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Rearrest Improperly Frustrates Oregon Speedy Trial Rights by The En Banc Oregon Supreme Court held that the State may not thwart speedy trial rights by releasing and re-arresting criminal defendants. Oregon criminal defendants may be held in custody just 60 days before trial, ORS 136.290(1). If trial is not commenced …
Shoatz v. Wetzel et al, PA, Complaint, 8th Am escape prolonged isolation, 2013 !aaassseee 222:::000555-­-­-mmmccc-­-­-000222000222555 DDDooocccuuummmeeennnttt 666333555 FFFiiillleeeddd 000555///000888///111333 PPPaaagggeee 111 ooofff 111333 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RUSSELL SHOATZ, a/k/a RUSSELL SHOATS Plaintiff, v. JOHN E. WETZEL, in his official capacity as …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Report: Total State Prison Costs at Least $5.4 Billion Over Budget Nationwide by For decades, tough-on-crime rhetoric has convinced taxpayers to finance ballooning prison budgets with no questions asked. But the price tag of mass incarceration has so grossly surpassed state corrections budgets that legislators across the country have become …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Life on the Inside and Death on the Outside: Complexities in Health Disparities Inside and Outside U.S. Prisons by Evelyn J. Patterson by Evelyn J. Patterson, Ph.D. As a scholar of criminology and demography (the study of how and why populations change), I seek to contribute to the discourse on …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Illinois: Scathing Study on Solitary Buried by Politics by Adam Klasfeld by Adam Klasfeld, Courthouse News Reeling from the criticism of its last effort at prison reform, Illinois buried its study of the ineffectiveness of long-term solitary confinement. As Gov. Pat Quinn struggled to hold onto the seat he acquired …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Ninth Circuit Vacates Federal Prison Sentence Imposed by Non-trial Judge by by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner William Harris’ 188-month sentence for assaulting a prison guard was reversed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on May 25, 2012, based on a violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 25(b) “with …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Native Americans Overrepresented in Prison; Problems with Tribal Police Cited by The Trail of Tears lives on. It still winds its way through dilapidated Native American villages on reservations across the United States that are impoverished, starved of resources and pockmarked by dysfunction and discrimination. Almost two centuries after indigenous …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
FBI’s National Crime Data Found to be Flawed, Manipulated by As it turns out, the FBI's annual reports on crime in the United States are only slightly more credible than campaign promises and Big Foot sightings. An August 2012 investigative analysis by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel found that the overwhelming majority …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Pennsylvania Officials Link Halfway House Payments to Recidivism Rates by Derek Gilna Community corrections centers, also known as halfway houses, receive a great deal of money to help prepare prisoners to reenter society. Unfortunately, according to a recent study in Pennsylvania, the state’s 38 halfway houses with 4,313 beds have …
South Carolina Sheriff Indicted; Fourth Sheriff to Face Criminal Charges in Three Years by Christopher Zoukis A South Carolina Sheriff has been removed from office following his indictment on criminal charges of misconduct and furnishing contraband to prisoners. Chesterfield County Sheriff Sanford (“Sam”) Marion Parker, Jr. was suspended by Governor …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Utah: Prisoners’ Education Should be Cheaper, More Efficient, Report Says by Secondary education for Utah prisoners are wasting tax dollars and, more importantly, wasting educational resources, according to an August 2012 report by the state’s Legislative Auditor General. Utah lawmakers wanted to know how efficient and effective are high school …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Florida Innocence Commission Makes Recommendations to Prevent Wrongful Convictions by The Florida Innocence Commission's final report, presented to the Florida Supreme Court on June 25, 2012, included a number of recommendations to address issues related to wrongful convictions in the Sunshine State. Due to having one of the highest rates …
Article • April 15, 2013
Washington Sexually Violent Predator Escape Law Upheld by The Washington state Court of Appeals held that a statute criminalizing escape from a civil commitment facility is not unconstitutional. On March 15, 2006, Matthew John Jagger was civilly committed to the McNeil Island Special Commitment Center (SCC) after he was found …
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Escapes
US Tenth Circuit Court Defines Escape as Violent Felony by The United State Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit heard in November 2011 the case of appellant George John Koufos, convicted per plea agreement and sentenced in August 2010 on charges of bank fraud and possession of a firearm …
Article • April 15, 2013
Volunteering Information to an Inmate Informant Does Not Require Miranda Warning by Tavares Hunt, a prisoner in the Cook County Jail (Illinois), became a suspect in the murder of Shakir Beckley. Mycal Davis, another prisoner, volunteered to become an informant and elicit incriminating information concerning the homicide. Wearing a wire, …
Article • April 15, 2013
California: Stanford Report Analyzes Lifer Paroles by In a first-of-its-kind, long-overdue study, the Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) has examined the parole release process for parole-eligible "life" prisoners in California, now numbering more than 32,000. As of 2010, lifers comprised more than one-fifth of California's prisoner population, a higher percentage …
Article • April 15, 2013
Department of Justice Releases Report on Prison and Jail Deaths 2000-2009 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice has released a report detailing the deaths of prisoner in U.S. jails and prisons covering the years from 2000 through 2009. The …
Article • April 15, 2013
Minnesota Study Shows Prisoners Receiving Visits Have Lower Recidivism Rates by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A report describing a study by the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) shows that prisoners who receive regular visits while in prison are 13% less likely to commit new felonies and 25% less likely …
Article • March 15, 2013
Department of Justice Reports on State and Federal Prisoners in 2009 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice has released a statistical report on prisoners under state and federal jurisdiction for the year ending on December 31, 2009. The report …
Article • March 15, 2013
NACDL Wins Appeal for Eyewitness Identification Data by Brandon Sample In 2006, when Illinois officials released results from a study comparing the effectiveness of traditional eyewitness identification with other methods, the results created an uproar. The study, commissioned by the Illinois General Assembly, found the "traditional" line-up method of identification …
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