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Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Files “Justice is Not for Sale Act” by Derek Gilna Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Files “Justice is Not for Sale Act” by Derek Gilna Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, along with Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona in the House, filed companion …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna In a consolidated case involving post-release restrictions imposed on federal defendants, the Seventh Circuit struck down those portions of a district court’s judgment it deemed beyond the scope …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna In a dramatic announcement on October 6, 2015, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) stated it is preparing to release up to 6,000 prisoners …
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit raising a failure to protect claim, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson By most any standard, Craig Dennis Bjork, 53, meets the definition of an undeniably dangerous person. Apparently unimpressed by his first five murders, one can only …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood by James Kilgore By James Kilgore, Truthout Jails admit nearly 12 million people every year. Yet they are largely off the radar of critics of mass incarceration. However, as a new report by Vera Institute and actions by activists around …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson and Christopher Zoukis Fueled by the notion “once a predator, always a predator,” harsher laws have flooded Utah …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
California: Ex-Prisoners on Community Supervision Secure Major Voting Rights Victory by Lonnie Burton California: Ex-Prisoners on Community Supervision Secure Major Voting Rights Victory by Lonnie Burton Tens of thousands of convicted felons in California will have their voting rights restored after Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced he will not …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Muscular, Failure to Treat
New York: $450,000 in Awards to Two Prisoners for Failure to Treat Muscle Tears by David Reutter New York: $450,000 in Awards to Two Prisoners for Failure to Treat Muscle Tears by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims has awarded $250,000 to a former prisoner in a lawsuit …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Prisoner’s Right to Counsel Violated by Eavesdropping on Attorney Phone Calls by Christopher Zoukis Prisoner’s Right to Counsel Violated by Eavesdropping on Attorney Phone Calls by Christopher Zoukis Charges against a Washington man awaiting trial on felony drug and stolen property charges were dropped by a Yakima County Superior Court …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Deaf Prisoner Settles Discrimination Suit for $150,000 by Mark Wilson Deaf Prisoner Settles Discrimination Suit for $150,000 by Mark Wilson To settle what some are describing as a landmark disability discrimination case, Oregon prison officials agreed to pay a deaf prisoner $150,000. Merle Baldridge, 42, is deaf and uses American …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
PLN Files Censorship Suit against Virginia Jail by PLN Files Censorship Suit against Virginia Jail In September 2015, Prison Legal News filed a lawsuit in federal court against unconstitutional censorship practices at the Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center (NWADC) in Winchester, Virginia. The suit names the Northwestern Regional Jail Authority, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Soldiers Sentenced to Die, but No Executions on Military Death Row Since 1961 by Joe Watson Soldiers Sentenced to Die, but No Executions on Military Death Row Since 1961 by Joe Watson The guilty verdict and death sentence handed down on August 28, 2013 against U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Idaho Prisoner Wins $602,000 Settlement against Corizon by Derek Gilna Idaho Prisoner Wins $602,000 Settlement against Corizon by Derek Gilna An Idaho state prisoner, William A. Bown, obtained a $602,782.50 settlement from Corizon Health in July 2014 for damages resulting from deliberately indifferent medical care arising from a heart attack …
Brief • October 26, 2015
Steele v. Douglas County, WA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2015 [R1[E~[Eu\#[E[Q)~r FEBO8 20i6 f ILE D Douglas County PmsecutingAttorney OCT2 6 2015 KIM MORRISON CHELANCOUNTYCll:!'IK 2 3 FEBu8 2016 4 Dewgle1 Qo1i1nt Auditor -~ 5 6 7 8 9 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON 11 FOR THE …
Brief • October 26, 2015
J.H. v. Dallas, Class Action Complaint, PA, BIS Plf Mot for Prel Injunction, Mental Health Incompetent to Stand Trial, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-02057-SHR Document 9 Filed 10/26/15 Page 1 of 48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA J.H., by and through his next friend, Flo Messier; L.C., …
Brief • October 25, 2015
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Docket, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2015 Case: 1:14-cv-2887 As of: 10/25/2015 08:30 PM MDT 1 of 8 MJ CIV PP U.S. District Court District of Colorado (Denver) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:14−cv−02887−JLK Menocal et al v. The GEO Group, …
Article • October 23, 2015
From HRDC executive director Paul Wright, October 23, 2015, FCC Caps the Cost of Prison Phone Calls by Paul Wright October 23, 2015 From HRDC executive director Paul Wright: Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission took a historic step by capping the cost of prison and jail phone calls. For decades, …
Article • October 23, 2015
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Stipulates to Confidentiality Order by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Stipulates to Confidentiality Order In 2005, plaintiff, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., filed suit in the district court of New Mexico asserting that New Mexico’s faith-based prison programming violates the establishment clause and seeks to …
Article • October 23, 2015
Filed under: Appeals, Trials
Connecticut Supreme Court Invokes Supervisory Authority Reversing Conviction by Connecticut Supreme Court Invokes Supervisory Authority Reversing Conviction Calling the harm resultant of requiring a prisoner to wear a prison jumpsuit at jury trial an “unambiguous and indefensive” constitutional violation, the Supreme Court of Connecticut applied its supervisory authority in affirming, …
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