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Washington Parole Officers Liable For Negligent Supervision by The Supreme Court of Washington held that the Washington state parole board was entitled to absolute immunity in claims alleging the negligent release of state prisoners, but individual parole officers were entitled only to qualified immunity in claims alleging negligent supervision. Plaintiffs …
Article • May 15, 2007
Oregon Seizure of Punitive Damages for Victim Fund Upheld by The Oregon Supreme Court, sitting En Banc, held that Oregon's "split recovery" statute authorizing the State to seize 60 percent of all punitive damages awards does not violate the Oregon Constitution. Since 1987, ORS 18.540 has "directed that [60 percent] …
Article • May 15, 2007
Ninth Circuit Orders Reconsideration Of Victim Presence At Entire Trial Under CVRA by Ninth Circuit Orders Reconsideration Of Victim Presence At Entire Trial Under CVRA On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the U.S. Government requested an order allowing certain …
Assault Victims Statements Must Be Evaluated at Disciplinary Hearing by The plaintiff was convicted of assaulting another prisoner who wrote an initial statement that the plaintiff did it but then refused to testify. There was no evidence of guilt that did not derive from the victim's statement. The plaintiff's disciplinary …
New Yorks Son of Sam Law Constitutional, Damages Seized by New York's Son of Sam Law Constitutional, Damages Seized The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, has held that the state's Son of Sam law, which allows a victim to seek restitution from crime perpetrators, is constitutional. Ibn Kenyatta was …
Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006
Audit of Californias Failed Intermediate-Parole-Sanctions Program Blames Lack of Benchmarks And D by Audit of Californias Failed Intermediate-Parole-Sanctions Program Blames Lack of Benchmarks And Data Analysis The California State Auditor issued a stinging 58 page report in November 2005 that squarely fixed the blame for the purported failure of the …
Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006
Nevadas Son of Sam Statute of Violates First Amendment by Mark Wilson Nevadas Son of Sam Statute of Violates First Amendment by Mark Wilson The Nevada Supreme Court held that the States Son of Sam law violates the First Amendment. In 1977, New York enacted the nations first Son of …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
West Virginia Prisoner Sued By Victims Mother Following $50,000 Award by West Virginia Prisoner Sued By Victims Mother Following $50,000 Award On August 16, 2005, state prisoner Mark Allen Harris was awarded $50,000 for facial injuries he sustained when he fell out of a jail van. Two days - later, …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
$3.6 Million Awarded in Rape and Murder by Erroneously Released NY Prisoner by The New York Court of Claims awarded $3,621,632 to the estate of a woman who was raped and murdered by a prisoner who was mistakenly released early. The court also awarded $1,950,000 to another woman who was …
Federal Judge Enforces "Valdivia Remedial Plan" for California Parole Violators by Federal Judge Enforces "Valdivia Remedial Plan" for California Parole Violators On June 8, 2005, the United States District Court enforced its order in Valdivia v. Davis, 206 F.Supp.2d 1068 (E.D. Cal. 2002) [PLN, Jan.2003, p.16] and its March 9, …
Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005
Accounting Errors Plagued California Criminal Justice Agency by A defunct California agency charged with distributing grant money for crime prevention and victim aid may have cost the state millions in federal funds due to poor accounting practices, state auditors said on February 2, 2005. Lawmakers knew something was wrong at …
Article • October 15, 2005 • from PLN October, 2005
California Lifer Claims Parole by Chair Fisher Is Biased While most of California's lifers face a mere 99% chance of being denied parole, murderer Linda Ricchio's odds appear far worse. Her victim, Ronald Ruse, was the brother of newly appointed (and confirmed) Board of Prison Terms (BPT) Commissioner Susan Fisher. …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Interest Awarded in New Hampshire Canteen Surcharge Fee by The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that the state was required to pay interest to all prisoners who receive pecuniary damages as a result of" Starr v. Governor, the New Hampshire canteen surcharge case. Darren Starr, a prisoner of the New …
Article • May 15, 2005 • from PLN May, 2005
Texas: Prison-Rape Capital Of The Country by Michael Rigby Texas: Prison-Rape Capital Of The Country by Michael Rigby Despite reputed efforts by officials in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to curb prison rapes, the number of reported sexual assaults has increased 160% in the past 4 years, from …
Article • March 15, 2005 • from PLN March, 2005
Arizona Appellate Court Vacates Restitution Order In Escape Case by The Arizona Court of Appeals (COA), Division II, has vacated a trial court's restitution order requiring a state prisoner to reimburse the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) for costs allegedly incurred as the result of a prison escape. On September …
Publication • 2004
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Victims
DOJ Oregon, Interviewing Guidelines of Child Victims, 2004 OREGON INTERVIEWING GUIDELINES SECOND EDITION 2004 Written by Sherry Bohannan, LCSW Terry Chianello, LCSW Robin Flagor, BSW Jane Gallagher, Supervisor Doug Kettner, Officer Carl Sieg, Detective, Retired Charles Sparks, JD Penny Van Ness, LCSW Oregon Department of Justice Crime Victims’ Assistance Section …
No Crueler Tyrannies: Accusation, False Witnesses, and Other Tyrannies of Our Times by Robert Woodman by Dorothy Rabinowitz. 2003. Free Press, ISBN: 0-7432-2834-0 Review by Robert Woodman "There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice." These words, …
Article • April 15, 2004 • from PLN April, 2004
Washington DOC/King County Settles Negligent Supervision Case for $3.1 Million by Washington DOC/King County Settles Negligent Supervision Case for $3.1 Million On March 9, 2003, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) and King County agreed to pay $3.1 million to the family of a woman who was brutally raped and …
Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered by Bob Williams Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered by Bob Williams Hailed as the broadest ruling ever is-sued by a federal judge in a death row conditions of confinement case, and a precedent setting breakthrough in prisoners' rights, conditions …
Nassau County NY Settles Prisoner's Beating Death Suit for $7.75 Million by On March 31, 2003, Nassau County, New York agreed to settle a suit brought in the wake of the beating death of Thomas Pizzuto at the hands of guards at the Nassau County Correctional Center. The $7.75 million …
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