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News in Brief
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: Mariah Valenzuela has filed legal notices against the city of Phoenix and Maricopa County over Phoenix police officer Michael McGillis’ use of force during a January 16, 2020 traffic stop, abc15.com reports. The officer, driving a white van, stopped Valenzuela for allegedly veering across the …
After a Decade of Fighting, The Last Resort Exoneration Project Finally Frees Two Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Ballistics Evidence/Testimony
After a Decade of Fighting, The Last Resort Exoneration Project Finally Frees Two Wrongfully Convicted of Murder by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Kevin Baker and Sean Washington, having served nearly 25 years on a double murder sentence and facing life in prison, never gave up hope because …
Strategies to Help Police Address Citizens With Special Needs
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Police Department Manuals
Strategies to Help Police Address Citizens With Special Needs by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A New Jersey man reaches out to police ahead of a possible altercation to make sure authorities are aware of his son’s autism-related issues. Gary Weitzen’s son Christopher has autism. Christopher has anxiety issues, …
Department of Justice, Investigation of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, 2020
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Department of Justice, Investigation of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, 2020 INVESTIGATION OF THE EDNA MAHAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR WOMEN (UNION TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY) United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division United States Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey April, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SUMMARY............................................................................................................ 1 …
Executive Order 124, NJ, COVID-19 Release, 2020
Publication • April 10, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
Executive Order 124, NJ, COVID-19 Release, 2020 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 124 WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, through Executive Order No. 103 (2020), the facts and circumstances of which are adopted by reference herein, I declared both a Public Health Emergency and a State of Emergency throughout the State due to …
New Jersey Tightens Reins on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Filed under: Forfeiture
New Jersey Tightens Reins on Civil Asset Forfeiture by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In following a trend among the states, New Jersey has passed legislation designed to rein in the abuse of civil asset forfeiture. On January 13, 2020, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed a bill requiring a criminal conviction …
NJ Supreme Court: Confession not Voluntary Where Police Tell Suspect Truth Would Set Him Free, Promise Him Counseling Instead of Jail, and Minimize Seriousness of Offenses
Article • December 18, 2019 • from CLN January, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
NJ Supreme Court: Confession not Voluntary Where Police Tell Suspect Truth Would Set Him Free, Promise Him Counseling Instead of Jail, and Minimize Seriousness of Offenses by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a confession is not voluntary when police induce a suspect …
New Jersey Supreme Court Announces New Test to Determine When State May Obtain Second DNA Sample After Unlawfully Obtained First Sample
Article • October 15, 2019 • from CLN November, 2019
Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples
New Jersey Supreme Court Announces New Test to Determine When State May Obtain Second DNA Sample After Unlawfully Obtained First Sample by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of New Jersey rejected the “inevitable discovery doctrine” as being “a poor fit” for determining whether a second DNA sample …
New Jersey Supreme Court: Prosecution May Appeal Drug Court Sentence Only When Sentence Is Illegal
Article • August 19, 2019 • from CLN September, 2019
Filed under: Sentencing
New Jersey Supreme Court: Prosecution May Appeal Drug Court Sentence Only When Sentence Is Illegal by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the State cannot appeal a “special probation Drug Court sentence” unless the sentence is illegal. Susan Hyland was driving drunk when …
NJ DOC Inmate Telephone Rates 2019
Kickback publication • August 14, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring, Cell Phone Access
NJ DOC Inmate Telephone Rates 2019 8/14/2019 Select Language NJDOC Inmate Telephone System Information Translate Powered by (After making a selection translation will being. This may take a few seconds) AgriIndustries Home Inmate Telephone System Information About Us Frequently Asked Questions Contact Us Escapes Offender Search Engine Offender Visit Restrictions …
HRDC comment on prison visitation rule change in New Jersey
Publication • July 3, 2019
Filed under: Video Visitation, HRDC Publications
HRDC comment on prison visitation rule change in New Jersey Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS July 3, 2019 Kathleen Cullen Administrative Rules Unit Office of the Commissioner P.O. Box 863 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Re: Proposal Number: PRN 2019-051 Dear Ms. Cullen, The Human Rights Defense …
Issue #9 From The Inside Out, Prison Watch, 2019
Publication • July 1, 2019
Filed under: Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons
Issue #9 From The Inside Out, Prison Watch, 2019 89 Market Street, 6th Floor | Newark, NJ 07102 | 973-643-1924 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” This report was created by Program Director Bonnie Kerness (973-410-3978/ ​bkerness@afsc.org​), Interns Yajedah (Jada) West and Demecis Matias, and with further assistance from Ojore Lutalo. Both …
Another Life Ruined as a Result of a Bad Cop and Failure to Follow Policy
Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
Another Life Ruined as a Result of a Bad Cop and Failure to Follow Policy by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Michael Ryan spent 29 years of his life dedicated to instructing the youth of Hammonton Public Schools. Instead of a retirement party and send off, he was suspended and …
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds Months-Long Delay Between Interrogations Not a ‘Break in Custody’ to Avoid Miranda Rights for Pretrial Detainee
Article • June 17, 2019
Filed under: Trials
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds Months-Long Delay Between Interrogations Not a ‘Break in Custody’ to Avoid Miranda Rights for Pretrial Detainee by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Concluding that there is a difference between those in prison and those in pre-trial detention, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that …
New Jersey - disapproved publications list (2019)
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship
New Jersey - disapproved publications list (2019) NEW JERSEY DOC DISAPPROVED PUBLICATIONS LIST - JUNE 2019 101 t hings t o do with M ac Metal Binding and Cheese 30/40 Plus ALL ISSUES 33 St ratigies of wa r 48 laws of Power Absolute Green La ntern Absolutely Evereything WWE …
NJ Supreme Court: Failure to Advise Suspect of Pending Charges Before Waiver of Right Against Self-Incrimination Requires Suppression of Statements
Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019
Filed under: Self Incrimination, Fifth Amendment
NJ Supreme Court: Failure to Advise Suspect of Pending Charges Before Waiver of Right Against Self-Incrimination Requires Suppression of Statements by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that when police obtain a suspect’s waiver of his right not to incriminate himself before informing the …
New Jersey Board Finds Suspending Drivers’ Licenses Because of Failure to Pay Court Fines Doesn’t Work
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Filed under: Booking Fees
New Jersey Board Finds Suspending Drivers’ Licenses Because of Failure to Pay Court Fines Doesn’t Work by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Reaching a conclusion that most people already knew, the New Jersey Judicial Commission issued a report finding that suspending someone’s driver’s license when they fail to pay a …
Former New Jersey Police Chief Faces Rare Federal Hate Crime Charges
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
Former New Jersey Police Chief Faces Rare Federal Hate Crime Charges by A U.S. district judge ruled in December 2018 that federal hate crime charges against a now-retired New Jersey police chief – the first of their kind in about decade – will not be dismissed, paving the way to trial.  …
New Jersey Supreme Court: Detention of Motel Room Occupants After Reason for Police Visit Resolved Is Unlawful Seizure, Evidence Subject to Exclusionary Rule
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches, Fourth Amendment, rights
New Jersey Supreme Court: Detention of Motel Room Occupants After Reason for Police Visit Resolved Is Unlawful Seizure, Evidence Subject to Exclusionary Rule by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that police detention of motel room occupants for warrant checks after a noise complaint …
New Jersey No Kickbacks (2016)
Kickback publication • January 16, 2019
Filed under: Telephones
New Jersey No Kickbacks (2016) CHAPTER 37 AN ACT concerning inmate telephone charges and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: C.30:4-8.11 “Private correctional facility” defined. 1. For the purposes of this act, “private correctional …
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