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ICS Advocates - Ex Parte Submission to FCC re #Solutions2020, 2017

Publication • July 27, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

ICS Advocates - Ex Parte Submission to FCC re #Solutions2020, 2017 Lee G. Petro 202-230-5857 Direct 202-842-8465 Fax Lee.Petro@dbr.com Law Offices 1500 K Street N. W. Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20005-1209 (202) 842-8800 (202) 842-8465 fax www.drinkerbiddle.com CALIFORNIA DELAWARE ILLINOIS NEW JERSEY NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA WASHINGTON D.C. WISCONSIN January 13, …

Prison Phone Update: Appellate Court Deals Major Blow to Prisoners and Their Families

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Money/Property, Telephones, Telephone Rates

Prison Phone Update: Appellate Court Deals Major Blow to Prisoners and Their Families by Carrie Wilkinson by Carrie Wilkinson In a September 2016 article on the fight for comprehensive prison and jail phone reform, PLN reported that while limits on ancillary fees had been implemented by the FCC, intrastate (in-state) …

National Police Accountability Project - CLE Seminar Brochure, DC, 2017

Publication • June 19, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Organizing, Diabetes, Videotaping, Attorneys, Appeals, Qualified Immunity, First Amendment

National Police Accountability Project - CLE Seminar Brochure, DC, 2017 Name:_____________________________________ Firm: _____________________________________ Address:___________________________________ City:_______________ State:___ Zip:___________ Phone:_____________ E-mail_________________ Please bill my: [ ] Visa [ ] MC [ ] Discover Card #_____________________________________ Expiration Date: _____________________________ CVV Code: ______________________________ Signature: __________________________________ [ ] Check enclosed (Please make check payable to: …

Chief Federal Judge in D.C. Resigns after Lawsuit Accuses Him of Rape

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Sexual Assault by Judges, Judicial Misconduct

Chief Federal Judge in D.C. Resigns after Lawsuit Accuses Him of Rape by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Richard Roberts, 63, unexpectedly stepped down on March 16, 2016. Although the official reason for his departure was listed …

DC Circuit Court Reverses Dismissal of Suit Challenging CMU Placement

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, First Amendment

DC Circuit Court Reverses Dismissal of Suit Challenging CMU Placement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned portions of a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three federal prisoners – Yassin Aref, Kifah Jayyousi and Daniel McGowan – who sought damages …

DC Circuit Agrees that U.S. Attorney’s Discovery Handbook is Exempt from FOIA

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Prosecutors, Freedom of Information Act

DC Circuit Agrees that U.S. Attorney’s Discovery Handbook is Exempt from FOIA by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a setback for the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL), the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit declined to overturn a district court’s judgment that found the U.S. Attorney’s …

Senators Emanuel Cleaver and Luis Gutierrez - Letter re Private Prison Campaign Contributions, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Lobbying

Senators Emanuel Cleaver and Luis Gutierrez - Letter re Private Prison Campaign Contributions, 2017 EMANUEL CLEAVER, II http: //WWW.HOUSE.GOV/CLEAVER FIFTH DISTRICT, MISSOURI TWITIER.COMIREPCLEAVER FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITIEE FACEBOOK.COM/EMANUELCLEAVER II HOUSING ANO I NSURANCE SUBCOMMITTFE OVERSIGHT ANO IN'IESTIGATIONS SUBCOl.U.llTTEE ([ongr.esg i~ousr itf tlrr !nit.eh §taf.eg nf iRrprr.s.enfatiur.a March 2, 2017 Damon Hininger …

U.S. DOJ-Federal Bureau of Prisons-Office of Internal Affairs Report for Fiscal Year 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Threats by Staff

U.S. DOJ-Federal Bureau of Prisons-Office of Internal Affairs Report for Fiscal Year 2017 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Washington, DC Office of Internal Affairs Report for Fiscal Year 2017 Table of Contents Executive Summary of Findings ......................................................................................................1 Reporting Incidents of Misconduct ..................................................................................................3 Review of Local Staff Misconduct …

GAO - Prisoner Labor, 1993

Publication • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Prison Labor, Cost of Prison Systems, Money/Property, Fair Labor Standards Act

GAO - Prisoner Labor, 1993 I ----------i t l11ikd St at.<"s Ge1wral A<·cmrnt in~ Of'f1<'e GAO l{eport to the llonorablc 1Tarry Flcid, lJ.S. Senate PRISONER LABOR Perspectives on Paying the Federal Minimum Wage GAO/G<i D-H:l-H8 .--------·-; GAO United States General Accounting Offtce Washington, D.C. 201548 General Government Division B-253226 May20, …

Reform Advocates Applaud Expiration of CoreCivic Contract in D.C.

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Corizon, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Reform Advocates Applaud Expiration of CoreCivic Contract in D.C. by At midnight on January 31, 2017, a welcome change came to the District of Columbia’s jail system with the expiration of the District’s 20-year contract with CoreCivic – formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America – to operate the Correctional …

Prison Legal News v. Kane (Lappin), DC, FOIA settlement 2017

Filing • April 27, 2017

Filed under: Public Records

Prison Legal News v. Kane (Lappin), DC, FOIA settlement 2017 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 138 Filed 04/03/17 Page 1 of 4 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 138 Filed 04/03/17 Page 2 of 4 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 138 Filed 04/03/17 Page 3 of 4 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 138 Filed 04/03/17 Page 4 of 4

$6,750 Settlement in BOP Racial, Age Discrimination Complaint

Article • April 26, 2017

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Employee Litigation, Age Discrimination

$6,750 Settlement in BOP Racial, Age Discrimination Complaint by The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $6,750 to settle an employee’s age and racial discrimination claim.  The April 7, 2000, complaint of Sally Williams, a Secretary GS-6 at the BOP office in Washington D.C., alleged denial of promotions. Williams asserted that younger …

$16,650,000 Settlement in D.C. Wrongful Conviction Suit

Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

$16,650,000 Settlement in D.C. Wrongful Conviction Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke The District of Columbia agreed to pay $16.65 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a former prisoner wrongfully convicted of rape and murder. On September 16, 1982, Donald Eugene Gates, then 30, was convicted of raping …

Zaidan v. Trump, DC, Complaint - DOD Kill List Lawsuit, 2017

Brief • March 30, 2017

Filed under: First Amendment, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights

Zaidan v. Trump, DC, Complaint - DOD Kill List Lawsuit, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00581 Document 1 Filed 03/30/17 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AHMAD MUAFFAQ ZAIDAN c/o Reprieve US 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 1706 New York, NY 10170 BILAL ABDUL KAREEM, c/o Reprieve …

Federal Halfway House Contractor Files Unsuccessful Suit Against Bureau of Prisons

Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Release and Reentry

Federal Halfway House Contractor Files Unsuccessful Suit Against Bureau of Prisons by Christopher Zoukis On August 3, 2015, Bannum, Inc., a provider and operator of halfway houses for federal prisoners following their release, filed an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the federal …

American Society for Testing and Minerals v. Public Resource Inc, DC, Memorandum Opinion, 2017

Brief • February 2, 2017

Filed under: Summary Judgment

American Society for Testing and Minerals v. Public Resource Inc, DC, Memorandum Opinion, 2017 Case 1:13-cv-01215-TSC Document 175 Filed 02/02/17 Page 1 of 55 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC., Defendant. AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, …

Aziz v. Trump, VA, TRO - LPR Detainees at Airport (2017)

Brief • January 28, 2017

Filed under: Immigration

Aziz v. Trump, VA, TRO - LPR Detainees at Airport (2017) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Case No. 1:17-cv-116 Tareq Aqel Mohammed Aziz and Ammar Aqel Mohammed Aziz, by their next friend, Aqel Muhammad Aziz, and John Does 1-60, Date: January 28, 2017 …

D.C. Circuit Orders Accidental Requirement for Sex Offender Registration Deleted from Sentence

Article • January 3, 2017

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Sex Offender Registration, Sentencing, Terrorism

D.C. Circuit Orders Accidental Requirement for Sex Offender Registration Deleted from Sentence by In an October 27, 2015 decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the deletion of a requirement for sex offender registration a federal judge added to a sentence by accidentally checking the wrong box on a …

DC Lawyers' Report Slams Prisoner Conditions at District of Columbia Jails

Article • December 28, 2016

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Jail Specific, Shelter, Failure to Train/Supervise, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Failure to Protect (Staff)

DC Lawyers' Report Slams Prisoner Conditions at District of Columbia Jails by Derek Gilna It has been an open secret for many years that the District of Columbia jail system is a human-rights disaster.  Our nation's capital's correctional system's faults have been compiled in a 73-page report prepared by the …

Council for Court Excellence - Second Chances: Returning Citizens' Re-Entry Struggles and Successes in the District of Columbia, 2016

Publication • December 1, 2016

Filed under: Medical, Fair Housing Act, Mental Health, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, housing, jobs, halfway houses, Health care, Restrictions, discrimination

Council for Court Excellence - Second Chances: Returning Citizens' Re-Entry Struggles and Successes in the District of Columbia, 2016 DECEMBER 2016 BEYOND SECOND CHANCES RETURNING CITIZENS’ RE-ENTRY STRUGGLES AND SUCCESSES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Council for Court Excellence Improving Justice for the Community w w w. c o u …