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Article • July 28, 2016
$52,500 Settlement for Man Wrongfully Arrested During New York City Protest by The City of New York paid $52,500 to a man who was falsely arrested on October 14, 2011, during the Occupy Wall Street Movement (OWSM). Eric J. Russell was a participant in the OWSM.  He alleged that at …
Publication • July 26, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Unlocking Justice - Community Protection and Smart Spending, Hawaii Conference, 2009 UNLOCKING JUSTICE Community Protection & Smart Spending Conference Proceedings October 17, 2009 Honolulu, Hawai`i Ching Conference Center Chaminade University of Honolulu Conference Co-Sponsors Alpha Phi Sigma, Iota Gamma Chapter – Chaminade University Criminal Justice Honor Society The College of …
Publication • July 26, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Feasibility Study for the Closure of State Institutional Facilities, Christopher Murray & Associates, 2009 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE CLOSURE OF STATE INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES FINAL REPORT November 1, 2009 Christopher Murray & Associates Davis Deshaies LLC Berk & Associates Ambia – Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS STUDY OVERVIEW Report Organization......................................................................................................................... i Study …
Publication • July 12, 2016
Follow-Up Report on Suicide Prevention Pracitices within MA DOC, Hayes, 2011
Publication • July 12, 2016
Electronic Monitoring Is Not the Answer - Critical reflections on a flawed alternative, Kilgore, 2015 JAMES KILGORE 0 Electronic Monitoring Is Not the Answer Critical reflections on a flawed alternative James Kilgore October 2015 Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center A part of the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) JAMES KILGORE 1 …
Publication • July 12, 2016
Federal Indigent Defense 2015 - The Independence Imperative, NACDL, 2015 FEDERAL INDIGENT DEFENSE 2015: THE INDEPENDENCE IMPERATIVE A Report by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers PUBLIC LAW 88-455 AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE BY PROVIDING FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF DEFENDANTS WHO ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE …
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Filed under: Prison Reform, Education
Court Issues New Injunction Mandating Education for NYC Prisoners at Rikers Island by Derek Gilna Prisoners’ rights advocates know that education is a key element of reducing recidivism, and the federal Bureau of Prisons and most state departments of corrections agree. However, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …
Courts Divided on Confidentiality of Attorney-Prisoner Email by Derek Gilna The fact that prosecutors and corrections officials read emails between prisoners and their lawyers comes as no surprise to most defense attorneys, many of whom find it ironic that the very public officials paid to enforce the laws do not …
Pfizer Deals Blow to Lethal Injections by Christopher Zoukis Pfizer, Inc., the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, recently announced new restrictions on the distribution of drugs used to execute prisoners. The May 13, 2016 announcement detailed “distribution restrictions” that the company is placing on certain drugs used in lethal injection protocols, …
Medical Statistical Model Used to Estimate Wrongful Conviction Rate in Death Penalty Cases by Matthew Clarke An interesting collaboration between medical and law professionals, under the leadership of University of Michigan Law School professor Samuel R. Gross, led to the application of medical statistical analysis to exonerations of death-sentenced prisoners, …
Study Shows Modest Decline in Prison Populations by Derek Gilna A February 2016 study by The Sentencing Project, “U.S. Prison Population Trends 1999-2014: Broad Variation Among States in Recent Years,” found there has been a 2.9% average decline in the number of state prisoners during that period. Over those 15 …
Dallas Conviction Integrity Unit Gains National Notoriety by Matthew Clarke The word “first” was applied to Craig M. Watkins multiple times after his election to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office in 2006. He was the county’s first black D.A., the first D.A. who had been a public defender before …
Connecticut Prisoner Wins Motion for Sanctions over Destruction of Evidence; Case Settles for $40,000 by Derek Gilna Connecticut state prisoner Tye Thomas won an important pretrial motion that found employees of the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) were “grossly negligent” in failing to preserve key video surveillance footage of assaults …
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Georgia: Federal Court Finds Bond System Unfair to Indigent Defendants, Enters Injunction by Derek Gilna Maurice Walker, 54, was arrested in the City of Calhoun, Georgia for public intoxication in September 2015, and told that if he posted a $160 bond he could go free until his first court date. …
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Demonstrators Protest Gates Foundation’s $2.2 Million Investment in GEO Group by Joe Watson About two dozen immigrants’ rights advocates picketed outside the headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle on April 10, 2014, protesting the Foundation’s investments in the GEO Group, the second-largest private prison company in …
Article • July 1, 2016
If You're Poor, Justice in America Doesn't Look the Same by Being poor has become a crime. And this makes mass incarceration the most pressing civil rights issue of our era. By Chris Hedges / Truthdig If you are poor, you will almost never go to trial—instead you will be forced to accept …
Brief • June 30, 2016
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights Act
Griffin v. Pate, IA, Ruling, voting rights, 2016 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 15–1661 Filed June 30, 2016 KELLI JO GRIFFIN, Appellant, vs. PAUL PATE, In His Official Capacities as the Secretary of State of Iowa, and DENISE FRAISE, In Her Official Capacities as the County Auditor of …
Does Smarter Sentencing Equal Lower Prison Numbers? by By Adam Wisnieski, The Crime Report The United States has the world’s highest incarceration rate—and efforts to reduce it have been the focus of studies by leading academics, advocacy groups and policymakers. Most recognize that if significant change is going to come, it …
Formerly Incarcerated Moms Fight for Reforms to Save Families by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Yes! Magazine Diana waited at the bus stop for her children to arrive from school one afternoon 20 years ago. She had planned a party to celebrate her daughter’s sixth birthday. The party, however, never happened. …
Welcome to Appalachia’s Gulag Archipelago by By Skyler Simmons / Earth First! Newswire Exile in the Mountains It is hard to imagine the hollers and hills of southern Appalachia ever being a place of punishment. With its lush coves filled with ginseng, ramps, towering oaks, and tulip poplars. Its abundant springs, …
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