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Montana CenturyLink Contract thru 2020
Kickback publication • August 16, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
Montana CenturyLink Contract thru 2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: DA32F2B4-775A-439E-A96D-3D91E7C6F443 INMATE COMMUNICATION SERVICES COR-2017-0041T THIS CONTRACT is entered into by and between the State of Montana, Department of Corrections, (State), whose address and phone number are PO Box 201301, Helena, MT 59620-1301, 406-444-3930 and CenturyLink Public Communications, Inc. (Contractor), whose address …
Montana Increase in Rates Memo 2018
Kickback publication • August 16, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
Montana Increase in Rates Memo 2018
State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction
Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, State Legislation
State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On the federal level, hopes for criminal justice reform have fallen victim to partisan bickering in Congress and a lack of substantive interest from the White House. Fortunately, state officials are not waiting around, and state-level reform …
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018
Publication • June 1, 2018
Filed under: Geriatric Classification, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Release and Reentry, Parole, Rehabilitation Act, Mental Health
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018 Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States By Mary Price June 2018 1 About the Author Mary Price is general counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). She directs the FAMM Litigation Project and advocates …
Langford v. Bullock, MT, Settlement Agreement III, ADA Compliance, 2018
Brief • February 23, 2018
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Failure to Treat, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Langford v. Bullock, MT, Settlement Agreement III, ADA Compliance, 2018 Case 6:93-cv-00046-DWM-JCL Document 1542 Filed 02/23/18 Page 1 of 100 ERIC BALABAN National Prison Project of the ACLUF 915 15th Street, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005 202.393.4930 ALEX RATE ACLU of Montana P.O. Box 9138 Missoula, MT 406.443.8590 JON ELLINGSON …
Montana DOC Agrees to Modification of ADA Class-action Settlement
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Class Certification, Americans with Disabilities Act
Montana DOC Agrees to Modification of ADA Class-action Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In March 2017, the Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to modifications to a class-action settlement originally entered into in 1994 to resolve medical, dental and mental health complaints stemming from a 1991 prison riot. …
$1 Award in Montana Prisoner's Suit Over Deprivation of Exercise at Jail
Article • December 22, 2017
Filed under: Exercise
$1 Award in Montana Prisoner's Suit Over Deprivation of Exercise at Jail by Matthew Clarke A Montana state court awarded former jail prisoner Campbell $1 in damages after he sued the Sheriff of Flathead County, Montana, for depriving him of exercise while he was jailed. Campbell claimed emotion distress. The …
State of Montana v. Terronez, MO, Appeal Brief, Sexual Assault, 2017
Brief • December 6, 2017
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Guilty Plea, Sexual Conduct with Minors, Withdrawal
State of Montana v. Terronez, MO, Appeal Brief, Sexual Assault, 2017 12/06/2017 DA 16-0611 Case Number: DA 16-0611 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2017 MT 296 STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JASON TERRONEZ, Defendant and Appellee. APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Tenth Judicial …
Montana County Settles Suit over Prisoner’s Rape for $125,000
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Immigration
Montana County Settles Suit over Prisoner’s Rape for $125,000 by In November 2016, Jefferson County, Montana agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a prisoner who was allegedly raped in the county jail. Audemio Orozco-Ramirez was being held on immigration charges when he claimed he …
Montana Refuses to Pay Judge’s $744,371 Sexual Harassment Settlement
Article • December 1, 2017
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Sexual Assault by Judges, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Staff Harassment, Misconduct/Corruption, Judicial Misconduct
Montana Refuses to Pay Judge’s $744,371 Sexual Harassment Settlement by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Montana Supreme Court held that the state was not required to indemnify a judge on sexual harassment claims that he settled with his court reporter. Charlene Berdahl worked as the primary court reporter for …
State of Montana v. Hansen, MO, Appeal Brief, Sexual Assault, 2017
Brief • November 14, 2017
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Sentencing, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Guilty Plea, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas
State of Montana v. Hansen, MO, Appeal Brief, Sexual Assault, 2017 11/14/2017 DA 16-0194 Case Number: DA 16-0194 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2017 MT 280 STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. GARY HANSEN, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Eighth Judicial …
Huertas v. Billings Municipal Court, MO, Opinion-Order, double jeopardy, 2017
Brief • October 31, 2017
Filed under: Double jeopardy, Mistrial Motion
Huertas v. Billings Municipal Court, MO, Opinion-Order, double jeopardy, 2017 10/31/2017 OP 17-0084 Case Number: OP 17-0084 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2017 MT 261 CITY OF BILLINGS, ex rel., JAMES JOSEPH HUERTAS, Relator and Petitioner, v. BILLINGS MUNICIPAL COURT, The Honorable Sheila R. Kolar, and …
DiFrancesco v. Bullock, MT, Complaint, Driver's Licenses Suspensions, 2017
Brief • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Government Misconduct, Money/Property
DiFrancesco v. Bullock, MT, Complaint, Driver's Licenses Suspensions, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-00066-SEH Document 1 Filed 08/31/17 Page 1 of 36 Phil Telfcyan (pro hac vice pending) Catherine Sevcenko (pro hac vice pending) Rebecca Ramaswamy (pro hac vice pending) Attorneys, Equal Justice Under Law 400 7th Street NW, Suite 602 Washington, D.C. …
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Incarcerated Father's Parental Rights, But Vacates Incarceration As a Basis for Doing So
Article • August 22, 2017
Filed under: Drug Treatment/Rehab, Juveniles, Fathers in Prison
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Incarcerated Father's Parental Rights, But Vacates Incarceration As a Basis for Doing So by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On March 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of Montana approved a district court order terminating the parental rights of a father serving a ten year …
When Laws Are Unjust: A Primer on Jury Nullification
Article • July 20, 2017
Filed under: War on Drugs, Juries
When Laws Are Unjust: A Primer on Jury Nullification by Joe Watson by Joe Watson The 2014 trial of Jacob Lavaro—a 19-year-old from Austin, Texas, who was facing five years to life for making a pound-and-a-half of pot brownies— has again provoked the ire of criminal justice reform advocates, including …
Montana kickbacks FY2014
Kickback publication • April 26, 2017
Filed under: Telephones
Montana kickbacks FY2014
Privately-run Montana Jail Remains Mostly Empty Since 2007
Article • March 31, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
Filed under: Private Prisons
Privately-run Montana Jail Remains Mostly Empty Since 2007 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In an odd twist in this age of prison and jail overcrowding, the Two Rivers Regional Detention Facility (TRRDF) in Hardin, Montana has had an awfully difficult time finding prisoners to fill its beds. Opened in …
Langford v. Bullock, MT, Settlement Agreement II, ADA Compliance, 2017
Brief • March 2, 2017
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Totality of Conditions, Americans with Disabilities Act
Langford v. Bullock, MT, Settlement Agreement II, ADA Compliance, 2017 Case 6:93-cv-00046-DWM-JCL Document 1534-1 Filed 03/02/17 Page 1 of 92 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Class Action Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) is made this 14th day of February, 2017, by all members of the class as certified by the Court …
Simpson v. Yellowstone County, MT, Opinion and Order, Wrongful Death Stolen Car, 2017
Brief • January 24, 2017
Filed under: Shootings, Qualified Immunity, Police--Excessive Force
Simpson v. Yellowstone County, MT, Opinion and Order, Wrongful Death Stolen Car, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-00099-SPW Document 69 Filed 01/24/17 Page 1 of 33 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION ESTATE OF LOREN SIMPSON et al, CV 15-99-BLG-SPW Plaintiffs, OPINION AND ORDER vs. YELLOWSTONE …
Orozco-Ramirez v. Jefferson County, MT, Settlement, Jail Rape, 2017
Brief • November 23, 2016
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Videotaping, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Immigration
Orozco-Ramirez v. Jefferson County, MT, Settlement, Jail Rape, 2017 GREG KUYKENDALL THERESA LOKEN 531 South Convent Avenue Certified Criminal Law Specialist L i c e n s e d i n A r i z o n a a n d N e w Yo r k Tucson, Arizona 85701-2612 …
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