Phoenix, Arizona, Settles Krone Wrongful Imprisonment Suit for $3 Million by The city of Phoenix, Arizona, will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who spent more than a decade in prison for a murder he did not commit. The settlement, approved by the city council …
Arkansas Juvenile Prisons Cornell Kills a Prisoner, Hires Guard DOC Fired by by Matthew T. Clarke Arkansas paid Cornell Corporations of Houston, Texas, $9.5 million a year to manage the Alexander Youth Services Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. What they got for their money was a prison that killed by …
Politics Keeps Arizona Clemency Approvals Rare by by John E. Dannenberg Only seven Arizona prisoners were granted clemency in 2004, four of whom were on their death beds. This gaunt statistic is the natural progression resulting from Arizona's abolishing parole a decade ago, replacing justice with politics in the form …
Inside the American Correctional Association by Silja JA Talvi by Silja J.A. Talvi [Ed. note: Prison Legal News goes undercover at the American Correctional Association's 2005 winter conference in Phoenix, Arizona. It's just business," as one prison medical administrator puts it. And what a surreal business it is.] There is …
Do You Like Adventure? Prisons for Iraq by by Silja J.A. Talvi DynCorp International, a subsidiary of Computer Sciences Corporation, was in heavy recruit-ment mode at the Winter, 2005 ACA Conference. The Dawn of Liberty," blared one flyer. Join Us in the Fight for Freedom EVERYWHERE. To get current and …
Ninth Circuit Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Webcams In Arizona Jail by Michael Rigby The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a preliminary injunction prohibiting an Arizona sheriff from displaying live video of prisoners in the Maricopa County Jail on the internet. This case arises from Maricopa County Sheriff …
Maricopa County, Arizona, Settles Wrongful Imprisonment Suit For $1.4 Million by On April 6, 2005, a man falsely imprisoned for a decade on Arizona's death row settled with Maricopa County for $1.4 million. Ray Krone, once dubbed the snaggletooth" killer, was sentenced to death in 1992 based on testimony that …
Arizona Boot Camp Director Convicted In Teen’s Death by On January 3, 2005, the founder of a tough-love boot camp in Arizona was convicted of reckless manslaughter in the 2001 death of a 14-year-old camper who collapsed under the relentless desert sun. On May 24, 2005, Long was sentenced to …
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 …
HR-4079: A National Crime Emergency? by Michael Rigby Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it does. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr., resigned his seat, leaving President Bush to name an even more reactionary successor. Not only will the pro-choice Roe v. Wade ruling fall by the …
Uprisings at CCA Prisons Reveal Weaknesses in Out-of-State Imprisonment Policies by by Matthew T. Clarke States strapped by tight budgets and pressed by a swell of prisoners are faced with the Hobson's choice of releasing prisoners early to ease overcrowding or building prisons they can ill afford to construct and …
Arizona Adopts Favorable Termination Rule in Attorney Malpractice Suits by The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a cause of action accrues for attorney malpractice on the date the case is finalized in favor of the defendant because of the attorney's ineffective assistance. This rule is called the favorable termination …
Iraqi Dungeons and Torture Chambers Under New, American Trained Management by Leah Caldwell Just a year ago, Attorney General John Ashcroft pointed to the Iraqi prison system as a shining example of the freedoms that the U.S. would bring to Iraq. He said, "Now, all Iraqis can taste liberty in …
Local Officials Tell Prisoners: "You don't live here" by Peter Wagner Many prison town officials are quick to claim prisoners as residents when the Census Bureau comes to town, but prisoners report that this is the only time these officials are so welcoming. The Census Bureau counts the nation's mostly …
Abu Ghraib, USA by Anne-Marie Cusac When I first saw the photo, taken at the Abu Ghraib prison, of a hooded and robed figure strung with electrical wiring, I thought of the Sacramento, California, city jail. When I heard that dogs had been used to intimidate and bite at least …
Arizona Prisoners Seize Tower; State Officials Point Fingers by Michael Rigby On February 1, 2004, the longest prison hostage drama in U.S. history ended peacefully as two Arizona prisoners released their final hostage, descended from their surveillance tower stronghold, and surrendered to an army of state and local police ringing …
Arizona Prison Director Has Poor Track Record by Michael Rigby A federal judge in Missouri has refused to accept sworn testimony from Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) Director Dora Schriro, adding yet another chapter to Schriro's continuing saga of security lapses, deceit, and disappearing evidence. Before signing on as director …
Two Level Review Required for Publication Rejection, but Qualified Immunity Granted by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held the failure to provide a two-level review process when rejecting incoming publications violated procedural due process, but granted prison officials qualified immunity for the violation. Arizona prisoner Lawrence Krug filed a …
BOP, FBI Investigations in Texas, Oregon, Arizona, and California Federal Prisons by Michael Rigby BOP, FBI Investigations in Texas, Oregon, Arizona, and California Federal Prisons by Michael Rigby Murder, riots, drug overdoses, and allegations of official corruption have prompted the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the FBI to launch investigations …
Phoenix Sheriff Arpaio Liable for Tent City Assault, Prisoner Awarded $635,532 by The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict awarding a prisoner compensatory damages totaling $440,532 and punitive damages totaling $195,000, against Maricopa County, Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, his wife, and other defendants, for failing to protect him from …
