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Extending the Surveillance State During the Pandemic

Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, COVID-19, Police State-Surveillance, Warrantless Searches

Extending the Surveillance State During the Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Police departments are using the coronavirus pandemic to expand their use of surveillance tools in the name of public health and safety. Privacy advocates are concerned about the encroachment of the carceral state on civil liberties, …

Florida Exonerates One Prisoner for Every Three Executed

Article • August 5, 2020

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Death Row

Florida Exonerates One Prisoner for Every Three Executed by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Studies show that Florida has one of the highest execution rates in the United States. It also has the highest number of exonerations of death-row prisoners than any other state. With one conviction overturned on death …

Paulcin v. Wexford Health Sources, FL, Affidavit of Dr. Thomas Fowlkes, Medical Neglect, 2020

Brief • July 29, 2020

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Paulcin v. Wexford Health Sources, FL, Affidavit of Dr. Thomas Fowlkes, Medical Neglect, 2020 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION CASE NO. : 2:17-cv-232-JLB-MRM PROPHET PAULCIN, Plaintiff, V. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., JOHN D. WILLIS, KARA R. WILLIAMS, JAMES LICATA, JONATHAN T. REID, J. BRUSSELL, …

Phillips v. Centurion of Florida LLC, FL, Expert Report-Thomas D. Fowlkes, FL, Medical Neglect, 2020

Brief • July 28, 2020

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Phillips v. Centurion of Florida LLC, FL, Expert Report-Thomas D. Fowlkes, FL, Medical Neglect, 2020 Case 4:18-cv-00139-AW-MJF Document 360-1 Filed 07/28/20 Page 1 of 20 Exhibit “A” Case 4:18-cv-00139-AW-MJF Document 360-1 Filed 07/28/20 Page 2 of 20 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)2(B), Thomas D. Fowlkes, M.D. submits the …

Phillips v. Jones, FL, Exhibit a Expert Report, Denial of Medical Care, 2020

Brief • July 28, 2020

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Phillips v. Jones, FL, Exhibit a Expert Report, Denial of Medical Care, 2020 Case 4:18-cv-00139-AW-MJF Document 360-1 Filed 07/28/20 Page 1 of 20 Exhibit “A” Case 4:18-cv-00139-AW-MJF Document 360-1 Filed 07/28/20 Page 2 of 20 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)2(B), Thomas D. Fowlkes, M.D. submits the following Expert …

Eleventh Circuit Vacates Firearm Conviction Based on Rehaif

Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020

Filed under: Immigration Law/Offenses, Possession or Use of Firearms

Eleventh Circuit Vacates Firearm Conviction Based on Rehaif by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Based on Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019) (“Rehaif II”), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated Oniel Christopher Russell’s conviction of possessing a firearm and ammunition as an immigrant …

News in Brief

Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: A series of racist and anti-Muslim posts on social media allegedly has ties to a private group of active and retired San Jose Police officers calling themselves 10-7ODSJ, a reference to the police code for “off duty,” mercurynews.com reports. In June 2020, four of them …

Florida Supreme Court Abandons Circumstantial Evidence Review Standard

Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020

Filed under: Evidence - Circumstantial

Florida Supreme Court Abandons Circumstantial Evidence Review Standard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In affirming the conviction and death sentence of Sean Alonzo Bush, the Supreme Court of Florida announced it is abandoning the different standard for reviewing wholly circumstantial evidence cases. Bush was convicted of the brutal …

News in Brief

Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: The death of David Glen Ward of Petaluma was declared a homicide by the Marin County coroner in May 2020, followed by a lawsuit from David’s mother, Ernestine Ward, alleging wrongful death, excessive force and negligent supervision by Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies. Leading up to …

Eleventh Circuit Holds Hobbs Act Robbery Doesn’t Trigger Career Offender Enhancement

Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020

Filed under: Offense Statutory Maximum, Hobbs Act

Eleventh Circuit Holds Hobbs Act Robbery Doesn’t Trigger Career Offender Enhancement by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held on March 24, 2020, that substantive Hobbs Act robbery is “too broad” and doesn’t qualify to require a sentencing enhancement under the career …

Huff v. Corizon,LLC, FL, Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Entry of HIPAA Qualified Protective Order, Excessive Foce, 2020

Brief • June 4, 2020

Filed under: Excessive Force

Huff v. Corizon,LLC, FL, Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Entry of HIPAA Qualified Protective Order, Excessive Foce, 2020 Case 3:18-cv-01338-TKW-EMT Document 31 Filed 06/04/20 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION RYAN HUFF, Civil Division Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:18-cv-1338-TKW-EMT CORIZON, LLC, Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S …

A Case for Reform - Florida's Cap on Rehabilitation Credits

Publication • 2020

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism

A Case for Reform - Florida's Cap on Rehabilitation Credits A CASE FOR REFORM FLORIDA’S CAP ON REHABILITATION CREDITS WHAT'S INSIDE Summary.................................................................................... 3 Overview.................................................................................... 4 Conclusion................................................................................. 9 Endnotes.................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgments.................................................................... 10 SPLC@ Southern Poverty Law Center Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3820798 ABOUT THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty …

Assessing the Mortality Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Florida State Prisons, 2020

Publication • 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Assessing the Mortality Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Florida State Prisons, 2020 Assessing the Mortality Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Florida State Prisons Neal Marcos Marquez, MPH1,3 Aaron Littman, MPHIL JD 2,3 Victoria Rossi, MS MPAFF3 Michael Everett, BA3 Erika Tyagi, MS3 Hope Johnson, BA3 Sharon Dolovich, JD …

News in Brief

Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: Tucson has a new ordinance topunish those who fail to stay outside designated crime scene perimeters, the Tucson Star reports. The law aims to halt “cop haters” with cameras, but the potential fallout is a stifling of First Amendment rights. While people should not provoke …

Study Sheds Light on ‘Recidivism’ and Probation and Parole Violations

Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020

Filed under: Deterrence/Recidivism, Revocation Proceedings

Study Sheds Light on ‘Recidivism’ and Probation and Parole Violations by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell While this country has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, with 2.3 million of its residents in prison, it also has the alarmingly high rate of people on probation or parole: 4.5 …

News in Brief

Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: A sheriff’s deputy who roughed up a 15-year-old quadruple amputee during an arrest at a state-operated group home in September 2019 will not face excessive use of force charges, the Pima County Attorney’s Office announced March 10, 2020. “The teen, in a group home after …

Former Florida Deputy Jailed for Fabricating Drug Evidence

Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020

Filed under: Police Misconduct, False Arrest, Fabrication of Evidence

Former Florida Deputy Jailed for Fabricating Drug Evidence by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was charged with 50 counts related to evidence tampering and discrepancies related to drug arrests made during his 11 months with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. During his tenure as …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Order Enjoining Dft's and Their Officers, Agents and Employees From Retaliating, Retaliation, 2020

Brief • January 28, 2020

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Order Enjoining Dft's and Their Officers, Agents and Employees From Retaliating, Retaliation, 2020 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-CAS Document 96 Filed 01/28/20 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CASE NO.: 4:19cv212-MW/CAS MARK …

HRDC v. Centurion, FL, Complaint, Public Records, 2019

Filing • December 6, 2019

Filed under: Centurion, Public Records

HRDC v. Centurion, FL, Complaint, Public Records, 2019 Filing # 99957286 E-Filed 12/06/2019 09:11:02 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY CASE NO.: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit corporation, IMMEDIATE HEARING REQUESTED PURSUANT TO FLA. STAT. § 119.11(1) Plaintiff, vs. CENTURION …

Health Care Study: Florida Department of Corrections

Publication • November 13, 2019

Filed under: Medical

Health Care Study: Florida Department of Corrections Health Care Study: Florida Department of Corrections November 13, 2019 Prepared by: Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 4 Current System Overview 6 Health Care Costs 23 Alternative Service Delivery Models 33 Alternative Service Delivery Models in the Florida Department of Corrections …