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Does California Government Code § 844.6 Prevent Inmates from Filing Claims?

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The immunity of government bodies and officials from lawsuits and claims has been a long-standing part of the law. Under the principle, federal, state, and local governments generally cannot be held liable for negligent or...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Convicted Russian Cybercriminals Part of Prisoner Swap

It is heartwarming that 16 prisoners, including innocent ex-Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, have been freed from their wrongful imprisonment in Russia in exchange for 24 convicted Russian...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CMS Approves Seven Reentry Section 1115 Demonstrations in July

In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved seven new Reentry Section 1115 Demonstrations in Illinois, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont. These states join California,...more

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Ontario Superior Court Decides Bellwether Individual Issues Trials in Class Action

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In Reddock v Attorney General of Canada, 2024 ONSC 3238, the Ontario Superior Court released a post-common issues trial decision regarding the additional damages, if any, five plaintiffs were entitled to as a result of the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Court of Appeal Rules NCA’s Refusal to Investigate Cotton Imports From Uyghur Region Unlawful

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The ruling propels UK law enforcement to increase its investigative powers under POCA, and businesses to enhance their supply chain due diligence. On 27 June 2024, the UK Court of Appeal found that the National Crime...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15h Annual Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition - May 8th, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Canadian Institute’s Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition, returns to Mississauga with the latest updates on how policing is progressing in Canada. Join this conference for two days of meaningful conversations and...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

The Real Price of Forced Prison Labor

The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865 at the conclusion of the Civil War, abolished slavery across the United States with one notable exception. According to the amendment, “neither...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

What Does Capital Murder Mean in Colorado?

Capital murder designates a specific type of homicide that may be punishable by the death penalty. But, it no longer exists in the state of Colorado. This change in the legal landscape is a significant development, and...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

Federal Prison vs State Prison: Is There a Better Choice?

The prison system in the United States is run by both public institutions and private entities, which are controlled by and operated at the federal or state level. Understanding these distinctions is essential, especially...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Humanitarian Channel in Qatar to Administer $6 Billion in Funds Transferred Under Deal Releasing U.S. Citizens Wrongfully Held in...

In connection with the recently negotiated deal releasing five U.S. citizens wrongfully imprisoned by the government of Iran, on September 18, the U.S. government announced the establishment of a humanitarian channel (HC) in...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Access to Care for Justice-Involved Pregnant People With a Substance Use Disorder

There is a critical need to increase access to evidence-based care for justice-involved pregnant people with a substance use disorder (SUD)—and connect them to continued coverage and care upon release—according to national...more

A&O Shearman

The United States Supreme Court Unanimously Holds That Litigants Can Appeal A “Purely Legal” Issue Resolved At Summary Judgment...

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On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that a post-trial motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) 50(b) is not required to preserve appellate review of a purely legal issue resolved at...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Access to Care for Justice-Involved Pregnant People With a Substance Use Disorder - May 1st, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

In a new webinar, Manatt Health, the American Medical Association (AMA) and a panel of stakeholders will share key lessons for states seeking to innovate and expand access to evidence-based care for pregnant people with a...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CMS Approves First-in-Nation Justice-Involved Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration

The Big Picture - On January 26, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s request to amend the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Section 1115 demonstration. A...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Brittney Griner Released From Russian Prison

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WNBA player Brittney Griner was released from Russian detention after 294 days in a prisoner swap between the governments of the United States and Russia that included the return to Moscow of convicted Russian arms dealer...more

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Opinion: Increase In Jail Death-Rate Reveals Underlying Systemic Flaws

The United States familiarly calls itself the “land of the free,” and holds itself out as a bastion of due process and civil rights. Yet, America’s jails are guilty of the worst forms of human rights abuses imaginable. A New...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Prisión Preventiva por Diversos Delitos Fiscales en México

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El Pleno de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) de México, el 24 de noviembre de 2022, resolvió la Acción de Inconstitucionalidad 130/2019 y su acumulada 136/2019 en la que se determinó mantener la prisión...more

Melito & Adolfsen

Terrorism, “sting” operations, prisoner swaps and Brittney Griner

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How did the fate of Brittney Griner, an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association, cross paths with Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer serving a twenty-five...more

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Broad Street Brief: “Prison Gerrymandering” Addressed in New Council Bill

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CITY HALL- “Prison Gerrymandering” Addressed in New Council Bill Council President Darrell Clarke and Mayor Jim Kenney presented a new bill to address “prison gerrymandering” — when incarcerated people are counted in their...more

Jenner & Block

Guantánamo Detainee Majid Khan Closer to Freedom with Approval of Final Sentence

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On March 11, the Convening Authority for the Military Commissions ordered a sentence of 10 years for Jenner & Block client Majid Khan. Applying credit for time served from the date of his guilty plea on February 29, 2012, Mr....more

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Illinois Prison Rife with Vermin, Mold, Sewage, Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges

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A class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois reveals the egregious living conditions for approximately 1,000 prisoners at the Northern Reception Center in Crest Hill,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New DOJ Rule Retroactively Implements Time Credits Program for Inmates

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Some nonviolent federal inmates could be released immediately or very soon now that the U.S. Department of Justice has issued a final rule that will retroactively award time credits under the First Step Act (FSA). The...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – The Biden Administration Will Allow Prisoners on Home Confinement Under the CARES Act to Stay Home After...

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For the second year in a row, people throughout the United States are navigating how to celebrate important holiday traditions safely with friends and family in light of COVID-19. This year, the Biden Administration has made...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CFPB Director Chopra’s First Consent Order Confirms Return to Pushing the Envelope

On October 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the “Bureau”) entered into its first consent order under new Director Rohit Chopra, finding that a service provider to state correctional departments...more

Sands Anderson PC

Fourth Circuit Finds That West Virginia Expert Certification Requirement Does Not Apply to Inmate’s Medical Malpractice Claim

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The defenses available to healthcare providers in federal court are more limited after a recent Fourth Circuit ruling. In Pledger v. Lynch, the plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his medical malpractice claim against the...more

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