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Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Opposition to the Death Penalty Grows with High-Profile Support by Christopher Zoukis Five high-powered, influential individuals have joined the call for abolishing the death penalty and a sixth may soon be joining their ranks, according to insiders in the Obama administration. The list of new capital punishment opponents includes two …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Pope Francis Calls for Worldwide Prison Reform, Support and Hope for Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Pope Francis has endeared himself to prisoners around the world and those who advocate on their behalf, visiting some of the world’s most dangerous criminals and offering hope and support to all behind bars, regardless …
PLN Intervenes, Unseals Settlement in CCA Fair Labor Standards Act Case by David Reutter PLN’s intervention in a federal lawsuit alleging Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) had improperly classified supervisors at two Kentucky prisons as being exempt from overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Kentucky’s Wage …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Report: Nearly One in Four Exonerations Involves Crimes that Never Occurred by Christopher Zoukis A report issued by the National Registry of Exonerations in November 2013 found that 22% of the known exonerations in the U.S. resulted from “no-crime” convictions – that is, cases in which the offender was cleared …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Getting the Money Out of Prison Reform by Dan Berger By Dan Berger, Truthout Much has been made about the bipartisan nature of contemporary efforts to end mass incarceration, as everyone from Newt Gingrich and the Koch Brothers to Van Jones and the American Civil Liberties Union, and now even Hillary …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
A Clean Slate: Prisoners Taking Advantage of Tattoo Removal Programs by Christopher Zoukis The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is among the latest – and largest – agencies to join a growing national trend: providing prisoners with the opportunity to take advantage of a program that offers a real …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Criticism of Congressional Mandate to Keep Immigration Detention Centers Full by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna and Joe Watson Immigration reform advocates report little success with efforts to eliminate a little-known, controversial quota mandated by Congress that keeps approximately 34,000 undocumented immigrants incarcerated on a daily basis, including many who …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Report Calls for End of Welfare and Food Stamp Restrictions for Felony Drug Offenders by Derek Gilna Report Calls for End of Welfare and Food Stamp Restrictions for Felony Drug Offenders by Derek Gilna Congress should repeal the ban on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutritional …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
California Prisoner Exonerated but Now Faces Deportation by California Prisoner Exonerated but Now Faces Deportation On November 23, 2015, a Los Angeles judge ordered the release of 46-year-old Luis Vargas, who had served 16 years in prison for sexual assault and other charges. Vargas, a legal immigrant prior to his …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Filed under: Work, Release and Reentry
President Obama “Bans the Box” at Federal Government Agencies by Derek Gilna President Obama “Bans the Box” at Federal Government Agencies by Derek Gilna One of the many challenges experienced by the more than 630,000 people released from prison each year in the United States is securing employment. And one …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Washington State: Class-action Alleges DOC Policy of Denying Medical Care by Derek Gilna Washington State: Class-action Alleges DOC Policy of Denying Medical Care by Derek Gilna A federal class-action suit filed on November 17, 2015 claims that the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) has promulgated and carried out a …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Tulsa, Oklahoma Settles Four Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits for $810,000 by Matthew Clarke Tulsa, Oklahoma Settles Four Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits for $810,000 by Matt Clarke In January 2014, the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a man claiming his wrongful conviction was the …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
$130,000 Settlement in Minnesota Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Suit by Matthew Clarke $130,000 Settlement in Minnesota Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Suit by Matt Clarke In June 2014, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that it would pay $130,000 to settle a medical negligence lawsuit brought by a prisoner who suffered permanent …
West Virginia Supreme Court Undermines Prisoners’ Right to Sue for Rape by West Virginia Supreme Court Undermines Prisoners’ Right to Sue for Rape In a March 27, 2014 decision, the Supreme Court for the state of West Virginia held that a female prisoner who claimed she had been raped multiple …
Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline by Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline On November 23, 2015, a grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas returned an indictment against two Arlington Police Department detention officers for one count each …
Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016
Tragic Death at Washington Jail Results in Changes, $1.3 Million Settlement by Lonnie Burton Tragic Death at Washington Jail Results in Changes, $1.3 Million Settlement by Lonnie Burton Lyndsey Lason’s life was by no means perfect, but she didn’t deserve to die 13 days after being booked into the Snohomish …
Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case by Derek Gilna Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case by Derek Gilna Jerome Riddick, who has acknowledged he has a variety of mental disabilities, suffered for many years in the State of Connecticut’s prison system; at one point he was …
Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016
Filed under: Corizon, OB/GYN
Why are Alameda County Jails Forcing Women to Take Pregnancy Tests? by Susie Cagle Why are Alameda County Jails Forcing Women to Take Pregnancy Tests? by Susie Cagle, RH Reality Check For pregnant women in Alameda County, California jails in the 1980s, the daily realities of life included shackled limbs, denial …
Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016
Texas Hospital Settles Suit over Improper Border Patrol Search for $1.1 Million by Matthew Clarke Texas Hospital Settles Suit over Improper Border Patrol Search for $1.1 Million by Matt Clarke The University Medical Center of El Paso and its emergency room physicians settled their part of a federal civil rights …
Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016
Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor by David Reutter Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor by David Reutter A Georgia federal jury awarded $452,917.50 to a former detainee for injuries that resulted from inadequate medical care at the Hart County Jail. Monica Robinson was …
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