Such fees have escalated in recent decades. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in a 9-0 decision that financial penalties levied by states may be so high as to violate the federal Eighth Amendment constitutional protection against excessive fines. Noting that excessive…
Month: September 2019
Officials push forward juvenile justice plan they admit already falls short | Wisconsin | lacrossetribune.com
In total, the plans would cost the state about $113 million, roughly $33 million short of the state funding already set aside. “I think it’s been very clear from the beginning of this debate that there was always going to…
Pay-to-stay fees put some Wisconsin inmates in sizable debt :: WRAL.com
“If I could create a perfect system to maintain inequality, create inequality and sustain it over time, this is the system,” University of Washington sociology professor Alexes Harris said. “The process perfectly labels, stigmatizes, financially burdens and imposes further legal…
Wisconsin Justice Initiative blog
Then he lied about checking on Marciniak. And lied. And lied. He lied to officers from the Greenfield Police Department, called in to investigate the death, on three separate occasions between Aug. 15 and Aug. 31, 2016, according to a…
Are Prison Law Libraries Falling Short On Access Goals? – Law360
The U.S. Supreme Court On Prison Law Libraries “We hold, therefore, that the fundamental constitutional right of access to the courts requires prison authorities to assist inmates in the preparation and filing of meaningful legal papers by providing prisoners with…