Articles by Hank Balson

Court Orders Washington DOC to Stop Dragging Its Feet on Sex Offender Release Plans

Loaded on May 15, 2005 by Hank Balson published in Prison Legal News May, 2005, page 18

Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment, Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment. Location: Washington.

Court Orders Washington DOC to Stop Dragging Its Feet
on Sex Offender Release Plans

by Hank Balson

The Washington Court of Appeals ruled in May that the state's Department of Corrections (DOC) has been illegally delaying decisions on early release plans for sex offenders, depriving certain prisoners of their earned ...

ADA Settlement at Washington Special Commitment Center

Loaded on June 15, 2001 by Hank Balson published in Prison Legal News June, 2001, page 10

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Disabled Prisoners, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Exercise, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Civil Commitment. Location: Washington.

By Hank Balson

In December 2000, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) settled a lawsuit brought by seven disabled residents of the Washington Special Commitment Center (SCC), the state's civil commitment facility to confine sex offenders who have been released ...