Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Massachusetts Not Easily Obtained by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Kevin O'Loughlin was wrongfully convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl in 1983. He spent almost four years in prison, where he endured multiple assaults – all for a crime he did not commit. Then a …
First Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Police Officer for Arrest Without Probable Cause by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On February 1, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit set aside a lower court ruling which granted summary judgment to a police officer who was sued for …
First Circuit Orders Clarification of Conditions of Release for Sex Offender by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ordered a lower court to clarify several conditions imposed upon a sex offender as part of his supervised release following a term …
Mass. Supreme Court: Prison Guard Not Entitled to Assault Pay After Employment Ends by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On January 21, 2008, prison guard Mark Marchand intervened to protect a fellow employee in an altercation with a prisoner. As a result, Marchand suffered an unspecified knee injury and began …
$500 Settlement for MA BOP Prisoner Over Lost Mail by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Edward Vincent DiPietro settled with officials at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center-Devens in Ayer, Mass. in August 2008 for $500 after he alleged that prison employees Henry J. Sadowski and Carolyn Sabol lost …
Trans People in Prison Fight Barriers to Changing Their Legal Names and Gender Markers by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Truthout During her 30 years in California's prison system, Cookie Bivens has seen numerous trans women attempt to change their name and gender marker while incarcerated. Not a single woman …
Deal v. Commissioner of Correction, MA, Appeal, Security Inmate Classification, 2017 NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter …
Massachusetts Sheriff Offers Prisoner Labor to Build Trump’s Border Wall by A Massachusetts sheriff made a personal offer to President Donald Trump shortly before Inauguration Day that drew swift condemnation from civil rights advocates. On January 5, 2017, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, a Republican, announced that he would make …
Tootkaboni v. Trump, MA, Temporary Restraining Order, Immigration, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-10154 Document 6 Filed 01/29/17 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATESDISTRICTCOURT DISTRICTOF MASSACHUSETTS MAZDAK POURABDOLLAH TOOTKABONIand ARGHAVANLOUHGHALAM, CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-cv-10154 Petitioners, v. DONALDTRUMP, President of The United States, et al., Respondents TEMPORARYRESTRAININGORDER January 29, 2017 BURROUGHS,U.S.D.J. On January 28, …
Massachusetts DOC Fails to Spend Nearly $2 Million Surplus in Prisoner Benefit Funds by Christopher Zoukis A report compiled by a well-respected prisoner group indicates that while the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) is diligent in collecting profits from prisoners' commissary purchases, it has failed to spend those funds on …
Wayward Prosecutors Go Unpunished as Prison Time for Victims Piles Up by by Brooke Williams & Shawn Musgrave Massachusetts prosecutors have violated defendants’ rights to a fair trial regularly and without punishment, even as wrongfully convicted victims of tainted prosecutions have spent years in prison before being freed, decades of …
USA v. Dimasi, MA, Memorandum and Order re Amended Sentence II, Government Corruption, 2016 Case Case1:09-cr-10166-MLW 1:09-cr-10166-MLW Document Document910-1 909 Filed Filed11/17/16 11/17/16 Page Page11ofof69 69 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. SALVATORE F. Cr. No. 09-10166-MLW DIMASI, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER WOLF, D.J. …
Commonwealth Depatment of Telecommunications and Capble, MA, Address List, Peititon of Recipients, 2016 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE DTC 11-16 Petition of Recipients of Collect Calls from Prisoners at Correctional Institutions in Massachusetts Seeking Relief from the Unjust and Unreasonable Cost of such Calls Sara Clark Secretary …
Solitary Confinement, Prisoners Legal Services, 2016 Sol i t a r yConf i ne me nt : TheCa s ef orCha ngei nMa s s a c hus e t t s Nov e mbe r2016 AWhi t ePa pe rby Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Evidence Supports Reducing Reliance …
USA v. Dimasi, MA, Memorandum and Order re Amended Sentence I, Government Corruption, 2016 Case 1:09-cr-10166-MLW Document 873 Filed 10/17/16 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Cr. No. 09-10166-MLW SALVATORE F. DIMASI, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER WOLF, D.J. In 2011, …
Massachusetts’ Anti-shackling Law Limits Restraints on Pregnant Prisoners but Problems Persist by Joe Watson by Joe Watson and Matt Clarke Being pregnant is stressful – just ask any woman who has been pregnant. Incarceration adds to that stress and removes support systems, so prisoners face problems during their pregnancy, birthing …
Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief for States of MN, IL, MA, NM, NY, WA, and DC, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1636355 Filed: 09/19/2016 Page 1 of 27 NOT YET SCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT No. 15-1461 …
