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Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Mandamus Improper Remedy to Challenge Illinois DOC’s “Violating at the Door” Policy by David Reutter Mandamus Improper Remedy to Challenge Illinois DOC’s “Violating at the Door” Policy by David Reutter On November 20, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court refused to assume jurisdiction over a petition for writ of mandamus seeking …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Prisoners Pay Millions to Call Loved Ones Every Year. Now this Company Wants Even More by Ben Walsh Prisoners Pay Millions to Call Loved Ones Every Year. Now this Company Wants Even More by Ben Walsh, Huffington Post A captive market, no competition and government contracts that make monopoly-enabled price …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Tax Law
Jails in Trouble as IRS Investigates Tax-Exempt Bonds by Matthew Clarke Jails in Trouble as IRS Investigates Tax-Exempt Bonds by Matt Clarke Jails financed with tax-exempt revenue bonds, including numerous facilities in Texas, are scrambling to sell or refinance their debt following investigations by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Nevada: Federal Suit over Shackling of Pregnant Prisoner Settles for $130,000 and Policy Changes by Matthew Clarke Nevada: Federal Suit over Shackling of Pregnant Prisoner Settles for $130,000 and Policy Changes by Matt Clarke On February 4, 2014, the Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a federal civil rights lawsuit …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
BOP Ordered to Pay Prisoner’s Attorneys $41,703 for Discovery Abuses by Derek Gilna BOP Ordered to Pay Prisoner’s Attorneys $41,703 for Discovery Abuses by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Randall Todd Royer, also known as Ismail Royer, has engaged in a long legal battle with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) related …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: War on Drugs
British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks by Matthew Clarke British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks by Matt Clarke In December 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) fined major British bank HSBC almost $2 billion following an investigation …
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Two Reports Find at Least 54 Countries Complicit in Secret CIA Prisons by Matthew Clarke Two Reports Find at Least 54 Countries Complicit in Secret CIA Prisons by Matt Clarke The Central Intelligence Agency operated a network of prisons around the globe where suspected terrorists were routinely tortured, and in …
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Alabama: Settlement to Integrate HIV-Positive Prisoners Finalized by David Reutter Alabama: Settlement to Integrate HIV-Positive Prisoners Finalized by David M. Reutter An Alabama federal district court has approved a settlement that integrates HIV-positive prisoners into the state prison system’s general population, finding it “fair, adequate, and reasonable.” The change in …
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna A New York man who was the victim of egregious police misconduct obtained a $3.375 million settlement from the State of New York after …
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
$290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed by David Reutter $290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed by David Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $290,000 judgment in a civil rights action alleging deliberate indifference to a prisoner’s serious medical needs. The …
Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional by David Reutter Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional by David M. Reutter On January 8, 2014, a South Carolina state court entered judgment in a decade-long class-action lawsuit, finding that mental health care in the South Carolina …
Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial in “Pink Underwear” Lawsuit; Case Settles for $240,000 by Mark Wilson On February 13, 2013, in an amended ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for the estate of a deceased mentally ill prisoner, finding the district court had improperly excluded …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick, MSW, ScD Over the past several years there has been a lot of buzz about Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). More …
Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs by Mark Wilson Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs by Mark Wilson State officials in Oregon continue to grapple with the rising cost of prisoner health care, which largely stems from a rapidly-expanding population …
Federal Court Orders Cameras to Cover Blind Spots at North Carolina Prison by David Reutter Federal Court Orders Cameras to Cover Blind Spots at North Carolina Prison by David Reutter On August 22, 2013, a North Carolina federal district court ordered attorneys representing the state prison system to present a …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights by David Reutter Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court denied summary judgment to prison officials in a civil rights action involving First Amendment violations. State prisoner Ali …
$400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit by Derek Gilna $400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit by Derek Gilna In December 2013, the Juvenile Law Center, a non-profit public interest law firm based in Philadelphia, won a $400,000 settlement on behalf of two adolescents who spent …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Supervised Release Period Despite Sentencing Omission by Derek Gilna Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Supervised Release Period Despite Sentencing Omission by Derek Gilna The Illinois Supreme Court has affirmed the imposition of a period of mandatory supervised release (MSR) that was inadvertently omitted from a sentence by …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction by Matthew Clarke Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction by Matt Clarke The publisher of a Vermont newspaper and its sister publication defended the hiring of a registered sex offender as a reporter covering the police and court …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Former Illinois Drug Court Judge Gets Prison Time Following Fellow Judge’s Fatal Overdose by Joe Watson Former Illinois Drug Court Judge Gets Prison Time Following Fellow Judge’s Fatal Overdose by Joe Watson A former judge over an Illinois drug court is serving a federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to …
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