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Colorado Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Prison Slavery
by Matt Clarke
The second time was the charm. On November 6, 2018, Colorado voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state’s constitution that abolished all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude, after rejecting a similar ballot measure in 2016. [See: PLN, Dec. 2018, p.48; Nov. 2017, ...
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- News in Brief
- Executive Order Prompts BOP to Expand Prison Apprenticeship Programs, by Dale Chappell
- Fourth Circuit: BOP Must Consider State Court’s Designation to Serve Concurrent Federal Sentence
- Hedge Fund Pumps More Money into Corizon Health
- “Prisoner of Weed” Released, Sets Sights on Criminal Justice Reform, by Dale Chappell
- CoreCivic Bilked Rural Oklahoma Town, Forced to Pay Back Money in Lawsuit, by Steve Horn
- Kentucky Jailer Gets New Trial in Beating of Pretrial Detainee
- Maine Prisoner’s Challenge to Confiscation of Funds States Declaratory Judgment Claim, by David Reutter
- Colorado Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Prison Slavery, by Matthew Clarke
- Settlement in Lawsuit Against Missouri DOC’s Selection of Execution Witnesses, by Kevin Bliss
- New York Criminal Defense Attorney Charged with Federal Crimes, by Chad Marks
- Prisoner Who Inspired First Step Act Is First Released, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Reports Cite Poor Leadership in U.S. Marshals Service, by Edward Lyon
- Long-Term Illinois Prisoners Rarely Released by State Parole Board, by Rick Anderson
- North Carolina Prison Guard Sues Over Religious Discrimination, by Monte McCoin
- Voters Consider Criminal Justice-Related Issues in Midterm Elections, by Steve Horn
- California Prison Psychologist Blows Whistle on LGBTQ Harassment, Settles Lawsuit for Retaliation, by Dale Chappell
- Grandmother Arrested and Mocked by Federal Agents Awarded $55,000 Settlement, by Chad Marks
- LA County Jail Guards’ Conviction for Assaulting Visitor Upheld, by David Reutter
- Arkansas DOC Director’s Sole Discretion to Determine Competency for Execution Violates Due Process, by Mark Wilson
- Wisconsin Federal Court Denies New Trial, Grants Attorney Fees in Sexual Abuse Case
- $150,000 Settlement after Michigan DOC Discriminates Against HIV Positive Prisoner, by Kevin Bliss
- Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case, by Chad Marks
- Seventh Circuit Vacates, Remands Punitive Damages Award Against Wexford, by Derek Gilna
- Tenth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Defeats 22-Year Solitary Confinement Claims, by Mark Wilson
- Alaska Disciplinary Order Vacated for Violating Wolff’s Statement of Reasons Requirement, by Mark Wilson
- No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement, by Mark Wilson
- Closed Since 2013, Tamms Prison Now “Rampant” with Mold, by Matthew Clarke
- Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement, by Rick Anderson
- Counties Modify, Cancel Contracts for Privately Operated Immigration Detention Centers, by Matthew Clarke
- Two Transgender Prisoners Transferred to Women’s Prison, by Matthew Clarke
- Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentences, Grants Reprieves for Another, by Edward Lyon
- HRDC Settles Lawsuit Against Mississippi Jail that Only Allowed Religious Reading Materials
- Report Released on Deaths in Utah Prisons and Jails, by Edward Lyon
- Indiana Prisoners Win Partial Summary Judgment in Jail Conditions Case, by Edward Lyon
- Free Phone Calls for Juvenile Offenders Jailed in Memphis, Tennessee, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Seventh Circuit Excuses Exhaustion Requirement for Spanish-Speaking Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
- Connecticut Prisoner Survives DOC’s Summary Judgment Motion in Mental Health Suit, by Edward Lyon
- Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit, Makes Jails Handicapped Accessible, by Steve Horn
- Illinois DOC Permanently Enjoined From Neglecting Prisoners’ Mental Health, by Derek Gilna
- Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Conviction After D.A. Seizes Jailed Defendant’s Legal Notes, by Matthew Clarke
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- Israeli Supreme Court Orders Increased Personal Space for Prisoners, by Monte McCoin
- Eighteen Years After its Passage, Prisons and Jails Continue to Violate RLUIPA, by Derek Gilna
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- $100,000 Settlement for Preventable Suicide in Virginia Department of Corrections, by Kevin W. Bliss
- In Memoriam: Jane Kahn (1954-2018), by Paul Wright
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- Washington County, School District Pay $265,000 for Holding Juveniles in Solitary, by Dale Chappell
- Fifth Circuit Holds Magistrate Judge Has No Authority to Deem Motion for Reconsideration Withdrawn, by Matthew Clarke
- County Detainees Protest Food Served at New Hampshire Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Philadelphia Robbing the Poor Through Civil Forfeiture, by Edward Lyon
- Eighth Circuit Finds Verified Complaint Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Failure-to-Protect Case, by Matthew Clarke
- New Sheriff Ends Juvenile Solitary Confinement at North Carolina Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Missouri Prisoner Awarded $111,000 in Second-Hand Smoke Case, DOC Bans Smoking, by Derek Gilna
- Sixth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Delousing and Group Strip Searches at Ohio Jail, by Derek Gilna
- Since 1996, U.S. Agriculture Department Gave Over $277 Million to Fund Local Jail Construction, by Brian Sonenstein
- Without Interpreters, California’s Deaf Prisoners are Getting Stuck Behind Bars, by Samantha Michaels
- U.S. Marshals Report: Ohio County Jail “One of the Worst in the Country”, by Matthew Clarke
- Texas Accounts for Over Ten Percent of Nation’s Jail Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Juvenile Prisoners’ Civil Rights Case, by Derek Gilna
- The Kill Line, by Will Tucker
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- Condemned Texas Prisoner Ruled Too Mentally Ill to Execute, April 1, 2024
- $9,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Heat-Related Illness Suit, April 1, 2024
- Oklahoma Jail Withholds Death Records, Fails to Report Five Since 2018, April 1, 2024
- North Carolina Court of Appeals Reinstates Parolee’s Parental Rights, Says Parole Conditions Barred Him from Visiting Minor Daughter, April 1, 2024
- Federal Prisoners Released Under First Step Act Show 37% Reduction in Recidivism, April 1, 2024
- Arizona Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Corizon Health in State Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Diabetes, April 1, 2024
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- California Court of Appeal Reverses Denial of Full Resentencing Under SB 483, March 15, 2024
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- When Prison Workers Are Exploited for Cheap Sheets, Nov. 15, 2023. Prison Labor.
- Third Circuit Revives Forced-Labor Claims of Jailed Pennsylvania Child Support Debtors, Aug. 15, 2023. Prison Labor, Child Support Recovery Act/Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act, Child Support Orders.
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- Arizona Exploiting Prisoner Labor for Profit, June 22, 2023. Prison Labor, Constitution, U.S., Constitutional Challenges/Law.
- ACLU Report Details Exploitation of Prisoners for Forced Labor, May 1, 2023. Prison Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, ACLU National Prison Project Journal.
- Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery, April 1, 2023. Prison Labor, Prison Reform, State Legislation.
- Suspended Colorado Work Release Program Exposes Companies’ Reliance on Low-Wage Labor, April 1, 2023. Work Release, Prison Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).