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Florida Crackdown Against Mostly Non-Existent Voter Fraud Has Ex-Felons Afraid to Vote or Cowered by Eligibility Requirements

Article • November 17, 2022

Filed under: Fraud and Deceit, Voting Rights

Florida Crackdown Against Mostly Non-Existent Voter Fraud Has Ex-Felons Afraid to Vote or Cowered by Eligibility Requirements by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On August 18, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that his new election and security unit had arrested and was charging 20 people across …

News in Brief

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

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News in Brief by Alabama: Court documents revealed the week of Oct. 3, 2022, show that a former Brookside police chief, Mike Jones, was indicted by a grand jury for speeding and impersonating an officer. AL.com reported that Jones had resigned from his post as the town’s Chief of Police …

Newly Hired Florida Cop Arrested for Pawning Multiple Police-Issued Guns and Fraudulently Using Partner’s Credit Card

Article • October 27, 2022

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Defrauding a Public Community, Bank Fraud/Robbery/Theft

Newly Hired Florida Cop Arrested for Pawning Multiple Police-Issued Guns and Fraudulently Using Partner’s Credit Card by Kaden Gicker Leonardo Carbo was hired as a police officer in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on June 27, 2022. Just over three months later he was out of the job and under arrest. How …

Equitable Criminal Sentencing Technology Makes History in Alachua County, Florida

Article • October 20, 2022

Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

Equitable Criminal Sentencing Technology Makes History in Alachua County, Florida by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On September 27, 2022, Alachua County in north central Florida made history by funding equitable sentencing software for Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit.  This makes the Eighth the first Florida judicial circuit to …

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Denial of First Step Act Relief Where District Court Construed Letter Asking About Eligibility To Be Motion Requesting Relief

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

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Denial of First Step Act Relief Where District Court Construed Letter Asking About Eligibility To Be Motion Requesting Relief by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed an order of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of …

Citizen Programs Have Positive Impact for Crisis Calls, Resulting in Fewer Arrests and Hospitalizations for Mental Health Crisis Calls

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

Citizen Programs Have Positive Impact for Crisis Calls, Resulting in Fewer Arrests and Hospitalizations for Mental Health Crisis Calls by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Several police departments have turned to trained citizens to respond to crisis calls. The results have been positive, as there have been fewer arrests …

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 …

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals: Rehaif Announced New Rule of Substantive Law and Applies Retroactively to Initial § 2255 Motions

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

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals: Rehaif Announced New Rule of Substantive Law and Applies Retroactively to Initial § 2255 Motions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), “announced a new …

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, …

Batchelor v. Rolston, FL, Notice of Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2022

Brief • August 16, 2022

Filed under: Sexual Assault

Batchelor v. Rolston, FL, Notice of Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2022 Case 4:21-cv-00232-AW-MAF Document 48 Filed 08/16/22 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION CONNIE BATCHELOR, SHAQUILA BUMPASS, JENNIFER CASTRO, and QRUINTRELL COOK, SANDRA SIMON, and BETH FARBER, Plaintiffs, Case No. 4:21-cv-232-AW-MAF …

SCOTUS Announces Judge’s Error of Law Constitutes ‘Mistake’ for Purposes of Reopening a Case Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1)

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

Filed under: Cause and Prejudice, Mistrial Motion

SCOTUS Announces Judge’s Error of Law Constitutes ‘Mistake’ for Purposes of Reopening a Case Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a ruling that will likely change how petitioners in federal habeas corpus cases challenge “mistakes” in their cases, the Supreme Court of …

News in Brief

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

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News in Brief by Canada: Techdirt reported that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”), a division of that country’s federal law enforcement akin to the FBI, used malware to spy on people’s personal communications. The report came after the RCMP admitted to doing so in the summer of 2022. The …

Police Dog Rips a Suspect’s Eye from Its Socket after Pretextual Traffic Stop

Article • July 25, 2022

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Dogs, Traffic Stops

Police Dog Rips a Suspect’s Eye from Its Socket after Pretextual Traffic Stop by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On the evening of July 10, 2022, an officer with the Gainesville Police Department (“GPD”) in north central Florida stopped Terrel Bradley, 30, on a pretextual traffic stop. Bradley …

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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 …

Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Complaint, 2022

Brief • July 12, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Complaint, 2022 Filing # 153167753 E-Filed 07/12/2022 02:17:23 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA 1''1.KST J Ulllt;IAL t;IKt;UlT CIVIL DIVISION BOBBY JAMES WILLIAMSON, JR., individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of MISTY …

FDCO and Centurion of Florida Contract-July 2022

Publication • July 1, 2022

Filed under: Centurion

FDCO and Centurion of Florida Contract-July 2022 CONTRACT #C2995 AMENDMENT #1 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Corrections ("Department") and Centurion of Florida, LLC ("Contractor"), are the Parties to Contract #C2995; WHEREAS, the Parties entered into Contract #C2995 …

FOC and Centurion of Florida Contract-July 2022-June 2023

Publication • July 1, 2022

Filed under: Centurion

FOC and Centurion of Florida Contract-July 2022-June 2023 CONTRACT #C2995 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC This Contract is between the Florida Department of Corrections (“Department” or “FDC”) and Centurion of Florida, LLC ("Contractor"), which are the parties hereto. WITNESSETH Whereas, the Department is …

Hartel v. The GEO Group, FL, Order Granting Dft's Motion to Dismiss, Prison Conditions, 2022

Brief • June 21, 2022

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Conditions

Hartel v. The GEO Group, FL, Order Granting Dft's Motion to Dismiss, Prison Conditions, 2022 Case 9:20-cv-81063-RS Document 63 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/21/2022 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 20-81063-CIV-SMITH STEVE HARTEL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, …

News in Brief

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

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News in Brief by News in Brief Britain: A court hearing at London’s highest legal body is scheduled for late June 2022, The Guardian reported. It will concern a lawsuit brought against the City of London police for allegedly wrongfully tasering a Black man on April 7, 2018. Case was …