for people who are wrongfully convicted; currently, the state ranks last in the nation for the amount of compensation provided – $5,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment with a cap of $25,000. A bill ...

Wisconsin Over Detention Suit Not Barred by Rooker-Feldman Doctrine by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court?s dismissal of a prisoner?s suit related to a delay in granting time served credits. The court concluded that plaintiff?s claims were not barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. In 1997, Reginald …

Unconstitutional to Hold Wisconsin Prisoner Beyond Mandatory Release Date by by Matthew T. Clarke Wisconsin court of appeals held that Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) officials who held a prisoner beyond his mandatory release date (MRD) violated the prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights. James Allen, a former Wisconsin state prisoner, became …

No Qualified Immunity for Holding WI Prisoner Past Release Date by The plaintiff alleged that he was held 65 days beyond his release date as a result of a miscalculation, despite his advising the defendants of their mistake and requesting that they correct it. At 720: Incarcerating a prisoner beyond …

Overt Act Unnecessary to Allege Conspiracy Claim in 7th Circuit by The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that it is not necessary to allege an overt act to state a conspiracy claim. The court also held that dismissal of a prisoner's retaliation claim for failure …

Mitigation Instruction and Excluding Indemnification Evidence Reversible Error by The court of appeals for the Seventh circuit held that a district court erred when it did not allow a jail detainee plaintiff to introduce evidence of a state indemnification statute after the defendants told a jury that a damages verdict …