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Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
California Law Denying Good Time Credits to Gang Members in SHUs Held Constitutional by David Reutter California Law Denying Good Time Credits to Gang Members in SHUs Held Constitutional by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on April 25, 2014 that a California law which denies good …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Washington Ad Seg Prisoner Improperly Denied Earned Time by Mark Wilson Washington Ad Seg Prisoner Improperly Denied Earned Time by Mark Wilson On December 30, 2013, the Washington State Court of Appeals held that prison officials had improperly denied earned time credit to a prisoner held in administrative segregation (ad …
Brief • November 21, 2014
Phillips v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Arrest & Malicious Prosecution, 2014 Case: 1:14-cv-09372 Document #: 1 Filed: 11/21/14 Page 1 of 20 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION Paul Phillips, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF CHICAGO; CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS ANTHONY VILLARDITA …
Article • November 19, 2014
Double Jeopardy by Paige Williams Double Jeopardy In Alabama, a judge can override a jury that spares a murderer from the death penalty. By Paige Williams On an April night in 1997, when Shonelle Jackson was eighteen, he went out to a local club in Montgomery, Alabama. As he and …
Brief • November 12, 2014
Galarza v. Szalczyk, PA, Final Settlement Lehigh County, ICE Detention US Citizen, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERNESTO GALARZA, Plaintiff, vs. MARK SZALCZYK, ET AL., Defendants. : : : : : No. 10-6815-JKG SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE THIS AGREEMENT is made this …
Brief • November 12, 2014
Galarza v. Szalczyk, PA, Resolution to Clarify Detainer Policy, ICE Detention US Citizen, 2014 COUNTY OF LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA RESOLUTION NO. 2014-36 SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONERS JONES & OTT REQUESTED DATE: APRIL 24,2014 ADOPTING A RESOLUTION FOR THE COUNTY OF LEHIGH TO CLARIFY THE POLICY REGARDING DETAINERS ISSUED UNDER 8 C.F.R. §287.7 …
Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial by Christopher Zoukis Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial by Christopher Zoukis A Florida prosecutor who engaged in text messages, cell phone calls and dinner dates with the judge presiding over a …
Missouri Prisoner Exonerated in 1983 Prison Murder; Brady Violations Cited by Christopher Zoukis Missouri Prisoner Exonerated in 1983 Prison Murder; Brady Violations Cited by Christopher Zoukis Reginald “Reggie” Griffin, 53, was sentenced to death for the July 12, 1983 stabbing of James Bausley in a yard at the Moberly Correctional …
Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis In a rare public rebuke of a prosecutor found to have engaged in a “deliberate pattern of misconduct,” the Connecticut Appellate Court vacated a …
Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General by Christopher Zoukis Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General by Christopher Zoukis Former Alaska Deputy Attorney General and prosecutor Patrick Gullufsen, 66, was suspended from the practice of law for 18 months in July 2013 after a Superior Court found …
Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis The prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America. His discretion is tremendous.... While the prosecutor at his best …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Filed under: Habeas Corpus
Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Habeas Review 2014 by Kent Russell Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Habeas Review 2014 by Kent Russell This column provides “habeas hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on the …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Death Sentences Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis Death Sentences Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis Death sentences imposed on prisoners in Arizona, Virginia and Tennessee have been reversed by federal appellate courts as a result of misconduct by prosecutors – including withholding evidence and making …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Prosecutors Breaking Bad by Prosecutors Breaking Bad The following are various cases in which prosecutors have reportedly engaged in misconduct, ethical violations or criminal behavior, which evidence the need for effective solutions to the persistent problem of prosecutorial abuses. California In 2012, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence …
Publication • October 30, 2014
Letter to President Obama, Ban the Box Executive Order and Pell Grant Restoration, 2014 October 30, 2014 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C., 20500 Dear Mr. President, As a national coalition of formerly incarcerated people and their families, we write to urge you to …
Article • October 28, 2014
No Country for Young Men by Dana Goldstein No Country for Young Men Junior Smith was a troubled kid who needed help. Instead, West Virginia sent him to jail. By Dana Goldstein, October 6, 2014   On Feb. 27, 2013, 17-year-old Junior Smith was summoned to the front office of …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
“Ban the Box” Movement Spreads Nationwide by Joe Watson “Ban the Box” Movement Spreads Nationwide by Joe Watson Prisoner advocacy groups are hailing recent successes in “Ban the Box” campaigns to remove questions related to criminal records from employment applications, and say they hope to expand the movement even further …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Fifth Circuit Holds Louisiana Commutation Changes Not Ex Post Facto by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit Holds Louisiana Commutation Changes Not Ex Post Facto by Matt Clarke In an opinion filed May 21, 2013, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that changes to commutation laws and rules in Louisiana, which …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Drug Courts Partner with Pharmaceutical Company to Combat Heroin, Alcohol Abuse by Drug Courts Partner with Pharmaceutical Company to Combat Heroin, Alcohol Abuse The 406th District Drug Court in Webb County, Texas has turned to a new approach for breaking the cycle of addiction related to heroin, opiate and alcohol …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Criminal Justice Reform by Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Criminal Justice Reform On September 15 and 16, 2014, while Tennessee’s General Assembly was out of session, the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on criminal justice reform – the first time a …
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