Legal
Legal issues in the correctional system encompass various topics, including inmate rights, staff conduct, and compliance with state and federal laws. This directory offers articles and resources on the legal aspects of correctional facility operations, helping staff stay informed about the regulations and policies that govern their work. Understanding legal responsibilities is essential for minimizing liability and ensuring facilities operate within the law. For more information, explore our section on Corrections Policies.
The Cuyahoga County CO, who had Type 2 diabetes, fell into a coma after supervisors refused to let him monitor his glucose levels during a shift
The commutation clears Larry Hoover, 73, for transfer from ADX Florence, though he remains in custody under a 200-year state murder sentence
Todd and Julie Chrisley were serving lengthy prison terms after being convicted of defrauding banks out of $30 million and hiding income
The public money that has flowed to and from The Keith Corporation speaks to a broader problem, experts say
Jason Echevarria’s family members agreed to settle their lawsuit over his 2012 death at Rikers Island
Members of an oversight committee spent three days looking into financial problems, overcrowding, mental health services and staffing shortages within the Department of Correctional Services
Robert Edward Crissman Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the beating and strangulation death of Tammy Long
Director Scott Frakes said the department will request from the Legislature an estimated $26.2 million for additional beds at community corrections centers in Lincoln and Omaha
At issue is a 1996 federal statute that requires prisoners to make monthly installment payments of at least 20 percent of their prison income until the court fee is eventually paid in full
In the national conversation about crime and punishment, Obama hasn’t been afraid to identify with the people being policed, as well as with the police
Inmate argued that his original defense attorneys failed to fully investigate his mental condition and gave him bad advice that led him to plead guilty
Presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Sunday that he’s conflicted about the death penalty “as a human being”
With his visit to a drug treatment center in Newark, New Jersey, Obama aims to boost his ongoing push for overhauling the criminal justice system
Delaware Supreme Court is mulling whether to overturn judge’s ruling that resulted in an accused killer being set free
Warden who oversaw a botched execution in 2014 and a second lethal injection this year in which an inmate was given the wrong drugs is retiring
The proposed initiative would change the lengthy appeals process by expanding the pool of appellate attorneys and appointing lawyers to the cases at time of sentencing
It was ruled that David Shipley acted in consistency with the law and policies of the Missouri DOC
Wynona Cooper, 60, contends prison officials did not do enough to keep her safe from Kathryn Sue Williams, 39
Whatever their hopes and dreams, the thousands of inmates returning to communities across the U.S. may find re-entry more difficult than they imagined
The man charged in the freeway killing of a 4-year-old girl in New Mexico had been previously arrested on aggravated battery, domestic violence and a violent incident involving a gun
President Barack Obama says he wants the U.S. criminal justice system to become smarter, more effective and just plain fair
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to approve legislation on Thursday that would give judges discretion to give lesser sentences than federal mandatory minimums in some cases
The Obama administration on Monday expressed support for bipartisan Senate legislation that would reduce prison sentences for some nonviolent drug offenders
Prisoners are challenging the constitutionality of the state’s new secrecy law, saying they need information about where and how the state’s execution drugs were made
the prosecution elicited this testimony on Yale’s suicide attempts as evidence of his “consciousness of guilt”
Christmas nearly pleaded guilty before reversing his position during a June change of plea hearing
The lawsuit says McCoy was suffering alcohol withdrawal, a potentially deadly condition, and obviously needed medical attention
Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would place 17-year-olds accused of nonviolent crimes for the first time in the juvenile court
They were charged in the January death of Mathew Ajibade, who was found dead in a cell hours after being arrested on a domestic violence charge
The state paid her $35,000 to settle and denied any liability or wrongdoing
Armando Ozuna, 24, was sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide
Oklahoma’s attorney general has agreed to not request execution dates until 2016 as his office investigates why the state used the wrong drug to execute an inmate
Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post that “our current system isn’t working”
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