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Article • October 29, 2015
$176,000 Awarded to Teacher’s Aide Falsely Arrested at Work by $176,000 Awarded to Teacher’s Aide Falsely Arrested at Work In the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, on August 31, 2012, a jury found the defendant, Police Detective Linda Blowes, liable for malicious prosecution and awarded plaintiff Joyce Combs $151,000 …
Article • October 29, 2015
$2,150 Awarded to Missouri Prisoner Attacked by Guard by $2,150 Awarded to Missouri Prisoner Attacked by Guard State prisoner Terrell Raney at the Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri was awarded $2,150 in United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, against prison guard Jason Crawford, who assaulted him on October …
Article • October 29, 2015
$727,500 Settlement for California Woman Against County Law Enforcement by $727,500 Settlement for California Woman Against County Law Enforcement Orange County, California resident Nancy Butano has settled her federal suit against the county, county police officers and other county workers for $727,500. In her suit, Butano alleged claims such as …
Article • October 29, 2015
$645,000 Settlement to Army Veteran for Police Brutality Surrounding Occupy Oakland Protests by $645,000 Settlement to Army Veteran for Police Brutality Surrounding Occupy Oakland Protests On January 7, 2013, in the Northern District of California, a §1983 suit was filed against three Oakland police officers in a police brutality claim …
Article • October 29, 2015
$350,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner in Medical Neglect Suit by $350,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner in Medical Neglect Suit Joshua Leach, a prisoner at Belmont Correctional Institution (BCI) in Ohio, has settled his medical neglect suit with BCI and other state defendants for $350,000. Leach filed suit after Dr. Inder …
Article • October 29, 2015
Virginia DOC Settles with Prisoner Over Disabilities Act Violations by Virginia DOC Settles with Prisoner Over Disabilities Act Violations At the magistrate’s bench of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, plaintiff Robert Allen Bane, a prisoner with the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC), settled his §1983 Civil Rights …
Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna Juvenile crime rates and the number of incarcerated juveniles have fallen in a majority of states as states begin to reap the …
Article • October 29, 2015
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1971 New York Censorship Dispute Enjoins Prison Personnel from Interfering With Mail-Ordered Literature by 1971 New York Censorship Dispute Enjoins Prison Personnel from Interfering With Mail-Ordered Literature A New York prisoner brought a federal civil rights action seeking an order enjoining prison personnel from interfering with the receipt of literature …
Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About by David J. Krajicek Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About The mushrooming prison population is a political ticking timebomb. by David J. Krajicek Five years ago, …
Article • October 28, 2015
The Truth About Who Is Really Responsible for Our Current Police and Prison State by Zaid Jilani Democratic leaders are complicit in creating our out-of-control, militarized police forces. by Zaid Jilani  The 200 protesters arrested last night in New York City and others being arrested elsewhere in demonstrations against police brutality …
Article • October 28, 2015
‘Release cards’ turn inmates and their families into profit stream by Amadou Diallo ‘Release cards’ turn inmates and their families into profit stream Unlike consumer debit cards, prison-issued cards are unregulated and subject to exorbitant fees by Amadou Diallo In 2013 Gregg Cavaluzzi walked out of federal prison with nothing …
Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? by Baz Dreisinger Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? The U.S. incarceration problem is now the world’s to solve. by Baz Dreisinger Behind the bars of a prison in Brazil, the federal agent on duty sidled up to me. “You’re getting a good report, yes?” he …
Article • October 28, 2015
California's Secret Solitary Courts by Sarah Shourd California's Secret Solitary Courts by Sarah Shourd Despite a new settlement that bans indefinite solitary confinement in California, prisons are finding new secondary excuses to lengthen time in the SHU. A change in policy in California just last month could result in an …
Article • October 28, 2015
Washington Indigent Defense System Knowingly Violated Sixth Amendment by Washington Indigent Defense System Knowingly Violated Sixth Amendment by Mark Wilson “The public defense system in Mount Vernon and Burlington has systemic flaws that deprive indigent criminal defendants of their Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel,” a Washington federal …
Article • October 28, 2015
Consent Decree Requires Orleans Parish Prison Clean-Up; City Balks at Funding by Consent Decree Requires Orleans Parish Prison Clean-Up; City Balks at Funding Implementation of a consent decree to correct the unconstitutional conditions at Louisiana’s Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) is being held up over financial considerations. Meanwhile, the thirty-ninth prisoner …
Article • October 28, 2015
$65,000 Settlement for Ohio Man’s Fourth Amendment Claims Against Put-In-Bay by $65,000 Settlement for Ohio Man’s Fourth Amendment Claims Against Put-In-Bay Put-In-Bay Township and Put-In-Bay Village have agreed to pay Brad Ohlemacher $65,000 to settle his Fourth Amendment, use of excessive force, claims arising from police officer conduct. Other conditions …
Article • October 28, 2015
$1.00 Awarded to Arkansas Female Prisoner Shackled During Labor by $1.00 Awarded to Arkansas Female Prisoner Shackled During Labor In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas at Batesville, on July 15, 2010, plaintiff Shawanna Nelson, a prisoner serving an identity fraud sentence at the McPherson facility in …
Article • October 28, 2015
Mississippi Jail Warden Arrested After Felony Conviction Unveiled by David Reutter Mississippi Jail Warden Arrested After Felony Conviction Unveiled by David Reutter The warden of Mississippi’s Wilkinson County Jail (WCJ) was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and filing or maintaining false public records. …
Article • October 28, 2015
$78,125 Awarded to Former Indiana Prisoner for Police Officials’ Misconduct and Practices by $78,125 Awarded to Former Indiana Prisoner for Police Officials’ Misconduct and Practices Christopher Parish – who had wrongfully spent eight years in prison for a robbery and shooting – was awarded $78,125 in damages by a federal …
Article • October 28, 2015
$12,000 Settlement for California Prisoner in Equal Treatment Suit by $12,000 Settlement for California Prisoner in Equal Treatment Suit In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, prisoner Steven D. Brooks settled, in June 2013, for $12,000 his §1983 civil rights claim alleging violation of his …
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