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Brief • March 15, 2017
Filed under: Consent Decrees
Afdahl v. Melgar, NJ, Consent Judgment, Sexual and Physical Assault, 2017 Marc D. Haefner Katelyn O'Reilly WALSH PIZZI O'REILLY FALANGA LLP One Newark Center l 085 Raymond Blvd., 19th Floor Newark, New Jersey 07102 11 I ·,~ ,. Attorneys.for Plaint([fs THERESE AFDAHL; TASHA CANADA; BARBARA CLARK; MICHELLE ELLIS; JOANN SATARIOUS; …
Prop 47 Makes Thousands of Drug, Property Offenders Eligible for Release by Joe Watson The passage of California's Proposition 47 in November 2014—which reduced many felony drug-possession and property crimes to misdemeanors— might be a harbinger of criminal-justice reform nationwide. But for now, reform advocates will gladly accept the imminent …
Eighth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Minnesota Prisoner Medical Deliberate Indifference Lawsuit by On November 24, 2014, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a ruling that affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment to Olmstead County, Minnesota defendants in a lawsuit in which the family of a deceased …
Article • March 14, 2017
Eighth Circuit: Improperly Filed Habeas Petitions Should Be Converted to Bivens Action by On December 17, 2014, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revived a case brought by a state prisoner who alleged in a habeas corpus petition that his Eighth Amendment rights had been violated by a prison …
Article • March 14, 2017
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Immunity to Prison Guard Sued for Calling Prisoner a "Snitch" by On December 16, 2014, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a federal district court judge in Alabama correctly denied a motion for summary judgment to a state prison lieutenant who was …
Article • March 14, 2017
Early Dismissal of Probationer's Lawsuit on Qualified Immunity Grounds Reversed By Ninth Circuit by On March 29, 2016, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed an Oregon federal district court ruling which dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man whose probation was revoked …
Article • March 14, 2017
Filed under: Family Law
Divorce Granted to Wife of Incarcerated Man Vacated By Georgia Supreme Court after Multiple Appeals by On November 7, 2016, the Georgia Supreme Court set aside a trial court decision granting a divorce judgment to the spouse of an incarcerated man. The state high court held there was no evidence …
Article • March 14, 2017
Decision to Terminate Parental Rights of Incarcerated Father Vacated After His Conviction Overturned on Appeal by On July 7, 2016, the Rhode Island Supreme Court reversed a Family Court order terminating the parental rights of a man locked up for first degree murder after that conviction was reversed while the …
Article • March 14, 2017
Death Benefits for Widow of California Prison Guard to be Recalculated by A prisoner stabbed 51-year-old California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) guard Gregory Thompson eight times in the neck, shoulder and arm. He was awarded 44% permanent disability for injuries to his person and psyche. He was medically …
Article • March 14, 2017
Cosby Appeal of Unsealing of Documents Dismissed as Moot After the Associated Press Intervenes by On August 15, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by comedian Bill Cosby challenging a district court order that unsealed thousands of discovery documents. The Third …
Corrections Corporation of America Held in Contempt of Court for Falsifying Records at Idaho Prison by Lonnie Burton On May 23, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed an Idaho federal district court ruling that found Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) -- a private prison …
Article • March 14, 2017
Convicted Oregon Teachers Collect $10.8 Million Annual Pensions at Taxpayer Expense by Oregon teachers who sexually abuse students or commit other felonies still receive sizeable pensions, at a cost to taxpayers of at least $10.8 million annually, according to Freedom Foundation Oregon, a "think and action tank promoting individual liberty, …
Article • March 14, 2017
Contempt Case Against Indiana Sheriff Reinstated in Discrimination Suit by On December 8, 2016, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a case to the superior court in a contempt lawsuit filed against the Marion County Sheriff. The plaintiff, identified only as N.M. claimed that the sheriff had wrongfully …
Article • March 14, 2017
Connecticut Supreme Court: Insanity Acquittee May Be Held in Prison on Bond by On November 3, 2015, the Supreme Court of Connecticut held that an insanity acquittee who was being held in a maximum-security psychiatric hospital could be held in prison if unable to pay the $100,000 bond set for …
Article • March 14, 2017
Filed under: Parole, Juveniles
California Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Constitutionality of Miller Fix, Giving Juveniles Sentenced to Life Parole after 25 Years by On May 26, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling which passed on a chance to rule on the constitutionality of the state legislature's response to the United …
Article • March 14, 2017
Filed under: Public Records Act
California Court Orders Refund of Funds Charged in Public Records Act Request Seeking Police Body Cam Videos by On March 17, 2016, Judge Evelio Grillo of the Alameda County, California, Superior Court issued an order granting a motion filed by the National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLG) …
Article • March 14, 2017
Filed under: Juveniles
California Juvenile's Record May Be Sealed and Still Prohibit Gun Ownership Until 30 by On January 19, 2016, Division Three of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, affirmed in part and reversed in part a trial court's decision not to seal a juvenile's record on the basis that …
In-the-News Article • March 14, 2017
HRDC joins amicus brief in suit against jailing of immigrant children March 14, 2017 PLN Press Releases Prison Legal News PRESS RELEASE   Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release March 14, 2017    Human Rights Defense Center Supports Lawsuit Against Jailing of Immigrant Children Lake Worth, FL – The …
Lujan v. Wetzel, NM, Settlement, Religious Freedom, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE, AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($8,500.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, MONICA LUJAN does hereby release, …
Article • March 13, 2017
Another Oregon Guard Arrested for Sex with Prisoner by An Oregon prison guard faces eleven felony sex abuse charges and a misdemeanor official misconduct charge for having sex with a female prisoner, according to court documents and the Oregon State Police. Edgar P. Mickles, 50, began working at the Coffee …
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