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Article • September 25, 2015
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution
Prohibition on Felons Possessing Firearms Constitutional by Prohibition on Felons Possessing Firearms Constitutional The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held 18 U.S.C. §922 (g)(1), which makes it unlawful for a convicted felon to possess a firearm in or affecting interstate compact, does not violate the Second Amendment, which gives the …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Guard Admits Guilt, but Lawsuit Dismissed against Jail Supervisors by Derek Gilna Guard Admits Guilt, but Lawsuit Dismissed against Jail Supervisors by Derek Gilna A civil rights complaint filed against officials at the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, Maine was dismissed by a federal court, even after a male …
Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna A report by Human Rights Watch highlighted what criminal law experts have known for years – that federal prosecutors have almost unlimited power in drug cases to coerce …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Sesame Street Creates Muppet with Father in Jail by Christopher Zoukis Sesame Street Creates Muppet with Father in Jail by Christopher Zoukis Sesame Street has a new muppet character: Alex, whose father is incarcerated. “My dad’s in jail,” he says in an online video. “I don’t like to talk about …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed by Joe Watson Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed by Joe Watson A Wiccan former prison chaplain at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution in Wisconsin pledged to sue the Wisconsin Department of Corrections after she was cleared of criminal charges in …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner by Derek Gilna New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner by Derek Gilna In February 2014, Valencia County, New Mexico agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights complaint alleging deliberate indifference …
Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age by Andrew Extein by Andrew Extein, Truthout Is my Furby a computer?” With five months in jail and eight months of parole behind him, and four years of probation to go, Trevor finds himself contemplating the artificial intelligence of …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
TDCJ’s $100 Annual Fee for Prisoner Health Care Held Constitutional by David Reutter TDCJ’s $100 Annual Fee for Prisoner Health Care Held Constitutional by David M. Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has found constitutional a Texas statute requiring prisoners to pay a $100 annual health care services fee …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners by David Reutter Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners by David M. Reutter After a Michigan federal district court ruled the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) had violated the religious rights of Muslim prisoners by denying them the ability to …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna 10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna A federal prisoner without any detainers (“holds” placed by other law enforcement agencies) can generally count on a period of community confinement at the end of …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct
Former West Virginia Judge Pleads Guilty, Sentenced by Joe Watson Former West Virginia Judge Pleads Guilty, Sentenced by Joe Watson A former Mingo County, West Virginia circuit judge was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison and fined $6,000 after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy charges which grew out of …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Grand Jury Report: Prisoners in Charge at Mississippi County Jail by David Reutter Grand Jury Report: Prisoners in Charge at Mississippi County Jail by David Reutter The prisoners seem to be in control of the Hinds County, Mississippi Detention Center because the jail does not have enough staff to adequately …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Chicago City Council Approves Reparations for Police Torture Victims by Joe Watson Chicago City Council Approves Reparations for Police Torture Victims by Joe Watson The Chicago City Council has voted to approve a $5.5 million package that will pay reparations and fund other benefits to victims of torture at the …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform, Death Row
Texas Prison Guard Union Urges Death Row Reforms by Christopher Zoukis Texas Prison Guard Union Urges Death Row Reforms by Christopher Zoukis In a move that surprised many in the prison reform community, the president of the local chapter of a Texas prison guards’ union wrote a letter to the …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
North Carolina Prisons Slow to Change Attitudes about Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter North Carolina Prisons Slow to Change Attitudes about Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter The head of North Carolina’s Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is calling for more than $20 million in additional …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
West Virginia Prisoner Wins Over $905,000 in FTCA Claim by Derek Gilna West Virginia Prisoner Wins Over $905,000 in FTCA Claim by Derek Gilna A federal prisoner was seriously and permanently injured when, after fleeing from a prison fight, he slipped in a pool of blood and slammed into a …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
PLN Settles Censorship Suit against GEO Group at Indiana Prison by PLN Settles Censorship Suit against GEO Group at Indiana Prison In August 2015, Prison Legal News settled a federal lawsuit against The GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest for-profit prison company, over First Amendment violations at the New Castle Correctional …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Doctor Involved in Botched Oklahoma Execution Unsuccessfully Sued in Federal Court by Christopher Zoukis Doctor Involved in Botched Oklahoma Execution Unsuccessfully Sued in Federal Court by Christopher Zoukis The family of Oklahoma prisoner Clayton Lockett, whose botched execution caused international outrage, filed a federal lawsuit that accused the doctor who …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Reviews
Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time, by James Kilgore (The New Press, 2015). 272 pages, $17.95 (paperback) by Russ Immarigeon Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time, by James Kilgore (The New Press, …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
New York: Burns from Faulty Steam Cooker Net Prisoner $2,500 by Mark Wilson New York: Burns from Faulty Steam Cooker Net Prisoner $2,500 by Mark Wilson Last year, the New York Court of Claims awarded a prisoner $2,500 after he suffered burns from a faulty steam cooker. The court found …
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