11th Circuit: District Court Must Demonstrate It Considered § 3553(a) Factors When Denying Motion for Compassionate Release by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s order denying compassionate release because the district …
SCOTUS: § 2(a) of Fair Sentencing Act Modifies Statutory Penalties Only for Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)— the Mandatory-Minimum Provisions by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A unanimous Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) held that § 2(a) of the Fair Sentencing Act modified the …
News in Brief by Arizona: After shooting more people than any other U.S. city or county police department in 2018, the Phoenix Police Department (PhxPD) will now be the subject of a “pattern and practice” (P&P) investigation announced on August 5, 2021, by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ), according …
Mistrial Declared in Case Against Miami Beach Police Tech Accused of Mishandling Evidence by In a strange twist of events, a mistrial was declared on September 8, 2021, in the case against Jason Bruder, a technician with the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) accused of mishandling evidence and then falsifying …
Miami Beach Police Stop Enforcing Law Enforced Against Only Black Onlookers by On August 21, 2021, the Miami Herald reported that the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) would cease enforcing city Ordinance 70-8, a law that makes it a crime to “approach or remain within twenty (20) feet of a …
Five White Miami Beach Cops Charged with Beating Handcuffed Black Suspect by On August 2, 2021, charges were filed against five officers with the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) after a cellphone video went viral showing them and 17 other officers swarming into a South Florida hotel lobby and beating …
News in Brief by California: Five Southern California cops were placed on leave in June 2021 after a video surfaced showing them attacking suspects, according to reports by the Washington Post. On June 10, 2021, four Glendale police officers went on paid leave while an investigation was opened into their response to …
HRDC v. Mark Inch, et al., FL, Complaint, Censorship, 2021 Case 9:21-cv-81391-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/10/2021 Page 1 of 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No.: 9:21-cv-81391 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Jury Trial Demanded Plaintiff, v. MARK S. INCH, in his individual capacity …
HRDC v. Mark Inch, et al., FL, Complaint, Censorship, 2021 PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release August 10, 2021 Publisher Again Challenges Censorship of Publications by Florida DOC FLORIDA – The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) has filed suit in the United States Southern District of Florida …
Florida's Worst Cop was Just Fired, for the Seventh Time by Douglas Ankney by Doug Ankney The city of Opa-Locka, Florida, recently terminated Police Sergeant German Bosque's employment for the seventh time. Once dubbed "Florida's Worst Cop," Bosque had worked with the Opa-Locka Police Department for 28 years and was …
Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, FL, Ltr Re Proposed Changes to Inmate Mail Screening, 2021 WILTON SIMPSON CHRIS SPROWLS President Speaker THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES COMMITTEE Representative Rick Roth, Chair Senator Ben Albritton, Vice Chair Senator Loranne Ausley Senator Jason Brodeur Senator Danny Burgess Senator Shevrin D. “Shev” Jones …
News in Brief by California: Two San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers repeatedly punched a homeless Black man they were arresting on May 12, 2021, after they allegedly caught him attempting to urinate in public. According to a report by the Washington Post, the incident was captured on a cellphone …
Florida Police Accused of Misconduct Given Second Chances by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Over three decades, thousands of Florida police officers and prison guards were given a second chance. More than 500 were subsequently decertified after engaging in further misconduct, the Naples Daily News reported in an investigative …
Burgess v. Inch, FL, Response to Dft FDOC Third Request for Admissions, Solitary Confinement, 2023 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHISN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE), KENDRICK, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. CASE NO.: 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF MARK S. INCH, et al., Defendants. PLAINTIFF JEROME BURGESS’ RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF …
News in Brief by Alabama: An Alabama state trooper arrested on April 27, 2021 for sexually abusing a child had been fired from the FBI for sexual misconduct before he was ever hired in Alabama, fooling the state Law Enforcment Agency (ALEA) with a letter of recommendation that was apparently …
Eleventh Circuit: Timely Filed Amended Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.850 Motion Tolls AEDPA Clock, Rejects State’s Proposed 30-Day Limitations Period by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected the state of Florida’s push for a 30-day time limit for amended state postconviction …
Harvard v. Inch, FL, Motion for Civil Contempt and for Sanctions for Witness Interference With Incorporated Memorandum of Law, Retaliation, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 319 Filed 06/15/21 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD; JEREMIAH HILL; JUAN ESPINOSA; JEROME BURGESS …
The Toxic Truth - Organizing Against Migrant Child Detention, Militarism, and Environmental Racism in Homestead, FL THE I rl o J , tJ The Toxic Truth: Organizing Against Migrant Child Detention, Militarism, and Environmental Racism in Homestead, Florida Co-Authored by American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Earthjustice AFSC Authors: Emma …
Harvard v. Inch, FL, Motion for Class Certification, Prison Conditions, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 311 Filed 05/28/21 Page 1 of 58 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD; JEREMIAH HILL; JUAN ESPINOSA; JEROME BURGESS (a/k/a SHAM’LA GOD ALLAH); JAMES W. KENDRICK, JR.; JOHNNY HILL; …
Harvard v. Inch, FL, Exhibit a Declarations, Solitary Confinement, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 311-8 Filed 05/28/21 Page 1 of 265 EXHIBIT A PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBER DECLARATIONS A-1: Tracey Dean ………………………………………………………………....1 *Tracey Dean became a named plaintiff on May 27, 2021, see ECF 309. A-2: Derrick Grantley ……………………………………………………………16 A-3: Gary Seymour …
