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Publication • May 16, 2016
Filed under: Sentencing
Oregon's Measure 11 Sentencing Reform: Implementation and System Impact, RAND, 2003 The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Oregon's Measure 11 Sentencing Reform: Implementation and System Impact Author(s): Nancy Merritt ; Terry Fain ; Susan …
Publication • May 16, 2016
A Broken System - Confidential Reports Reveal Failures in U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers, NILC, 2009 A BROKEN SYSTEM Confidential Reports Reveal Failures in U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers A Broken System CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS REVEAL FAILURES IN U.S. IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER ACLU OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOLLAND & KNIGHT …
Publication • May 16, 2016
Protecting Your Health and Safety - A Litigation Guide for Inmates, 2nd Ed, SPLC, 2009 Protecting Your Health & Safety A LITIGATION GUIDE FOR INMATES Written by Robert E. Toone Edited by Dan Manville Protecting Your Health & Safety A LITIGATION GUIDE FOR INMATES Written by Robert E. Toone Edited …
Publication • May 16, 2016
Filed under: Mental Health
Mentally Ill Offenders in the Criminal Justice System, The Sentencing Project, 2002 514 10TH S TREET NW, S UITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 S TAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG Mentally Ill Offenders in the Criminal Justice System: An Analysis and Prescription The Sentencing Project January 2002 …
Brief • May 15, 2016
Filed under: Suicides
Kimberly M. Pearson Expert Report-Johnson v. Mason County Kimberly M. Pearson, RN, MHA, MBA, CCHP 23036 Cassano Drive, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 951-205-3077 I. INTRODUCTION My name is Kimberly M. Pearson. My business address is 23036 Cassano Drive, Laguna Niguel, California 92677. I was retained by defense counsel, Heidi L. …
Article • May 13, 2016
Florida Prison’s “Widespread Retaliation” Against Writ Writers Claim Proceeds Forward by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment in a prisoner’s civil rights action alleging the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has a widespread practice and custom of transferring prisoners in retaliation for …
Article • May 13, 2016
California Police Hit with Multimillion Dollar Jury Verdict in Prisoner’s Death by Derek Gilna The family of Robert Ramirez, who died while in the custody of Oxnard, California police officers, was awarded over $2 million in damages by a federal jury. According to the family’s lawsuit, on June 23, 2012, …
Article • May 13, 2016
Connecticut State Prisoner Settles with DOC, Receives Cash and Art Supplies by Derek Gilna Ian Cooke, a Connecticut state prisoner, filed a federal action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 to protest his lack of medical and psychiatric treatment while he was in custody awaiting trial, has settled with the Connecticut Department …
Article • May 13, 2016
$1.2 Million Settlement for Minor Injured in Detention Race Riot by The county of Los Angeles paid $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a juvenile who was seriously injured during a riot. According to the county’s Summary Corrective Action plan, a riot occurred at Camp Miller, a facility …
Article • May 13, 2016
Ohio Childhood Sex Abuse Statute Applies to State and Private Persons by The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on the applicability of R.C. 2305.111(C), which was adopted in 2006 and set “a firm accrual date as the date on which the victim attains the age of majority for claims based on …
Death Penalty Opponent Delbert Tibbs Dies at 74 by David Reutter Delbert Tibbs, a peaceful advocate to abolish the death penalty, has lost his battle against cancer and died at the age of 74. His advocacy was borne of personal experience of being wrongfully convicted. Tibbs was born on June …
Texas Executes Mexican National despite Unresolved Vienna Convention Claim by On January 22, 2014, Texas executed Edgar Arias Tamayo, 46, for the 1994 murder of Houston police officer Guy Gaddis despite an unresolved claim of a Vienna Convention violation. As applied to Tamayo, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations required …
Solitary Confinement Increases Risks of Self-Harm in NYC Jails, Study Says by Joe Watson A study of self-harm cases in New York City jails published in the March 2014 issue of the American Journal of Public Health found that prisoners placed in solitary confinement are almost seven times more likely …
Article • May 13, 2016
Report: Six States Shuttered Prisons, Reduced Bed Space in 2013 by Joe Watson A new report from the Sentencing Project highlights prison closures and correctional bed reductions in a half-dozen states in 2013 and outlines the dynamics for more closures in 2014 and beyond. North Carolina led what the Sentencing …
Article • May 13, 2016
Report Finds Most California Counties Out of Compliance with New Pregnant Prisoner Anti-Shackling Law by Matthew Clarke A report released in February 2014 by Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) found most California county jails were out-of-compliance with a 2012 law limiting the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners. …
"Major Use of Force" Incidents on the Increase in Texas Prisons by Matthew Clarke According to statistics released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), the number of "major use of force" incidents climb sharply from 6,071 in 2005 to 7,151 in 2013, an increase of 17%. TDCJ officials …
Article • May 13, 2016
Louisiana Jail Prisoner Pleads Guilty Just Before Jury Acquits by Matthew Clarke On April 2, 2014, Terrell Harris, a prisoner at the Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to a felony obscenity charge for masturbating in a cell minutes before a jury returned an acquittal on the …
Georgia Sentencing Reform Saving $20 Million a Year by David Reutter Georgia’s 2012 sentencing reform law is saving taxpayers $20 million annually, said Gov. Nathan Deal during a speech to a University of Georgia alumni group. The top priority for Deal going into the 2012 legislative session was House Bill …
2013 A Busy Year for Sentencing Reforms in 31 States by Joe Watson Closing a few prisons won’t be enough for significantly reduce the U.S. prison population of more than 1.5 million men and women, according to a report from the Sentencing Project. Real reductions argues the Washington, D.C. advocacy …
Article • May 13, 2016
Filed under: Prison Reform
Shuttered Florida Prison Converted Into 'Empowerment Center' for Homeless by Joe Watson After Florida officials closed the Gainesville Correctional Institution (GCI) for good in March 2012, the state's Department of Corrections fought to keep the property and lobbied to use some of the space left behind for probation offices. Instead, …
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