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“Special Circumstances” Justify Non-Exhaustion in Second Circuit by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has excused a New York prisoner’s failure to exhaust available administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The court found that prison officials’ erroneous refusal to investigate a claim, and frustration of administrative review …
Retaliation Claim Not Barred by Heck by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held a prisoner’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action is not barred when a victory for the prisoner “would have at most the potential to decrease his period of detention,” in a case where the prisoner “alleged …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Informant/Hit Man In 20 Murders Released After 12 Years; Paid $20,000 by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A hit man with 20 cold-blooded murders under his belt, but who turned government informant to expose a dirty FBI agent, was released from a Massachusetts state prison in 2007 after serving …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
“Defense of Another” Not Applicable to Prison Disciplinary Defense by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that it is no defense to a prison disciplinary charge for battery that the blows were struck to prevent the further stabbing of a third person. Aaron B. Scruggs, an Indiana state prisoner, …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Prisoners on Prison Education: Your Knowledge, Experience and Views Are Sought by the Special Rapporteur on Education by The Special Rapporteur on education, Vernor Muñoz, is to submit a report on the right to education for people in detention to the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2009. Mr. Muñoz, …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief: by Arizona: On April 19, 2008, Maricopa county prosecutors announced they were seeking the death penalty against former Maricopa county jail guard Jeffrey Hamlet, 55, who is accused of killing his wife. The Maricopa county jail is run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and is notorious for its …
Spokane Jail Prisoner Murdered in Cell, County Settles Lawsuit for $180,000 by The Spokane County, Washington, Commissioner has agreed to settle a civil rights action prosecuted by the family of a prisoner who was murdered by his cellmates at the Geiger Correction Center (Geiger) in Spokane County for $180,000. In …
Article • August 15, 2008
West Virginia Police Internal Affairs Investigation Reports are Conditionally Discoverable in Civil Actions by Donald McClay, a West Virginia state prisoner, was assaulted by an unidentified state trooper while under arrest for illegally registering to vote. He filed a complaint which was investigated by the state police Internal Affairs. McClay …
Article • August 15, 2008
Wyoming Criminal History Records May Only Be Disseminated to Law Enforcement Agencies for Investigatory Purposes by Upon the request of the Wyoming state Director of the Criminal Identification Division (CID), the state Attorney General (AG) issued Opinion lc. 85-008 explaining to whom and for what purpose the CID could disseminate …
Article • August 15, 2008
Washington Prisoner Gets nearly $10,000 for Work Detail Injury by David Wolfrum, a Washington state prisoner, was closing the doors on a semi-trailer at the McNeil Island Correction Center when the brakes failed, causing the truck to roll backward, pinning Wolfrum against a loading dock. He sued in state court, …
Article • August 15, 2008
Washington Prisoner Gets $1,750 for Damages to Car by Tony Heiman, a Spokane County, Washington prisoner, was the subject of a warrant for misdemeanor assault. But since a cop gave the court the wrong address for Heiman, he wasn't served with the warrant. He was later arrested in Seattle and …
Article • August 15, 2008
Filed under: Mental Health, Suicides
Washington Jail Prisoner Commits Suicide; Estate Wins $7,700 by In December of 1992, Adelino Chavez was on suicide watch in the Kent, Washington City Jail. Rather than keep an eye on Chavez, the supervising guards went to a “promotional” party for 2 1/2 hours. When they returned Chavez had killed …
Article • August 15, 2008
$395,000 Settlement For Excessive Tasing Death By California Police by Family members of Gregory Saulsbury, Jr., brought a wrongful death action against the City of Pacifica (California) and it's police after excessive tasing allegedly caused Saulsbury's death in 2005. The suit settled for $395,000 without guilt admission. Saulsbury's family called …
Article • August 15, 2008
Absent Improper Conduct Finding, Washington Employee Cannot be Forced to Write Apology Letter by The State of Washington Personnel Appeals Board (PAB) has held that where no evidence exists that a public employee engaged in misconduct, acted inappropriately during an interaction with a private citizen, the employee was not guilty …
Article • August 15, 2008
Alabama Lawyer Wins $10,000 in Defamation Suit Against Prisoner Rights Radio Host by Roberta Franklin is a radio talk show host and ardent prisoners rights activist in Alabama. In the summer of 2002, while defense attorney, Susan James, was being investigated for misconduct, Franklin said James was stealing clients' money. …
Article • August 15, 2008
Grant of Out-of-Time Appeal in Texas Allows Filing of Motion for New Trial by On January 24, 2007, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) held that, when it grants a habeas petitioner relief in the form of an out-of-time appeal, the defendant may file a motion for new trial …
Article • August 15, 2008
Grant of Out-of-Time Appeal in Texas Allows Filing of Motion for New Trial by On January 24, 2007, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) held that, when it grants a habeas petitioner relief in the form of an out-of-time appeal, the defendant may file a motion for new trial …
Article • August 15, 2008
Court Orders Trial on Challenge to BOP’s Byline/Reporter Prohibition by A Colorado federal district court has ordered a trial in a federal prisoner’s challenge to 28 C.F.R. §540.20 (b), which provides, in relevant part, that an “inmate may not act as reporter or publish under a byline,” on First Amendment …
Article • August 15, 2008
Delaware FOIA Prohibits Disclosure of Records to Prisoner by The Supreme Court of Delaware has held that prisoners do not have a right to access their central files maintained by the Department of Corrections under the Delaware Freed of Information Act (FOIA). The Court held that 11 Del. §4322 specifically …
Article • August 15, 2008
Delaware Newspaper Entitled to Police Info, Fees by The Supreme Court of Delaware has held that a Superior Court abused it’s discretion by deciding issues in a Delaware Freedom of Information (FOIA) case and applied an incorrect legal standard. The News Journal sought information from the Delaware Criminal Justice Information …
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