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Brief • January 10, 2018
Jones v. State of Texas, TX, Opinion, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, 2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-59,823-07 EX PARTE JAMES DOUGLAS JONES, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NUMBER 2003-197D IN THE 421ST DISTRICT COURT FROM CALDWELL COUNTY Per curiam. Y …
Brief • January 10, 2018
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Brief • January 10, 2018
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Hampton v. Dept Corrections, IL, Settlement, 2017
Maryland v. Bashunn, MD, Opinion, Bane Review, 2018 State of Maryland v. Bashunn Christopher Phillips (No. 49, September Term, 2017) Opinion by Wilner, J. The defendant in a criminal case moved in limine to preclude the State from offering certain evidence on the ground that it was unreliable under Reed …
Publication • January 9, 2018
Human Rights Watch: Dark Side: Secret Origins of Evidence in U.S. Criminal Cases Dark Side Secret Origins of Evidence in US Criminal Cases Copyright © 2018 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-6231-35645 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch defends …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
They Thought They Were Going to Rehab. They Ended up in Chicken Plants by Amy Julia Harris, Shoshana Walter by Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter, Reveal The worst day of Brad McGahey’s life was the day a judge decided to spare him from prison. McGahey was 23 with dreams of …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
News in Brief by Australia: According to a June 2017 news report, a GEO Group-run prison in Queensland was busted for dumping raw sewage. The waste was threatening a creek near the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre, according to an anonymous source inside the facility who said, “A sewage truck pumped …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Florida Guard Gets 21 Months for Attacking Prisoner, Planting Weapon by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On December 14, 2017, former Floridaprison Sgt. Willie L. Walker was sentenced to almost two years in federal prison for attacking a prisoner and then planting a weapon to justify the beating. In March …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
OIG Report Slams CoreCivic’s Management of Leavenworth Prison by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna An April 2017 report by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) strongly criticized private prison company CoreCivic (formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America), which operates the Leavenworth Detention Center (LDC) …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
$160,000 Settles New Jersey Jail Class Action Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna After eleven years of litigation and five failed consent decrees, Camden County, New Jersey corrections officials have finally agreed to pay $160,000 to settle a federal civil rights suit that alleged severe overcrowding, sanitation, poor nutrition …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Private Prison CEO Heads Search for United Way Leader by Until recently, Damon Hininger, president and CEO of CoreCivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), served as chairman of the Board of Trustees for the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN). CoreCivic is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. After UWMN CEO …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
North Carolina Reforms Solitary Confinement Policies Following Vera Report by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The non-profit Vera Institute of Justice, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, published a report in December 2016 that detailed excessive use of solitary confinement in North …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Retaliation
Assaultive Behavior by Michigan Prisoners Subject to Aggressive Prosecution by To stop Michigan state prisoners from throwing food, feces or bodily fluids on guards--or exposing themselves--a new Officer Dignity Initiative has been created through a partnership between the Prosecuting Attorney Association of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), the …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Sentencing, Overdetention
Sentencing Project Report Examines Increasing Number of Life Sentences by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The non-profit Washington, D.C.-based Sentencing Project released a report in May 2017, titled “Still Life: America’s Increasing Use of Life and Long-Term Sentences,” that explores the high number of prisoners serving life sentences despite declining …
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 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Fifth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against GEO Group Attorneys for Discovery Abuse by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 12, 2016, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas district court’s sanctions of $1,000 each against lawyers representing GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest private prison operator, after finding they …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
$15,000 Settlement in New Mexico Jail Rape Case Based on Polygraph Results by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke When New Mexico state prisoner Rhiannon Montoya was 36, she was incarcerated at the Rio Arriba County Jail. There she met guard Orlando Ulibarri, whom she accused of sexually assaulting her. Montoya …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Seventh Circuit: Injured Federal Detainee Meets Negligence Standard in Fall from Stool by On June 23, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a detainee in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service met the criteria for application of the res ipsa loquitur doctrine, and the record would permit …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
West Virginia Prisoner Injured on Work Crew Denied Workers’ Compensation by The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals held on June 8, 2017 that “a person confined in a state correctional facility or jail who is participating in a work-release program [is prohibited] from receiving workers’ compensation benefits for any …
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