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HRDC v. New York Department of Corrections, NY, Verified Petition, FOIA Request, 2019

Filing • July 18, 2019

Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation, Public Records Act

HRDC v. New York Department of Corrections, NY, Verified Petition, FOIA Request, 2019

New York Court of Appeals: Jury Trial Right Attaches to Deportable Crimes Punishable by Less Than Six Months in Jail

Article • July 17, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019

Filed under: Jail Specific, Immigration

New York Court of Appeals: Jury Trial Right Attaches to Deportable Crimes Punishable by Less Than Six Months in Jail by David Reutter by David Reutter As a matter of first impression, the Court of Appeals of New York ruled that a noncitizen defendant charged with state crimes that carry …

$1 Million Settlement for NYC Crime Lab Tech Who Blew Whistle on Use of Untested DNA Tests for Decades

Article • July 17, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Crime Labs

$1 Million Settlement for NYC Crime Lab Tech Who Blew Whistle on Use of Untested DNA Tests for Decades by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Television crime dramas like Bones and CSI that depict sterile, efficient crime labs seem to be little more than good art imitating bad life as …

NYC Program Helps Former Prisoners Realize Their Dream

Article • July 17, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019

Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, jobs

NYC Program Helps Former Prisoners Realize Their Dream by A vast majority of prisoners dream of getting out of prison and staying out. They talk about it, and most plan for it. A program in New York City called “Getting Out and Staying Out,” or “GOSO” for short, helps former …

New York City’s Bail Success Story

Article • July 17, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019

Filed under: Bail

New York City’s Bail Success Story by Bill Barton by Bill Barton A new study that analyzed more than 5 million criminal cases in New York City — beginning in 1987 — intimates that the city has “already done a better job of slashing its use of bail and jail …

NY DOC-Securus Contract 2017-2022

Kickback publication • July 17, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring

NY DOC-Securus Contract 2017-2022 APPENDIX A STANDARD CLAUSES FOR NEW YORK STATE CONTRACTS PLEASE RETAIN THIS DOCUMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. January 2014 STANDARD CLAUSES FOR NYS CONTRACTS APPENDIX A TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. Executory Clause 3 2. Non-Assignment Clause 3 3. Comptroller’s Approval 3 4. Workers’ Compensation Benefits 3 …

Vega v. Semple, NY, Amicus Brief, Environmental Impact of Prisoners, 2019

Filing • July 2, 2019

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals

Vega v. Semple, NY, Amicus Brief, Environmental Impact of Prisoners, 2019 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 Telephone: 212-857-8500 MOTION INFORMATION STATEMENT 18-3176-pr Docket Number(s): ________________________________________ _______________Caption [use short title]_____________________ Leave to File Amicus Brief Motion …

Issue #9 From The Inside Out, Prison Watch, 2019

Publication • July 1, 2019

Filed under: Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

Issue #9 From The Inside Out, Prison Watch, 2019 89 Market Street, 6th Floor | Newark, NJ 07102 | 973-643-1924 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” This report was created by Program Director Bonnie Kerness (973-410-3978/ bkerness@afsc.org), Interns Yajedah (Jada) West and Demecis Matias, and with further assistance from Ojore Lutalo. Both …

Taxpayers Foot Bill After Man Beaten by Cops and Ignored by CMC Loses Leg

Article • June 22, 2019

Filed under: Private Contractors

Taxpayers Foot Bill After Man Beaten by Cops and Ignored by CMC Loses Leg by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Green Island, New York, taxpayers will pay $375,000 to settle a federal lawsuit after police there beat a man so badly his leg had to be amputated when jail medical …

Misconduct Suits Against New York City Police Department on the Rise

Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Police

Misconduct Suits Against New York City Police Department on the Rise by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney After two years of being on the decline, misconduct suits against New York City’s Police Department (“NYPD”) are on the rise. In 2018, there were 1,586 claims filed compared with 1,391 submitted in …

Judge Weinstein Holds that an Appeal Waiver Provision in a Plea Agreement that Seeks a Waiver of All Collateral Rights Is Impermissible Under the Constitution Unless it Specifically Enumerates All Exc...

Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019

Filed under: Appeals, Constitution, U.S.

Judge Weinstein Holds that an Appeal Waiver Provision in a Plea Agreement that Seeks a Waiver of All Collateral Rights Is Impermissible Under the Constitution Unless it Specifically Enumerates All Exceptions Required by Law So that a Defendant Has Notice by Punch & Jurists by Punch & Jurists In Chua, …

Improving the Food Environment in Washington State-Run Correctional Facilities, 2021

Publication • 2019

Filed under: jobs

Improving the Food Environment in Washington State-Run Correctional Facilities, 2021 Hd_w" OPINIONS, IDEAS, & PRACTICE Improving the Food Environment in Washington State–Run Correctional Facilities: The Healthy Commissary Project Alyssa Auvinen, MPH, Jessica Marcinkevage, PhD, MSPH, Chris Mornick, RD, MPH, Susmitha Nambuthiri, PhD, MSc, Mary Daniel, BS, Brent Carney, RDN, CD, …

New York police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

New York police officer decertifications Police De-Certs Officer's Name Agency Name Reason For Deletion Code Effective Date Tenemille, Ernst DeMarco, Tyler P Egan, Daniel Hall, Devin Rando, Jordan K O'Gorman, Bryan Lester, Benjamin Vann, Jeremy J Stevens, Christopher A Ramapo Town PD Utica City PD Yonkers City PD Wayne CSO …

Personnel Complaint-Trooper James E. Huestis

Publication • May 26, 2019

Filed under: Excessive Force

Personnel Complaint-Trooper James E. Huestis Involved Member(s): Trooper James E Huestis Case Type : Pe rson nel Complaint Case Number: DCN2019-0203 Finding: Founded Complainant: Insp. II Rev 6110 Personnel Complaint Work Sheet ISub Type: Type: Personnel Initiated By: DC I Case Number Iincident Date: 5/26/ 19 I Detail ~ Troop …

New York Court of Appeals: Jury Trial Right Attaches to Deportable Crimes Punishable by Less Than Six Months in Jail

Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019

Filed under: Immigration

New York Court of Appeals: Jury Trial Right Attaches to Deportable Crimes Punishable by Less Than Six Months in Jail by David Reutter by David Reutter As a matter of first impression, the Court of Appeals of New York ruled that a noncitizen defendant charged with state crimes that carry …

New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report, 2019

Publication • May 13, 2019

Filed under: Medical, Lockdowns, Education, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Visiting, Religious Freedom

New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report, 2019 New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report May 2019 Executive Summary Background According to New York City Department of Correction (“DOC” or “the Department”) policy, during emergency lock-ins (or “lockdowns”) people in custody are confined to their cells …

Bremner v. Bush, NY, Memo in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Disqualify Counsel, Defamation, 2019

Brief • May 9, 2019

Filed under: Defamation

Bremner v. Bush, NY, Memo in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Disqualify Counsel, Defamation, 2019 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS -----------------------------------------------------------------X JONATHAN BREMNER, LUCID STUDIOS, LLC, and ROBYN SKY, Plaintiffs, - against - Hon. Paul Wooten, J.S.C. Motion Sequence No. 003 CHARLOTTE BUSH, Index …

New York City - Agreement for Installation, Configuration, and Maintenance of an Inmate Telephone System

Publication • May 9, 2019

Filed under: Telephone Rates

New York City - Agreement for Installation, Configuration, and Maintenance of an Inmate Telephone System

Creation of Prosecutorial Watchdog in New York Spotlights Distinction Between Misconduct and Unfair Conduct

Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Prosecutors

Creation of Prosecutorial Watchdog in New York Spotlights Distinction Between Misconduct and Unfair Conduct by Michael Berk by Michael Berk Thanks in no small part to the dedicated lobbying of people such as Jeffrey Deskovic — who spent 16 years locked up for a rape and murder he did not …

Legal Aid Society Counters NYC Police Misconduct With New Database

Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Databases

Legal Aid Society Counters NYC Police Misconduct With New Database by The Legal Aid Society New York City has a new tool in the fight against rogue cops — a browsable database of NYC federal civil rights lawsuit data called CAPstat (capstat.nyc). The nonprofit organization released the information in early …