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Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
Filed under: International, Immigration
Southern California Jails Addicted to ICE Money by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Faced with budget cuts due to the down economy, jails across Southern California have turned to a new revenue stream – immigration detention. The federal government paid over $55 million to house immigrant detainees in California jails …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Report Concludes Hispanics Receiving a Greater Share of Federal Sentences by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Hispanics are comprising a higher percentage of federal sentences, concludes a February 2009 report issued by the Pew Hispanic Center. The rise is attributed to a heightened focus on immigration enforcement. The findings …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Filed under: International, Immigration
OK Prisoners Released from Custody Despite Deportation Detainers by The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered two illegal aliens released from custody even though detainers for deportation had been filed with the county where they were being held, because the trial judge didn’t have authority to order them detained and …
Fabian et al v. Dunn et al, TX, Order, juvenile immigrant detainees guard brutality denial of counsel, 2009 Fabian et al v. Dunn et al Doc. 189 In the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Emerson Gaitan Fabian v. Maureen Dunn, et. al. § § § …
ICE Contract w/ BI, Incorporated for Electronic Monitoring/Alternatives to Detention Program, 2009 to 2014 Company Name: BI Incorporated Contract Number: HSCECR-09-D-00002 (HSCECR09D00002) Requisition/Reference Number: 192109CED0ATD0004 Latest Modification Processed: N/A Period of Performance: 7/20/2009 through 7/19/2014 Services Provided: Providing professional support services for the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) II for …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
The Illusion of Immigrant Criminality: Getting the Numbers Wrong by David L. Wilson Immigrants aren’t a crime problem. “The foreign-born commit considerably fewer crimes than the native-born,” as President Herbert Hoover’s National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement concluded in 1931 (National Lawyers Guild Quarterly, 10/39; Immigration Policy Center, Spring/07). …
Supreme Court Holds Supervisory Officials Not Liable for Abuse of 9-11 Detainees by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 14, 2007, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court’s denial of the government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging abuse of …
University of Arizona Releases Report on Women Immigration Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In January 2009, the Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SWIRW) and the Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program of the University of Arizona published a report on women held in Arizona immigration prisons. It …
Protective Order Entered to Protect Against Disclosure of Information Regarding Immigration Detainees by U.S. Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney has entered a protective order in a case over the adequacy of medical care provided to a now deceased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee. Judge Mahoney’s protective order came after …
Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in Connection with Private Prison in Texas by Matthew Clarke Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in Connection with Private Prison in Texas by Matt Clarke On November 17, 2008, a Texas grand jury returned an indictment against then-Vice President Richard B. Cheney and former U.S. Attorney General …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Texas Lawmakers “Surprised” Over Hiring of Non-Citizen Prison Guards on Work Visas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Texas has 112 prisons and employs 23,700 guards – which is 2,600 shy of the number authorized by the state legislature. The shortage of prison staff is not new and neither is …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Nevada Ramps Up Prisoner Deportations – Even Those Ineligible for Early Release by Matthew Clarke Nevada Ramps Up Prisoner Deportations – Even Those Ineligible for Early Release by Matt Clarke In an attempt to reduce prison overcrowding and save money, Nevada has expanded its efforts to deport incarcerated non-citizens, including …
Publication • 2009
Filed under: Immigration
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Detention Retention, by Renee Feltz and Stokely Baksh / American Prospect by Renee Feltz Detention Retention President Obama has tried to split the difference between comprehensive immigration-reform advocates and law-and-order types. But for immigrants in detention, not much has changed since the Bush era. Renee Feltz and Stokely Baksh | …
Article • April 15, 2009
Filed under: Protests, Immigration, Media
VICTORY AT PASSAIC COUNTY JAIL by Flavia Alaya What Do We Do Now? Flavia Alaya Sunday night, January 8, the 2000 odd inmates of the County jail in Paterson NJ were in total lockdown. There’d apparently been a screaming melee involving a number of prisoners and guards during the day. …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners by BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has decided to bar the shackling of pregnant federal prisoners except in extreme situations. The policy change comes just six months after the Second Chance Act of 2007 …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Arizona DOC Deporting Prisoners to Save Money by Gary Hunter The Arizona Department of Corrections (AZDOC) has transferred almost 1,500 illegal aliens from state lockups to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) since 2005. AZDOC director Dora Schriro said the newly-implemented policy has saved the state $18.6 million …
Georgia Judges, Other Officials Indicted on Corruption and Human Trafficking Charges by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Federal authorities have been investigating Georgia state court judges and county officials for the past several years. The result thus far is numerous indictments and three guilty pleas on charges ranging from …
DOJ/EOIR: Secret Decision to Maintain Secret Immigration Courts by Jacqueline Stevens Thursday, April 2, 2009 DOJ/EOIR: Secret Decision to Maintain Secret Immigration Courts WHO DUNNIT? Last week I wrote about being turned away from immigration courts in Eloy and Florence, Arizona, even though federal law requires immigration courts be open …
Private Prison Companies Not Forthcoming About Immigration Detainee Deaths by Private Prison Companies Not Forthcoming About Immigration Detainee Deaths by Matt Clarke The private prison industry has benefited from a recent influx of contracts from the federal government to incarcerate immigration detainees. Such contracts are more lucrative than those for …
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