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Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Book Review: Banking and Financial Management Course (1st Ed.), by Prisoner Assistant by Gary Hunter Banking and Financial Management Course (1st Ed.), by Prisoner Assistant (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, July 2013). 119 pages, $30.00   Book review by Gary Hunter   Life outside prison crosses the minds of most prisoners daily, …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
California: Sexually Violent Predators May be Conditionally Released from Custody Even if Homeless by Michael Brodheim California: Sexually Violent Predators May be Conditionally Released from Custody Even if Homeless   by Michael Brodheim   The California Court of Appeal, Third District, has held that a person committed as a sexually …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Ninth Circuit: County May be Liable for Wrongful Conviction Even if District Attorney Enjoys Absolute Immunity by Ninth Circuit: County May be Liable for Wrongful Conviction Even if District Attorney Enjoys Absolute Immunity   On May 8, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the County of Los …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Complaints
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s 99-Page Complaint by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s 99-Page Complaint   by Mark Wilson   The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s finding that a prisoner’s “99-page complaint defies understanding, rendering it unintelligible and subject to dismissal …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Massachusetts DOC, Hospital Officials Disciplined in Prisoner’s Death by Derek Gilna Massachusetts DOC, Hospital Officials Disciplined in Prisoner’s Death   by Derek Gilna   An investigative report ordered by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick into what he termed the “disgusting” death of a mentally-ill prisoner at Bridgewater State Hospital found not …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor   by Paul Wright   This month’s issue of Prison Legal News marks 24 years and 284 issues, which makes PLN the longest continuously-published prisoners’ rights publication in U.S. history. We have grown significantly from a ten-page, hand-typed newsletter to our …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief   District of Columbia: Before sending former jail guard Jonathan Womble to prison for just over three years on October 9, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton called Womble’s crime “reprehensible and one of the most serious anyone could commit.” Heroin, marijuana, …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
A Home of Their Own by Lisa Riordan Seville A Home of Their Own   by Lisa Riordan Seville and Graham Kates   Recovery is work that Terrance Streeter knows. At 56, he is clean. No more drinking, no more drugs. After graduating from an alcohol recovery program two years …
Article • May 7, 2014
Security Giant Admits $38 Million Fraud by James Kilgore G4S, which bills itself as “the world’s largest security company,” has encountered rough going in the carceral marketplace in recent weeks. The latest episode in the troubles of this British-Danish security giant came with its public admission on November 18 that …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
An Interview with Noam Chomsky on Criminal Justice and Human Rights by On February 5, 2014, Prison Legal News editor Paul Wright interviewed Noam Chomsky, 85, at his home in Lexington, Massachusetts. Professor Chomsky is the foremost dissident intellectual in the United States, and for decades has been a prominent …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Carbon Hill Mayor James “Pee Wee” Richardson, 61, was arrested on September 19, 2013 on multiple charges related to sexually abusing four prisoners at the city’s municipal jail; he was released eight days later after posting a $250,000 property bond. In addition to the criminal …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month’s interview with Noam Chomsky is part of PLN’s ongoing series of interviews with notable people who have diverse views of the U.S. criminal justice system. Prior interviews have been conducted with well-known actor Danny Trejo, media mogul and millionaire Conrad Black, and …
$2.25 Million Jury Verdict against LCS in Texas Prisoner Death Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 24, 2012, a federal jury in Texas awarded $2.25 million to the estate and survivors of a prisoner who died at a facility operated by LCS Corrections Services (LCS), after finding …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Ninth Circuit: Delay in Providing Dental Care May Constitute Deliberate Indifference by In an unpublished ruling, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed in part a district court’s grant of summary judgment to prison officials who, a prisoner alleged, were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. In 2008, …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Burden-Shifting Jury Instruction Requires New Trial in Prisoner's Lawsuit by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial in a civil rights action that alleges a prisoner was subjected to improper strip searches to humiliate him, then was subjected to an “especially protracted, gratuitous and humiliating strip …
Federal Court Must Give Reasons for Special Conditions of Supervised Release by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s imposition of four special conditions of supervised release, due to the court’s failure to explain its reasons for imposing them. Rashan R. Doyle was convicted …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Section 1983 Claims in Jail Suicide Case by Mark Wilson The Idaho Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of § 1983 claims stemming from the death of a detainee who committed suicide at the Ada County Jail (ACJ). On September 28, 2008, …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: Disclosure of Records
Washington PRA Violations Result in Costs and Penalties by Mark Wilson The Washington Court of Appeals, Division Two, held on July 30, 2013 that a state agency violated Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA) by failing to respond to a prisoner’s request within the statutory time limit and by redacting information …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Oklahoma Jailers Not Immune from Excessive Force Claims by The Oklahoma Supreme Court has held that jail officials are not immune from liability for excessive force claims under the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act (OGTCA). On May 17, 2011, Daniel Bosh was detained at the Cherokee County Detention Center for …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: Court Appearances
Montana: Hospitalized Prisoner Entitled to Continuance in Divorce Case by The Montana Supreme Court held on March 5, 2013 that refusing to grant a hospitalized prisoner’s motion for continuance of a divorce trial was an abuse of discretion. David and Lori Eslick were married on August 15, 2005. In December …
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