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Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Sentencing
Skinhead Couple Gets Life for Killing Registered Sex Offender in South Carolina by Joe Watson After being sentenced to life in prison by a Union County, South Carolina judge for killing a registered sex offender and his wife, a pair of white supremacists lashed out at the victims' family with …
Article • August 10, 2016
Oregon Parole Board Psychologist Busted “Embellishing His Life” – Again by Mark Wilson “I have a big ego,” admitted longtime Oregon parole board psychologist Frank P. Colistro, Ed.D. “I embellish my life.” Asked if this hurts his credibility, Colistro hesitated for a long, painful silence before answering “No.” His employers …
Article • August 10, 2016
Oregon Expands Visiting Opportunities to Reduce Recidivism by Mark Wilson Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) officials are working to expand prisoner visiting opportunities, in response to a 2011 study that found a positive correlation between prison visits and recidivism rates. In November 2011, the Minnesota Department of Corrections released a …
Mentally Ill Held in Canadian Prison's 'Unsuitable' Former Segregation Unit by Joe Watson Despite recommendations from the United Nations, the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) and from within its own federal corrections system, Ontario, Canada's Millhaven Institution continues to lock up prisoners with acute mental illnesses inside cells that are …
Article • August 10, 2016
Guard’s Suspension for Dragging Injured Maine Pretrial Detainee Upheld by David Reutter Louisiana officials are resorting to unconventional tactics to combat the “international” problem of cellphones within its jails and prisons. Prisoner use of the contraband phones has become so widespread that rarely a day goes by that guards fail …
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct
Florida Judges’ Outlandish Behavior Tarnishes Bench by David Reutter A prerequisite for holding a judgeship is maintaining an impeccable reputation of upstanding and ethical conduct in all affairs. Along the eastern shores of Florida known as the Space and Gold Coasts, the spotlight has shone upon the wayward conduct of …
Article • August 10, 2016
California, Other States Weigh Banning Late-Night Releases from Custody by Joe Watson Late-night releases from prisons and jails place former prisoners across the country at not only an immediate disadvantage—possibly unable to access transportation and shelter or a support system of friends and family— but also in the dangerous position …
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
FCC Quashes Company's Blockage of Discounted Prisoner Call Plans by Derek Gilna Securus Technologies, Inc.'s petition to block discounted prisoner calling plans, such as the widely-used "Cons Call Home" program, was denied by the Wireline Competition Bureau in a hearing before the Federal Communications Commission. Securus was attempting to utilize correctional …
Article • August 10, 2016
Guam Correctional Issues Plague Prisoner Medical Care by Derek Gilna For twenty-three years a federal receiver has overseen Guam's troubled correctional system, but unfortunately for prisoners, medical care still appears to be substandard. According to a status report issued in the past two weeks, of 144 prisoners seeking some form …
Article • August 10, 2016
High-Profile Escapes from New Haitian Prison Highlight Country's Problems by Derek Gilna The recent daring escape of prisoner Clifford Brandt from Haiti's prison in Crois-des-Bouquet was yet another embarrassment for the country's criminal justice system.  Beset by rampant corruption, nepotism, financial problems, and incompetence, the prison suffered the biggest jailbreak …
Article • August 10, 2016
Prisoner’s Master Carpenter Skills Nets Opportunity to Serve and Receive Freedom by David Reutter A Virginia man who was sentenced to prison in several counties has avoided being sent to prison, and his skill set is being attributed to remaining in jail and release. Lawrence “Junior” Wood faced 36 different …
Article • August 10, 2016
Prieto’s Promise: An End to Death Row? by Mumia Abu-Jamal In late 2013, a federal judge in Virginia issued a remarkable ruling in the case of Prieto v. Clark. The civil suit, brought by Virginia death row prisoner Alfredo R. Prieto, challenged conditions on the state’s execution unit, including total …
Florida Allows Compensation of Wrongfully Convicted Man 25 Years after Release by David Reutter The Florida Legislature passed a bill in the closing minutes of its 2014 session that allows a man who served 21 years on a wrongful conviction to seek up to $2 million in compensation. James Richardson …
Deaths of Two Pennsylvania Jail Prisoners Being Investigated By Amnesty International by David Reutter Amnesty International is investigating the deaths of two prisoners at Pennsylvania’s Burlington County Jail (BCJ). The Prosecutor’s Office took the unusual step of responding to a letter from Amnesty upon conclusion of its own investigation. The …
After Sex Scandal, Delaware DOC Closes Ineffective Boot Camp by Joe Watson It took a prison guard’s compulsive sexual behavior to draw the critical eye of Delaware corrections officials to a boot camp program intended for troubled youth, and subsequently shut it down. The Sussex Boot Camp, which opened in …
Article • August 10, 2016
Prisoners Getting Retroactive Relief Have Lower Recidivism Rate by Derek Gilna One of the main objections raised to granting retroactive sentence relief under the 2007 Crack Cocaine Amendment was the fear that those prisoners receiving sentence reductions would recidivate at a high rate.  A new study by the U.S. Sentencing …
Article • August 10, 2016
Justice Department Says 45% of Prisoners Have Mental Health Issues by Derek Gilna A 2006 Justice Department concluded that 45% of prisoners in the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) have mental health problems, which was characterized as a recent manifestation of mental illness or symptoms of a disorder. According to the …
Afghan Prisoner Hunger Strikes Persist in American Custody, Says Former Prisoner by Derek Gilna As American troops continue their planned withdrawal from Afghanistan and wind down their combat role in favor of their Afghan allies, at least one facility continues to operate without interruption. The Detention Facility in Parwan. close to …
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Death Penalty
Federal Judge Voids California Death Penalty Law that “Serves No Penological Purpose” by Derek Gilna The State of California’s criminal justice system, which in recent years has received increasing scrutiny from the federal courts for what it termed numerous constitutional violations, received yet another setback in a recent federal judge’s …
Article • August 10, 2016
Audit Shows California Sterilized Women Prisoners Improperly by Derek Gilna A report prepared by the California State Auditor has revealed yet another serious problem in prisoner medical care in the state.  The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation carried out dozens of illegal sterilizations of its women prisoners from 2005 …
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