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Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Proof of Claim, immigration beating, 2005

Brief • November 5, 2005

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Proof of Claim, immigration beating, 2005 DUE NOVEMBER 10, 2005 PROOF OF CLAIM & RELEASE FOR PARTICIPATION IN BROWN CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT Members of the Brown Class Action should use this form in order to qualify for and receive distributions from the …

BJS Analyzes Immigration Offenders

Article • October 15, 2005

Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Crime, Statistics/Trends, International, Immigration

BJS Analyzes Immigration Offenders by The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), a divison of the U.S. Department of Justice, disclosed in an August 2002 special report that the number of persons referred to federal prosecutors for an immigration offense as the most serious offense rose to 16,495 persons in 2000, …

Federal Immigration Detainee Taken Off Life Support Without Family's Consent

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Consent to Treatment, Immigration

Federal Immigration Detainee Taken Off Life Support Without Family's Consent by by John E. Dannenberg A 69 year-old Mexican national, who suffered a heart attack at the federal Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles and was put on life support at White Memorial Medical Center, was taken off life …

Supreme Court Decision Orders Release of 920 Mariel Cubans; ICE: Dumps them In the Streets Without Aid

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: International, Immigration

Supreme Court Decision Orders Release of 920 Mariel Cubans; ICE: Dumps them In the Streets Without Aid by Mark Wilson Supreme Court Decision Orders Release of 920 Mariel Cubans; ICE: Dumps them In the Streets Without Aid By Mark Wilson In a 7-to-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court expanded …

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Opinion approving settlement, immigration beating, 2005

Brief • August 11, 2005

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Opinion approving settlement, immigration beating, 2005

Immigration Detainee Wins Appointed Counsel And New Trial In Brutality Suit Against CCA

Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Transportation, Appointment of Counsel, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Parties, Immigration

Immigration Detainee Wins Appointed Counsel And New Trial In Brutality Suit Against CCA by by John E Dannenberg An immigration detainee of seven years, who had unsuccessfully sued his jailer, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and its employees for severely beating him during a medical emergency transport, was granted a …

Order for Supplies or Services, DHHS, 2005

Publication • 2005

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Immigration

Order for Supplies or Services, DHHS, 2005 PAGE OF PAGES ORDER FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES 6. SHIP TO: 2. CONTRACT NO. (If any) 1. DATE OF ORDER GS10F0105N 09/12/2005 3 1 IMPORTANT: Mark all packages and papers with contract and/or order numbers. a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE 3. ORDER NO. Multiple …

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Joint Affirmation, immigration beating, 2005

Brief • May 19, 2005

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Joint Affirmation, immigration beating, 2005 BRUCE J. RESSLER (BJR-6329) RESSLER & RESSLER 48 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 (212) 695-6446 CLASS COUNSEL FOR THE BROWN PLAINTIFF CLASS FRANK R. VOLPE (FRV-0922) RYAN D. NELSON (RDN-8073) SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD LLP …

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Settlement, immigration beating, 2005

Brief • May 19, 2005

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Settlement, immigration beating, 2005 Bruce J. Ressler Ellen R. Werther RESSLER & RESSLER 48 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs Larry S. Reich BLANK ROME LLP 405 Lexington Ave. New York, New York 10174 (212) 885-5000 Frank R. …

American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons, By Mark Dow University Of California Press, 413 pages, $27.50

Article • May 15, 2005 • from PLN May, 2005

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews, Immigration

American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons, By Mark Dow University Of California Press, 413 pages, $27.50 by Ashley Makar American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons, By Mark Dow University Of California Press, 413 pages, $27.50 Reviewed by Ashley Makar Mark Dow's American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons is an articulate …

California Prosecutor Fights Deportation Of Paroled Sex Offenders

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Immigration, Civil Commitment

California Prosecutor Fights Deportation Of Paroled Sex Offenders by California Prosecutor Fights Deportation Of Paroled Sex Offenders Today, nobody wants to keep paroled sex offenders around. Except the Los Angeles County district attorney, that is. In an odd "man bites dog" scenario, the district attorney is trying to retain four …

Latest Honduran Prison Massacre: "Homies Were Burning Alive"

Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005

Filed under: Gang Policies, Crime, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International, Immigration, Wrongful Death, Accidents

Latest Honduran Prison Massacre: "Homies Were Burning Alive" by Tom Hayden In first-ever interviews, representatives of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS) gang in Tegucigalpa, Honduras this May described how security forces were to blame for the May 17, 2004 prison fire that killed 105 of those they call their homeboys. In …

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Settlement - Plan of Allocation, immigration beating, 2005

Brief • January 2, 2005

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration

Brown et al v. Esmor Correctional Services, NJ, Settlement - Plan of Allocation, immigration beating, 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ________________________________ SAMSON BROWN, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. ESMOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, INC., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil …

World Court Rules Against U.S. for Consular Notification Failures

Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004

Filed under: International Law, Immigration, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

World Court Rules Against U.S. for Consular Notification Failures by by Matthew T. Clarke On March 31, 2004, the International Court of Justice (also known as the World Court) held that the United States was in violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR). The case was brought by …

Exporting the American Way of Crime

Article • August 15, 2004 • from PLN August, 2004

Filed under: Gang Policies, Crime/Demographics, Crime, Prisoners-International, Immigration

Exporting the American Way of Crime by by Matthew T. Clarke For well over two hundred years fol-lowing the founding of the United States, foreigners who committed crimes faced imprisonment, execution, fines, parole, and/or probation. Few were deported. Those that were deported were generally infamous criminals or political dissidents. The …

Videotapes Prove Abuse of 9/11 Detainees by Federal Guards

Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004

Filed under: Political Prisoners, Attorney Client, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Immigration, Visiting, Attorney Visits

Videotapes Prove Abuse of 9/11 Detainees by Federal Guards by by Matthew T. Clarke On December 18, 2003, Glenn A. Finer, Inspector General of the U.S. Justice Department, released a report which found that guards at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, physically and verbally abused detainees …

Performance Work Statement, Migrant Operations Center, 2004-2008

Publication • 2004

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prisoners-International, Immigration

Performance Work Statement, Migrant Operations Center, 2004-2008 Company Name: Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, GEO Group Contract Number: ACB-3-C-0008, ACL-4-C-0001, ODT-6-C-0002, ACL-2-C-0004, ACD-03-C-0008 (ACB3C0008, ACL4C0001, ODT6C0002, ACL2C0004, ACD03C0008) Order Number: ACL-5-D-0002, HSCEOP-06-J-00180, HSCEOP-06-J-00405, HSCEOP-07-J-00215, HSCEOP-05F-00304, HSCEOP-06-F-00774, HSCEOP-07-F-00255, HSCEOP-06-J-00198, HSCEOP-07-J00452, FDN5D0038, HSCEOP-05-J-00009, HSCEOP-07-J-00271 (ACL5D0002, HSCEOP06J00180, HSCEOP06J00405, HSCEOP07J00215, HSCEOP05F00304, HSCEOP06F00774, HSCEOP07F00255, HSCEOP06J00198, HSCEOP07J00452, FDN5D0038, …

CCA Abuse Goes Unpunished at New Jersey INS Detention Center

Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Racial Discrimination, Hunger Strikes, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Damages, Trials, Immigration

CCA Abuse Goes Unpunished at New Jersey INS Detention Center by Mark Dow Maybe it was cynical courtroom theatre, or maybe the attorney for the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) believed it when he ridiculed the very idea that prison guards would retaliate against prisoners for conducting a hunger strike …

Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment

Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Reviews, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Immigration, Access to Media

Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment by Silja JA Talvi Edited by Marc Mauer and Meda Chesney-Lind, The New Press, 2002, 368 pgs. Review by Silja J.A. Talvi Mass imprisonment, according to criminal justice experts Marc Mauer and Meda Chesney-Lind, is the direct outgrowth of social and legal …

Deportation to Uganda Doesn't Violate Torture Treaty

Article • December 15, 2003

Filed under: International, Immigration, Transfers-International

Deportation to Uganda Doesn't Violate Torture Treaty by United Nations Convention Against Torture would not be violated by removal to Uganda, notwithstanding evidence that prison conditions are "harsh and life threatening," with "high mortality rates from overcrowding, malnutrition, diseases spread by unsanitary conditions, and HIV/AIDS." (95) Under INS regulations, torture …