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$2.3 Million Jury Award in Washington, D.C. Wrongful Parole Revocation Suit by A District of Columbia (D.C.) federal jury has awarded $2.3 million to a former prisoner who spent ten years in prison after his parole was wrongfully revoked based on unreliable hearsay evidence. Charles Singletary was convicted of robbery, …
Former Puerto Rican Prisoner Wins Release but Loses § 1983 Action by Derek Gilna Former Puerto Rican Prisoner Wins Release but Loses § 1983 Action By Derek Gilna Angel Luis Feliciano-Hernandez, sentenced by a Puerto Rican court in 1981 to a "term of perpetual imprisonment for treatment" for a "record …
Article • May 1, 2012
Arizona Governor Cleans House, Restocks Clemency Board with Cronies and Hardliners by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer doesn't like making public decisions on the commutation of prison sentences. Or maybe she simply doesn't like justifying them. In April 2012, Brewer—the Republican who boisterously defended the since-disproven legality of SB1070, and later …
$45,500 Settlement over Washington Prison Psychologist’s Improper Reference to Prisoner’s Litigation History in Parole Review Report by A $45,500 Settlement was reached in a suit filed for illegal references to court actions, legal complaints and grievance activity in a psychological evaluation report for a parole review. Alvin L. Gilcrist filed …
Article • July 15, 2011
California Parole Procedures Upheld by By Brandon Sample The California Court of Appeals for the Sixth District has rejected a constitutional challenge to the Board of Parole Hearings' (Board) procedures and regulations. The controversy over the Board's parole procedures arose after Donald Lewis, Morriss Bragg, Viet Ngo, Donnell Jameison, and …
Article • April 15, 2011 • from PLN April, 2011
Texas State Auditor’s Reports Find Problems with Parole System by Gary Hunter Two audits of Texas’ parole system, in 2008 and 2010, revealed a number of problems and inefficiencies. According to the first audit, released in June 2008, approximately 1,250 Texas parole officers supervised 77,526 parolees during fiscal year 2007. …
Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Parole Revocation Witness Denial Violates Due Process by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) failed to comport with the due process requirements of Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471, 92 S.Ct. 2593 (1972) when it …
California: Parole Agents Saw and Spoke to Kidnap Victim, Yet Failed to Identify or Rescue Her by While providing a legal analysis of claims against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), a June 25, 2010 letter from the California Department of Justice noted that Jaycee Lee Dugard – …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Delaware’s Parole Board Suffers from Infighting by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Internal strife within Delaware’s Board of Parole (Board) has provided ammunition to a move by the governor to abolish the Board. The squabble has resulted in claims that the Board’s chairman is acting without legal authority and …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Iowa Prisoners Perform Private Sector Work for Parole Board Member by In order to avoid interfering with private sector commerce, Iowa Prison Industries (IPI) is supposed to only perform work for governmental and non-profit organizations. That does not always happen, though. In April 2010, a crew of prisoners installed several …
Brief • October 25, 2010
Burnette v. Fahey, VA, Opinion, Class Action Parole Denial Eligibility, 2010 Case 3: 10-cv-00070-REP Document 20 Filed 10/25/1 0 Page_.~ .9f 28 n II ~ IN THE UNITED ST~ES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmon~ Division OCT 25 Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 3:10CV70 HELEN F. FAHEY, et …
State of Washington Settles Suit for $400,000 After Released Sex Offender Goes on Crime Spree by Michael Brodheim In June 2008, the State of Washington entered into a stipulated judgment to settle claims for damages, filed in both state and federal courts, by Diana McKissen, who was raped, tortured, and …
Brief • March 30, 2010
Burnette v. Fahey, VA, Plf Opp Def Motion, Class Action Parole Denial Eligibility, 2010 Case 3:10-cv-00070-REP Document 10 Filed 03/30/10 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND DIVISION SHARON BURNETTE, et aI., Plaintiffs, v. HELEN F. FAHEY, in her capacity …
Brief • March 30, 2010
Burnette v. Fahey, VA, Plf Memo, parole denial based on original offense, 2010 Case 3: 10-cv-00070-REP Document 10 Filed 03/30/10 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND DIVISION SHARON BURNETTE, et aI., Plaintiffs, v. HELEN F. FAHEY, in her capacity …
Brief • March 3, 2010
Burnette v. Fahey, VA, Complaint, Class Action Parole Denial Eligibility, 2010 ~ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND DIVISION SHARON BURNETTE, PAMELA K. BURROUGHS, FRANK CARTER, JR., EDWARD CONQUEST, DONALDW. HOFFMAN, MONTY KING, LARRY MACON, MARVIN MCCLAIN, BENJAMIN PERDUE, JR., HENRY STUMP and …
Federal Judge Holds Texas Parole Board Coleman Hearings Unconstitutional by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 6, 2009, a federal judge ruled that hearings held by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) to determine whether onerous sex offender conditions should be imposed on parolees not convicted of …
$6,000 Settlement in Illegal Arrest of Washington State Probationer by The State of Washington paid $6,000 to settle a wrongful imprisonment claim. The claim involved the probation violation arrest of Kenneth Butler. When he reported to the community corrections office on January 23, 2008, as required, he was advised that …
$155,751 Award Against California Youthful Offender Parole Board Upheld by A California court of appeals upheld a jury award of $9,046.00 and $146,705.00 in attorney fees to a former California Youthful Offender Parole Board (YOPB) employee. Lisa Steele, a former clerk at the YOPB, filed suit in California superior court …
Article • August 15, 2008
Absent Improper Conduct Finding, Washington Employee Cannot be Forced to Write Apology Letter by The State of Washington Personnel Appeals Board (PAB) has held that where no evidence exists that a public employee engaged in misconduct, acted inappropriately during an interaction with a private citizen, the employee was not guilty …
Article • August 15, 2008
Washington Community Corrections Officer’s Pay Reduction for Failure to Perform Duties by The State of Washington Personnel Appeals Board (PAB) has held that pay reduction for a Community Corrections Officer who failed to properly classify and monitor offenders, complete offender tracking reports, complete field itineraries, and comply with supervisory directives, …
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