pdxlawgrrrl

pdxlawgrrrl , 6 days ago to random

The Oregon DOC will no longer force people who are incarcerated to pay hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars for medical devices, such as hearing aids and prosthetic limbs. People incarcerated in Oregon typically make less than $100 per month. https://www.opb.org/article/2024/06/17/oregon-prison-department-of-corrections-disabilities-hearing-aid-prosthetic-limb-medical-device/

pdxlawgrrrl , 7 days ago to random

Prison staff at FCI Dublin nicknamed it “the rape club.” Now women who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of guards at a notorious federal prison in California are seeking compassionate release. https://boltsmag.org/federal-prison-sexual-abuse-survivors-pursue-compassionate-release/

pdxlawgrrrl , 1 month ago to random

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek illegally revoked a woman's commutation and sent her back to prison after she had already completed her sentence. "You destroyed me for no reason." https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/05/16/oregon-woman-endures-fear-and-despair-in-illegal-imprisonment-in-coffee-creek-prison/

pdxlawgrrrl , 2 months ago to random

Daniel Auderer, a Seattle Police officer who was caught joking about the death of a student who was killed by another cop who hit the student with their car in a crosswalk while driving 74 miles an hour, is speaking at a national traffic safety conference. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/auderer-spd-conference

pdxlawgrrrl , 2 months ago to random

Americans have been swept into a protracted panic fueled by a supposed wave of property crime. Turns out, many of the most widely covered property crime phenomena can be better understood as the predictable result of a callous corporate push for profits. https://theappeal.org/corporations-property-crime-theft-shoplifting-panic/

pdxlawgrrrl , 2 months ago to random

Illinois ended cash bail. Now reformers want more support for people released pretrial. “When people are able to fight their case from a position of freedom, they can also address the things dragging them into the criminal legal system in the first place." https://boltsmag.org/illinois-pretrial-success-act/

pdxlawgrrrl , 2 months ago to random

A woman was hit with a $127,000 bill for a 7-year prison sentence, even though she was released after 10 months. Under Florida's "pay-to-stay" law, people are charged $50 for every day of their original prison sentence even if they are released early. https://reason.com/2024/04/24/she-only-served-10-months-behind-bars-florida-still-slapped-her-with-a-127000-bill/

pdxlawgrrrl , 2 months ago to random

ICE used solitary confinement more than 14,000 times in the past five years. This is likely an undercount. And the average time in solitary confinement surpassed the UN standard for torture. “Once we got the data, it was just shocking." https://hls.harvard.edu/today/us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-used-solitary-confinement-more-than-14000-times-in-the-past-five-years-report-reveals/

pdxlawgrrrl , 2 months ago to random

Police don't simply enforce the law. Police enforce only some laws, against some people, in some neighborhoods.

pdxlawgrrrl , 3 months ago to random

Police oversight in Florida is already weak and the state just gutted it further. “They’re making it seem un-American to question policing, which should be a huge red flag to everybody." https://boltsmag.org/florida-weaken-civilian-police-oversight-bodies/

pdxlawgrrrl , 3 months ago to random

LAWSUIT: NYPD officials orchestrated a smear campaign against a police reform advocate using confidential details of her rape. She was described as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” who deployed her “feminine charm to gain the trust of unsuspecting officers.” https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/04/08/nypd-dana-rachlin-jeffrey-maddrey-brooklyn-john-chell-police-reform/

pdxlawgrrrl , 3 months ago to random

"Is it cruel and unusual to subject an incarcerated person to sleep deprivation for years? That's a question it has taken federal courts more than a decade to answer." The criminal punishment system isn't broken. It's working as it was designed to do. https://reason.com/2024/04/04/federal-appeals-court-says-texas-inmates-decade-long-lawsuit-over-sleep-deprivation-can-keep-going/

pdxlawgrrrl , 3 months ago to random

After reforms to solitary confinement, people incarcerated in Massachusetts prisons say officials just renamed it. “The only way to describe this experience is ‘mentally deteriorating,’ (understatement!)." https://boltsmag.org/massachusetts-solitary-confinement/