tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38229132228122768732011-07-07T22:26:35.327-07:00Articles, links, commentary related to Private Criminal Defense InvestigationsE. Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03026125108680045224noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822913222812276873.post-41956026021969262612009-08-07T10:42:00.001-07:002009-08-07T10:50:57.417-07:00

Here is a link to a report on a case in California regarding prison inmates with mental illness. I have written two articles on this issue previouly. If you haven't read them, check them out (below) and then take a look at this article:http://clearinghouse.wustl.edu/detail.php?id=573Until we fully fund mental health care in the community and stop using our prisons as warehouses for people with

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Read this article:http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/52074617.htmlThis is yet another of millions of examples of people with mental illness going untreated and ending up in prison. Our Mental Health "system" is failing miserably. Had this woman gotten treatment, these children would not have had to go through what will certainly be the most horrible experience of their lives.

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Anyone not living under a rock in the Columbia, SC area is well aware that Fifth Circuit Solicitor Barney Geise was arrested for Driving Under the Influence earlier this month. He refused the Datamaster test, wasn't sure if he could get a blood test or not, swore he'd resign and generally talked himself blue in the face, on camera, at the station. His license was automatically suspended for his

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An earlier article here addressed some of the issues associated with the lack of standards in American society. Today, I came across a well-researched, tactfully honest article regarding one aspect of a larger problem, and the conclusion is clear - BAD PARENTING is rampant, and its damage is profound and lasting. This article addresses education gaps, but I beleive the concepts can be applied

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I've been remiss in posting the last couple of months. Never fear, parts II and III of the "wrong people in jail" series are forthcoming. In the meantime, though, I've noted a marked increase in violent crime in Columbia and in SC in general. The economy is trashed and our governor is a borderline psychotic, philandering joke (which is sad because I admired his fiscal policies). North Korea

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There is little question that well prior to the current economic crisis and accompanying budget cuts, Corrections was underfunded, understaffed and overcrowded with prisoners. Prison administrators were already dealing with overcrowding, working on early release programs for non-violent offenders, and alternately begging legislatures for more money and defending themselves against lawsuits by

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Findlaw.com is a great legal resource.....http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/4th/086169p.pdfIn Re: DNA EX POST FACTO ISSUESANTHONY EUBANKS,Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS;WILLIAM D. CATOE, No. 08-6169Individually and in his officialcapacity as Director,

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I am a Christian. My profession is investigating criminal cases on behalf of the defense. Several friends have asked me how I reconcile my beliefs and value system with work that many perceive as helping people avoid responsibility for criminal acts. The Ten Commandments prohibit stealing, killing and adultery; but they also tell us in no unertain terms how important a fair justice system is: we

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I read a news item today that disturbed me, as it seems to be part of a frightening societal trend. A deputy was suspended for arresting teenagers involved in a burglary. On the face of it, considering the circumstances, custodial "detention" (you don't actually "arrest" juveniles) may not have been the best option: the teens had invaded a lake house to have a party. Some damage was done, but

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