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Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Association of State Correctional Administrators Study Criticizes Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna Association of State Correctional Administrators Study Criticizes Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna In August 2015, the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA), made up of the heads of state prison systems, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Failure to Protect New York Prisoner Nets $12,500 Award by David Reutter Failure to Protect New York Prisoner Nets $12,500 Award by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $12,500 to a prisoner based on his complaint that guards were negligent in failing to ensure his safety. However, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero A Solitary Watch investigation into the sites of the federal government’s two “supermax” facilities – the first open for two decades, the second slated to open soon …
Pennsylvania: Settlement Means Better Care for Severely Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter Pennsylvania: Settlement Means Better Care for Severely Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter and Derek Gilna Severely mentally ill prisoners in Pennsylvania state prisons will receive improved treatment and live in better conditions following the settlement …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Habeas Corpus, AEDPA
Habeas Hints by Kent Russell Habeas Hints by Kent Russell This column provides “habeas hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), the federal habeas …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court ordered medical personnel employed by Correctional Medical Care, Inc. (CMC) to …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
News in Brief by News in Brief California: On April 21, 2015, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that 30 body cameras would soon be deployed by jailers working within Jail No. 4. He said he hopes that the new equipment will emphasize transparency and accountability in his department, which …
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 …
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