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Brief • February 19, 2015
Santiago v Lafferty, MA, Order denying 50 MTI for PO, improper use of informants, 2015 Case 1:13-cv-12172-IT Document 103 Filed 02/19/15 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS JONATHAN SANTIAGO, * * Plaintiff, * * v. * * THOMAS LAFFERTY and CITY OF * LOWELL, * …
Article • September 15, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Informants, Sentencing
Sentence Reductions for “Snitching” Undermine U.S. Justice System by Derek Gilna Sentence Reductions for “Snitching” Undermine U.S. Justice System by Derek Gilna Imagine this scenario: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents bust a small-time drug dealer for, let’s say, nickel-and-diming in heroin. They take him to booking, run his fingerprints and …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Ninth Circuit: County May be Liable for Wrongful Conviction Even if District Attorney Enjoys Absolute Immunity by Ninth Circuit: County May be Liable for Wrongful Conviction Even if District Attorney Enjoys Absolute Immunity   On May 8, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the County of Los …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
PA Prison Lieutenant Fired After Assisting in Criminal Investigation by A former Pennsylvania prison lieutenant might now have a better understanding as to why many prisoners refuse to assist in criminal investigations. In January 2011, Lt. Vincent Schaffer, 45, then a unit manager in F Block at SCI-Pittsburgh, was approached …
Article • August 15, 2013
The Justice Project Calls for Jailhouse Snitch Reforms by Snitch-dependent prosecutions are the leading cause of wrongful convictions in capital cases, according to a 2005 report of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. As of May 11, 2007, over 120 people have been exonerated from …
Third Circuit: Prison Officials Liable for Failing to Protect Informant by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on September 24, 2012 that prison officials may be held liable for failing to protect an informant held in a Special Housing Unit (SHU). The appellate court affirmed in part and reversed …
Article • April 15, 2013
Volunteering Information to an Inmate Informant Does Not Require Miranda Warning by Tavares Hunt, a prisoner in the Cook County Jail (Illinois), became a suspect in the murder of Shakir Beckley. Mycal Davis, another prisoner, volunteered to become an informant and elicit incriminating information concerning the homicide. Wearing a wire, …
Article • April 15, 2011
Prisoners Who Fear for Their Safety Must Give Details to Prison Officials, Seventh Circuit Decides by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample Prisoners who feel that their safety is in danger must do more than make generalized assertions of potential harm, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided …
California Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Settled for $7.95 Million by A long-running lawsuit against the City of Long Beach, California for Thomas Goldstein’s wrongful murder conviction was settled in June 2010 for $7.95 million. After serving 24 years in prison following his 1980 conviction, Goldstein was finally released based on new …
Brief • September 21, 2010
Filed under: Informants
Phelps v. City of Ecorse, M, Order, Confidential Informant, 2010 Case 2:09-cv-12311-NGE -MAR Document 75 Filed 09/21/10 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHAEL PHELPS and TAMMY PHELPS, Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-12311 DISTRICT JUDGE NANCY G. EDMUNDS THE CITY OF …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Aryan Warriors Prison Gang Prosecuted in Nevada by Gary Hunter Nevada prison officials recently had to come to grips with two stark realities. First, for decades their correctional facilities have been a haven for gang-related crime and brutality, and second, the state’s own corrupt prison guards played a role in …
Article • July 15, 2010
Filed under: Informants, Media
Being Called an Informant Not Defamation by On November 25, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a suit filed by a prisoner who claimed that he was defamed when two newspapers reported that he intended to cooperate with authorities. Shemtov Michtavi sued …
Secret Justice: Criminal Informants and America’s Underground Legal System by Alexandra Natapoff I. Introduction Although it is almost invisible to the public, the use of criminal informants is everywhere in the U.S. justice system. From street corners to jails to courthouses to prisons, every year the government negotiates thousands of …
Prisoner Convicted of Retaliating Against Federal Witness by On August 21, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a man accused of retaliating against a federal witness. Carl Pursley, Jr. and Wendell Wardell were charged with tax fraud. The government’s star …
First Circuit Upholds $101,750,000 in Damage Awards in FBI Misconduct Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 27, 2009, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an almost $102 million judgment in a lawsuit filed against the federal government after the FBI helped an informant secure the convictions …
BOP Guard Found Guilty in Prisoner’s Death, Sentenced to Life by Brandon Sample On July 30, 2009, a federal jury found a former prison guard at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Coleman, Florida guilty of civil rights violations in connection with a prisoner’s death. She later received a life …
Four Pennsylvania Jail Guards Fired, Two Resign Over Prisoner Beating by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Four Pennsylvania guards have been fired for beating a prisoner at the Westmoreland County Prison (WCP). The June 8, 2009 incident revealed a cover-up orchestrated by prison guards and their union leader. When …
New Trial Ordered After Evidence of Set-Up Excluded by The Court of Appeals for Missouri has ordered a new trial in a case where a former prisoner alleged that he was set up by police. In 1985, Oren Gamble was charged with burglary based on information provided by Larry McCoy. …
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
Perpetrators and Enablers of Torture in the US by Corey Weinstein by Corey Weinstein, MD, CCHP During the past 25 years I’ve spent a lot of time with survivors of torture, men and women enduring long term solitary confinement in California’s prisons. They are the most urgent victims of US …
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
BOP Warden Does Not Have Authority to Reduce Prisoner’s Sentence Under Rule 35(b) by Brandon Sample A federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) warden does not have authority to reward a prisoner’s cooperation with prison officials with a reduced sentence under Fed.R.Crim.P. Rule 35(b), the First Circuit held on May 23, …
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