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Mayhem, Murder and Staff Misconduct at Brooklyn BOP Lockup by The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn, New York, has made the news repeatedly thanks to some high-profile detainees held there to await trial. But federal prosecutors have also charged nine detainees for a series of …
Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025
20 South Carolina Prisoners Sentenced So Far for Deadly 2018 Riot by Two South Carolina prisoners were sentenced on December 10, 2024, for their roles in a riot that killed seven fellow prisoners and injured 20 more. They were the most recent of 20 prisoners sentenced so far for convictions …
Article • February 7, 2023
Welsh Prisoner Used Phone Hidden in Rectum to Snag Guards with “Flirty” Calls by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A former guard and a former nurse at a prison in the United Kingdom – who both fell for “flirty” calls on a contraband cellphone from a “Romeo inmate,” …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Cell Phone Access
The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant shut-downs have focused attention on the need for connection between all members of society, and for many prisoners, denied in-person visits, a contraband cellphone has helped them keep in touch with …
USA v. Christopher, CA, Criminal Complaint, Smuggling Contraband to Inmates, 2021 AO 91 (Rev. 11/11) Criminal Complaint Aug 31 2021 for the FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District __________ DistrictofofCalifornia __________ United States of America v. Keith Christopher Tanisa Smith-Symes Isaiah Wells ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Cell Phone Access
Scottish Prisoners Issued Mobile Phones During Pandemic by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Lockdowns instituted because of the coronavirus pandemic have had a benefit for Scottish prisoners. The Scottish Prison Services (SPS) spent over 160,000 pounds on mobile phones for prisoners to stay in touch with their families. The SPS …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Oregon Prisoner’s Use of Another Prisoner’s Phone PIN Constitutes Identity Theft by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals held on March 13, 2019 that a prisoner was guilty of the crime of identity theft because he used the personal identification numbers (PINs) of two other prisoners …
Kickback publication • August 14, 2019
NE DOC Inmate Telephone Regulations- revised 2018 POLICY INMATE TELEPHONE REGULATIONS NEBRNSKA Good Life. Great Mission DEPT OF CONRECTIONAL SERVICES EFFECTIVE REVISED: REVISED: REVISED: REVISED: REVISED: REVIEWED: REVIEWED: REVISED: REVISED: REVISED: REVISED: REVISION DATE NUMBER PAGE December 31,20'18 20s.03 1ot12 STATEMENT OF AVAILABILITY *This Policy is to be made available …
Kickback publication • August 14, 2019
NJ DOC Inmate Telephone Rates 2019 8/14/2019 Select Language NJDOC Inmate Telephone System Information Translate Powered by (After making a selection translation will being. This may take a few seconds) AgriIndustries Home Inmate Telephone System Information About Us Frequently Asked Questions Contact Us Escapes Offender Search Engine Offender Visit Restrictions …
Kickback publication • July 17, 2019
IA Pottawattamie County - Securus RFP 2010 . . , ' Wednesday, May 251h, 201 O Pottawattamie County Jail Administrator Stu DeLaCastro 1400 Big Lake Road Council Bluffs, IA, 51501 Dear Stu, SECURUS Technologies, Inc., providing services through our wholly owned subsidiary Evercom Systems, Inc., is pleased to submit our …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Cell Phones Sold in Commissary at South Carolina Jail by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer There is a surprising item for sale in the commissary at the Union County Jail in South Carolina: cell phones. The $100 phones can be used to text and make calls between the hours of …
NACDL Fourth Amendment Center Compelled Decryption Primer, 2019 Reprinted With Permission from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2019. To download the original PDF of this primer, please visit www.nacdl.org/fourthamendment Compelled Decryption Primer The Supreme Court recognized in Riley v. California that cell phones The majority of Americans now …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Lawsuits Filed, Renewed Push to Block Cell Phones After Deadly South Carolina Prison Riot by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In the two months following an April 15, 2018 riot at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina that left seven prisoners dead and at least 22 injured, the …
Article • June 27, 2018
Exclusive! Prison Legal News Interviews South Carolina DOC Director Bryan Stirling by   Prison Legal News Interviews South Carolina DOC Director Bryan Stirling On May 25, 2018, Prison Legal News conducted a phone interview with South Carolina Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling. The interview took place less than two …
Publication • February 2, 2018
T-Mobile Contraband Study 601 Pennsylvania Ave, NW North Building, Suite 800 Washington DC, 20004 February 2, 2018 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Promoting Technical Solutions to Combat Contraband Wireless Device Use in Correctional Facilities, GN Docket No. …
Publication • June 19, 2017
HRDC comment to FCC in response to rulemaking regarding contraband wireless devices in prisons and jails Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS June 19, 2017 The Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St. S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Comment on Report and Order and …
Gangs, Privatization Create “Chaotic” Conditions in Mississippi Prisons by David Reutter By David Reutter Mention prison and most people imagine dark thoughts.  The reasons for those thoughts vary from a fear of losing personal freedom to the images from Hollywood that portray prison as a gladiator school where violence reigns …
State of Louisiana - Security & Contract Compliance Review, CCA, 2014 BOBBY JINDAL jAMES M. Le B L\NC Governor Secretary Department of Public Safety and Corrections December 31, 2014 Harley Lappin, Executive Vice·President CCA - Winn Correctional Center 10 Burton Hills Boulevard Nashville, TN 37215 Dear Mr. Lappin: I appreciate …
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Ninth Circuit: Warrantless Probationary Cell Phone Search Unconstitutional by The Ninth Circuit Court of Ap­peals has held that a warrantless, suspicionless search of a probationer’s cell phone violated the Fourth Amendment, and that evidence discovered during the search must be suppressed. Paulo Lara was on probation for a California drug …
Publication • April 10, 2017
ICS Advocates - FCC Comments on Draft #Solutions2020 Plan, 2016 Before The FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In re: ) ) ) #Solutions 2020 Call to Action Plan Public Notice #342689 COMMENTS ON DRAFT #SOLUTIONS2020 ACTION PLAN The Wright Petitioners, 1 Prison Policy Initiative, New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant …
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