FPI Has Sovereign Immunity in Fraud Action by The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) is entitled to sovereign immunity in a qui tam suit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. Gilbert W. Galvan, a federal …
Washington Supreme Court Upholds 35% Seizure Law by Roger Smith Washington Supreme Court Upholds 35% Seizure Law; But Prisoners Entitled To Interest From Mandatory Savings Accounts The Washington Supreme Court has declared RCW § 72.09.480 to be constitutional. The statute directs the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) to seize 35% …
No Due Process for Washington Sex Offender Registration by No Due Process For Washington Sex Offender Registration The Washington Supreme Court held that sex offenders are not entitled to notice or a hearing prior to being assigned a registration level. In 1990, the Washington State Legislature enacted the Community Protection …
DC Prisoner Wins $175,000 in Conditions Case by David C Fathi by David C. Fathi On January 25, 2001, a federal jury in Washington, D.C. awarded nearly $175,000 to D.C. prisoner Lawrence Caldwell in his challenge to conditions at the District of Columbia's Maximum Security Facility (MSF) in Lorton, Virginia. …
Washington Sex Offenders Settle Suit for $150,000 by Washington Sex Offenders Settle Suit For $150,000 On January 22, 2001, Washington Special Commitment Center (SCC) officials settled two consolidated civil actions involving seven civilly committed Washington sex offenders. The sex offenders complained that they were not provided treatment for the psychological …
Washington Civil Commitment Injunction Upheld by The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the District Court's denial of a motion to dissolve an injunction requiring the Special Commitment Center (SCC) in Washington to bring its sexual deviancy treatment program within constitutional requirements. In 1994, Richard Turay, a …
Dismissal of Washington Persistent Prison Misbehavior Charge Upheld by The Washington Supreme Court has affirmed the dismissal of a persistent prison misbehavior charge because the Department of Corrections (DOC) failed to properly promulgate its list of serious infractions, one of which formed the basis of the charge. In doing so, …
Washington ISRB May Rescind Parole after Final Discharge by Washington ISRB May Rescind Parole After Final Discharge In a closely divided opinion, a 5 Justice majority of the Washington Supreme Court held that the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) has jurisdiction and statutory authority to rescind an order of final …
Witherspoon v. Pierce County, WA, Settlement, Jail Guard Rape, 2001 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the Undersigned, being 01 lawful age, lor sole consideration 01 FIFTEEN THOUSAND and Non 00 Dollars ($15,000.00) to be paid to SHAWNETTE WITHERSPOON AND TIM R. TESH, HER ATTORNEY …
Washington Prisoners' Out-of-State Transfer Upheld by The Washington Supreme Court held that the Department of Corrections (DOC) possessed statutory authority to transfer nearly 400 prisoners to an outofstate, private prison. In March of 1999, DOC transferred 254 prisoners to the Correctional Services Corporation run Crowley County Correctional Facility in Olney …
ADA Settlement at Washington Special Commitment Center by Hank Balson By Hank Balson In December 2000, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) settled a lawsuit brought by seven disabled residents of the Washington Special Commitment Center (SCC), the state's civil …
Washington Media Royalties Sentencing Condition Reversed by A Washington State Court of Appeals modified the sentence of childrapist Mary R. Letourneau by striking a requirement that inperson contact with her own children be supervised and lifting the prohibition on her profiting from any commercialization related to her crimes. In early …
DOC Policy Document - Extended Family Visiting, WA DOC, 2001 NUMBER STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DOC 590.100 PRISON SIGNATURE POLICY DIRECTIVE DATE EFFECTIVE DATE 3/15/01 PAGENUMBER ^ Offender Manual ^ Spanish 1 Of 13 JOSEPH D. LEHMAN. SECRETARY TITLE EXTENDED FAMILY VISITING (EFV) SUPERSESSION: DOC 700.010 effective 10/1/85; …
Hartman v. Snohomish County, WA, Complaint, Personal Injury, 2001 , i'-~ ORIGINAL 1 F\LED 2 O\~\~~\l M~9:3b ;' ...- ." 3 4 5 6 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHlNGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY 7 8 DELMERL. HARTMAN, 9 Plaintiff, No. 01 2 048471 COMPLAINT FOR PERSONAL ) INJURY 10 v. ) ) …
Washington DOC Hit with almost $50 Million in Verdicts and Settlements in Parole Victim Suits by Paul Wright In a four-month period between September, 2000 and January, 2001, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) was hit with separate jury verdicts for $22.4 and $15 million and settled two additional cases …
Closing Washington's Window of Parole Liability by Paul Wright In addition to almost $50 million in settlements and verdicts assessed against the Washington DOC in recent months, the Washington DOC has paid an additional $20.6 million to settle 25 parole liability cases and pay one jury verdict since 1994. Apparently, …
Software Glitch Frees Washington Probationers by A computer error at the Washington state Department of Corrections prematurely released about 70 people from criminal supervision or restitution payments. People convicted of crimes such as robbery, drug possession and assault were suddenly freed from supervision on April 21, 2000, said DOC spokesman …
Secular Humanism: Philosophy or Religion? by The D.C. Circuit has held that federal prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for refusing to recognize secular humanism as a religion. Ben Kalka, a former federal prisoner, sought to form secular humanism groups to meet in prison chapels. At his last unit …
Washington DOC Settles Sex Harassment Suit for $250,000 by WA DOC Settles Sex Harassment Suit for $250,000 In December 2000, the Washington Department of Corrections paid $250,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former community corrections officer who says she was fired after complaining to superiors about …
