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Arkansas: $21,000 Settlement in Jail Release Debit Card Class-Action Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal class-action complaint filed against the Benton County, Arkansas Sheriff’s Office and Keefe Commissary company, over the practice of issuing fee-laden debit cards to prisoners containing their release funds, has settled for just …
Article • September 5, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Lawsuit Alleges Texas County Jailers Beat, Paralyzed Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke A lawsuit filed in federal district court alleges guards at the jail in Milam County, Texas beat a compliant prisoner without any reason, causing him to become paralyzed, then “released” him while he was in the …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Two Chicago Prisoners, Released Due to Police Misconduct, Seized by ICE by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In December 2017, Gabriel Solache and Arturo Reyes saw their confessions in a 2000 murder trial that resulted in their convictions set aside by Cook County Circuit Court Judge James M. Obbish. But …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Federal Compassionateless Release by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell For thousands of federal prisoners who have filed for compassionate release after the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) expanded eligibility criteria in 2013, the response has been a familiar and consistent refrain: “Denied.” Over the following four years, just six percent of …
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 …
Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Ex-cons Turn Prison Workouts into Real Jobs, Transform Lives by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell When criminal defense attorney William Kroger visited his clients in California prisons, he noticed that just a few months behind bars seemed to whip many of them into shape. Because the state had removed all …
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018 Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States By Mary Price June 2018 1 About the Author Mary Price is general counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). She directs the FAMM Litigation Project and advocates …
Publication • May 11, 2018
U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons' Transgender Offender Manual, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons CHANGE OPI: NUMBER: DATE: NOTICE RSD/WSP 5200.04 CN-1 May 11, 2018 Transgender Offender Manual Approved: Mark S. Inch Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons This Change Notice (CN) implements the following …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Justice Department Failing to Assess Prison Population Reduction, Clemency and Reentry Programs by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a statement made to members of Congress on December 13, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on the failure of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to properly implement recommendations …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Massachusetts: State Court Officers May Not Enforce Immigration Detainers by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 24, 2017, a Massachusetts court held that state law provides no authority for court officers to arrest and hold an individual, solely on the basis of a federal civil immigration detainer, beyond the …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
New York Law Gives Reformed Offenders an Opportunity to Seal Convictions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A 2017 New York law, CPL 160.59, gives certain nonviolent offenders an opportunity to have their state convictions sealed, according to attorneys Ed Kratt and Frank Rothman. One of their clients, Joel Figueroa, …
Brief • April 10, 2018
All of Us or None-LA v. Logan, CA, Felon Disenfranchisement, Complaint, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IO 11 12 13. Joshua E. Kim (SBN 257260) Stephanie Lin (SBN 293696) A NEW WAY OF LIFE RE-ENTRY PROJECT 9512 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles, California 90002 Ph: (323) …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Tennessee Sheriff Offered “Church Release” to Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Maury County, Tennessee Sheriff Bucky Rowland was elected to office in 2014 on a platform that promoted prisoner rehabilitation. While it is not unusual for an elected official to give lip service to the concept of rehabilitating …
The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Women's Report Part 2 - An Unsupported Population, 2018 An Unsupported Population: The Treatment of Women in Texas’ Criminal Justice System APRIL 2018 The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition advances solutions that transform the adult and youth justice systems to support families and foster safe communities. …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Work, Release and Reentry
Unable to Find Work, Some Former Prisoners Become Entrepreneurs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke It’s an age-old story. Despite EEOC guidance instructing employers not to have blanket policies against hiring ex-felons – and efforts to lift restrictions on occupational licenses for former prisoners – those released from prison soon …
Publication • January 1, 2018
The Sentencing Project - Expanding the Vote - Two Decades of Felony Disenfranchisement, 1997-2018 EXPANDING THE VOTE Two Decades of Felony Disenfranchisement Reform 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 Morgan …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Volunteers, Mayor Take Action to Clothe Freezing Prisoners in New York City by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The New York City Department of Correction and city officials are rethinking their policy of releasing prisoners without jackets during frigid winter months. The New York Daily News reported in December 2016 …
Private Prison Company’s Announcement to Reduce Recidivism Criticized as PR Ploy by In October 31, 2017, CoreCivic, formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison company, announced via a press release that it was launching an initiative to advocate for policies designed to reduce recidivism. …
Article • November 30, 2017
Failing to Report on Hawaii Furlough Is Not Escape by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Hawaii Supreme Court reversed an escape conviction, finding that failing to report to a caseworker while on extended furlough is not escape. In June 2011, Hawaii prisoner Eugene Paris Jr. was released on an …
Publication • November 17, 2017
A Place to Call Home A Place to Call Home A Vision for Safe, Supportive and Affordable Housing for People with Justice System Involvement © 2017 Prisoner Reentry Institute John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York 524 West 59th Street, Suite 609BMW New York, NY 10019 …
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