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27 Mar 2016, 11:00 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 35996 (D CT, March 21, 2016), a Connecticut federal district court rejected a claim by an Orthodox Jewish inmate that the prison's Common Fare diet, which had been certified as kosher by two rabbis who served a prison chaplains, did not meet Orthodox kosher standards because of the method of preparation.In Weddle v. [read post]
2 Mar 2009, 1:22 pm
  This new report--completely unsurprising for those of us who study prisons and sentencing--shows that correction spending is outpacing budget growth in education, transportation and public assistance, based on state and federal data. [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 8:41 am by Thomas DeLorenzo
The post For-profit prison company sues California over law ending use of private prisons appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 11:29 am by clayton
Unfortunately the 10th Circuit Federal Court on February 2nd ruled that relevant crimes committed by a defendant when he was minor can be used as enhancement for sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act’s (ACCA) 15 year-minimum-mandatory prison sentence. [read post]
15 Aug 2011, 1:35 pm
Recently, a judge was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for accepting a $1 million kickback from a builder of for-profit juvenile prisons. [read post]
10 Feb 2008, 9:26 pm
Legal Resource Guide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) 2008 : "This publication is intended to serve as a... [read post]
1 Apr 2007, 10:17 pm
LEXIS 21742 (SD TX, March 27, 2007), a Texas federal district court permitted a prisoner to move to trial on his claim that the prison's grooming standards infringed his free exercise rights and his rights under RLUIPA. [read post]
14 Aug 2006, 12:43 pm
A federal panel of medical advisers wants to change drug testing programs to allow experiments with greater risks on prisoners. [read post]
1 May 2024, 9:09 am by Robin Frazer Clark
Last week, Judge Marc Treadwell, United States District Court Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, held several officers of the Georgia Department of Corrections in contempt of court for failing to correct numerous violations of the Federal and Constitutional rights of Georgia inmates who are housed in solitary confinement in Georgia Prisons. [read post]
26 Jun 2011, 1:25 pm by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 63787 (ND CA, June 13, 2011), a California federal district court dismissed, but granted a motion to file an amended complaint, in a suit in which a Jewish inmate claimed that he was required to wait for over a month before being placed on the prison's kosher meal plan.In Jones v. [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 8:17 am by By DEALBOOK
A federal judge refused on Monday to delay the prison reporting date for a former Swiss banker-turned-informant who helped start a huge tax evasion investigation. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 5:00 pm
Additional Resources: Fix Alabama prisons now or the federal court will, March 4, 2015, AL.com Editorial Board [read post]
6 Dec 2015, 7:28 pm
Now, states are finally moving forward towards legalization, and some politicians are even talking about making changes to the federal law. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 1:25 pm by WIMS
Starting in 1997, UNICOR began to accept computers, monitors, printers, and other types of e-waste for recycling at Federal prisons. [read post]
10 Apr 2019, 8:48 am by Steven D. Schwinn
Circuit ruled that a federal prisoner's civil rights claims didn't become moot simply because he was transferred to another prison. [read post]
8 Jul 2014, 12:14 pm by Steven Koprince
A federal judge has sentenced a Maryland man to 42 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining contracts under the 8(a) Program. [read post]
19 Jan 2015, 10:24 am by Sarah Klein
Recently, the Dallas Morning News reported on how a 38-year-old man from Little Elm was sentenced to federal prison on child pornography violations, according to a press release from the U.S. [read post]
29 Nov 2015, 5:00 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 158973 (ED TX, Nov. 24, 2015), a Texas federal district court adopted a magistrate's recommendation (2015 U.S. [read post]