FLA Death Penalty Games by Frank Valdez I'm in the midst of challenging the reappointment of a guy named Spalding to the Capital Collateral Representative (CCR) post of Florida (that's the state funded agency that handles collateral appeals for indigent capital/condemned prisoners). I'm still on direct appeal, but I feel …
Women Prisoners Hold AIDS Walkathon by The April 24, 1993," Fight AIDS" Walkathon, held at the women's maximum security Shawnee Unit of the federal prison in Marianna, FL, was a great success. Eighty women participated, walking 1636 laps, over 300 miles. Over 90% of the prisoners joined in the effort, …
News from Florida by M L News From Florida It seems that the governor of this state [Florida] is trying to pass a 25¢ tax on every pack of cigarettes to raise money for the construction 21,000 additional prison beds to keep the violent offenders behind bars longer and, if …
Florida Conditions Lawsuit Settled After 21 years by After 21 years of protracted, time consuming and tedious litigation involving three correction's secretaries, four governors, thousands of inmates and millions of dollars, the Department of Corrections of Florida has finally resolved the legendary Costello lawsuit. "For the first time in 21 …
Federal Prisoner Must Exhaust BOP Remedies Before Seeking Habeas Corpus Relief by Federal prisoner Ivan Gonzalez was convicted of possession with intent to distribute three kilograms of cocaine. He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment. The U.S. Parole Commission calculated a presumptive parole date of May 30, 1990. When …
Offers to Provide Legal Information by Frank Wade Offers To Provide Legal Information I'm an incarcerated paralegal and am always on the lookout for new information that can aid me in my efforts to help others that are in this system. As it's well known fact that the system is …
Florida Visiting Rules Create Liberty Interest by William Van Poyck is a Florida death row prisoner convicted of killing a prison guard while helping another prisoner escape. While Van Poyck was awaiting trial in the Palm Beach County jail he met Deborah Chisholm, a nurse at the jail. After he …
Police Chief Faces Conspiracy Count by Cross City, FL (11/91) - Charges of conspiracy to commit perjury have been lodged against the Cross City police chief and a state correctional officer who are accused of arranging for a man to impersonate an inmate during hearings of prison brutality charges. The …
Mandatory Sentencing Flops in Florida by Mandatory Sentencing Flops In Florida Florida offers a classic example of how mandatory sentencing laws and large-scale incarceration of drug offenders can produce an unbalanced correctional system and possibly reduce public safety, according a new study by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency …
Racial Discrimination at Raiford by Darryl Conquest Racial Discrimination At Raiford The prison population at gulag Union Correctional Institution (UCI) in Raiford, Florida, borders on 1,500 captives. The population is made up of approximately 800 Blacks (55%), 675 Whites (43%), and 120 Hispanics (7%). Under the compulsory slave labor theme …
More Racism in Florida's Slammers by Vincent Harris More Racism In Florida's Slammers I have recently heard of the PLN and at this time I will share some headlines of the legalized slavery here at Martin Correctional Institution. There are serious racial problems at MCI within the administration and continuous …
Legal Mail May Not be Read by Legal Mail May Not Be Read A Florida prisoner filed suit under § 1983 after a letter from his attorney, addressed to him and marked "legal mail," was opened and read in his presence by a prison guard. The guard confiscated the letter …
Florida DOC Officials Harass Women by A recent investigation by Florida DOC investigator Clayton Lambert of complaints of sexual harassment made by several female employees against Martin Correctional Institution (MCI) warden David Farcas and Southeast Florida DOC director William Rouse. The six women claimed that Rouse and Farcas made sexual …
Florida DOC Offers Settlement by In 1988 the Florida Justice Institute filed a class action suit on behalf of PC (Protective Custody) prisoners. The suit challenges the fact that PCs aren't allowed to work, thus can't earn good time which extends their prison sentence; are locked down 23 hours a …
Florida Corruption by FLORIDA CORRUPTION In May of 1989 the Florida Department of Law Enforcement began an investigation into drug trafficking by prison guards at the Martin Correctional Institution in Indiantown, Florida. After a 15-month investigation FDLE agents arrested 10 prison guards and 6 prisoners. Over 60 prisoners and 25 …
County Fined $500,000 for Deliberate Indifference by County Fined $500,000 For Deliberate Indifference A federal appeals court upheld a damages award of $500,000 because of a physician assistant's deliberate indifference to an inmates serious medical needs. The county road camp prisoner in Florida injured his leg when he jumped off …
EPA Fining Florida Prison by Federal environmental officials plan to fine the State of Florida $100,000.00 for pollution violations at the Florida State Prison near Starke. The violations involve operations at the prison's sewage treatment plant. United States Environmental Protection Agency officials said April 18th the plant has been releasing …
University of Miami Law Review-The Admissibility of Former Testimony-Defining a Predecessor in Interest, May 1988 University of Miami Law Review Volume 42 Number 4 Volume 42 Issues 4-5 (March-May 1988) Special Topics in the Law of Evidence Article 6 5-1-1988 The Admissibility of Former Testimony Under Rule 804(b)(1): Defining a …
Arias v. Wainwright, FL, Order, Jail Neglect, 1981 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION WILLIE M. ARIAS, et al • , Plaintiffs , v. TCA 79-0792 LOUIE L. WAINWRIGHT, Defendant. ORDER WHEREAS plaintiffs, prisoners in Florida's county and municipal detention facilities ("jails") …
Arias v. Wainwright, FL, Settlement Response, County Jails, 1981 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTOEKN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA M. .A. No. TCA 7 9-0792 V. LOUXK L«- WAINWRIGHI?, Defendant PLAINi'IiTS' MEMORANDUM IN RESPONSE J?O CLSLSS MEMBKE^' COMMENTS AND OBJECTIONS TO THi:, I'UOS.'-'JSFD b'i?IPUUVTICH AND AGREEiffiNT OF PARTIAL SETTLEMENT r …
