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Sanders v. NMCD, NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2015 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 8/3/2015 9:25: 14 AM James A. Noel Dora Bozovic STATE OF NEW :MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT J\rIAUREEN A. SANDERS, as personal representative of the Estate of KATHERINE PAQUIN, and CHERI RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiffs …
Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes, PA, Amended Complaint, Black Panther death row wrongful imprisonment 1st Am medical neglect, 2015 Case 3:15-cv-00967-RDM-KM Document 21-1 Filed 08/03/15 Page 1 of 22 Exhibit A – Plaintiff’s First Amended and Supplemental Complaint 1 Case 3:15-cv-00967-RDM-KM Document 21-1 Filed 08/03/15 Page 2 of 22 IN THE UNITED …
Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage by Rick Anderson Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage by Rick Anderson Greenwashing: When an agency or company spends more on marketing and public relations to promote the perception they are environmentally conscious than they spend …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Inside the Shadowy Business of Prison Phone Calls by Eric Markowitz Inside the Shadowy Business of Prison Phone Calls An IBTimes investigation into the secretive world of selling phone calls to prisoners and their families. by Eric Markowitz Joanne Jones, an occupational therapist from Warwick, Rhode Island, has made an …
Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue by David Reutter Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue by David Reutter The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that a state statute requiring a local venue for lawsuits filed by indigent prisoners …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: Alabama’s grossly overcrowded prison system was already facing lawsuits over poor medical treatment for prisoners when Pam Barrett of the Alabama Department of Public Health announced on August 13, 2014 that nine active cases of tuberculosis had been diagnosed in state prisoners. …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: Parole, Parole Conditions
CA: Persons on Community Supervision Eligible to Seek Transfer to Another State by Lonnie Burton CA: Persons on Community Supervision Eligible to Seek Transfer to Another State by Lonnie Burton Reversing a lower court’s ruling to the contrary, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District of California held on …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal by Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal A class-action suit is on the verge of being settled by the co-owner of two for-profit juvenile detention facilities in Pennsylvania, who was sued after a pair of state court judges …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them by Mark Wilson Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them by Mark Wilson "We didn’t have food for them and we don’t want to violate anyone’s rights when they are here,” said Wellston, Missouri Police Chief G. Thomas Walker, explaining why he released …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Investigation Forces Arizona Clemency Board Chairman to Resign by Joe Watson Investigation Forces Arizona Clemency Board Chairman to Resign by Joe Watson A Republican political consultant who was appointed by Governor Jan Brewer to head Arizona’s Board of Executive Clemency (Board) said he was “forced out” of the position after …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Kentucky Jail Prisoners Make Mattresses by David Reutter Kentucky Jail Prisoners Make Mattresses by David Reutter The Daviess County Detention Center (DCDC) in Western Kentucky has a program that uses prisoners to manufacture mattresses. The program is expected to save the 700-bed facility $10,000 a year and provide a service …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Notorious Psych Ward at Miami-Dade Jail Finally Shuttered by David Reutter Notorious Psych Ward at Miami-Dade Jail Finally Shuttered by David Reutter In a historic culmination to decades of “horrific” living conditions and a pattern of constitutional violations, the Miami-Dade County Jail in Florida has finally closed the “Forgotten Floor” …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Juveniles
Ninth Circuit Finds Graham v. Florida Retroactive; 254-Year Sentence Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Finds Graham v. Florida Retroactive; 254-Year Sentence Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson On August 7, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held the Supreme Court’s categorical ban on life without parole (LWOP) sentences for non-homicide …
Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson Three private prison corporations, including the nation’s two largest, have contributed more than a combined $400,000 to political candidates in …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Nebraska Law Unconstitutionally Forfeits Good Time for Refusal to Submit DNA Sample by David Reutter Nebraska Law Unconstitutionally Forfeits Good Time for Refusal to Submit DNA Sample by David M. Reutter The Nebraska Supreme Court has held that a retroactive state law which requires prisoners to submit DNA samples violates …
Three Strikes Litigant Required to Show Ongoing “Imminent Danger” to Proceed on Appeal by Lonnie Burton Three Strikes Litigant Required to Show Ongoing “Imminent Danger” to Proceed on Appeal by Lonnie Burton On January 7, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a pro se prisoner litigant who …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Failure to State Rationale in Denying Appointment of Counsel was Abuse of Discretion by Failure to State Rationale in Denying Appointment of Counsel was Abuse of Discretion The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in July 2014 that the denial of a prisoner’s motions for appointment of counsel in a …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: Sentencing, Immigration
Ninth Circuit Finds that ICE Detention After Indictment Counts Against Sentence by Derek Gilna Ninth Circuit Finds that ICE Detention After Indictment Counts Against Sentence by Derek Gilna Petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 are used to challenge federal sentencing calculations, and Daniel Alejandro Zavala did just that, arguing that …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Grooming
Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Short Beard for Muslim Prisoner by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Short Beard for Muslim Prisoner by Derek Gilna In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found a restriction imposed on a Muslim prisoner who wanted to grow a short …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Alaska High Court Reaffirms Negligence Standard to Protect Prisoners from Harm by David Reutter Alaska High Court Reaffirms Negligence Standard to Protect Prisoners from Harm by David Reutter The Alaska Supreme Court, in a negligence suit filed by a former prisoner, reaffirmed its standard that a jailer has a duty …
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