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Clark v. Lind, IL, Complaint, Retaliation for Filing Lawsuit, 2016 RECEIVED APR 2 8 2016 . UNITED STAIBS DISTRICT COURT ADMI NI STRATIVE REVIEW BOARD for the Southern District of Illinois vs. CaseNumber. NOTICE AND CONSENT TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE Notice of a magistrate judge's availability. In accordance …
Elizzari et al v. Sheriff of Cook County, IL, Plf Mot to Alter or Amend IR Judgment, 2016.pdf Case: 1:07-cv-02427 Document #: 448 Filed: 03/07/16 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:8558 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LEONCIO ELIZARRI, et al., Plaintiffs, -vsSHERIFF OF …
Publication • February 25, 2016
Repaying Debts, BJA, 2007 Repaying Debts Repaying Debts A publication about how policymakers can increase accountability among people who commit crimes, improve rates of child support collection and victim restitution, and make people’s transition from prisons and jails to the community safe and successful Rachel L. McLean Michael D. Thompson …
Publication • February 11, 2016
Shakedown - How Deportation Robs Immigrants of Their Money & Belongings, No More Deaths, 2014 K E D O W N O W M O IM D N M E EY IG P O R A A RT N N A D T T S IO B EL O N …
Article • February 3, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Settlement Ends Montgomery, Alabama Debtor’s Prison by David Reutter Debtor’s prison has come to an end in the city of Montgomery, Alabama. Following a federal district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction requiring the city to correct its unconstitutional practice of jailing people who could not afford to pay fines, …
Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016
Utah Judge Orders Jail to Stop Seizing Prisoners’ Money for Pay-to-Stay Fees by Matthew Clarke Utah Judge Orders Jail to Stop Seizing Prisoners’ Money for Pay-to-Stay Fees by Matt Clarke On April 9, 2014, Utah District Judge Michael G. Allphin signed a standing order for all criminal cases in which …
Wyoming Lifers Required to Maintain Savings Account by Wyoming Lifers Required to Maintain Savings Account The Wyoming Supreme Court has held that prisoners serving life sentences must still maintain mandatory savings accounts even though they have "little hope of ever leaving the prison system." In 1992, Kenneth Dale Nicodemus pled …
Article • November 6, 2015
Illinois Sues Prisoner for Cost of Incarceration by Illinois Sues Prisoner for Cost of Incarceration In February 2013, the state of Illinois sued a prisoner to recover the cost of keeping him locked up for 15 months. The suit was filed after the state learned that the prisoner received an …
Publication • November 2, 2015
ACLU-NH - Debtors' Prison in New Hampshire, 2015 Debtors’ Prisons in New Hampshire A Report by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire Published September 23, 2015 www.aclu-nh.org Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………..1 Debtors’ Prisons and the Law …………………….3 The Investigation and Quantitative Findings ……5 Analysis ……………………….…………….……..7 Recommendations………………………………...11 Personal …
Article • October 28, 2015
‘Release cards’ turn inmates and their families into profit stream by Amadou Diallo ‘Release cards’ turn inmates and their families into profit stream Unlike consumer debit cards, prison-issued cards are unregulated and subject to exorbitant fees by Amadou Diallo In 2013 Gregg Cavaluzzi walked out of federal prison with nothing …
Article • October 9, 2015
$4.28 Awarded to Prisoner; Wins Summary Judgment by $4.28 Awarded to Prisoner; Wins Summary Judgment New Mexico state prisoner William McGhee sued state prison officials in federal court after they took $78.00 from his prison account to cover the cost of a damaged law book. McGhee asked for recovery 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 18, 2015
Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Prisoner’s Money Order Processing Fee Suit by Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Prisoner’s Money Order Processing Fee Suit The Supreme Court of Alabama restyled then dismissed the pro se appeal of the circuit court’s dismissal of prisoner Victor J. Russo’s action against the Alabama Department of Corrections …
Publication • September 10, 2015
HRDC response to CFPB re JPay release debit cards - Sept. 2015 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS September 10, 2015 Submitted Online Monica Jackson Office of the Executive Secretary Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street N.W. Washington, DC 20552 RE: Response to JPay’s May 27, …
Article • September 9, 2015
Wisconsin Jail’s 2013 Prisoner Fee Revenue Falls $130,000 by Mark Wilson Wisconsin Jail’s 2013 Prisoner Fee Revenue Falls $130,000          by Mark Wilson A litigation-compelled policy change has cut a Wisconsin County’s booking and pay-to- stay fees by $130,000. However, county officials are quickly recouping the revenue from other detainees. A …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Tennessee Jail Considers Charging for Toilet Paper, Underwear by Christopher Zoukis Tennessee Jail Considers Charging for Toilet Paper, Underwear by Christopher Zoukis On August 19, 2013, commissioners in Anderson County, Tennessee approved a resolution authorizing an expansion of pay-to-stay fees at the county jail. The resolution included a $50 daily …
Article • June 12, 2015
Colorado Sheriff Appropriates $349K of Unclaimed Money in Ex-Prisoners’ Accounts by Joe Watson Colorado Sheriff Appropriates $349K of Unclaimed Money in Ex-Prisoners’ Accounts by Joe Watson When is a check too small to cash? It’s when you've just been released from jail and hope to get as far away as …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Overcrowding at Nevada’s Elko County jail is expected to ease with the scheduled completion of an addition to the facility, while the …
Article • May 24, 2015
Prison Hobby Shop Surcharge Upheld By California Court by Prison Hobby Shop Surcharge Upheld By California Court A California appellate court has upheld a ten percent surcharge imposed on the sale of prison inmates' hobby craft items, overturning a superior court order which held it to be unconstitutional. The case …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts by David Reutter Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts by David Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 14, 2014 that prison officials must provide due process before seizing funds from …
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