Iowa judge fired for dismissing case due to unclear acronym
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) " Iowa's prisons agency has fired a judge who cited confusion about an acronym in an inmate's disciplinary report when she refused to punish him for failing to pay back $10 he borrowed, the judge's termination letter shows.Administrative Law Judge Renee Sneitzer alleges her firing amounts to retaliation, renewing questions about the independence of judges who work for the Department of Corrections.Judges who impose sanctions that can lengthen sentences and [...]
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