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Eleventh Circuit: Time Served Adjustment Is Mandatory Under Sentencing Guidelines Even After Booker
Article • October 15, 2020 • from CLN November, 2020
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures
Eleventh Circuit: Time Served Adjustment Is Mandatory Under Sentencing Guidelines Even After Booker by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled U.S.S.G. § 5Gl.3(b)(l)’s “a court shall adjust the sentence” for time served on a related state crime is mandatory once the …
Extending the Surveillance State During the Pandemic
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, COVID-19, Police State-Surveillance, Warrantless Searches
Extending the Surveillance State During the Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Police departments are using the coronavirus pandemic to expand their use of surveillance tools in the name of public health and safety. Privacy advocates are concerned about the encroachment of the carceral state on civil liberties, …
Army Veteran Serving Life Without Parole for Taking $9
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Veterans, Three Strikes Statutes/Rule
Army Veteran Serving Life Without Parole for Taking $9 by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Willie Simmons became addicted to drugs while in the Army and stationed abroad. In 1982, he was in Alabama and “in need of a quick fix.” Simmons wrestled a man to the ground and took …
Alabama Sheriff Denied Immunity for False Charges Against Whistleblower
Article • February 19, 2020 • from CLN March, 2020
Filed under: Whistleblowing, Qualified Immunity
Alabama Sheriff Denied Immunity for False Charges Against Whistleblower by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso An Alabama sheriff was denied immunity for acts taken to extort and silence a whistleblower who exposed her corruption. In Alabama, sheriffs are allowed to receive as personal income any excess funds “left over” after …
Alabama OKs Chemical Castration for Some Sex Offenders
Article • October 16, 2019 • from CLN November, 2019
Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Medication, Sex Offender Treatment
Alabama OKs Chemical Castration for Some Sex Offenders by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law May 30, 2019, a new law that requires certain categories of sex offenders to undergo chemical castration before they can be released from prison. The new law puts Alabama, …
Alabama Police Officer Decertification
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Alabama Police Officer Decertification HEARING Data NAME AGENCY DISF CHARGES Patrick, Rodney Bwch, Ronald B. Tucker, Aaron Ray Binkerd, BNan E Yancey, Garland Stokee, Ollie Lee McCord, Jeff Kaley Williams, Scott Glem Tice, A. C. Martin, James Walker Waters, Walter Jamison Harris, Richani G MoblePD MoblePD Walk•Co Shelby Co Fyffe …
Alabama DOC - Centurylink Rates 10/2018
Kickback publication • November 29, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Alabama DOC - Centurylink Rates 10/2018 Inmate Telephone Services - Rates and Fees (Current as of October 26, 2018) • Payment Type Call Type Prepaid Collect Connection Charge Per Minute Local $0.00 $0.21 lntralATA $0.00 $0.21 lnterlATA S0.00 $0.21 Interstate S0.00 $0.21 NIA NIA Local $0.00 $0.21 lntraLATA S0.00 $0.21 …
Alabama DOC - Centurylink Commissions 2015-2018
Kickback publication • November 29, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
Alabama DOC - Centurylink Commissions 2015-2018 Century Link Receipts STARRS Accounting System (11/18/2015-10/25/2018) '(toll • U 11 U III• . . r•1 II 11 r-1 I SJ:..."i iliTi Document Code Doc Dept 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 …
Alabama DOC - Centurylink contract 6/2018
Kickback publication • November 29, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
Alabama DOC - Centurylink contract 6/2018 STATE OF ALABAMA Office of Information Technology 64 Nonh Union Stteet, Suite 200 Montgomeiy, AL 361 30 Telephone (334) 242-3800 fln:iil: jim.purcell@oit.alabamagov JOANNE E. HALE, Ph.D. KAY lVEY Acting Soetotaiy Govemor CHERI MARTIN T'>eputy Secrt:Wy June 1, 2017 To: Paul Cooper, VP/GM Centurylink Public …
Federal Judge Rules Cullman County, Alabama, Money Bond System Unconstitutional
Article • November 1, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Filed under: Bail, Money/Property, Bail Bonds
Federal Judge Rules Cullman County, Alabama, Money Bond System Unconstitutional by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala issued a preliminary injunction on September 13, 2018, which effectively ends the money bond system of Cullman County, Alabama, finding that it violates the Eighth Amendment, which …
Many Sheriffs Tempted by Lack of Oversight or Fiscal Accountability
Article • September 23, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Government Misconduct
Many Sheriffs Tempted by Lack of Oversight or Fiscal Accountability by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke It is a perfect storm of temptation. Many sheriffs in America have little oversight, independent sources of revenue with little fiscal accountability, low salaries, and a lot of power. This leads some of them …
Eight Death Row Prisoners Opt for Untested Nitrogen Gas Over Inhumane Lethal Injection
Article • September 20, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Death Penalty
Eight Death Row Prisoners Opt for Untested Nitrogen Gas Over Inhumane Lethal Injection by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander A decision by Alabama lawmakers means that death row prisoners in the state could face execution by nitrogen hypoxia instead of barbaric lethal injection. The decision renders moot a lawsuit by …
Inside the Prison Labor Strike, The KITE, 2018
Publication • September 1, 2018
Filed under: Retaliation for Organizing, Prison Labor, Work Strikes, Criminal justice system reform
Inside the Prison Labor Strike, The KITE, 2018 Working  W Working ki to t Extend E t d Democracy D to t All   V Volume V l Volume 1, N 1 Number b 3 3 September  S S t b 2018 September 2018 INSIDE THE PRISON …
Powerful District Attorney Lobbies Improperly Influence Law Making
Article • July 20, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, District Attorneys
Powerful District Attorney Lobbies Improperly Influence Law Making by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Around the nation, powerful lobbying groups composed of associations of prosecutors are influencing state legislatures to reject certain laws, regardless of how popular the proposed laws are with the electorate. In his January 2018 State of …
Alabama’s Most Populous County Reaches Bail Reform Settlement, But Problems Could Persist
Article • June 16, 2018 • from CLN July, 2018
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, Release and Reentry, Bail
Alabama’s Most Populous County Reaches Bail Reform Settlement, But Problems Could Persist by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Jefferson County, the most populous county in Alabama, reached a Resolution Agreement on April 6 with the U.S. Department of Justice and the group Equal Justice Under Law in response to a …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018
Publication • June 1, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Census, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Rural Prisons, Bail, Bail Bonds, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Jacob Kang-Brown, Oliver Hinds, Jasmine Heiss, and Olive Lu June 2018 From The Director The turn of the century marked a new direction for the nation’s prisons and jails: after three decades of …
In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018
Publication • June 1, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Industries, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Prison Gangs, Staffing, Security Systems, Guard Brutality/Beatings
In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018 An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities Report · In the Public Interest · June 2018 While governments have traditionally used municipal bonds to finance the construction of correctional …
Parents Sue Deputy Who “Bullied” Their Slain Son into Becoming an Informant
Article • February 22, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Parents Sue Deputy Who “Bullied” Their Slain Son into Becoming an Informant by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The parents of a North Dakota State College of Science student have filed a lawsuit against a deputy sheriff and the county he works for, alleging he used two arrests--for sales of …
50 Alabama Cities Reform Bail Practices for Poor
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Filed under: Bail, Bail Bonds
50 Alabama Cities Reform Bail Practices for Poor by David Reutter by David Reutter The prodding by human and civil rights organizations has finally compelled 50 Alabama cities to reform their money bail practices. The push is putting an end to poor suspects languishing in jail solely because they cannot …
11th Circuit Rules Counsel Deficient for Failing to Challenge “Usable” Amount in Drug Case
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Filed under: War on Drugs, Criminal Procedure
11th Circuit Rules Counsel Deficient for Failing to Challenge “Usable” Amount in Drug Case by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ordered an evidentiary hearing in an ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on counsel’s failure to argue that some waste materials …
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