Second Rapper Stabbed in Atlanta Jail During Record-Long Trial by Rapper Yak Gotti, whose real name is Deamonte Kendrick, 32, was stabbed in the south annex of Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail on December 1, 2024, during a racketeering trial involving fellow rapper Young Thug—real name Jeffrey Lamar Williams, 33—and four …

In Oregon Case, Ninth Circuit Limits Pretrial Detention Without Counsel to Seven Days by On May 31, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s order granting a class-­action habeas corpus petition and corresponding injunction, directing the state of Oregon to provide attorneys for …

Washington Racks Up More Than $98 Million in Fines for Failure to Timely Hold Competency Hearings by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett In 2018, the State of Washington reached a settlement to reform its forensic health system. [See: PLN, Aug. 2017, p.22; May 2019, p.54.] As part of the settlement, …

Seventh Circuit Says Fourth Amendment Does Not Require Bail Hearing Within 48 Hours of Arrest by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart In a decision handed down on June 22, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found no Fourth Amendment violation for a group of protestors arrested …

Mailbox Rule Inapplicable to Prisoners Represented by Counsel by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that “in the context of civil complaints, the prison mailbox rule applies only to prisoners who are not represented by counsel and are proceeding pro se.” The court’s February 17, 2021, opinion was issued …

Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Lawsuit For CoreCivic Causing BOP Detainee’s Prolonged Detention Without Court Appearance or Attorney by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 28, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Corrections Corporation of America (now known as CoreCivic) was …