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New Jersey Supreme Court Interprets Criminal Harassment Statute to Avoid First Amendment Problem

Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Staff Harassment, Guard Misconduct, First Amendment, rights

New Jersey Supreme Court Interprets Criminal Harassment Statute to Avoid First Amendment Problem by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a case involving a dispute between two prison guards, the Supreme Court of New Jersey clarified the kind of conduct necessary to expose an individual to criminal liability for verbally …

Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Officers in No-Knock Home Entry Case

Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018

Filed under: Search warrants, Qualified Immunity, False Arrest, Fourth Amendment, rights

Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Officers in No-Knock Home Entry Case by Richard Resch by Richard Resch On October 29, 2014, at about 4 a.m., 13 Highland Park, New Jersey, police officers performed a no-knock entry into the Greer family home. Without knocking or announcing their presence, the officers …

Trenton Police Officers’ ‘Violent’ Comments Captured on Body Camera

Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Excessive Force (Police)

Trenton Police Officers’ ‘Violent’ Comments Captured on Body Camera by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Trenton, New Jersey, police officers were captured on video making light of using flashlights to subdue suspects and ridiculing a critically injured gunshot victim suffering from a head wound. All of the incriminating comments were …

$42 Million Paid Out in Decade of New Jersey Police Criminality, Abuse

Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Settlements, Excessive Force (Police)

$42 Million Paid Out in Decade of New Jersey Police Criminality, Abuse by Local governments in New Jersey have had to pay out more than $42 million over the last 10 years because of police criminality and abuse, according to a new series of investigative reports by the Asbury Park …

New Jersey Customs Agents Indicted for "Rape Table"

Article • March 12, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Staff Assault

New Jersey Customs Agents Indicted for "Rape Table" by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "Once the lights go out, they grab you like a gang, and they forcibly throw you on the table and one officer ended up mounting me and pretty much riding me like a horse," said Customs …

$390,000 Settles New Jersey False Arrest Suit

Article • March 2, 2018

Filed under: False Arrest

$390,000 Settles New Jersey False Arrest Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A lawsuit brought by a woman who was caught up and arrested in a case of mistaken identity has settled for $390,000. The case, brought in the Essex County, New Jersey Superior Court settled during mediation on …

Cop Who Firebombed Supervisor's House Gets 20 Years

Article • February 22, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police

Cop Who Firebombed Supervisor's House Gets 20 Years by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A rogue police officer from the Edison, New Jersey police department has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following his guilty plea to a string of violent offenses, including the firebombing of his boss's house. …

DNA Evidence: New Jersey Court Vacates Two 1996 Murder Convictions

Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018

Filed under: Evidence, Criminal Procedure

DNA Evidence: New Jersey Court Vacates Two 1996 Murder Convictions by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson After spending 24 years behind bars for murder, Eric Kelley and Ralph Lee walked out of a New Jersey prison in November 2017. Weeks earlier, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Michael Portelli had vacated …

New Jersey Supreme Court Provides Guidance on “Exigent Circumstances” Warrantless Searches

Article • December 19, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches

New Jersey Supreme Court Provides Guidance on “Exigent Circumstances” Warrantless Searches by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling on July 25, 2017 in which it granted qualified immunity to a police officer accused of a police-created “exigent circumstances” search. But in the process …

Cantoni v. Cumberland County, NJ, Amended Complaint, Sexual Abuse, 2017

Brief • October 15, 2017

Filed under: Staff-Staff Assault

Cantoni v. Cumberland County, NJ, Amended Complaint, Sexual Abuse, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-07893-NLH-AMD Document 5 Filed 10/25/17 Page 1 of 32 PageID: 55 Law Offices of Leo B. Dubler, III, LLC 20000 Horizon Way, Suite 300 Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054 (856) 235-7075 By: Mark R. Natale, Esquire (071292014) ATTORNEY FOR …

U.S. v. Poulson, NJ, reversing occupational restriction, 2017

Brief • September 14, 2017

Filed under: Money/Property

U.S. v. Poulson, NJ, reversing occupational restriction, 2017 PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 16-1224 ___________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. RANDY POULSON, Appellant ___________________________________________ On Appeal from the District Court for the District of New Jersey (District Court No. 1-14-cr-00309-001) District Court Judge: …

Tullo v. Weehawken, NJ, Complaint, Settlement, Police Brutality, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Discrimination, Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)

Tullo v. Weehawken, NJ, Complaint, Settlement, Police Brutality, 2017 LAW OFFICES OF NANCY E. LUCIANNA, P.C. 1638 CENTER AVENUE FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY 07024 W14630 (201) 947-6484 r (201) 947-3438 FAX ITALs,.., a CLERip JACQUELINE RAMIRZ, ESQ., ATTORNEY ID A17622010 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF, MARIA TULLO MARIA TULLO, Plaint, UNITED STATES …

Cantoni v. Cumberland County, NJ, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Abuse, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault

Cantoni v. Cumberland County, NJ, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Abuse, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS The SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS ("Agreement") is being entered into among and between JENNIFER CANTONI ("CANTONI") or "Releasor") and CUMBERLAND COUNTY ("CUMBERLAND"), its officers, directors, and employees, past and present, …

American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2017 89 Market Street, 6th Floor | Newark, NJ 07102 | 973-643-1924 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” A report by the Prison Watch Community Oversight Initiative Issue 3 - June 2017 This is a community effort created by the voices inside. With …

New Jersey rates as of April 2017

Kickback publication • April 26, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

New Jersey rates as of April 2017 4/26/2017 NJDOC Inmate Telephone System Information AgriIndustries home about us frequently asked questions contact us escapes offender search engine offender visit restrictions in the news offender statistics careers in corrections PREA DEPTCOR New Jersey Administrative Code 10a LexisNexis link to the New Jersey …

Adam X v. New Jersey Dept. Of Corrections, NJ, First Amended Class Action Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2017

Brief • April 7, 2017

Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act

Adam X v. New Jersey Dept. Of Corrections, NJ, First Amended Class Action Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00188-FLW-LHG Document 26 Filed 04/07/17 Page 1 of 60 PageID: 162 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ______________________________________ ADAM X., BRIAN Y., CASEY Z., on behalf …

American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2016

Publication • December 1, 2016

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Medical, Dental Care, Strip Searches, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Court Access, Legal Mail

American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2016 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” A report by the Prison Watch Community Oversight Initiative December 2016 Issue #1 This report was created by Program Director Bonnie Kerness (973-410-3978/ bkerness@afsc.org), Interns Rachel Frome and Marshall Justice Rountree, and with further assistance from …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Delaney Hall Detention Facility, Newark, NJ, ICE, 2013

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Delaney Hall Detention Facility, Newark, NJ, ICE, 2013 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark Field Office Delaney Hall Detention …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, Newark, NJ, ICE, 2012

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, Newark, NJ, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Management Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark Field Office Elizabeth Contract …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Hudson County Correctional Facility, Kearney, NJ, ICE, 2011

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Hudson County Correctional Facility, Kearney, NJ, ICE, 2011 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations New York Field Office Hudson County …