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Article • August 22, 2017
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Indigent Criminal Defendants to Sue Over Inadequate Public Defender's Office by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has taken the bold step of finding a new cause of action that would allow indigent criminal defendants to prospectively sue a county for failing to …
Article • August 4, 2017
$500 Settlement for MA BOP Prisoner Over Lost Mail by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Edward Vincent DiPietro settled with officials at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center-Devens in Ayer, Mass. in August 2008 for $500 after he alleged that prison employees Henry J. Sadowski and Carolyn Sabol lost …
Publication • July 27, 2017
Sylvia Rivera Law Project - Name Changes for Transgender Adults in New York State Prisons, 2017 NAME CHANGES FOR TRANSGENDER ADULTS IN NEW YORK STATE PRISONS Last Updated Spring 2017 LEGAL DISCLAIMER This manual was written by the staff at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project. We would like to thank …
Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017
Michigan Jail Sanctioned for Denying Access to Paralegals by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On June 23, 2016, jail officials in Genesee County, Michigan entered into a federal consent decree that required them to provide detainees with bottled water to replace water at the jail that was contaminated by lead. …
Article • June 14, 2017
Hearing Required Before Assessment of Appointed Attorney Fees in Texas by On July 20, 2016, a Texas court of appeals held that, before fees incurred by a court-appointed attorney are assessed against an indigent criminal defendant, the court must hold a hearing and determine that the defendant is capable of …
Publication • 2017
American Bar Association - Denial of the Right to Counsel in Misdemeanor Cases Court Watching in Nashville, Tennessee, 2017 DENIAL OF THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN MISDEMEANOR CASES: COURT WATCHING IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Prepared by Stephen F. Hanlon* Vice-Chair of …
Publication • 2017
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7th Circuit Guide for Recruited Counsel 2017 Guide for Attorneys Recruited to Represent Plaintiffs in Section 1983 Cases Prepared by Staff Attorneys of the District Courts of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 2017 Contents: The Basics of Prison Litigation Under Section 1983 ....................................2 Claims about …
Publication • 2017
Filed under: Legal Materials
7th Circuit Guide for Recruited Counsel 2017 (1) Guide for Attorneys Recruited to Represent Plaintiffs in Section 1983 Cases Prepared by Staff Attorneys of the District Courts of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 2017 Contents: The Basics of Prison Litigation Under Section 1983 ....................................2 Claims …
Hines v. Mincks, WA, Prelim. Inj. - Jail Attorney Phone Call Policy, 2017 Case: 2:17-cv-00436-ALM-TPK Doc #: 11 Filed: 05/25/17 Page: 1 of 5 PAGEID #: 71 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DAKOTA HINES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LARRY R. MINCKS, …
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic - Imprisoned Justice, Penn State Law, 2017 IMPRISONED JUSTICE: Inside Two Georgia Immigrant Detention Centers May 2017 PHOTO CREDIT: TOP PHOTO: STEVEN RUBIN; BOTTOM PHOTOS: STEVE PAVEY Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic Imprisoned Justice: Inside Two Georgia Immigrant Detention Centers 1 “SEGREGATION IS LIKE HELL. …
Brief • April 12, 2017
Kirkland v. DiLeo, NJ, Settlement, Judicial Misconduct, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE BETWEEN WENDELL KIRKLAND and ANTHONY KIRKLAND AND LOUIS M.J. DiLEO and THE CITY OF LINDEN This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (hereinafter "Agreement"), dated , 2017, is made by and between Wendell Kirkland and Anthony Kirkland (alternatively …
Article • March 28, 2017
Paying the Piper by David J. Krajicek by David J. Krajicek, The Crime Report Montgomery, Alabama’s City Court is a Debt-Collecting Machine Montgomery, Alabama--Anyone who wishes to enter Municipal Court in Alabama’s capital city must first be sanctioned by a court officer who scans your belongings, then polices your attire. “Tuck …
Brief • March 9, 2017
Church v. State of Missouri, MO, Class Action Petition, Ineffective Counsel, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY STATE OF MISSOURI SHONDEL CHURCH; RANDALL LEE DALTON; DORIAN SAMUELS; VIOLA BOWMAN; and BRIAN RICHMAN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Case No. ____________________ Division: _____________________ Plaintiffs, v. …
Article • February 24, 2017
Our Bail System Is Leaving Innocent People To Die In Jail Because They’re Poor by When freedom is only available to those who can afford it, many end up paying with their lives. By Nick Wing, The Huffington Post Of the nearly 750,000 inmates confined in jails around the U.S. …
Still No Answers by Jamycheal Mitchell’s death in a Virginia jail cell still hasn’t been explained. It should be a national scandal. by Dahlia Lithwick, Slate On August 19, 2015, 24-year-old Jamycheal Mitchell was found dead in his cell at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Virginia. New revelations in May 2016 about …
$7,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s “Nuisance Suit” by In January 2016, Pennsylvania’s Northumberland County agreed to pay $7,500 to settle a former prisoner’s lawsuit alleging he was denied access to the courts, visitation, recreation and receipt of incoming publications. While at the Northumberland County Prison, Charles Picarella, Jr., who is …
Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017
Studies on Financing of Judicial Campaigns Indicate Need for Reform by Derek Gilna Several recent reports have examined the impact that skyrocketing campaign spending has on state court judicial elections, and whether the infusion of cash into such races is compromising judicial impartiality and integrity. One study, “Bankrolling the Bench: …
Article • January 12, 2017
Chain Gang 2.0: If You Can’t Afford This GPS Ankle Bracelet, You Get Thrown In Jail by Eric Markowitz by Eric Markowitz, International Business Times On a recent broiling August day, Antonio Green, an out-of-work construction worker, sat in his living room, a folder full of receipts open across his legs. …
Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017
Michigan: Contract for Prisoner Legal Writer Program Results in Controversy by A contract between the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) and a law firm hired to train and oversee prisoner legal writers drew controversy last year before it was rebid. The “legal writer” program was created pursuant to a 1996 …
Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017
Rundown on California Propositions 57 and 64 by Kent A. Russell by Kent A. Russell, Esq. In the November 2016 elections, California voters enacted Propositions 57 and 64, two new laws that will potentially benefit thousands of prisoners and scores of prior marijuana offenders. Prop 57 makes most non-violent prisoners …
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