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Griffin v. Wisconsin-483 U.S. 868, 107 S.Ct. 3164, 97 L.Ed.2d 709 (1987

Case • 1987

of mandatory community service. A number of different options lie between those extremes, including confinement in a medium- or minimum-security facility, work-release programs, "halfway houses," and probation ...

City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik-485 U.S. 112, 108 S.Ct. 915, 99 L.Ed.2d 107 (1988)

Case • 1988

: whether respondent's supervisor at the Community Development Agency, Frank Hamsher, possessed the authority to establish final employment policy for the city of St. Louis such that the city can be held ...

DeHart v. Horn-390 F.3d 262 (3rd Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

Court to assess the impact of granting DeHart's request for a meat and dairy-free diet on the prison community in light of the accommodations made to Jewish inmates adhering to the kosher dietary rules ...

Owen v. Lash-682 F.2d 648 (7th Cir. 1982)

Case • 1982

of Owen's correspondence claims, the Court stated that "considering the conclusive evidence adduced at the hearing that Owen's communications with Kenny were stopped for the sole reason that he ...

Moody v. McNamara-606 F.2d 621 (5th Cir. 1979)

Case • 1979

). Censorship for violation of prison disciplinary rules is properly limited to communications that relate to more concrete violations such as "escape plans, plans for disruption of the prison system or work ...

Morales Feliciano v. Romero Barcelo-672 F.Supp. 627 (D PR 1987)

Case • 1987

consequences is that if defendants are required strictly to comply with the terms of the stipulation, they will be forced to loose on the community large numbers of prisoners not qualified for such release ...

Deck v. Missouri-125 S.Ct. 2007 (2005).

Case • 2005

of a dangerous crime. It strains credulity to think that they are surprised at the sight of restraints. Here, the jury had already concluded that there was a need to separate Deck from the community at large ...

Ruiz v. Johnson-243 F.3d 941 (5th Cir. 2001)

Case • 2001

of a separation of powers challenge to part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. See SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC, 154 F.3d 226, 245-46 (5th Cir. 1998). In SBC Communications, this Court stated that "it has ...

Gates v. Cook-234 F.3d 221 (5th Cir. 2000)

Case • 2000

for intervention and substitution were filed. For example, Welch disclosed confidential communications from a class member in the public record. While Welch argues that he was entitled to disclose communications ...

Kimberlin v. U.S. Dept. of Justice-150 F.Supp.2d 36 (D DC 2001)

Case • 2001

alleged. See Kowal v. MCI Communications Corp., 305 U.S. App. D.C. 60, 16 F.3d 1271, 1276 (D.C. Cir. 1994). IV. DISCUSSION Plaintiffs challenge the Zimmer Amendment on its face and as applied through ...

Coal. for Gov Procurement v. Fed Prison Industries-154 F.Supp.2d 1140 (WD MI 2001)

Case • 2001

with the law." Sierra Club v. Slater, 120 F.3d 623, 632 (6th Cir. 1997), citing Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council, 490 U.S. 360, 375, 104 L. Ed. 2d 377, 109 S. Ct. 1851 (1989); Communities, Inc. v. Busey ...

Scotto v. Almenas-143 F. 3d 105 (2nd Cir.1998)

Case • 1998

communications between Almenas and the non-government defendants. However, this evidence does no more than demonstrate that Mei and O'Rorke cooperated with Almenas's investigation into Scotto's alleged parole ...

Phillips v. Bureau of Prisons-591 F.2d 966 (D.C. Cir. 1979).

Case • 1979

authority of correctional officials." *fn57 [30] Plainly, we cannot rule that prisoners have a constitutional right to communicate face-to-face with a paralegal who officially and not unreasonably has ...

Fromer v. Scully-649 F.Supp. 512 (SD NY 1986).

Case • 1986

leaders in the town's small Jewish community, and weekly religious services were held in Fromer's house. Fromer himself as a child learned how to read Hebrew and studied the Bible with various teachers ...

Tsombanidis v. West Haven Fire Dep't-352 F.3d 565 (2d Cir. 2003)

Case • 2003

and it became apparent throughout the fall of 1997 that there was significant community opposition to OH-JH locating in the neighborhood. An anonymous caller to the City complained that OH-JH was operating ...

Martin v. Kelley-803 F.2d 236 (6th Cir. 1986)

Case • 1986

retained First Amendment freedoms, however, since free citizens have a protected First Amendment right to communicate with prisoners through uncensored correspondence, whether as an author or as an intended ...

Federal Crime Bill Passes

Article • December 15, 1994 • from PLN December, 1994

Filed under: Transfers, Police Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Sex Offender Registration, Tuberculosis, DNA Testing/Samples, Drug Testing, Crime/Demographics, Crime, Databases, Overcrowding, Education, Disclosure of Records, Consent Decrees, Limitations, Good Time, Three Strikes, Immigration, Death Penalty, Federal Legislation, Fathers in Prison, Mothers in Prison

their sentences, with their children, in community correctional facilities. The law allocates money to both the states and BOP to establish the project in an attempt to alleviate the effects that incarceration has ...

California Corrections System Officially Declared Dysfunctional" - Redemption Doubtful

Article • March 15, 2005 • from PLN March, 2005

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Overcrowding, Staffing, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Special Masters, Sentencing, Parole, Guard Unions, State Legislation

should be discharged from parole earlier than -- as little as three months after release -- and be provided with community assistance. Reforming Corrections anticipates closing prisons, but not before ...

CCA Florida Jail Operations: An Experiment in Mismanagement

Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Escapes, Overcrowding, Staffing, Toilets, Vermin, Wrongful Release, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

of prisoners on every level, which has resulted in injuries and deaths. Risks to the community abound in frequent escapes. Repeated suicides, beatings, rapes and misconduct by CCA employees have occurred. CCA ...

Cleavinger v. Saxner-474 U.S. 193, 106 S.Ct. 496 (1985)

Case • 1985

and which discussed medical conditions, possible litigation on behalf of the Lowe family and other inmates, communications with the press, and the obtaining of local counsel. The press release, among other ...