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Article • May 15, 2025 • from CLN June, 2025
Georgia Eliminates Legal Standard That Sent Intellectually Disabled Prisoners to Death Row by David Kim Georgia has joined a growing number of states that prohibit the execution of people with intellectual disabilities after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law on May 12, 2025, establishing clearer legal protections for …
Article • May 15, 2025 • from CLN June, 2025
Policing the Vulnerable: The Criminalization of Disability by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian “The vast majority of people whose deaths we are witnessing at the hands of law enforcement do in fact have disabilities”—HEARD Volunteer Director and Community Lawyer Talila Lewis In a nation that prides itself on justice …
Louisiana Becomes First State in Nation to Allow Judges to Order Surgical Castration for Sex Offenders by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In a controversial move among its “get tough on crime” measures advanced in the February special legislative session, Louisiana became the first state to permit surgical …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Behavioral Health Experts Claim Head Movement While Speaking Indicator Whether Women Are Psychopathic by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to the authors of a study from the University of New Mexico, “[n]onverbal behaviors (i.e., head dynamics) represent an important, yet understudied, form of communication that may enhance our ability …
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
Minnesota Sex Offender Program: The Indefinite Detention of the Reviled by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian Implementing legal mechanisms to prevent “future crime” is a common theme of science fiction involving dark, dystopian future societies. But it is happening here in America today. Twenty states allow the indefinite detention …
Demonstrable Remorse, Psychiatric Diagnoses, and Alternatives to Incarceration by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian Probation officials play a critical role in the criminal justice process. These officials create pre-­sentencing reports containing both legal and extralegal information about the offender. This information is used to fashion sentencing recommendations. One factor …
Article • July 15, 2024 • from CLN July, 2024
California Court of Appeal Explains Qualification for Mental Health Diversion Under Pen. Code § 1001.36, Rules Defendant Qualified for Pretrial Mental Health Diversion by David Reutter by David M. Reutter   The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, issued a writ of mandate directing a trial court to …
Brief • April 5, 2024
Feliciano v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Medical and Mental Neglect, 2024 Case 1:20-cv-10033-LAK Document 158-2 Filed 04/05/24 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - ----------- - - ----- - - ------------- ------------- - ------------··· · X MADELINE FELICIANO, individually and as …
Brief • March 18, 2024
Estate of Melody Morgan v. The State of Nevada, NV, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2024 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS Case Name: Bonnie Lopez, individually as sister and for the Estate of Melody Morgan, deceased; Colleen Lackey, individually and as mother of Melody Morgan, deceased V. The …
Brief • March 18, 2024
Filed under: Suicides
Lopez v. Nevada Dept. of Corrections, NV, Settlement Agreement, Suicide, 2024 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS Case Name: Bonnie Lopez, individually as sister and for the Estate of Melody Morgan, deceased; Colleen Lackey, individually and as mother of Melody Morgan, deceased v. The State of Nevada …
Oregon Supreme Court Announces ‘Escape Clause’ of Postconviction Relief Statute’s SOL Applies to Severe Mental Impairments During Limitations Period by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Oregon held that a petitioner’s mental impairments are relevant to whether the escape clause in the statute of limitations applies …
Fourth Circuit: Evidentiary Hearing Required Where Prisoner’s Allegation of Mental Illness, if True, Is Sufficient to Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ Warranting Both Rule 60(b)(6) Relief and Tolling of Habeas SOL by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that an evidentiary hearing was …
Indiana Supreme Court Suppresses All Evidence Related to Polygraph Exam for Examiner’s Failure to Disclose Unilater-ally Changing Exam Results From ‘Admissible’ to ‘Inadmissible’ Due to Defendant’s Mental State by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Indiana upheld evidentiary suppression of a defendant’s polygraph results and inculpatory …
Article • December 15, 2023 • from CLN December, 2023
Dangerous Encounters: Interactions Between Autistic Individuals and Law Enforcement by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian “Having an encounter with police … is an unsettling encounter for anybody, but for someone with autism, it can be extremely distressing.” — Helen Lyons, Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent, Adults Neglected, Vulnerable and Abused …
Dunsmore v. San Diego County Sheriff's Dept, CA, Order Granting Joint Motion for Class Certification and Approval of Proposed Class Action Notice Plan, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 3:20-cv-00406-AJB-DDL Document 435 Filed 11/03/23 PageID.16793 Page 1 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT …
Disability Rights Washington v. Washington State Dept of Corrections, WA, Complaint, Transgender-Denial of Medical-Mental Care, 2023 Case 2:23-cv-01553 Document 1 Filed 10/11/23 Page 1 of 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON, 9 Plaintiff, 10 …
Disability Rights Washington v. Washington State Dept of Corrections, WA, Settlement, Transgender-Denial of Medical-Mental Care, 2023 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT I. INTRODUCTION A. This Agreement has been reached by Disability Rights Washington (DRW) (Plaintiff) and the Washington Department of Corrections with Cheryl Strange in her official capacity as the Secretary of the …
Publication • September 26, 2023
International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement-Sept 2023 A/HRC/54/CRP.7 26 September 2023 English only Human Rights Council Fifty-fourth session International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement Visit to the United States of …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Travis County, Texas, Efforts to Keep Mentally Ill Individuals Out of Jail Face Funding, Infrastructure, and Information Management Challenges by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Travis County is in Central Texas, 150 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The city of Austin, the state capital and county …
Brief • August 23, 2023
Filed under: Civil Commitment
Pierce County v. Washington State Dept of Social and Health Services, WA, Complaint, Civil Committment Evaluations, 2023 E-FILED IN COUNTY CLER 'S OFFICE PIERCE COUNTY, W SHINGTON August 23 2023 :30 AM CONSTANCE R. WHITE COUNTYCL RK 1 NO: 23-2-09 61-8 2 3 4 5 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF …
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