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For Shame! Public Shaming Sentences on the Rise
For Shame! Public Shaming Sentences on the Rise
by David M. Reutter
Punishments intended to shame offenders for wrongdoing, popular throughout history, are once again on the rise – particularly as penalties imposed by judges who enjoy seeing their names in the newspaper or on television due to their “creative” ...
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- News in Brief
- Ninth Circuit: Abstention Inapplicable in First Amendment Cases, by Mark Wilson
- Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered, by David Reutter
- Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness, by David Reutter
- Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer, by Paul Wright
- Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim, by Mark Wilson
- Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings, by David Reutter
- GEO Group Rescinds $6 Million Donation to Name Stadium at Florida University, by David Reutter
- Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs
- Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care, by Matthew Clarke
- Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding
- Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA/RA Claims, by Mark Wilson
- Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases, by David Reutter
- Georgia’s Execution Drug Secrecy Law Found Constitutional, by David Reutter
- Native American Prisoners Have Right to Tobacco in Religious Ceremonies, by David Reutter
- Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion, by Mark Wilson
- For Shame! Public Shaming Sentences on the Rise, by David Reutter
- Book Review: Burning Down the House, by Nell Bernstein (The New Press, June 2014). 384 pages, $26.95, by Hannah K. Gold
- Second Circuit: Brady Claim Not Barred by Heck, by Mark Wilson
- Eighth Circuit: Ruling Required on Prison Officials’ Qualified Immunity Defense
- Eighth Circuit: Jail Guards Denied Summary Judgment for Use of Force against Detainees, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment, by Mark Wilson
- United States, Britain Offer Training to “Improve” Prison Conditions in Afghanistan
- California: Local Ordinances Banning Sex Offenders from Parks Invalidated, by Mark Wilson
- Montana: Extradition Costs Not Recoverable as Restitution, by Mark Wilson
- Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah
- Court Finds PLN’s Rights Violated by Arizona Jail; Case Settles for $15,293
- Eighth Circuit: Deliberate Indifference Standard GovernsMedical Care for Civilly Committed Detainees, by Mark Wilson
- Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Jail Prisoner Raped in Unlocked Cell; $60,000 Verdict at Trial, by Mark Wilson
- Wisconsin Prison Guard Union Faces Challenges, by Derek Gilna
- Five Deaths in Eleven Months at California Jail Spark Grand Jury Probe
- Washington DOSA Revocation Requires Credit for Community Custody Time, by Mark Wilson
- Texas: $100 Medical Copay for Prisoners Generates Less Revenue than Expected, by Matthew Clarke
- Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees, by Leticia Miranda
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
More from David Reutter:
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- Criminal Justice Reform Becoming a Corporate Priority, May 15, 2024
- Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Illinois Jail Guards Who Relied on Nurse’s Opinion that Detainee Was “Faking” Symptoms Before He Died, April 26, 2024
- Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Detainee Suffering Fatal Seizure Might Have Been Faking or Might Have Gotten Better, April 26, 2024
- Suit Proceeds Against CoreCivic by Guard Strip-Searched at Georgia Prison, April 26, 2024
- $1.4 Million Verdict for Florida Jail Guard Injured in Transport Van Crash, April 26, 2024
- Florida Supreme Court Bans ‘Vexatious’ Prisoner From Filing Further Pro Se Petitions, April 26, 2024
- $155 Million Settlement for 10,000 California Prison Guard Supervisors in Wage Lawsuit, April 26, 2024
- Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, April 26, 2024
- Eleventh Circuit: “More than Gross Negligence” Required to Prove Deliberate Indifference, April 26, 2024
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- Restorative Justice Program Boosts South Carolina Prison and Public Safety, Feb. 1, 2024. Conditions of Confinement, Alternative Sentencing.
- Wisconsin Supreme Court: Jail Time Must Be Credited When Charge Causing Jailing Read in At Sentencing, Jan. 1, 2024. Sentencing, Good Time, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Credits.
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- Non-Prosecution Policies Seem to Work in Baltimore, Feb. 15, 2022. Alternative Sentencing.
- Veterans Restorative Justice Act Offers More Than Alternatives to Jail in Minnesota, Dec. 15, 2021. Alternative Sentencing, Veterans.
- New Research on Texas Diversionary Programs Shows Lower Crime Rates, April 21, 2021. Statistics/Trends, Alternative Sentencing.
- Effective Crisis Management Without Police, Dec. 15, 2020. Alternative Sentencing, Mental Health.