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Article • October 3, 2014
Pew Center Report Finds Increasing Incarceration Expensive and Ineffective by Matthew Clarke Pew Center Report Finds Increasing Incarceration Expensive and Ineffective   by Matthew Clarke   On June 6 2012, the Pew Center on the States issued a report on the consequences of the trend toward longer terms of imprisonment …
Article • October 3, 2014
Florida Governor Eliminates Innocence Commission by  Florida Governor Eliminates Innocence Commission   Faced with the dubious honor of 23 death row prisoner being exonerated since 1973 and 12 exonerations via DNA evidence since 2001, the Florida Supreme Court created the Florida Innocence Commission. With the stroke of his veto pen, …
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Good Time, Wrongful Release
$1.21 Million Settlement after Washington State Prisoner Released in Error Kills Store Clerk by $1.21 Million Settlement after Washington State Prisoner Released in Error Kills Store Clerk   As a result of an earned good-time mix-up, a prisoner at Walla Walla State Prison in Washington State was prematurely released on …
Publication • October 1, 2014
Probation and Parole in the U.S., 2013 BJS 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics October 2014, NCJ 248029 Erinn J. Herberman, Ph.D., and Thomas P. Bonczar, BJS Statisticians A t yearend 2013, an estimated 4,751,400 adults were under community supervision—a decline of about …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Indiana Supreme Court Holds Agreed Court Order with Prosecutor is Binding on DOC by Matthew Clarke Indiana Supreme Court Holds Agreed Court Order with Prosecutor is Binding on DOC by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of Indiana has held that a court order regarding whether a sex offender could be …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Fifth Circuit: “Mailbox Rule” Applies to Texas State Habeas Petitions by Fifth Circuit: “Mailbox Rule” Applies to Texas State Habeas Petitions The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the “mailbox rule” of Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988) now applies to determining the date when Texas prisoners …
Article • September 15, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Informants, Sentencing
Sentence Reductions for “Snitching” Undermine U.S. Justice System by Derek Gilna Sentence Reductions for “Snitching” Undermine U.S. Justice System by Derek Gilna Imagine this scenario: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents bust a small-time drug dealer for, let’s say, nickel-and-diming in heroin. They take him to booking, run his fingerprints and …
Article • September 12, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Texas: Unconstitutional to Revoke Probation Due to Refusal to Self-Incriminate During Polygraph or Therapy by Matthew Clarke Texas: Unconstitutional to Revoke Probation Due to Refusal to Self-Incriminate During Polygraph or Therapy by Matt Clarke On May 8, 2013, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that a probationer’s term of …
Publication • September 11, 2014
Project ORANGE JUMPSUIT: Report on Effects of Pretrial Detention on Case Outcomes Gerald Wheeler 2014 Project ORANGE JUMPSUIT: Effects of Pretrial Status and Days Detained on Case Outcome of Harris County Felony & Misdemeanor A/B Defendants By (September 2014) Gerald R. Wheeler Ph.D., Gerald Fry, Attorney at Law PREFACE The …
Brief • September 5, 2014
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
In re McCray, et. al., NY, Settlement, Central Park Five Wrongful Conviction, 2014 l LQt,D l Case 1:03-cv-09685-RLE Document 313 Filed 09/05/14 Page 1 of 14 IU"snc som· " t DOCU1\'1ENT j I ELEcrRON1CAll.Y FILED ~ l I \ l.JNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK nc~r·· ;J.. …
Brief • August 27, 2014
Ferguson v. Short, MO, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, CENTRAL DIVISION RYAN FERGUSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JOHN SHORT, Detective – Columbia, Missouri Police ) Department, in his individual capacity, ) ) JEFF NICHOLS, …
Brief • August 20, 2014
Byrd v. Iowa, IA, Order, Disciplinary Habeas Challenge, 2014
Unfair Punishment by Sam Levin Unfair Punishment by Sam Levin Part One: Victim Discrimination A state program that’s supposed to help crime victims denies people who have had run-ins with the law or are afraid of being victimized again. The front door was wide open when police arrived at the …
Brief • August 12, 2014
Saunders v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment Minor, 2014 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF BRONX ----------------------------------------------------------------------X ALEX SAUNDERS, A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF 18, BY HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN, STEPHANIE WILLIAMS Plaintiff(s), SUMMONS 2J50Iqf /:z._O(Cf Dated Purchased: 't) j 12 …
Allen v. City of St. Louis, MO, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 Case: 4:14-cv-01398-RWS Doc. #: 1 Filed: 08/12/14 Page: 1 of 57 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION GEORGE ALLEN JR., ) ) and ) LONZETTA TAYLOR, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No …
Brief • August 12, 2014
Arauz et al v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, false arrest imprisonement police misconduct, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-06393-SHS Document 1 Filed 08/12/14 Page 1 of 23 Case 1:14-cv-06393-SHS Document 1 Filed 08/12/14 Page 2 of 23 Case 1:14-cv-06393-SHS Document 1 Filed 08/12/14 Page 3 of 23 Case 1:14-cv-06393-SHS Document 1 …
Bardo v Stolworthy IL Settlement 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION CLIFTON BARDO, #B20945, Plaintiff, VS. DONALD STOLWORTHY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 15-1193-MJR-SCW SETTLEMENT AGREEi.VIENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …
Lisker v. Los Angeles, CA, Appeal Brief, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 Case: 13-55374 08/11/2014 ID: 9201014 DktEntry: 23-1 Page: 1 of 72 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS DOCKET 13-55374 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BRUCE LISKER, Plaintiff and Appellee vs. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ANDREW MONSUE and HOWARD …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates by David Reutter Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates by David M. Reutter The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s grant of qualified immunity in a civil rights action brought …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Parole, Mental Health
Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation by Mark Wilson Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner’s release was improperly postponed for two years on the basis of an erroneous psychological …
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