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Article • May 15, 2011
Missouri Escape Rule Bars Post-Conviction and Habeas Corpus Filing by Missouri state prisoner Alan Echols appealed his federal habeas corpus denial after being denied state post-conviction relief based on Missouri's escape rule, which bars the review of post-conviction claims from prisoners who escape from incarceration. The denial was upheld by …
Article • April 15, 2011
California Court of Appeal Invalidates Legislative Amendments to Voter-Approved Drug-Treatment Diversion Initiative by In November 2009, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court of Alameda County which enjoined enforcement of a legislative enactment, senate Bill 1137, that sought to amend Prop. 36, a voter-approved initiative …
Article • April 15, 2011
Medical Malpractice Damages Caps Unconstitutional in Illinois by On February 4, 2010, the Illinois Supreme Court filed its opinion invalidating Public Act 94-677 (Act) and, more specifically, section 2-1706.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which sets caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice suits. This appeal stems from a …
Article • April 15, 2011 • from PLN April, 2011
Washington Court Reverses Injunction Against Prisoner’s Public Records Requests by On July 29, 2010, the Washington State Court of Appeals affirmed that prisoners have standing to request records under Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA). The court also held that photographs of guards; personnel, compensation and training records; and intelligence and …
Article • April 15, 2011 • from PLN April, 2011
Maryland: Convicted Felons Receive Victims’ Compensation by Gary Hunter Since 2003, Maryland’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Board has awarded about $1.8 million to claimants with criminal convictions. In Baltimore, over 120 people who received victims’ compensation had been arrested for selling or manufacturing drugs; more than seventy of those payments went …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Georgia Eases Sex Offender Restrictions in Face of Federal Court Challenge by Laws that restrict where sex offenders can live have been popular in legislatures throughout the U.S. With much fanfare and hoopla, Georgia passed one of the nation’s toughest sex offender residency statutes on July 1, 2006. That law …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
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Second Circuit: New York’s Persistent Felony Offender Statute Held Constitutional in En Banc Ruling by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Second Circuit Court of Appeals found that New York’s Persistent Felony Offender Statute (PFOS), N.Y. Penal Law § 70.10 , which allows enhancement of sentences for prior felony convictions, …
Article • March 15, 2011
Sixth Circuit Certifies to Ohio Supreme Court for Interpretation of State Law by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals sua sponte certified questions to the Ohio Supreme Court as to the proper interpretation of the scope of an Ohio statutory scheme restricting internet communications. In 2002, the Ohio Legislature enacted …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Connecticut Restricts Prisoners’ FOIA Requests by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Last year, Connecticut enacted an exemption to the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that prevents disclosure of certain records requested by “any individual committed to the custody or supervision of the Commissioner of Correction or confined in …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
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North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Felon’s Right to Possess Firearm by On August 28, 2009, the Supreme Court of North Carolina concluded that a 2004 law prohibiting felons from possessing a firearm violated the North Carolina constitution in an as-applied challenge to the law. Barney Britt was convicted in 1979 …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Maryland Law Counts Prisoners According to Pre-Incarceration Residence by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby A new Maryland law – the first of its kind – changed the way state prisoners were counted in the 2010 census. Historically, prisoners have been counted according to the location of the facility where they …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Steep Surcharges for Driving Violations Clog Texas Courts, Create Criminals by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby A program designed to raise money for highway projects and trauma care by assessing steep surcharges for drunk driving and other traffic violations is clogging Texas courts and causing the dismissal rate for DWI …
Private Prison Companies Behind the Scenes of Arizona’s Immigration Law by Beau Hodai “Beside my brothers and my sisters, I’ll proudly take a stand. When liberty’s in jeopardy, I’ll always do what’s right. I’m out here on the frontline, sleep in peace tonight. American soldier, I’m an American soldier...” So …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Oregon: Prosecutors, Victims Kill Money-Saving Increased Sentence Reduction Law by Mark Wilson In a controversial move touted as saving Oregon an estimated $6 million, in June 2009 the state legislature passed a bill that increased earned time sentence reductions for non-violent offenders by an additional 10 percent. Just seven months …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
New York Passes Legislation Making HIV, AIDS and HCV Prisoner Care a Department of Health Responsibility by Christina Hernandez New York took a major step last fall to provide care for HIV-positive prisoners—and a victory for prisoners’ rights activists—with legislation giving the state Department of Health an official oversight role …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
New York Voters Okay Prison Slave Labor for Nonprofits by New York voters have approved an amendment to the New York constitution that permits state and county prisoners to work “voluntarily” for nonprofit organizations. The amendment was largely sought in order to provide an air-tight defense to potential lawsuits surrounding …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Iowa Good Time Statute Violates Ex Post Facto Clause by Brandon Sample A 2005 amendment to Iowa’s good time statute making participation in a sex offender treatment program (SOTP) a prerequisite to earning good time may not be applied to sex offenders convicted before the amendment’s effective date, the Supreme …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
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Texas to Eliminate Centralized Release of Prisoners by By September 1, 2010, a long-standing Texas prison tradition will come to an end--the centralized release of prisoners. The vast majority of Texas prisoners released each year--more than 42,000 in 2008--are processed out through a red-brick walled prison built in 1842 designated …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
California Enacts Non-Revocable Parole And Increased Credits To Reduce Prison Population by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg In what appears to be the first attempt to comply with federal court orders to reduce California’s prison population, the State Legislature enacted Senate Bill 18, which, effective January 25, 2010, places …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Shrinking Budgets Force States to Cut Corrections Spending by Bob Williams In a July 2009 report funded by the Public Safety Performance Project of the Pew Center on the States, author Christine S. Scott-Hayward examines how shrinking budgets are impacting state corrections policies and practices. The story is in the …
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