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Opposition to the Death Penalty Grows with High-Profile Support
Five high-powered, influential individuals have joined the call for abolishing the death penalty and a sixth may soon be joining their ranks, according to insiders in the Obama administration. The list of new capital punishment opponents includes two Supreme Court justices, a former U.S. president, a governor and the man ...
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More from this issue:
- Two Suicides at Privately-operated Pennsylvania Facility
- Denver Wins Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by Former Jail Captain; Tenth Circuit Affirms, by Matthew Clarke
- Numerous Deaths at Nevada Prison Raise Questions, Concerns, by Christopher Zoukis
- Ohio Prisoner’s Estate Awarded $350,000, by Derek Gilna
- $183,000 in Settlements for Sexually Abused Pennsylvania Prisoners, by David Reutter
- Oklahoma Prisoners Develop Software which Could Save the State Millions, by Christopher Zoukis
- Conn. Guard Gets 90 Days, Probation for Sex with Prisoner
- Colorado Court Finds Book Limitation Policy Violates Prisoner’s Religious Rights, but Case Reversed on Appeal, by David Reutter
- Family of Prisoner Who Died from Allergic Reaction Settles Lawsuit for $2.4 Million, by Christopher Zoukis
- Federal Court Certifies Class-action for Thousands of Detroit Prisoners, Enters Default Judgment, by Derek Gilna
- Are We There Yet? The Promise, Perils and Politics of Penal Reform, by Marie Gottschalk
- Opposition to the Death Penalty Grows with High-Profile Support, by Christopher Zoukis
- Pope Francis Calls for Worldwide Prison Reform, Support and Hope for Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
- PLN Intervenes, Unseals Settlement in CCA Fair Labor Standards Act Case, by David Reutter
- Report: Nearly One in Four Exonerations Involves Crimes that Never Occurred, by Christopher Zoukis
- Getting the Money Out of Prison Reform, by Dan Berger
- A Clean Slate: Prisoners Taking Advantage of Tattoo Removal Programs, by Christopher Zoukis
- Criticism of Congressional Mandate to Keep Immigration Detention Centers Full, by Derek Gilna
- Report Calls for End of Welfare and Food Stamp Restrictions for Felony Drug Offenders, by Derek Gilna
- California Prisoner Exonerated but Now Faces Deportation
- President Obama “Bans the Box” at Federal Government Agencies, by Derek Gilna
- Washington State: Class-action Alleges DOC Policy of Denying Medical Care, by Derek Gilna
- Tulsa, Oklahoma Settles Four Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits for $810,000, by Matthew Clarke
- $130,000 Settlement in Minnesota Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Suit, by Matthew Clarke
- West Virginia Supreme Court Undermines Prisoners’ Right to Sue for Rape
- Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline
- Tragic Death at Washington Jail Results in Changes, $1.3 Million Settlement, by Lonnie Burton
- Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case, by Derek Gilna
- Why are Alameda County Jails Forcing Women to Take Pregnancy Tests?, by Susie Cagle
- Texas Hospital Settles Suit over Improper Border Patrol Search for $1.1 Million, by Matthew Clarke
- Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor, by David Reutter
- California Court Upholds Prisoners’ Convictions for Fatal Jail Beating, by Derek Gilna
- Seventh Circuit Rules Wisconsin Prisoner’s Religious Rights Must be Honored, by Derek Gilna
- Prison Legal News Settles New Mexico Jail Suit for $235,000, by Derek Gilna
- Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime, by Peter Kerwin
- Seventh Circuit Rejects Prisoner’s 1983 Claim but Criticizes Controlling Precedent, by Derek Gilna
- Utah Judge Orders Jail to Stop Seizing Prisoners’ Money for Pay-to-Stay Fees, by Matthew Clarke
- One of the Largest Solar Power Companies in the U.S. has Ties to Prison Slave Labor, by Panagioti Tsolkas
- Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts, by David Reutter
- California Officials Reverse Position after Receiving Prison Phone Company Contributions, by Derek Gilna
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- News in Brief
More from Christopher Zoukis:
- The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door, July 1, 2021
- Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, Oct. 1, 2020
- Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality, Aug. 1, 2020
- With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand, July 1, 2020
- A Nation on the Brink, June 15, 2020
- Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, June 1, 2020
- Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
- New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, June 1, 2020
- Coronavirus: A Nationwide Survey of the Push for Early Release as Pandemic Fears Grow, May 1, 2020
- California Three-Judge Court Denies Emergency Motion to Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic, May 1, 2020
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