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Brief • June 2, 2015
Pierce et al v. City of Velda City, MO, Order, money bail reform, 2015 Case: 4:15-cv-00570-HEA Doc. #: 16 Filed: 06/03/15 Page: 1 of 3 PageID #: 119 Case: 4:15-cv-00570-HEA Doc.#: 15-2 Filed: 06/02/15 Page: 1 of 3 PagelD #: 116 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN …
Publication • February 1, 2015
Filed under: Jail Specific, Sentencing, Bail
Incarceration's Front Door: Misuse of Jails in America, Vera Institute, 2015 Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America CENTER ON SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS FEBRUARY 2015 Ram Subramanian • Ruth Delaney • Stephen Roberts • Nancy Fishman • Peggy McGarry FROM THE PRESIDENT Incarceration’s Front Door addresses what is …
Article • January 13, 2015
Report Analyzes New Jersey Jail Population by Report Analyzes New Jersey Jail Population In partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance, Luminosity has issued a report that analyzes New Jersey’s jail population. The study’s goal “is to use this profile to identify opportunities to responsibly reduce New Jersey’s jail population while …
Article • January 12, 2015
Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases by Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases   by Matt Clarke   In September 2012, about half of the 67,000 jail prisoners in Texas were detained awaiting trial. In 2010, incarcerating pretrial detainees cost taxpayers in …
Publication • September 11, 2014
Project ORANGE JUMPSUIT: Report on Effects of Pretrial Detention on Case Outcomes Gerald Wheeler 2014 Project ORANGE JUMPSUIT: Effects of Pretrial Status and Days Detained on Case Outcome of Harris County Felony & Misdemeanor A/B Defendants By (September 2014) Gerald R. Wheeler Ph.D., Gerald Fry, Attorney at Law PREFACE The …
Publication • 2014
Libre by Nexus Contract Materials, Immigration Electronic Monitoring Services, 2014
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Credits Sentence with Time on Appeal Bond by The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that a man who erroneously remained free on an appeal bond for 21 years was entitled to full credit toward his sentence. Claus Detref Thiles was sentenced to 16 years …
Article • November 15, 2011
Feds Can Collect DNA as a Condition of Bail, Ninth Circuit Decides by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample Amendments to the Bail Reform Act requiring a defendant to consent to the collection of DNA before being granted bail do not offend the Fourth Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for …
Celebrity Justice: Prison Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke There are two criminal justice systems in the United States. One is for people with wealth, fame or influence who can afford to hire top-notch attorneys and public relations firms, who make campaign contributions to …
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
Filed under: Drug Testing, Sentencing, Bail
Washington Pretrial Release UAs Invalidated by In three consolidated criminal cases, the Court of Appeals for Washington state held that a standard pretrial release condition requiring weekly urinalysis (UA) tests was inappropriate. Washington residents Amber Dee Rose, Danielle Wilson and Kevin Wentz were charged with criminal offenses. The state recommended …
Article • February 15, 2009
Filed under: Sentencing, Bail
Fifth Circuit Overturns Texas Bail Bond Solicitation Restrictions by by Matt Clarke On June 7, 2007, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned as violative of the First Amendment a Texas statute that restricted solicitation of bail bond customers. One section of the statute was upheld, related to phone solicitations. …
Article • May 15, 2008
Colorado law Denying Bail to Criminal Aliens Unconstitutional by A statute requiring that criminal aliens detained for deportation hearings be held without bond denies due process on its face because, substantively, it is a deprivation of liberty and is not narrowly tailored to meet valid legislative goals, and procedurally, denies …
Article • December 15, 2007
Bail Enhancement Not Excessive When Fulfilling Particular Purpose; Hearing Must Be Held by California attorney Jeffrey Galen's 2001 release from jail after being arrested for domestic violence surprised authorities, as he made an enhanced bail of $1 million. His fiancee dropped the charges when he was released. In 2002 Galen …
Article • May 15, 2007
Gotti's Pretrial Detention Without Bail Warranted, PLRA Question Moot by The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the pretrial detention without bail of Peter Gotti, the alleged successor to John Gotti and John Gotti, Jr., as head of the Gambino Crime Family, was warranted. The appeals court ruled …
Article • May 15, 2007
12 Day Delay Between Arrest, First Court Appearance Illegal by The law is clearly established that a pre-trial detainee cannot be held for 12 days before being brought before a judge or allowed to pay bail. This is another case where the plaintiff was picked up on a warrant, there …
Article • May 15, 2007
BOP Work Release Appeal Dismissed When Defendant Still on Bail by The plaintiff challenged the refusal to place him in a community corrections center, rather than jail, pursuant to the Department of Justice's newly announced policy limiting such placements. He could seek habeas relief, since he was in custody by …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Sentencing, Bail
Cash Only Bail Violates Ohio Constitution by The Ohio Supreme Court held that cash-only bail violates Article I, Section 9, of the Ohio Constitution and Crim.R.46. On May 16, 2001, Gary Smith was arrested for the shooting of four individuals and his bond was set at $250,000. One of the …
Article • May 15, 2007
Supreme Court: Aliens Can Be Held Without Bail Pending Deportation by Supreme Court: Aliens Can Be Held Without Bail Pending Deportation The United States Supreme Court held 6-3 that provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) limiting judicial review of the United States Attorney General's (AGs) discretionary decisions to …
Article • May 15, 2007
§ 2241 Habeas Corpus Okay for Parolee's Bail Release by The Seventh Circuit determined that a federal parolee could file a petition for writ of Habeas Corpus under § 2241 for his release on bail, while his revocation proceedings were still pending. Vincent Molina was a federal parolee who violated …
California Guards Lose Appeals On Federal Conspiracy Conviction, Bail; Still Free by Two former California prison guards, who were convicted in federal court of conspiracy to violate the constitutional rights (18 U.S.C. § 241) of Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) prisoners, lost both the appeals of their convictions of denial …
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