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Publication • July 26, 2016
Final Report - Prison Sexual Assault, NPREC, 2009 NATIONAL PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION COMMISSION www.nprec.us REPORT NATIONAL PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION COMMISSION REPORT JUNE 2009 Contents Preface..v Commissioners. vii Commission Staff and Contributors........................................................xi Acknowledgments.. xiii Executive Summary............................................................................... 1 Introduction......................................................................................... 25 PART I: UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE. 31 1. A Problem that …
Brief • July 18, 2016
New Mexico Foundation for Open Government v. Corizon Health, NM, Petition, Records Request, 2016 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 7/18/2016 5:15:38 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Ginger Sloan D-101-CV-2016-01742 Case assigned to Ortiz, Raymond Z. members throughout New Mexico. 2. Petitioner Santa Fe New Mexican ("SFNM") is a newspaper …
Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty Conviction on Batson Grounds by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-1 decision, left no doubt that it did not believe prosecutors’ assertions that race was not a factor during jury selection in a death penalty case. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing …
Private Prison Execs Continue to Make Much More than Guards by Information collected by the federal government has revealed the conspicuous inequality between private prison executives and the guards that their corporations employ. According to data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median salary for private …
DC Prisoner Awarded $70,000 for ADA Violations at CCA-run Jail by Derek Gilna William Pierce, a prisoner held by the District of Columbia’s Department of Corrections (DCDOC), has won a $70,000 jury verdict for repeated violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Pierce, who suffers from severe hearing loss, …
Indiana ACLU Announces Settlement to Help Mentally Ill Prisoners by Derek Gilna In 2008, long before the issue became a focus of national attention, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana filed a federal civil rights suit against the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC), challenging inadequate treatment of mentally …
Cities Re-evaluating Housing Bans for Former Prisoners by Matthew Clarke In the 1990s, high crime rates in public housing – especially the infamous “projects” – led many cities to adopt a one-strike policy that banned anyone with a felony conviction from public housing. Now, with declining crime rates and the …
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Supreme Court Allows Prisoner’s § 1983 Action after Dismissal of Federal Tort Claim by Derek Gilna In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held on June 6, 2016 that a federal prisoner, Walter J. Himmelreich, could file a § 1983 federal civil rights complaint after the dismissal of his …
The Taste of Exploitation: Whole Foods Stops Carrying Products Made by Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Visit the website for Haystack Mountain, a Colorado-based goat cheese manufacturer, and you will find information about fancy chèvre and other tasty products. The “Our People” section includes profiles on cheesemaker Jackie Chang and other …
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 …
DOJ Review of NDOC, June, ADA violations disabled prisoners, 2016 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section - NYA 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20530 June 20, 2016 BY E-MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL Andrea Barraclough Chief Deputy Attorney General, Public Safety Division State of Nevada, Office …
Aging, Sick and Incarcerated: The Need for Compassionate Release by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout.org Mary Ziman already had debilitating fibromyalgia and, unable to work, was on permanent disability. Then she was arrested and sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine, charges she says …
Duvall v. Hogan, MD, Opinion Granting Settlement Agreement, Baltimore City Detention Center, 2016 Case 1:94-cv-02541-ELH Document 575 Filed 06/28/16 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEROME DUVALL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. ELH-94-2541 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Governor of Maryland, et …
Publication • June 28, 2016
Making Hard Time Harder - Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities, AVID, 2016 Making Hard Time Harder Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act ABOUT THE PROJECT The AVID Prison Project produced this report through a collaboration between The Arizona Center for Disability Law, Disability …
Emery amd Burgdorf v. Burtch, MI, Order adopting R&R, Corizon doctor sexual abuse PREA, 2016 2:15-cv-11113-SFC-DRG Doc # 27 Filed 06/22/16 Pg 1 of 8 Pg ID 332 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION Neil Emery and Ryan Burgdorf, Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 15-11113 Joseph R. …
Brief • June 13, 2016
USA v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Discrimination Against Female Guards, 2016 2:16-cv-12146-PDB-MKM Doc # 1 Filed 06/13/16 Pg 1 of 19 Pg ID 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ____________________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) …
$8,000 Settlement for Medical Maltreatment by BOP; Court Finds Experts Not Required by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Michael Alan Crooker filed suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleging “malicious prosecution, negligence, and medical maltreatment by the United States Marshal’s Service (USMS) and the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP).” …
No Place for Old Men by Texas prisons are filling up with the old and the ill — at enormous expense. by Dick J. Reavis, Texas Observer Benito Alonzo is a short, 140-pound 80-year-old. His quiet-spoken manner, drooping jowls and gray hair, trimmed in a buzz, give him the appearance …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner Has Right to Grow “Fist-Length” Beard by Pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Holt v. Hobbs, 135 S.Ct. 853 (2015) [PLN, Aug. 2015, p.50], the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) changed its grooming policy on August 1, 2015. The new policy …
Another WA DOC Asbestos Abatement Program Shut Down; Prison Officials Fined by Mark Wilson The Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) was fined $141,000 after an inspection found code violations that exposed prisoners working in an asbestos abatement program to elevated risks of cancer and lung disease. Since 1990, the WDOC …
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