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“No Hope for Me”: Women Stripped of Parental Rights after Minor Crimes by Sharona Coutts “No Hope for Me”: Women Stripped of Parental Rights after Minor Crimes by Sharona Coutts and Zoe Greenberg, RH Reality Check Five years ago, LaDonna Hopkins was caught stealing clothes from a store in Rock …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
One of Two Charges Dropped against Former Texas Governor in Abuse-of-Power Case by Matthew Clarke One of Two Charges Dropped against Former Texas Governor in Abuse-of-Power Case by Matt Clarke One criminal charge has been dismissed in an abuse-of-power case filed against ex-Texas Governor Rick Perry, but a second charge …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
New Health Care Provider Picked for Oregon Jail after Audit Criticizes Corizon by Mark Wilson New Health Care Provider Picked for Oregon Jail after Audit Criticizes Corizon by Mark Wilson A Birmingham, Alabama health care company has taken over medical care at the Washington County jail in Hillsboro, Oregon in …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Family of MCC Chicago Prisoner Settles Wrongful Death Claim for $700,000 by Derek Gilna Family of MCC Chicago Prisoner Settles Wrongful Death Claim for $700,000 by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Habib Solebo entered the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago, Illinois with a myriad of health problems despite his young age …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites by Matthew Clarke Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites by Matt Clarke In May 2014, a Maricopa County, Arizona jury awarded $3.4 million to people who were falsely profiled on private sex offender websites …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support by Derek Gilna Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support by Derek Gilna According to its bipartisan sponsors, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S. 2123), introduced in the U.S. Senate on October 1, 2015, will have …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright With the holidays upon us, people outside of prison often think of holiday meals as times of joy and thankfulness for what they have in their lives. Where a shared meal around a dinner table with family and …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: On May 13, 2015, attorneys for Carlos Carasquilla and his wife filed a $15 million lawsuit against Tulare County alleging that guards opened a cell door to allow and encourage Carasquilla’s fellow prisoners to viciously beat him. Carasquilla had been jailed on a warrant for …
Article • November 18, 2015
Ohio Magistrate Finds for Plaintiff in Prisoner’s Deliberate Indifference Death by Ohio Magistrate Finds for Plaintiff in Prisoner’s Deliberate Indifference Death On November 21, 2012, a magistrate judge for the United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, hearing motions ancillary to a suit brought by the plaintiff, the mother …
Article • November 18, 2015
Filed under: Sentencing
Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Prisoner’s Gain Time by Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Prisoner’s Gain Time The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed, on December 24, 2013, the circuit court’s finding for the Missouri Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) motion for summary judgment denying appellant Andrew Farish’s action for …
New Jersey District Court as Gatekeeper in I.N.S. Expert Witness Case by New Jersey District Court as Gatekeeper in I.N.S. Expert Witness Case The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey entered, on June 25, 2007, their decision in a Daubert case involving the admissibility of proposed …
Article • November 18, 2015
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards
Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability by Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed …
Article • November 18, 2015
Texas Information Officer’s Termination Lawsuit Dismissed by Texas Information Officer’s Termination Lawsuit Dismissed A Texas federal district court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed by former Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Public Information Director Michelle Lyons. She appealed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals following the court’s September 2013 …
Article • November 18, 2015
Appeals Court Reverses $14 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner by Appeals Court Reverses $14 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner On January 31, 2013, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed and remanded for retrial a case that concluded with a $14,000,000 damages award for …
Article • November 18, 2015
California Prisoner Barred From Proceeding in Forma Pauperis by California Prisoner Barred From Proceeding in Forma Pauperis The United States Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of California dismissed, on December 26, 2013, plaintiff Eric Charles Rodney Knapp’s appeal of the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor …
Article • November 18, 2015
Nebraska: Evidence and Due Process Sufficient to Find Prisoner Guilty of Prison Rule Infraction by Nebraska: Evidence and Due Process Sufficient to Find Prisoner Guilty of Prison Rule Infraction The Nebraska Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s holding that prisoner James Saylor received due process and was found …
Article • November 18, 2015
Excessive Oregon “DUII-Conviction Fee” Vacated by Excessive Oregon “DUII-Conviction Fee” Vacated On July 23, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that a lower court imposed an excessive fee for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). The Oregon sentencing courts were previously allowed to assess a “DUII-conviction fee” of …
Article • November 17, 2015
Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability by Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed …
Article • November 17, 2015
Federal Prisoner Raising Due Process Claim Sanctioned for Pattern of Frivolous Filing by Federal Prisoner Raising Due Process Claim Sanctioned for Pattern of Frivolous Filing The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has sanctioned a federal prisoner after a history of deception and misuse of the legal system. …
Article • November 17, 2015
New York Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Permitted to Amend Federal Suit by New York Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Permitted to Amend Federal Suit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has allowed a man to amend his wrongfully convicted suit to include additional …
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