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Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
More Than Half of Chicago’s COVID-19 Cases Linked to Cook County Jail by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Almost 60 percent of COVID-19 cases in Chicago were linked to police throwing people in the Cook County Jail and then releasing them to their home communities, according to a Harvard University …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Mother of Decapitated Prisoner Sues California Prison Officials for Housing Her Son with Prisoner Who Tried to Murder Previous Cellmate by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 2, 2020, the mother of a man murdered at the California State Penitentiary, Corcoran filed a lawsuit against California Department of Corrections …
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Unconstitutional Statute Authorizing Forcible Medication of Involuntarily Committed Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin held unconstitutional a statute permitting an involuntarily committed prisoner to be forcibly medicated without a court finding that the prisoner was dangerous. …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Work Release, Prison Labor
Wildfires Threaten Prisoners in West, While New California Law Helps Prisoner-Firefighters to Continue Work After Release by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell It used to be that specially trained prisoners who worked on the front lines fighting wildfires couldn’t continue to work as firefighters after their release. Thanks to a …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Staffing
National Guard Called in to Help Run Indiana State Prisons by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Indiana National Guard has switched roles in helping the Indiana Department of Correction (“IDOC”) during the coronavirus pandemic, from that of health-care workers to prison guards, as prison staff become infected by COVID-19. …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Pay-To-Vote for Florida Felons Who Completed Sentences by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a 6-4 en banc ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Florida can bar ex-felons from voting until they pay all court fines, fees, and restitution — even if they …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994: 25 Years Later, Where Do We Stand? by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Every state spends more money on prisons than on schools, according to PolitiFact. But you can’t blame the states — the federal government made them do it. …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Ford Foundation President’s Support to Replace Rikers With Other Jails Criticized by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Ford Foundation President Darren Walker published a blog titled, “In Defense of Nuance” in the fall of 2019. A larger portion of the missive supported the building of four smaller detention centers to …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Dark Web Creator Petitions President Trump for Clemency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Young Ross Ulbricht (aka Dread Pirate Roberts) was an Eagle Scout, held scholarships throughout college, earned a master’s degree, worked in science, and became a self-described peaceful entrepreneur. A supporter of liberty, personal privacy, and free …
Growing Need to Protect Attorney-Client Emails by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  Communication between attorneys and their clients has long been protected by federal law. Technology, however, has changed the way people in the legal field communicate in the span of a generation — a pace that has left legal …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Prison Postcard: Life in the Time of COVID, Correctional Center, Virginia by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel Rosen I’m here at the Greensville Correctional Center in southern Virginia. This place holds up to 3,000 inmates. On August 7, we went on lockdown for the second time in four months. There …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
New York Governor Cuomo Creates Prison Nursing Home During Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A recent report by The Interceptoutlined New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to move elderly prisoners to an “isolated” upstate prison to allegedly protect them during the pandemic, and how this plan may …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
GEO Group and CoreCivic Lose Critical Financial Support by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Big business is king in America, and the business of operating correctional and detention facilities is no exception. Within the private prison industry, two firms stand out for their sheer size: Florida-based GEO Group, with 2019 …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons
Danish Funds Invest In American Private Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When one thinks of financial support for America’s privatized prisons, one assumes it primarily comes from entities in the United States. But that is not always the case. A February 18, 2020 story by Danwatch, a …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
$12.5 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Prisoner’s In-Custody Death Riled Sheriff’s Race by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss At a June 23, 2020, forum with the three candidates for sheriff in Garfield County, Oklahoma, questions arose about a $12.5 million 2019 settlement of a wrongful death suit filed by the family …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Release and Reentry
Philadelphia Jails to Release Prisoners Earlier in the Day by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Independently obtained and analyzed data from April 2017 to April 2018 showed that 73 percent of all prisoners — more than 16,000 in total — were released after Philadelphia jail facilities’ cashier offices were closed, …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reverses “Dangerousness” Finding in Involuntary Commitment of Schizophrenic Man by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 24, 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the evidence to support a petitioner’s involuntary commitment was insufficient to support a conclusion the petitioner was “dangerous” under state law. …
Michigan Settles Sex Abuse Claims by 1,300 Former Juvenile Offenders Housed With Adults for $80 Million by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 29, 2020, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $80 million to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by juveniles who were housed …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Resentencing
California Judge Reconsiders Six Months’ Jail for Cookie Theft at Rehab Program by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Gregory Fields was in a court-ordered rehab program at the Salvation Army Harbor Light Center in San Francisco. He had completed a 30-day detox and blackout period when he started the …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Juvenile Prisons
Conditions at South Carolina Juvenile Facility Unconstitutional by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued notice on February 5, 2020 that it has found the “totality of the conditions, practices, and incidents” it discovered at Broad River Road Complex (BRRC), South Carolina’s long-term juvenile …
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