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Article • March 3, 2016
Electronic Monitoring Has Become the New Debtors Prison by Eric Markowitz It all started with a traffic violation. Antonio Green didn’t have a license and admits he shouldn’t have been driving. But when his mother’s 1994 Chrysler Sebring broke down at a Taco Bell near their home in October last …
Article • March 3, 2016
Exploring the wrongful conviction statute by By Harry Williams IV In 2013, Washington became the 28th state to pass a “wrongful conviction” statute. The Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act, codified at RCW 4.100, streamlines the procedures for seeking compensation for those wrongfully convicted and helps your client avoid some of the …
Article • March 1, 2016
Inside Kentucky's Unregulated, Private Probation Industry by By James McNair, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting This article was produced by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, a new, nonprofit newsroom from 89.3 WFPL News and Louisville Public Media. Read more at kycir.org. ELIZABETHTOWN -- Getting busted with a small amount …
New York City Pays $41 Million for Wrongful Convictions in Central Park Jogger Rape Case by Derek Gilna The City of New York, after eleven years of litigation, finally agreed to pay $41 million to settle a case involving the wrongful conviction of five former prisoners who were juveniles at …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Wrongfully Convicted Members of “Beatrice Six” Entitled to Compensation Despite False Confessions; Eighth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton On July 18, 2014, the Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the right of two members of the infamous “Beatrice Six” to receive up to $500,000 each in compensation despite the fact …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Exonerated Illinois Man Receives $7.6 Million Settlement by David Reutter The City of Chicago paid $7,625,000 to settle a civil rights action brought by a former prisoner who was wrongfully convicted of rape and exonerated by DNA evidence. Dean Cage was 27 years old when he was arrested for the …
Supreme Court: Retroactivity Ends Mandatory Juvenile LWOP Sentences by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 decision, held on January 25, 2016 that juvenile offenders can no longer be sentenced by state courts to mandatory life without parole (LWOP), even in capital cases. The Court ruled that its …
Last Member of “Angola 3” Released from Louisiana Prison after 44 Years by David Reutter The last remaining member of the “Angola 3” – believed to have served the longest term in solitary confinement in the United States – was released from prison after almost 44 years, while consistently maintaining …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
D.C. Appellate Court Reverses $2.3 Million Wrongful Imprisonment Award by Derek Gilna The District of Columbia’s Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment against the D.C. government based upon the municipal liability standard set forth in Monell v. Dept. of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978). According to the appellate …
Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
U.S. Court of Claims Awards Federal Prisoner $172,465.75 for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna Michael Alan Crooker, wrongfully convicted in Massachusetts on a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, had his conviction reversed on appeal by the First Circuit in 2010, setting the stage for …
Publication • February 26, 2016
Investigative Report - DOC Early Release of Offenders, Vol 1, Yarmuth Wilsdon, 2016 INVESTIGATIVE REPORT RE: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS – EARLY RELEASE OF OFFENDERS VOLUME 1 – REPORT Department of Corrections – Early Release of Offenders TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................1 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................2 III. IV. A. Synopsis …
Publication • February 25, 2016
State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons 1998 Statistical Tables, DOJ BJS, 2001 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 1998 Statistical Tables http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/scscfst.htm By Matthew R. Durose Statistician Patrick A. Langan, Ph.D. Statistician December 2001, NCJ 190637 State Court …
Publication • February 25, 2016
State Sentencing and Corrections Policy in an Era of Fiscal Restraint, Sentencing Project, 2002 514 10TH S TREET NW, S UITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 S TAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG State Sentencing and Corrections Policy in an Era of Fiscal Restraint Ryan S. King and …
Publication • February 25, 2016
Filed under: Sentencing
The State of Sentencing 2007 - Developments in Policy and Practice, Sentencing Project, 2008 The State of Sentencing 2007 Developments in Policy and Practice Ryan S. King January 2008 For further information: The Sentencing Project 514 10th St. NW Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 628-0871 www.sentencingproject.org This report was …
Publication • February 25, 2016
Truth in Sentencing - Availability of Federal Grants Influenced Laws in Some States, GAO, 1998 United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to Congressional Requesters February 1998 TRUTH IN SENTENCING Availability of Federal Grants Influenced Laws in Some States GAO/GGD-98-42 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General …
Publication • February 25, 2016
Filed under: Sentencing
Truth in Sentencing in State Prisons, DOJ BJS, 1999 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report January 1999, NCJ 170032 Truth in Sentencing in State Prisons By Paula M. Ditton Doris James Wilson BJS Statisticians The amount of time offenders serve in prison …
Publication • February 25, 2016
Filed under: Three Strikes
Unintended Consequences of Three-Strikes Laws, Iyengar, 2007 I’d rather be Hanged for a Sheep than a Lamb The Unintended Consequences of ‘Three-Strikes’ Laws Radha Iyengar Harvard University October 2007 The opinions and conclusions are solely those of the author. I grateful to Orley Ashenfelter, David Autor, Hank Farber, Lawrence Katz, …
Publication • February 25, 2016
Washingtons Offender Accountability Act - Outcomes, WSIPP, 2005 Washington State Institute for Public Policy 110 Fifth Avenue Southeast, Suite 214 • PO Box 40999 • Olympia, WA 98504-0999 • (360) 586-2677 • www.wsipp.wa.gov July 2005 WASHINGTON’S OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY ACT: A FIRST LOOK AT OUTCOMES‡ On an average working day in …
Publication • February 24, 2016
Assembly Bill No. 1539 (Compassionate Release and Sentencing), CA Legislative Counsel's Digest, 2007 Assembly Bill No. 1539 CHAPTER 740 An act to amend Section 1170 of the Penal Code, relating to sentencing. [Approved by Governor October 14, 2007. Filed with Secretary of State October 14, 2007.] legislative counsel’s digest AB …
Publication • February 24, 2016
Exonerations in 2015, The National Registry of Exonerations, 2016 EXONERATIONS IN 2015 The National Registry of Exonerations February 3, 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • A RECORD NUMBER OF EXONERATIONS 2015 set a record for exonerations in the United States—149 that we know of so far, in 29 states, the District of …
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