Censorship Suit by Washington State: Injunction Entered Against Lewis County in PLN Censorship Suit On September 10, 2014 a federal judge entered a preliminary injunction against Lewis County, Washington in a lawsuit challenging a postcard-only mail policy at the county jail. …
$750,000 Settlement for Washington State Prisoner’s Wrongful Death by Carrie Wilkinson $750,000 Settlement for Washington State Prisoner’s Wrongful Death by Carrie Wilkinson Although Prison Legal News and its parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), are best known for litigation involving censorship by prison and jail officials, HRDC also …
In Washington State Prisons, Negligent Health Care Turns Illness into a Death Sentence by Rick Anderson In Washington State Prisons, Negligent Health Care Turns Illness into a Death Sentence Ricardo Cruz Mejia went to prison a murderer, he left a victim. by Rick Anderson Ricardo Cruz Mejia’s final days began …
State of Washington Settles in Prisoner’s Retaliatory Segregation Claim by State of Washington Settles in Prisoner’s Retaliatory Segregation Claim The State of Washington reached a settlement of $11,000 and appropriate dental care in February 2004 with Patrick J. Hoffman, a prisoner at Stafford Creek Correctional Center, Intensive Management Unit. …
Washington Supreme Court Holds Victim Impact Statements and Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative Evaluations May Be Disclosed by Washington Supreme Court Holds Victim Impact Statements and Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative Evaluations May Be Disclosed On September 27, 2012, the Supreme Court of Washington held that Victim Impact Statements …
Law Prohibits Washington State Prisons from Manufacture of Guard Uniforms by Law Prohibits Washington State Prisons from Manufacture of Guard Uniforms Innovative sewing practices by Washington state prisoners compelled state legislatures to enact a law that prohibits prisoners from making or assembling guards’ uniforms. “There was some hanky-panky …
$1.21 Million Settlement after Washington State Prisoner Released in Error Kills Store Clerk by $1.21 Million Settlement after Washington State Prisoner Released in Error Kills Store Clerk As a result of an earned good-time mix-up, a prisoner at Walla Walla State Prison in Washington State was prematurely released on …
