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Report: Homelessness and Housing Insecurity are Hurdles for Former Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna More than a half-million Americans are homeless on any given day, and for the five million ex-prisoners in the U.S., the rate of homelessness is almost 10 times higher than among the general population. …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Inadequate Health Services for Native American Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon, Jr. Members of various Native Americans tribes live in reservations across the United States, where they police themselves and maintain tribal jails for detention. Federal funds are used to operate those facilities and a multitude of …
ACLU Virginia -- Women in the Criminal Justice System - Pathways to Incarceration in Virginia, 2018 PHOTO: NARAL PRO-CHOICE OF AMERICA/FLICKR WOMEN IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: PATHWAYS TO INCARCERATION IN VIRGINIA Acknowledgement First and foremost, we would like to thank the residents of Friends of Guest House in Fairfax, …
Publication • August 1, 2018
Parole Preparation Project, New York State Parole Board: Failures in Staffing and Performance, 2018 New York State Parole Board: Failures A Report and in by the Staffing and Performance Parole Preparation Project The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign AUGUST 2018 New York State Parole Board: Failures in A Report …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Receives Settlement from Guards over Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  A prisoner who was maced, restrained and unnecessarily disciplined agreed to a settlement with Pennsylvania guards in exchange for dropping his federal civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force.      On February 8, 2008, Allen …
Illinois: $380,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner Assaulted by Other Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 23, 2017, Cook County, Illinois paid $380,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman using the pseudonym “Jane Doe,” who alleged she was repeatedly beaten and sexually assaulted by …
California Prisoner Threatened and Maltreated by Prison Guards Settles by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Christopher T. Jackson, a prisoner at Lancaster State Prison, California, agreed to settle his civil rights claim against a guard who allegedly retaliated against him with threats, insults, and excessive searches.      In 2005, Jackson …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Percentage of Americans with Felony Convictions Increases, Especially for Blacks by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A January 2018 report from Pew Charitable Trusts indicated that the number of U.S. residents with a felony record rose sharply in every state between 1980 and 2010. The report analyzed data from a …
Racially Motivated Traffic Stop and Arrest by Texas Police Leads to Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis     After police in Brownsville, Texas, arrested a man for drunk driving and running a red light when tests showed that he was not intoxicated, the man sued for racially motivated …
Pro Se Rhode Island Prisoner Wins First Amendment Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Edward McCable, a Rhode Island prisoner housed in the High Security Center (HSC) at the state’s Adult Correctional Institution, successfully sued the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RI DOC) for restricting his access to religious …
Indiana County Settles Jail Guard’s ADA/Discrimination Suit for $150,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In July 2017, an Indiana county settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by former jail guard Michael A. Jones that included claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The suit alleged the jail refused …
Publication • May 1, 2018
California Reinvestment Coalition - Unholy Alliance - California Courts’ Use of Private Debt Collectors, 2018 Unholy Alliance: California Courts' Use of Private Debt Collectors CALIFORNIA REINVESTMENT COALITION Unholy Alliance: California Courts’ Use of Private Debt Collectors California Reinvestment Coalition May 2018 Prepared by: Paulina Maqueda Escamilla UC Berkeley Goldman School …
Article • April 25, 2018
$436,000 Award to L.A. Hispanic Deputy in Discrimination Suit Against Black Supervisors by Christopher Zoukis
Article • April 23, 2018
2 Georgia officers forced out over racist Facebook posts targeting black motorists by David Reutter By David Reutter Two white Georgia law enforcement officers were forced out of their positions after racist and sexist remarks they exchanged on Facebook were uncovered.             The officers were McIntosh County Sheriff deputies when …
Article • April 17, 2018
Jury Awards Florida Man $11,001 for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Leon County, Florida, jury found that two undercover narcotics officers for the Apalachicola Police Department were liable for damages in the false arrest and imprisonment of Willie Baucham in the amount of …
Publication • April 15, 2018
The Consensus Myth in Criminal Justice Reform, Benjamin Levin, 2018 Draft (4/15/18) – Please do not cite or circulate without permission THE CONSENSUS MYTH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Benjamin Levin* (forthcoming Michigan Law Review) It has become popular to identify a “consensus” on criminal justice reform, but how deep is …
Immigrant, Refugee Detainees Allege Abusive Treatment at Private Texas Facility by Steve Horn Detainees predominantly from Somalia have alleged abusive conditions and treatment at a Sierra Blanca, Texas, immigration detention facility operated by LaSalle Corrections, according to a new report published by the Texas A&M University School of Law Immigrant …
Benson v. Meisner, WI, Complaint, Revealing Prison Informant, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00538-DEJ Filed 04/06/18 Page 1 of 12 Document 1 Case 2:18-cv-00538-DEJ Filed 04/06/18 Page 2 of 12 Document 1 Case 2:18-cv-00538-DEJ Filed 04/06/18 Page 3 of 12 Document 1 Case 2:18-cv-00538-DEJ Filed 04/06/18 Page 4 of 12 Document 1 Case …
Article • April 3, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
U.S. Sentencing Commission Report: Racial Disparities Persist by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a November 2017 report, the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) found that despite the avowed purpose of the federal sentencing guidelines to promote sentencing uniformity across geographic and socio-economic lines, black defendants continue to receive longer sentences …
Florida KKK Guards Convicted in Plot to Kill Former Prisoner by Three former Florida prison guards, who were members of a Ku Klux Klan chapter, were convicted of conspiring to kill a former prisoner. The plot was reportedly hatched in retaliation for a scuffle that occurred at the Reception and …
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