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Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
South Carolina: Two Women Drown in Sheriff’s Transport Van, Deputies Charged by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Nicolette Green, 43, and Wendy Newton, 45, were not criminals. On September 18, 2018, Newton was suffering symptoms from her schizophrenia while Green had sought help from a clinic. Because doctors had ordered …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
New Mexico Riot Raises Questions About Private Prison Company’s Competence by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The police department in Clayton, New Mexico and the state police are investigating a September 23, 2017 incident at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility (NENMCF), which grew into the state’s most …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
New Indianapolis Jail Will Not be Run by a Private Prison Company, but is Being Built on Contaminated Land by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Indianapolis City-County Council has approved a proposal to enter into a 40-year lease to build a new 3,000-bed criminal justice center in …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
GEO Group Produces Litigation Documents After HRDC Files Public Records Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis, MBA The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, prevailed in a lawsuit seeking to force private prison contractor GEO Group to comply with Vermont’s public records law.  …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Truthout Imagine paying $20.12 for a 15-minute phone call. That’s how much a call from the Jennings Adult Correctional Facility in Missouri costs. In 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set rate caps …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Federal Court Rules in Favor of HRDC in Virginia Jail Censorship Suit by In June 2019, in a 42-page order, U.S. District Court Judge James P. Jones held the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority had violated the rights of the nonprofit Human Rights Defense Center by censoring books, magazines and …
Settlement Reached in Suit Over Failure to Keep Released L.A. County Prisoners from Becoming Homeless by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the federal government against Los Angeles County over how the county’s jail system cycles “people with mental illnesses and …
“I Had Nothing”: How Parole Perpetuates a Cycle of Incarceration and Instability by Raven Rakia Richard Cannon was making gains after being released from prison. Then one arrest changed the course of his life. by Raven Rakia, The Appeal Richard Cannon was born into a large family in Harlem. He was …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright This month’s cover story about prison education seems like a well-worn but broken record. In 1994, President Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which, as I noted at the time, was the biggest foray by the federal …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Sixth Circuit Rules Suit May Proceed Where State Judge Offered Reduced Sentences for Sterilization by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On April 4, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s order that dismissed a lawsuit filed by former jail prisoners in White County, …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
The Second Step: Invest in Prison Education Programs, Reinstate Pell Grants by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis, MBA Aaron Kinzel is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Jose Bou is the manager of Equity, Family and Community Partnerships in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Sean Pica is the executive …
Filing • July 2, 2019
Vega v. Semple, NY, Amicus Brief, Environmental Impact of Prisoners, 2019 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 Telephone: 212-857-8500 MOTION INFORMATION STATEMENT 18-3176-pr Docket Number(s): ________________________________________ _______________Caption [use short title]_____________________ Leave to File Amicus Brief Motion …
Brief • July 2, 2019
Filed under: Censorship
Brown v. Prince George's County, MD, Complaint, Censorship, 2019 .s Case 8:19-cv-01988-DLB Document 1 Filed 07/02/19 Page 1 of 29 Pro Se 14 (Rev. 12/16) Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights (Prisoner) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT fo r the _ _ _ District of j\.\Ci.~~\c'.\\C,\ ~wer:iY\- .Divis ion Plainrijf(s) (Write …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 19 - Amended Answers to Ptf. Interrogations, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2019 SWB SWEENY WINGATE & BARROW P.A. July 2, 2019 Reply to: Main Office Mark V. Genclc (803) 256-2233 x7121 mvg@swblaw.com Patrick J. McLaughlin, Esquire Wukela Law Firm Post Office Box 13057 …
Snyder v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 Ca se# ..,_ Official Case # Case Name .. • ·..._. .... TT - 1 r Filed Received Status 17-1453CD 17-CV-1453-JBM Snyder, Joshua #B86285 v. Wexford Health Sources Inc., et al. 2/15/18 2/21/ 18 closed . l- .... Class Action Pro Se …
Vera Institute of Justice - Preventing suicide and self-harm in jail, 2019 July 2019 Preventing Suicide and Self-Harm in Jail: A Sentinel Events Approach Jason Tan de Bibiana, Therese Todd, and Leah Pope From the Director Suicide is the leading cause of death in jails across the country. Each year, …
Publication • July 1, 2019
Regulating Restrictive Housing: State and Federal Legislation on Solitary Confinement as of July 1, 2019 1 Regulating Restrictive Housing: State and Federal Legislation on Solitary Confinement as of July 1, 2019 A Research Brief The Liman Center at Yale Law School 1 This research memorandum provides an overview of state …
Publication • July 1, 2019
Vera Institute of Justice - A Piece of the Puzzle - State Financial Aid for Incarcerated Students, 2019 July 2019 A Piece of the Puzzle: State Financial Aid for Incarcerated Students Lauren Hobby, Brian Walsh, and Ruth Delaney Foreword High-quality postsecondary education offers people in prison new opportunities. It makes …
Publication • July 1, 2019
Issue #9 From The Inside Out, Prison Watch, 2019 89 Market Street, 6th Floor | Newark, NJ 07102 | 973-643-1924 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” This report was created by Program Director Bonnie Kerness (973-410-3978/ ​bkerness@afsc.org​), Interns Yajedah (Jada) West and Demecis Matias, and with further assistance from Ojore Lutalo. Both …
Johnson v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION HENRY JOHNSON. #R-55423. Plaintiff. -vs- ) ) ) ) No. 17-1174-SLD ) RANDY PFISTER. et al.. Defendants. ) ) ) ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …
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