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Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Attorney Client, Legal Mail
Oregon: No Presumed Prejudice for Violation of Attorney-Client Communication by Mark Wilson Oregon: No Presumed Prejudice for Violation of Attorney-Client Communication by Mark Wilson On August 20, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s refusal to dismiss criminal charges against a defendant because a detective had read …
New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison by New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison Prisoner-on-staff assaults at the Toledo Correctional Institution (TOCI) in Ohio continued to rise in fiscal year 2014, but a recent report from a state inspection team indicates the facility has made improvements in …
“American Taliban” Wins Injunction Against BOP Religious Worship Restrictions by Derek Gilna “American Taliban” Wins Injunction Against BOP Religious Worship Restrictions by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner John Walker Lindh, better known as the “American Taliban,” who pleaded guilty to fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan and carrying an explosive during …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Good Time
Ninth Circuit: BOP Improperly Denied RDAP Sentence Reduction; Remedy may be Reduced Supervised Release Term by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: BOP Improperly Denied RDAP Sentence Reduction; Remedy may be Reduced Supervised Release Term by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on October 27, 2014 that the federal …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Denial of Time Served Credit Violates Vermont Law by Mark Wilson Denial of Time Served Credit Violates Vermont Law by Mark Wilson On August 29, 2014, the Vermont Supreme Court held that an amended sentencing order denying time served credit violated state law. In June 2013, Roger Perry pleaded no …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Medical Expenses
Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment by Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment In a depressing commentary on the availability of health care in the United States, a former federal prisoner got himself arrested so he could receive treatment for his leukemia. Although a judge declined …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Is Redemption Possible for Former Prisoners? by Is Redemption Possible for Former Prisoners? The three women who were kidnapped and held hostage by Ariel Castro in a “house of horrors” in Cleveland, Ohio – tortured and sexually abused for roughly a decade – have been repeatedly praised for their strength …
Grand Jury Investigates Santa Cruz County Jail Deaths by N.H. Putnam Grand Jury Investigates Santa Cruz County Jail Deaths by N.H. Putnam, Sin Barras Santa Cruz County, California is seen by many as a model for enlightened jail policies. But in May 2014 the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury released …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
New Jersey Pre-trial Detainee’s Mysterious Death Results in $650,000 Settlement by David Reutter New Jersey Pre-trial Detainee’s Mysterious Death Results in $650,000 Settlement by David M. Reutter $650,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit filed by the estate of a prisoner who died at the Cumberland County Jail (CCJ) in …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
$1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death by David Reutter $1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death by David M. Reutter The Montana Human Rights Commission (MHRC) awarded $1.35 million for a pre-trial detainee’s death after finding county jail officials showed “discriminatory indifference” for …
$1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David Reutter $1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David M. Reutter A Wisconsin federal jury awarded $1 million to the estate of a prisoner who died of a heart attack at the Racine County …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright The one area of American life where no one is calling for gender equality or parity is that of mass incarceration. Prisons are and remain a tool of social control aimed primarily at men, who make up 91% …
Wadsworth v. Beard, et al. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation), Amended Complaint, CA, Mental Health Negligence, 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Case 3:15-cv-02322-EMC Document 8 Filed 06/03/15 Page 1 of 162 MARVIN FIRESTONE, MD, JD & ASSOCIATES Marvin H. Firestone, State Bar No. 103678 Michael …
Filing • June 3, 2015
Prison Legal News v. Samuels, Complaint, BOP FOIA Suit re Verdicts and Settlements, DC, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00823 Document 1 Filed 06/03/15 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, 2400 NW 80th Street – …
Brief • June 3, 2015
Filed under: Good Time
Arriola et al v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, KY, Order, good time, 2015.pdf
Brief • June 3, 2015
Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Complaint, false arrest wrongful imprisonment, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-04163 Document 1 Filed 06/03/15 Page 1 of 12 Page ID #:1 CAROL A. SOBEL, SBN 84483 NICHOLAS HARTMANN, SBN 301049 2 LAW OFFICE OF CAROL A. SOBEL 3110 Main Street, Ste. 210 3 Santa Monica, …
A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is by Josh Voorhees A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is by Josh Voorhees Imagine an American …
Article • June 2, 2015
$750 Awarded to County Prisoner for Use of Force and Racially Discriminatory Grooming Enforcement by $750 Awarded to County Prisoner for Use of Force and Racially Discriminatory Grooming Enforcement On November 29, 2006, the County of Sacramento settled a civil suit for alleged excessive force, and religious discrimination committed by …
Victorianne v. County of San Diego, CA, Amended Complaint, Meth Ingestion, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-02170-WQH-BLM Document 82 Filed 06/02/15 Page 1 of 51 1 EUGENE G. IREDALE, SBN 75292 JULIA YOO, SBN 231163 2 GRACE JUN, SBN 287973 3 IREDALE & YOO, APC 105 West F Street, Fourth Floor 4 San …
Filing • June 2, 2015
PLN v. BOP & DOJ (UNICOR), DC, Stipulation and Order, Public Records, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-00683-ESH Document 34 Filed 06/02/15 Page 1 of 2 UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DEF) ) ) ) ) ) PRISON LEGAL NEWS Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al. …
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