$7,000 Settlement after Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New York Prisoner’s Suit by Derek Gilna In 2007, prisoner Aaron Willey filed a pro se federal civil rights lawsuit against guards employed by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, alleging harassment, inadequate nutrition, theft of legal documents, …
New York Federal Judge Challenges Collateral Consequences by In a move The New York Times called “striking,” and Gabriel J. Chin, a professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law said was “groundbreaking,” U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block sentenced a young woman in a drug case to …
New York’s Parole System in Need of Repair by New York’s Parole System in Need of Repair by Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP RAPPCampaign.com “For the courts of this state to repeatedly entertain petitions and issue decisions ordering de novo hearings because the [Parole] Board fails to follow a clear …
New York Man Falsely Charged with Crimes Awarded $560,000 by A New York federal jury awarded $560,000 in compensatory and punitive damages against police officers in a civil rights action brought by a man who had previously been acquitted of drug and firearm charges. The second Circuit Court of Appeals …
Marom v. City of New York, NY, Order on Reconsideration, Police Misconduct and Overdetention, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-02017-PKC-SN Document 66 Filed 07/29/16 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------x YOTAM MAROM, MIRIAM ROCEK, and DON FITGERALD, Plaintiffs, -against- 15-cv-2017 (PKC) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON …
Future of Sentencing in NY - State Recommendations for Reform, NY State Commission on Sentencing Reform, 2009 The Future of Sentencing in New York State: Recommendations for Reform New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform January 30, 2009 Table of Contents Page Commission Members ......................................................................... iv Commission Staff...................................................................................v Acknowledgements .............................................................................. …
$52,500 Settlement for Man Wrongfully Arrested During New York City Protest by The City of New York paid $52,500 to a man who was falsely arrested on October 14, 2011, during the Occupy Wall Street Movement (OWSM). Eric J. Russell was a participant in the OWSM. He alleged that at …
State of the Prisons 2002-2003 - Conditions of Confinement in 14 NY Prisons, CANY, 2005 STATE OF THE PRISONS 2002-2003 Conditions of Confinement in 14 New York State Correctional Facilities A Report by the Prison Visiting Committee of The Correctional Association of New York June 2005 The Correctional Association of …
Abram v. City of New York, NY, Amended Complaint, NYPD Taser Excessive Force, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-05682-AT Document 11 Filed 07/19/16 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …
Tchatat v. City of New York, NY, Opinion and Order, Expert Testimony, 2016 Case 1:14-cv-02385-LGS-GWG Document 292 Filed 08/01/16 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------X JOSIAS TCHATAT, : : Plaintiff, OPINION AND ORDER 14 Civ. 2385 (LGS) (GWG) : -v.: CITY OF …
State of New York v. Armor Correctional Health, NY, MoL Support of Petition, contractual breaches malpractice fraud, 2016 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 07/11/2016 07:58 PM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 6 INDEX NO. 450835/2016 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 07/11/2016 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------- X …
State of New York v. Armor Correctional Health, NY, Petition, contractual breaches malpractice fraud, 2016 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 07/11/2016 03:02 PM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 INDEX NO. 450835/2016 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 07/11/2016 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE …
Court Issues New Injunction Mandating Education for NYC Prisoners at Rikers Island by Derek Gilna Prisoners’ rights advocates know that education is a key element of reducing recidivism, and the federal Bureau of Prisons and most state departments of corrections agree. However, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …
Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Bivens Suit Due to Continuing Violation Doctrine by Derek Gilna Esteban Gonzalez, while incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan and the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, was confined to the Special Housing Unit (SHU) for stabbing another prisoner “with a knife-like …
An v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, 1st Am video of police, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-05381 Document 1 Filed 07/06/16 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK RUBEN AN, Document Electronically Filed Plaintiff, COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL v. THE CITY OF NEW …
Golding v. City of New York, NY, Hearing Transcript, Discovery Document Production, 2016 1 G6udgolc 1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------x 3 JUNIOR GOLDING, 4 Plaintiff, 5 6 v. 15 Civ. 3498(ALC)(SN) THE CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., 7 8 New York, N.Y. …
Use of Force - Revised NYPD Policy Booklet, NYPD, 2016 June 2016 Police use physical force to the extent necessary to secure observance of the law or to restore order only when the exercise of persuasion, advice, and warning is found to be insufficient. Sir Robert Peel (1829) 1 Revised …
Use of Force Supervisor Reporting Guide, NYPD, 2016 LEVEL OF FORCE LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 FIREARM DISCHARGE -Kidnapping for International Law Enforcement Investigators C PATROL GUIDE 221 TACTICAL OPERATIONS Physical injury 1 Alleged excessive Level 1 force with no injury (Must respond to scene) Force Investigation Division (Must …
NYPD Was Systematically Ticketing Legally Parked Cars for Millions of Dollars a Year by By I Quant NY, TruthVoice New York City is a complex place to drive. And when it comes to parking, there are plenty of rules and regulations to follow. It’s no wonder that sometimes people get confused …
