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Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
California: Ninth Circuit Reverses Finding that Props 9 and 89 are Unconstitutional by Derek Gilna In February 2014, following a bench trial, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence K. Karlton found that two California laws created as a result of state ballot initiatives “retrospectively increased punishments, in violation of the ex …
Oklahoma Jail Detainee Handcuffed, Pepper-sprayed and Choked to Death by Caddo County District Attorney Jason Hicks cited his interpretation of the state’s open records law as justification for withholding reports and video footage documenting the death of Darius Robinson at the county lockup in the rural town of Anadarko, Oklahoma. …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Cell Workout, by L.J. Flanders (LC Books, 2015) by David Reutter 231 pages, $35.00 softcover Book review by David M. Reutter “In prison, people can discover new things and improve themselves in many ways; faith, fitness, a new language, education, skills and qualifications that may lead to job opportunities,” writes …
From the Editor by Paul Wright The Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, co-founded by the Human Rights Defense Center, has led the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to curb some of the more egregious abuses of the prison telecom industry. It has also helped focus increased attention from all sources, including …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arkansas: Two guards were placed on paid leave after they shot and killed prisoner Christopher Wilson during an April 7, 2016 escape attempt from the Varner Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction. According to DOC spokesperson Solomon Graves, “Officers gave [Wilson] a demand to cease …
In-the-News Article • August 2, 2016
HRDC quoted on FCC's revision of prison phone rate caps Aug. 2, 2016 Articles with PLN Quotes Law360.com New Prison Rate Caps Could Help FCC Dump Court Challenge By Jenna Ebersole Law360, Washington (August 2, 2016, 9:06 PM ET) -- The Federal Communications Commission is hoping a vote Thursday to raise rate limits …
Publication • August 2, 2016
National Standards to Prevent, Detect and Respond to Prison Rape, DOJ, 2012 The following is the text of the rule signed by the Attorney General on May 16, 2012, which has been sent to the Federal Register for publication. The Federal Register will update this document to include dates that …
Semelbauer et al v. Muskegon Co, MI, Plf Reply BiS, jail gender discrimination 8th Am, 2016 Case 1:14-cv-01245-JTN ECF No. 105 filed 08/02/16 PageID.2008 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHELLE SEMELBAUER, PAULETTE BOSCH, DENISE VOS, CRISA BROWN, …
Publication • August 2, 2016
Report on Arpaio Racial Discrimination - United States' Investigation ofthe Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, DOJ, 2011 u. S. Department of Justice Civil Rights.Division -------------_. Assistant Auomey Ge1U!ral Washington, D.C. 20530 December 15, 2011 Mr. Bill Montgomery County Attorney Maricopa County 301 West Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Re: United States' …
Publication • August 2, 2016
Filed under: CONMED
Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed -9th Amendment, 2016
Publication • August 2, 2016
Memo Appointing Gov. Nixon to Act as Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender Office of the Director, 2016 MISSOURI STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR August 2, 2016 The Honorable Jay Nixon Governor of Missouri P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Dear Governor Nixon: Seven years ago, your …
Article • August 1, 2016
EEOC Finds White Male BOP Guard Discriminated Against in Promotion Denial by An Administrative Law Judge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found The Bureau of Prisons discriminated against Samuel M. Rissitelli, Jr., “on the basis of his gender (“Male”) and race (“White”)” when he “was not selected for the …
Due Process Triggered by Seizure from Home to Prison Confinement by In affirming a grant of summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds, The Sixth Circuit Court of appeals held that for purposes of due process and unreasonable seizure protections, home confinement differs materially from in prison confinement.  Because that right …
Article • August 1, 2016
Filed under: Court Access
Dismissal of Some Defendants in Civil Case Not Final Order by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held it does not have jurisdiction over an appeal challenging the dismissal of some, but not all, defendants in a civil proceeding. Michigan prisoner Michael A. Kitchen filed a civil rights action against …
Discriminatory Firing of BOP Results in Jury Verdict, Settlement of $280,000 by A California federal jury found the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) liable for discrimination against a former investigative lieutenant.  The parties eventually settled the matter for $280,000. Isaac A. Asberry, a black male, worked for over 17 years at …
Denver Settles Suit over Sanctioned Assaults of Prisoner for $3.5 Million by On July 24, 2014, the City and County of Denver, Colorado signed off on a $3.5 million settlement of a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a prisoner who was allegedly beaten and scalded with steaming water by …
Denial of Qualified Immunity Requires Detailed Order by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded an Arkansas federal district court’s order denying US. Marshals qualified immunity on summary judgment. At issue was a lawsuit brought by James Clayton Solomon, who was transferred from the Oklahoma City Federal Transfer Center to …
Article • August 1, 2016
California Police Pay $4.7 Million in Shooting of Unarmed Men: Refuse to Release Video by The City of Gardena, California, paid $4.7 million to settle a lawsuit involving the shooting death and wounding of two unarmed men.  The case illustrates problems with the failure of police to release video evidence …
Article • August 1, 2016
California City Settles Fatal Police Shooting Suit for $2.2 Million by On April 7, 2014, the City of Manteca, California settled a lawsuit over an allegedly unjustified fatal police shooting for $2.2 million. Parolee Ernesto Duenez, Jr., 35, was sitting in a pickup truck along with his friend, Rudy Camarena …
Article • August 1, 2016
Broward County Jail Conditions Subject to Consent Decree by The Broward County Sheriff entered into a consent Decree to settle a class action lawsuit challenging the conditions at the County’s jails. The suit, filed in 1976, resulted in the federal district court overseeing the litigation to determine the conditions of …
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