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- Cliven Bundy, represented by Craig Mueller, filed another lawsuit against Nevada and Clark County. [RJ; TNI]
- The man who sold ammo to Stephen Paddock was indicted on one count of manufacturing ammunition without a license. [RJ]
- Nevada inmates held in an Arizona private prison are on a hunger strike. [TNI]
- Now’s your chance to join the ranks of the Inns of Court. [eighthjdcourt blog]
No thanks to the Inns of Court. I hate dressing like a clown …
Just act like one..
Inns of Court is training ground for Student Counsel seeking office at the BOG.
What exactly does Inns of Court do?
It is a kiss ass the judges shit fest. Elissa Cadish is a member. Anything with her, stay away like the plague.
Hardesty, every one's favorite goes their too. It is very high school there. Not my thing.
Regarding inmates who are on a hunger strike. Solution. Don't go to prison.
That is a ridiculously oversimplistic position to assume that just because they are in prison that it is acceptable to treat them deplorably. Violation of policies and good time rights is a fundamental problem. Wrongful use of segregation is likewise a real issue that should be addressed. “So we’re beginning to make sure they’re doing exactly what they’re supposed to.” The fact that NDOC admits that it is only now starting to verify that CoreCivic is complying with standards is a problem.
With that said, missing a meal is not a hunger strike. Missing a meal a day is not a hunger strike. They are not CLOSE to hunger protocol according to this story (which really is not a story).
I had a client who was moved to that prison. He's been incarcerated for more than 20 years, and the last fifteen of them completely without any kind of behavior problems. Just kept his head down and did his time. Within three days of getting moved to that prison, he was jumped by gang members trying to forcibly recruit him.
The problem with these private prisons is that they cut costs as much as possible in order to maximize their profit. That's bad for inmates (few or no programs), but it's also bad for guards (there are too few of them and they're overworked, so inmate gangs are able to run everything).
Ultimately bad prison conditions are bad for society. Many of these inmates are going to get out, and we want them to be less fucked in the head than they were, not more so. That means we need more substance abuse/counseling type programs, and less of an emphasis on violence and brutality as a way of controlling prisoners. "Solution. Don't go to prison" is foolish short-term thinking from a practical perspective, quite aside from the moral issues involved.
Qu'ils mangent de la brioche
1:04pm, why was your client moved to Arizona? I also have a client there and it's pretty much only gang members, and shot callers at that. I don't understand why your client's there in the first place if he's not already affiliated…
To: 11:55: I could be wrong, but I don't think 10:51 was trying to make some serious, major sociological, societal point to generate passionate counter-debates, like the one you offered.
I thought 10:51 was just being a little playful, sarcastic and flip, in an attempt to add levity to a somewhat distressing topic.
But I could be wrong about that. Perhaps 10:51 was in total earnest when they offer that if one simply does not commit crimes, we will not have to deal with issues surrounding their nutritional intake once incarcerated.
If so, then 10:51's comment was certainly flip about people having certain rights deprived to them. There did not seem anything playful about the comment. For example "That's OK, most of the inmates I have seen could afford to skip a few means…." OK that is playful. 10:51 did a poor job.
Off topic: does anyone have a reference for a bankruptcy attorney? Personal Chp 7, some tax problems