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Increased Access to Higher Education Programs for California Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Some California prisoners, including those confined at the notorious Pelican Bay supermax, are enjoying access to higher education courses provided by the state’s community colleges. A 2014 law eliminated the requirement that all classes taught by community colleges …
Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017
Ninth Circuit Vacates Generalized Order to Shackle Pretrial Defendants, En Banc Review Granted by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in August 2015 that a full restraint policy imposed on pretrial detainees in non-jury proceedings “ought to be justified by a commensurate need.” Before the Court were the consolidated …
California County Settles Class-action Lawsuit Over Jail Medical and Mental Health Care by Matthew Clarke In November 2015, Riverside County, California agreed to settle a federal class-action civil rights suit brought by current and former county jail prisoners who alleged violations of their constitutional right to adequate medical and mental …
Publication • January 10, 2017
Body Worn Cameras, County of Santa Clara Office of the Sheriff, 2017 22 County of Santa Clara Office of the Sheriff 84164 A DATE: January 10, 2017 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Laurie Smith, Sheriff SUBJECT: Body Worn Cameras RECOMMENDED ACTION Consider recommendations relating to Body Worn Cameras. (Office of …
Zee v. McDonnell, CA, Complaint, Retaliation (Wrongful Termination), 2017 Cas 2:16-cv-03166-JAK-AFM 1 2 3 4 5 Document 40 Filed 01/03/17 Page 1 of 19 Page ID #:518 CNTLAWGROUP,PC Cindy N. Tran, Esq. (SBN 228214) cindy@cntlawgroup.com Jeffrey Bao, Esq. (SBN 307346) mary@marydlaw.com 680 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite Pasadena, California 91101 Phone: …
Publication • January 1, 2017
Policy Manual Culver City, Culver City Pol Dept, 2017 Culver City Police Department Policy Manual CHIEF'S MESSAGE The Culver City Police Department has a long and proud tradition of service to the residents, businesses and visitors of Culver City. The men and women who make up the Culver City Police …
California’s Historic Corrections Reforms, PPIC, 2016 California’s Historic Corrections Reforms September 2016 Magnus Lofstrom, Mia Bird, and Brandon Martin PPIC.ORG © 2016 Public Policy Institute of California. PPIC is a public charity. It does not take or support positions on any ballot measures or on any local, state, or federal …
Publication • December 30, 2016
CA Government Code Section 27706 g, CDCR, undated Michael Bien of Rosen Bien and Jim Egar, Chief Public Defender of Monterey County, worked together to investigate and then to successfully litigate a class action challenging medical, mental health, corrections, dental and ADA issues at the Jail. The Public Defender's Office …
California County Settles Suits over Two Jail Prisoners’ Deaths for $1.6 Million by Matthew Clarke In mid-2014, Sutter County, California settled lawsuits brought by the families of two county jail prisoners who died. The family of Rodney Bock received $800,000 while the family of Nathan Prasad received $825,000. The jail …
Article • December 28, 2016
California Prison System Reluctantly Consents to Prison Worker Early Release by Derek Gilna The state of California, under pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice and singled out by the U.S. Supreme Court for endemic overcrowding in its prison system, still had to be compelled to do the right thing …
Amador v. Baca, CA, Complaint, Strip Searches, 2016 Case 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM Document 334 Filed 12/19/16 Page 1 of 31 Page ID #:12001 Case 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM Document 334 Filed 12/19/16 Page 2 of 31 Page ID #:12002 1 I. 2 INTRODUCTION 1. This action concerns the manner in which inmates are searched in …
Valentine v. City of Concord, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2016 SETILEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between RAY VALENTINE, Plaintiff ("PLAINTIFF"), and CITY OF CONCORD and MATTHEW SWITZER, ("DEFENDANTS"), by and through their respective attorneys of record …
Wardens “Retire” from Two California Women’s Prisons by The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) called the July 29, 2016 “retirement” of wardens at two state women’s prisons a “coincidence.” However, Colby Lenz, a legal advocate with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, commenting on the abrupt departures of …
Article • December 7, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016
California Prison Employees Reap Staggering Overtime Payments by Christopher Zoukis These are flush times for California prison workers. In 2014, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) employees hit a six-year high for overtime pay, receiving $575 million in overtime despite a major decline in the state’s prison population. Over …
More Suicides, Overdoses and Murders in California Prisons, According to Death Review Report by Joe Watson While California’s prison population is down, homicides among state prisoners in 2013 were up sharply over previous years. Deaths from drug overdoses in California prisons were up, too, and the suicide rate among state …
Ninth Circuit Declines to Enforce Procedural Bar When Prison Officials Waive Rule by In a January 12, 2016 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner successfully exhausts “such administrative remedies as are available” under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) “despite failing to comply with a …
Publication • December 6, 2016
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New Directions - A blueprint for reforming California’s prison system to protect the public, reduce costs and rehabilitate inmates, CCPOA, 2010 -, ,, \ \ ,, , ,, ., , , , ,, ,, --- ------. -- - " --- --- ., , New Directions A blueprint for reforming California’s …
Silverman v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Harassment, 2016 . . SETILEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims ("Agreement") is made between Tannaz Mokayef (hereinafter "Plaintiff" or "Mokayef') and the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (hereinafter "County") AND GARY HEARNSBERGER (hereinafter "Hearnsberger") …
Publication • November 30, 2016
When I Die, They'll Send Me Home - Youth Sentenced to LWOP in CA, HRW, 2008 United States When I Die, They’ll Send Me Home Youth Sentenced to Life without Parole in California H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H January …
Conway v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Amended Complaint, Excessive Force - Beating & Brutality, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00082-TEH Document 19 Filed 11/30/16 Page 1 of 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STEVE M. DEFILIPPIS State Bar #117292 PICONE & DEFILIPPIS, A P.L.C. 625 N. First Street San Jose, …
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