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Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Jailhouse Lawyers by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a unanimous and lengthy opinion, the Vermont Supreme Court dismissed a charge of unauthorized practice of law brought against a jailhouse lawyer. Martin Serendipity Morales, a prisoner who identifies as female, was being held at …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
D.C. Man Subjected to 77 Days Overdetention; Marshals Service Denies Responsibility by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Carlton O. Harris, a 28-year-old journeyman roofer, was mistakenly held at the District of Columbia’s jail for 77 days without a chance to see a judge or be appointed a defense attorney after …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder Awarded $13 Million after 22 Years in Prison by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton Following a trial that began on March 6, 2017, a federal jury awarded a former prisoner more than $13 million after he sued the City of Chicago, seven police officers and …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Death Row
Third Circuit: No Death Row Confinement after Death Sentences Vacated by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled against two Pennsylvania prisoners who were held in solitary confinement on death row for years after their death sentences were vacated. In the course …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Hawaii: OCCC Mental Health Care Fails, Prison Staff Fired by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Dr. Mark Mitchell believes that he and a number of other prison medical staffers were fired because they were in the process of returning the Oahu Community Correctional Center’s (OCCC) mental health care system to …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
State Governors Grant Over 500 Pardons, Commutations by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In what is typically a politically risky move, six state governors recently granted pardons and commutations to hundreds of current and former prisoners. In California, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Arkansas and Vermont, more than 500 pardons were …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Pennsylvania: Philly D.A. Sentenced to Five Years for Corruption, Disbarred by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, who in 2009 drew acclaim as the first African-American D.A. in the city and the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 24, 2017 to five years …
Massachusetts: Reform Legislation Introduced after Study on Solitary Confinement Published by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton A “white paper” published in November 2016 by Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts (PLSM) found that while the use of solitary confinement in the state was widespread, it did not produce provable cost-effectiveness or …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Jail Specific, Suicides
Tennessee Judge Denies Summary Judgment Motion in Jail Suicide Suit; Case Settles by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On June 13, 2016, U.S. District CourtJudge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. denied a motion submitted by Robertson County, Tennessee officials seeking to dismiss a §1983 civil rights case brought by the mother …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights Act
New Zealand Court Decision: Voting Ban Violates Human Rights of Prisoners by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On May 26, 2017, the Court of Appeal of New Zealand issued a decision in the case of Attorney General v. Taylor, which upheld High Court Justice Paul Heath’s July 25, 2015 determination …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Seventh Circuit: Corizon May be Liable for Failure to Coordinate Medical Care by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 21, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an en banc ruling, held that Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (now known as Corizon Health) may be held liable for deciding …
Ninth Circuit Denies Immunity to Police Officers, Jailers for Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 30, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity to two Phoenix police officers and two Maricopa County jail guards in a civil rights case alleging …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
HRDC Sues Kitsap County, Washington over Debit Release Cards by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A lawsuit seeking class-action status was filed on October 20, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington, complaining of excessive and predatory fees imposed on prisoners who receive debit cards containing funds from their …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Benefit from Nature Videos, Study Shows by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Researchers have found that prisoners considered the highest security risks were less stressed and less violent after watching videos with nature scenes than those who did not. Ecologist Nalini Nadkarni at the University of …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Judge Orders Florida DOC to Immediately Start Treating Prisoners with HCV by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna For many years, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) has largely denied treatment to prisoners infected with hepatitis C – a blood-borne disease that can have serious long-term health effects. In doing so, …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
First Circuit Reverses Convictions of Massachusetts Probation Officials by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In December 19, 2016, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the convictions of several former public officials in Massachusetts for their roles in a hiring scheme at the Office of the Commissioner of Probation (OCP). …
Study Indicates Racial Bias Skews Criminality Risk Assessment Tool by The use of software to predict future criminality is increasing in popularity. However, a study by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit news agency that produces investigative journalism, found that prediction programs are racially skewed. Risk assessments are gaining traction in courtrooms …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Arizona: Mixed Rulings in Challenges to State’s Lethal Injection Protocol by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton A federal judge has held that members of the media and witnesses may view all aspects of executions carried out in Arizona. State prison officials can no longer prohibit journalists from seeing prisoners being …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Georgia Prison Doctor Rewarded for Cutting Costs as Prisoners Died Under His Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In September 2015, a Georgia prison doctor was fired for lying on his employment application. The misrepresentations were uncovered earlier that year during an investigation by the Atlanta Journal Constitution …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
USP Atlanta Escapes Result in Convictions by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN previously reported the February 3, 2017 arrest of federal prisoner Justin B. Stinson, who was caught sneaking back into the minimum-security prison camp at USP Atlanta carrying a duffel bag filled with a cell phone, scissors, two …
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