Issues impacting a law firm’s clients
Why was I dropped off at a women`s prison when I`m clearly a man and came from a men`s prison? All I can say is that private prisoner-transport services don`t hire the smartest people in the world. It was 4 am and the transport crew messed up and took me to a women`s prison up…
When I asked the CO at the commissary window for Braid Butter, he (a black man) looked at my bald, white head and said, “Oh really?!” I replied with all the seriousness I could muster, “Come on Mr. Snell, you know these clothes don`t iron themselves.” He laughed and gave me the Braid Butter. If…
We’ve all heard about sex offenders living under a bridge near Miami and the more than 100 sex offenders packed into a trailer park in St. Petersburg (better known as “pervert park”) — all because they couldn’t find a place to live. But did you know that Florida not only has a statewide 1,000-foot rule…
Authorities say that sex-offender residency restrictions are necessary to protect children from sex offenders, but numerous studies have shown that these restrictions have done nothing of the sort. For example, state authorities in Colorado and Minnesota found in 2003 and 2004, respectively, that there was no correlation between repeat sex offenses against children and where…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor filed a statement Feb. 22, 2022, in a case where a New York prisoner had to stay in prison two years past his release date because he couldn`t find a place to live that met the state`s residency restrictions for sex offenders. Angel Ortiz, a level-three sex offender, had…
The brother of Little Rock, Arkansas, mayor Frank Scott Jr. was ordered by the Arkansas Supreme Court to register as a sex offender for stealing a car that had two kids in it, even though there was no sexual motive and no harm done to the kids. Darrell Lamont Scott went on a four-hour crime…
Few things are more precious to a prisoner than mail from friends and family. So when a prison rejects incoming mail, it`s a personal blow to a prisoner. But it`s also a constitutional issue: The U.S. Constitution protects a prisoner`s right to correspond with other, including family, friends, and the news media. This also includes…
We are what we pretend to be, and so we must be careful what we pretend to be. – Kurt Vonnegut
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lifted COVID-19 restrictions there and said, “It`s time to move from government restrictions to personal responsibility.” Immediately my mind said What a great solution to the challenge of making sure sex offenders don`t reoffend. If you can`t see the connection, let me explain. The U.S. Government and society in general…
It`s just about set in stone that Ghislaine Maxwell will spend many years, if not the rest of her life, in federal prison. Lots of people have speculated about where she`ll go, but here`s the “inside info” on how the feds decide who goes to what prison. Where Will Maxwell Go? Where Maxwell goes is…
