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Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Seventh Circuit: Lifetime Supervision in Pornography Case Set Aside by Derek Gilna The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a “supervision for life” provision imposed by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin when defendant Nicolai D. Quinn was sentenced to 97 months imprisonment for possession …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Pennsylvania Woman Jailed for Failure to Pay Parking Tickets by The increased use of jail for debtors resulted in a Pennsylvania woman being imprisoned for not paying parking ticket fines. “It was a short and sweet hearing,” stated Lancaster County Constable Karl Salisbury. “The judge said, ‘you owe $2,300 collateral. …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Controversy, Litigation and Performance Problems Plague Private Probation Services by David Reutter by David M. Reutter and Alex Friedmann Defendants who are placed on probation and ordered to pay a growing array of fines and fees levied by local governments facing budget deficits, combined with additional fees charged by private …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Military, Veterans
Programs Proliferate for Incarcerated Veterans by An increasing number of criminal justice programs are being made available to military veterans who have been charged with or convicted of crimes, including specialized prison and jail housing units and court diversion programs. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Justice …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
California Parole Board Agrees to Implement Policy to Fix Terms at Lifers’ Initial Hearings by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On December 16, 2013, the California Board of Parole Hearings (Board) and life-sentenced state prisoner Roy Butler entered into a settlement agreement wherein the Board agreed to fix base …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Task Force Linked to Harsh Sentencing Laws and Private Prison Firms Disbands Following Public Scrutiny, Boycott by A national campaign to shut down a quasi-governmental task force backed by powerful corporate interests, which has promoted harsher sentences, prison privatization and controversial “stand your ground” gun rights legislation, was successful thanks …
East Mississippi Prison Nightmare by Christopher Zoukis On May 30, 2013, the American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center and law office of civil rights attorney Elizabeth Alexander filed an 83-page complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, seeking class-action relief for mentally ill …
Massachusetts Supreme Court: 90 Days in Segregation on Awaiting Action Status without Hearing Violates Due Process by The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ruled that prisoners held in segregated confinement on “awaiting action” status are entitled to due process protections, and such prisoners may not be kept in segregation …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Washington Defendant Improperly Denied Transcript at State Expense by The Washington State Supreme Court held in a November 8, 2012 en banc ruling that an indigent defendant was improperly denied a jury voir dire transcript. When appealing his convictions for first-degree murder, second-degree murder and two counts of unlawful possession …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Arizona TV Reporter Blames Prisoners for Citizens’ Lack of Healthcare by When Lynette Barrett was searching for someone to blame for her husband’s battle with liver disease and his long wait for a transplant, a TV reporter was quick to point his finger at America’s favorite scapegoat: prisoners. Morgan Loew, …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Study: Risk of Murder, Overdose and Suicide Higher for Recently Released Jail Prisoners in New York City by A study by researchers with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) supports reforms long urged by prisoner advocates: more mental health and substance abuse treatment, and less …
How Actions by Oklahoma Governor’s Staff Led to Weakened State Justice Reforms by Clifton Adcock by Clifton Adcock, Oklahoma Watch* Behind-the-scenes moves by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin’s senior staff members helped lead to a severe weakening of a program designed to cut the state’s high incarceration rates and save taxpayers …
Failure to Protect New Jersey Jail Detainee Leads to Drastic Bail Reduction by A New Jersey man held in jail on charges of aggravated assault had his bail reduced from $500,000 to $15,000 after a beating by other prisoners left him confined to a wheelchair. Joshua A. Maldonado, 20, was …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Top Texas Judge Breaks the Law but Gets Special Treatment by Sharon Keller is the presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals – the state’s highest court for criminal cases. In April 2010, Keller was fined $100,000 after it was discovered that she had failed to report a …
New York Prisoner Awarded Almost $16 Million Due to Poor Medical Treatment by Christopher Zoukis In March 2012, a New York state prisoner was awarded $15.7 million after being left a quadriplegic due to inadequate medical care. The judgment was entered by a New York Court of Claims which found …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Study Finds Prisoners Inappropriately Using Topical Antibiotics by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Research into the use of topical antibiotics in correctional facilities found that prisoners frequently use antibiotics for reasons inconsistent with their recommended purpose. A two-year study of 822 New York state prisoners was presented at the …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Director of Victims’ Rights Group Sent to Prison for Embezzlement by A Pennsylvania federal district court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison for stealing money from a victims’ rights organization she headed. Between June 2006 and June 2008, Mary Beth Semerod, now 59, stole $205,883.52 from the …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Florida Jail by On December 17, 2013, Prison Legal News filed suit in federal court against St. Lucie County, Florida Sheriff Ken J. Mascara; the lawsuit alleges unconstitutional censorship based on a policy at the county jail that prohibits prisoners from receiving letters, books and …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Connecticut Guards File Grievances over Efforts to Stem Super Bowl Absenteeism by Connecticut prison guards filed almost 100 grievances over temporary changes in work rules intended to reduce the number of guards calling in sick on Super Bowl XLVI, which pitted the New York Giants against the New England Patriots. …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Unwanted Reprieve from Execution Upheld by Oregon Supreme Court by Christopher Zoukis As previously reported in PLN, Oregon death row prisoner Gary Haugen filed a legal challenge to Governor John Kitzhaber’s November 2011 decision to impose a moratorium on the state’s death penalty, which had the effect of granting Haugen …
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