All About Bail Bonds can help get a loved one out of jail when they are arrested for misdemeanors, felonies, DWI offenses, traffic violations, and more.

Houston, TX -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/15/2026 -- Anyone who has to deal with the arrest of a loved one experiences a difficult time. The best solution is to arrange for quick bail so that the person can be free and has the opportunity to represent themselves in court. All About Bail Bonds has experienced bail bondsmen who can arrange bail bonds in Harris County and Katy, Texas.

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About All About Bail Bonds
All About Bail Bonds is a bail bond company dedicated to providing fast, reliable, and affordable services to clients across Texas. With a focus on professionalism and empathy, the company assists individuals facing various charges, ensuring they receive the support needed to navigate the legal system without much hassle.

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All About Bail Bonds is a bail bond company that offers services throughout Texas. The company serves Houston, Conroe, Pearland, Sugar Land, and beyond and is committed to helping individuals secure prompt release from jail, ensuring minimal disruption to their lives.

Houston, TX -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/09/2025 -- Navigating the legal proceedings can be overwhelming and challenging for an individual, especially when a loved one is in prison. All About Bail Bonds understands the emergency and emotional stress in such situations. Hence, the company always aims to provide comprehensive services for releasing the individual from prison. The experienced bail bondsmen are available 24/7 to provide prompt assistance, guiding clients through the bail process with professionalism and empathy.

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About All About Bail Bonds
All About Bail Bonds provides trustworthy and efficient bail bond services across Texas and is committed to client satisfaction. The extensive experience and expertise of the legal system make the professionals a preferred choice for individuals seeking bail assistance. With a focus on integrity and compassion, the team continues to support communities by helping individuals regain freedom promptly.

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One of America’s Leading Advocates Collaborates to Make Change

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/09/2023 -- Americans with incarcerated loved ones know what unduly harsh sentences can do to families. They also know prosecutors and courts will use false information to exacerbate a prison term. To effect change, Freebird Publishers continues collaborating with advocate and author Kelly Patrick Riggs ( https://www.freebirdpublishers.com/single-post/federal-prisoner-released-years-early-under-first-step-act ) to bring hope. Freebird Publishers and Kelly Patrick Riggs continue to produce the leading self-help books on post-conviction relief.

In most cases, people believe that once a loved one has been judged and sentenced, there is nothing more to do to get what is just. The lawyer representing them also tells you that nothing can be done. But the truth is that post-conviction relief is a procedure that allows the defendant in a criminal case to bring more evidence or raise additional issues in a case after a judgment has been made (post-trial). With valid grounds, post-conviction relief can help Americans obtain a fair resolution in their case. This also means that a reduced or vacated sentence is often possible.

Post-conviction relief is usually a complicated process that few can navigate. This is now made easy for everyone to follow. The books written and published through Freebird Publishers are low-cost self-help in an easy-to-read format. Some of the most informative books are:

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Post-Conviction Relief: Secrets Exposed

Post-Conviction Relief: The Appeal

Post-Conviction Relief: Advancing Your Claim

Post-Conviction Relief: Winning Claims

Post-Conviction Relief: C.O.A. in the Supreme Court

Post-Conviction Relief: Second Last Chance

Post-Conviction Relief: The Advocate

For more information on books to reduce a loved one's sentence, visit www.freebirdpublishers.com.

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https:// www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers lists the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed publication, the "Inmate Shopper." For more information about the "Inmate Shopper" and the tools it provides that inmates can use to make their incarceration productive, visit: https://www.freebirdpublisher.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublishers.com, also accessible to inmates using prisoner email systems.

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Mike Enemigo is Named a Top Author in Prison Publications

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/02/2023 -- Freebird Publishers collaborates with leading prison author Mike Enemigo to help inmates and their families cope with America's separation strain. Mr. Enemigo is known for his unique approach to prison entertainment. He specializes in and understands how to target a prisoner's mind as it acclimates to prison life. He supplies prisoners with information that prepares them for their life ahead, and he uses the foundation of entertainment to do that. The long list of Mike Enemigo's books are prison friendly and are great gifts
(https://www.freebirdpublishers.com/single-post/small-gifts-speak-louder-than-words-among-the-incarcerated ) for incarcerated loved ones.

Some of Mr. Enemigo's greatest contributions are:

Prison Legal Guide-

This book is a "Must Have" Survival tool THAT Every Inmate Needs! Know your civil rights and the procedures that can bring you the win!

Kitty Kat: Adult Entertainment Non-Nude Resources-

This book is jam-packed with hundreds of sexy non-nude photos, including photo spreads. The book contains complete info on sexy photo sellers, hot magazines, page-turning bookstores, sections on strip clubs, porn stars, alluring models, thought-provoking stories, and must-see movies.

Prison Health Handbook-

The Prison Health Handbook is your one-stop go-to source for information on maintaining your best health while inside the American prison system. Filled with information, tips, and secrets from doctors, gurus, and other experts.

Educating prisoners through entertainment could not come at a more crucial time than now. Today, America imprisons more of its citizens than ever before.

For more information about improving a prisoner's life, visit www.freebirdpublishers.com

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https:// www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers lists the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed publication, the "Inmate Shopper." For more information about the "Inmate Shopper" and the tools it provides that inmates can use to make their incarceration productive, visit: https://www.freebirdpublisher.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublishers.com, also accessible to inmates using prisoner email systems.

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Freebird Publishers Leads the Way for Prisoners Seeking Mandatory Release

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/09/2023 -- In the wake of the Mandatory Release of state prisoners, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall files suit to obstruct the prisoner's early release. Likewise, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey goes on record that she continues to stand for public safety. This political stance by elected officials is common among all the states around the country. They are strong on the pro-prison stance but continually obstruct state-sponsored rehabilitation. Thus, our elected officials continue to convict the poor rather than fight the poverty that leads to crime. Freebird Publishers ( https://www.freebirdpublishers.com/product-page/2254-pro-se-guide-to-winning-federal-relief ) does and continues to stand for American Prisoners in need of help. They provide information that helps prisoners find rehabilitation and early release from state and federal prisons. This is best exemplified by their distribution of books by the nationally known author Raymond E. Lumsden.

In Mr. Lumsden's line of books, prisoners will find many ways to fight for early release from prison in state and federal courts. His books consist of:

The Habeas Corpus Manual
This book is written specifically for the pro se inmate. Within its pages lay the information, process, and instructions for obtaining relief in a state habeas corpus.

From the initial investigation through filing a writ of habeas corpus, prisoners are provided effective forms, motions, and detailed instructions specific to state-level habeas corpus.

Armed with this book, relief is only a few pages away if done properly and effectively. Any pro se inmate serious about post-conviction relief should order a copy. Even if not incarcerated or are not an inmate and looking to overturn a conviction, sentence, etc., this is the book needed.

§ 2254 Pro Se Guide to Winning Federal Relief

Designed to teach and assist pro se prisoners, and the public, in post-conviction proceedings. This extremely easy-to-use tutorial is packed full of sample motions, letters, forms, and pleadings that will assist in advancing one's rights in federal court. It's a must-have for anyone attempting to do so pro se.

Logically written in layman's terms for easy comprehension and strategically outlined and organized, this book allows people to absorb and easily follow the complicated and twisted path that is the federal court system.

This is an invaluable tool and resource for any pro se user who hopes to achieve relief in their federal post-conviction habeas corpus. Herein is everything you will ever need to know, at your fingertips for use and application, in a federal habeas corpus.

The Pro Se Guide to Legal Research & Writing
This easy-to-follow and understand guide provides everyone with the tools necessary to obtain relief from legal issues.

Clear, concise, and direct legal writing is essential for inmates.
Prison "writ-writers" use opaque, jargon-filled writing, which only further alienates those reading it. In this manner, relief is hard-pressed to obtain, if at all.

This book, created for inmates, is the most practical and effective manual available for pro se use.
Every inmate should own a copy and many already do.

The Pro Se Section 1983 Manual

This book is an invaluable and indispensable resource for the pro se inmate seeking to protect their constitutional rights in prison and obtain reform. Comprehensive, precise, and layman guidance provides pro se inmates with information regarding:

" Conditions of Confinement
" Civil Rights in Prison
" Due Process
" How to Litigate
" Legal Research
" Preparing Legal Documents

Written by an inmate for inmates, the Pro Se Section 1983 manual is an authoritative, organized, and easy-to-understand manual designed to bring results and relief. Every inmate wishing to protect their civil rights should have a copy. There is no other book like this one related to Section 1983.

For more information about how a prisoner can exercise their rights, visit www.freebirdpublishers.com.

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https:// www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers provides a full listing of the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed publication, the "Inmate Shopper". For more information about the "Inmate Shopper" and the tools, it provides that an inmate can use to make their incarceration productive visit: https://www.freebirdpublisher.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublishers.com, also accessible to inmates using prisoner email systems.

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Freebird Publishers Does More Than Sell Books to Help Prisoners

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/13/2022 -- As incarceration rates climb, so do rates of recidivism. The successful reintegration of prisoners into society pivots on effective social support services. The most important aspects are housing, employment, and medical services. Although these services are widely available through state and federal government services, most formerly incarcerated people do not qualify. Thus, most services that are available to ex-felons are sponsored by families, private people, groups, and companies. Freebird Publishers (https://www.freebirdpublishers.com/single-post/troubled-young-people-don-t-change-for-the-better-if-they-re-not-taught-how-to-get-better) announces that they are also coming to the aid of the formerly incarcerated people more than ever before.

For most prisoners returning to society, their next step is continued confinement to a halfway house. A halfway house is an extension of a prison sentence most used when prisoners are still in the custody of correctional institutions. In these situations, the prisoners are provided with housing and meals for a fee. They are required to work at a sponsored job which in most cases they quickly lose after their release from custody. At that point, prisoners who do not have family support are often homeless and jobless, or otherwise hopeless. When the prisoner finally reaches their wit's end they often re-offend.

Freebird Publishers is most known for distributing books and services to America's incarcerated community. They are also known for collaborating with others who fight for the rights of prisoners who are treated unfairly.

Most recently Freebird Publishers joined with author Kelly Patrick Riggs to release his latest book Post-Conviction Relief: The Advocate. But now, Freebird Publishers expands to provide services for the formerly incarcerated as well. They have always extended housing and job placement for a few returning prisoners. They now move forward with a much-needed service. Freebird Publishers is happy to announce the birth of Freebird Reentry Services, Inc. A non-profit corporation. Their goal is to continue to provide basic social services to the homeless and needy populations of the Northeast United States. This expanded service will assist the otherwise destitute people of America.

For more information about Freebird Publishers or their services visit, www.freebirdpublishers.com.

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https:// www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers provides a full listing of the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed publication, the "Inmate Shopper". For more information about the "Inmate Shopper" and the tools, it provides that an inmate can use to make their incarceration productive visit: https://www.freebirdpublisher.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublishers.com, also accessible to inmates using prisoner email systems.

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Shaping America’s Inmate Population is The Key to Rehabilitation

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/08/2022 -- Freebird Publishers is taking huge steps to rehabilitate the American prisoner population with education and entertainment (https://www.freebirdpublishers.com/single-post/freebird-publishers-recognized-as-the-leader-in-prisoner-publications). Rehabilitation is a two-prong effort. The first prong is education to provide a better future upon a prisoner's reentry into society. The second prong is affecting the prisoner's free time. Because prisoners can't be expected to study all the time, they must focus on their entertainment also. Freebird Publishers provides a wide variety of extra-curricular reading and activity materials as well.

Research shows that a rehabilitation program generally is effective at reducing recidivism if it possesses three key principles. First, the program should be "evidence-based"—meaning it is modeled after a program shown to reduce recidivism and operates in the same manner as the proven program. Second, the program should be evaluated for cost?effectiveness. Third, the program should focus on the highest?risk and highest?need inmates, as this has the greatest potential to reduce recidivism.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics studies has found high rates of recidivism among released prisoners. One study, which tracked hundreds of thousands of prisoners in 30 states after their release from prison, found that about 2/3 (67.8%) of released prisoners were rearrested within 3 years of release and more than 3/4 (76.6%) were rearrested within 5 years. More than half (56.7%) of these rearrests were in the first year after release. However, there is a 43% reduction in recidivism rates for those prisoners who participate in prison education programs.

Freebird Publishers introduces reading as an evidence-based rehabilitation effort. Reading is considered a hobby as it is an activity that is normally done for entertainment typically during leisure time. However, reading can be made a habit when done regularly. For some, reading can also be a passion, while a few others may consider it a pastime.

Freebird Publishers offers cost-effective books to obtain an understanding of the law, legal processes, and other educational areas. Other books include fiction, pastime, and hobby development.

Books offered by Freebird Publishers also target a prisoner's high-risk needs. They offer books on addiction, living with a record, and safe and sound reentry. Their books are not limited to a small number of prisoners who are selected by prison staff for successful reentry.

In most prisons around the country, educational programs are limited to a small number of individuals. Those individuals are selected by their cooperation and assistance to staff members. Freebird Publishers however make its efforts available to all prisoners and their families.

For more information on helping an incarcerated loved one rehabilitate visit, www.freebirdpublishers.com.

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https:// www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers provides a full listing of the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed publication, the "Inmate Shopper". For more information about the "Inmate Shopper" and the tools, it provides that an inmate can use to make their incarceration productive visit: https://www.freebirdpublisher.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublishers.com, also accessible to inmates using prisoner email systems.

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Professionals Identify Ineffective assistance of Counsel as the cause of Mass-Incarceration

Cullman, AL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/24/2022 -- The Federal Innocence Project (https://thefederalinnocenceproject.com) is a concept that was born in October 2016. Its basic purpose is to fight for Americans who cannot fight for themselves. Those who are actually innocent, or over sentenced. Those who are treated unfairly in a State or Federal criminal courts. After years of private successes, in both state and federal courts, The Federal Innocence Project moves to service the needs of American families around the country.

The managing staff at the Federal Innocence Project consists of Kelly Patrick Riggs, a Nationally known author of Freebird Publishers, and Susan McDonald a renowned legal advocate of the Lovelady Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Together, they realize that ineffective assistance of counsel is the leading cause of our national epidemic known as Mass-Incarceration.

The Supreme Court has held that part of the right to counsel is a right to effective assistance of counsel. Proving that their lawyer was ineffective at trial is a way for innocent prisoners to get their convictions overturned, and therefore ineffective assistance is a common habeas corpus claim. To prove ineffective assistance, a prisoner must show (1) that their trial lawyer's performance fell below an "objective standard of reasonableness" and (2) "a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different." Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984).

Mr. Riggs and Ms. McDonald use their skills, of refining claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, to assist prisoners who cannot afford the services of professional attorneys. They also serve as legal researchers, legal writing consultants, and case developers. Their passion is to support fair and constitutional criminal proceedings for the underprivileged. In addition, they help prisoners refine petitions for compassionate release like the recently released Savino Davila.

For more information about effective Post-Conviction services visit, https://thefederalinnocenceproject.com.

About The Federal Innocence Project:

The Federal Innocence Project (https:/The Federal Innocence Project/thefederalinnocenceproject.com) is headquartered in Cullman, Alabama (AL). They serve the entire United States touching both State and Federal Inmates. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of supplying necessary information and specialized services to inmates and their loved ones since 2016. The Federal Innocence Project provides services to prisoners and their families who wish to pursue Post-Conviction Relief on behalf of someone in State or Federal custody.

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The Sweet Taste of Freedom Starts with Knowledge of The Law.

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/23/2021 -- The most enthusiastic advocates are the people who have suffered from injustice the most. No one understands this better than Freebird Publishers (www.freebirdpublishers.com) who now helps victims around the country. Freebird Publishers understand that knowledge is power to seek justice and they know where to find it. Freebird Publishers has invested years in finding the most informed legal advocates, over the years, and now puts their expertise to good use. Together they have release self-help books for the layman at law that include:

§ 2254 Pro Se Guide to Winning Federal Relief

This is the fourth book in a legal series by Raymond E. Lumsden designed to teach and assist pro se prisoners, and the general public, in post-conviction proceedings. This extremely easy-to-use tutorial packed full with sample motions, letters, forms, and pleadings, will assist you in advancing your rights in federal court. It's a must-have for anyone attempting to do so pro se. Logically written in layman terms for easy comprehension and strategically outlined and organized, this book allows you to absorb and easily follow the complicated and twisted path that is the federal court system. This is an invaluable tool and resource for any pro se user who hopes to achieve relief in their federal post-conviction habeas corpus. Herein is everything you will ever need to know, at your fingertips for use and application, in your federal habeas corpus. Many already own a copy, and now you should too. Your freedom is waiting.

Post-Conviction Relief: Secrets Exposed

This book is written in layman's terms. It will provide you with the understanding that the courts don't want you to have. This book is not only an informative research guide it is also a plain terms resource manual.

Post-Conviction Relief: The Appeal

This book is a continuation of a long overdue effort, to make sense of the habeas corpus process in layman's terms. In this installment, to the series, you will learn how to advance through to appeal. You will be provided with the necessary filings to journey through the court of appeals, step-by-step, as you file a certificate of appealability, an opening brief, a reply, and a petition for rehearing.

Post-Conviction Relief: Advancing Your Claim

This is the third book in the Post-Conviction Relief series. This installment is written to correct the most basic problem in your case, the way you think.

Post-Conviction Relief: Winning Claims

This is the fourth book in the Post-Conviction Relief series. This book is written in layman's terms. It will provide you with the understanding that the courts don't want you to have. This book is not only an informative research guide it is also a plain terms resource manual. It's written with the same perspective as my first three. Its purpose is to give you sound ideas with which you can identify winning claims for habeas corpus relief. When studying your own criminal case or that of another, the task becomes much easier when you can compare the facts of your case to cases that have prevailed in the past.

Post-Conviction Relief: C.O.A. in the Supreme Court

This is the fifth book in the Post-Conviction Relief series. Post-Conviction Relief: C.O.A. In the Supreme Court is a big step in the fight against Mass-Incarceration, America's greatest social crisis. This book is a must have for anyone who seeks to petition for relief in The Supreme Court of The United States

Post-Conviction Relief: Second Last Chance

At sentencing defendants are informed of their right to appeal. After appeal lawyers tell their clients about their right to file for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C.: 2255, but not without laughter in their voice. What they don't tell their clients is that a: 2255 motion cannot be based on actual innocence or over sentencing. This book fills that gap. It explains how to take action for both actual innocence and over sentencing along with explaining which legal mechanism to use.

The Pro Se Guide to Legal Research & Writing

This easy-to-follow and understand guide provides you with the tools necessary to obtain relief in your legal issues. Clear, concise and direct legal writing is essential for inmates especially where the "deck is already stacked against you. Prison "writ-writers" tend to use opaque, jargon-filled writing, which only serves to further alienate those reading it. In this manner relief is hard-pressed to obtain, if at all. This book, created for inmates, is the most practical and effective manual available for pro se use. Every inmate should own a copy and many already do. If you want to win relief in your writing … this is the book for you.

Federal Rules of Evidence 2019 Edition Pocket Guide

First adopted in 1975, the Federal Rules of Evidence codify the evidence law that applies in United States federal courts. In addition, many states in the United States have either adopted the Federal Rules of Evidence, with or without local variations, or have revised their own evidence rules or codes to at least partially follow the federal rules. In general, the purpose of rules of evidence is to regulate the evidence that the jury may use to reach a verdict. Historically, the rules of evidence reflected a marked distrust of jurors. The Federal Rules of Evidence strive to eliminate this distrust and encourage admitting evidence in close cases.

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures 2019 Edition Pocket Guide

The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure are the procedural rules that govern how federal criminal prosecutions are conducted in United States district courts and the general trial courts of the U.S. government.

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Ineffective assistance of counsel has become a national epidemic. This travesty is at the root of the Mass-Incarceration problem that currently plagues the American people. What's truly shocking is the years lost and the pain caused because of lawyers and judges who refuse to provide their honest service. You don't have to be a victim. Kelly Patrick Riggs has spent the last seven years in an intense study of advanced Habeas Corpus procedure and the ineffective assistance of counsel phenomenon. He has discovered that the ineffective assistance of counsel is the norm, rather than the exception, in the American criminal justice system. He has learned how to apply the relevant laws and procedures and has guided many federal prisoners in their pursuit of Post-Conviction Relief. This book is one of the most comprehensive guides to understanding a lawyer's obligations, to a client who is accused of a crime. It explains what you can expect from a competent lawyer in a criminal trial and how to stop the harm of counsel ineffectiveness before it becomes final.

The Pro Se Section 1983 Manual

This book is an invaluable and indispensable resource for the pro se inmate seeking to protect their constitutional rights in prison and obtaining reform. Comprehensive, precise, and layman guidance provides pro se inmates with information regarding: Conditions of Confinement" Civil Rights in Prison" Due Process" How to Litigate" Legal Research" Preparing Legal Documents Written by an inmate for inmates, the Pro Se Section 1983 manual is an authoritative, organized, and easy to understand manual designed to bring results and relief. Every inmate wishing to protect their civil rights should have a copy. There is no other book like this one related to Section 1983.

The Habeas Corpus Manual

This book is written specifically for the pro se inmate. Within its pages lay the necessary information, process, and instructions necessary in obtaining relief in your state habeas corpus.

From the initial investigation through the filing of your writ of habeas corpus, you are provided effective forms, motions, and detailed instructions specific to state level habeas corpus. Armed with this book, relief is only a few pages away if done properly and effectively. Any pro se inmate serious about post-conviction relief should order a copy. Even if you aren't an inmate and are looking to overturn a conviction, sentence, etc. this is the book for you. Includes hundreds of case cites and actual opinions for you to use.

For more information about legal remedies that provide release from prison, visit www.freebirdpublishers.com.

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https://www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers provides a full listing of the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed publication, the "Inmate Shopper". For more information about the "Inmate Shopper" and the tools it provides that an inmate can use to make their incarceration productive visit: https://www.freebirdpublisher.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublishers.com, also accessible to inmates through use of prisoner email systems.

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Jailhouse Lawyers Fight for Justice from Inside the System

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/11/2021 -- In recent years, a Nationally known publishing company has raised awareness to injustice and wrongful convictions by collaborating with some of the most effective post-conviction advocates in the world. Freebird Publishers has released books to help prisoners become the person that their communities need them to be, to become a positive influence over the upcoming generations. Books that help fight recidivism and others that help prisoners reduce their sentences. In addition, Freebird Publishers brings awareness to misconduct that is practiced by a handful of people in the criminal justice system.

Freebird Publishers has made this task possible by collaborating with dedicated advocates known only as Jailhouse Lawyers. Jailhouse Lawyers are dedicated to their cause because they know the pain of being incarcerated, often without just cause.

Jailhouse lawyer is a simple term to refer to an inmate in a jail or other prison who, though usually never having practiced law nor having any formal legal training, informally assists other inmates in legal matters relating to their sentence or to their conditions in prison. Sometimes, he or she also assists other inmates in civil matters of a legal nature. The ability that some inmates possess to help other illiterate inmates file petitions for post-conviction relief was first recognized in Johnson v. Avery.

The important role that jailhouse lawyers play in the criminal justice system has been recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court, which has held that jailhouse lawyers must be permitted to assist illiterate inmates in filing petitions for post-conviction relief unless the state provides some reasonable alternative.

With so few professional advocacy resources available, the need for Jailhouse Lawyers increases with the growing prison population. In answer to this growing need Freebird Publishers collaborated with some of the brightest minds in the business. One of which (Kelly Patrick Riggs) was proclaimed by a Chief Federal District Judge to be one of the most successful Jailhouse Lawyers in American history.

Freebird Publishers has and continues to fight for justice and fair sentencing, by producing books that teach average prisoners to battle over sentencing and to become Jailhouse Lawyers as well. Their collaboration with a small number of handpicked authors has produced publications that address a large variety of subjects from criminal conviction to civil litigation. All their books are written in easy to read and simple to understand English.

For more information visit Freebird Publishers at, www.freebirdpublishers.com

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https://www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers provides a full listing of the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed publication, the "Inmate Shopper". For more information about the "Inmate Shopper" and the tools it provides that an inmate can use to make their incarceration productive visit: https://www.freebirdpublisher.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublishers.com, also accessible to inmates through use of prisoner email systems.

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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Causes Over Incarceration

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/31/2020 -- Is criminal justice reform just another hot topic in today's popular political circles? If America only knew the truth. Beginning in the late sixties a number of political candidates based their campaigns on the need for tougher criminal laws. What was really needed however, was the equal protection of the criminal laws already enacted. And conscientious lawyers that diligently defended criminal defendants by enforcing the laws in America. History shows that ever since the right to counsel was established in 1963, it was not equally applied to people of color. Thus, even though minorities accused of crimes were guaranteed the appointment of counsel, they were not guaranteed that the appointed lawyer (court appointed counsel) would actually defend them. It wasn't until 1984 that the Supreme Court determined that the constitution required the effective assistance of counsel. In the decades that followed, the courts around the country have revealed that the greatest problem with the American Criminal Justice system is the ineffective assistance of counsel.

Although ineffective assistance of counsel is a widespread problem that plagues the American Criminal Justice System, it has until recently been ignored by the courts and the government. The problem has gone unaddressed for decades because our elected and appointed officials, those we trust to manage our courts and our government, are almost all lawyers themselves. This is a simple case of the foxes guarding the hen house. Lawyers who practice in the criminal justice system do not point out, to their clients, acts of ineffectiveness. As a result, ineffective assistance of counsel has gone largely undefined until 2019.

In the last decade a demand for justice and equality began in American prisons. Once inmates discovered that they could not depend on the lawyers that were appointed to them, they began a widespread study of law. This movement has produced lawyers like Brandon Sample, a former federal prisoner; professors like Shon Hopwood, a former federal prisoner; and author/activist Kelly Patrick Riggs, currently incarcerated.

Most prison advocates are self-taught, but yet instrumental in the fight for criminal justice reform. Many are persecuted and tormented by prison staff. Some are subjected to the harsh segregation of the Special Housing Unit (SHU) because of their drive to fight injustice.

Those prison advocates who drive forward against all opposition are often encouraged by seeing the fruits of their labor. In 2019, Mr. Riggs was witness to The Supreme Court's invalidation of the federal gun law's residual clause. He had fought for over one hundred fellow inmates, several of which made it all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, seeking review. When the Supreme Court gave its ruling in United States v. Davis et.al., Mr. Riggs still had 16 cases pending. Most of which were premised on the ineffective assistance of counsel.

Mr. Riggs realized the widespread problem of ineffective assistance of counsel during his seven-year study of the phenomenon. And in January of 2019 the CEO of Freebird Publishers asked him to consider publishing what he had learned in a layman's guide to identifying what is and what is not ineffective assistance of counsel. Almost a year later Freebird Publishers makes available nationwide "Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Overcoming the Inevitable". This book is now available to the public and within it Mr. Riggs defines, for what he believes to be the first time, what ineffective assistance of counsel is.

For more information about how to overcome the effects of ineffective assistance of counsel in a criminal case visit: www.freebirdpublishers.com.

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https://www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide by being a leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers provides a full listing of the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed catalog, the Inmate Shopper. For more information about the Inmate Shopper and the tools it provides that an inmate can use to make their incarceration productive visit: https://www.freebirdpublishers.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublishers.com, also available to inmates through use of prison email systems.

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ANYONE WHO’S THINKING OF DIVORCE KNOWS THEY HAVE SOME DIFFICULT CHOICES TO MAKE.

Oklahoma City, OK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/07/2020 -- And during the coronavirus pandemic, those choices may be somewhat limited because a lot of places are closed and things are very different than they would normally be. But Owens Law Office remains open to assist in divorce and family law cases in Oklahoma City amid COVID-19, allowing clients to move through the process as efficiently as possible. During can be stressful and painful during the best of times, and it's often more complicated when there are other big factors causing additional difficulties. The pandemic is causing rising stress levels, and reducing stress while going through a divorce isn't an easy task.

STILL, THE BEST OPTION FOR LOWERING STRESS LEVELS AND GETTING THROUGH A DIVORCE IN A PANDEMIC IS TO HAVE THE RIGHT ATTORNEY TO HELP WITH THE PROCESS.

That makes it less complicated and can mean both spouses get the support and guidance they're looking for. Custody issues, financial concerns, and other family law problems can all be part of the process of divorce. When those issues aren't addressed the right way, or when one or both spouses feel they aren't getting what they need from the agreement they're trying to reach, stress levels can rise. Add to those additional problems, such as being quarantined with a spouse while moving through the divorce proceedings, and it's very important to have a trusted, professional advisor to work with.

THERE'S NO REASON THAT A DIVORCE HAS TO BE PUT ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19.

It may take a bit longer to get everything done due to potential delays in the courts, but Owens Law Office is still working during this time. Attorneys who are dedicated to helping their clients know that sometimes things like divorces really can't wait until a better time. There are often important reasons to move things forward, and that's true of most family law issues and concerns. No matter what the reasons are behind a divorce, custody dispute, or other family law problem, having the right people handling the case and making sure it advances through the courts to a successful resolution matter.

CONTACT OWENS LAW OFFICE TODAY, AND GET THE SUPPORT AND LEGAL HELP YOU NEED TO MOVE THROUGH YOUR DIVORCE AS EASILY AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE OPEN DURING COVID-19, TO ASSIST WITH YOUR FAMILY LAW MATTERS.

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Crime rates have fluctuated wildly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bellevue, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/01/2020 -- In an interview with Seattle Times, the Seattle Police Department said that crime reports declined 15 percent from late February to early March compared with last year. Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, SPD spokesperson said, "This is not surprising, considering the reduction of people out and about."

Many types of crimes decreased.

Property crimes, particularly against private residences, were down in many locations nationwide. A downturn in violent crimes was short-lived as rates of some types of crime again spiked weeks later. The rates of violent crimes are returning to normal, particularly in cities and areas with high rates of gun violence and drugs.

Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in the rise in crime.

King County's announcement that jails would not accept people brought in for many types of misdemeanors left a gaping opportunity for a crime spree, for example and the number of certain crimes did indeed rise.

The national crime and safety trends website, SafeWise, notes that Seattle had 32 more burglaries per 100,000 people between March 16 and April 12 than in the same period in 2019, for example. Overall, Seattle has seen 21 percent more burglaries than in previous years. In fact, one city precinct saw an 87 percent jump in burglaries in March, even as businesses shuttered their doors due to the pandemic.

Other types of crime also seem to be growing more common during the age of social distancing.

These crimes include:

Package theft
Drug use/opioid abuse
Speeding
Assault on medical workers and law enforcement
Defying stay-at-home orders, restrictions on public gatherings, and other public health measures intended to control the spread of coronavirus
Other types of crimes are popping up.

The Seattle Police Department recently announced a spike in widespread fraud campaign in which criminals are using stolen identities to file false unemployment claims. Many victims find out when they receive notification that a claim has been filed on their behalf, even though the victims have not filed unemployment claims.

The COVID-19 outbreak, its effects on crime, and its impact on the social justice system could have lasting impacts for citizens, law enforcement, the legal system, and for those accused of crimes. Anyone in Seattle facing criminal charges but not currently in custody will probably not get a hearing anytime soon. When a hearing does happen, it may be rushed; this may put defendants in danger of an unfair trial. A criminal defense lawyer can help defendants get the fair trial they need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For more information about how the COVID-19 pandemic could affect your case, contact Lennard A. Nahajski with The Nahajski Firm Criminal Defense today.

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Seattle has a high rate of “grab and run” thefts, in which so-called porch pirates steal packages from doorsteps.

Bellevue, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/06/2020 -- In fact, The Seattle Times named the Emerald City as the fifth-worst metropolitan area for packages stolen from porches in 2019. While this type of theft is more common during the holidays, it can happen at any time of year.

In a KIRO Radio interview, SPD Sergeant Sean Whitcomb described how the Seattle Police Department handles package thieves known to tail delivery trucks.

"We followed them too with undercover detectives, so it's like it's this game of cat and mouse."

Beyond that, Seattle police look for trends in the location and times of reported package thefts to help them determine "where it's happening and more likely than not who's doing it." Whitcomb goes on to explain, "Because so many of these crimes are done by the same people, they're prolific offenders."

Package theft is a type of mail theft under both Washington State and federal law, and mail theft can carry hefty sentences.

A federal court can impose a sentence of up to 5 years for stealing even a single letter from the mail. Washington law is a bit laxer, in that its class C felony of mail theft requires that the alleged porch pirate steals from numerous addresses or from the same address more than once. First offenders will likely be charged with petty theft, a misdemeanor that comes with a $1,000 fine. Aggressive, diligent legal counsel can often help reduce the severity of the outcome.

Despite the watchful eye of neighbors, surveillance tactics by police, the use of cameras and other defenses against porch pirates, package theft can be difficult to prove.

Without a witness, police can do little more than take note of any individual incidence of porch piracy in a neighborhood. If others in the same neighborhood report the same problem, police are more likely to investigate. To be charged with grab and run theft, a suspect would need to be both directly linked with the crime and in possession of the items.

After arrest, a number of factors can influence the outcome of a grab and run.

Being caught on camera is not always enough proof to link a suspect with the crime, for instance. The suspect can face additional charges, depending on the contents of the package and what happens to those contents after the package is stolen. Stealing a package containing prescriptions or other personal items carries a heavier charge, for example, and selling the contents can result in additional charges

If you have been charged with package theft, obtain legal counsel quickly from a civil defense lawyer. Your Seattle criminal defense lawyer can ensure you get a fair trial, no matter the charges.

Contact The Nahajski Firm Criminal Defense today.

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Anyone in Seattle facing criminal charges but is currently an out-of-custody defendant likely will not have a hearing anytime soon.

Bellevue, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/04/2020 -- According to a recent article in The Seattle Times, the state Supreme Court issued an emergency order for criminal hearings. Chief Justice Debra Stephens issued the emergency order, which postpones hearings for out-of-custody defendants in the state. In addition to postponing hearings, the emergency order also provides for the release of certain defendants. More specifically, jail inmates who are especially vulnerable to coronavirus may be eligible for release. The emergency order allows trial court judges to suspend court rules to address health concerns arising out of the pandemic. The emergency order took immediate effect. Prior to the emergency order, criminal jury trials in parts of Washington State had been postponed until April 24, 2020.

That suspension affected people facing criminal charges in King County, Snohomish County, and Pierce County. However, many other counties in the state did not order similar criminal jury trial suspensions. Accordingly, many commentators saw the emergency order as a necessity. The emergency order also has a provision for its extension beyond April 24 if necessary. According to the emergency order, the requirement that all courts close became necessary.

Although courts postponed hearings and trials in some counties, other courts in Washington State carried on. The emergency order ensures consistency across the state in an attempt to combat the public health crisis of COVID-19. Indeed, many courtrooms in Seattle and across the state are small. As such, appropriate social distancing cannot occur within them. Attorneys, judges, and other court employees voiced concerns about the coronavirus spreading due to courtroom interactions. In addition to out-of-custody defendants, criminal hearings for in-custody defendants have also been postponed.

Anyone in custody who is facing criminal charges will not get a hearing until April 24 at the earliest. However, first appearances continue to take place. Accordingly, judges will still hear motions for pretrial release and bail modifications. Yet Washington residents facing criminal charges may be wondering if the emergency order violates rights to a speedy trial.

According to Seattle criminal defense lawyer Lennard A. Nahajski , "this situation is largely without precedent."

As such, defendants awaiting trial should speak with their criminal defense lawyer about their rights. Local rules sometimes account for emergency situations, but rights to a speedy trial under Washington State and federal law could arise. Even out-of-custody defendants may be facing anxiety over the uncertainty of a trial date.

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Anyone in Seattle facing criminal charges but is currently an out-of-custody defendant likely will not have a hearing anytime soon.

Bellevue, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/02/2020 -- According to a recent article in The Seattle Times, the state Supreme Court issued an emergency order for criminal hearings. Chief Justice Debra Stephens issued the emergency order, which postpones hearings for out-of-custody defendants in the state. In addition to postponing hearings, the emergency order also provides for the release of certain defendants. More specifically, jail inmates who are especially vulnerable to coronavirus may be eligible for release. The emergency order allows trial court judges to suspend court rules to address health concerns arising out of the pandemic. The emergency order took immediate effect.

Prior to the emergency order, criminal jury trials in parts of Washington State had been postponed until April 24, 2020. That suspension affected people facing criminal charges in King County, Snohomish County, and Pierce County. However, many other counties in the state did not order similar criminal jury trial suspensions. Accordingly, many commentators saw the emergency order as a necessity. The emergency order also has a provision for its extension beyond April 24 if necessary.

According to the emergency order, the requirement that all courts close became necessary. Although courts postponed hearings and trials in some counties, other courts in Washington State carried on. The emergency order ensures consistency across the state in an attempt to combat the public health crisis of COVID-19. Indeed, many courtrooms in Seattle and across the state are small. As such, appropriate social distancing cannot occur within them. Attorneys, judges, and other court employees voiced concerns about the coronavirus spreading due to courtroom interactions.

In addition to out-of-custody defendants, criminal hearings for in-custody defendants have also been postponed. Anyone in custody who is facing criminal charges will not get a hearing until April 24 at the earliest. However, first appearances continue to take place. Accordingly, judges will still hear motions for pretrial release and bail modifications. Yet Washington residents facing criminal charges may be wondering if the emergency order violates rights to a speedy trial.

According to Seattle criminal defense lawyer Lennard A. Nahajski, "this situation is largely without precedent." As such, defendants awaiting trial should speak with their criminal defense lawyer about their rights. Local rules sometimes account for emergency situations, but rights to a speedy trial under Washington State and federal law could arise. Even out-of-custody defendants may be facing anxiety over the uncertainty of a trial date.

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An Illinois employee recently filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city and former officials for discrimination on the basis of race and age.

Chicago, IL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/31/2020 -- An Illinois employee recently filed a lawsuit against the City of Danville, according to a WCIA newsreport . The employment discrimination claim also names former city leaders. The employee, a former administrative assistant, alleges discrimination on the basis of race and sex. The city fired the 51-year-old Danville employee, Lisa Robinson, in 2018. Robinson started working for the city in 1994. By the time of her termination, she had worked for the city for more than 20 years. A union arbitrator ordered the city to give her back her job. However, Robinson will still move forward with her discrimination complaint. She recently filed the complaint in federal court.

Robinson's complaint alleges that the employer denied her access to files on the basis of race and age. She alleges that she faced discrimination in the workplace and that her termination amounted to retaliation. After being subject to workplace discrimination, Robinson reported it to human resources. After making a report, Robinson alleges that her employer retaliated against her before terminating her.

The Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) protects employees from discrimination on the basis of race, age, and many other classifications. The IHRA also prohibits retaliation when an employee exercises his or her IHRA rights. In addition to protections under state law, many federal laws prohibit different forms of employment discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, and other categories. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of age. It provides specific protections for employees and job applications aged 40 and older. Both federal laws also prohibit retaliation.

According to Chicago employment discrimination lawyer Arthur R. Ehrlich, "the IHRA provides protections beyond those provided by federal law." As Ehrlich explained, "whether an employee files a state or federal discrimination claim depends on many factors, including coverage." For example, the IHRA expressly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, while federal law may not apply.  The US Supreme Court is now considering that issue. For discrimination because of race or age, an employee is eligible to file a state or federal law claim. Robinson filed a federal claim, specifically citing the ADEA.

In addition to damages and attorney's fees, Robinson wants the city to institute new policies. Specifically, she wants new policies to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race and age. Robinson also wants the city to appoint an independent monitor to implement and oversee those policies.

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Attorneys need evidence to build car crash claims, and that evidence sometimes comes from unexpected places.

Oklahoma City, OK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/24/2020 -- As the coronavirus spreads, peace officers are limiting their interaction with the public, especially when it comes to vehicle collisions.

"If somebody calls us because they're in a car crash, that's different than somebody calling because they want to give us information on someone who is having a domestic (violence situation), or somebody who just had a burglary occur," explained Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Gary Knight. In other words, officers might not respond to the scene of a serious injury collision. These changes are not limited to OCPD. Highway Patrol troopers will not handle drivers' licenses or other documents. And, at traffic stops, deputies at the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office speak to drivers from the passenger side window.

"The bottom line is: we still have wives, kids, significant others and families at home," said Blackwell Police Chief Dewayne Wood. "It puts a lot on the officer to remember that we are all responsible for ourselves." "These procedural changes are not just cosmetic," emphasized Oklahoma City auto accident lawyer Phillip P. Owens II. "They directly affect the way our office collects evidence in car crash claims."

The police accident report is often the evidentiary cornerstone of a vehicle collision claim. Medical bills are usually just as important. If the police report is unavailable, attorneys must look elsewhere for evidence. A vehicle's Event Data Recorder often provides all the information the police accident report would have provided, and more. Investigators often use black box flight recorders to determine the cause of airplane crashes. Similarly, attorneys use EDR information to help determine liability in a car crash claim. EDRs measure and record information like:

 - Vehicle speed,

- Steering angle,

- Engine acceleration or deceleration, and

- Brake application.

This determination is not absolute because insurance company defenses, like contributory negligence, might apply.

Electronic evidence in general, and EDR evidence in particular, is often very compelling in court. Tech-savvy jurors usually respond very well to electronic evidence. And, if the EDR was working properly, insurance company lawyers usually cannot successfully challenge its information. Computers are never wrong and never biased. EDR information can make or break a case, especially in the absence of a police report, and attorneys must act aggressively to ensure this evidence is available in court. Generally, insurance companies destroy totaled vehicles within a few days of an accident. If that happens, any physical evidence, such as the EDR, is gone.

So, attorneys send spoliation letters to insurance companies in these situations. These letters create a legal duty to preserve any potential physical evidence, including the EDR. Moreover, Oklahoma has very strict vehicle data privacy laws. Generally, only the owner or an authorized agent can access this data, and that access must be for a very limited purpose, such as vehicle diagnostics. Thus, attorneys must usually obtain court orders before they can access and download EDR information.

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The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act requires employers to reconsider non-disclosure agreements and other clauses that could limit employment discrimination complaints.

Chicago, IL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/24/2020 -- The Workplace Transparency Act (WTA) took effect in Illinois just two months ago across the state. Employers and employees alike should understand their rights and obligations under the new law. The Illinois General Assembly passed the law last June in connection with other laws related to sexual harassment. The law is similar to other laws passed in New York and California in response to the #MeToo movement. Legislators want to prevent workplace situations in which employees were not allowed to discuss their harassment allegations once their case was settled. Given that the WTA is now in effect, employment law changes will need to occur for new hires and for exiting employees.

Under the new law, employers who are making new hires need to understand the limits of non-disclosure agreements. Employers cannot create employment agreements that include clauses or covenants designed to prevent an employee from disclosing harassment at work. More significantly, employers cannot include clauses or covenants that have the effect of preventing an employee from making disclosures. To be clear, employers do not have to intend to prevent an employee from reporting discrimination with a non-disclosure agreement. However, if an agreement or clause has that effect, it is unlawful under the WTC. Accordingly, the WTC aims to support current or former employees who want to come forward with discrimination or harassment claims. The enactment of the WTC coincides with greater employee protections under the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA).

The WTC takes additional steps beyond prohibiting certain types of agreements, clauses, and covenants in employment contracts. Indeed, it also prohibits employers from compelling arbitration for discrimination issues and other particular disputes. To be sure, the WTC says that mandatory arbitration may not be compelled in Illinois. In addition, the WTC provides protections for employees presented with settlement agreements. To ensure that employees can properly consider a settlement offer, the WTC requires specific time windows for acceptance and revocation. All employees must have 21 days to consider a settlement agreement. In addition, all employees must have 7 days to revoke a settlement agreement after signing it.

According to Chicago employment discrimination attorney Jonathan C. Goldman, "employers and employees need to be clear about new rights and obligations under the WTA." As underscored, "certain types of non-disclosure agreements are not appropriate, and settlement agreements must have particular time windows." Non-disclosure agreements, non-disparagement provisions, and settlement agreements must be analyzed carefully under the WTC. Indeed, many common employment agreement provisions may not be lawful if they could limit or prevent discrimination allegations.

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Even if the demonstration is lawful, criminal trespass charges might still hold up in court. However, there are a number of possible defenses.

Bellevue, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/25/2020 -- Twenty-eight climate change protestors are in police custody after they refused to leave a Chase Bank building in downtown Seattle.

Officers arrived at the building about noon, after some protestors allegedly refused to leave the bank's lobby. Most of the group complied with the officer's request to move onto the sidewalk, but thirteen men and fifteen women remained inside.

A police spokesperson said the intransigent demonstrators said they wanted to be arrested. They were transported to the King County Jail.

"We have probably all seen footage of the brutal way police officers suppressed civil rights protests in the 1960s," remarked Seattle criminal defense attorney Lennard A. Nahajski. "Thankfully, things rarely get that heated today. But emotions still run high at many of these events, whether they are staged or not."

Freedom of assembly is one of the core principles in the First Amendment. However, authorities have the right to regulate the time, place, and manner of these assemblies. In general, demonstrations are lawful unless the demonstrators infringe on the rights of others or disobey a lawful order. In some jurisdictions, police also have the power to break up assemblies if they create a nuisance or disturbance, but that's extremely subjective.

In the above story, the order in question was probably a criminal trespass warning. Contrary to popular myth, "trespassing" is not a crime. Rather, the crime is a refusal to obey a "go away" criminal trespass warning. Some public places, such as restaurants, sometimes post no-trespassing signs. These signs might or might not serve as criminal trespass warnings.

Generally, criminal trespass is a simple misdemeanor which could mean a maximum 90 days in jail. Aggravated trespass is a gross misdemeanor (up to one year in jail). The difference between the two is a bit vague. Generally, prosecutors file aggravated trespass charges if the defendant made a scene or resisted officers.

There are a number of defenses. Trespass charges do not hold up in court if the building was abandoned. That's different from "closed" or "unoccupied at the time." Furthermore, defendants are not guilty as a matter of law if they complied with all the establishment's rules and regulations. This second issue sometimes comes up in rowdy party situations.

Filming the police is a somewhat related matter. In the Ninth Circuit, which includes Seattle, it is legal to use a cell phone or other device to video police as they perform their official duties. People must obey reasonable commands, like "stand over there," as long as the commands do not substantially interfere with filming. However, the Supreme Court has yet to rule on this issue, so the law could change.

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Protesting America's Third World Justice System

Milton, FL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/25/2020 -- Much too often federal defendants are advised to plead guilty by under-educated and self-serving court-appointed lawyers. Unfortunately, each year, tens of thousands of defendants who are actually innocent are convicted of crimes they didn't commit. False conviction is recognized by The Federal Public Defenders Office as a leading cause of Mass-Incarceration. In 2018, The Federal Defenders Office published it's findings about innocent people being coerced into pleading guilty. In a report entitled "Trial Tax," the Federal Defenders Office laid out the frightening details. "Trial Tax" is available on line.

Once defendants are found guilty by plea agreement they discover that they also waived their right to appeal from their illegal sentence and conviction. But, what's most troubling is that they also waived their right to have the assistance of a lawyer. Therefore, when prisoners discover that their lawyers lied to them, they have no right to the assistance of counsel to prove that they are in fact innocent. The waivers that defendants are convinced to sign most often leave uneducated and underprivileged innocent prisoners to navigate the complex legal system's procedures by themselves.

After his retirement, 7th Circuit Judge, Richard Posner, made a bold move. In 2018, Judge Posner launched The Posner Center of Justice, he tried to help as many "abandoned", innocent American prisoners as he could.

Unfortunately for Judge Poser, and those who needed his help, he had no idea how big the problem had become, and how little his volunteer attorneys were willing to help. After announcing the program, thousands of hopeful prisoners overwhelmed the Posner Center of Justice. Under the strain, the center shut it's doors unannounced when it's board of directors dissolved the nonprofit corporation in July of 2019.

Judge Posner discovered that the attorneys who run the American Criminal Justice System, have very little interest in justice, if they have any at all.

Not long ago, Law.com's "Litigation Daily" reported that the center's Executive Director said the board's statement was "self serving nonsense."

"Unfortunately, there were lawyers involved in the Posner Center who were really not very interested in helping Pro Se defendants but were more interested in having their names connected to the Posner Center for selfish reasons," he said. "The problem was that most of the lawyers who signed up to be part of the Posner Center weren't willing to actually help the Pro Se defendants."

Efforts like the Posner Center come, and they go. When they leave, they leave a void where the hope of the innocent once dwelled. For this reason, the less fortunate must educate themselves. This is accomplished by obtaining the easy to understand books that are available on the market today.

One particular series of books, that's written specifically to be used by underprivileged prisoners, is the "Post-Conviction Relief" series developed and published by Freebird Publishers (https://www.freebirdpublishers.com). This set of books is affordable and informative. They are written from the perspective of a successful advocate who has a true passion to assist the underprivileged prisoners in America.

For more information on the easy to understand, "Post-Conviction Relief" series visit: www.freebirdpublishers.com. Prisoners can send a direct email to Diane@freebirdpublishers.com using prison email systems.

About Freebird Publishers
Freebird Publishers (https://www.freebirdpublishers.com) is headquartered in North Dighton, Massachusetts (MA). They serve the entire United States and international locations. They have earned the confidence of prisoners and their families nationwide, by being the leader in the business of providing necessary information and specialized publishing services to inmates and their loved ones since 2013. Freebird Publishers provides a full listing of the hundreds of services available to prisoners in their detailed catalog, "The Inmate Shopper". For more information about "The Inmate Shopper" and the tools it provides, that an inmate can use to make their incarceration productive, visit: https://www.freebirdpublishers.com or send a direct email to: Diane@freebirdpublisher.com, also accessible to inmates through use of prison email systems.

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons Says It Costs Too Much to Slow Overspending

North Dighton, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/18/2020 -- Although the courts across the country continue to uphold portions of The First Step Act (FSA), including compassionate release, The Department of Justice continues to slow the implementation of the Earned Time Credits provision established by the new law. It's clear that placing the responsibility in the hands of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was a mistake that has resulted in a financial conflict of interest.

As congress intended The FSA awards eligible, non-violent, inmates with earned time credits. These credits can be used to provide the inmate more halfway house time or home confinement, ultimately increasing the transitional period between the confines of prison and the demands of being a productive member of a community. Earned time credits do not reduce a prisoner's sentence, but instead allows eligible prisoners to serve their sentences outside prison walls. Thus, transferring the cost of confinement from the taxpayers, to the individual inmates who are, upon release, eligible to join the American working class.

Unfortunately, the early release of eligible inmates translates into a loss of gross revenue for the BOP. In a recent notice issued by the Department Of Justice ( published in the Federal Register/ vol. 84, no. 223/ Tuesday, November 19, 2019) the BOP said: "Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 505, allows for assessment of a fee to cover the average cost of incarceration for Federal inmates. We calculate the Cost Of Incarceration Fee (COIF) by dividing the number representing the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) facilities monetary obligation (excluding activation costs) by the number of inmate-days incurred for the fiscal year, and then by multiplying the quotient by the number of days in the fiscal year. Based on FY 2018 data, FY 2018 COIF was $37,499.00 ($102.60 per day) for Federal inmates in Bureau facilities..." For Further Information Contact: Sarah Qureshi, (202) 353-8248.

A recent population report, published by Texas attorney Jeremy Gordon, shows that the BOP currently holds 174,963 inmates, over 60% of which are non-violent offenders, 40% (or an estimated 69,985 inmates) of which are FSA eligible. Multiplying the number of eligible inmates by the Bureau's own COIF, of $102.60 per day, shows a daily gross revenue of an estimated $7,180,461.00 paid to the bureau for delaying the benefits of the First Step Act to inmates who are otherwise qualified to be released.

"The BOP has a long history of acting in ways that result in lengthier and less productive terms of incarceration despite the obvious will of congress," David E. Patton, executive director of the nonprofit Federal Defenders of New York, recently quoted in the Washington Post. "For decades it has not provided enough vocational, educational, mental health, and substance abuse programming despite abundant need and lengthy wait lists." Patton pointed to DOJ wait lists that indicate that tens of thousands of inmates go without prison work assignments, vocational and educational training and drug treatment.

The Washington Post reported, in early January 2020, that near half of BOP inmates complete no programs, more than half go without needed drug treatment, more than 80% have not taken technical or vocational courses, and over 90% have no prison industry employment.

In the past year, since the enactment of The First Step Act, the BOP has offered no new qualifying programs to its inmate population. And the BOP has refused to consider or offer new programs and productive activities provided by outside sources. One such productive activity, refused by the BOP, was a prisoner's writing program that was developed by author Kelly Patrick Riggs. Since then Mr. Riggs has published the program in a short book titled, "How to Write Your Own Check". His program was accepted and is soon to be provided in select state prisons through FAIR SHAKE (fairshake.net).

Mr. Riggs is among the many men and women that have become successful authors with the help and guidance of Freebird Publishers. Those who have transformed themselves while incarcerated, did so after realizing that a change and access to productive activities were necessary.With the help of Freebird Publishers and the example of authors like Kelly Patrick Riggs, and others, prisoners can change their lives forever regardless of what the Bureau does or does not do with the First Step Act.

To learn more about what you can do to change a prisoner's life visit www.freebirdpublishers.com.

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An arrest is not evidence of guilt. Instead, prosecutors must use other evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Bellevue, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/08/2020 -- Some 2019 magazine headlines like "Left-coast Lawlessness" and "Seattle Under Siege" might have been a bit overblown. According to the official records, crime rates decreased across the board last year.

Property crime rates, mostly theft, were at their lowest levels since the 1970s. Violent crime rates also dropped sharply. Seattle Police Department spokesperson Sergeant Sean Whitcomb said that social media was probably to blame. Additionally, many people wrongfully assume that homelessness and crime are connected, he added.

Lower reporting rates might have something to do with the decreases. Overall, emergency police calls were down 3 percent, although the city's population grew substantially. Theft and other property crime reports were down even more (20 percent).

"Many people, including many jurors, think that if police arrested people, they must have done something wrong," remarked Seattle criminal defense attorney Lennard A. Nahajski. "Debunking that myth is probably the most important part of a criminal defense attorney's job."

There is a difference between morally guilty and legally guilty, he explained. Moral guilt is irrelevant in criminal cases. Legal guilt is all that matters. "Guilty" or "not guilty" is not related to what the defendant did, but rather to what the state can prove he did.

This proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt. That's the highest standard of evidence in American law. The Pattern Jury Instructions have a generic definition of reasonable doubt which is not very helpful. So, defense lawyers often press for an additional clause: "If, from such consideration, you have an abiding belief in the truth of the charge, you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt."

Prosecutors present their side of the story first. Immediately after that, almost all jurors would immediately vote "guilty" without hesitating. Proof of an abiding character means that, even after jurors hear the other side of the story, they have the same firm belief in the defendant's guilt.

All this assumes the stop and arrest were legal. If officers lacked reasonable suspicion for the stop or probable cause for the arrest, the case cannot move forward. DUI is a good example. It's not illegal to weave in a single lane of traffic. So, such weaving cannot be reasonable suspicion. If the defendant passed the field sobriety tests, or the officer did not administer them for some reason, there may be no probable cause for the arrest.

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After being arrested with 900 pounds of cocaine, a client of attorney Matthew E. Ladd managed to secure a rare acquittal and is now free. With less than 1% of Federal Criminal Cases that go to trial ending in acquittal, The Law Office of Mathew E. Ladd continues to distinguish itself from other criminal law firms.

Coral Gables, FL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/07/2020 -- After being arrested with 900 pounds of cocaine, a client of attorney Matthew E. Ladd managed to secure a rare acquittal and is now free. With less than 1% of Federal Criminal Cases that go trial ending in acquittal, The Law Office of Mathew E. Ladd continues to distinguish itself from other criminal law firms.

"The facts were that my client was found on a boat with 900lbs of cocaine, $10,000,000 worth," stated Ladd. "He hired me and now he's free."

With the Pew Research Center keeping track of this trend - which also correlates with the decline in the number of Americans being called to serve on federal juries – it appears individuals who choose to exercise their constitutional right to trial are facing higher penalties for invoking it if they lose. Criminal defendants who entered guilty pleas rose from 82% in 1998 to 90% in 2018, an intimidating statistic for anyone fighting federal charges.

"Nearly 80,000 people were defendants in federal criminal cases in fiscal 2018, but just 2% of them went to trial," writes John Gramlich, a senior writer/editor at Pew Research Center. "The overwhelming majority (90%) pleaded guilty instead, while the remaining 8% had their cases dismissed."

About The Law Office of Matthew E. Ladd
The Law Office of Matthew E. Ladd is an aggressive criminal and civil litigation firm focused on winning, bringing together decades of experience to help clients win. With practice areas that have developed over the years, Ladd uses his experience as a former prosecutor and assistant to former House Speaker Marco Rubio to defend his clients.

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Sex crime charges are usually defensible in court. Prosecutors must establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and some affirmative defenses might be available as well.

Bellevue, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/21/2020 -- A multi-agency effort, led by the Washington State Patrol, ended with the arrest of four individuals who thought they were to meet a minor for illicit purposes.

"Detectives posed as the juveniles," officials said in a statement announcing the arrests. So, "no juveniles were used or at risk during the operation."

"While DuPont is a safe community, we are not naive to the fact that being situated along the I-5 corridor brings with it transient crime, to include human trafficking and child predators," added DuPont Police Chief Douglas Newman. "The safety of our children and citizens is our number one priority, and we want to send a message to anyone who is thinking of victimizing the innocent: Don't come to DuPont to hurt our kids or our community."

"Cases like these usually have a substantial 'shock and awe' factor with jurors," observed Seattle criminal defense attorney Lennard A. Nahajski . "So, a defense should focus on the legal issues involved."

The actus rea, or criminal act, is one such issue, he added. Legally, defendants who have not committed illegal sex may still face punishment. Generally, the prosecutor simply needs to show an affirmative act which, if continued, would lead to an illegal sex act.

Assume Tim goes online where he meets an undercover officer posing as a teenage girl. Tim agrees to meet "the girl" at a local hotel. Tim leaves his home, gets in his car, drives to the hotel, goes up the elevator, and knocks on the door. Then, before investigators open the door, he changes his mind and leaves.

Technically, when Tim walked out of his front door, he could have been charged with a crime. However, the charges would probably not hold up in court. The closer he got to the hotel room door, the more likely a conviction becomes.

The entrapment defense might apply in these situations as well. But it is not easy to establish. Contrary to popular myth, police officers can freely impersonate underage girls online. They can even provide photos.

For the entrapment defense to hold up in court, the defendant must prove s/he had no predisposition to commit the crime. If officers approached Tim when he was in a sex chat room, he obviously had some predisposition to commit the crime. If officers sent Tim a Facebook message, entrapment might be a possibility.

It is also very important to humanize the client in these situations. So, trials are usually a good option, especially because prosecutors rarely offer good deals in these cases. If the evidence is overwhelming, a slow plea might be an option. In some jurisdictions, defendants can plead guilty and go to the jury for punishment.

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