Sentences with phrase «dickensian jail conditions»

A federal appeals court ruled that Erie County must unseal reports on jail conditions as part of its monitoring by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Such change is an attempt to counteract overcrowded and lengthening pre-trial custody in very bad jail conditions due to very inadequate government funding of such facilities

So in effect, the sentencing function is turned over to the Crown as a way of coping with, increasing pre-trial jail populations, bad jail conditions, and case loads.

(8) the points made in the conclusion are: (1) consistent with avoiding expenditures on the criminal justice system, the federal attorney general appeared to be neglecting the plight of pre-trial inmates in custody in extremely bad jail conditions, and the provincial attorney general appeared to ignore the needs of prosecutors for greater resources of staff and time in order to work adequately; (2) similarly, the other examples presented also support the proposition that the criminal justice system is inadequately resourced because there are «no votes in justice»; and, (3) the reduction in the safeguards against wrongful convictions caused by the radical changes in procedures made necessary because governments do not provide adequate resources for the criminal justice system;

Tagged: hunger strike, jail conditions, Ontario Human Rights Commission, Ontario Ombudsman, prison conditions

The Truth in Sentencing Act, S.C. 2009, c. 29 (operative from Feb. 22, 2010), purported to correct the «untruthful» sentencing practice of awarding 2 days reduction in the sentence imposed for each day spent in pre-sentencing custody (PSC), which was awarded in compensation for terrible jail conditions suffered during PSC, and lost eligibility for release on parole.

But in fact, no defence counsel ever had a client who said, «I didn't do it, but, I don't want you to apply for bail for me, because I want to get that «2 for 1 credit» if sentenced for what I didn't do, regardless jail conditions, and the fact that I didn't do what the police, the Crown, and the charges laid say I did, and even though you have told me that it is much more difficult to prepare a defence if I'm in jail.»

After a week in Dickensian jail conditions, the man is presented with two options:

The order requires Arpaio and the county to give attorney Hill and the ACLU quarterly reports about jail conditions.

s. 710 (3), (3.1)-RRB-; (2) Ken Chasse, «Untruth In Sentencing Credit for Pre-Sentence Custody» (2010), 15 Canadian Criminal Law Review 75 - 109; and, (3) the authorities cited therein in regard to jail conditions.

There are judgments that state that those jail conditions did not meet the basic standards set by the United Nations.

As a result of such jail conditions, we took turns being the «trial coordinator» — the Crown whose job it was to keep the 7 County Courts occupied with a trial every available hour.

The «Truth in Sentencing Act» is legislation that was intended to provide an excuse for provincial and federal governments» not making any increased expenditure of money to increase the number of provincial and federal prosecutors, or to improve jail conditions, and an excuse for governments not to have to appoint and pay for more judges to make more courts available.

Not exact matches

The problem is that we tend to accept whatever work conditions we're in like we're in a non-negotiable jail sentence.

The woman, who police haven't identified, is in stable condition at the hospital, and the man is in jail, where he can argue about his zombie theories to anyone who wants to listen...

Long working hours, poverty accentuated by low wages, wretched housing, periodic unemployment, the menace to health and physical safety, intolerable conditions in crowded jails and prisons, and the deterioration of morals in festering slums evoked angry assaults on the system of which they were a feature and on the failure of the Church to remedy them.

1962: GMA provides $ 12 million worth of food — contributed by members Gerber, Heinz, General Mills and others — as ransom for Bay of Pigs prisoners held in appalling conditions in Cuban jails.

Penalties for breaches range from applying conditions to an export licence to criminal sanctions, fines and jail terms.

Associated Press: Authorities say former Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers player Aldon Smith is back in a California jail after violating his monitoring conditions.

You can not choose to let your child «be with God» because of her treatable heart condition and expect a Get Out of Jail Free card in response.

Ciesielski got off very lucky, and instead of being jailed or even sent to the German consulate, the officers released him on the condition that they were going to delete all the photographic evidence of the climb.

Although NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio last March laid out a timeline of up to 10 years for closing the Rikers Island jail, the state Commission of Correction, called the schedule unreasonable, given the rise in «violent incidents and degrading conditions» at the complex.

Alphonso David, the chief counsel to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said the Democrat will demand a quick resolution to what he called «systemic, unconscionable and illegal conditions» at the five jails.

The Commission of Correction has come down on Howard and his jail team in past years, especially after the U.S. Justice Department in 2009 sued Erie County to force the sheriff to improve conditions in the facilities he oversees.

Her efforts have played out as the city continues its push to improve conditions at the jail complex, which is being overseen by a federal monitor as part of a legal settlement.

De Blasio elevated fixing the terrible conditions at the jail to one of his administration's top priorities and virtually guaranteed that the problems there would finally be corrected.

De Blasio said the jail had an attitude that made the horrible conditions inevitable and indomitable.

He recalled former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara «s lawsuit against the city for the abusive conditions at the jail, the city's subsequent acceptance of a federal monitor and the plight of youths like Kalief Browder who found themselves unable to afford bail and held behind bars for months, even years, awaiting trial.

Rikers Island has come under greater scrutiny over the last several months after reports about conditions at the jail surfaced.

Federal prosecutors plan to sue New York City over widespread civil rights violations in the handling of adolescent inmates at Rikers Island, making clear their dissatisfaction with the city's progress in reining in brutality by guards and improving conditions at the jail complex.

Prisoners at London's biggest jail have been living in vermin - infested conditions and 40 per cent fear abuse from staff, official inspectors said today.

Armor Correctional Health Services says it will leave the jail early next month unless the county meets a list of conditions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration said Wednesday it will demand quick, efficient fixes to conditions at the Rikers Island jail complex and to four upstate jails that a watchdog commission has deemed the worst local jails in the state.

And he proceeded to blast the conditions at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex in 10 years as too long of a timeline — both clear jabs at de Blasio — and said he would like to see an end to cash bail.

«He was put in jail for more than 18 months and you should know that he will flout those base conditions.

«The Department of Justice in the late 2000s actually filed a lawsuit because of the deathly conditions in his jail.

«There is violence and there are bad conditions at the jail and he hasn't made actions to reverse that, where it's his responsibility,» said Diebold.

Cuomo and de Blasio have been feuding almost continuously over issues ranging from conditions in the subways and city jails to funding at the New York City Housing Authority.

Correction officials frequently note the poor condition of the jails, which they say put staff and inmates at risk, while inmate advocates argue the jail is hard to access for families who want to visit, is far from courts where inmates must make appearances, and is out of the public eye.

(WBEN) Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard says protestors who jammed the lobby of his offices yesterday are misinformed about the true conditions at the Erie County Holding Center downtown and the County Jail in Alden.

It would allow for safer, more modern jails that could more easily provide services to inmates and offer better conditions for guards, they say.

Responding to having heard of a Nassau County Correctional Center inmate's death, the Long Island Citizens for Good Government held a news conference alongside former inmates on Monday, March 7, 2016, to discuss what they consider life - threatening conditions and improper health care at the East Meadow jail.

The agreement grew out of a DOJ report issued at the end of the Spano administration in November 2009, regarding conditions of confinement existing at the jail complex in 2006 and 2007.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino today announced an agreement with the Department of Justice that addresses issues raised regarding conditions of confinement at the county's jail and penitentiary complex that arose during the administration of former County Executive Andrew Spano.

As controversy swirls around the city's use of broken windows policing and the conditions at city jails, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said today the city should cut back on arrests for minor crimes, and make it easier for those arrested to make bail.

A report from a federal monitor found rising violence at the jail complex despite attempts to improve conditions.

The first was awarded in April, when he still faced the criminal charges and possible jail time; the second was awarded in July, after he had accepted responsibility for the conditions leading to the fatal fire in his lab (but did not plead guilty to criminal charges).

The way to minimise jail time under these conditions is usually to «play nice»: don't snitch, on the assumption that your partner won't either, and if they betray you then snitch on them in the next round, as a warning.

Munir Mohammed was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years, while accomplice Rowaida El - Hassan was jailed for 12 years and five more under licence conditions.

When he is sent to jail, a former lover bails him out on the condition that he takes care of his seven year old daughter who he eventually finds is quite sick with a serious illness.