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Posted on Wed, Feb. 11, 2009 Jail strip-searches ruled unconstitutionalBy Troy Graham Phila Inquirer Staff Writer The policy of strip-searching inmates held for minor offenses at the Burlington and Essex County jails is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled this month. More than 10,000 people arrested for minor crimes have been strip-searched at the facilities since …

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http://criminaldefenseblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/taking-on-corrections-they-just-think.htmlWednesday, February 11, 2009Taking On Corrections: “They Just Think The Law Stops At Their Door”The most important rule of practicing criminal law, a rule never taught in Criminal Procedure in law school, is to be nice to court staff. Clerks that don’t like you can conveniently forget to bring your client’s file, the bailiff who …

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Essex, Burlington Jails Liable For Strip Searches Updated: Wednesday, 11 Feb 2009, 12:33 PM EST  Published : Wednesday, 11 Feb 2009, 12:28 PM EST NEWARK, N.J. – Thousands of strip searches conducted at jails in Burlington and Essex counties have been ruled unconstitutional. A federal judge in Newark, who found the jails liable for damages, …

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(Newark, New Jersey) March 28, 2008 Traffic stop leads to jail, strip searches Man’s class-action suit targets Burlington, Essex over humiliation   BY: GUY STERLING, STAR-LEDGER STAFF The ordeal began with a simple traffic stop. Albert Florence and his wife were cruising Route 295 in Burlington County when a state trooper pulled them over for …

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  A mistaken warrant, six days in jail and two strip searches   Man sues Burlington and Essex for what he calls ‘a very degrading experience’ Friday, March 28, 2008 BY GUY STERLING Star-Ledger Staff The ordeal began with a simple traffic stop. Albert Florence and his wife were cruising Route 295 in Burlington County …

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  New Jersey Federal Court Grants Class Action Status Against Two Prisons To Stop Strip Searches Thu Mar 27, 3:01 AM ETNovel Civil Rights Decision for New Jersey Newark, NJ (PRWEB) March 27, 2008 — New York Attorney Susan Chana Lask announced today a major victory for civil rights and prison policy changes in the …

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FDA Orders Stronger Warning Labels for Ambien, Other Sleep DrugsBy DAN CHILDS (@DanChildsABC) ABC News Medical Unit March 14, 2007 Rosalind Cartwright is no stranger to sleep. Cartwright, a professor and chair of the department of psychology at Rush University in Chicago, has researched sleep for the past 40 years and written numerous studies on …

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