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Report Deconstructs Urban Legend of 100,000 Missing Sex Offenders by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “Like dormitory gossip or the childhood game Whisper-Down-the-Lane,” the assertion that “over 100,000 sex offenders [are] ‘missing’ from registries across the country has galvanized the urban legend that over years of telling, took on …
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
Dramatic Increase in Number of Hispanics Sentenced to Federal Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Tougher immigration enforcement efforts coupled with fast-track procedures in immigration cases have combined to dramatically increase the number of Hispanics entering the federal prison system. Statistics released in June 2011 indicate that Hispanics, who …
Civil Commitment Must be Challenged through Commitment Proceedings Instead of Habeas Corpus by Brandon Sample A federal prisoner challenging his or her civil commitment detention under the Adam Walsh Act (Act) as a “sexually dangerous person” may not resort to habeas corpus for such challenges, the U.S. Court of Appeals …
Article • May 15, 2012
7th Circuit Dismisses Inadequate Police Protection Suit against City of Chicago by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the judgment of the district court judge which dismissed a lawsuit alleging discrimination against the City of Chicago for failing "to have adequate policies in place for the protection of …
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
New York Prison System Allows Same-Sex Partners to Participate in Family Reunion Program by In late April 2011, the New York Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) formally adopted a regulation permitting same-sex married partners and those in civil unions to participate in the prison system’s family reunion program, also referred …
Tennessee Discontinues Polygraph Tests as Sex Offender Supervision Tool by Legal concerns have led the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole (BOPP) to order probation officers to discontinue the use of polygraphs, better known as lie detector tests, in their supervision of sex offenders. Polygraphs are to be used for …
Maricopa County Settles Illegal Immigration Detention Suit for $200,000 by On February 11, 2009, Julian Mora, 68, a legal permanent U.S. resident, and his son Julio, 28, a U.S. citizen, were stopped on a public street in Phoenix, AZ, pulled from their truck, handcuffed with zip-ties and taken to an …
California Settles Prison Nurse's Employment Discrimination Suit for $15,000 by Jadesloa O. Atomre was a Registered Nurse working at Folsom Prison when the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation took adverse employment action against her. Atomre, a 51-year-old black female naturalized citizen from Nigeria, filed suit in state court alleging …
Michigan’s Abu Ghraib? Teaching Anthropology inside a Women’s Prison, On the Edge of a $100 Million Sex Abuse Scandal by Brian McKenna Brian McKenna Every prison has a story. At the Robert Scott Correctional Facility, in Michigan, the women were not allowed to touch one another or risk a "major …
Former Puerto Rican Prisoner Wins Release but Loses § 1983 Action by Derek Gilna Former Puerto Rican Prisoner Wins Release but Loses § 1983 Action By Derek Gilna Angel Luis Feliciano-Hernandez, sentenced by a Puerto Rican court in 1981 to a "term of perpetual imprisonment for treatment" for a "record …
Article • May 15, 2012
Prison Guard's Racial Demotion Nets $18,000; Court Approves $82,000 Attorney Fee Award by A federal jury found that an African-American Wisconsin prison guard was demoted on the basis of race. The parties stipulated to damages of $18,000 and the court awarded attorney's fees of $82,000. In 1997, Mr. Davis was …
6th Circuit Upholds SORNA Conviction Despite Incomplete State "Implementation" by Derek Gilna 6th Circuit Upholds SORNA Conviction Despite Incomplete State "Implementation" By Derek Gilna David Wayne Felts' conviction for failure to register under the Sex Offender Registration Notification Act (SORNA) was upheld by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which …
Summary Judgment Motion Filed With Amended Complaint Premature by A California federal court denied sheriff's deputies summary judgment in their action alleging discriminatory employment practices. The court agreed with Defendants that the motion was premature. In October 2006, the San Francisco Sheriff's Department (SFSD) instituted a policy requiring that only …
Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012
Fourth Circuit Remands Prisoner’s Equal Protection Claim by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim On March 17, 2011, in an unpublished per curiam decision, the Fourth Circuit remanded a prisoner’s equal protection claim that alleged black prisoners were routinely ordered to perform more degrading tasks than their white counterparts, and that …
Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012
The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case that Shook the Texas Prison System, by Michael Berryhill (University of Texas Press, 2011). 244 pages, $29.95 by Mel Motel Book review by Mel Motel The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case that Shook the Texas Prison System opens with a …
Pennsylvania Parole Board May Not Condition Parole of Sex Offender on Admission of Guilt Due to Ex Post Facto Violation by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that in denying parole to convicted sex offender Louis Mickens-Thomas for his refusal to participate in a sex offender program that …
Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012
Washington State Prisoner Granted Preliminary Injunction to Treat Neuroma; Case Settles for $120,000 by On Sept. 17, 2010, a federal district court in Washington State granted a preliminary injunction to a state prisoner, requiring prison officials to provide necessary medical treatment. The preliminary injunction was issued in a civil rights …
Thousands Referred but Very Few Qualify for Commitment as Sexually Violent Predators in California by Responding to a legislative request, California’s Bureau of State Audits reviewed the process used by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to refer sex offenders to the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and, …
Murderer Registry Becomes Law in Illinois by Joe Watson For ex-prisoners hoping for a fresh start upon their release, the slope is becoming increasingly slippery. A bill signed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on July 21, 2011 has established the state’s first registry for convicted murderers. Also known as “Andrea’s …
Heyer v. Holder, NC, 1st Amended Complaint - ASL for Deaf Inmates, 2012 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION __________________________________________ ) THOMAS HEYER ) and ROBERT BOYD, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., in his official capacity ) as Attorney …
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