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Do Faith-Based Prisons Work? by Alexander Volokh Do Faith-Based Prisons Work? by Alexander Volokh There are a lot of faith-based prison programs out there. As of 2005, 19 states and the federal government had some sort of residential faith-based program, aimed at rehabilitating participating prisoners by teaching them subjects like …
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
North Carolina Repeals Racial Justice Law by North Carolina Repeals Racial Justice Law In June 2013, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation repealing the state’s Racial Justice Act of 2009 (the Act), a controversial law that supporters said was an effort to address racism in death penalty cases. Opponents, …
Hines v. Godinez, IL, Merit Review, Right to Religious Worship, 2014 Case 3:14-cv-00529-1\/lJR-SC\JV Document 9 Filed 07/08/14 Page 1 of 12 Page ID #65 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS MONTORIO C. HINES, No. k57156, Plaintiff, vs. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, S.A. GODINEZ, RICK …
Meadors v. Ulster County, NY, Judgment, Corrections Officers' Hostile Work Environment, 2014 Case 1:09-cv-00550-FJS-RFT Document 102 Filed 08/20/14 Page 1 of 1 ================================================================================ * * * * * UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT * * * * * NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE CASE NO.1:09-CV-550 (FJS/RFT) …
Carr v. Samuels, IN, Amended Complaint, Religious Freedom, 2014 Case 2:14-cv-00001-WTL-WGH Document 18 Filed 06/13/14 Page 1 of 18 PageID #: 206 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION BRIAN CARR et al., Plaintiffs, No. 2:14-cv-00001-WTH-WGH v. CHARLES E. SAMUELS, JR. DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Ninth Circuit: Heck Allows § 1983 Parole Condition Challenges by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Heck Allows § 1983 Parole Condition Challenges by Mark Wilson On July 31, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals joined the Seventh Circuit in holding that the Heck doctrine does not bar all parole condition …
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 …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Seventh Circuit: Atheism Considered a Religion; Survey of Prisoner Interest Required by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit: Atheism Considered a Religion; Survey of Prisoner Interest Required by Mark Wilson On August 16, 2013, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held for the second time that a prisoner’s request to form an …
Oklahoma Law Review Article on Sexually Violent Predator Committment, 2014 Dangerous Diagnoses, Risky Assumptions, and the Failed Experiment of “Sexually Violent Predator” Commitment Deirdre M. Smith † 246 Deering Avenue Portland, Maine 04102 (207) 780-4376 deirdre.smith@maine.edu http://mainelaw.maine.edu/faculty/profiles/smith.html Draft: Please do not quote from or cite to this article without the …
ACLU - PREA LGBTI Toolkit, 2014 PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) TOOLKIT END THE ABUSE Protecting LGBTI Prisoners from Sexual Assault END THE ABUSE Protecting LGBTI Prisoners from Sexual Assault Introduction A prison or jail sentence should never include sexual assault. On May 17, 2012, the Department of Justice released …
Publication • 2014
Race and Punishment Report on Racial Perceptions of Crime and Punishment Sentencing Project 2014 RACE AND PUNISHMENT: RACIAL PERCEPTIONS OF CRIME AND SUPPORT FOR PUNITIVE POLICIES For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject This report was …
Norwood v. Zhang, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2014 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of the 18th day of July 2014, by and between Willie Norwood ("Norwood"), on the one band, and Wexford Health Sow·ces, Inc. ("Wexford"), Dr. Parthasarathi Ghosh ("Ghosh") and Dr. Liping Zhang …
Jamison v. Yolo County, CA, Settlement, Religious Freedom, 2014 SETTLEMEN'( AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE S SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE ("Agreement") is d entered into by and between Plaintiff, JEREMY JAMISON, "Plaintiff," and ts DAVID DENEAU, LT. TINA DAY, and LT. DAVE RADEMAKER. ..Defendants". RECITALS: . Plaintiff filed a lawsuit …
Publication • 2014
Filed under: Gay/Lesbian
Queer Fire-The George Jackson Brigade Men Against Sexisn and Gay Struggle Againt Prison, 2014 “I ’ll tell you what, we were some tough faggots.” -Ed Mead untorelli press Q UEER FIRE the george jackson brigade men against sexism and gay struggle against prison Front Cover: Men Against Sexism members Ed …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
High-Ranking Illinois Prison Official Fired due to Criminal History by High-Ranking Illinois Prison Official Fired due to Criminal History   According to court records obtained by the Chicago Sun Times, Xadrian R. McCraven, 44, has a lengthy criminal history that includes a 1987 conviction for disorderly conduct, a 1989 conviction …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son by Mark Wilson No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Court of Appeals held on July 3, 2013 that a juvenile court improperly assessed whether the Department of …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Gang Policies
California Prison Regulation Governing Gang Validation Upheld by Ninth Circuit by Michael Brodheim California Prison Regulation Governing Gang Validation Upheld by Ninth Circuit   by Michael Brodheim   Last year the Ninth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of a California prison regulation that guides state prison officials in determining whether or …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation by David Reutter Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation   by David Reutter   The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that once a judge relieves a sex offender of the requirement …
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Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
North Dakota Courtroom Shackling Requires Independent Assessment by Judge by Mark Wilson North Dakota Courtroom Shackling Requires Independent Assessment by Judge   by Mark Wilson   The North Dakota Supreme Court has held that a lower court abused its discretion by failing to independently assess the need for shackling a …
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