First Circuit: Government’s Mention of Co-Defendant’s Guilty Plea Before Jury Was Confrontation Clause Violation Warranting New Trial by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts’ order granting a new trial after the prosecutor …

SCOTUS Reaffirms Habeas Court Must Consider Entire Record Before ‘Disturbing’ a State Criminal Judgment by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case without oral argument, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) summarily reversed the grant of a new trial to a state prisoner on March 29, 2021, …

West Virginia Supreme Court: Emergency Protective Order Not De Facto Search Warrant by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of West Virginia held that an Emergency Protective Order (“EPO”) issued pursuant to West Virginia Code § 48-27-403 (2006) (“EPO Statute”) is not a de facto search warrant. Jeffery …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Motion for Civil Contempt and for Sanctions for Witness Interference With Incorporated Memorandum of Law, Retaliation, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 319 Filed 06/15/21 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD; JEREMIAH HILL; JUAN ESPINOSA; JEROME BURGESS …

Moore v. Lasalle Management, LA, Opening Brief, Wrongful Death, 2021 Case: 20-30739 Document: 00515899422 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/14/2021 No. 20-30739 IN THE United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ERIE MOORE, JR.; TAMARA GREEN; TIFFANY ROBINSON, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LASALLE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C., INCORRECTLY NAMED AS LASALLE CORRECTIONS, …

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Estate of Ronald Garland v. Bowling, OK, Report and Recommendation, Wrongful Death, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00098-JFH-CDL Document 381 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 06/08/21 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA JANICE BUSH, as Special Administrator for the Estate of Ronald Garland, deceased, Plaintiff, v. BRET …

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ALI Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses June 4, 2021 Re: ALI Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses, Tentative Draft No. 5, May 4, 2021 Dear American Law Institute Member: The undersigned are attorneys, academics, and other stakeholders writing to express our grave concerns with the …

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Lovato v. MTC Medical, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 002018 FILED 12th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Otero County 6/1/2021 11: 18 AM AUDREY HUKARI CLERK OF THE COURT Leticia Santos McPherson TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF OTERO STATE OF NEW MEXICO PETE LOVATO (#59153), Plaintiff, …

Fenty v. Penzone, AZ, Amicus Brief, Covid-19 Conditions, 2021 NO. 21-71351 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JASON FENTY, ET. AL. v. Petitioners, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, Respondent, SHERIFF PAUL PENZONE, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, AND MARICOPA COUNTY, A MUNICIPAL ENTITY, Real Parties …

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Vera Institute of Justice, People in Jail and Prison in Spring 2021 People in Jail and Prison in Spring 2021 Jacob Kang-Brown, Chase Montagnet, and Jasmine Heiss June 2021 Summary When the COVID-19 pandemic was first detected Figure 1 in the United States, it was clear that the virus The …

Viral Injustice, 2021 VIRAL INJUSTICE by Brandon L. Garrett & Lee Kovarsky* INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1 I. COVID-19 AS A NEW LEGAL CHALLENGE.............................. 6 A. COVID-19 in Detention Facilities .................................... 6 1. Vulnerable detention communities ........................ 7 2. The official response ............................................. 11 B. Rights, Custody, and Remedies ...................................... 14 1. …

Legislative Regulation of Isolation in Prison, 2018-2021 1 Legislative Regulation of Isolation in Prison: 2018-2021 Abstract Legislative activity seeking to limit or abolish the use of solitary confinement (often termed “restrictive housing”) has increased in recent years. Efforts to “stop” solitary (nationally and internationally) are underway through organizing, hunger strikes, …

Reducing Restrictive Housing Use in Washington State, 2021 REDUCING RESTRICTIVE HOUSING USE IN WASHINGTON STATE RESULTS FROM THE 2016-2020 STUDY “UNDERSTANDING AND REPLICATING WASHINGTON STATE’S SEGREGATION REDUCTION PROGRAMS,” CONTRACT NO. K11273 Keramet Reiter, JD, PhD With: Kelsie Chesnut, PhD; Gabriela Gonzalez, MA; Justin Strong, MA; Rebecca Tublitz, MPP; Dallas Augustine, …

U.S. Office of Deputy Attorney General, Chokeholds & Carotid Restraints and Knock & Announce Policy, 2021 U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Deputy Attorney General The Deputy Attorney General Washington , D.C. 20530 September 13, 2021 MEMORANDUM FOR ACTING DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATOR, DRUG …

Women, Incarceration, and Violent Crime, MA, 2021 Women,‌‌Incarceration,‌‌and‌‌Violent‌‌Crime:‌‌A‌‌Briefing‌‌in‌‌Response‌‌to‌‌ Plans‌‌for‌‌Building‌‌a‌‌New‌‌Women’s‌‌Prison‌‌in‌‌Massachusetts‌1‌ ‌ ‌ “[T]he‌‌effort‌‌to‌‌divide‌‌up‌‌the‌‌world‌‌into‌‌the‌‌violent‌‌and‌‌the‌‌nonviolent,‌‌or‌‌into‌‌any‌‌other‌‌sharply‌‌ drawn‌‌dichotomous‌‌categories,‌‌blinds‌‌us‌‌too‌‌often‌‌to‌‌the‌‌gradations‌‌that‌‌actually‌‌characterize‌‌ our‌‌collective‌‌life”‌‌(Sklansky,‌‌2021,‌‌p.‌‌5).‌ ‌ ‌ Introduction‌ ‌ The‌‌Massachusetts‌‌Department‌‌of‌‌Correction‌‌(DOC)‌‌has‌‌announced‌‌its‌‌intention‌‌to‌‌close‌‌ MCI-Framingham,‌‌the‌‌oldest‌‌functioning‌‌women’s‌‌prison‌‌in‌‌the‌‌country,‌‌by‌‌2024‌‌(Williams,‌‌ 2020).‌‌The‌‌primary‌‌state‌‌prison‌‌for‌‌women,‌‌MCI-Framingham‌‌currently‌‌houses‌‌fewer‌‌than‌‌200‌‌ women.‌2‌‌ ‌This‌‌number‌‌includes‌‌women‌‌awaiting‌‌trial‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌women‌‌sentenced‌‌on‌‌a‌‌wide‌‌ range‌‌of‌‌governing‌‌charges‌‌(Cannata‌‌et‌‌al.,‌‌2021).‌ ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌MCI-Framingham,‌‌Governor‌‌Baker’s‌‌administration‌‌plans‌‌to‌‌build‌‌a‌‌new‌‌women’s‌ prison‌‌or‌‌substantially‌‌renovate‌‌an‌‌unused‌‌men’s‌‌prison‌‌at‌‌an‌‌estimated‌‌cost‌‌of‌‌$50,000,000.‌ That‌‌sum‌‌is‌‌in‌‌addition‌‌to‌‌the‌‌operating‌‌cost‌‌of‌‌$162,000‌‌per‌‌woman‌‌per‌‌year‌‌(Cannata‌‌et‌‌al.,‌‌ 2021).‌‌ ‌ In‌‌response,‌‌coalitions‌‌of‌‌community‌‌organizations,‌‌academics,‌‌social‌‌workers,‌‌and‌‌attorneys‌‌ argue‌‌that‌‌the‌‌time‌‌has‌‌come‌‌to‌‌end‌‌the‌‌punitive‌‌policies‌‌that‌‌gave‌‌rise‌‌to‌‌mass‌‌incarceration;‌‌that‌‌ $50,000,000‌‌could‌‌be‌‌put‌‌to‌‌better‌‌use‌‌supporting‌‌housing,‌‌families,‌‌education,‌‌parks,‌‌local‌‌ businesses‌‌and‌‌services‌‌that‌‌build‌‌up‌‌people,‌‌not‌‌prisons‌‌(Building‌‌Up‌‌People‌‌Not‌‌Prisons,‌‌n.d.).‌‌ ‌ The‌‌population‌‌of‌‌women‌‌incarcerated‌‌for‌‌crimes‌‌labeled‌‌as‌‌violent‌‌has‌‌emerged‌‌as‌‌a‌‌sticking‌‌ point‌‌in‌‌efforts‌‌to‌‌balance‌‌concerns‌‌for‌‌public‌‌safety‌‌with‌‌the‌‌rights‌‌and‌‌well-being‌‌of‌‌women‌‌ and‌‌communities‌‌most‌‌impacted‌‌by‌‌pro-incarceration‌‌policies‌‌of‌‌the‌‌late‌‌20th‌‌and‌‌21st‌‌centuries.‌‌ ‌ To‌‌help‌‌ground‌‌these‌‌concerns‌‌in‌‌research,‌‌this‌‌briefing‌‌presents‌‌an‌‌overview‌‌of‌‌the‌‌scholarly‌‌ literature‌‌on‌‌women,‌‌violence,‌‌and‌‌crime.‌‌That‌‌literature‌‌is‌‌illustrated‌‌through‌‌the‌‌stories‌‌of‌‌real‌‌ women‌‌who‌‌have‌‌been‌‌incarcerated‌‌for‌‌crimes‌‌classified‌‌as‌‌violent‌‌in‌‌Massachusetts.‌ ‌ ‌ T ‌ his‌‌briefing‌‌was‌‌written‌‌by‌‌Rebecca‌‌Stone,‌‌Susan‌‌Sered,‌‌Amanda‌‌Wilhoit,‌‌and‌‌Cherry‌‌Russell‌‌together‌‌with‌‌ members‌‌of‌‌the‌W ‌ omen‌‌and‌‌Incarceration‌‌Project‌‌‌at‌‌Suffolk‌‌University.‌‌ …

Institute for New Economic Thinking, Mass Incarceration Retards Racial Integration, 2021 Working Papers Institute for New Economic Thinking 1neteconom1cs.org/wo rk1ngpapers Mass Incarceration Retards Racial Integration Peter Temin* Working Paper No. 155 April 8, 2021 ABSTRACT President Nixon replaced President Johnson’s War on Poverty with his War on Drugs in 1971. …