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A Bunch of Scumbags
Loaded on Dec. 15, 1993
by Adrian Lomax
published in Prison Legal News
December, 1993, page 11
By Adrian Lomax
Filed under:
Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct,
Crime,
Conditions of Confinement,
Environmental Law,
Attorney Misconduct.
Location:
Wisconsin.
Awhile back a friend wrote in her letter to me that, as she was writing, her son walked into the room and asked what she was doing. Upon hearing her answer, the son said, "Those guys in prison are a bunch of scumbags."
That's certainly not an …
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- Retaliation for Legal Action States Claim
- Prison Medical Treatment Law Explained
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- Lead Poisoning, by Ronald Wren
- Segregation of HIV+ Prisoners Upheld, Again
- Washington Civil Commitment Law Upheld
- BOP Must Disclose Medical Records
- Nearly Third of All Prison Deaths Due to AIDS
- No Witnesses for IFP Litigant
- Riot Hits FCI Sheridan
- Lucasville: A Brief History, by John Perotti
- Bullet Smuggling Guard Sentenced
- Irish POWs Battle Extradition, by Paul Wright
- From The Editor, by Paul Wright
- A Bunch of Scumbags, by Adrian Lomax
- Christopher "Naeem" Trotter Needs Support Against Injustice!
- A Call for an Investigation of the U.S. Parole Commission, by Elton Winchester
- Cop's Perjury Conviction Upheld
- Prosecutorial Liability Explained
- Threat States 8th Amendment Claim
- Qualified Immunity for Black Box
- Family Visiting Info Wanted, by John Perotti
- TB Test Info Needed, by Milton Pacheco
- Corruption at McNeil Island
- Ex Post Facto Conflict Within Ninth Circuit
- No Right to Unmonitored Mail to Media, Clergy
More from Adrian Lomax:
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- Stunning Revelations, Feb. 15, 1997
- Prison Labor and Private Profit, Nov. 15, 1996
- Old Friends Only, Nov. 15, 1995
- Police, Death and Inquests, Aug. 15, 1995
- Prison TV: Aid and Comfort to the Enemy, June 15, 1995
- Tommy's Jobs Program, May 15, 1995
- A Bunch of Scumbags, Dec. 15, 1993
- Report from the Hole, Nov. 15, 1993
- Supreme Court Strikes Blow Against Attorney Fees, March 15, 1993
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