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21 Nov 2008, 10:06 pm
The trumpeted 2004-05 "reforms" of New York's notoriously harsh Rockefeller drug laws did little to help the state's inmates who had been unfairly sentenced. [read post]
28 Jun 2007, 9:06 am
Supreme Court blocked the execution of Texas inmate Scott Panetti Thursday, saying that the killer who appeared in court wearing a purple cowboy suit and a 10-gallon hat is so mentally ill he lacks a rational understanding of why he is being put to death. [read post]
19 May 2009, 7:00 am
The statute requires states to justify any substantial burden on the religious exercise of inmates in federally funded correctional facilities as furthering a compelling interest by the least restrictive means possible. [read post]
24 Nov 2006, 9:30 am
LINKAttorneys for former death-row inmate Anthony Graves say a gag order will prevent him from receiving a fair retrial, given the history of prosecutorial misconduct in the case. [read post]
9 Oct 2012, 3:30 pm
The Innocence Project of Texas, which is leading the review, set out seeking information from more than 1,000 inmates serving prison time for arson. [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 4:35 pm
The judge reversed his previous order for post-conviction testing after the Commonwealth's Attorney argued that the state's DNA testing law only applies to death row inmates. [read post]
17 Sep 2007, 9:17 am
East North Carolina's district court earlier this month issued an order that strikes down that portion of the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act that allows federal prosecutors to have sex offenders about to be released from prison committed to mental hospitals when "clear & convincing evidence" is present that the inmate is a "sexually dangerous person. [read post]
11 Jun 2009, 8:11 am
"Court commutes killer's sentence to life," is the AP report by Michael Graczyk, via the Dallas Morning News.An inmate from San Antonio had his death sentence commuted to life Wednesday after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decided he was mentally impaired and ineligible for execution. [read post]
10 Jul 2008, 3:49 pm
"Condemned inmate Calrton Turner's hopes to avoid the Texas death chamber for a second time for killing his parents a decade ago rested again with the U.S. [read post]
23 Jun 2009, 12:52 pm
One point that I don't see at first blush (though I have only skimmed it): the insight that prison in too many cases is not just the consequence of inadequate management, but rather the product of wink-and-a-nod collusion between corrupt jailers and the inmates who (inevitably) manage the inside (and anyway, the little buggers--heh! [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 2:16 pm
The last window of opportunity for such an event would have been last weekend, because Corcoran State Prison only conducts inmate weddings on weekends, and the marriage license issued to Charles Manson and Elaine "Star" Burton expires this coming Thursday. [read post]
15 Sep 2016, 2:34 pm
“In one day every inmate at the penitentiary escaped. [read post]
28 Oct 2007, 6:51 pm
Problems cited in a report released Sunday by the lawyers' organization include: - Spotty collection and preservation of DNA evidence, which has been used to exonerate more than 200 inmates; - Misidentification by eyewitnesses; - False confessions from defendants; - Persistent racial disparities that make death sentences more likely when victims are white. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 3:52 am
In this case, plaintiff is an incarcerated inmate who tried to sue his attorney for the return of $ 8500 in legal fees. [read post]
28 May 2009, 12:16 pm
LINKA half-nude photograph e-mailed to convicted killer Robert Fratta through his attorney's office sent the death penalty phase of the murder-for-hire trial through a tour of the inmate's personal phone calls Wednesday and could prompt an investigation of his lawyer. [read post]
28 Jul 2010, 9:07 am
" for the Houston Chronicle.Once facing the prospect of spending his life in prison, 39-year-old Allen Wayne Porter now faces the possibility of spending his remaining years as a wealthy man thanks to a state program that reimburses inmates for time wrongfully spent in prison.Porter's lawyer, Casey Garrett, said Monday that her client, a convicted sexual assailant who last week won the first round of his "actual innocence" case in a Houston courtroom, hasn't… [read post]
14 Oct 2010, 10:08 am
SCOTUS Denies Last Minute Stay of Oklahoma Execution: The AP reports that today's scheduled execution of Oklahoma death row inmate Donald Ray Wackerly will proceed as planned, after the Supreme Court denied his request for stay of execution. [read post]
25 May 2016, 9:44 am
According to a recent story from the AP, the state of Tennessee has stopped taking new inmates at its newest facility in Hartsville, TN after only 4 months of operation. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 7:24 am
Today's Houston Chronicle reports, "Inmate expected to be freed as DNA is reviewed. [read post]
20 Nov 2008, 9:46 pm
"Federal appeals court to hear Davis case Dec. 9,"is the AP report via the Augusta Chronicle.The federal appeals court in Atlanta will hear arguments Dec. 9 on whether death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis can continue to challenge his conviction in the killing of a Savannah police officer, a state official said Wednesday. [read post]
