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Mississippi police officer decertifications
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Mississippi police officer decertifications First Name Last Name Action Date Status James Butts 07/13/06 Revoked Timothy Byrd 11/10/11 Revoked Johnny Chambers 03/12/09 Revoked Daryl Clark 09/29/06 Revoked William Daves 03/13/08 Revoked Leo Ellington 01/08/09 Revoked Melvin Franklin 11/10/05 Revoked Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud Misconduct Lowndes Co S.O. Plea …
HRDC v. Forrest County, MS, Settlement, Censorship, 2019
Filing • February 26, 2019
Filed under: Publications/Books, PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Forrest County, MS, Settlement, Censorship, 2019
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Rates 2017
Kickback publication • November 2, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Rates 2017 EXHIBIT A-1 Current Call Rate Locaf-·· ···-····-········-·----------.....,··--- ·-·· -$-2~85 lntralATA --·------· N/A $0.22 $2.60 ·-------------1----------·-····--------f lnterLATA (includes interstate) $2.44 $0.22 --·-·----·-------··-··-···-------4.-._________...___.._ .....-----Call Rate Beginning on March 17, 2016 .• ......... ____ Local ...__. ·-- ... lntraLATA ., Per Minute Charge Per.Call Charge ____ …
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Amendment 3
Kickback publication • November 2, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Amendment 3
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Commissions 5/2015-11/2015
Kickback publication • November 2, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Commissions 5/2015-11/2015
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Commissions 10/2015-2/2018
Kickback publication • November 2, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Commissions 10/2015-2/2018 ZZMSBOC 2nv Date 373097 DEPARTHEKT Remarks 10/30/15 9/26 - 10/15 Cqjiot MISSISSIPPI Net 10/25 Aniount 107,926.53 107,326.53 . .y- ':Z ^^ / H ^ n A 1/ : THE FAC^ OFTHIS CHgClC^Sl?J CHGCK NUMBER: .' 3734^7 3 J / 12/15 GL6BAL TEL^INK COnPORATKW …
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Amendment 1
Kickback publication • November 2, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Amendment 1 PROJECT NUMBER 42073 AMENDMENT# 1 TO INMATE CALLING SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION AND MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AS CONTRACTING AGENT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (ORIGINAL PROJECT #42073) This document (hereinafter referred to as "Amendment Number 1") shall …
HRDC v. Forrest County, Jail Censorship Suit Complaint, 2018
Filing • October 24, 2018
Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, PLN Litigation, Censorship, First Amendment
HRDC v. Forrest County, Jail Censorship Suit Complaint, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00184-KS-MTP Document 1 Filed 10/24/18 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI EASTERN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit corporation, Civil Action No.: 2:18-cv-184-KS-MTP Plaintiff, v. (1) FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; …
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 …
Personnel Complaint-Lieutenant Kenneth Ward
Publication • July 26, 2018
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)
Personnel Complaint-Lieutenant Kenneth Ward II Involved Member(s): Investigator Padraic K Obrien .. Trooper Jacalyn M Sommer ifrooper Lisa A Butenhoff Trooper Mark A Sypek n Case Ty1pe; Personnel Complaint n Case Number: DCN2018-0413 Finding: Founded Complainant: Lieutenant Kenneth A Ward PROFESSIO"'IAL STA~ DARDS Bllll[Alf PERSO NEL COMPLAll'iT T RACKl r~G …
Mississippi Supreme Court Clarifies that Appellate Courts Never Serve as ‘13th Juror’ for Motion for New Trial
Article • July 21, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Appeals, Juries
Mississippi Supreme Court Clarifies that Appellate Courts Never Serve as ‘13th Juror’ for Motion for New Trial by David Reutter by David Reutter The Supreme Court of Mississippi held that neither it nor an appellate court sits as a “thirteenth juror” when reviewing a motion for new trial. The Court …
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 …
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018
Publication • June 1, 2018
Filed under: Geriatric Classification, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Release and Reentry, Parole, Rehabilitation Act, Mental Health
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018 Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States By Mary Price June 2018 1 About the Author Mary Price is general counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). She directs the FAMM Litigation Project and advocates …
Fifth Circuit: 96-Day Pretrial Detention Without Appearance Before Judge or Chance to Post Bail Violates Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Rights
Article • May 22, 2018 • from CLN June, 2018
Filed under: Bail, Overdetention, Due Process, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Fifth Circuit: 96-Day Pretrial Detention Without Appearance Before Judge or Chance to Post Bail Violates Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Rights by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 24, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that an indicted Mississippi pre-trial detainee’s Fourteenth Amendment due process …
Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Ruling; State Failed to Prove ‘Constructive Possession’ of Marijuana
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Criminal Procedure
Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Ruling; State Failed to Prove ‘Constructive Possession’ of Marijuana by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The State failed to prove that packages of marijuana hidden in a car truck were in the “constructive possession” of a passenger, who was unaware they were there especially when …
Mississippi Supreme Court Caps Attorney’s Fees in Wrongful Conviction Cases at 25%
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Wrongful Conviction
Mississippi Supreme Court Caps Attorney’s Fees in Wrongful Conviction Cases at 25% by The Mississippi Supreme Court held that the state statute governing attorney’s fees in wrongful conviction and imprisonment cases sets out an escalation of fees tied to each stage of the case with the fee award capped at …
MS DOC Rates March 2018
Kickback publication • March 2, 2018
Filed under: Organizing, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Telephones, Telephone Rates
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Mississippi Capital Murder Conviction Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Criminal Procedure
Mississippi Capital Murder Conviction Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the conviction and death sentence of a man accused of the capital murder of a two-year-old child. The reversal resulted from several errors made at trial, as well as the …
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Lawyer’s Contempt Sanction for “Improper” Argument
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
Filed under: Attorney Misconduct
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Lawyer’s Contempt Sanction for “Improper” Argument by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld contempt sanctions against a criminal defense attorney, finding that he prejudiced the jury against the judge and prosecutor when he insinuated that they were preventing him from telling the …
Efforts to End “Scourge of Money Bail” Meeting with Success
Article • December 12, 2017
Filed under: Bail, Bail Bonds
Efforts to End “Scourge of Money Bail” Meeting with Success by David Reutter By David M. Reutter The initiative by Equal Justice Under Law to end the incarceration pending trial of persons too poor to post bail is reaping positive outcomes.  Each day, there are about 500,00 human beings who …
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