This case is an excellent discussion of issues to be considered in inmate abuse cases (8th Amendment – Cruel and Unusual Punishment).  It was sent to me by my good friend and excellent lawyer, Steve Hampton. If you know anyone pursuing such a claim, send them this case to read. The interesting issue here is “deliberate indifference”, as opposed to so many cases where the plaintiff says the officials acted...

Prison officials spend hours every day preparing TOTALLY FALSE “write ups” and reports to cover up their crimes. Every day. They are very official looking … all typed up and signed by “officers” … but they are LIES! Read CULTURE OF COVER UP! http://www.citizensforcriminaljustice.net/culture-cover-prison-abuse/ When I landed in Isolation, in a cell down the hall was one such inmate about whom they had made up lies, Curtis Collins, aka...

This article was sent to me by my dear friend, 91 year old Edna in Georgetown, DE.  She was Justice Carey’s secretary in 1973-74 when I was his law clerk, and we have become great friends over the last 15 years.  Knowing what I do, she keeps her eyes peeled for articles of interest.  🙂  What one inmate said is too true, rebellion is “their only grievance system.” The grievance system in prisons is a joke. I hear from inmates and their...

For every such article you can be sure there have been hundreds of similar incidents which were not reported! READ Culture of Cover Up! = http://www.citizensforcriminaljustice.net/culture-cover-prison-abuse/ Excerpts from the Article: A former nurse at a Delaware correctional facility has been found guilty of two misdemeanor charges in connection with an investigation into the death of an inmate. Erin Clark-Penland, who worked at the Sussex...

The ABA is a few years “behind the 8 Ball”!  We have long known that juvenile detention centers are just breeding grounds for adult criminals, and I have called for the end of private prisons since their inception. Excerpts from the Article: The ABA House of Delegates passed a resolution Tuesday opposing private prisons and juvenile detention centers. Co-sponsored by the Criminal Justice Section, National Bar Association, and the...

PRESS RELEASE – UNIVERSITY STUDY OF REENTRY Citizens for Criminal Justice, based in Dover, DE, is pleased to announce that its founder and former Deputy Attorney General, Ken Abraham, is participating in a University of Delaware (sociology department) study of reentry and those who assist people in reentry. One of their points of interest is “what motivates those who assist people in reentry?”. Having counseled thousands of people in reentry...