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5 May 2014, 9:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Brennan, the United State Supreme Court set forth the standard for determining if prison conditions violated the 8th Amendment. [read post]
  Debtor’s prisons were formally abolished in the United States in 1833, and, except for cases involving past due child support or tax debts, you will not face jail time if you are unwilling or unable to pay your bills. [read post]
23 Apr 2023, 8:00 pm by Verónica Gonzales-Zamora
In the district court, Dupree argued that Younger’s suit could not go forward because he had not pursued all remedies, including internal grievance remedies at the prison, as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 11:06 am by Kent Scheidegger
  If the prison serves him USDA prime instead, that is a violation of the Constitution of the United States.Well once again reality overtakes satire. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 8:36 am
  But it also raises distinct questions about the potential virtues and vices of private prison facilities that now hold around 200,000 prisoners all around the United States. [read post]
31 Aug 2017, 3:37 pm by Matthew D. Kaplan
An exposé in the Los Angeles Times has brought renewed focus to something we lose sight of too often here in the United States: prisoners still have rights, and that includes the mentally-ill. [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 7:42 am by Steve Vladeck
But Blake’s brief, in response, suggests that all of the top-side parties have mis-framed the dispute: The question presented in the petition addresses whether the exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) bars a lawsuit by a prisoner who made an objectively reasonable mistake when pursuing his administrative remedies. [read post]
3 Mar 2008, 2:52 am
I have faith in American justice.Other reading:Conrad Black Ready For Prison, Friends Say - City NewsConrad Black to begin prison sentence today - CTVConrad Black to face rigorous duties in prison - CTVBlack set to report to prison - 'I Expect it To Be Somewhat Boring' - CBC- Garry J. [read post]
14 Oct 2017, 6:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" Grits had not previously seen flooding reports from those units and, during our last podcast, had credited TDCJ for moving prisoners in other units which flooded. [read post]
11 May 2022, 7:19 am by John Elwood
The question is whether the United States is such a successful litigant that the court will grant review even in cases it doesn’t want the court to review. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 8:52 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Douglas McNabb and other members of the firm practice and write extensively on matters involving Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Litigation, International Extradition and OFAC SDN Litigation. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 8:52 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Douglas McNabb and other members of the firm practice and write extensively on matters involving Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Litigation, International Extradition and OFAC SDN Litigation. [read post]
13 Feb 2007, 10:46 am
As noted here and here, major litigation from Iowa concerning a faith-based prison program was up for oral argument before the Eighth Circuit today. [read post]
16 Apr 2024, 4:38 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
It was in the wake of all that, Fleming said, that several top prison officials burst into her housing unit around 7:30 a.m. on Monday. [read post]
16 Mar 2017, 8:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
This would have never happened without litigation from the Texas Fair Defense Project and Civil Rights Corps. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 6:52 pm
Paramo, Ninth Circuit: The district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants was vacated because, under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, Appellant should have been allowed to proceed in forma pauperis. [read post]