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Federal Court Suppresses Evidence Where Consent to Search Vehicle Obtained Via Google Translate
Article • September 24, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018
Filed under: Search warrants, Evidentiary Ruling, Interpreters
Federal Court Suppresses Evidence Where Consent to Search Vehicle Obtained Via Google Translate by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas threw out evidence found during a warrantless search of a vehicle when “consent” was obtained from a …
Jones v. State of Kansas, KS, Petition, Doppelganger Exoneree, 2018
Brief • August 29, 2018
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, witness misidentification
Jones v. State of Kansas, KS, Petition, Doppelganger Exoneree, 2018 IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF KANSAS, JOHNSON COUNTY In the matter of the wrongful conviction of RICHARD JONES ) ) ) ) ) ) PETITION FOR CERTIFICATE OF INNOCENCE PURSUANT TO 2018 Kansas Laws Ch. 108 (H.B. 2579) …
New Kansas Law Compensates Those Wrongfully Convicted
Article • August 20, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, State Legislation
New Kansas Law Compensates Those Wrongfully Convicted by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Kansas has become the thirty-third state to offer compensation to those who were wrongfully convicted. The new law signed by Gov. Jeff Colyer allows exonerees to be paid $65,000 for each year that they wrongfully spent in …
Kansas Supreme Court: Deadly Weapon-Use Finding Prerequisite to Imposing Violent Offender Registration Requirement
Article • August 17, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Sentencing
Kansas Supreme Court: Deadly Weapon-Use Finding Prerequisite to Imposing Violent Offender Registration Requirement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of Kansas held that, absent a finding by a trial court that a defendant used a deadly weapon in a person felony, the trial …
Kansas (Finally) Outlaws Sex Between Cops and Detained Citizens
Article • August 17, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018
Filed under: Assault by Police, State Legislation
Kansas (Finally) Outlaws Sex Between Cops and Detained Citizens by A new Kansas law makes it illegal for cops to have sex with people they pull over or detain for investigation. If you are one of the many who naturally thought this was already illegal, you are in good company: …
Kansas Supreme Court: Judge’s ‘Thwarting’ of Defendant’s Right to Self-Representation was Structural Error Requiring Reversal of Convictions
Article • July 21, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Sixth Amendment
Kansas Supreme Court: Judge’s ‘Thwarting’ of Defendant’s Right to Self-Representation was Structural Error Requiring Reversal of Convictions by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A defendant who “unequivocally” invoked his right to self-representation at trial and was denied that right when the judge ignored his requests got a new trial when …
911 'swatting' prank excuses officer's fatal shooting
Article • July 7, 2018
Filed under: Police, Excessive Force (Police)
911 'swatting' prank excuses officer's fatal shooting by R. Bailey By R. Bailey A Kansas district attorney ("DA") determined that a Wichita SWAT team acted reasonably when it fatally shot an innocent, unarmed father in his own home while responding to a “swatting” or 911 prank call made from Los …
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 …
Kansas Supreme Court Rules Grant of ‘Use’ Immunity Insufficient to Compel Testimony
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Filed under: Immunity/Liability, Fifteenth Amendment, rights
Kansas Supreme Court Rules Grant of ‘Use’ Immunity Insufficient to Compel Testimony by Richard Resch by Richard Resch Jose Delacruz, Anthony Waller, and three others participated in the robbery of Joshua Haines, who was murdered during the act. Delacruz was convicted of aggravated robbery, but he was acquitted of felony …
Kansas Supreme Court Nixes Probation After Full Sentence of Confinement Served
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Filed under: Probation
Kansas Supreme Court Nixes Probation After Full Sentence of Confinement Served by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon The Kansas Supreme Court held that under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (“KSGA”) probation cannot be imposed after the full sentence of confinement has already been served. James Kinder served as the …
Kansas Supremes: No Lifetime Post-Release Supervision
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Filed under: Parole, Probation, Parole Conditions, Overdetention
Kansas Supremes: No Lifetime Post-Release Supervision by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Kansas Supreme Court vacated sentences in which the district court had imposed lifetime post-release supervision on a defendant convicted of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and illegal use of a communication facility. The Court held …
KS Contract with CenturyLink-Embarq
Kickback publication • October 24, 2017
KS Contract with CenturyLink-Embarq CONTRACT AWARD Date of Award: February 19, 2013 Contract ID: Event ID: 37806 EVT0001771 Replaces Contract: Addendum of 10481 Procurement Officer: Telephone: E-Mail Address: Web Address: Brienne Wilkins 785/296-2770 brienne.wilkins@da.ks.gov http://admin.ks.gov/offices/procurement-and-contracts Item: Offender Phone Service Agency/Business Unit: Department of Corrections – Division of Juvenile Services Period …
KS CenturyLink-Embarq Contract Amendment 4 thru March 2018
Kickback publication • October 24, 2017
KS CenturyLink-Embarq Contract Amendment 4 thru March 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment Date: February 28, 2017 Amendment Number: 4 Contract ID: Event ID: 37806 EVT0001771 Procurement Officer: Telephone: E-Mail Address: Web Address: Brienne Wilkins 785/296-2770 brienne.wilkins@ks.gov http://admin.ks.gov/offices/procurement-and-contracts Item: Offender Phone Service Agency / Business Unit: Department of Corrections Division of Juvenile Services …
CenturyLink-Embarq DOC/JCC commissions 2016-2017
Kickback publication • October 24, 2017
CenturyLink-Embarq DOC/JCC commissions 2016-2017 Remittance Month Traffic Period Total Commission Paid 201602 201512 $300,845.84 201603 201601 $288,174.39 201604 201602 $297,964.19 201605 201603 $328,824.29 $2,360,000.00 New Contract/MAG started on April 1, 2016 201606 201604 $0.00 201607 201605 $0.00 201608 201606 $0.00 201609 201607 $0.00 201610 201608 $0.00 201611 201609 $0.00 201612 …
Kansas - Kickbacks FY2013
Kickback publication • May 15, 2017
Filed under: Telephones
Kansas - Kickbacks FY2013 Contract ID: 0000000000000000000037748 EVT0001446 Page 37 ATTACHMENT C CALLING RATES CALL TYPE COLLECT Surcharge Local Intralata/Intrastate Interlata/Intrastate Interlata/Interstate International $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 N/A Per Minute Rate $0.18 $0.18 $0.18 $0.18 N/A PRE-PAID COLLECT Surcharge $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Per Minute Rate $0.18 $0.18 $0.18 …
KS DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016
Kickback publication • April 7, 2016
Filed under: Telephone Rates
KS DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016 KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ATTENTION: The provider for inmate telephone service is CENTURYLINK. The customer service telephone number for called parties to set up a pre-paid account is 855-698-0010. GENERAL DIALING INSTRUCTIONS How to place a call: NEW CALLING RATES COLLECT & PRE-PAID …
Larned State Hospital - Reviewing the Operations of Sexual Predator Treatment Program, Part 2, LPA, 2015
Publication • March 14, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Sex Offender Treatment
Larned State Hospital - Reviewing the Operations of Sexual Predator Treatment Program, Part 2, LPA, 2015 PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT Larned State Hospital: Reviewing the Operations of the Sexual Predator Treatment Program, Part 2 A Report to the Legislative Post Audit Committee By the Legislative Division of Post Audit State of …
Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Complaint, censorship, 2011
Filing • March 10, 2016
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related
Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Complaint, censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-02497-WEB -KGG Document 1 Filed 08/31/11 Page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF KANSAS PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS …
Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2012
Filing • March 10, 2016
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related
Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2012
Prison Legal News v. Simmons, Complaint, Kansas DOC Censorship 2002
Filing
Prison Legal News v. Simmons, Complaint, Kansas DOC Censorship 2002 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS PRISON LEGAL NEWS, INC., Plaintiff, vs. CHARLES SIMMONS, individually and in his official capacity as Secretary of Corrections for the State of Kansas, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) …
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