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Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Sentencing
Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah by Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah A recent research study and news reports have revealed an increase in the number of prisoners across the nation – and particularly in Utah – sentenced to life in …
Utah First to Explicitly Allow Organ Donation by Prisoners
Article • January 13, 2015
Filed under: Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Transplants
Utah First to Explicitly Allow Organ Donation by Prisoners by Utah First to Explicitly Allow Organ Donation by Prisoners   On March 28, 2013, Utah became the first state to explicitly allow prisoners to donate their organs if they die while incarcerated, a controversial move that pits some prisoner-rights advocates …
Center for American Progress - One Strike and You’re Out, 2014
Publication • December 1, 2014
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Criminal justice system reform, Employee Searches, Criminal Prosecution, Indigent Defense, Child Support and Establishment of Paternity Act, housing
Center for American Progress - One Strike and You’re Out, 2014 One Strike and You’re Out How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014 W W W.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG One Strike and You’re Out How We Can …
Utah Democrat Defeated for Party Post Defeated After "Outing" as Private Prison Official
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Private Prisons, Management and Training Corporation, Gay/Lesbian
Utah Democrat Defeated for Party Post Defeated After "Outing" as Private Prison Official by Utah Democrat Defeated for Party Post Defeated After "Outing" as Private Prison Official   By Derek Gilna   Her position as Vice-Chairman of Management and Training Corporation (MTC), third largest private prison operator in the United …
Utah Prisoner Awarded $200 for Violation of Religious Rights
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Religious Discrimination, RLUIPA, Publications/Books, Religious Diet, Religious Practices
Utah Prisoner Awarded $200 for Violation of Religious Rights by Utah Prisoner Awarded $200 for Violation of Religious Rights A federal district court awarded $200 to a Utah prisoner who sued on the grounds that prison officials interfered with his right to freely exercise his religion. However, the Tenth Circuit …
Davis County, UT, Standing Order, Pay to Stay Fees, 2014
Brief • April 9, 2014
Filed under: Restitution
Davis County, UT, Standing Order, Pay to Stay Fees, 2014 IN THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT, DAVIS COUNTY STATE OF UTAH STANDING ORDER IN AND FOR ALL CRIMINAL CASES OVER WHICH JUDGE MICHAEL G. ALLPHIN PRESIDES RE: Stay on the Davis County Sheriffs Office's practice of taking funds from inmate accounts …
Second District Ct Davis Co. UT Standing Order County Taking Funds from Inmate Accts for Jail & Medical Costs 2014
Brief • April 9, 2014
Filed under: Medical, Cost of Prison Systems, Costs, Bill of Costs
Second District Ct Davis Co. UT Standing Order County Taking Funds from Inmate Accts for Jail & Medical Costs 2014 Before the COMMONWEALTH OF MASACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE No. D.T.C 11-16 PETITION OF REIPIENTS OF COLLECT CALLS FROM PRISONERS AT CORRECTIOANL INSTITUTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS SEEKING RELIEF FROM THE …
Tenth Circuit: FRAP 4(b) Clock Commences Upon Entry in Public Docket
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Appeals, Limitations, Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
Tenth Circuit: FRAP 4(b) Clock Commences Upon Entry in Public Docket by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a judgment must be entered on a district court’s publicly accessible criminal docket to commence the 14-day time limit in which a defendant may file a notice of appeal. Francisco …
Inmate Orientation Booklet UDC UT State Prison 2013
Publication • September 1, 2013
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement
Inmate Orientation Booklet UDC UT State Prison 2013 STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS UTAH STATE PRISON INMATE FRIENDS AND FAMILY ORIENTATION BOOKLET Modified and updated September 2013 by Joe Doman, Captain R&O Unit, Uinta Facility Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 General information………………………………………………………………………………………2 Visiting…………………………………………………………………………………………………… .4 Mail/Commissary/Property…………….………………………………………………………………… …
Bodily Injury Enhancement in Federal Guidelines Requires Significant Injury
Article • August 15, 2013
Filed under: Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
Bodily Injury Enhancement in Federal Guidelines Requires Significant Injury by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that injuries sustained by a jail guard were insufficient to sustain a two-level sentence enhancement for bodily injury. While imprisoned at Utah’s Weber County Jail on November 21, 2004, federal prisoner Francisco Mejia-Canales …
Utah DOC Ends "English Only" Visitation Requirement
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
Filed under: Visiting
Utah DOC Ends "English Only" Visitation Requirement by Christopher Zoukis Utah DOC Ends "English Only" Visitation Requirement by Christopher Zoukis As of August 1, 2013, Utah state prisoners are able to talk to their visitors in languages other than English, reversing a longstanding policy. The change puts an end to …
$2,000 Settlement in Failure to Treat Dental Problems
Article • August 15, 2013
Filed under: Medical, Dental Care
$2,000 Settlement in Failure to Treat Dental Problems by Officials with the Utah Department of Corrections agreed on June 28, 2004, to settle a lawsuit claiming they were deliberately indifferent to prisoner Brian K. Stack’s dental condition. Stack apparently claimed that his transfer from a Utah prison to the Dove …
Attorney’s Violation of Court’s Limine Order Requires New Trial
Article • August 15, 2013
Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Misconduct
Attorney’s Violation of Court’s Limine Order Requires New Trial by The Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial in a lawsuit that charged negligence on the part of Ogden City and one of its police officers in the death of a woman as a result of a high speed chase. …
Some Jails Turning to Video Visitation Only
Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013
Filed under: Visiting
Some Jails Turning to Video Visitation Only by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Weber County Jail in Ogden, Utah has joined a growing trend – moving to video visits for prisoners – and has also started charging prisoners' families for "extra" visitation time. In 2009 the jail replaced in-person, …
Kuchcinski v. Box Elder County, UT, Complaint, Due Process and Bail, 2013
Brief • June 7, 2013
Filed under: Bail Bonds, Police, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Traffic stop
Kuchcinski v. Box Elder County, UT, Complaint, Due Process and Bail, 2013 Case 1:13-cv-00084-RJS Document 2 Filed 06/07/13 Page 1 of 10 FILED ELECTRONICALLY James E. Harward (Utah Bar #4702) W. Earl Webster (Utah Bar #12274) HARWARD & ASSOCIATES Jordan Commons Office Tower 9350 South 150 East, Suite 740 Sandy, …
Utah: Private Company Offers to Pick Up Prison Tab
Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Organizing, Lobbying
Utah: Private Company Offers to Pick Up Prison Tab by Eric S. Peterson One of the big efforts by the 2013 Utah legislature was authorizing the Prison Relocation and Development Authority to start taking proposals to relocate the Utah State Prison in Draper and unlock the prime real estate underneath …
Utah Potentially Liable for Juvenile’s Death; Incarceration Exception to State’s Immunity Inapplicable
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Filed under: Classification, Work Release, Sovereign Immunity, Accidents, Juvenile Prisons
Utah Potentially Liable for Juvenile’s Death; Incarceration Exception to State’s Immunity Inapplicable by The Utah Supreme Court has that the “incarceration exception” to the state’s waiver of sovereign immunity does not apply to a juvenile offender’s placement in an unsecured community-based proctor home. Sixteen-year-old Dillon Whitney was charged with several …
Utah: Prisoners’ Education Should be Cheaper, More Efficient, Report Says
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Education
Utah: Prisoners’ Education Should be Cheaper, More Efficient, Report Says by Secondary education for Utah prisoners are wasting tax dollars and, more importantly, wasting educational resources, according to an August 2012 report by the state’s Legislative Auditor General. Utah lawmakers wanted to know how efficient and effective are high school …
Tenth Circuit Holds Sex Offenders Who Leave U.S. Must Still Register
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
Tenth Circuit Holds Sex Offenders Who Leave U.S. Must Still Register by Derek Gilna The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 23, 2011 that a Utah sex offender must register in his home state even if he intends to permanently leave the U.S. to live in another country. …
Utah Private Corrections Center Employees under Federal Indictment for Evidence Tampering
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Cornell Corrections, Guard Misconduct, Disciplinary Hearings, Evidence, Drug Testing, Criminal Prosecution
Utah Private Corrections Center Employees under Federal Indictment for Evidence Tampering by A federal investigation resulted in criminal charges against two employees of a Salt Lake City, Utah corrections center for federal prisoners. A federal probe targeted Cornell Community Corrections Center, a private corporation that contracts to house prisoners who …
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