Washington's Three Strikes Law Washington’s Three Strikes Law PUBLIC SAFETY & COST IMPLICATIONS OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE Washington’s Three Strikes Law PUBLIC SAFETY & COST IMPLICATIONS OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE Washington’s Three Strikes Law Executive Summary 3 Lessons Learned From Washington’s Three Strikers Age 5 Mental Illness 6 Substance Abuse …
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Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic by Gary Hunter Sexual assault, rape, indecency, deviance. These terms represent reprehensible behavior in our society. They also represent recurring themes in our nation’s prisons – not only by prisoners, but also by guards and other staff members. PLN’s August …
Washington’s Top Prison Doctor Resigns Over Executions; Entire Execution Team Later Quits Following PLN Records Request by Mark Wilson Washington’s Top Prison Doctor Resigns Over Executions; Entire Execution Team Later Quits Following PLN Records Request by Mark Wilson Washington State death row prisoner Darold Ray Stenson was scheduled for execution …
Wisconsin Prisoners Sexually Assaulted by 20 Staff Members Over Five Years by Gary Hunter Wisconsin Prisoners Sexually Assaulted by 20 Staff Members Over Five Years by Gary Hunter According to John Dipko, public information director for the Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections, twenty state prison employees have faced charges of rape …
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $850,000 to Family of Victim Killed by Drunk Driver Under Community Supervision by On April 16, 2008, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman killed by a drunk driver under DOC community supervision for $850,000. Charles …
Second Prisoner Unconditionally Released from Washington State Civil Commitment Center by Washington State, for only the second time ever, has unconditionally released a prisoner from the Special Commitment Center (SCC), a facility for civilly-committed sex offenders located on McNeil Island near Tacoma. John Henry Mathers, 56, was civilly-committed in July …
Personal Restraint Petition Remanded to DOC in Washington State by On October 27, 2008, a Washington State Court of Appeals filed an unpublished opinion in the matter of a personal restraint petition filed by prisoner Toby Joseph Masse challenging punishment imposed pursuant to a prison disciplinary hearing. Having received a …
$2,000 Settlement in Seattle Jail Illegal Strip Search by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $2,000 to Zachary Lyons, who asserted that after being arrested during the November 30, 2000 “WTO” anniversary demonstrations, he was forced to remove his clothing in a common area of the jail without being afforded …
$150,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Kitsap County Jail by Washington State’s Kitsap County Jail paid $150,000 to settle the claim of the estate of David Franklin, who committed suicide at the jail on August 21, 2000. The claim asserts the jail failed to properly treat Franklin or properly …
Thurston County Settles Jail Guard Murder Suit for $120,000 by Washington State’s Thurston County settled a lawsuit claiming it was responsible for a jail guard killing his wife with his service weapon for $120,000. The suit was brought by the guard’s two children. While off-duty on paid administrative leave on …
Washington DOC Guard Fired For Sexually Harassing Co Workers by Ex Washington State Department of Corrections guard John Liniger appealed his dismissal for sexually harassing three female guards. The termination was affirmed. Liniger began working at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in 1992. He was suspended in 1998 for making …
Washington DOC Guard Sanctioned For Unnecessary Force by Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Alonzo Belen appealed a six month salary reduction for procedural and safety violations as well as use of inappropriate force. The reduction was affirmed. Belen was employed as a guard at the Washington Corrections Center …
Washington DOC Guard's Pay Reduced After Bringing Loaded Weapon To Work by Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Sam Woods appealed a six month, ten percent reduction in pay for bringing a loaded weapon onto prison grounds. The reduction was affirmed. Woods became a guard at the Twin Rivers …
Washington DOC Guard's Termination For Marijuana Possession Reduced To Suspension by Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Kenneth Wilson appealed his termination for lying about marijuana possession. The termination was overturned and a six month suspension without pay was implemented. Wilson worked as a recreation specialist at the Washington …
Washington State DOC Guard Terminated For Sexually Assaulting Prisoner by Ex Washington State Department of Corrections guard Dondia Lenoir appealed his termination for sexually assaulting a female prisoner and failing to file a report while on home leave. His termination was affirmed for the sexual assault. Lenoir worked at the …
Youth Club Volunteer Wins $269,000 Judgment Against Seattle Police Officer; Court Orders $147,164 in Attorney’s Fees by In May 2008, Romelle Bradford, a youth club volunteer in Seattle, Washington, was awarded $269,000 by a federal jury for civil rights violations perpetrated by Seattle Police officer Jacob Briskey. Bradford, the 2003 …
Washington State DOC Guard Demoted For Mail Tampering And Violating Rules by Washington State Department of Corrections guard Teresa McSheery appealed her 1997 demotion for committing regulatory mail and safety violations. The demotion was affirmed. McSheery worked at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in 1989 and was the mail …
$4,000 Settlement in Failure to Arraign by Washington state’s King County Jail has paid $4,000 to settle the claim of Michael Chiofar, which asserted damages for the failure of the jail to assure that he was arraigned within 72 hours of his arrest as required by Washington law. He claimed …
WA Court Denies Petition Challenging Refusal to Review Confidential Information in Disciplinary Hearing by The Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, has denied a personal restraint petition (PRP) that claimed a prisoner’s due process rights were violated when the Department of Corrections (DOC) refused his requests to review confidential …
