Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus, TX, Order, illegal telephone recording, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-00366-LY Document 62 Filed 03/23/15 Page 1 of 3 J4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 2015HAR23 -fl P11 AUSTIN DIVISION AUSTIN LAWYERS GUILD, CARL GOSSETT, DAVID GRASSBAUGH, MARK SAMPSON, …
Caddell v Livingston, TX, Order denying MTD, jail heat stroke, 2015 Case 4:14-cv-03323 Document 39 Filed in TXSD on 03/17/15 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION BRADLEY CADDELL, Plaintiff, v. BRAD LIVINGSTON, et al., Defendants. § § § § § CIVIL ACTION …
Texas Court Reexamines Test for Misconduct by Forensic Scientist by Mark Wilson Texas Court Reexamines Test for Misconduct by Forensic Scientist by Mark Wilson On January 15, 2014, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals modified its earlier decisions in which it had presumed that evidence handled by a forensic scientist …
Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation by Matthew Clarke Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation by Matt Clarke In a May 12, 2014 opinion, a Texas Court of Appeals held that the former wife of a prisoner who spent over 24 years in prison was not …
Texas Sex Offender Oversight Agency Faces Investigations, Calls for Reform by Matthew Clarke Texas Sex Offender Oversight Agency Faces Investigations, Calls for Reform by Matt Clarke An increasing number of attorneys, legislators and prisoner advocacy groups are calling for reforms to Texas laws governing the civil commitment of sex offenders, …
Zollicoffer v. Livingston, TX, Motion for TRO and Prelim. Inj., 2015 Case 4:14-cv-03037 Document 46 Filed in TXSD on 03/04/15 Page 1 of 33 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION JOSHUA D. ZOLLICOFFER a/k/a PASSION STAR, Plaintiff, versus BRAD LIVINGSTON, personally and in his …
Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care by Matt Clarke On March 12, 2014, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit …
Texas: $100 Medical Copay for Prisoners Generates Less Revenue than Expected by Matthew Clarke In October 2011, when Texas enacted a law instituting a $100 annual copay for state prisoners seeking medical care, it was estimated the measure would generate $5.7 million in 2012 and help the cash-strapped state deal …
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus et al, TX, Report and Recommendation, illegal telephone recording, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-00366-LY Document 52 Filed 02/04/15 Page 1 of 36 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION AUSTIN LAWYERS GUILD, CARL GOSSETT, DAVID GRASSBAUGH, MARK SAMPSON, …
Solitary Failure Report, TX-ACLU, 2015 A Solitary Failure The Waste, Cost and Harm of Solitary Confinement in Texas February 2015 A Solitary Failure: The Waste, Cost and Harm of Solitary Confinement in Texas February 2015 American Civil Liberties Union of Texas P.O. Box 8306 Houston, TX 77288 www.aclutx.org Texas Civil …
Zollicoffer v. Livingston, TX, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand - Failure to Protect - Inmate Assault LGBTQ Members (2015) Case 4:14-cv-03037 Document 35 Filed in TXSD on 01/28/15 Page 1 of 52 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION JOSHUA D. ZOLLICOFFER a/k/a PASSION STAR, …
Houston Settles Wrongful Conviction Suit for $3 Million by Houston Settles Wrongful Conviction Suit for $3 Million by Matt Clarke On November 2, 2012, the City of Houston, Texas agreed to settle a lawsuit arising out of the wrongful conviction for rape and imprisonment for 17 years of George Rodriguez. …
Report Says Texas State Jails an Expensive Failure in Need of Reform by Report Says Texas State Jails an Expensive Failure in Need of Reform by Matt Clarke According to a November 2012 report published by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank, the Texas state jail system …
Parker County, Texas Jail Uses Prisoners to Make Furniture by Parker County, Texas Jail Uses Prisoners to Make Furniture Larry Jergins, a certified jailer, has taught Parker County Jail trusties woodworking at a cabinet shop in Weatherford, Texas since the jail began a program of furniture making for county and …
Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases by Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases by Matt Clarke In September 2012, about half of the 67,000 jail prisoners in Texas were detained awaiting trial. In 2010, incarcerating pretrial detainees cost taxpayers in …
When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna A recent interest among government officials in reducing prison populations as a way to cut costs, stemming from the 2008 Great Recession that resulted in significant budget deficits, has placed renewed emphasis …
Fifth Circuit: Sleep Deprivation May Violate Eighth Amendment by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit: Sleep Deprivation May Violate Eighth Amendment by Matt Clarke In an unpublished ruling, the Fifth Circuit held on April 1, 2014 that a Texas prisoner’s sleep deprivation-based challenge to the security schedule used by the Texas Department …
Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matthew Clarke Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matt Clarke In spite of a three-year downward trend, Texas continues to lead the nation with the largest state prison population. At the same time, the state has pursued a …
Admission of Jail Disciplinary Records at Criminal Trial May Violate Confrontation Clause by David Reutter Admission of Jail Disciplinary Records at Criminal Trial May Violate Confrontation Clause by David M. Reutter The Texas Court of Appeals, First District, held in December 2013 that the admission of jail disciplinary records at …
Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matthew Clarke Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matt Clarke In spite of a three-year downward trend, Texas continues to lead the nation with the largest state prison population. At the same time, the state has pursued a …
