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Article • December 6, 2014
Celebrating Human Rights Day on Dec 10th by calling for an end to mass incarceration by For Immediate Release   Contacts Paul Wright (561) 360-2523, Executive Director, HRDC Judy Cohen, (561) 360-2523, Office Manager, HRDC   Celebrating Human Rights Day on Dec 10th by calling for an end to mass incarceration   Community …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: Six people, including an Alabama state prison guard and two prisoners, were arrested on April 10, 2014 for their roles in a large-scale meth operation. Phillip Burgin, 23, was employed at the Kilby Correctional Facility before being stopped in Oklahoma while transporting …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Florida Court of Appeals: Prison Guards Can Raise “Stand Your Ground” Defense by Matthew Clarke Florida Court of Appeals: Prison Guards Can Raise “Stand Your Ground” Defense by Matt Clarke On March 28, 2014, a Florida Court of Appeals held that a former Department of Corrections guard charged with aggravated …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey On November 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings a case involving a registered sex …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Filed under: Employee Litigation
D.C. Jail Guard Suicidal after Feces Thrown in Face, Sues DOC by D.C. Jail Guard Suicidal after Feces Thrown in Face, Sues DOC A former guard with the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DOC) sued his ex-employer in November 2012, claiming he developed PTSD and suicidal tendencies after a …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Deportations Still High Despite Decline from Record Levels by Derek Gilna Deportations Still High Despite Decline from Record Levels by Derek Gilna s political efforts to reform the nation’s immigration laws continue to falter despite garnering headlines and generating contentious public debate, the latest statistics from Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Washington Undersheriff Sentenced to Six Months for Stealing Bail Money by Washington Undersheriff Sentenced to Six Months for Stealing Bail Money Claims of substance abuse problems and poor physical health don’t often help criminal defendants trying to mitigate their prison sentences. Carole J. Lepiane, the former undersheriff for Walla Walla …
Prison Bankers Cash in on Captive Customers by Daniel Wagner Prison Bankers Cash in on Captive Customers by Daniel Wagner Pat Taylor doesn’t believe in going into debt. She keeps her bills in a freezer bag under her bed, next to old photo albums, and believes in paying them on …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
BOP Criticized for Denying Most Compassionate Release Requests by BOP Criticized for Denying Most Compassionate Release Requests The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is operating under revised guidelines intended to expand the circumstances under which federal prisoners can seek a reduction in their sentences through the agency’s Compassionate Release Program, …
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
Filed under: Crime, Tax Law
Audit Finds Significant Increase in Fraudulent Tax Returns Filed by Prisoners by Audit Finds Significant Increase in Fraudulent Tax Returns Filed by Prisoners Prisoners are filing phony federal income tax returns in record numbers and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to pay refunds despite repeated warnings from the Treasury …
When Attorneys Fumble, Defendants Face Consequences by David Reutter When Attorneys Fumble, Defendants Face Consequences by David M. Reutter The right of defendants facing criminal charges to be represented by counsel is the bedrock of our criminal justice system, expressly enshrined in the Sixth Amendment. An underlying doctrine to that …
Agreement to Limit Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons Applauded by Agreement to Limit Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons Applauded Civil rights groups and New York State officials are hailing as “historic” an agreement to enact sweeping reforms in the way the state’s prison system uses solitary …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Reenergized D.C. Corrections Information Council Targets Jail and Prison Conditions by Derek Gilna Reenergized D.C. Corrections Information Council Targets Jail and Prison Conditions by Derek Gilna The number of suicides at the District of Columbia Jail was cited as the top concern of an independent agency whose mission is to …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Education is Better than Punishment: Something We Can All Support! by Vivian D. Nixon Education is Better than Punishment: Something We Can All Support! by Vivian D. Nixon I learned in the harshest way possible that in the United States of America, every felony conviction, no matter what the judge …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Ninth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to California’s CASE Act by Ninth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to California’s CASE Act On November 7, 2012, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the implementation of parts of the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act (“CASE Act”), …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law by Derek Gilna Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law by Derek Gilna Anyone who has ever been threatened with jail or actually locked up for passing a bad check or …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Filed under: Guard Misconduct
Former Florida Guard Accused of Workers’ Comp Fraud Dies Before Trial by Former Florida Guard Accused of Workers’ Comp Fraud Dies Before Trial Less than eight weeks before a former Florida prison guard was scheduled to go to trial on charges of fraudulently collecting nearly $3 million in workers’ compensation, …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Disabled California Juvenile Detainees Entitled to Special Education Services in Jail by Mark Wilson Disabled California Juvenile Detainees Entitled to Special Education Services in Jail by Mark Wilson The California Supreme Court held on December 12, 2013 that state law requires disabled juvenile offenders to continue receiving special education services …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Despite Reforms, Shackling of Pregnant Prisoners Persists by Despite Reforms, Shackling of Pregnant Prisoners Persists In 2011, Valerie Nabors was serving a sentence at Nevada’s Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center in Las Vegas for stealing more than $250 in casino chips. She was pregnant and went into labor while incarcerated. …
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