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Article • December 29, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Report: NYPD Assisted in Creating Facial Recognition Technology by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss IBM and the New York Police Department (“NYPD”) collaborated on the development of the computer giant’s facial recognition technology, The Intercept has revealed. The program began in 2008 when IBM used the threat of possible terrorist …
Article • December 29, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Victims, Settlements, Police
$1 Million Settlement by Cleveland to Six Rape, Murder Victims’ Families by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The families of six of 11 victims raped and killed by convicted sex offender Anthony Sowell due to a botched 2008 rape accusation reached a settlement with the city of Cleveland. The loved …
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Civil Rights Groups Urge Ending Use of Pretrial Bail Risk Assessment Tools by Steve Horn by Steve Horn More than 100 civil rights organizations have signed a statement to denounce the use of pretrial bail risk assessment algorithm tools meant to determine conditions of bail and, in many cases, jail. …
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
California’s New Cashless Bail System More Likely to Increase Number of Detainees by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss California became the first state to completely do away with cash bail, making international headlines. The new system uses algorithms to weigh factors to determine a person’s risk assessment with preventive detention …
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Illinois: Chicago Police Misconduct Outed in Database 2.0 Version by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On August 16, 2018, a new era of transparency in Chicago police misconduct dawned. An updated version of a public database called the Citizens Police Data Project 2.0 (“CPDP”) makes available disciplinary records of Chicago …
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Massachusetts Supreme Court Tosses Thousands of Drug Cases After Lab Tech Scandal and Government Cover-Up by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reached a decision in the Amherst lab scandal, where disgraced lab technician Sonja Farak tampered with and stole drugs from thousands of drug …
The Fallibility of Forensic Science: Crime-Solving Tool Can Lead to Wrongful Convictions—and Belated Exonerations by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson It’s the ultimate crime-solving tool, enabling prosecutors to bring seemingly rock-solid charges against accused murderers and rapists while also using it to re-open and solve dust-collecting cold cases. Victims and …
Publication • December 6, 2018
FWD.us and Cornell University: Every Second - The Impact of the Incarceration Crisis on America's Families, 2018 Every Second The Impact of the Incarceration Crisis on America’s Families EverySecond.fwd.us FWD.us is a bipartisan political organization that believes America’s families, communities, and economy thrive when everyone has the opportunity to achieve …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
$384 Million Paid Out by New York City in Last Five Years for Police Misconduct by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna New York City police misconduct continues to cost New York taxpayers a lot of money. In the past five years, New York City has paid out $384 million in …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Police
ACLU Report: A Tale of Two NYCs When It Comes to Policing by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A September 2018 report by the New York American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) argues that the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) continues to target minority communities by following a broken-windows theory …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Increase in Crime Registries Nationwide Not a Benefit to Society by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss New crime registries have been launched around the country, but their value remains to be seen. Research suggests their detriments outweigh their benefits, reveals Jessica Pishko’s article, “Expert: Crime Registries Turn People into Pariahs …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
FBI Admits Vastly Inflating Number of Unsearchable Mobile Devices by For seven months, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray argued that the FBI and other law enforcement agencies needed “exceptional access” to be built into mobile devices, such as cellphones and tablets. To justify his argument, he said that in 2017 …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Second Circuit Announces Prisoners Have First Amendment Right Not to Snitch or Provide False Information to Prison Officials by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In its opinion issued on May 9, 2018, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a prisoner has a First Amendment right …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Oregon Enhanced Drug Penalty ‘For Consideration’ Element Requires Proof of Drug Sale or Agreement to Sell by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of Oregon held that the “for consideration” element of a “commercial drug offense” requires proof of a completed drug sale or an existing agreement to …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Orlando Police Continue to Test Amazon’s Facial Recognition Software Despite Privacy Concerns by The Orlando Police Department in Florida announced that it will continue to test facial recognition software developed by Amazon, despite concerns of abuse by police—and privacy issues. Amazon’s facial recognition program, called Rekognition, was designed to allow …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Colorado Supreme Court Holds Ameliorative Amendments Apply Retroactively to Non-Final Convictions by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of Colorado held that amendments to statutes favorable to defendants apply retroactively to non-final convictions, unless the statute contains language that expressly provides it applies only prospectively, resolving a conflict …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Reverses Conviction for Improper Lesser-Included-Offense Determination by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed an intermediate court of appeals because the lower court improperly determined that “deadly conduct” is not a lesser-included offense of aggravated assault by threat. The …
Rodriguez, et al. v. Mach, et al., TX, class action complaint, driver's license suspension scheme, 2018 Case 5:18-cv-01265 Document 1 Filed 12/05/18 Page 1 of 66 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO DIVISION __________________________________________ ) GRACIELA RODGRIGUEZ, ) CHARLES STEVENS, ) KHALID SALAHUDDIN, …
Article • November 28, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Free at Last! California Modifies Its Felony Murder Law, Helping up to 800 Prisoners Currently Serving Life Sentences by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon California’s felony murder statute, as originally enacted, is quite draconian in its inclusiveness. A person could be convicted and punished as severely as the primary participant …
Publication • November 13, 2018
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Report to the Governor and General Assembly of Virginia, Spending on Inmate Health Care, 2018 Commonwealth of Virginia November 13, 2018 Report to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia Spending on Inmate Health Care 2018 JLARC JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMISSION Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission …
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