$100,000 Settlement Reached For Tennessee Detainee Baptized to Get Out of Traffic Ticket by Boris Bastidas On August 16, 2024, the federal court for the Eastern District of Tennessee approved a settlement agreement that left Hamilton County on the hook for $100,000 to the estate of Shandie M. Riley, whose …

BOP Ends “Blast” Messages on TRULINCS by On October 8, 2024, federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) spokesman Ben O’Cone announced a change to the TRULINCS messaging system used by prisoners: Starting then, no more than 10 prisoners can be addressed in any single message. The move put an end to …

Oklahoma Lawmakers Sue for Pardon and Parole Board Texts After Condemned Prisoner Denied Clemency by On March 14, 2024, a dustup over a contentious clemency request for condemned Oklahoma prisoner Richard Glossip spilled into state court, where a judge refused to dismiss a suit filed by two state lawmakers to …

Coalition of Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, Application to File Amius Brief, Debt Tows, 2022 Court of Appeal, First Appellate District Charles D. Johnson, Clerk/Executive Officer Electronically RECEIVED on 12/20/2022 at 12:23:42 PM Court of Appeal, First Appellate District Charles D. Johnson, Clerk/Executive Officer Electronically FILED …

British Prison Guard Sentenced to 14 months For Sexting and Sending Photos in Her Underwear to Prisoners by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A British prison guard in Lincoln, England, was jailed for 14 months at Lincoln Crown Court on October 26, 2022. HM Prison Service guard Emma …

Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Asserting Attorney-Client Privilege for Communications from Jail, Including Texts Using Tablets by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of Arizona ruled that a defendant who asserts attorney-client privilege for communications made from jail to his attorney, including text …