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Brief • February 19, 2014
Filed under: Voting, Census
Davidson v. City of Cranston, RI, Complaint, Prisoners in Census Redistricting Scheme, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-00091-L-LDA Document 1 Filed 02/19/14 Page 1 of 9 PageID #: 1 ,.···-·Ftl E ED """'FtL 0 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLANftl~ fEB I q A 10: 25 Karen …
Violence, Security Lapses and Media Attention Lead to Reforms at Georgia Prison by David Reutter A series of investigative news reports by Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter Joy Lukachick, published from February to December 2013, revealed numerous problems in Georgia’s prison system – particularly at Hays State Prison (HSP), located …
Criminal Background Checks Criticized for Incorrect Data, Racial Discrimination by Derek Gilna A July 2013 study by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) found that widespread errors in FBI arrest data – which is increasingly relied upon by employers conducting criminal background checks – has reached alarming proportions. According to …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Possession of Rape Video Warrants Restitution; Victim Awarded Over $1 Million Thus Far; Supreme Court Grants Cert. by When she was a little girl, Amy’s uncle videotaped himself raping her, then shared the video with other pedophiles. Now in her 20s, Amy (a pseudonym) is seeking restitution from everyone who …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
PA Prison Lieutenant Fired After Assisting in Criminal Investigation by A former Pennsylvania prison lieutenant might now have a better understanding as to why many prisoners refuse to assist in criminal investigations. In January 2011, Lt. Vincent Schaffer, 45, then a unit manager in F Block at SCI-Pittsburgh, was approached …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Medical Parole for Texas Prisoners on the Decline by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The number of prisoners granted medical parole in Texas decreased in fiscal year 2012 compared with those paroled due to medical reasons in the previous two years. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles approved just …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Restitution Not Owed for Arrest Costs, West Virginia Court Holds by Derek Gilna Petitioner Michael John McGill appealed his December 2010 state conviction for escape from home confinement while on bail and the sentencing judge’s order that he pay $8,261.56 in “restitution to the State for costs associated with apprehending …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Crime Declines while Anti-crime Funding Increases by Christopher Zoukis Crime is down in the United States, but spending measures included in the $1.1 trillion federal budget passed by Congress in January 2014 will ensure that many law enforcement agencies receive more funding. Insiders give much of the credit for the …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Justice Department Reports: Correctional Populations Declining at Slower Pace by Derek Gilna The Bureau of Justice Statistics has published two new reports, “Correctional Populations in the United States, 2012” and “Probation and Parole in the United States, 2012.” Both indicate that although correctional populations continue to drop, the rate of …
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Washington: No Public Funds for Deferred Prosecution Treatment Programs by The en banc Washington state Supreme Court has held that the legislature did not intend to commit public funds to cover the full cost of treatment for indigent defendants participating in deferred prosecutions. A Washington defendant charged with a misdemeanor …
Sweden’s Shrinking Prison Population by Christopher Zoukis Sweden’s prison population has seen such a sharp drop in recent years that the nation’s prison service announced in November 2013 that it had closed four correctional facilities and a remand center. Prisons in Aby, Haja, Batshagen and Kristianstad were closed in 2013; …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Pennsylvania Woman Jailed for Failure to Pay Parking Tickets by The increased use of jail for debtors resulted in a Pennsylvania woman being imprisoned for not paying parking ticket fines. “It was a short and sweet hearing,” stated Lancaster County Constable Karl Salisbury. “The judge said, ‘you owe $2,300 collateral. …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Study: Risk of Murder, Overdose and Suicide Higher for Recently Released Jail Prisoners in New York City by A study by researchers with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) supports reforms long urged by prisoner advocates: more mental health and substance abuse treatment, and less …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Study Finds Prisoners Inappropriately Using Topical Antibiotics by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Research into the use of topical antibiotics in correctional facilities found that prisoners frequently use antibiotics for reasons inconsistent with their recommended purpose. A two-year study of 822 New York state prisoners was presented at the …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Director of Victims’ Rights Group Sent to Prison for Embezzlement by A Pennsylvania federal district court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison for stealing money from a victims’ rights organization she headed. Between June 2006 and June 2008, Mary Beth Semerod, now 59, stole $205,883.52 from the …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Massachusetts Supreme Court: Failure to Register Guilty Plea Vacated by The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held on November 19, 2012 that a sex offender did not violate the state’s registration statute and should have been permitted to withdraw his guilty plea after being charged with failure to register. Massachusetts’ …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Res Judicata Doesn't Bar Ohio Post-release Control Challenge by The Ohio Supreme Court has held that “when a criminal defendant is improperly sentenced to post-release control, res judicata does not bar the defendant from collaterally attacking his conviction for escape due to an earlier post-release-control sentencing error.” In 1998, Donald …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Oregon: Jury Trials Required When Prosecutors Treat Misdemeanors as Violations by The Oregon Court of Appeals held on September 26, 2012 that criminal defendants are entitled to jury trials and reasonable doubt determinations when misdemeanors are reduced to violations – a ruling that was subsequently affirmed by the state Supreme …
Publication • January 2, 2014
FL DOC Crim. Investigation re Guards Furnishing Cell Phones to Prisoners IG's Office 2014 Florida Department of Corrections Office of the Inspector General CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION Case# 13-14646 PLN.Supp.Disc.001947 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL CASE SUMMARY REPORT Table of Contents h AUTHORITY 4 !h METHODOLOGY 4 JJI. …
Human Rights Watch: Nation Behind Bars -- A Human Rights Solution, 2014 H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3 Background: Rates of Incarceration and Basic Criminal …
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