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Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Report: New Jersey Women’s Prison Promoted Culture of Abuse by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) concluded a two-year investigation April 12, 2020 of allegations of continued sexual abuse against prisoners at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (EMCFW). …
Notice Regarding Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Assistant Allorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW - RFK Washington, DC 20530 FEB Ot2020 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina State House 1100 …
Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
Filed under: CRIPA
When an Old Law Makes it Hard to Fix a Troubled Jail by Alysia Santo A federal statute from the Carter era favors negotiation, but that can take a long time. by Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project The Harris County jail in Houston is among the nation’s largest, and it’s also …
Second Circuit Unseals Jail Conditions Settlement Compliance Reports; Public Has First Amendment Right of Access by Mark Wilson Second Circuit Unseals Jail Conditions Settlement Compliance Reports; Public Has First Amendment Right of Access by Mark Wilson On August 18, 2014, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held “that the public’s …
Third Circuit Denies Intervention in CRIPA Class-Action Suit by Mark Wilson Third Circuit Denies Intervention in CRIPA Class-Action Suit by Mark Wilson On April 11, 2014, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a prisoner’s motion to intervene in a 28-year-old class-action case on the eve of settlement. In 1986, …
Investigation of State Correctional Institution at Cresson, DOJ Civil Rights Division, 2013 U.S. Department of Jnstice Washington, DC 20530 MAY 31 2013 The Honorable Tom Corbett Governor's Office 225 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 Re: Investigation of the State Correctional Institution at Cresson and Notice of Expanded Investigation Dear …