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Pennsylvania: Former Cop Indefinitely Jailed for Failure to Supply Passwords

Article • November 8, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Evidence, Computer Searches, Computers, Wrongful Imprisonment

Pennsylvania: Former Cop Indefinitely Jailed for Failure to Supply Passwords by In March 2015, former Philadelphia police sergeant Francis Rawls, 37, was identified as a suspect in a child pornography ring. As part of the investigation, Delaware County authorities confiscated several electronic devices from Rawls’ home and requested that he …

North Carolina Man Awaits Compensation Four Years After Death Row Exoneration

Article • September 9, 2016

Filed under: Release and Reentry, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Collateral consequences of prison, Family

North Carolina Man Awaits Compensation Four Years After Death Row Exoneration by Matthew Clarke Glen Edward Chapman's conviction for two Hickory, North Carolina murders was reversed and a new trial ordered because lead investigator Dennis 'Money had lied during his trial testimony and detectives had "lost, misplaced or destroyed" evidence …

Justice Department Impedes Release of "Legally Innocent" Prisoners

Article • September 9, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Release and Reentry, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention

Justice Department Impedes Release of "Legally Innocent" Prisoners by Derek Gilna Despite several recent high-profile cases where the U.S. Justice Department has urged the release of prisoners who all parties agreed were "legally innocent, dozens more remain behind bars.in North Carolina. The cases arise in instances where men were imprisoned …

Dallas Conviction Integrity Unit Gains National Notoriety

Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Evidence, Statistics/Trends, Attorney Misconduct, Release and Reentry, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Pardons/Clemency

Dallas Conviction Integrity Unit Gains National Notoriety by Matthew Clarke The word “first” was applied to Craig M. Watkins multiple times after his election to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office in 2006. He was the county’s first black D.A., the first D.A. who had been a public defender before …

Exonerees Fulfill Dreams, Help Other Prisoners Overcome Wrongful Convictions

Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016

Filed under: Lobbying, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Pardons/Clemency

Exonerees Fulfill Dreams, Help Other Prisoners Overcome Wrongful Convictions by David Reutter by David Reutter and Joe Watson Former Louisiana death row prisoner John Thompson has spearheaded an organization that aims to help the wrongfully convicted and former prisoners successfully rebuild their lives. Thompson was sentenced to death for the …

Former Washington Prisoner Exonerated, Receives Compensation, Arrested Again

Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Former Washington Prisoner Exonerated, Receives Compensation, Arrested Again by A wrongfully convicted former Washington prisoner was awarded $546,383 in compensation under a new state law for spending 10 years in prison on robbery and burglary charges for crimes he did not commit. Brandon Redtailhawk Olebar was arrested following a February …

Dismissal of Suit Challenging Loss of Diminution Credits Upheld

Article • April 15, 2009

Filed under: Prison Labor, Education, Civil Procedure, Parties, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment

Dismissal of Suit Challenging Loss of Diminution Credits Upheld by On May 8, 2008, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the dismissal of a prisoner suit challenging the loss of diminution credits. Alfred Fraction and Gregory Nutter, Maryland prisoners, sued the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and …

CSC Cancels Florida Juvenile Facility Contract

Article • December 15, 1999 • from PLN December, 1999

Filed under: Esmor/CSC, Contractor Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Education, Disclosure of Records, Wrongful Imprisonment

CSC Cancels Florida Juvenile Facility Contract by Correctional Services Corp. (CSC) announced Aug. 23, 1999 that it was withdrawing from an $8.7 million-a-year contract to operate the Pahokee Youth Development Center, a 350 bed Florida juvenile facility, 8 months before the contract is due to expire. The announcement came six …

Juveniles Held Hostage for Profit by CSC in Florida

Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999

Filed under: Esmor/CSC, Contractor Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Education, Wrongful Imprisonment, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons

Juveniles Held Hostage for Profit by CSC in Florida by Alex Friedmann According to a consultant hired by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the Pahokee Youth Development Center (Juvenile prison) operated by the Correctional Services Corporation (CSC) kept ten juvenile detainees beyond their release dates for no other reason …