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Fifth Circuit: Practices of Orleans Parish Judges in Collecting Fines and Fees Violates Due Process
Article • October 15, 2019 • from CLN November, 2019
Filed under: Booking Fees, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Fifth Circuit: Practices of Orleans Parish Judges in Collecting Fines and Fees Violates Due Process by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the decision of a district court that granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs in a § 1983 suit alleging …
No Attorney Fees for Pro Se Attorney Under FOIA
Article • September 14, 2019
Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards
No Attorney Fees for Pro Se Attorney Under FOIA by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held an attorney appearing pro se cannot recover attorney fees under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Immigration attorney Michael W. Gahagan uses FOIA to obtain government documents to assist his clients and for …
Solitary Watch, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Jesuit Social Research Institute: A Report on Lockdown - A Report on the Use of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana State Prisons, With Testi...
Publication • June 1, 2019
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Medical, Pain, Injury -- Misc., Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Lockdowns, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Mental Health
Solitary Watch, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Jesuit Social Research Institute: A Report on Lockdown - A Report on the Use of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana State Prisons, With Testimony from the People Who Live It, 2019 Louisiana on Lockdown A Report on the Use of Solitary Confinement in …
The Sentencing Project, Campaign to End Life Imprisonment - Women and Girls Serving Life Sentences, 2019
Publication • June 1, 2019
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Statistics/Trends, Parole, Mental Health, Suicides, Juveniles
The Sentencing Project, Campaign to End Life Imprisonment - Women and Girls Serving Life Sentences, 2019 CAMPAIGN TO END LIFE IMPRISONMENT WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Nationwide one of every 15 women in prison — nearly 7,000 women — is serving a life or virtual life sentence.1 One-third of …
Louisiana - disapproved publications (7-2-19)
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship
Louisiana - disapproved publications (7-2-19) Department Regulation No. C-02-009 Offender Mail and Publications Revised 02 July 2019 REJECTION LIST Publications: A Witches Bible – The Complete Witches Handbook Airbrush Action – September/October 2010, March/April 2016 Airbrush Bible AL-HAGG Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 3 Al-Haq Allure - May 2008, December 2011, …
Louisiana police officer decertifications
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Louisiana police officer decertifications name last Paul Wayne Charles Charles Donald Cogswell Cogswell Shawn Daigle Daigle Dewayne Anthony JacksoJackson Danny Eugene Williams Williams William Olam Wise Wise Mitchell Arnold Arnold Marcus Aucoin Aucoin Kay Authement Authement Phil Barrios Barrios James Bartholomae Bartholomae John Bass Bass Louis Boyd Boyd Cynthia Briley …
Paid in Full- A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans, Vera Institute of Justice, 2019
Publication • June 1, 2019
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Filing Fees, Poverty of the Defendant, Ability to Pay
Paid in Full- A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans, Vera Institute of Justice, 2019 Paid in Full: A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans Jon Wool, Alison Shih, and Melody Chang June 2019 The following organizations endorse this report and its recommendations: ADL South Central …
Charles v. Leblanc, LA, Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2019
Brief • May 24, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific
Charles v. Leblanc, LA, Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2019 Case 5:18-cv-00541-EEF-MLH Document 201-1 Filed 05/24/19 Page 1 of 59 PageID #: 3289 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA BRUCE CHARLES, CARLTON TURNER, * LARRY JONES, and RONALD BROOKS, * behalf of themselves and all other similarly * situated prisoners …
Louisiana Legislative Auditor - Prison Enterprises - Evaluation of Operations, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 2019
Publication • May 1, 2019
Filed under: Work, Food, Money/Property, Commissary, Americans with Disabilities Act
Louisiana Legislative Auditor - Prison Enterprises - Evaluation of Operations, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 2019 PRISON ENTERPRISES EVALUATION OF OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS PERFORMANCE AUDIT SERVICES ISSUED MAY 1, 2019 LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR 1600 NORTH THIRD STREET POST OFFICE BOX 94397 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70804-9397 …
Moore v. LaSalle Corrections, Inc., LA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019
Brief • April 11, 2019
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)
Moore v. LaSalle Corrections, Inc., LA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019 Case 3:16-cv-01007-TAD-KLH Document 140 Filed 04/11/19 Page 1 of 31 PageID #: 1308 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION ERIE MOORE, JR., ET AL. CIVIL ACTION NO: 3:16-CV-01007 VERSUS JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY LaSALLE CORRECTIONS, INC., …
Louisiana Supreme Court Vacates Conviction for Batson Violation
Article • February 14, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Judicial Misconduct, Discrimination, Racial Discrimination
Louisiana Supreme Court Vacates Conviction for Batson Violation by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Supreme Court of Louisiana affirmed a court of appeals determination that a trial court erred when it denied a Batson challenge to the State striking one of two black jurors from a criminal trial panel …
Louisiana Ends Jim Crow-era Law: Unanimous Jury Requirement Now in Constitution
Article • January 19, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Constitution, state
Louisiana Ends Jim Crow-era Law: Unanimous Jury Requirement Now in Constitution by Virginia Griese by Virginia Griese The new year brings an end to an archaic Jim Crow-era law in Louisiana that allowed split juries in criminal cases. Felony convictions or acquittals in the state now require unanimous jury decisions, …
The Missing Link, Loyola University, 2019
Publication • January 1, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health
The Missing Link, Loyola University, 2019 LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES PAPER NUMBER 2019-21 The Missing Link: Jail and Prison Conditions in Criminal Justice Reform Andrea Armstrong, Law Visiting Committee Distinguished Professor of Law 80 La. L. Rev. 1 (2019) This paper can be freely downloaded from the Social Science …
Federal Judge Orders New Orleans Municipal Court System to Reform Money Bail
Article • November 1, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, Bail, Bail Bonds
Federal Judge Orders New Orleans Municipal Court System to Reform Money Bail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On August 6, 2018, Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ordered the New Orleans Municipal Court system to reform its money bond system, …
Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Counsel’s Failure to Challenge ‘Stark Contrasts’ in Witness ID and Defendant’s Appearance Constituted IAC
Article • September 24, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018
Filed under: witness misidentification
Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Counsel’s Failure to Challenge ‘Stark Contrasts’ in Witness ID and Defendant’s Appearance Constituted IAC by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Counsel’s failure to challenge the “stark contrasts” between witness descriptions of a suspect and the defendant clearly affected the jury’s conclusion, the Supreme Court of Louisiana …
Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Backpedals on Its Pre-Trial Detainee Figures
Article • September 24, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Backpedals on Its Pre-Trial Detainee Figures by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association was forced to backtrack from an April 19, 2018, statement that Louisiana jails hold about 1,300 individuals in jail over four years without standing trial and 70 for more than five …
Federal Judge Extends Stay of Executions in Louisiana
Article • September 24, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018
Filed under: Death Penalty, Death Row
Federal Judge Extends Stay of Executions in Louisiana by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander Louisiana’s 71 death-row prisoners are in limbo after a federal judge in that state ordered that a stay of executions be extended at least until July 18, 2019. The order by U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick …
Fifth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief Granted to Louisiana Prisoner Who Overcame SOL by ‘Credible Showing of Actual Innocence’
Article • August 20, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018
Filed under: Limitations, Habeas Corpus
Fifth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief Granted to Louisiana Prisoner Who Overcame SOL by ‘Credible Showing of Actual Innocence’ by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a federal district court’s ruling that a Louisiana man who has served over 35 years …
Legally Thrown in Jail for Wanting to File a Complaint Against Police
Article • July 20, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Police
Legally Thrown in Jail for Wanting to File a Complaint Against Police by In a land where a person can be thrown in jail for wanting to file a complaint against the cops, that is called a “police state.” Here in the United States, the Constitution protects those who want …
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 …
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