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Utah Sex Offender Internet Registry Statute Violates First Amendment by Mark Wilson On September 25, 2008, a federal court in Utah enjoined the enforcement of an amended statute requiring the state’s 7,000 registered sex offenders to report all of their Internet identifiers, including user names, passwords and website addresses. In …
Article • October 15, 2008 • from PLN October, 2008
Montana DOC Employees Disciplined for E-mail Abuse by An internal investigation of e-mail abuse in the Montana Dept. of Corrections (DOC) uncovered what was termed “disgusting” behavior on the part of guards and even high-level prison officials. Seventy-four employees were cited for abusing state computer privileges. Their offenses included e-mailing …
Jewel v. National Security Agency, et. al., CA, Complaint, Jury Demand, Illegal Surveillance, 2008.pdf 1 1. Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated persons, bring this 2 action and allege upon personal knowledge and belief as to their own acts, and upon information and 3 4 …
New Jersey Joins Other States in Restricting Internet Use by Sex Offenders by New Jersey Joins Other States in Restricting ?Internet Use by Sex Offenders On December 27, 2007, New Jersey enacted legislation to restrict convicted sex offenders’ Internet use. Acting Governor Richard J. Codey relied on public hysteria over …
Article • August 15, 2008
California Sex Offender Parolee’s Computer Restrictions Valid Where Computer Use was Related to Past Crimes by by John E. Dannenberg The California Court of Appeal has held that a “no-computers” condition of parole for a parolee convicted of lewd conduct with a minor was appropriate where the parolee had had …
My Space Becomes “No Space” for Online Sex Offenders by David Reutter My Space Becomes "No Space" for Online Sex Offenders by David M. Reutter After online social networking giant MySpace.com, under pressure, disclosed on July 24, 2007 that it had purged 29,000 sex offender profiles from its website, state …
Head on a Skewer by Paul Rubin Joe Arpaio was so obsessed with getting a hard-charging New Times writer prosecuted that he badgered Andy Thomas into making a fool of himself Phoenix New Times By Paul Rubin Published: March 20, 2008 On May 2, 2005, a prosecutor and an investigator …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Big Brother Monitoring Michigan Sex Offenders by Not satisfied with conventional methods of monitoring sex offenders, Michigan is taking a hi-tech approach. Along with the ubiquitous ?school safety zones? and residency restrictions, concerned citizens can now be notified by email when changes are made to the state?s online sex offender …
Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
Disallowing Printed E-Mail Responses To Wisconsin Prisoner’s Web Page Raised Triable Issues of Fact by John Dannenberg Disallowing Printed E-Mail Responses To Wisconsin Prisoner's Web Page Raised Triable Issues of Fact by John E. Dannenberg The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that the Wisconsin Department of Corrections? (WDOC) …
Harsh Federal Parole Conditions for Federal Sex Offender Upheld by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a federal district court order requiring a released sex offender to undergo polygraph exams, to avoid contact with minors, and to abstain from using the Internet while on parole. …
Article • May 15, 2007
Sentence of Internet Usage Ban Requires Notice and Limitations. by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a special provision of supervised release that prohibits "access to any internet services without prior approval of the probation officer" requires notice prior to the hearing and limitations on the ban. This is …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Media, Internet
NY DOC Website Posting Not Defamatory by In an unpublished opinion, the court of appeals for the Second circuit upheld dismissal of a prisoner's lawsuit claiming that he was defamed when the New York Department of Correctional Services posted information stating he had been convicted of robbery on its website …
Louisiana Prison Rule Banning "Rumors" on Internet Unconstitutional by Louisiana Prison Rule Banning "Rumors" on Internet Unconstitutional by Michael Rigby On October 20, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana held that a Louisiana prison rule prohibiting the dissemination of "rumors" was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Venue, Media, Censorship, Internet
District Court Reversed; Warden's Defamation Suit Ordered Dismissed by The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, held that Connecticut newspapers sued by a Virginia prison warden for defamation and libel after posting allegedly defamatory articles on their websites did not manifestly …
Article • May 15, 2007
Wisconsin Prisoner's Interference-With-Mail Suit Mooted by Policy Change by William West, a Wisconsin state prisoner, sued guards in federal district court for denying him mail containing downloaded internet material about Hepatitis C. He complained that the policy under which his mail was rejected Doc 309 IMP 1, which disallowed prisoner …
Article • May 15, 2007
NY Ban on Internet Materials Upheld by A serious medical need is "a condition of urgency that may result in degeneration or extreme pain." (559) (No it isn't, necessarily.) The plaintiff alleged an eight-month delay in diagnosis of his "bowel disorder" (mild distal proctitis and internal hemorrhoids) from the time …
BOP Mail Rule Banning Internet Downloads and Soft Cover Publications Not Sent by Publisher Held Unconstitutional by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On October 26, 2006, in an unpublished order, the U.S. District Court (D. Colo.) held that 28 C.F.R. § 540.71(a)(2), which restricts Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prisoners …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Female Missouri Prisoners Make $291,000 as Sexy Pen Pals, AG Wants His Cut by Some Missouri prisoners have been making money by soliciting donations from pen pals found using internet web sites. Attorney General Jay Nixon says Missouri wants a piece of the action. Well, actually, the state wants all …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Ninth Circuit Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Webcams In Arizona Jail by Michael Rigby The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a preliminary injunction prohibiting an Arizona sheriff from displaying live video of prisoners in the Maricopa County Jail on the internet. This case arises from Maricopa County Sheriff …
Army Prison Ban On PLN Containing Postage-Stamp-Exchange Ad Is Enjoined, But Ban On Internet Mail Up by Army Prison Ban On PLN Containing Postage-Stamp-Exchange Ad Is Enjoined, But Ban On Internet Mail Upheld by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court (D. KS) enjoined Ft. Leavenworth prison officials from banning …
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