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Article • December 11, 2017
State, County Prisoners in Pennsylvania Collect Unemployment Benefits by Philadelphia tabloids exposed in February 2016 a glitch in Pennsylvania's jobless assistance program that has allowed thousands of prisoners to collect unemployment checks from behind bars. The Daily News reported that 1,162 Philadelphia Prison System (PPS) prisoners had each received unemployment …
Article • December 11, 2017
$5,000 to Transgender Prisoner in Maryland Sexual Harassment Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton By Lonnie Burton On August 17, 2015, an administrative law judge in Maryland ruled that state prison officials were guilty of sexually harassing and mistreating a transgender prisoner and awarded her $5,000 in damages. The ruling was the …
Article • December 11, 2017
South Carolina’s Treatment of Mentally Ill Unconstitutional by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A South Carolina Court of Common Pleas found the South Carolina Department of Corrections’ (SCDC) “mental health system exposes seriously mentally ill inmates to a substantial risk of serious harm.” The court began its order by …
Article • December 11, 2017
Texas Prison Guards' Union Chief Decries Indoor Use of Gas Gun by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke Lance Lowry, a Texas prison guard and the head of the Huntsville local of the union representing the most prison guards in Texas, said a prison supervisor who fired a gas gun at …
Article • December 11, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
$1.9 Million to Settle with Students Hit by Car Fleeing Police by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis Three 17-year-old students run over by a car fleeing Newark, New Jersey police in a high speed chase have settled a lawsuit brought over injuries resulting from the crash. Curtis Berry, Jessica Pemberton, …
Indiana Woman Settles Claim that Clay County Police Officer Grabbed Her Breasts During Traffic Stop by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis An Indiana woman who claimed that a Clay County, Indiana Reserve Sheriff's Deputy used unjustified, excessive, sexual force against her during a traffic stop settled her claim for an …
Article • December 11, 2017
Filed under: False Arrest
$25,000 to Landlord in False Arrest Case by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis A New York landlord who was subjected to a warrantless arrest for alleged wrongful eviction was awarded $25,000 by a jury for false arrest. Landlord Barsiasa was accosted by NYPD officers in his home. The officers were …
Brief • December 11, 2017
Dumas v. Chappell, OH, Settlement, Restraint Chair Punch, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS, entered into this 31st day of October, 2017, by and between LUCILLE DUMAS and MADELINE CHAPPELL, CRAIG MUROWSKY, DELONTE BROWN, CHERYL MOTT, MACARTHUR WILLIAMS, and CUYAHOGA …
Brief • December 11, 2017
Parker v. City of New York, NY, Memo and Order, Solitary Confinement, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-06733-CLP Document 58 Filed 12/11/17 Page 1 of 26 PageID #: 295 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------X ROY PARKER et al. on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, …
In-the-News Article • December 11, 2017
Introduction to Criminal Legal News by The Crime Report Dec. 11, 2017 Articles about PLN The Crime Report ‘Criminal Legal News’ Magazine Started by Paul Wright By Crime and Justice News | December 2, 2017 Paul Wright, the Florida-based editor of Prison Legal News and director of the Human Rights Defense Center, has …
Publication • December 11, 2017
Filed under: PLN related
CLN media brochure pack Criminal Legal News Criminal Legal News PUBLISHED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER VOL. 1 No. 1 Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights December 2017 Absurd, Abusive, and Outrageous: The Creation of Crime and Criminals in America by Christopher Zoukis T he U.S. is a world leader …
Publication • December 11, 2017
Filed under: War on Terror, Immigration
Concerns About ICE Detainee Treatment Concerns about ICE Detainee Treatment and Care at Detention Facilities December 11, 2017 OIG-18-32 DHS OIG HIGHLIGHTS Concerns about ICE Detainee Treatment and Care at Detention Facilities December 11, 2017 Why We Did This Inspection In response to concerns raised by immigrant rights groups and …
Brief • December 8, 2017
Filed under: False Arrest
Jackson v. Jarone, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JERMEL JACKSON, Plaintiff, vs. Chicago Police Lieutenant Jerone, Chicago Police Officers Arthur Gorman, Nicholas Pronek, Salome Exclusa, Karia Pfeirfer, and City of Chicago, Defendants. ) ) ) ) …
State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee: Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders, 2017 Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders Report by the State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee1 Approved for …
State Counsel for Offenders Report Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders Report by the State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee1 Approved for Publication December 8, 2017 Disclaimer: The following report and the underlying research were completed by members of the …
Kickback publication • December 8, 2017
UT DOC CenturyLink Contract Amendment 2 - Commission Rate - 12-8-2017 - 11-1-2019 STATE OF l JTAH COOPERATIVE CONTRACT AMENDMENT AMENDMENT #: 2 CONTRACT#: PD2178 Starting Date: 11 / 1/2014 Expiration Date: 1 11112019 TO BE A TT ACHED AND MADE PART OF the specified contract by and between the …
Article • December 7, 2017
Illinois Prisoner Granted Transfer in Injunctive Relief in Rare Ruling by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Southern District Court of Illinois granted a preliminary injunction for prisoner Calvin Mitchell as failed against Correctional Officer Stephen Baker and Warden Kim Butler. The order required that Mitchell be transferred away …
Article • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Money/Property
Negligent Handling of Property Not Barred by Sovereign Immunity by David Reutter by David Reutter The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a trial court's denial of Stephen Palmer's claim of "conversion" of his personal property by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC). It reversed and remanded his claim of negligent …
Article • December 7, 2017
South Dakota Res Judicata Ban of State Constitutional Due Process Claim Upheld by David Reutter by David Reutter  The South Dakota Supreme Court upheld a trial court's summary judgment dismissing a wrongful death suit brought by Lynette Johnson (Johnson) against the South Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC) and several of …
Article • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Criminal Procedure
Minnesota Supreme Court Declares "Exoneration-Compensation Statute" Unconstitutional by David Reutter The Minnesota Supreme Court held that its reversal on appeal of a second degree manslaughter conviction, standing alone, did not qualify as an "exoneration" under Minn. Stat. § 590.11. Simultaneously, the court held that § 590.11 was irrational and violated …
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