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Article • February 14, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
Filed under: Organizing, Advocacy, Bail
New York Mass Bail Out Action Targets Bail System Manipulation by Virginia Griese by Virginia Griese Throughout October, more than 105 women and teens incarcerated at Rikers Island and juvenile facilities had their bail paid by hundreds of volunteers and walked to freedom.  The Mass Bail Out Action (“MBOA”), organized …
SPLC Americans for Immigrant Justice: Prison by Any Other Name - A Report on South Florida Detention Facilities, 2019 PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME A REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA DE TENTION FACILITIES ABOUT THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty Law Center, based in Montgomery, Alabama, is a nonprofit …
Norfolk Four v. State of Virginia, VA, Senate Bill 772, Wrongful Conviction, 2019 1/31/2019 Virginia-2018-SB772-Chaptered CHAPTER 503 An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 18.2 of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01 a section numbered 8.01-195.13 and for the relief of Danial J Williams, Joseph Jesse …
Article • January 19, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Illinois Law on Informants Designed to Avoid Wrongful Convictions by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander Anew Illinois law aims to bring transparency to the use of jailhouse snitches, which are the main cause of wrongful convictions nationwide and the cause of at least 17 wrongful convictions in that state alone. …
Article • January 19, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
‘Innocent Man Almost Executed’ Freed After Decade on Death Row by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin of Altamante Springs, Florida, was recently exonerated and freed after spending 14 years in prison, including 10 on death row, for double murder. “An innocent man was almost executed for a crime …
Article • January 19, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Washington Governor Expects to Pardon About 3,500 for Single Misdemeanor Pot Convictions by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander Washington Governor Jay Inslee aims to nip draconian marijuana incarceration in the bud — at least for those behind bars for possessing a small amount of it. “We shouldn’t be punishing people …
Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Sixth Circuit: Tennessee Aggravated Sexual Battery Is Not a SORNA Tier III Offense by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a defendant previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery in Tennessee should not have been classified as a Tier III sex …
Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Filed under: Habeas Corpus
Georgia Supreme Court: Asportation Required to Support Kidnapping Conviction by David Reutter by David Reutter The Supreme Court of Georgia granted a habeas corpus petition and held there was insufficient evidence of asportation to support the kidnapping charges of appellant Jessie Mercer. Mercer was convicted in 2004 of kidnapping Richard …
Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Filed under: Parole
California Court of Appeal: Commissioner Cannot Preside Over Parole Revocation Hearing Absent Stipulation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 5, 2018, the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, ruled that a commissioner may not preside over a parole revocation hearing absent a stipulation by the parties. …
Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Filed under: Guilty Pleas, Sentencing
Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Rule Against Judicial ‘Participation’ in Plea Negotiations by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of Minnesota clarified the rule barring judicial “participation” in plea negotiations, overturning decades of decisions by the court of appeals, which had applied the wrong rule of law in such …
Article • January 17, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Filed under: Habeas Corpus
Habeas Hints: SCOTUS Review 2017-18 by Kent Russell, Tara Hoveland by Attorneys Kent Russell and Tara Hoveland This column provides “Habeas Hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on “AEDPA,” the federal habeas …
Publication • January 8, 2019
United States Sentencing Commission Jan. 2019 - Intra-City Differences in Federal Sentencing Practices, 2005-2017 United States Sentencing Commission January 2019 INTRA-CITY DIFFERENCES IN FEDERAL SENTENCING PRACTICES Federal District Judges in 30 Cities, 2005 - 2017 REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION INTRA-CITY DIFFERENCES IN FEDERAL SENTENCING PRACTICES Federal District …
State of Hawai’i HCR 85 Task Force on Prison Reform - Creating Better Outcomes, Safer Communities, 2018 Creating Better Outcomes, Safer Communities Final Report of the House Concurrent Resolution 85 Task Force on Prison Reform to the Hawai‘i Legislature 2019 Regular Session Prepared by the HCR 85 TASK FORCE with …
Intra-City Differing Practices in Federal Sentencing, US Sentencing Commission, 2019 United States Sentencing Commission January 2019 INTRA-CITY DIFFERENCES IN FEDERAL SENTENCING PRACTICES Federal District Judges in 30 Cities, 2005 - 2017 REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION INTRA-CITY DIFFERENCES IN FEDERAL SENTENCING PRACTICES Federal District Judges in 30 Cities, …
Article • December 31, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Juveniles
California Court of Appeal: Youth Offender Parole Statute Trumps Consecutive Prison Term Statute by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, ruled that a statute granting prisoners who were convicted as youth offenders improved parole eligibility possibilities supersedes a different statute that requires …
Scottish Psychologist’s Study Focuses On Why the Innocent May Confess to Crimes by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Dr. Faye Skelton of Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland, has published a report detailing the tendency of some individuals to confess to crimes they did not commit. She noted that research from …
Article • December 29, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Fourth Circuit: Federal Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering Not a Crime of Violence for Purposes of Sentencing Guidelines Enhancement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, in violation …
Article • December 29, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Ninth Circuit Holds Undisclosed Relationship Between Murdered FBI Agent and Presiding Judge in Capital Case Created Intolerable Risk of Judicial Bias, Warranting Habeas Relief by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that an undisclosed connection between an FBI agent and a …
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 …
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