No Private Cause of Action for Businesses Complaining that Competitor Unfairly Used Prison Labor by John Dannenberg No Private Cause of Action for Businesses Complaining that Competitor Unfairly Used Prison Labor by John E. Dannenberg The Washington Water Jet Workers Association (“Water Jet”) sued the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC), …
Kitsap County, Washington Jail Settles Public Records Act Suit for $125,000 by Kitsap County, Washington Jail Settles Public Records Act Suit for $125,000 On May 16, 2008, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office agreed to pay $125,000 to a former prisoner for violations of Washington’s Public Records Act. In September 2006, …
Washington State Deputy Sheriff Not Entitled to Quasi-Judicial Immunity by Washington State Deputy Sheriff Not Entitled to Quasi-Judicial Immunity The Washington Court of Appeals held that a deputy sheriff who was negligent in transporting a prisoner from court to jail was not entitled to quasi-judicial immunity. Anthony Reijm was taken …
Behavior Modification Training to Become Part of Washington State DOC by Behavior Modification Training to Become Part of Washington State DOC Governor Chris Gregoire signed Senate Bill 6400 into law on March 20, 2008. The bill enacts a revolutionary concept designed to correct what politicians perceive to be, the morally …
Rape of Child by Former Washington DOC Director’s Son Spawns Departmental Crisis by John Dannenberg Rape of Child by Former Washington DOC Director’s Son Spawns Departmental Crisis by John E. Dannenberg The Washington State Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of the Department of Corrections’ (WDOC) chief personnel counselor …
Washington State’s Criminal Libel Statute Held Unconstitutional; Prisoner Disciplinary Conviction Vacated by John Dannenberg Washington State’s Criminal Libel Statute Held Unconstitutional; Prisoner Disciplinary Conviction Vacated by John E. Dannenberg The Washington State Court of Appeal, Division 2, ruled that the state’s criminal libel statute was unconstitutional under U.S. Supreme Court …
Washington Jail Remodel Violated State Law, at a Cost of $51.6 million by Mark Wilson King County, Washington officials violated state law by failing to get competitive bids on a security upgrade project at the King County Correctional Facility, according to a March 12, 2008 state audit. Originally slated at …
Washington DOC Denied Qualified Immunity In Prisoner Beating by The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) motioned for summary judgment dismissal in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by a state prisoner who was beaten at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) in 2002. The motion was granted in …
No Right to Appointed Counsel In Washington Marriage Dissolution Proceeding by Washington State resident Brenda King appealed the denial of state funded counsel in a child custody based dissolution of marriage proceeding. The court affirmed the denial holding that no right to free counsel existed in a dissolution proceeding. Brenda …
Legal Financial Obligation Deductions Imposed on All Washington Prisoners by In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court for the State of Washington has held that the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) has authority to collect court-ordered legal financial obligations (LFOs) from all prisoners, regardless of sentence, from non-work related income. …
Washington Court Invalidates Pretrial Substance Abuse Conditions by The Court of Appeals for the State of Washington has held that pretrial conditions for release on personal recognize that require a defendant to undergo an alcohol evaluation, comply with any recommended treatment and attend three weekly self-help meetings were not authorized …
Ninth Circuit: Washington Law Creates Liberty Interest in Sex Offenders’ Early Release to Community Custody by Ninth Circuit: Washington Law Creates Liberty Interest in Sex Offenders’ Early Release to Community Custody A divided panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that Washington State statute RCW § 9.94A.710(1) …
Washington State Crime Lab Chief Resigns by Gary Hunter Washington crime lab chief Barry Logan resigned effective March 14, 2008, after judges in three counties roundly criticized the work performed in state laboratories under his supervision. The fallout mainly stemmed from hundreds of DUI cases that were improperly handled by …
WA Prisoner Properly Denied Access to Savings Account to Hire Lawyer for Parolability Hearing by WA Prisoner Properly Denied Access to Savings Account to Hire Lawyer for Parolability Hearing by Roger Smith Division 2 of the Washington Court of Appeals has upheld a denial by the state Department of Corrections …
$45,000 Awarded to Probationer Subject to Overzealous Probation Officer by $45,000 Awarded to Probationer Subject to Overzealous Probation Officer An arbitrator awarded Washington State probationer Mark S. Rice $44,515 in a claim alleging negligence, emotional distress, and aggravation of a preexisting elbow injury. Washington Department of Corrections Community Corrections Officer …
Washington DOC Fires McNeil Island Employee for Prisoner Fund Theft by Washington DOC Fires McNeil Island Employee for Prisoner Fund Theft On February 22, 2008, the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) fired Colleen Brixley, 48, a fiscal analyst at the McNeil Island Corrections Center, for stealing $103,000 from the …
Spokane Jail Prisoner Murdered in Cell, County Settles Lawsuit for $180,000 by The Spokane County, Washington, Commissioner has agreed to settle a civil rights action prosecuted by the family of a prisoner who was murdered by his cellmates at the Geiger Correction Center (Geiger) in Spokane County for $180,000. In …
Washington Prisoner Gets nearly $10,000 for Work Detail Injury by David Wolfrum, a Washington state prisoner, was closing the doors on a semi-trailer at the McNeil Island Correction Center when the brakes failed, causing the truck to roll backward, pinning Wolfrum against a loading dock. He sued in state court, …
Washington Prisoner Gets $1,750 for Damages to Car by Tony Heiman, a Spokane County, Washington prisoner, was the subject of a warrant for misdemeanor assault. But since a cop gave the court the wrong address for Heiman, he wasn't served with the warrant. He was later arrested in Seattle and …
