Upervised Release News Today

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Two men with disabilities filed a class-action lawsuit Monday to “correct discriminatory practices” involving parole and supervised release, according to a release from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “People with disabilities are over-represented among the supervision population and face heightened barriers to meeting supervision requirements,” the ACLU’s release said. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee Department of Corrections tactical officer was sentenced on Monday for using excessive force on an inmate and writing a false report in an attempt to cover it up. Javian Griffin, 38, pleaded guilty to the offense in October of 2023. On Monday, he was sentenced to 48 months in […]

A deranged suspect accused of sucker punching a 57-year-old mother-of-three and breaking her jaw was cut loose again by a Brooklyn judge even after prosecutors upgraded the assault charge to a felony.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Former Village of Brewster Police Officer Wayne Peiffer was sentenced to three years in jail for his role in a commercial sex bribery scheme, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced on Thursday. Peiffer was ordered to pay $5,000 in forfeiture and to perform 208 hours […]

An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday for his role in the overdose death of a teenager in Salem, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon.

David Christopher Noble, 48, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his involvement in the torture, mutilation and murder of monkeys in online videos, and will serve three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to the charges.

He described the ‘thrill of the chase’ when requesting sexually explicit images from minors because of the difficulty of obtaining them, the criminal complaint said.

A Texas appeals court recently overturned Mason’s five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.

A Texas prosecutor on Thursday appealed a recent ruling that tossed Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction from 2018, the Tarrant County district attorney’s office said in a statement. “The trial court’s guilty verdict should be affirmed,” the district attorney’s office said. “Voting is a cornerstone of our democracy. This office will protect the ballot box…

Many of those granted pardons or commuted sentences had been given longer prison sentences than they would have under current law.