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30 May 2013, 7:34 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
We hope that MDOC Commissioner Epps will meet us at the negotiating table very soon to finally end the horrors and suffering at EMCF. [read post]
9 Sep 2021, 8:39 am by Howard Friedman
The court held that corrections officials are not entitled to qualified immunity from the claim for damages stemming from a violation of 1st Amendment rights, saying in part:Plaintiff’s allegations are sufficient to show the MDOC Defendants were “on notice” that their policy violates a Muslim woman’s right to freely exercise her religion. [read post]
11 Jul 2014, 3:33 am by Timothy P. Flynn
 The consolidated cases decided this week by the Michigan Supreme Court, known as People v Carp, et al, squarelyaddressed the narrow issue of whether the SCOTUS ruling in Miller should be applied retroactively.If Miller's ban on mandatory life sentences for juveniles is applied retroactively, then the 350 juvenile lifers in MDOC prisons would have a shot at parole. [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Under the revised policies, MDOC allows group religious practice for groups of two or more, permits previously banned religious groups to hold group services and allows people to participate in the Passover diet even if they do not participate in the kosher diet year-round. [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 5:42 am
  "When an inmate is released who has a high probability of re-offending, MDOC may be saving money out of its budget. [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 8:19 am by brian
ACLU Strikes Deal To Shutter Notorious Unit 32 At Mississippi State Penitentiary : Facility Plagued By Inhumane Conditions And Lack Of Medical And Mental Health Care (June 4, 2010) "The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mississippi Department of Corrections... [read post]
28 Feb 2022, 5:01 am by Eugene Volokh
{The MDOC changed their policy in February 2021 and now permits male Muslims to always wear a kufi.} [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 4:11 am by Timothy P. Flynn
Homemade Prison ShanksI have appellate clients doing time at the MDOC's Carson City Correctional Facility in Montcalm County. [read post]
14 Jun 2009, 3:16 pm
  The Court recognized that while the MDOC has the statutory authority to rescind parole once it has been granted, there is no statutory authority allowing the MDOC to rescind a final order of discharge from parole once such an order has been granted. [read post]
17 Dec 2011, 7:02 am by Timothy P. Flynn, Esq.
The Board is the sole paroling authority for felony offenders committed to the MDOC. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 10:46 am by Gaetan Gerville-Reache
In In re Parole of Elias, No. 300113, the Michigan Court of Appeals reinstated the Michigan Parole Board’s decision to grant parole to Michelle Elias after examining the MDOC’s elaborate system used to generate “Final Parole Guidelines” for each inmate. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 7:42 am by stu@crimapp.com
The MDOC issued a press release yesterday containing the composition of the new Board. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 2:16 pm by scanner1
STATE OF MONTANA; BRIAN SCHWEITZER (officially); MIKE FERRITER (officially); PATRICK SMITH (officially); MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; MDOC PRISON ISSUES BOARD, Respondents and Appellees. [read post]
17 Dec 2011, 6:36 am by Timothy P. Flynn
The Board is the sole paroling authority for felony offenders committed to the MDOC. [read post]
12 Dec 2007, 5:55 am by Vicenç Feliú
The program is available at: http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/wipo_ip_ldc_ge_07/wipo_ip_ldc_ge_07_inf_1_prov_3.doc [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 12:43 pm by Will Matthews, ACLU
MDOC developed programs in which prisoners could earn their way out of solitary confinement through good behavior. [read post]
22 Jan 2007, 12:18 pm
Petitioner Williams also filed a §1983 suit after his two MDOC grievances were denied. [read post]
8 Sep 2013, 11:09 pm
The suit says that, "despite the fact that the pre shift activities are an integral and indispensible part of the principal employment activity, and that the officers are required to perform such activities under the threat of disciplinary action, [they] are not compensated by the MDOC... [read post]