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Contaminated Sites and Prisons in New Jersey by Panagioti Tsolkas When journalist Raven Rakia embarked on an investigation of “the Superfund State” of New Jersey, she found another layer to the environmental justice disaster that sits just south of New York City. While New Jersey leads the nation in federally-designated …
UK Security Company’s Long History of Controversy, Misconduct by Derek Gilna According to its website, G4S is the world’s “leading global integrated security company.” Besides providing security services, it also operates private prisons and immigration detention centers, provides electronic tagging (monitoring) for offenders on community supervision and has a prisoner …
Brief • June 9, 2016
Slusher v. City of Napa, CA, Order, Police Failure to Protect Child, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-02394-SBA Document 99 Filed 06/09/16 Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 OAKLAND DIVISION 8 9 KAYLEIGH SLUSHER, Deceased, THROUGH HER SUCCESSOR …
Private Prison Firms Reap Large Profits from Immigration Detention by Gary Hunter Federal immigrant detention has long been a boon to private prison companies Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and the GEO Group, the nation’s two largest private prison firms, both of which trade on the New York Stock Exchange. …
First Report of the Nunez Independent Monitor - Oct 2015 to Feb 2016, Nunez Monitoring Team, 2016 Case 1:11-cv-05845-LTS-JCF Document 269 Filed 05/31/16 Page 1 of 130 First Report of the Nunez Independent Monitor First Monitoring Period October 22, 2015 through February 29, 2016 Case 1:11-cv-05845-LTS-JCF Document 269 Filed 05/31/16 …
Article • May 13, 2016
$1.2 Million Settlement for Minor Injured in Detention Race Riot by The county of Los Angeles paid $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a juvenile who was seriously injured during a riot. According to the county’s Summary Corrective Action plan, a riot occurred at Camp Miller, a facility …
Article • May 13, 2016
Ohio Childhood Sex Abuse Statute Applies to State and Private Persons by The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on the applicability of R.C. 2305.111(C), which was adopted in 2006 and set “a firm accrual date as the date on which the victim attains the age of majority for claims based on …
Solitary Confinement Increases Risks of Self-Harm in NYC Jails, Study Says by Joe Watson A study of self-harm cases in New York City jails published in the March 2014 issue of the American Journal of Public Health found that prisoners placed in solitary confinement are almost seven times more likely …
Washington’s McNeil Island Prison Workers Pose Unique Problem by Gary Hunter Washington state legislators face a unique problem with the prison workers it uses to maintain McNeil Island economy. Juveniles from the Oakridge Community group home work in groups of two to six as dockworkers. The youths are paid $7.16 …
Lawsuit Claims Florida Teen Raped, Beaten in Prison Initiation Ritual by Florida’s correctional facilities for youthful offenders are part of the state’s adult prison system, and Florida incarcerates more minors than any other state in the nation. Approximately 140 juveniles are housed in detention centers on any given day, and …
DOJ Settlement to Improve Conditions at Mississippi Juvenile Facility by The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement to address conditions at Mississippi’s Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center (LCJDC). The settlement agreement is the culmination of a DOJ investigation and a March 31, 2011 findings letter from the …
Following Settlement, Use of Seclusion Plummets in Ohio Juvenile Prisons by Matthew Clarke On May 21, 2014, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and private plaintiffs announced a settlement agreement with Ohio requiring the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) to dramatically reduce and eventually eliminate the use of …
Brief • March 2, 2016
Poore v. Glanz et al, OK, Jury Verdict, guard rape juvenile jail, 2016 Case 4:11-cv-00797-JED-TLW Document 224 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 03/02/16 Page 1 of 1
Supreme Court: Retroactivity Ends Mandatory Juvenile LWOP Sentences by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 decision, held on January 25, 2016 that juvenile offenders can no longer be sentenced by state courts to mandatory life without parole (LWOP), even in capital cases. The Court ruled that its …
Farrell v. Kernan, CA, Order dismissing consent decree, CDCR juvenile remdial plans, 2016
Publication • February 25, 2016
Return Them to Juvenile Court, Rubin, 2007 By H. TED RUBIN 1012 14TH ST. NW, SUITE 610, WASHINGTON DC 20005 PHONE: 202-558-3580 FAX: 202-386-9807 BECAUSE THE CONSEQUENCES AREN’T MINOR POLICY BRIEF ADULTIFICATION SERIES VOLUME 1 Return Them To Juvenile Court by H. Ted Rubin EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This treatise supports an …
Publication • February 25, 2016
Special Review into the Death of a Ward at NA Chaderjian YCF (youth suicide), OIG, 2005 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MATTHEW L. CATE, INSPECTOR GENERAL SPECIAL REVIEW INTO THE DEATH OF A WARD ON AUGUST 31, 2005 AT THE AT THE N.A. CHADERJIAN YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY DECEMBER 2005 STATE …
Publication • February 24, 2016
Concerns Regarding Abuse and Death in Certain Programs for Troubled Youth, GAO, 2007 United States Government Accountability Office GAO Testimony Before the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, October 10, 2007 RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS Concerns Regarding Abuse and …
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