A Few Days in a Hotel in Exchange for Two Years in Prison
December 15, 2011 by Philip Franckel, Esq. · Leave a Comment
How many days in a hotel would you want for two years in prison? Not enough? How about some Tiffany jewelry to wear for a few days? California roommates, one a paralegal and the other an elementary school teacher, may have wanted just a little bit more. Possibly a private jet to fly to New [...]
Can I Go to Jail for Owing Money?
March 18, 2011 by Philip Franckel, Esq. · Leave a Comment
Can you be arrested for owing money? The Wall Street Journal is reporting a surge in arrests of people who owe money for various debts. The WSJ reported that judges have signed off on more than 5,000 such warrants since the start of 2010 in just nine counties! People have been arrested from owing money [...]
Cross Gender Strip Search Ruled Unconstitutional
January 9, 2011 by Philip Franckel, Esq. · Leave a Comment
Inmates of jails and prisons are often subject to strip searches during their incarceration. A federal appeals court (the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) held that a non-emergency strip search of a male inmate performed by a female corrections officer, who is not a medical staff member, is unreasonable and unconstitutional. [...]
The Real Reason GITMO Shouldn’t Be Closed
May 22, 2009 by Philip Franckel, Esq. · Leave a Comment
Some people are concerned that transferring terrorists from GITMO to prisons in the US is a security risk because of the possibility of escape. Terrorists have attempted to escape from prison before. Just this month, extra security precautions were taken at an English prison, HMP Full Sutton, in East Yorkshire after discovery of an escape [...]
