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17 Sep 2024, 9:29 am
23 Mar 2012, 10:57 am
The Supreme Court, 7-2 opinion, held that ineffective assistance by a prisoner's appellate lawyer could excusethe prisoner’s failure to raise the ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim, allowing a federal court to consider the issue. [read post]
8 Jan 2009, 9:39 pm
That's the headline to a NYT story about Greg Bartlett, of Morgan County, Alabama, who made $212,000 in 3 years by spending less than the state's allotment for feeding the prisoners â€â [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 9:04 pm
Well … as reported by wdrb.com (Loiusville, Kentucky): An inmate realizes he picked the wrong night to escape from prison. [read post]
19 Sep 2024, 8:08 am
Here’s the Thursday morning read: A Missouri death row inmate set to be executed in less than a week asks the US Supreme Court to halt his execution (Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN) Threats to Supreme Court Justices Result in Alaska Indictment (Jacqueline Thomsen, Bloomberg Law) What has been the effect of the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action? [read post]
2 Oct 2007, 11:50 pm
LEXIS 72938 (D SD, Sept. 28, 2007), a south Dakota federal court rejected a claim by a prison inmate that his required participation in a group sex offender program violated his religious beliefs by requiring him to engage in explicit sexual discussions and to view sexual images. [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 7:31 am
In the case, the 5th Circuit rejected a RLUIPA claim by a Native American inmate, upholding prison restrictions denying him permission to grow his hair, prohibiting him from performing pipe ceremonies in his cell, and limiting vendors from whom he could buy a headband. [read post]
29 Oct 2009, 9:30 am
" As these excerpts reveal, the piece provides a west-coast perspective in the issues that the Justices will be dealing with the in the Graham and Sullivan cases: The future of four prison inmates in California could hang in the balance when the U.S. [read post]
15 Jun 2007, 3:18 am
(UPI) -- Indiana executed death row inmate Michael Lambert by lethal injection Friday, more than 16 years after he shot and killed a Muncie, Ind., police officer.The U.S. [read post]
24 Mar 2009, 8:26 pm
Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill this month that enhances the credits some inmates can earn toward release. [read post]
3 Jan 2008, 10:27 am
Since 2001, DNA tests have exonerated at least 30 wrongfully convicted inmates in Texas, the most of any state, according to the Innocence Project, a New York-based legal clinic that seeks to uncover wrongful convictions. [read post]
24 Sep 2024, 7:59 am
Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt Tuesday’s execution of a death row inmate who prosecutor says might be innocent (Cindy Von Quednow & Holly Yan, CNN) Supreme Court keeps federal horse racing law in effect, for now (Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times) EPA urges Supreme Court to keep methane rule on the books (Niina H. [read post]
15 Jan 2009, 8:22 am
This week, the 10th condemned Texas inmate was freed from death row.He said no conviction commissions or death penalty moratoriums are needed. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 1:05 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a death row inmate's murder conviction, finding that one juror napped during the trial and another juror tweeted during the trial and deliberations. [read post]
28 Jan 2009, 2:32 pm
An excerpt: At midyear 2007, U.S. prisons and jails held 2,299,116 inmates, meaning more than 1 percent of American adults were incarcerated. [read post]
23 May 2011, 5:54 pm
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined "Supreme Court upholds order that may release thousands of California inmates. [read post]
13 Jun 2007, 8:36 am
Quarterman - death penalty, execution of an inmate who has a factual awareness of the reason for his execution, but who because of severe mental illness has a delusional belief as to why the state is executing him. [read post]
18 Jan 2007, 5:55 am
The Austin American-Statesman reports today that "Supreme Court hears arguments in 3 Texas death penalty cases; UT law professors, students travel to Washington on behalf of inmates. [read post]
17 May 2010, 7:45 am
Comstock The Court upholds the law passed by Congress allowing commitment of a mentally ill federal prisoner who is a sex offender beyond the date the inmate otherwise would be released.Graham v. [read post]
17 Jul 2010, 9:57 pm
Dave Montgomery of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports today that "Justice who denied late-hour appeal from Death Row inmate gets 'public warning.'" The Dallas Morning News reports that "Judge Sharon Keller reprimanded for conduct related to 2007 stay of execution filing. [read post]
