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Article • October 14, 2015
Oregon Jail Overcrowding Emergency Releases Skyrocket 3,552 Percent by Mark Wilson Oregon Jail Overcrowding Emergency Releases Skyrocket 3,552 Percent by Mark Wilson The number of emergency early releases by Oregon’s largest jail system, Multnomah County, has spiked an eye-popping 3,552 percent, up from 25 releases in 2010 to 913 releases …
Article • October 14, 2015
Arkansas Prisoners’ Community-Punishment Denied by Arkansas Prisoners’ Community-Punishment Denied In 1997 Joseph Ritter entered a guilty plea to one count of rape and one count of kidnapping. He was sentenced in the Circuit Court of Searcy County, Arkansas, to consecutive sentences of 228 months and 114 months, respectively. The offenses …
Article • October 14, 2015
Washington Psychologist Suspended After Prostitute Steals Laptop with Clients’ Information by Joe Watson Washington Psychologist Suspended After Prostitute Steals Laptop with Clients’ Information by Joe Watson A psychologist who was contracted to evaluate Washington state prisoners was first placed on probation by the state's Department of Health for unprofessional conduct …
Article • October 14, 2015
Prisoner Phone Service Providers Cannot Block Call Routing Service Calls by Prisoner Phone Service Providers Cannot Block Call Routing Service Calls The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entered an order that concluded inmate calling services (ICS) providers are not authorized to block prisoners’ calls to persons who subscribe to call routing …
Article • October 14, 2015
Filed under: Parole, Juveniles
Michigan Must Comply with Graham and Miller by David Reutter Michigan Must Comply with Graham and Miller by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court ordered Governor Rick Snyder to provide a “fair, meaningful, and realistic” opportunity for parole to all prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes committed …
Vermont DOC Practive of Imprisoning People After Rejecting Parole Plan by Vermont DOC Practive of Imprisoning People After Rejecting Parole Plan The Vermont Department of Corrections’ (VDOC) process of reviewing prisoners’ post-prison accommodations plan is the subject of a prisoner’s lawsuit alleging VDOC abuses its discretion in denying prisoners release …
Article • October 13, 2015
Fired Mississippi Jail Guard Sues for Wrongful Arrest by David Reutter Fired Mississippi Jail Guard Sues for Wrongful Arrest by David Reutter A former guard at Mississippi’s Hinds County Jail (HCJ) has sued the Hinds County Sheriff Department after being fired and arrested for bringing contraband into HCJ. The arrest …
Article • October 13, 2015
Two Oregon Cops Removed for Criminal Conduct by Mark Wilson Two Oregon Cops Removed for Criminal Conduct by Mark Wilson An Oregon State Police (OSP) evidence technician was arrested after an undisclosed amount of money was stolen from the evidence room at the Newport Command Center. On March 31, 2008, …
Article • October 13, 2015
Filed under: Parental rights
Parental Rights Terminated for Two Incarcerated Parents by Parental Rights Terminated for Two Incarcerated Parents On May 16, 2014, the Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld a family court's order terminating the parental rights of two incarcerated parents, cutting them off from all future contact with their three-year-old son. Robert Molenda …
Article • October 13, 2015
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Female Vermont Guard Receives Only Misdemeanor for Illegal Sex with Male Prisoner by Derek Gilna Female Vermont Guard Receives Only Misdemeanor for Illegal Sex with Male Prisoner by Derek Gilna Prisoners’ rights cynics have often noted that both state and federal correctional officers are rarely disciplined or severely punished when …
Article • October 13, 2015
$1,00,000 Verdict Reinstated for Family of Man Shot by Police by $1,00,000 Verdict Reinstated for Family of Man Shot by Police On May 19, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a $1,000,000 verdict for the family of a man shot and killed by a Los Angeles police officer …
Article • October 13, 2015
Prosecutor PowerPoint: “Silence = Guilt” Vacates Oregon Murder Conviction by Prosecutor PowerPoint: “Silence = Guilt” Vacates Oregon Murder Conviction On October 15, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals vacated a murder conviction, holding that a prosecutor’s PowerPoint presentation impermissibly commented on a Defendant’s invocation of his right to remain silent. …
Article • October 12, 2015
$127,000 Settlement for Michigan Jail Guards Use of Excessive Force by David Reutter $127,000 Settlement for Michigan Jail Guards Use of Excessive Force by David Reutter Michigan’s Kent County Correctional Facility (KCCF) agreed to pay $127,198 to settle a civil rights action alleging a guard used excessive force against a …
Article • October 12, 2015
Filed under: Cancer, Parole, Juveniles
Iowa Juvenile LWOP Prisoner Released to Hospice Care by Mark Wilson Iowa Juvenile LWOP Prisoner Released to Hospice Care by Mark Wilson In what is being described as an “unprecedented” decision, on December 3, 2013, the Iowa Parole Board ordered the release of a terminally ill prisoner who was sentenced …
Article • October 12, 2015
Filed under: Attorney Fees (PLRA)
$48,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Prisoner-Injury Civil Action by David Reutter $48,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Prisoner-Injury Civil Action           by David Reutter On November 18, 2013, a Colorado federal district court awarded more than $48,000 in attorney fees in a civil rights action involving a prisoner being injured …
Article • October 12, 2015
$562,129 Awarded to Oregon Man for Police Brutality by $562,129 Awarded to Oregon Man for Police Brutality In the largest excessive force verdict in city history, an Oregon jury awarded a Portland man $562,129 on September 29, 2014. In June 2011, Jason Cox was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving …
Article • October 9, 2015
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
$1.1 Million Awarded to New York Prisoner Raped by Guard by David Reutter $1.1 Million Awarded to New York Prisoner Raped by Guard by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $605,750 to a female prisoner who was raped by a guard at the Albion Correctional Facility. The …
Article • October 9, 2015
Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna A new report published by the non-partisan Urban Institute calls for “sweeping reform” of the overcrowded and costly federal prison system. The document combines previously-reported data …
Article • October 9, 2015
Punitive Damages Against Officer in Federal Injury Suit Reversed, Attorney’s Fees Awarded to Plaintiff by Punitive Damages Against Officer in Federal Injury Suit Reversed, Attorney’s Fees Awarded to Plaintiff In a suit against a police officer, the U.S. District of Court for the Northern District of California reversed a jury’s …
Article • October 9, 2015
Prisoner Calls 911 on Escapees by Prisoner Calls 911 on Escapees On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Joshua Silverman was one of eight prisoners being transported to their respective destinations, in different states, by the Prison Transport Service. (PTS) The van transporting the prisoners parked at a hospital while the drivers …
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