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Challenge to Nebraska Work Release Fees Dismissed by The plaintiff was placed on work release; he was required to sign a statement acknowledging that room and board would be deducted from his inmate account, and $2,790 was removed from his account. Due process was not denied. The program was voluntary, …
Article • August 15, 2008
Ninth Circuit Upholds BOP IFRP Program by The federal prisons' Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, which provides for development of a plan for inmates to pay obligations such as court-ordered assessments, restitution, and fines, with deprivation of privileges and preferred housing as a sanction for noncompliance, does not improperly intrude on …
Denial of Cooking Class Attendance for Refusing HIV Test Upheld by The plaintiff complained that he was excluded from a "culinary arts program" because he wouldn't take an HIV test. The plaintiff did not allege that he was a "qualified individual with a disability" and, in fact, pleaded himself out …
Article • August 15, 2008
Second Circuit Discusses 26 Year History of Arrestee Property Right Violations by The plaintiff complained that he was deprived of his automobile and jewelry without due process because they were not returned to him after his arrest and he was not informed of the procedure to get them back. The …
Article • August 15, 2008
No Liberty Interest in New Jersey Work Release by The plaintiff was charged with drinking when he returned to a work release facility; he was found not guilty at a disciplinary hearing. (Some officers said he acted and smelled drunk, others did not, and the doctor said he did not …
Article • August 15, 2008
Denial of Social Security for Prisoners Upheld by The statutorily mandated denial of social security retirement benefits to a person convicted of a felony and serving life without parole does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause because it is not "punishment." The court applies Hudson v. United States (1997), …
Article • August 15, 2008
IFRP Not an Improper Delegation of Judicial Authority to BOP by The Bureau of Prisons did not usurp a judicial function by imposing a schedule governing the plaintiff's payment of the criminal fine imposed as part of his sentence. The court did not delegate its function to the Bureau; it …
Article • August 15, 2008
Federal Forfeiture Law Application Reversed by Harold and Kathleen von Hofe, both Connecticut state prison guards, were arrested after sixty-five marijuana plants were discovered in their basement. Harold pled guilty to manufacturing a controlled substance, a felony, and Kathleen pled guilty to misdemeanor possession of the same. The federal government …
PLN Loses Final Round in FDOC Writer Pay Ban / Censorship Suit by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Florida district court’s grant of judgment to the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) in a lawsuit filed by PLN challenging the FDOC’s writer pay ban and policy of …
Article • August 15, 2008
Sovereign Immunity Bars FTCA Property Claims; S.Ct. Vacates Second Circuit Ruling by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals joined four other circuits in reversing a lower court’s dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) negligent property loss claim. A federal prisoner, identified only as ABC, was transferred to a …
Article • August 15, 2008
Collecting Reasonable Fees from Kansas Prisoners for Government Reimbursement Not Unconstitutional by Kansas state prisoner Michael Taylor appealed the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging various constitutional violations for the deduction of supervision fees from his prison account. The dismissal of his suit was affirmed. Taylor was …
Article • August 15, 2008
Illinois Seizes Prisoner’s Life Insurance Inheritance by Leonce J. Ruckman, an Illinois state prisoner who had been incarcerated since 1988, received the benefits of his mother’s life insurance policy after she died. He used some of the proceeds to purchase a MetLife annuity with a cash value of $32,178.22. When …
Article • August 15, 2008
California Prisoner's Small Claims Judgment not Appealable by Michael Lane, a California state prisoner, sued the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in small claims court to recover $797.60 he had been charged for vacated restitution orders. The small claims court ruled in his favor for that amount but dismissed a …
Documents Withholding by Texas Guards Fails to State Claim; Suit Dismissed as Frivolous by Texas prisoner Keith Thomas appealed a 2003 state court dismissal of his suit for being frivolous. He claimed that guards at the Barry Telford Unit (BTU) in New Boston, Texas withheld documents regarding a lawsuit he …
Article • August 15, 2008
Indiana Bank Not Liable for BOP Restrictions Placed on Federal Prisoner's Account by Indiana federal prisoner John Burnside appealed a summary judgment dismissal in favor of Old National Bank (ONB) in his complaint for contractual and fiduciary breaches under Indiana law. Burnside alleged that ONB did not honor his request …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Washington Inter-Prison Property-Shipping-Fee Class Action Suit Settles For $1,262,500 by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Between 1995 and 2005, Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) policy 440.000 required prisoners who were being transferred between WADOC prisons to pre-pay the shipping costs of their personal property in excess of two …
Kansas DOC Restrictions on Thelema Religion Upheld by The plaintiff complained of restrictions on his religious practice as a follower of the First Hermetic Order of Thelema, a religion founded in 1904 by Aleister Crowley. Prison officials recognized the religion and arranged for a visit from Thelemic clergy from the …
Article • August 15, 2008
Texas Attorney To Repay $200,000 He Stole From Imprisoned Father by Ex Texas federal prisoner John Kennedy (plaintiff) brought suit against his son Michael for theft, conversion, and fraud after stealing his money and turning the plaintiff in to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). His son was ordered to repay …
Article • August 15, 2008
Arkansas State Agency Prepared Taxpayer Documents Ordered Disclosed by Arkansas State corporation Ryan & Company AR, Inc. (Ryan) appealed a court ruling exempting the disclosure of specific taxpayer related legal opinions under the state Freedom of Information Act (Act). The ruling was reversed and the redacted disclosure was ordered. Ryan …
Article • August 15, 2008
Michigan State Treasurer Seizes 90 Percent Of Prisoner's Suit Proceeds by Michigan State prisoner Raymond Jackson sought leave to appeal an appellate ruling allowing the state treasurer to seize 90 percent of his federal action proceeds under the State Correctional Facility Reimbursement Act (SCFRA). His attorneys appealed the reduction of …
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