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Brief • April 11, 2018
C.S., et. al. v. King County, WA, juveniles in solitary confinement, motion to approve settlement, Exhibit A, 2018 EXHIBIT A Exhibit A-1 Exhibit A-2 Exhibit A-3 Exhibit A-4 Exhibit A-5
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Alabama Supreme Court Holds Miller Entitled to Retroactivity by On August 25, 2017, the Alabama Supreme Court held the decision in Miller v. Alabama, 132 S.Ct. 2455 (2012), which prohibits mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juvenile offenders, was “a substantive rule that is retroactive in cases on collateral review.” That ruling …
Penal Reform International, Thailand Institute of Justice: Global Prison Trends, 2018 GLOBAL PRISON TRENDS 2018 SPECIAL FOCUS Pull-out section The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders in the era of sustainable development Global Prison Trends 2018 This document is co-published and produced with financial assistance from the Thailand Institute of Justice …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Statute of Limitations for Oregon Child Sex Abuse Claims Expires at Age 40, Not 24 by The Oregon Court of Appeals held in August 2017 that a lower court had improperly determined that civil claims filed by a child sexual abuse victim were time-barred. While the statute of limitations in …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Fifth Circuit Okays Mississippi County’s Strip Search of 12-Year-Old Girl by On February 21, 2017, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to Lee County, Mississippi in a lawsuit over a pre-teen girl who was strip searched after being brought to a county …
Article • February 22, 2018
Filed under: Medical, Juveniles
Medicaid for Juvenile Detainees Rejected (Ohio) by Mark Wilson
TG v. Kern County, CA, Complaint, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00257-DAD-JLT Document 1 Filed 02/21/18 Page 1 of 56 1 2 3 4 MELINDA BIRD (SBN: 102236) Disability Rights California 350 S. Bixel Street, Suite 290 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: (213) 213-8000 Facsimile: (213) 213-8001 Email: melinda.bird@disabilityrightsca.org CARLY J. MUNSON (SBN: …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Oregon Juvenile Prisoners Denied Law Libraries, Legal Assistance; Claims Not Heck-Barred by On June 5, 2017, an Oregon federal district court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a state prisoner who alleged he was denied access to a law library and legal assistance while confined in a juvenile facility. …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
New York: Inhumanity in the Guise of Education at Rikers Island Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The New York City Board of Correction (BOC), which provides oversight of the city’s jails, has approved the use of controversial “restraint desks” for violent prisoners aged 18 to 21 held at …
Article • January 3, 2018
Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
Social Impact Bond Flounders in Rikers Island Youth Project by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Social impact bonds (SIBs) are investment vehicles by which  charitable organizations or individuals can invest in a project to benefit a government agency. If the government agency reaches a pre-determined goal with it bond investment, the …
Political Contributions Drove Juvenile Prison Privatization by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida is moving to privatize all of its state-run juvenile detention centers. The move comes despite allegations of abuse at two of the state’s private juvenile detention centers. “These programs offer unique services and facilities that should …
Florida Legislator Tackles Abuse of Juvenile Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida legislator who was disturbed by publicized accounts of violence being inflicted on the state’s juvenile prison is using his experience as an auditor to get to the bottom of the problem and recommend change.  …
Article • December 26, 2017
MA Supreme Court: Registration Not Mandatory for Juvenile Sex Offenders by Matthew Clarke On February 17, 2017, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that sex offender registration and GPS monitoring were not mandatory for a juvenile who had been convicted of a sex offense and adjudicated both as a …
Article • December 21, 2017
Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
Report: Rikers Island "Enhanced Supervision Housing for Young Adults" Problematic by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On July 24, 2017, the New York City Board of Correction (BOC) released a report titled, "Enhanced Supervision Housing for Young Adults," which highlighted the challenges to eliminating injustices at the Rikers Island jail …
Article • December 13, 2017
Filed under: Strip Searches, Juveniles
Third Circuit Okays Blanket Strip-Search Policy for Juvenile Detainees by In a decision filed September 15, 2015, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a juvenile detention center policy which required strip searches of all detainees upon intake, regardless of the seriousness of their crimes, did not violate …
Cannon v. State of Delaware, DE, Opinion, Criminal Negligence, 2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE TRACY CANNON, Respondent Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Petitioner Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 254, 2017 Court Below: Family Court of …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
New York Jail Agrees to End Solitary Confinement of Juveniles by Matthew Clarke, Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna and Matt Clarke Jail officials in Syracuse, New York have agreed to end solitary confinement for 16- and 17-year-old juvenile offenders held at the Onondaga County Justice Center under the terms of …
Article • November 30, 2017
Michigan Juveniles Entitled Miller Montgomery Resentencing by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit remanded a suit challenging Michigan juvenile life without parole (LWOP) statutes, to address the issues under the legal landscape established by the United States Supreme Court. On remand, …
Article • November 28, 2017
Filed under: Costs, Juveniles
Ninth Circuit: Incarceration Costs Subject to Bankruptcy Discharge by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "Seeking to obtain…revenue by unremittingly pursuing legal actions against disadvantaged individuals--the counterproductive practice at issue here--can have damaging effects on the community," the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently declared. "Not only …
Brief • November 20, 2017
Filed under: Juveniles
State of Washington v. HZ-B, FindLaw Analysis, Seal Juvenile's Record, 2017 3/14/2018 STATE OF WASHINGTON v. H.Z.-B., Respondent. | FindLaw Not a Legal Professional? Visit our consumer site Register | Login CASES & CODES PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Forms FindLaw Caselaw Washington WA Ct. App. JOBS & CAREERS NEWSLETTERS Lawyer Marketing Corporate …
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