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Revised List of ICE Detainee Deaths Still Incomplete, Updated Again
At least 92 detainees died in immigration detention facilities between October 2003 and February 2009, according to an updated list compiled by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The list, which was obtained by the New York Times in March 2009 following a Freedom of Information Act request, revises a previous ...
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- Pennsylvania County Prisons Mired in Conditions Litigation, by David Reutter
- $395,000 Settlement in Los Angeles Jail Prisoner’s Lung Infection Death
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Prison Radio Beams Love, Hope and News through the Bars, by Matthew Clarke
- $1.55 Million Awarded in Female Colorado DOC Prisoner’s Rape by Guard, by Mark Wilson
- Indiana DOC Directive Limiting Educational Credit to Only One Associate’s Degree Violates Ex Post Facto Clause, by Brandon Sample
- Texas Jail Strip Search Policy Unconstitutional, by Brandon Sample
- American Methods: Torture and the Logic of Domination, by Kristian Williams, South End Press, 279 pages, by David Preston
- Indiana Supreme Court Holds Sex Offender Registration Act Unconstitutional When Applied Retroactively
- Privatized Prison Medical Care in Mississippi Still Problematic, by David Reutter
- Texas Grand Jury Rules Jail Guards Not Negligent in Prisoner’s Death, by Gary Hunter
- Justice Reinvestment Initiative Eliminates Texas Prison Overcrowding, by Matthew Clarke
- CRIPA Investigation Finds “Woefully Inadequate” Conditions in Erie County, NY Jails; Lawsuits Filed, by Jimmy Franks
- $250,000 Awarded to Former New York Prisoner Wrongly Convicted by Falsified Evidence, by David Reutter
- Former PA Lawmaker Who Took Sex Offenders into His Home Files Suit Against Zoning Board
- $170,000 in Settlements to Sacramento Jail Prisoner Sexually Abused by Guards
- $1 Million Settlement in Washington DOC Staff Sexual Abuse Suit of Women Prisoners
- U.S. Senator John Ensign, Author of Ensign Amendment, Falls From Grace, by Brandon Sample
- Former North Dakota State Psychologist Who Treated Sex Offenders Busted for Child Porn
- $73,000 Settlement for Denial of Pain Medication to Wisconsin Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
- Revised List of ICE Detainee Deaths Still Incomplete, Updated Again, by Mark Wilson
- Colorado Officials Increasingly Rely on Lockdowns to Manage Prison Violence, by Michael Brodheim
- California’s Lethal Injection Protocol Invalidated for Failure to Comply with APA, by Michael Brodheim
- Medical Care Mismanaged at Orange County, California Jail, by Michael Brodheim
- Divided Ninth Circuit Holds Prison Officials Entitled to Qualified Immunity for Prolonged Deprivation of Outdoor Exercise
- 1 in Every 31 Adults Under Some Form of Correctional Restraint, by David Reutter
- California Death Row Court Monitoring Discontinued, by Michael Brodheim
- PLN Sues Virginia DOC Over Censorship, Due Process Violations
- Human Rights Study Shows That Decades Later Blacks Still Incarcerated More, by Gary Hunter
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- North Carolina Courts, Legislature Take Steps to Resume Executions, by Michael Brodheim
- California Budget Cuts Lead to Closure of Two Parolee Residential Centers
- Florida to Allow Exportation of Prisoners to Other States, by David Reutter
- Georgia Attorneys Abandoning Indigent Defendants, by David Reutter
- Massachusetts Prison Officials Assault Prisoner With Feces, Settle Lawsuit for $5,000
- Orange County Sheriff Sentenced to 5½ Years in Prison, by Gary Hunter
- Outgoing Mail Censorship Assessed Under Procunier, not Turner; Oregon Court Applies Wrong Standard
- Ohio Prison Guards Party, Federal Stimulus Funds Save Their Jobs, by David Reutter
- $21 Million Jury Award for Illinois Wrongful Conviction, by David Reutter
- Oklahoma Legislators Not Considering Closing State Prisons, Unless They Are, by Matthew T. Clarke
- Terms of Parole Injunction Supersede Conflicting Provisions of California Voter Initiative, by Michael Brodheim
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- Former Mississippi DOC Chief Medical Officer Charged with Embezzlement
- Wisconsin Courts Sealing Cases, by David Reutter
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- Texas Supreme Court: Prisoner May Appeal Despite Incomplete Indigence Affidavit, by Matthew Clarke
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