For several years, the ACLU of Nebraska has been talking about the possibility of pursuing lawsuits to address constitutional violations and the rights of individual inmates.
Category: State Prisons
Editorial: Cheers and more cheers
Cheer: Two Florida lawmakers, for introducing legislation to exonerate four black men accused of raping a white woman in 1949.  Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Ernest Thomas were accused of raping Norma Padgett.
AP Interview: Sweden PM: Brexit deal in 2 years ‘very tough’
Years ago, officials told federal regulators that communities just downstream of California’s Oroville Dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself, rather than its… Years ago, officials told federal regulators that communities just downstream of California’s Oroville Dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself, rather than its spillways, were to fail. Where critics see a rocky start to his administration, supporters of President Donald Trump see an elected official finally doing exactly what he promised during the campaign.
Single mom turns tragedy into comedy on stage
Sarah Stevens prowls the stage. The angled lights from the ceiling illuminate the words on her pinkish-white T-shirt: My body is a gangster’s paradise.
Virginia executes man convicted of slaying of family of four
A man convicted of killing a couple and their two young daughters in their Virginia home on New Year’s Day 2006 was put to death Wednesday. Virginia authorities said 39-year-old inmate Ricky Gray was pronounced dead at 9:42 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt.
Virginia set to execute man convicted in family’s slaying
This undated photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows convicted murderer Ricky Gray who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening, Jan. 18, 2017, at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va. Gray is scheduled to be put to death for the murders of 9-year-old Stella Harvey and 4-year-old sister, Ruby, as well as their parents Bryan and Kathryn Harvey in 2006.
Private Prisons Are Poised for a Comeback Under Trump. Here’s How to Reform Them.
A sign for the La Palma Correctional Center in Arizona, owned and operated by CoreCivic . Just a few months ago, things were looking very bleak for the private prison industry.
Attorney: DC sniper life sentence unconstitutional
An attorney for a man convicted of taking part in sniper shootings that left 10 people dead in the Washington area is asking a judge to toss his life sentence because he was convicted as a juvenile. In a motion filed Friday in a Maryland county court, public defender James Johnston argues that Lee Boyd Malvo’s mandatory life sentence is illegal because the U.S. Supreme Court determined such sentences are unconstitutional for juveniles.