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Illinois Court Rules Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Due to Lack of Approved Housing Unconstitutional by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer “Paul Murphy is indigent and homeless.” So begins a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Virginia M. Kendall, released on March 31, 2019. Murphy, convicted of possession of child …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Study Shows Care for HIV-Positive Prisoners Poor after Release, Worse for Those Re-Incarcerated by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer A study published by the Public Library of Science on October 18, 2018 found that prisoners with HIV tend not to retain their level of care after being released, and that …
Brown v. DPSCS, MD, Final General Settlement Argreement, Discrimination Against Blind Prisoners, 2019 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Release and Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered this 5th day of June, 2019, between Steven Brown, Wilbert Delano, Gregory Hammond, Sedric Holley, Russell Hopkins, Johnny James, Tyrell Polley, Maynard Snead and Robert …
Brown v. DPSCS, MD, Settlement Exhibit, Discrimination Against Blind Prisoners, 2019 Steven Brown, et al. v. Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, et al. Exhibit 1 to Release and Settlement Agreement Non-Monetary Term Sheet All of the following terms apply to currently incarcerated Plaintiffs in Brown v. Department of …
Louisiana State Prisoners Routinely Held Past Scheduled Release Dates by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In the wake of a 2017 state audit that revealed Louisiana prisoners were regularly being held for weeks, months and sometimes even years past their scheduled release dates, a 2019 investigation of court …
Publication • 2019
Providing a Federal Criminal Defendant With Rehabilitation, Training, and Treatment in the Most Effective Manner Volume 9 | Issue 1 Article 5 1-27-2019 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)’s Undervalued Sentencing Command: Providing a Federal Criminal Defendant with Rehabilitation, Training, and Treatment in “the Most Effective Manner” Erica Zunkel The University of …
Publication • May 13, 2019
New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report, 2019 New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report May 2019 Executive Summary Background According to New York City Department of Correction (“DOC” or “the Department”) policy, during emergency lock-ins (or “lockdowns”) people in custody are confined to their cells …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Two reports on long-term recidivism among prisoners released from state and federal prisons showed very high arrest rates. The rate for state prisoners was 83% over a nine-year study period, while it was 39.8% for nonviolent and …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Lack of Outdoor Recreation for D.C. Jail Prisoners “Dehumanizing” by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss A round 60 protestors gathered in Washington, D.C. on Valentine’s Day 2019. The protest centered around two D.C. jails – the Central Treatment Facility (CTF) and Central Detention Facility (CDF). Family members and …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Education
Cancellation of Illinois Prison Debate Class Debated in Court by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In August 2018, Katrina Burlet brought suit in federal court against John Baldwin, director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), and Assistant Director Gladyse Taylor. The complaint, filed on behalf of Burlet …
CoreCivic Creates Nonprofit Foundation, Ostensibly to Reduce Recidivism by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Private prison companies are known for their cynical motives. They lobby and give money to politicians to expand the for-profit prison industry, and have provisions in their contracts that guarantee minimum occupancy levels at many of …
Article • May 2, 2019
Ohio High Court Denies Relief to Prisoner Challenging White Supremacist Classification by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Ohio state prisoner William H. Evans Jr. was designated to be a white supremacist by a classification committee’s ruling in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), the state’s prison system. This …
Article • April 19, 2019
Washington Officials Violated First Amendment by Removing Prisoner’s Art from Exhibit Due to Criticism by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson A Washington federal court denied state officials’ summary judgment on a claim that they violated a Native American prisoner’s First Amendment rights by prematurely removing his paintings from an art …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Education
Arkansas Governor Addresses Prisoners at College Graduation Ceremony by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On November 30, 2018, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed 25 prisoners who had received Associate of Arts degrees from Shorter College. According to a press release, “In an effort to reduce rates of recidivism, [the Second …
Georgia: Court Certifies Class Action for Prisoners Held Beyond Their Release Date by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A U.S. District Court judge in Georgia has certified a class-action suit that seeks to hold the Fulton County Jail liable for failing to release dozens of prisoners after they posted bond or …
Incorrigible: The First Step Act and the Carceral State by Marie Gottschalk by Marie Gottschalk With much fanfare, President Donald Trump signed the First Step Act into law in December 2018. New Jersey senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker hailed the legislation as a milestone that marked a “meaningful break …
Article • March 15, 2019
Texas Female Prisoners Denied Equal Academic and Vocational Training by Depending on whose figures are relied on, Texas has either the largest or second-largest prison system in the United States. Ninety-one percent of Texas’ 150,000 prisoners are men. For the 12,500 female Texas prisoners, the list of career training offered …
Taylor v. County of Pima, AZ, Amicus Brief, Post-Incarceration Rights, 2019 No. 17-16980 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ___________________________ LOUIS TAYLOR, A SINGLE MAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF PIMA, A BODY POLITIC, AND THE CITY OF TUCSON, A BODY POLITIC, Defendants-Appellants. ___________________________ Appeal from …
Taylor v. County of Pima, AZ, Amicus Brief, Post-Incarceration Rights, 2019 No. 17-16980 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ___________________________ LOUIS TAYLOR, A SINGLE MAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF PIMA, A BODY POLITIC, AND THE CITY OF TUCSON, A BODY POLITIC, Defendants-Appellants. ___________________________ Appeal from …
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