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Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Theft, Lies and Bribes Force California Warden’s Early Retirement, $11,500 Monthly Pension by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson A longtime California prison war­den abruptly retired during an investigation into alleged theft, lying and bribery. Joe Lizarraga began working for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in 1986. He …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: In February 2020, a grand jury in Limestone County, Alabama, returned an indictment for “possession/receipt of a controlled substance” against Travis Wales, a former guard at the Limestone County Correctional Facility in Harvest. According to Columbus, Georgia, TV station WBRL, Wales was arrested in September …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Mental Health, Guards/Staff
$300,000 a Year Not Enough to Convince Psychiatrists to Work in California Prisons by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  Suicides in California prisons reached a record high last year, with 38 recorded. According to prison and union officials, a lack of psychiatrists and other problems in the state’s prison system contributed to …
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 …
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: 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
How Kamala Harris’ Orange County, California “Snitch” Scandal Investigation Imploded by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president, has long touted her law enforcement background in winning election to the offices of district attorney, California attorney general, and U.S. senator. But, serious questions have …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
First Wrongful Death Claim Against San Quentin Prison Filed Over COVID-19 Death by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The family of one of the prisoners who died of COVID-19 at San Quentin prison in California has filed the first wrongful death claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — against …
Petrelis v. City & County of San Francisco, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force Against a Protestor, 2020 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE Case Name: Michael Anthony Petrelis v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Case No.: 20-cv-01032-JCS FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, in the amount of $13,000 (Thirteen Thousand and …
Brief • September 25, 2020
Cano v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Deposition of Alfred Joshua, Medical Neglect, 2020 1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MIGUEL HERRERA CANO, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ) …
Brief • September 24, 2020
Scholl v. Mnuchin, et al., CA, Order, Withholding Prisoners Money, 2020 Case 4:20-cv-05309-PJH Document 50 Filed 09/24/20 Page 1 of 45 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 COLIN SCHOLL, et al., 9 10 11 Case No. 20-cv-05309-PJH Plaintiffs, 8 v. STEVEN …
Brief • September 24, 2020
US v. Scott, Amicus, CA, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Case 18-163, Document 145, 09/25/2020, 2939203, Page1 of 35 No. 18-163 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellant, v. GERALD SCOTT, Defendant-Appellee. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of …
Wilson v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Plaintiff Andrew Wilson ("Plaintiff'), on the one hand, and Defendant County of Los Angeles …
Campbell v. Barnes, CA, Class Action Complaint, Covid Release, 2020 Electronically Filed by Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 09/09/2020 04:40:00 PM. 30-2020-01141117-CU-WM-CXC - ROA # 109 - DAVID H. YAMASAKI, Clerk of the Court By Sarah Loose, Deputy Clerk. 1 CASSANDRA STUBBS (SBN 218849) cstubbs@aclu.org 2 AMERICAN CIVIL …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Commissary, Telephone Rates
San Francisco Eliminates Fees on Jail Phone Calls by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson We are never again going to take a commission or make money off of products and services provided to incarcerated people and their support networks, their families,” declared Anne Stuhldreher, director of the San Francisco Treasurer’s …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California:In June 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) commuted 21 state prisoners’ sentences, a dozen of them were for murder convictions, patch.com reported. Seven were committed when the prisoner was 22 or younger. Half of the prisoners are now 59 or older. One commutation went to …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Interview: Corene Kendrick on How the Prison Litigation Reform Act Strips Prisoners of Legal Rights by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Corene Kendrick is a staff attorney with the Prison Law Office, a nonprofit public interest law firm based in Berkeley, California that offers legal assistance for people who are …
Brief • September 1, 2020
Bess v. Foy, CA, Second Amended Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020 Case 5:19-cv-02012-EJD Document 64 Filed 09/01/20 Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Daniel A. Cody (State Bar No. 230650) dcody@jonesday.com Paul C. Hines (State Bar No. 294428) phines@jonesday.com Emily Goldberg Knox (State Bar No. …
Brief • August 28, 2020
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order of Dismissal, Invasion of Privacy (Medical Records), 2020 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COlJNTY OF LOS ANGELES Civrl. Division Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Departrnent 56 BC543199 ASSOCIATION FOR LA UEPUTY SHERIFFS ET AL VS COUNTY OF LA …
Brief • August 21, 2020
Scholl v. Mnuchin, CA, Amicus Brief, Withholding Prisoners' Money, 2020 Case 4:20-cv-05309-PJH Document 40-1 Filed 08/21/20 Page 1 of 35 EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A Case 4:20-cv-05309-PJH Document 40-1 Filed 08/21/20 Page 2 of 35 1 Brandon Greene (State Bar. No. 293783) AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION 2 OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA …
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