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Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
"Mass Chaos" Reigns at Georgia Prisons by David Reutter "Mass Chaos" Reigns at Georgia Prisons by David M. Reutter Five former Georgia prison guards have pleaded guilty and three were convicted by a federal jury in connection with a severe beating that left a handcuffed prisoner hospitalized with acute brain …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Private Prisons, Sentencing
How to Starve the For-profit Prison Beast by Justin Jones How to Starve the For-profit Prison Beast by Justin Jones I know some private prison lobbyists who would love it if you were found with a cell phone. Assuming, of course, that you’re already locked in one of the prisons …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Qui Tam Lawsuits Under the Federal False Claims Act – An Overview by Sabarish Neelakanta Qui Tam Lawsuits Under the Federal False Claims Act – An Overview by Sabarish Neelakanta The qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act (FCA)1 exist to encourage whistleblowers who are aware of fraud …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
PLN Settles Lawsuit Against Kenosha County, Wisconsin for $116,500 by Derek Gilna PLN Settles Lawsuit Against Kenosha County, Wisconsin for $116,500 by Derek Gilna After 29 prisoners at a jail in Kenosha County, Wisconsin did not receive their monthly copies of Prison Legal News or informational brochures and soft-cover books …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright I have long observed that it costs a lot of money to be poor in America. Since our criminal justice system falls almost exclusively on those who are poor, it should be no surprise that a great deal …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
BJS Report: Jail Population Increases in Indian Country by BJS Report: Jail Population Increases in Indian Country Jails on Indian reservations across the U.S. are housing more offenders despite a decline in violent crimes, according to a report released last year. The most recent annual Survey of Jails in Indian …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: As previously reported in PLN, former Clay County jail administrator Jeffrey “Scott” Cotney filed a lawsuit alleging defamation, slander, libel and other claims related to accusations that he had used his position at the jail to sexually abuse prisoners. [See: PLN, March …
Article • July 30, 2014
The Death Penalty in the United States and the Force of Regional Human Rights Law by Saira Mohamed The Death Penalty in the United States and the Force of Regional Human Rights Law by Saira Mohamed The botched execution last month of Oklahoma prisoner Clayton Lockett has focused attention on …
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC by Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC Prison Legal News continues its efforts to defend its First Amendment right to communicate with prisoners in the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC). In 1999 the NDOC banned all copies of PLN, claiming the publication …
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Seventh Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Diabetic Detainee’s Death by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Diabetic Detainee’s Death by Mark Wilson On August 20, 2013, the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of qualified immunity in a case concerning an Illinois pretrial detainee’s death due to …
SEC Rejects CCA, GEO Group Shareholder Resolutions to Reduce Prison Phone Rates by SEC Rejects CCA, GEO Group Shareholder Resolutions to Reduce Prison Phone Rates On February 18, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted a request filed by for-profit prison company GEO Group to exclude a shareholder resolution …
Administrators Fired at Privately-Run Texas Jail by Administrators Fired at Privately-Run Texas Jail The warden and head of security at the Liberty County Jail (LCJ) in Liberty, Texas have been fired in the wake of allegations that the chief of security sexually assaulted a female prisoner at the facility. The …
Systemic Changes Follow Murder of Colorado Prison Director by John Dannenberg Systemic Changes Follow Murder of Colorado Prison Director by John Dannenberg Just over a year after Colorado Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements was killed by former prisoner Evan Ebel, who had been released directly from long-term solitary confinement, …
Prison Closures Cause Economic Turmoil by Shrinking state budgets across the country are leading to prison closures that in turn have a negative impact on communities that depend on the facilities as a source of jobs and revenue. [See: PLN, June 2013, p.1; April 2009, p.1]. Small towns in Kentucky, …
Do Faith-Based Prisons Work? by Alexander Volokh Do Faith-Based Prisons Work? by Alexander Volokh There are a lot of faith-based prison programs out there. As of 2005, 19 states and the federal government had some sort of residential faith-based program, aimed at rehabilitating participating prisoners by teaching them subjects like …
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
North Carolina Repeals Racial Justice Law by North Carolina Repeals Racial Justice Law In June 2013, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation repealing the state’s Racial Justice Act of 2009 (the Act), a controversial law that supporters said was an effort to address racism in death penalty cases. Opponents, …
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
North Carolina: Hundreds of Federal Prisoners Legally Innocent, Some Still Incarcerated by Derek Gilna North Carolina: Hundreds of Federal Prisoners Legally Innocent, Some Still Incarcerated by Derek Gilna Following a 2011 federal appellate court ruling, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initially tried to delay the release of federal prisoners …
Seventh Circuit Admits Prisoner is Right but Denies Relief, Suggests Clemency by Seventh Circuit Admits Prisoner is Right but Denies Relief, Suggests Clemency The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), mandates sentence enhancements for certain federal defendants who commit crimes with firearms; those who have three or …
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
New York Prisoner Awarded Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence; Case Settles for $500,000 by Mark Wilson New York Prisoner Awarded Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence; Case Settles for $500,000 by Mark Wilson On September 4, 2013, a New York federal district court held that a jail official was precluded from …
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Judge May Resolve Exhaustion Issue; No Policy on Grievance Non-decisions Means Remedies Unavailable by David Reutter Judge May Resolve Exhaustion Issue; No Policy on Grievance Non-decisions Means Remedies Unavailable by David Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 26, 2013 that a judge may resolve factual disputes …
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