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Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Prison Profiteer Who Chairs Christian Seminary Board Called Not Very ‘Christlike’ by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Members of Princeton Theological Seminarians for Peace and Justice (SPJ) sent a letter on March 14, 2023, calling for resignation of seminary Board of Trustees Chairman Michael Fisch. After learning Fisch’s hedge …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Florida Returning Canteen Funds for Prisoner Programming by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead Pickleball is one of America’s fastestgrowing sports. Played with a paddle and a large plastic ball on an outdoor court, the game offers the speed of ping pong with less risk of an ankle injury than tennis, …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Third Connecticut Prison Lockdown in Five Months by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss When an apparently intoxicated prisoner allegedly assaulted a guard at Connecticut’s largest prison on June 13, 2023, the lockup was put on lockdown. It was at least the third time this year that a state Department …
Brief • June 26, 2023
Reichert v. Keefe Commissary Network LLC, WA, Order, Debit Card, 2023 Case 3:17-cv-05848-BHS Document 209 Filed 06/26/23 Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 6 7 8 9 10 11 v. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Eighth Circuit Requires Source-of-Funds Finding Before Allowing BOP to Raid Account of Federal Prisoner in Missouri by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a decision reached on August 10,2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit stayed the hand that the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) had …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Sixth Circuit: “Minimal Findings Necessary” Before Garnishing Funds From Federal Prisoner in Ohio by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian On December 16, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court order permitting the government to seize nearly $3,737.89 from the inmate trust fund …
Brief • May 24, 2023
Murillo v. CDCR, CA, Opinion, Failure to Return NonContraband Property, 2023 Filed 5/24/23 Murillo v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation CA6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered …
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Poised for Much-Needed Cleanup by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss California’s Monterey County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) was under the spotlight in October 2022, when two “Jane Doe” lawsuits were filed accusing now-retired Undersheriff John Mineau of sexually harassing a pair of co-workers. But the agency …
Article • March 21, 2023
Effort Stalls to Help Virginia Prisoners Overcharged for Canteen Sales and Phone Calls by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss When the Virginia House of Delegates’ Public Safety Subcommittee adjourned its meeting on January 19, 2023, it failed to advance several proposals for cutting prison and jail canteen costs, as …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Massachusetts High Court: Lawmakers Haven’t Stopped Sheriffs From Taking Kickbacks from Jail Phone Calls, and Neither Will We by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On May 17, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that sheriffs may continue the decades-old practice of collecting commissions from charges for phone calls …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Investigation Reveals “Black Market in Broad Daylight” for Prison Food by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart No one in prison expects to eat fine cuisine. The food served is merely intended to keep prisoners alive, with no thought given to how much it is or isn’t enjoyed. Yet certain people …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Ninth Circuit Says California Felons Can Fight Fires While Imprisoned, But Not After by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart Most prisoners quickly learn that slavery has never been fully abolished in the United States. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution allows prisoners to be compelled to work for little or …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Arizona DOC Accused of Cheating Both Guards and Prisoners Out of Hourly Wages by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Many state prison agencies have in-house for-profit companies that utilize the labor of guards and prisoners to provide products and services to private companies and other state agencies. Not surprisingly, such …
Brief • January 30, 2023
Murillo v. CDCR, CA, Settlement Agreement, Failure to Return NonContraband Property, 2023 Page 1 of 4 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE I. PARTIES I This Settlement Agreement and Release (Agreement) concerns RAMON MURI~LO (Plaintiff) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on ~ehalf of Defendants J. Cedano, R. Cobb, …
Brief • January 30, 2023
Murillo v. CDCR, CA, Writ of Mandate, Failure to Return NonContraband Property, 2023 Court of Appea I, Sixth Appellate District Baltazar Vazquez, Clerk/Executive Officer Electronically FILED on 1/30/2023 by S. Zamaripa, Deputy Clerk IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT MONA SALCIDA MURILLO, P-etitionet, …
Article • January 4, 2023
Mega-stars Accused of Plagiarizing Song from Nameless Missouri Prisoner by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In October 2022, movie star Johnny Depp and musician Jeff Beck countersued artist and educator Bruce Jackson for libel and slander, after he accused them of plagiarizing lyrics for the song Sad Motherfuckin Parade, …
Brief • December 21, 2022
Watkins v. Rapid Financial Solutions, Inc., NV, Stipulation and Order Regarding Class Notice, Debit Cards, 2022 Case 3:20-cv-00509-MMD-CSD Document 70 Filed 12/21/22 Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 THIERMAN BUCK LLP 7287 Lakeside Drive Reno, NV 89511 (775) 284-1500 Fax (775) 703-5027 Email info@thiermanbuck.com www.thiermanbuck.com …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
COVID-19 Stimulus Garnished From Federal Prisoner, but Only After Eighth Circuit Says ‘Not So Fast’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 28, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit ruled that money may not be withdrawn from a federal prisoner’s trust account, even to …
Brief • November 15, 2022
Watkins v. Rapid Financial Solutions Inc., NV, Order, Debit Cards, 2022 Case 3:20-cv-00509-MMD-CSD Document 65 Filed 11/15/22 Page 1 of 17 1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 *** 6 CHRISTOPHER WATKINS, et al., 7 8 9 Plaintiffs, v. 12 13 14 15 16 17 …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Maine Settles Suit Over COVID-19 Jobless Benefits Seized From Prisoners by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Like many prison systems across America, Maine’s Department of Corrections (DOC) has a work-release program that allows prisoners to hold jobs in local communities while serving their sentence. But when the COVID-19 pandemic struck …
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