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Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Evidence, Videotaping
Kentucky: Disciplinary Proceeding Reversed for Failure to Review Video Footage by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On May 20, 2016, a Kentucky Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that a prisoner has the right, upon request, to have video surveillance footage reviewed and considered by the hearing officer …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Two Prisoners Killed in Second Nebraska Prison Riot in Two Years by Prisoners Damon Fitzgerald, 39, and Michael Galindo, 31, died in Nebraska’s second deadly prison riot in two years. Officials at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution offered few details about the deaths, but said the March 2, 2017 disturbance …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Marion County, Indiana Jail Plagued by Prisoner Deaths, Ensuing Lawsuits by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton As of January 2016, Marion County, Indiana Sheriff John Layton had a banner hanging above the entrance to the county jail that read “Top 1% of Sheriff’s Offices in America!” But the families of …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Seventh Circuit Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Illinois Prison Doctors by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In a pair of cases, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated lawsuits filed by Illinois prisoners alleging inadequate medical care. First, on August 25, 2016, the appellate court, sitting en banc, issued …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Bail, Bail Bonds
Increasing Number of Cities and States Enact Bail Reform – but is it Enough? by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Bail reform did not happen soon enough to save the life of Walter Scott, a forklift operator whose fatal shooting by a police officer intensified a national debate not only …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Harvard Law School Report Highlights Ill Effects of Criminal Justice Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In September 2016, Harvard Law School published a report titled “Confronting Criminal Justice Debt: A Guide for Policy Reform,” which questioned the moral justification of a criminal justice system that relies on fees …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Education
New York: Prison College Program Reduces Recidivism, Receives More Funding by Gus Bethea "never imagined [he'd] be a college graduate.” The 33-year-old overcame the challenges of in-prison education, such as outdated textbooks and lack of Internet access, to complete a college degree program while serving time on a robbery conviction. …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Attorneys, Death Penalty
Texas Lawyer Quits with 0-34 Record of Losses in Death Penalty Cases by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke If you were on trial for your life, you would want the best possible lawyer. That would exclude Houston, Texas attorney Jerry Guerinot, 71, who has a great deal of experience but …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
ACLU Report Details Damaging Effects of Solitary Confinement on Disabled Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A January 2017 report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) examined the effects of solitary confinement on prisoners with physical disabilities, based upon interviews with disabled prisoners who were “locked in cages …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Visitor Searches
Maine State Prison Rescinds Bra-removal Policy for Female Visitors by When Air Force veteran Stacy Venable arrived at the Maine State Prison on February 11, 2017 to visit her nephew as she had several times a year for the past seven years, she was ushered through a metal detector as …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
AVID Prison Project Report Details Challenges Faced by Disabled Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Last year, Disability Rights Washington's AVID (Amplifying Voices of Inmates with Disabilities) Prison Project published a report titled “Making Hard Time Harder: Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act.” …
PLN Settles Censorship Challenge at Oklahoma Jail for $125,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Faced with the censorship of its monthly publication and other correspondence by a jail in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), filed suit in federal district …
New Report Examines “Treatment Industrial Complex” by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna As public and legislative pressure builds to reduce the number of prisoners held in state and federal correctional facilities, the private prison industry has changed gears to offer rehabilitative and treatment services – a shift criticized in a …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Damages
Federal Circuit Reverses Prisoner’s Compensation Award by Court of Federal Claims by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Michael Alan Crooker, convicted of “mailing a threatening communication and possession of a toxin without registration,” received credit toward his federal prison sentence “for 2,273 days he spent imprisoned on a prior conviction …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Prison Labor
New York Prisoner Attempts to Retire from His Prison Job by Franklin Correctional Facility prisoner ibn Kenyatta, serving time for the 1974 attempted murder of a police officer, has long professed his innocence and refused to attend parole hearings despite being eligible since 1989. The elderly prisoner has no desire …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Exploring the Connection Between Brain Injuries and Criminal Behavior by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Thanks in large part to recent well-publicized incidents involving the National Football League, the impact of brain injuries has become a topic of interest to the general public. When highly-paid professional athletes who participate in …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Three-day Denial of Pain Medication Sufficient to Overcome Claim of Qualified Immunity, Eighth Circuit Rules by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On June 30, 2016, the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s order granting qualified immunity to jail officials in a case where a prisoner was repeatedly denied pain medication …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Corporate Cash Helps Fill Indiana Politicians’ Coffers by Leah Carter, James Benedict, Madison Hogan and Paige Ferguson by Leah Carter, James Benedict, Madison Hogan and Paige Ferguson On paper, Indiana has a strict cap on campaign contributions from corporations. But in practice, it’s easy for businesses to turn on the …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Crime
Virginia: Three Face Federal Charges for Fake Legal Services Scheme by Prisoners held in jails in Newport News and Norfolk, Virginia were duped by a fictitious legal services company called “FamUnited,” also known as “Famm United” or “FamilyTranzitions.” The scammers behind the scheme, Teresa Gallop, 49, Jessie Davis, 20, and …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Michigan Prison Plagued by Sewage Problems Despite Repeated Complaints by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas The Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson County, Michigan doesn’t have an official gas chamber. In fact, it’s considered a low-security prison. But recent conditions at Parnall have been poisoning prisoners through prolonged exposure to sewage …
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