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Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Almost 270 Die in Pre-trial Detention in Canadian Jails in Last Five Years by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna According to data gathered by the Reuters news agency, which culled records from various Canadian provincial governments, almost 270 prisoners awaiting trial have died over the past five years. Apparently pretrial …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
TN Prison Counselor Suspended for Posting Insults on Facebook by Joe Watson by Joe Watson A counselor at the Turney Center Industrial Complex (TCIX), a close-security prison located in southwestern Tennessee, was suspended for three days after she posted profanity-laced insults on the Facebook page for the Tennessee Department of …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Bail, Qualified Immunity
Ninth Circuit: Courtroom Deputy Entitled to Qualified, Not Absolute, Immunity by The Ninth Circuit has held that a courtroom deputy was not entitled to absolute immunity for shoving a bail enforcement agent from a courtroom. The appellate court also found, however, that the deputy was entitled to qualified immunity. Nevada …
Numerous Lawsuits Filed Against Corizon Nationwide; Company Loses Contracts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Corizon Health is one of the nation's largest for-profit medical providers for prisons and jails. Recent lawsuits against the company, however, call into question the quality, and even the availability, of the healthcare services it …
Federal Court Approves Landmark BOP ADX Mental Health Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Following a two-day hearing, Colorado federal district court judge Richard P. Matsch approved a landmark settlement in December 2016 that ended a five-year class-action lawsuit over the horrendous mistreatment of mentally ill prisoners. As a …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Exonerated Man Receives $6 Million in Malicious Prosecution Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Derrick Deacon spent more than 24 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. After having his conviction thrown out by an appeals court and being found not guilty in a subsequent retrial, …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
FCC Chairman Called Out on Conflict of Interest Concerning Prison Phone Company by Carrie Wilkinson by Carrie Wilkinson The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) submitted a formal comment on three Federal Communications Commission dockets on August 9, 2017, accusing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who formerly represented prison telecom giant Securus …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Private Prisons, Advocacy
No Private Prisons in King County, Washington by On August 14, 2017, the King County Council in Washington State voted 8-1 to pass an ordinance prohibiting the county from contracting with private prison companies. The county does not currently use for-profit prisons and has contingency arrangements with other counties should …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Private Prison Companies’ Plan to License “Baby Jails” Fails in Texas Legislature by Bob Libal by Bob Libal Legislation developed by private prison corporation GEO Group that would have licensed immigrant family detention centers as “child care facilities” failed in the Texas legislature in May 2017 following widespread opposition by …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Voting
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Automatic Disenfranchisement for all Felony Convictions by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a June 30, 2016 opinion, the Iowa Supreme Court held that all felonies were “infamous crimes” under the voter disqualification provision of the state’s constitution. Kelli Jo Griffin was convicted of the class …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Trust Accounts, Commissary
Stolen Credit Cards Laundered Through Global Tel*Link in Ohio Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ohio State Highway Patrol, which investigates all manner of crimes in Ohio, launched an investigation in November 2016 into the use of stolen credit card numbers to fund commissary accounts in the state …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Indiana Court Cannot Reduce 45-Day Filing Fee Time Limit by The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of an indigent prisoner’s lawsuit for failing to pay the filing fee within 30 days, when he had complied with state law by paying within 45 days. Indiana prisoners are required to …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
With General Inch in Charge, We Can Expect Further Militarization of the Prison System by Brian Dolinar by Brian Dolinar, Truthout The appointment of retired Army General Mark S. Inch to head the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a major blow to those working for prison reform under Trump. …
Baker v. Dodds, NM, Complaint, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00900-JAP-KK Document 1-2 Filed 08/30/17 Page 1 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK of 21 7/10/20171:53:16 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Victoria Martinez FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO ADAM BAKER, Personal Representative to the Estate of …
Brief • August 30, 2017
Adams, Reyes, Philpott V. Sheriff Cradduck, debit card fee class settlement for inmates, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS; CESAR REYES; PAM PHILPOTT; and BRANDON PHILPOTT, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. PLAINTIFFS Case No. …
Sangster v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-06291 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/30/17 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:1 UNITED​ ​STATES​ ​DISTRICT​ ​COURT FOR​ ​THE​ ​NORTHERN​ ​DISTRICT​ ​OF​ ​ILLINOIS EASTERN​ ​DIVISION JULIUS​ ​SANGSTER, ) ) ) )​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​No. …
Publication • August 30, 2017
Statement on the Future of Community Corrections, 2017 Statement on the Future of Community Corrections Monday, August 28, 2017 Over the past 25 years, community corrections (probation and parole) caseloads have grown exponentially, exceeding 5 million people at their peak, double the number of people in prison and jail in …
Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Ohio State Criminal Convictions Threatened by Evidence Technician’s Misconduct by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Recent court filings make it clear that G. Michele Yezzo, an evidence technician for 33 years with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), had a long history of behavioral problems that …
Deaths at North Carolina Jail Due to Lack of Medical, Mental Health Care by The deaths of four pre-trial detainees at the Durham County Jail in North Carolina are under investigation. Over the past 16 years, 10 other prisoners have died at the facility. Officials are remaining mum, referring questions …
Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Immigration, Juveniles
Federal Judge Claims Three-year-olds Can Understand Immigration Law by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a deposition taken in a federal lawsuit challenging the lack of legal representation for children in deportation hearings, a longtime immigration judge caused the Justice Department to distance itself from his claim that he had …
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