Time to Curb Police Unions by Bill Barton by Bill Barton The May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd under the left knee of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis served as the proverbial “straw that broke the camel’s back” when it came to spurring widespread public outcry over the seemingly endless …

Police Unions: Obstacles to Criminal Justice Reform and Police Accountability by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney This article examines how police unions have used their contracts or Collective Bargaining Agreements (“CBA”) and lobbied for special legislation known as the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (“LEOBR”) to create a system …

Campaign Zero Advocates for Police Accountability by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins In most states across America, an employee can be fired at any time for any reason. Only Montana provides some protection after six months on the job; otherwise, employment in America is an “at will” affair. Unless, of …

Promises to Defund the Police Lead to Increase in Private Security Forces on City Streets by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian All across America, mostly peaceful protests have advanced cries to defund the police. This increasing demand is in response to too many recent examples of law enforcement abusing its …

Police Unions Buy Their Way Out of Reform by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Guardian investigated two decades’ worth of campaign financial records in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago and found that police and police unions at the state and local levels have donated at least $87 …

Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order of Dismissal, Invasion of Privacy (Medical Records), 2020 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COlJNTY OF LOS ANGELES Civrl. Division Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Departrnent 56 BC543199 ASSOCIATION FOR LA UEPUTY SHERIFFS ET AL VS COUNTY OF LA …

Plenty of Practice Prevents Poor Police Performance by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is a rare week to pass without a report of an accidental shooting by police. The reason for better than 99 percent of these accidental weapon discharges is the lack of ongoing firearm training after a …

Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Invasion of Privacy (Medical Records), 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF All CLAIMS PARTIES This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims (hereinafter, "AGREEMENT"), consisting of 18 pages, is entered into among the following parties: (1) …

Lindsey v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Employee Litigation, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FULL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS PART ONE - DEFINITIONS The term, "PLAINTIFFS," when used in this release, means each and every one of the following releasors: (1) Plaintiff CHARLES G. RODRIGUEZ, (2) Plaintiff ROBERT G. …

Department of Justice - Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice's Broad River Road Complex, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Assistant Allorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW - RFK Washington, DC 20530 FEB Ot2020 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina State House 1100 Gervais …

California Supreme Court Holds Confidential Personnel Information of Officers on Internal ‘Brady List’ Can Be Disclosed to Prosecutors by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of California held on August 26, 2019, that a so-called “Brady List” maintained by a law enforcement agency about officers who would have …

Salas v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Request for Dismissal, Breach of Contract, 2019 Dept. 68 2 0.... (D a M a CT) .,.... a N 1..D --a .,.... --.,.... "D Q) ,;:: Q) CIV-110 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO: 225686 NAME: Abel P. Nair FIRM NAME: …

Salas v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Breach of Contract, 2019 THIS SEITLEMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE A CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE CODE SECTION 1152 OFFER OF COMPROMISE AND IT SHALL HAVE NO FORCE OR EFFECT UNLESS AND UNTIL DATED AND SIGNED BY ALL PARTIES AND THEIR AITORNEYS OF RECORD · …

Snohomish County Pays $1 Million Settlement in Death of Man in Chemical Cloud by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Snohomish County, Washington, agreed to pay Michelle Vincent $1 million to settle her claim that the county killed her husband Michael with a chemical cloud. On April 21, 2011, Sergeant Rogers …

Vera Institute of Justice - Preventing suicide and self-harm in jail, 2019 July 2019 Preventing Suicide and Self-Harm in Jail: A Sentinel Events Approach Jason Tan de Bibiana, Therese Todd, and Leah Pope From the Director Suicide is the leading cause of death in jails across the country. Each year, …

Not In Isolation, Stop Solitary for Kids, 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABOUT STOP SOLITARY FOR KIDS Stop Solitary for Kids is a national campaign to end solitary confinement of youth in juvenile and adult facilities in the United States. The campaign is a joint effort by the Center for Children’s Law and …

National Consumer Law Center - Commercialized (In)Justice - Consumer Abuses in the Bail And Corrections Industry, 2019 COMMERCIALIZED (IN)JUSTICE CONSUMER ABUSES IN THE BAIL AND CORRECTIONS INDUSTRY NCLC® March 2019 NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER ® © Copyright 2019, National Consumer Law Center, Inc. All rights reserved. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brian …

Jackson v. City of New York, et al., NY, Letter, Excessive Force on Off-Duty Cop, 2019 Case 1:11-cv-03028-PKC-SMG Document 139 Filed 01/02/19 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 3743 THE CITY OF NEW YORK LAW DEPARTMENT ZACHARY W. CARTER Corporation Counsel BRIAN FRANCOLLA Senior Counsel Phone: (212) 356-3527 Fax: (212) …

Memo to Chairman Russell from to Majority Staff, Subcommittee on National Security, re Independent Investigations and Employee Discipline at the Bureau of Prisons, 2019 MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Russell FROM: Majority Staff, Subcommittee on National Security DATE: January 2, 2019 SUBJECT: Independent Investigations and Employee Discipline at the Bureau of Prisons …

New York City Board of Correction - Serious Injury Reports in NYC Jails, 2019 Serious Injury Reports in NYC Jails January 2019 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Current Serious Injury Reporting Procedures and Policies ........................................................................... 6 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Findings ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Injury to Inmate …