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Alabama Sheriff Made Party on Counterclaim Alleging Prisoners Subjected to Sexual Abuse by The Alabama Supreme Court has held that a third party to a lawsuit may be made a party when a counterclaim is filed. The Court also held a sheriff named as a defendant was not entitled to …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Court Employee Fired for Helping Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner Prove His Innocence by Christopher Zoukis In 1984, Robert E. Nelson was convicted and sentenced by Jackson County, Missouri Circuit Court Judge David M. Byrn to 50 years in prison for forcible rape, 5 years for forcible sodomy and 15 years for …
How Actions by Oklahoma Governor’s Staff Led to Weakened State Justice Reforms by Clifton Adcock by Clifton Adcock, Oklahoma Watch* Behind-the-scenes moves by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin’s senior staff members helped lead to a severe weakening of a program designed to cut the state’s high incarceration rates and save taxpayers …
Four West Virginia Officials, including Circuit Court Judge, Face Federal Charges by Christopher Zoukis A former West Virginia judge is facing up to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that he conspired to protect a county sheriff from allegations of drug-related activity. Former Mingo County Circuit …
Brief • October 30, 2013
Filed under: Government Misconduct
Handy v. Lane County, OR, Appellee's Brief, Violation of Open Meeting Law Surrounding Campaign Finance Scandal, 2013 Case No. A153507 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON ROB HANDY Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LANE COUNTY, JAY BOZIEVICH, SID LEIKEN, AND FAYE STEWART, Defendants-Appellees. ON APPEAL FROM THE LANE COUNTY …
Oregon DOJ Intentionally Destroyed Records; Target of Abusive Criminal Investigation Settles Suit for $1 Million by The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) deliberately destroyed emails and withheld records related to a botched high-profile criminal investigation, a state court found. One of the targets of that investigation filed a lawsuit against …
Article • September 15, 2013 • from PLN September, 2013
Michigan County Sanctioned for Defrauding Federal Court in Prisoner Death Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 4, 2012, a Michigan federal district court imposed sanctions against Wayne County for committing fraud and misrepresentation upon the court and opposing counsel in a prisoner’s wrongful death suit. The …
Article • August 15, 2013
Deficiencies Found in Georgia Prison Maintenance Program by At the request of Georgia’s House Appropriations Committee, state auditors investigated the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) use of its $39.1 million maintenance budget. The report found that many of the GDC’s 29 prisons use outdated software and inconsistent work order classification, …
Article • August 15, 2013
Florida’s Prison Bond Scheme Obscures Real Costs of Expansion by The issuance of lease revenue bonds to finance “the costs of prison construction has obscured both the near- and long-term costs of failing to make needed policy changes.” That is the main conclusion drawn in A Billion Dollars and Growing: …
Brief • June 25, 2013
Filed under: Government Misconduct
Handy v. Lane County, OR, Appellant's Brief, Violation of Open Meeting Law Surrounding Campaign Finance Scandal, 2013 Case: 13-1195 Document: 13 Filed: 06/25/2013 Pages: 78 No. 13-1195 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Nathson Fields, ) ) ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) ) Larry …
Brief • June 21, 2013
Kiminski v. Hunt, MN, Complaint, Abuse of Drivers License Database, 2013 CASE 0:13-cv-00185-JNE-TNL Document 51 Filed 06/21/13 Page 1 of 34 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA ________________________________________________________________________ Jennifer KIMINSKI, Paul KIMINSKI, Rosemary STIFF, Kathryn Susan Barton and Eugene Barton as legal guardians for Kathryn Sarah BARTON, …
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
Florida Legislator Resigns in Wake of Texting Scandal by A Florida state lawmaker who supported harsher criminal penalties for stalkers and people who commit sexual offenses using electronic means has resigned in the wake of a texting scandal. In August and September 2011, Democratic state representative Richard L. Steinberg used …
Washington State District Court Oversees §1988 Settlement against Spokane Police by Washington State District Court Oversees §1988 Settlement against Spokane Police The City of Spokane, Washington, settled a civil rights claim in May 2012 for two million dollars in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, with the estate …
Article • April 15, 2013
Former Detroit Officers Award $6.5 Million in Whistleblower Lawsuit by A Michigan jury found the former mayor and City of Detroit liable of violating the state’s Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) and awarded a pair of ex-police officers $6.5 million. Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the City of Detroit were found liable …
Article • March 15, 2013
Martin Luther King: Letter from the Birmingham Jail 1963 by April 16, 1963 MY DEAR FELLOW CLERGYMEN: While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. …
Corrupt Officials, Scandals, Indictments and Convictions Rock Rural Texas Counties by Gary Hunter Four high ranking officials from Waller County resigned their offices after a federal investigation revealed that they were soliciting and accepting kickbacks and bribes in return for awarding construction contracts. In February 2009, Larry W. Wilson Sr. …
Dangerous Jails - LA Weekly by DANGEROUS JAILS, PART 1 by Matthew Fleischer A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department whistleblower reveals to the LA Justice Report that groups of rogue deputies have flourished for years inside the nation’s largest jail system while the LASD command staff looked the other way. What …
Bid-Rigging, Sex, and Politicians: Welcome to Oklahoma by Brandon Sample A $10 million-a-year contract awarded to the Ada Youth Academy Authority for a new juvenile facility has been put on hold while the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office looks into whether the contract was improperly steered to Ada by an Oklahoma …
Article • March 15, 2013
Conflict of Interest Alleged in Termination of Probation Services Contract by Georgia’s Dekalb County has a $1 million contract with Judicial Correctional Services (JCS) to operate the County’s probation services. With the recommendation of his campaign manager, County CEO Burrell Ellis terminated JCS’s contract; a termination shrouded in controversy when …
The Price to Call Home: State-Sanctioned Monopolization in the Prison Phone Industry by Drew Kukorowski Ed. Note: In April 2011, Prison Legal News published a comprehensive cover story on the prison telephone industry based on two years of research into prison phone contracts, rates and kickbacks nationwide. This article provides …
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