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Prison Rodeos: A Bunch of Bull? by David Reutter Rarely does the public find anything entertaining about a person who has been convicted of a crime and sent to prison. That is not the case with prison rodeos, however, which draw people from all over the U.S. and even other …
Article • December 7, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016
Filed under: Settlements
New Mexico County Officials Settle Jail Prisoner’s Suit for $750,000 by A man who was incarcerated in a New Mexico jail for 18 days settled his lawsuit against county commissioners and jail officials for $750,000 in December 2015. Michael Faziani, who lives in Tennessee, moved temporarily to Truth or Consequences, …
Ninth Circuit Adopts Test to Excuse Exhaustion of Administration Remedies for Retaliatory Threats by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals joined other circuits in holding that a prisoner’s fear of retaliation may be sufficient to render the grievance procedure unavailable. The Court adopted a test that requires both a subjective …
Connecticut Prisoners File Suit Over Exposure to Radon Gas by Panagioti Tsolkas This summer, prisoners at the Garner Correctional Institution (GCI) in Newtown, Connecticut responded to more than two decades of radon exposure at the facility by filing a class-action lawsuit. “The length of time this went on didn’t have …
Prominent Texas Capital Defense Attorney Suspended for a Year by David Dow has near-legendary status among death penalty attorneys in Texas. He works pro bono for clients whose lives literally depend on him; he takes their cases after they arrive on death row, often seeking to right the wrongs committed …
Potential Class-action Suit over Domestic Violence “Victim Fees” in Georgia by The Atlanta-based Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) and Columbus, Georgia attorney Mark C. Post filed a federal lawsuit on October 5, 2016 on behalf of Cleopatra Harrison and a potential class of other women who were charged controversial …
Widespread Failures at Crime Labs Continue to Plague Criminal Justice System by Derek Gilna Crime labs nationwide continue to face seemingly intractable problems – particularly in terms of unreliable forensic evidence testing and being influenced by law enforcement and prosecutorial bias. Despite efforts at reform, and efforts to implement technological …
Private Prison in Texas Closes after Riot Renders it Uninhabitable by Matthew Clarke On February 20, 2015, an uprising occurred at the Willacy County Correctional Center (WCCC), a private prison located in Raymondville, Texas that was operated by Utah-based Management and Training Corporation (MTC). The facility primarily housed criminal immigrant …
From the Editor by Paul Wright The 2016 elections are only a few weeks old and many people seem surprised that Donald Trump was elected president. What this means for prisoners at this point is a bit early to say, more so when juxtaposed against what might have happened had …
Article • December 7, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: St. Clair Correctional Facility guard Deandre Price resigned just after his July 5, 2016 arrest for possession of a controlled substance and promoting contraband within a state correctional facility. Price was caught with drugs and other contraband as he reported for work; Alabama Department of …
Brief • December 7, 2016
Hacker v. Cain, LA, Statement of Interest, Cataract Removal, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JASON HACKER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:14-00063-JWD-EWD N. BURL CAIN, et al., Defendants. STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES Plaintiff Jason Hacker alleges that officials at the …
Brief • December 7, 2016
Willacy V. Management & Training Corp., prison mismanagement complaint, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00307 Document 1 Filed in TXSD on 12/07/16 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BROWNSVILLE DIVISION § § WILLACY COUNTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION § § Plaintiff, § § § …
N.T., et al. v. Howell, et al., GA, complaint, child sexual abuse, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION N.T., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) OFFICER RAPHAEL HOWELL, OFFICER ) ) …
Brief • December 7, 2016
Williams v. Papi, PA, Opinion Denying MSJ, Medical Malpractice, 2016 Case 3:13-cv-01151-RDM Document 99 Filed 12/07/16 Page 1 of 45 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELINDA WILLIAMS, As Administratrix of the Estate of Brian P. Williams, Plaintiff, 3:13·CV·01151 (JUDGE MARIANI) v. MARK PAPI, …
Brief • December 7, 2016
Gardener v. AZ Dept of Corrections, AZ, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 - ... -·-------· --· .. --··-·. .. ·- . . . .... -.-.---.- ·····.. -- .. -. .- ... ··-· . . SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") 1s entered into, on, by, and …
Publication • December 7, 2016
Re-Entry Housing Options - The Policymakers' Guide, BJA, 2010 -~........ .......... REENTRY HOUSING OPTIONS: THE POLICYMAKERS' GUIDE Reentry Housing Options: The Policymakers’ Guide Katherine Cortes Shawn Rogers Council of State Governments Justice Center New York, New York This project was supported by Grant No. 2005-RE-CX-K002, awarded by the Bureau of …
Article • December 6, 2016
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Media
Crappy criminal-justice reporting demonstrates journalism flaws exploited on national stage by Terry Hanning Crappy criminal-justice reporting demonstrates journalism flaws exploited on national stage “A lie ain’t a side of a story. It’s just a lie.” Terry Hanning, The Wire Since the presidential election, the national press has been struggling with the …
Brief • December 6, 2016
Shebelske v. Marathon County Jail, WI, Settlement Agreement, Medical Neglect Anemia, 2016 HURLEY, BURISH & STANTON, S.C. 33 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 400 Mailing Address: POST OFFICE Box 1528 MADISON, WI 53701-1528 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Tel. (608) 257-0945 Fax. (608) 257-5764 www.hbslawfirm.com Author's e-mail: aerlandson@hbslawfirm.com Stephen P. Hurley* John C. …
Brief • December 6, 2016
Raynor v. Pugh, VA, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement ("Agreement"), by and between Plaintiff James Herman Raynor ("Raynor") and Defendant Gerard Pugh ("Pugh") is entered into for the purpose of settling James Herman Raynor v. G. Pugh, in his individual capacity, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv1117-LMB-JFA ("Civil …
Publication • December 6, 2016
Homelessness and Prisoner Re-Entry, BJA, 2006 Re-Entry POLICY COUNCIL strategies for addressing housing needs and risks in prisoner re-entry Homelessness and Prisoner Re-Entry An unprecedented number of people are coming out of prison and jail. • Each year, more than 650,000 people are released from state prisons in the United …
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