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Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Illinois University Faculty Member and PLN Contributor Fights for His Job after Opposing New County Jail by Joe Watson Illinois University Faculty Member and PLN Contributor Fights for His Job after Opposing New County Jail by Joe Watson In 2013, James Kilgore’s activism against a proposed new jail in Champaign, …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform, Overcrowding
ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis On November 7, 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it had received the largest grant in the organization’s history: $50 million from George Soros’ Open …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Seventh Circuit Reverses Verdict when Prisoner Not Allowed to Poll Jury by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Reverses Verdict when Prisoner Not Allowed to Poll Jury by Derek Gilna Illinois state prisoner Glenn Verser had been on a hunger strike when he claimed he was beaten by guards at the Western …
Article • August 4, 2015
Filed under: Editorials, Prison Reform
Consumption Restrictions in a Maximum Security Prison: Perspectives of Incarcerated Men by Ronald Paul Hill Consumption Restrictions in a Maximum Security Prison: Perspectives of Incarcerated Men By Ronald Paul Hill, Ph.D., Villanova School of Business Both President Obama and former President Clinton have recently stated that mass incarceration is a …
Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson Three private prison corporations, including the nation’s two largest, have contributed more than a combined $400,000 to political candidates in …
“Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island by Gary Hunter “Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island by Gary Hunter Pressure is mounting to speed the progress of reforms at New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex, as city and federal …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America by Joe Watson Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America by Joe Watson Of America’s 48 worst charities, ten – or just over 20% – are affiliated with law enforcement groups, according to a joint investigation by the Tampa …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment by David Reutter Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a prisoner’s civil rights appeal after finding it was rendered moot by the parties’ post-trial settlement agreement. Nevada …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham On July 2, 2014, private prison corporation GEO Group added yet another former government official to its inner …
Article • July 2, 2015
Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners by Michael Brodheim Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners By: Michael Brodheim In August 2013, at the joint request of both the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Federal Receiver overseeing the delivery of medical services to …
Article • June 30, 2015
Filed under: Voting
Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter In answering a certified question from a federal district court, the Indiana Supreme Court departed from established precedent …
Article • June 16, 2015
Buddha of the Blues by St Clair, Jeffrey Buddha of the Blues by Jeffrey St. Clair, CounterPunch In the summer of 1998, Alexander Cockburn and I spent a few days in North Richmond, California, a battered industrial city just outside of Berkeley. We had just published our book Whiteout on the CIA and …
Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson In 2012, 6.98 million Americans were under some form of correctional supervision, with 2.2 million in prison or jail and another 4.8 million on probation or parole, according …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Over 100 Protestors Converge at GEO Group’s Shareholder Meeting by Over 100 Protestors Converge at GEO Group’s Shareholder Meeting On April 29, 2015, over 100 people joined a protest outside the GEO Group’s annual shareholder meeting at the Boca Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Florida. GEO, a private prison …
Brief • June 2, 2015
Pierce et al v. City of Velda City, MO, Order, money bail reform, 2015 Case: 4:15-cv-00570-HEA Doc. #: 16 Filed: 06/03/15 Page: 1 of 3 PageID #: 119 Case: 4:15-cv-00570-HEA Doc.#: 15-2 Filed: 06/02/15 Page: 1 of 3 PagelD #: 116 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN …
Resource Guide: Reforming the Assessment and Enforcement of Fines and Fees, U.S. Department of Justice, 2015 RESOURCE GUIDE: REFORMING THE ASSESSMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF FINES AND FEES TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Rethinking the Rise of Carceral States, The Journal of American History, 2015 We Are Not Slaves: Rethinking the Rise of Carceral States through the Lens of the Prisoners’ Rights Movement In November 1966 Fred Arispe Cruz sat naked in a darkened cell in the solitary confinement wing of the O. …
Wilson v. GEO Group, NM, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2015 FILED IN 4th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT 5/20/2015 4:02:22 PM HJT STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF GUADALUPE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TERRY WILSON, Plaintiff, vs. Case No.: D-424-CV-2015-00021 GEO GROUP, INC., WARDEN E. BRAYO, and SERGEANT GOLD and JOHN DOE UNKNOWN …
Brief • May 7, 2015
Jones v. Zimmer, NV, Settlement, Retaliation for Organizing, 2015 Case No. 2:12-cv-01578-JAD-NJK 1 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 2 CHRISTOPHER A. JONES v. SGT. ZIMMER, ET AL. 3 USDC Case No. Case No. 2:12-cv-01578-JAD-NJK 4 This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") is entered into between 5 Christopher A. Jones, the pro …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Twenty-Five Years of Prison Legal News by Paul Wright The first issue of Prisoners’ Legal News (PLN) was published in May 1990. It was hand-typed, photocopied and ten pages long, and mailed to 75 potential subscribers with a budget of $50. The first three issues were banned in all Washington …
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