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Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too! by Carl Takei The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too! by Carl Takei The nation’s biggest and baddest for-profit prison company suddenly cares about halfway houses – so much so, that they want …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Dallas County Jail Excessive Force Suit by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit Reinstates Dallas County Jail Excessive Force Suit by Matt Clarke On July 17, 2014, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the widow of a former Texas prisoner alleging …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Prisoner Files Lawsuit after Being Pepper Sprayed in Restraint Chair by Derek Gilna Prisoner Files Lawsuit after Being Pepper Sprayed in Restraint Chair by Derek Gilna A Maine state prisoner who was pepper sprayed at close range after being placed in a restraint chair is suing the prison captain who …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
$50,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s Suicide at Iowa County Jail by Gary Hunter $50,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s Suicide at Iowa County Jail by Gary Hunter Black Hawk County and NaphCare, Inc. have agreed to pay equal shares of a $50,000 settlement to the estate of a prisoner who hanged himself at …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Maine Sheriff, Mired in Controversy, Defeated in Re-election Bid by Maine Sheriff, Mired in Controversy, Defeated in Re-election Bid The sheriff of Washington County, Maine has lost his bid for re-election following eight tumultuous years that left him beset with one highly-publicized incident after another. The Bangor Daily News reported …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Georgia Jail Pays $937,500 in Wrongful Death Settlement by Rodney Earl Graham, 30, died while in the custody of Georgia’s Douglas County jail on November 4, 2009. Arrested on a probation violation for possession of marijuana, he became seriously ill after about a week at the lock-up. Graham requested medical …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim by David Reutter Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim by David Reutter On August 11, 2014, the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a former prisoner’s Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) complaint alleging negligence …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff by Lonnie Burton Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff by Lonnie Burton On April 4, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted a new trial to a prisoner who had sued jail guards …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Telephone Rates
New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates by New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates According to an April 9, 2015 press release issued by New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant Detainees, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the New York University School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic, the New Jersey Department …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Premises Liability
$7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident by David Reutter $7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident by David Reutter An Ohio Court of Claims awarded over $7,500 to a prisoner for injuries suffered from a slip and fall, after finding liability for negligence …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson A man who spent over 17 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit became the first Colorado prisoner to receive damages from …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Accuracy of Widely-Used Polygraph Machine Under Fire by Derek Gilna In the hands of a skilled operator, such as the late John Reid of John E. Reid and Associates, one of the early pioneers in the lie detection field, the polygraph can be a useful tool. Reid, along with noted …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
The Persistence of Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore The Persistence of Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore Over the last four years, “we have turned the corner” has become the dominant narrative on mass incarceration. The basis for this optimism appeared sound. From 2009-2012, total prisoner numbers were down nationally for …
Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton South Carolina’s Supreme Court hasrejected a challenge to a state law that requires lifetime GPS monitoring of certain sex offenders who violate the terms …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million by Mark Wilson Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million by Mark Wilson The family of a man who died in his bed, just feet from a nurse’s station at the Oregon State Hospital (OSH), but whose body was not discovered for hours, …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Parole
Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses by Mark Wilson Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses by Mark Wilson On September 18, 2014, the en banc Oregon Supreme Court held that a 1999 …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky by Panagioti Tsolkas Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky by Panagioti Tsolkas On March 30, 2015, organizations and individuals from across the country joined the Human Rights Defense …
Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $106,000 damage award and over $348,300 in attorney fees and costs …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matthew Clarke ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matt Clarke Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to settle a class-action suit filed by 22 immigrants whose homes were raided by ICE agents in …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Probation, Restitution
California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution by Mark Wilson California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution by Mark Wilson The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, held on September 17, 2014 that trial courts lack authority to hold probationers in “suspended animation” beyond their maximum sentence …
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