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Illinois Cook County Jail Embroiled in Shootings, Scandals and Escapes by by Gary Hunter Shootings, stabbings, suicides, a death and multiple escapes have turned the Cook County Jail in Chicago on its proverbial ear over the past year, in addition to misconduct by guards, a change in the jails leadership …
Private Geo Prison in Texas Rocked By Prisoner Abuse, Disturbance and Escape by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke Recently, the Newton County Correctional Center (NCCC), a private prison in Newton, Texas run by the Boca Raton, Florida-based Geo Group, has experienced several incidents involving the out-of-state Idaho prisoners housed …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
U.S. Businesses Lobby Government to Curb Federal Prosecutors by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke U.S. businesses and Wall Street investment companies have begun a campaign to get the Justice Department to reign in federal prosecutors in business crime cases. The effort by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Securities Industry …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Floridas Felon Disenfranchisement Law Upheld by David Reutter Florida's Felon Disenfranchisement Law Upheld by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, has held that Florida's felon disenfranchisement law does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or the Voting Rights Act. Before …
Lujan v. CCA, CO, Deposition - Crouse, Negligence Mass Riot, 2006 Lujan v. Corrections Corporation of America Leland Brent Crouse 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO I NDE X EXAMINATION OF LELAND BRENT CROUSE August 16. 2006 Case No. 06-CV-00054-REB-CBS VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF: August …
Article • August 15, 2006 • from PLN August, 2006
European Court of Human Rights Voids UKs Blanket Bans On Prisoner Voting by Matthew Clarke European Court of Human Rights Voids UKs Blanket Bans On Prisoner Voting by Matthew T. Clarke On October 6, 2005, the European Court of Human Rights issued a Grand Chamber Judgment holding that Britains blanket …
Article • August 15, 2006 • from PLN August, 2006
Texas State Representative Criticized For Helping Prisoners and Families by Matthew T. Clarke Texas Representative Terri Hodge has been taking heat for (gasp!) helping prisoners and their families, in other words--for doing her job. Hodge is accused of the following: (1) helping arrange rare face-to-face meetings between parole-eligible prisoners and …
CCA Florida Jail Operations: An Experiment in Mismanagement by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After being in business for twenty-three years, one would think that Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) would have refined the art of running prisons and jails. Yet an examination of CCA's three jails in Florida …
Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006
Filed under: Organizing, Voting, Injunctions
Washington Ex-Cons Cant Be Denied Voting Rights Because of Unpaid LFOs by Washington Ex-Cons Cant Be Denied Voting Rights Because of Unpaid LFOs On March 27, 2006, Judge Michael Spearman, of the Superior Court of King County, Washington held that withholding voting rights from released felons, solely because they owe …
Torture in Maine Prison by Lance Tapley Torture in Maine Prison by Lance Tapley The mission of the Maine State Prison is to provide a safe, secure, and humane correctional environment for the incarcerated offender. Five hollering guards wearing helmets, face shields, and full body armor charge into a mentally …
GAO: Private Contractors Perform Poorly At Overseas Military Prisons by Matthew T. Clarke A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released April 29, 2005, criticized the militarys poor management of private contractors in Iraq and put partial blame for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal on private contractors and their poor management. …
Abu Ghraib: Enduring Symbol of Hated Regimes by Matthew T. Clarke Abu Ghraib, a 280-acre prison complex located 20 miles west of Baghdad, is a well known symbol to the Iraqi people. Abu Ghraib holds about 3,500 of the approximately 10,500 prisoners held by American forces in Iraq. All prisoners …
State Auditor Blasts Colorado DOC's Private Prison Oversight Failures by Matthew T. Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke In June 2005, the Colorado State Auditor released its April 2005 report of the performance audit of private prisons contracted by the Colorado Department of Corrections. The report strongly criticized the private prisons …
Cruz v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Lee riot guard beating, 2006 LANGROCK SPERRY & WOOL, LLP MIDDLEBURY BURUNGTON Michael W. Wool Mark L. Sperry Christopher L. Davis Thomas Z. Carlson Susan M. Murray Alison ). Bell Lisa B. Shelkrot Eric M. Knudsen David W. M. Conard ATTORNEYS AT LAW Peter F. …
Abrahamson v. CCA, CO, Complaint, Crowley riot failure to protect, 2006 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiff(s): JASON M. ABRAHAMSON, JARED ADAM, WILLIAM …
Abrahamson v. CCA, CO, Amended Complaint, Crowley riot failure to protect, 2006 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CR0 WLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 A COURT USE ONLY A Plaintiff(s): JASON M. ABRAHAMSON, JARED …
Rebellion at CCA Prison in Texas by On August 27, 2005, a riot involving hundreds of prisoners broke out in a private prison run by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in Mineral Wells, Texas, injuring a dozen prisoners and two guards. The sixteen-year-old, 2,100-bed facility holds prisoners with less than …
Baker v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 LYNN, TM1 & M1HALICH 7 FC ATTORNEYS AT LAW BARBARA R. BLACKMAN STEVEN C. COLLIER PIETRO J. LYNN JENNIFER G. MIHALICH MATTHEW A. SIEBEL HEATHER E. THOMAS JEFFREY S. MARLIN March 13, 2006 Devin McLaughlin, Esq. Langrock Sperry & Wool …
Article • December 15, 2005 • from PLN December, 2005
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Virginia Governor Warner Restores Felons' Voting Rights, Ignites Controversy by by Matthew T. Clarke Then Virginia Governor Mark Warner restored the voting rights of 1,892 felons who had served their sentences, 1,110 of them in 2004. Opposition politicians have accused him of "rubber-stamping" the restoration process. Virginia is one of …
28 Die in Philippines Jail Uprising by A March 14, 2005, botched escape attempt by an Al-Qaida linked Abu-Sayyaf member at the Camp Begang Diwa (CBD) detention center in Tanguig, Manila started as a two-day takeover of CBD that ended with 28 dead. When the incident began, CBD held 470 …
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