Prisons

Trump Comes Out In Favor Of Prison Rape

Least surprising endorsement ever.

Biden Commutes Kids4Cash Judge And That’s… OK I Guess

He put kids in prison for profit. But that doesn't mean he wasn't a candidate for clemency.

Federal Judge So Egregiously Far Behind He’s Got A Dead Guy’s Criminal Case On The Docket

Sometimes work can be overwhelming. Trust that it's way worse for the poor people waiting on your decisions.

Morning Docket: 08.14.23

* It took a couple of days, but Donald Trump has blown off Judge Chutkan's warning that further public attacks on the proceedings would result in accelerating the existing January trial schedule. At the rate he's going, expect the trial next week! [Politico] * Meanwhile, in Georgia, prosecutors apparently have messages directly tying Trump's legal team to voting system breach. [CNN] * Florida Bar proposes allowing law school grads to engage in limited practice before passing the bar exam. One of many emergency measures required to make sure Donald Trump and his fellow indictees can secure local counsel. [Jax Daily Record] * Law.com lists lawyers on social media it considers attorney-influencers. [Law.com] * UPS reached an agreement with its workers, but it had strikebreaking plans all worked out. [Bloomberg Law News] * Judge charged with murdering wife. [Law360] * Sam Bankman-Fried off to Brooklyn MDC after judge finds witness tampering efforts in violation of bail, bringing renewed publicity to the facility's abhorrent conditions. [Reuters]

Porn Copyright Troll Lawyer The Absolute Worst; Bureau Of Prisons Says, ‘Hold My Beer’

Solitary confinement is torture generally. In this case, it's absurd.

Inmates Say Prison Doc Dosed Them With Ivermectin Labeled ‘Vitamins’

Dewormed consent.

‘I’m Going To Do Something Crazy.’ Rikers Crisis Grows Worse.

Politicians already called the situation at Rikers a 'humanitarian crisis' months ago -- and now it's even worse.

Andrew Cuomo Lurks As Evil Villain In Former Lawyer’s New Off-Broadway Musical Comedy

'A Turtle on a Fence Post' will be playing until January 2. Grab your tickets today.

Morning Docket: 10.08.21

* Paul Kirgis, University of Montana's School of Law's former dean, quits post after multiple Title IX cases have been filed against the school. Would anyone else rather quit than dissuade sexual misconduct and the use of slurs? If so, please do. [ABA Journal] * Donnie wants 4 former aides to keep insurrection info in the darko. Hopefully they'll rebel against him. [Politico] * Jan Wolfe hopes that recent ruling on Texas's abortion ban will have a chilling effect on other states adopting similar rule of law work arounds. Take that, South Dakota. [Reuters] * Slavery still profitable. What would it take to make prisons for justice instead of for profit? [WSJ] * Today in good news: California made stealthing illegal! Three cheers for consent! HIP HIP! [NPR]

Prisons In A Pandemic Are Nothing To Sneeze At

No Patrick, handcuffs are not PPE.

Solitary Confinement, The Cruelest Form Of Punishment

In decades of practicing criminal law, solitary confinement has been the go-to, knee-jerk response to inmate misbehavior.

Jeffrey Epstein Associate Held In Pre-Trial Solitary, Pushing Envelope Of Cruel And Unusual

It really doesn't have to be either-or.

Michael Cohen Emerges From Prison To New World He Barely Recognizes

In all seriousness though, the prison system needs some serious reform.

Harvard Law School Students Come Together To Demand The School Stop Harassing Three Students

Maybe there's such a thing as administrators with too much time on their hands.

Court Orders Bureau Of Prisons To Quit Being Such A Noob And Hand Over Those Cat Videos

Or get a teenager to help!