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Vega v. US, WA, Opinion, Prisoner Civil Rights, 2018
Brief • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, First Amendment, rights
Vega v. US, WA, Opinion, Prisoner Civil Rights, 2018 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUAN D. VEGA, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PIONEER HUMAN SERVICES, DBA Pioneer Fellowship House Residential Reentry Center, AKA Pioneer Industries Inc., a WA Corporation; HEATHER MCINTYRE, in …
Cordoba v. Pulido, CA, Judgment, 2018
Brief • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Cordoba v. Pulido, CA, Judgment, 2018 Case 4:12-cv-04857-SBA Document 329 Filed 02/01/18 Page 1 of 1 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 OAKLAND DIVISION 8 Case No: C 12-04857 SBA 9 10 WILLIAM CORDOBA, Plaintiff, 11 12 JUDGMENT vs. …
Hand v. Scott, FL, Order for Summary Judgment, Voting Rights, 2018
Brief • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Voting, Summary Judgment
Hand v. Scott, FL, Order for Summary Judgment, Voting Rights, 2018 Case 4:17-cv-00128-MW-CAS Document 144 Filed 02/01/18 Page 1 of 43 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAMES MICHAEL HAND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 4:17cv128-MW/CAS RICK SCOTT, in his official capacity as Governor of …
ACLU Northern California v. FBI, CA, Opinion-Appeal, Freedom Of Information Act, 2018
Brief • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Public Records, Freedom of Information Act, FBI
ACLU Northern California v. FBI, CA, Opinion-Appeal, Freedom Of Information Act, 2018 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; ASIAN LAW CAUCUS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, No. 16-15178 D.C. No. 3:10-cv-03759-RS OPINION v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Defendant-Appellant. …
The People v. The Superior Court of Riverside County, CA, Opinion, Retroactive Sentencing of Juvenile Defendant, 2018
Brief • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Sentencing, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders
The People v. The Superior Court of Riverside County, CA, Opinion, Retroactive Sentencing of Juvenile Defendant, 2018 Filed 2/1/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) THE SUPERIOR COURT OF RIVERSIDE ) COUNTY, ) ) Respondent; ) ) PABLO ULLISSES LARA, …
Smith v. Champaign Sheriff, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017
Brief • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medication, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Smith v. Champaign Sheriff, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 2:17-cv-02070-EIL # 42 E-FILED Page 1 of 31 Thursday, 01 February, 2018 05:00:45 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION LILLIE SMITH, INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR of the ESTATE of PAUL E. …
Bread for the World Institute - Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger, 2018
Publication • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Inability to Work, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends, War on Drugs, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Bail, Money/Property, Bail Bonds, Mental Health, Family, Police, housing, jobs
Bread for the World Institute - Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger, 2018 BRIEFING PAPER NUMBER 35, FEBRUARY 2018 Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger by Marlysa D. Gamblin Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and poverty, as well as strategies to end it. …
Rebuilding Trust - CIVIC Report
Publication • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Immigration
Rebuilding Trust - CIVIC Report Rebuilding Trust: A Case Study for Closing & Repurposing Immigration Detention Facilities Copyright © February 2018 Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Cover Design by Liz Martinez The primary author and editor of …
A Pound of Flesh, the Criminalization of Private Debt, ACLU, 2018
Publication • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends
A Pound of Flesh, the Criminalization of Private Debt, ACLU, 2018 A Pound of Flesh The Criminalization of Private Debt A Pound of Flesh The Criminalization of Private Debt © 2018 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION Contents Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . …
HI DPS - GTL Announcement - Effective 2-1-2018
Kickback publication • February 1, 2018
Filed under: Organizing, Telephone Access
HI DPS - GTL Announcement - Effective 2-1-2018 8/28/2019 Department of Public Safety State of Hawaii Department of Public Safety Home » Effective February 1, 2018, all inmate phone calls (local, inter-island, mainland, and international) are provided by Global Tel Link (GTL). This provider allows calls to landline and wireless …
Ninth Circuit Blocks Deportation of ICE Detainee Who Received $125,000 for County Jail Rape
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Jail Specific, Immigration
Ninth Circuit Blocks Deportation of ICE Detainee Who Received $125,000 for County Jail Rape by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In August 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the deportation of Audemio Orozco-Ramirez, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2013, …
Oregon Juvenile Prisoners Denied Law Libraries, Legal Assistance; Claims Not Heck-Barred
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Law Library Access/Adequacy, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
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. …
Report Critical of BOP’s Solitary Confinement Policy for Mentally Ill Prisoners
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health
Report Critical of BOP’s Solitary Confinement Policy for Mentally Ill Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In July 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report highly critical of the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) policy of confining mentally ill prisoners in Restrictive …
French Officials to Install Phones in 50,000 Prison Cells
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform, Telephone Access
French Officials to Install Phones in 50,000 Prison Cells by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin In a bold move designed to reduce cell phone trafficking and improve rehabilitative efforts, on January 2, 2018, French officials opened the bidding process for a telecom provider to install landline telephones in each of …
Total Cost of Pretrial Detention Estimated at up to $140 Billion Annually
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform, Cost of Prison Systems, Jail Specific
Total Cost of Pretrial Detention Estimated at up to $140 Billion Annually by According to a report by the Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) released in January 2017, U.S. taxpayers “spend approximately $38 million per day to jail people who are awaiting trial (63% of the total jail population, or more …
$637,500 Settlement for Texas Jail Suicide
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
$637,500 Settlement for Texas Jail Suicide by On March 9, 2017, Ochiltree County, Texas settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who committed suicide at the local jail, agreeing to pay $637,500. The county also paid guardian ad litem fees of $10,100 and agreed to change policies …
California Jail Doctor Faces Medical Board Discipline for Negligent Care
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Medical, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
California Jail Doctor Faces Medical Board Discipline for Negligent Care by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin According to an October 2017 news report, an investigation by the Medical Board of California found that Dr. Michelle A. Thomas was negligent in the care of five prisoners at the Fresno County Jail …
North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 11, 2017, two North Carolina brothers who had been wrongfully convicted and spent 31 years in prison before being exonerated of a rape-murder by DNA evidence moved to dismiss their lawsuit …
Prison Policy Initiative Report Addresses Jail Populations
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform, Jail Specific
Prison Policy Initiative Report Addresses Jail Populations by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The non-profit, Massachusetts-based Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) published a report on May 31, 2017 that argued local jails, which hold “one of every three people behind bars” in the United States, have for too long been ignored …
California Billionaire Pushes States to Adopt “Marsy’s Law”
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Escapes, Victims, Criminal Procedure
California Billionaire Pushes States to Adopt “Marsy’s Law” by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke California billionaire Dr. Henry T. Nicholas and his mother entered a grocery store in 1983, a few days after his sister, Marsalee, was murdered. There they ran into her boyfriend, who had been arrested for the …
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