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Resistance at Lexington
On August 12-14, the first sustained act of resistance by women prisoners in the u.s. federal prison system in 20 years took place.
On Wednesday night, August 12, there was an argument between two prisoners in the central yard area ("Central Park") at about 8:30. It was over quickly, and ...
On Wednesday night, August 12, there was an argument between two prisoners in the central yard area ("Central Park") at about 8:30. It was over quickly, and ...
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More from this issue:
- Status of Reformatory Crowding Litigation, by Ed Mead
- Grievance Standards Changed
- Overcrowding and Violence in Washington State, by Ed Mead
- Parolees Have a Right to Bodily Privacy
- Transferred Con Has Right to Books of Sending State
- Prisoners Have Right to Privacy in Their Mail
- Medication Must Be Delivered in Timely Manner
- Contempt Order Appropriate for Consent Decree Violation
- Expungement of Infraction Reversed
- Federal Prisoners Must Exhaust Habeas Before Filing Suit
- State Judges Can Be Sued for Injunctive Relief in Federal Court
- Parole Officers Can Be Sued
- BOP Prisoners Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies
- Washington Smoking Suit Dismissed
- Muslims Entitled to Prayer Oils
- Gay Prisoner Entitled to Participate in Religious Services
- Resistance at Lexington, by Laura Whitehorn
- Editorial, by Ed Mead
- Committee Formed to Defend Abimael Guzman
- Walla Walla News
- Perotti Needs Help, by John Perotti
More from Laura Whitehorn:
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- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, Aug. 15, 1999
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, June 15, 1999
- Book Review: Breaking the Walls of Silence, Feb. 15, 1999
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, Feb. 15, 1999
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, Nov. 15, 1998
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, Aug. 15, 1998
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, May 15, 1998
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, Nov. 15, 1997
- Prisoner Literacy Obscure & Outdated, Nov. 15, 1997
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