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Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Parole Remains Elusive for Virginia Prisoners by David Reutter by David Reutter Virginia has more than 3,500 prisoners eligible for parole, representing over 9% of its prison population of 38,000 – a significant number considering that the state abolished parole over 20 years ago. Still, even for those long-serving prisoners …
US Parole Activists Aim to Overhaul a Failing System by Jean Trounstine by Jean Trounstine, originally published September 30, 2017, Truthout.org. The United States has the shameful reputation of being the world's largest jailer, and as the Prison Policy Initiative reported in March, 2017, 2.3 million people are currently locked up in …
Article • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Mandamus, Parole
Denial of Parole No Basis for Writ of Mandamus in Arkansas by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A petitioner’s claim that his rights were violated when he was denied parole is no basis for a writ of mandamus, the Arkansas Supreme Court held on August 3, 2017. Anthony Warren filed …
Article • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Parole
Constitutional Claim Required to Trigger Judicial Review Under Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A petitioner must state a colorable constitutional claim to trigger entitlement to judicial review under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Arkansas Supreme Court held on August 3, 2017. Jeremy Kennedy …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Parole, Parole Conditions
Oregon Parole Board Must Define Applicable Statutory Terms by The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner was improperly denied an early parole consideration hearing when the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (Board) failed to define “reasonable cause” before applying that statutory term. In 1986, George W. …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Oregon Prosecutors and Cops Bully Parole Board into Improperly Rescinding Parole; Court Orders Release by The Oregon Court of Appeals held last year that a prisoner’s release date had been improperly rescinded due to a public outcry, contrary to state law. Oregon prisoner Sidney Dean Porter was sentenced to life …
Publication • August 30, 2017
Statement on the Future of Community Corrections, 2017 Statement on the Future of Community Corrections Monday, August 28, 2017 Over the past 25 years, community corrections (probation and parole) caseloads have grown exponentially, exceeding 5 million people at their peak, double the number of people in prison and jail in …
Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
New York Parole Board Repeatedly Held in Contempt; One Case Reversed on Appeal by In May 2016, the New York Supreme Court in Dutchess County held the State Parole Board (the Board) in contempt for failing to follow a court order governing a parole review. New York state prisoner John …
Brief • August 14, 2017
Gasga v. Precythe, MO, Class Action Complaint, Parole, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI STEPHANIE GASGA, MILDRED CURREN, ) TIMOTHY GALLAGHER, KENNETH HEMPHILL, ) JESSE NEELY and AMBER WYSE, ) ) on behalf of themselves and all similarly ) situated individuals, ) ) …
Brief • August 3, 2017
Filed under: Parole, Parole Conditions
Kelly v. Parole Board, MI, Decision, 2017 STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS TREVOR KELLY, UNPUBLISHED August 3, 2017 Petitioner-Appel lee, No. 334960 Wayne Circuit Court LCNo. 16-006014-AA V PAR OLE BOARD, Respondant-Appellant. Before: FORT HOOD, P.J., and CAVANAGH and RONAYNE KRAUSE, JJ. PER CURIAM. Respondent, the Michigan Parole Board …
Going to Prison in Texas in 2015 by William T. Habern by William T. Habern, David P. O’Neil, and Debra Bone Introduction For over 30 years our firm has represented offenders and their families in prison and parole administrative and legal issues. The first version of this article was published …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Filed under: Shootings, Parole
New York: Police Department Ordered to Produce Police Manual in Parolee Shooting Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Karen V. Murphy ordered the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) to turn over its Police Department Manual to the plaintiff in a wrongful death suit on …
Brief • July 25, 2017
Adams v. Sentinel Offender Services, GA, Complaint, Private Probation Fees, 2017 Case 1:17-mi-99999-UNA Document 1922 Filed 07/25/17 Page 1 of 54 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION ) STACEY ADAMS, ) ) JERRY SAINT VIL, on behalf of ) themselves and others …
Publication • June 15, 2017
Tennessee Assistant District Attorney - Letter to Parole Board, 2016 OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL GLENN R. FUNK District Attorney General September 26, 2016 David Liner Executive Director, Tennessee Board of Parole 404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1300 Nashville, TN 37243 Subject: Robert Earl Polk, DOB 2/16/1983 Dear Director …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Parole, Parole Conditions
Seventh Circuit: Request to Revise Supervised Release Conditions was Premature by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held it was premature to file a request to revise conditions of supervised release 14 years before those conditions were to go into effect. The terse per curium …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Parole, Parole Conditions
Indiana Court Rules that Correct Conviction Must be Used when Revoking Parole by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Tyrone Grayson was on parole after serving a 20-year sentence for attempted robbery and a consecutive 10-year sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm when he committed another offense. He was charged …
New Report Examines “Treatment Industrial Complex” by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna As public and legislative pressure builds to reduce the number of prisoners held in state and federal correctional facilities, the private prison industry has changed gears to offer rehabilitative and treatment services – a shift criticized in a …
Publication • 2017
An Evaluation of Seven Second Chance Act DOJ 2017 The author(s) shown below used Federal funding provided by the U.S. Department of Justice to prepare the following resource: Document Title: An Evaluation of Seven Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Programs: Impact Findings at 18 Months Author(s): Ronald D’Amico, Christian Geckeler, …
Publication • May 3, 2017
Sentencing Project - Still Life, Life Sentences, 2017 STILL LIFE America’s Increasing Use of Life and Long-Term Sentences For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject This report was written by Ashley Nellis, Ph.D., Senior Research Analyst …
Article • April 5, 2017
New York Charges “Sober Houses” Operators with Criminal Enterprising by Dave Maass by Dave Maass New York’s Attorney General charged six people for allegedly operating a crime ring as “sober home” providers.  The homes were widely used by the state’s parole commission even as it suspected legal improprieties were ongoing. …
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