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Article • January 15, 2015
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. …
Article • January 13, 2015
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 …
Article • January 13, 2015
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 …
Article • January 12, 2015
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 …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Lighting
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Eighth Amendment by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit: Sleep Deprivation May Violate Eighth Amendment by Matt Clarke In an unpublished ruling, the Fifth Circuit held on April 1, 2014 that a Texas prisoner’s sleep deprivation-based challenge to the security schedule used by the Texas Department …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
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 …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
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 …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
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 …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Texas Prison Homicides Rise Sharply in 2012, Decline in 2013 by Texas Prison Homicides Rise Sharply in 2012, Decline in 2013 Texas officials said they were at a loss to explain an unexpected surge in prison homicides during 2012, when the number of murders rose to the highest level in …
Center for American Progress - One Strike and You’re Out, 2014 One Strike and You’re Out How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014 W W W.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG One Strike and You’re Out How We Can …
Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis The prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America. His discretion is tremendous.... While the prosecutor at his best …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Prosecutors Breaking Bad by Prosecutors Breaking Bad The following are various cases in which prosecutors have reportedly engaged in misconduct, ethical violations or criminal behavior, which evidence the need for effective solutions to the persistent problem of prosecutorial abuses. California In 2012, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence …
Brief • October 29, 2014
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Brief • October 16, 2014
Filed under: Excessive Force
Balle v. City of Corpus Christi, TX, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2014 Case 2:14-cv-00066 Document 38-2 Filed in TXSD on 10/06/14 Page 1 of 33 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION ADAM BALLE VS. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Filed under: Telephone Rates, Visiting
Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texas by Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texa On September 9, 2014, the Dallas County Commissioners Court unanimously rejected a proposal that would have ended all face-to-face visits with prisoners at the Dallas County Jail. The Commissioners Court had …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Drug Courts Partner with Pharmaceutical Company to Combat Heroin, Alcohol Abuse by Drug Courts Partner with Pharmaceutical Company to Combat Heroin, Alcohol Abuse The 406th District Drug Court in Webb County, Texas has turned to a new approach for breaking the cycle of addiction related to heroin, opiate and alcohol …
Texas Court Finds CCA Subject to State’s Public Information Act, Awards Attorney Fees by Texas Court Finds CCA Subject to State’s Public Information Act, Awards Attorney Fees On September 15, 2014, a Travis County District Court entered a final judgment that found Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest …
Brief • October 8, 2014
Thomas v. Community Educ. Ctrs., Inc., TX, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Transport Officer, 2014 Case 4:14-cv-00648 Document 1 Filed 10/08/14 Page 1 of 16 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION DEBRA THOMAS, and NATALIE DAVIS, Plaintiffs, v. COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS, INC., …
Texas Supreme Court Holds TDCJ Immune in Suit Alleging Sexual Assault of Prisoners by Texas Supreme Court Holds TDCJ Immune in Suit Alleging Sexual Assault of Prisoners   On October 26, 2102, the Texas Supreme Court held that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Community Justice Assistance Division (TDCJ) …
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