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Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
115,000 Florida Ex-Felons Have Civil Rights Restored Under New Rules by Changes to Florida’s rules for restoration of civil rights were made in April 2007; since that time, 115,232 former felons have had their rights to vote, serve on juries, run for office, and obtain various business licenses restored. That …
New Jersey Court Enters Preliminary Injunction Barring Women Prisoners at Men’s Prison by New Jersey Court Enters Preliminary Injunction Barring Women Prisoners at Men’s Prison A New Jersey Superior Court has issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits prison officials from transferring women prisoners to the New Jersey State Prison (NJSP), …
Article • January 15, 2009
New Jersey State Audit Reports DOC Life Skills Program Contractually Noncompliant by Bob Williams By Bob Williams The New Jersey State Legislature Auditor's Office conducted an investigation into contractual expenditures, policies and provisional compliance of the Department of Correction’s (DOC) Life Skills Academy (LSA) program. The 2006 report reflected the …
Article • December 15, 2008
Stick to Your Guns: Restoration of Tennessee "Firearm Rights" by David L. Raybin By David L. Raybin of Hollins, Wagster, Weatherly & Raybin, P.C. "When can I get my gun rights back now that I have finished serving my time?" Hopefully the client has the sense to even ask the …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
Helping Ex-Prisoners Find Jobs Has Become Important to the Government, Finally by Derick Limberg Helping Ex-Prisoners Find Jobs Has Become Important to the Government, Finally by Derick Limberg The federal government and some cities are making an effort to help ex-cons receive job training and get hired. Besides tax incentives, …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Justice Policy Institute Brief Links Crime, Wages and Unemployment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 1, 2007, the Justice Policy Institute (JPI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, published a research brief linking crime rates to wages and unemployment levels. In general terms, JPI found that higher crime rates …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Texas State Auditor States Some Prison Rehabilitation Programs Effective, Some Not by Matthew Clarke Texas State Auditor States Some Prison Rehabilitation Programs Effective, Some Not by Matt Clarke In March, 2007, the Texas State Auditor’s Office (SAO) released a report on five rehabilitation programs used in the Texas state prison …
Brief • October 17, 2008
Donhauser v. Goord et al, NY, Order and Settlement Agreement, good time credit sex offender refusal to admit guilt, 2008
“I CAN Learn” Software Procurement for Kentucky DOC Questioned by Matthew Clarke “I CAN Learn” Software Procurement for Kentucky DOC Questioned by Matt Clarke The “I CAN Learn” educational software produced by New Orleans-based JRL Enterprises, which was adopted by the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC), is under scrutiny for …
Article • September 15, 2008 • from PLN September, 2008
Physical, Mental and Substance Abuse Problems Fuel Recidivism by by Gary Hunter In February 2008 the Urban Institute Justice Policy Center issued a report detailing three major factors fueling the high recidivism rate in U.S. prisons. These factors included Physical Health and Reentry, Mental Health and Reentry and Substance Abuse …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Prisoners on Prison Education: Your Knowledge, Experience and Views Are Sought by the Special Rapporteur on Education by The Special Rapporteur on education, Vernor Muñoz, is to submit a report on the right to education for people in detention to the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2009. Mr. Muñoz, …
Denial of Cooking Class Attendance for Refusing HIV Test Upheld by The plaintiff complained that he was excluded from a "culinary arts program" because he wouldn't take an HIV test. The plaintiff did not allege that he was a "qualified individual with a disability" and, in fact, pleaded himself out …
Kansas Sex Offender Treatment Program Violates Fifth Amendment by The plaintiff was required to complete a sex offender treatment program or suffer impaired ability to earn good time, transfer to maximum custody, and loss of privileges for the review period, which "mirror the consequences imposed for serious disciplinary infractions." The …
Article • August 15, 2008
Retaliation Against Chaplain for Trying to Educate Prisoner Upheld by The plaintiff, a prison chaplain, tried to arrange literacy training for a "circuit rider," a prisoner kept permanently in segregation and frequently transferred. The warden refused to let him do it, suggesting an educator would be a more appropriate choice. …
IDEA is Constitutional by The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was valid under 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment and therefore Congress successfully abrogated states' Eleventh Amendment immunity. Alternatively, it provides an unambiguous waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity by clearly conditioning the receipt of federal funds on states' willingness to …
Federal Prisoner Facing Deportation Has No Right to Rehabilitative Programs by Hector Jimenez, a federal prisoner facing deportation when his prison sentence was completed, filed suit in U.S. district court under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2255, claiming that his equal protection rights were violated when prison officials denied him …
Article • August 15, 2008
Damages Awarded to Two New Mexico Jr. High Students After Excessive Strip Search by New Mexico Jr. High students Crystal Kennedy and Randy Ford challenged the appellate reversal of damages they were awarded in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against Dexter Consolidated Schools (DCS) and individual school officials. The …
Unlocking America, Why and How to Reduce America’s Prison Population, The JFA Institute, November 2007, 32 pp. by John Dannenberg Reviewed by John E. Dannenberg Unlocking America is a study on how to approach the task of reducing America’s prison population (“decarceration”) without compromising public safety. Key factors recommended to …
Article • August 15, 2008
California Sex Offender Parolee’s Computer Restrictions Valid Where Computer Use was Related to Past Crimes by by John E. Dannenberg The California Court of Appeal has held that a “no-computers” condition of parole for a parolee convicted of lewd conduct with a minor was appropriate where the parolee had had …
Kentucky Jail Guards Win $872,000 in Discrimination, Retaliation Suit After Appellate Remand by Kelvin Brooks, a guard at the jail in Jefferson County, Kentucky, was black and had a race-related skin disease (PFB) that was irritated by shaving, so he wore a beard. Ron Bishop, the jail director, fired Brooks …
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