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Article • May 13, 2016
California Police Hit with Multimillion Dollar Jury Verdict in Prisoner’s Death by Derek Gilna The family of Robert Ramirez, who died while in the custody of Oxnard, California police officers, was awarded over $2 million in damages by a federal jury. According to the family’s lawsuit, on June 23, 2012, …
Article • May 13, 2016
Connecticut State Prisoner Settles with DOC, Receives Cash and Art Supplies by Derek Gilna Ian Cooke, a Connecticut state prisoner, filed a federal action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 to protest his lack of medical and psychiatric treatment while he was in custody awaiting trial, has settled with the Connecticut Department …
Article • May 13, 2016
$1.2 Million Settlement for Minor Injured in Detention Race Riot by The county of Los Angeles paid $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a juvenile who was seriously injured during a riot. According to the county’s Summary Corrective Action plan, a riot occurred at Camp Miller, a facility …
Article • May 13, 2016
Ohio Childhood Sex Abuse Statute Applies to State and Private Persons by The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on the applicability of R.C. 2305.111(C), which was adopted in 2006 and set “a firm accrual date as the date on which the victim attains the age of majority for claims based on …
Death Penalty Opponent Delbert Tibbs Dies at 74 by David Reutter Delbert Tibbs, a peaceful advocate to abolish the death penalty, has lost his battle against cancer and died at the age of 74. His advocacy was borne of personal experience of being wrongfully convicted. Tibbs was born on June …
Texas Executes Mexican National despite Unresolved Vienna Convention Claim by On January 22, 2014, Texas executed Edgar Arias Tamayo, 46, for the 1994 murder of Houston police officer Guy Gaddis despite an unresolved claim of a Vienna Convention violation. As applied to Tamayo, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations required …
Solitary Confinement Increases Risks of Self-Harm in NYC Jails, Study Says by Joe Watson A study of self-harm cases in New York City jails published in the March 2014 issue of the American Journal of Public Health found that prisoners placed in solitary confinement are almost seven times more likely …
Article • May 13, 2016
Report: Six States Shuttered Prisons, Reduced Bed Space in 2013 by Joe Watson A new report from the Sentencing Project highlights prison closures and correctional bed reductions in a half-dozen states in 2013 and outlines the dynamics for more closures in 2014 and beyond. North Carolina led what the Sentencing …
Article • May 13, 2016
Report Finds Most California Counties Out of Compliance with New Pregnant Prisoner Anti-Shackling Law by Matthew Clarke A report released in February 2014 by Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) found most California county jails were out-of-compliance with a 2012 law limiting the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners. …
"Major Use of Force" Incidents on the Increase in Texas Prisons by Matthew Clarke According to statistics released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), the number of "major use of force" incidents climb sharply from 6,071 in 2005 to 7,151 in 2013, an increase of 17%. TDCJ officials …
Article • May 13, 2016
Louisiana Jail Prisoner Pleads Guilty Just Before Jury Acquits by Matthew Clarke On April 2, 2014, Terrell Harris, a prisoner at the Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to a felony obscenity charge for masturbating in a cell minutes before a jury returned an acquittal on the …
Georgia Sentencing Reform Saving $20 Million a Year by David Reutter Georgia’s 2012 sentencing reform law is saving taxpayers $20 million annually, said Gov. Nathan Deal during a speech to a University of Georgia alumni group. The top priority for Deal going into the 2012 legislative session was House Bill …
2013 A Busy Year for Sentencing Reforms in 31 States by Joe Watson Closing a few prisons won’t be enough for significantly reduce the U.S. prison population of more than 1.5 million men and women, according to a report from the Sentencing Project. Real reductions argues the Washington, D.C. advocacy …
Article • May 13, 2016
Filed under: Prison Reform
Shuttered Florida Prison Converted Into 'Empowerment Center' for Homeless by Joe Watson After Florida officials closed the Gainesville Correctional Institution (GCI) for good in March 2012, the state's Department of Corrections fought to keep the property and lobbied to use some of the space left behind for probation offices. Instead, …
Brief • May 13, 2016
Filed under: Overdetention, Immigration
Palacios-Valencia v. San Juan County BoC, NM, Amended Complaint, ICE Detainers, 2016 Case 1:14-cv-01050-WJ-KBM Document 60 Filed 05/13/16 Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO SUSANA PALACIOS-VALENCIA, on her own behalf and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons; …
Brief • May 13, 2016
Filed under: Attorney, First Amendment
Cruz et al v. English Nanny and Governess School et al, OH, Amicus Brief - ACLU OH, extrajudicial attorney speech sanctions, 2016 NAILAH K. BYRD CUYAHOGA COUNTY CUERK OF COURTS 1200 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Court of Appeals MOTION Electronically Filed: May 13, 2016 17:00 By: RAYMOND VASVARI 0055538 …
Brief • May 13, 2016
Filed under: Attorneys, First Amendment
Cruz et al v. English Nanny and Governess School et al, OH, Amicus Brief - First Amendment Lawyers Association, extrajudicial attorney speech sanctions, 2016 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO CHRISTINA CRUZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ENGLISH NANNY AND GOVERNESS SCHOOL, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. …
Publication • May 13, 2016
New Mexico Corrections Department and Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, general services contract, 2016
Prison Litigation Reform Act - Threshold Considerations in Individual Litigation, Legal Aid Society (Boston), 2016 The Prison Litigation Reform Act: Threshold Considerations in Individual Litigation John Boston Prisoners’ Rights Project New York City Legal Aid Society jboston@legal-aid.org Updated June 13, 2016 The Prison Litigation Reform Act: Threshold Considerations in Individual …
Article • May 12, 2016
Ohio Prison Industry Profits Increasing by Matthew Clarke According to a report released by the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, the profits for Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) increased to $7.8 million in fiscal year (FY) 2013, the fourth straight year of increasing profitability. OPI operates 21 programs at 14 prisons throughout …
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