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Brief • September 1, 2017
Ybarra v. Filson, NV, Opinion, Habeas, Death Penalty, 2017 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ROBERT YBARRA, JR., Petitioner-Appellant, v. TIMOTHY FILSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. ROBERT YBARRA, JR., Petitioner-Appellant, v. TIMOTHY FILSON, Warden; ADAM PAUL LAXALT, Nevada Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. No. 13-17326 D.C. No. 3:00-cv-00233GMN-VPC No. …
Publication • September 1, 2017
Vera Institute of Justice - Opening Doors - How to develop reentry programs using examples from public housing authorities, 2017 September 2017 Opening Doors: How to develop reentry programs using examples from public housing authorities John Bae, Kate Finley, Margaret diZerega, and Sharon Kim From the Director Securing housing is …
Publication • September 1, 2017
Parole Revocation in CT, Samuel Jabobs Criminal Justice Clinic,2017 Parole Revocation in Connecticut opportunities to reduce incarceration Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic | Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization September 2017 Parole Revocation in Connecticut opportunities to reduce incarceration The report was written by Asli Bashir, Rachel Shur, Theodore Torres, …
Article • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Sex Offender Residence
Texas Court of Appeals: Decriminalization of Civil Commitment Conditions Violation Applies to Cases Pending on Appeal by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 16, 2016, a Texas court of appeals held that a legislative amendment that removed criminal penalties for violations of sex offender civil commitment supervision requirements applied …
Florida Sheriff Not Immune from Suit in Hiring Decisions Allegedly Motivated By Politics, Eleventh Circuit Rules by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On December 14, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a lower court ruling and reinstated a lawsuit brought by a former Broward …
Article • August 31, 2017
Illinois Court Allows Medical Indifference Case to Proceed to Trial, Denies Summary Judgment to Prison Officials for Prisoner's Tooth Pain by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In a Memorandum and Order dated November 7, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …
Article • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Dental Care
Idaho Court Affirms Dismissal of Prisoner's Civil Rights Lawsuit Which Sought Relief for Denial of a Dental Pick by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On November 4, 2016, the Idaho Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court order which dismissed a lawsuit filed by a state prisoner which had alleged …
Article • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Protests
Supreme Court Holds Demonstrators May Be Arrested for Trespassing Jail Grounds by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 14, 1966, the Supreme Court of the United States held that demonstrators may be arrested for protesting on jail property. A group of about 200 students were protesting on a nonpublic …
Article • August 31, 2017
Indiana: Incarcerated Mother's Parental Rights Termination Overturned by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On November 10, 2016, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's order terminating the parental rights of a mother who found herself serving a seven month jail sentence for a drug offense. The appellate court …
Article • August 31, 2017
Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Eighth Amendment Lawsuit Over Botched Oklahoma Execution by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On November 15, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the estate of a prisoner who was executed by lethal …
Article • August 31, 2017
California Prison Guard's Dismissal Upheld By Appellate Court by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On November 16, 2016, the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, in California reversed a trial court's decision to order the reinstatement of employment of a state prison guard who was fired after he …
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Indiana Prison Counselor's Retaliation, Sex and Age Discrimination Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On December 10, 2014, the United States Circuit Court for the Seventh Circuit upheld a district court order dismissing a lawsuit brought by a former Indiana prison substance abuse counselor …
Article • August 31, 2017
Arkansas: Failure to Include Interested Party is Fatal to Action for Declaratory Relief by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Failure to include an interested party is fatal to an action for declaratory relief, the Arkansas Supreme Court held on August 3, 2017. Cedric Brown pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder …
Article • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Mandamus, Parole
Denial of Parole No Basis for Writ of Mandamus in Arkansas by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A petitioner’s claim that his rights were violated when he was denied parole is no basis for a writ of mandamus, the Arkansas Supreme Court held on August 3, 2017. Anthony Warren filed …
Article • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Parole
Constitutional Claim Required to Trigger Judicial Review Under Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A petitioner must state a colorable constitutional claim to trigger entitlement to judicial review under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Arkansas Supreme Court held on August 3, 2017. Jeremy Kennedy …
Millard v. Rankin, CO, Judgment, Sex Offendor Registration, 2017 Case 1:13-cv-02406-RPM Document 106 Filed 08/31/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 42 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Richard P. Matsch, Senior District Judge Civil Action No. 13-cv-02406-RPM DAVID MILLARD, EUGENE KNIGHT, ARTURO VEGA, Plaintiffs, v. …
Brief • August 31, 2017
DiFrancesco v. Bullock, MT, Complaint, Driver's Licenses Suspensions, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-00066-SEH Document 1 Filed 08/31/17 Page 1 of 36 Phil Telfcyan (pro hac vice pending) Catherine Sevcenko (pro hac vice pending) Rebecca Ramaswamy (pro hac vice pending) Attorneys, Equal Justice Under Law 400 7th Street NW, Suite 602 Washington, D.C. …
Opening the Door by Jean Casella and Aviva Stahl by Jean Casella and Aviva Stahl, Solitary Watch What will it take to end long-term solitary confinement in America’s prisons? Colorado could be the first to find out. For 13 of his 22 years in prison, Cero Smith spent 23 hours …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
American University Removes Statue of Imprisoned Native American Activist by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna American University, a private college in Washington, D.C., bowed to pressure from a federal law enforcement group and removed a statue of Native American activist and prisoner Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of the 1975 …
Mississippi Closes Troubled Former Youth Prison by Citing budgetary cuts, the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) finally closed the troubled, privately-operated Walnut Grove Correctional Facility (WGCF) on September 15, 2016. As previously reported in PLN, Walnut Grove had been under a federal consent decree since 2012 over allegations of guards …
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