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Montana Guards' Disciplinary Sanctions and Names Held Disclosable by Several guards at the Montana State Prison were disciplined for their behavior during a riot in which several prisoners in protective custody were killed. Numerous newspapers' requests for a copy of the report outlining the guards' discipline was granted, but the …
Pochoda v. Arpaio, AZ, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 Joel B. Robbins, Esq. (011065) Anne E. Findling, Esq. (010871) ROBBINS & CURTIN, p.l.l.c. 301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite B-100 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Tel: 602/285-0100 Fax: 602/265-0267 joel@robbinsandcurtin.com 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF …
Summer of Discontent by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Underlying the purported societal goal of prisoner rehabilitation lurks the reality of what impedes it: systemic violence that defines the adversarial relationship between all men and women behind bars, prisoners and guards alike. Driven by racial animus, drugs, anger, gang …
Riots at CCA Prisons Reveal Weaknesses in Out-of-State Imprisonment Policies by Matthew T. Clarke By Matthew T. Clarke States, strapped by tight budgets and pressed by swelling prison populations, are faced with the Hobson's choice of releasing prisoners early to ease overcrowding or building prisons they can ill afford to …
Ingram v. Turner et al, TN, Amended Complaint, riot snitching assault ad seg retaliation 8th Am, 2008 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0186 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0187 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0188 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0189 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0190 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0191 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0192 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0193 CCA-AF …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
Jail Uprisings in Oklahoma and Arkansas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke June 2007 saw three disturbances at two jails in Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Pittsburg County, Oklahoma jail was built in 1974 and designed to hold 64 prisoners. On June 26, 2007 almost 100 were packed into the facility. …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
Uprising at GEO Group Illinois Jail by On June 1, 2007, forty-six prisoners at the Tri-County Justice and Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois were involved in an hour-long riot. The 226-bed jail is owned by Pulaski County but operated by Florida-based GEO Group, formerly known as Wackenhut. The disturbance began …
San Antonio Sheriff Pleads No Contest to Corruption Charges, Resigns by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2007, Bexar County, Texas Sheriff Ralph Lopez, 71, was indicted on three felony counts involving corruption. Lopez tendered his resignation on September 1, 2007, and two days later pleaded no contest to …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Washington State: No Restoration of Felon Voting Rights Until Fines and Restitution are Paid by On July 26, 2007, a majority of the Washington State Supreme Court held that pursuant to state law, felons must first pay all court-imposed fines and restitution before their voting rights are restored. A strong …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Filed under: Voting, Sentencing, Parole
Florida's Parole Commission Slows Restoration of Felons' Civil Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In April 2007, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and his Cabinet made it easier for some felons to regain their civil rights, including their right to vote. The new rules automatically restore rights to non-violent …
Brief • January 31, 2008
Killmon v. City of Miami, FL, Mot for Final Part SJ, FTAA Protests 2008 Case 1:04-cv-20707-CMA Document 532 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/31/2008 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 04-CV-20707 - ALTONAGA/Turnoff KILLMON, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. CITY OF MIAMI, et al., …
Videotape Confidentiality Claim Requires Specifics of Reasoning for Review by A New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, has held that a generalized confidentiality assertion by the Department of Corrections (DOC) was improper, and the DOC must present sufficient evidence to enable the court to review its confidentiality claim. The ruling …
Article • January 15, 2008
Conflicting State Statutes Require Reversal of Massachusetts Riot Convictions by Defendant Randall Spearin and co defendant Gualter M. Camara, both Massachusetts State prisoners, appealed their convictions from a 2001 uprising at the Bristol County House of Corrections (Bristol), where they were incarcerated and led a riot. When they filed an …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Some Australian Prisoners Entitled to Vote by The High Court of Australia has held that a 2006 law prohibiting prisoners serving a sentence of less than three years from voting was invalid under the Commonwealth Constitution. The special action before The High Court challenged the Commonwealth Electoral Act amendment of …
Former Illinois DOC Director, Former Prisoner Advocate, Others Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges by The former Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2007 on charges of taking $50,000 in kickbacks from health care vendors that received state prison contracts. …
Pennsylvania County Jail System Overcrowded, Under-Regulated by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Almost everyone with experience on the incarceration side of America's criminal justice system will tell you they would rather do time in prison than in a jail. The primary reason is that the overall conditions of confinement …
Article • December 15, 2007
Attica And Coxsackie Riot Tapes' Production Ordered To Media With Appropriate Redaction by The New York Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) appealed an Albany County Supreme Court judgment ordering the disclosure of tapes during uprisings at two correctional facilities. Disclosure was affirmed. The Buffalo Broadcasting Company, Inc., (Media) requested tapes …
Bail Bond Businesses Getting Black Eye in Texas, California by Gary Hunter It's common knowledge that outside the federal Bureau of Prisons, California and Texas have the largest prison systems in the U.S. So it should come as no surprise that bail bonds are big business in both states. But …
Article • December 15, 2007 • from PLN December, 2007
Wisconsin Felon Convicted of Voter Fraud for Voting by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a convicted felon for voter fraud. During the 2004 election cycle, Kimberly Prude was serving a term of supervised release for a forgery conviction in Wisconsin. Under Wisconsin law, Prude …
Policy Lock-Down, The Institute On Money In State Politics, 95 pp., softbound, April 2006 by John Dannenberg reviewed by John E. Dannenberg In a classic case of "follow the money," The Institute On Money In State Politics (IMSP) reviewed influence-peddling by private prison corporations (and their leaders, lobbyists, and subcontractors) …
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