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Facial Recognition Software Gives Unreliable Results with Black Individuals and Leads to Unlawful Arrests

Article • November 1, 2023 • from CLN November, 2023

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, EP2P Software

Facial Recognition Software Gives Unreliable Results with Black Individuals and Leads to Unlawful Arrests by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Two faculty members at Georgia State University in Atlanta in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology wrote in the May 18, 2023, edition of Scientific American Technology …

News in Brief

Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: According to information attained by Hatewatch, the leader of the extremist Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association emailed a video regarding an investigation into his son which could potentially cause the father to be prosecuted. Richard Mack sent a video of his son’s alleged child …

News in Brief

Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023

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News in Brief by California: Reported by KHSL in Chico/Redding, Nicholas Lee Rush, 49, a Chico Police Officer, has been charged with providing marijuana to an underage family member, 17, and also encouraging the teen to share the stash with his girlfriend. In 2022, an investigation into whether Rush was …

Jones v. Ward, GA, Settlement, Retaliation, 2023

Brief • August 4, 2023

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances

Jones v. Ward, GA, Settlement, Retaliation, 2023 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the dismissal of all claims and payment in the amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($ 7,500.00) to Christopher Lyle Jones (referred to herein as "RELEASOR"), and other good and valuable consideration, the …

New Commission in Georgia Will Discipline and Remove Prosecutors Who Are Seen as Not Tough Enough on Crime

Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023

Filed under: War on Terror, Prosecutorial Vindictiveness, Prosecutorial Misconduct

New Commission in Georgia Will Discipline and Remove Prosecutors Who Are Seen as Not Tough Enough on Crime by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Republican Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia signed into law Senate Bill 92 (“SB 92”) on May 5, 2023, creating the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission …

Georgia Supreme Court Announces Overruling Longstanding Rule That Anything Filed by Defendant While Represented by Counsel Is Always a ‘Legal Nullity’

Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023

Filed under: Self-representation

Georgia Supreme Court Announces Overruling Longstanding Rule That Anything Filed by Defendant While Represented by Counsel Is Always a ‘Legal Nullity’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously held that courts maintain discretion to consider “hybrid motions,” i.e., motions filed pro se by defendants who …

Glynn County Sheriff's Office and Pay Tel Communications, Lnc. Contract, 2023

Publication • June 13, 2023

Filed under: Video Visitation

Glynn County Sheriff's Office and Pay Tel Communications, Lnc. Contract, 2023 CONTRACT ADDENDUM BETWEEN THE GLYNN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND PAY TEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Pursuant to the contract for telephone services by and between the Glynn County Sheriffs Office and Pay Tel Commun ications. Inc. executed on August 15. 2014. …

Georgia National Guard Plans to Geofence Public High Schools to Target Recruits

Article • April 24, 2023

Filed under: Cell-Phone Location/Tracking Data

Georgia National Guard Plans to Geofence Public High Schools to Target Recruits by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi The Georgia Army National Guard (“GANG”) will geofence 67 different public high schools in the state, with recruiting ads targeting any phones within one mile of each of these schools. The purpose …

Georgia Supreme Court: Trial Courts Are Bound to Follow Precedent of Court of Appeals

Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023

Filed under: Abuse of Discretion Standard

Georgia Supreme Court: Trial Courts Are Bound to Follow Precedent of Court of Appeals by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead The Supreme Court of Georgia granted John A. Esposito’s application for discretionary appeal to answer in the affirmative the question of whether trial courts are bound to follow precedents of …

News in Brief

Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023

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News in Brief by Alabama: The DOJ Civil Rights Division announced on Oct. 21, 2022, that a former sheriff’s deputy in Dallas County was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the middle of the day on Jan. 30, 2020. The Miami Herald reported that the then-active deputy, …

News in Brief

Article • January 15, 2023 • from CLN February, 2023

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News in Brief by Alabama: WBMA in Birmingham reported that a former probation officer in Fayette County was convicted of sexual misconduct on Dec. 8, 2022. The former officer, Michael Steven Painter, 51, was found guilty on charges of using his office for personal gain and custodial sexual misconduct — …

Eleventh Circuit: Prosecutor Denied Absolute Prosecutorial Immunity for Failure to Ensure Cancellation of Material Witness Warrant

Article • January 15, 2023 • from CLN February, 2023

Filed under: Prosecutorial Immunity, Arrest Warrants

Eleventh Circuit: Prosecutor Denied Absolute Prosecutorial Immunity for Failure to Ensure Cancellation of Material Witness Warrant by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a Fulton County, Georgia, assistant district attorney is not entitled …

News in Brief

Article • October 15, 2022 • from CLN November, 2022

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News in Brief by Arkansas: A Mulberry police officer and two sheriff’s deputies from Crawford County were suspended after a video surfaced appearing to show them beating a man suspected of making violent threats. Maine Public Radio reported that the three officers were videoed by a bystander as they held …

Estate of Thomas Giles v. Ga Dept of Corrections, GA,Complaint, Wrongful Death-Failure to Protect, 2022

Brief • September 22, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Estate of Thomas Giles v. Ga Dept of Corrections, GA,Complaint, Wrongful Death-Failure to Protect, 2022 Case 1:22-cv-00084-JRH-BKE Document 18 Filed 09/22/22 Page 1 of 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA AUGUSTA DIVISION VANESSA LOYAL, Plaintiff, v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ROBERT ROBERSON, individually, MARCUS PHILLIPS, individually, REGGIE …

News in Brief

Article • September 15, 2022 • from CLN October, 2022

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News in Brief by Alabama: On August 4, 2022, the Vincent City Council voted to fully dissolve the city’s police force after racist text messages by a top officer were discovered, CNN reported. The city is home to about 2,000 residents and until the vote by the council, had just …

Georgia Deputy Police Chief Attending Lie Detector Workshop in Orlando Scammed Out of $200 by Prostitute Then Arrested for Soliciting an Undercover Cop During Sting

Article • September 12, 2022

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Georgia Deputy Police Chief Attending Lie Detector Workshop in Orlando Scammed Out of $200 by Prostitute Then Arrested for Soliciting an Undercover Cop During Sting by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The Polk County’s Sheriff Office in Central Florida arrested a Georgia deputy police chief on September 1, …

News in Brief

Article • July 15, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022

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News in Brief by California: The Daily News reported that two former police officers from Fullerton and Anaheim were indicted on counts of kidnapping while working illegally as bounty hunters. The former officers were Rodger Corbett, 49, formerly of the Fullerton PD and Kevin Pedersen, 34, formerly of the Anaheim …

Environmental Justice for Unaccompanied Migrant Children—Response to Request for Information (RFI): 2022 HHS Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft Outline (Document No. 2022-075...

Publication • June 17, 2022

Filed under: HRDC Sign on Letters, Offenses Involving the Environment, Immigration Law/Offenses

Environmental Justice for Unaccompanied Migrant Children—Response to Request for Information (RFI): 2022 HHS Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft Outline (Document No. 2022-07514) Earthjustice · American Friends Service Committee Florida · Hispanic Federation Respond Crisis Translation · Alianza Nacional de Campesinas · GreenLatinos Farmworker Association of Florida · National …

Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Order Approving Settlement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022

Brief • April 4, 2022

Filed under: Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Order Approving Settlement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 343 Filed 04/04/22 Page 1 of 54 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATRICK LABAT, in his …

Estate of Coty Silvers v. Hatcher, GA, Complaint, Wrongful Death- Failure to Protect, 2022

Brief • March 24, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Estate of Coty Silvers v. Hatcher, GA, Complaint, Wrongful Death- Failure to Protect, 2022 Case 5:22-cv-00126-MTT Document 1 Filed 03/24/22 Page 1 of 19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION WANDA BARTLEY and RICKY LANE SILVERS, CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. Plaintiffs, v. LATRICE HATCHER, …