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Michigan Prisoner Challenges Jury Selection Process
PLN rarely reports on criminal law cases, but when we think one will interest our readers we print it. Such is the case with an interesting legal struggle going on in Michigan. PLN reader Emmett Jones (see his article on page 1, The Unconstitutionality of Discriminatory Jury Selection) initiated a ...
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More from this issue:
- The Unconstitutionality of Discriminatory Jury Selection, by Emmet Jones
- Michigan Prisoner Challenges Jury Selection Process, by Dan Pens
- Prison Racial Segregation Illegal
- The Death Penalty in Black and White, by Michael Ross
- Demanding Death, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Delay in Dental Care Creates Fact Dispute
- PA Prisoners Enjoy Right to Parole Consideration, by William Marshall
- Disciplinary Guilty Plea No Waiver to Suit
- Breach of Contract Claim OK Against Medical Contractor
- BOP Ad Seg Rules Create Liberty Interest
- New Trial for Beating
- VA "Men Only" Boot Camp Illegal
- WA Mail Policy Illegal
- Further Developments in WA Powell Case, by John Midgley
- Airway Heights Opens
- WA DOC Enjoined From Taking Costs
- Few Programs for FL Women Prisoners
- S.Ct. Distinguishes Habeas and Section 1983
- Two Dead in CT Riots
- Juries Tougher on Prisoner Litigators in Big Law Suits, by Dale Gardner
- PA Supreme Court Justice Sentenced
- Prison TV: Luxury or Management Tool?, by Paul Wright
- News in Brief
- FL DOC Corruption
- From The Editor, by Paul Wright
- Justice for Mark Cook - It's Way Past Time
- Letter From Mark Cook, by Mark Cook
- South American Prison News
- Art and Writings Against the Death Penalty / Save Mumia Abu Jamal
- The "Correcting Corrections" Project Distributes Prison Video Documentaries
More from Dan Pens:
- Federal Religious Freedom Law Passed, April 15, 2001
- South Carolina Prison Chief Fired as Scandal Widens, April 15, 2001
- Bag'm, Tag'm and Bury'm; Wisconsin Prisoners Dying for Health Care, Feb. 15, 2001
- Food Strike Puts Washington DOC on Spin Control, Feb. 15, 2001
- Fraud Charged by Washington DOC Whistleblower, Feb. 15, 2001
- CMS Fined Nearly $1 Million in Virginia, Dec. 15, 2000
- Death as a Salesman: Benneton Ad Campaign Comes to Death Row, Dec. 15, 2000
- Illinois Supermax Hunger Strike, Dec. 15, 2000
- Whistle-blowing Doctor Shakes Up Nebraska DOC, Nov. 15, 2000
- Corcoran Show Trial Ends with Acquittals, Nov. 15, 2000
More from these topics:
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- California Court of Appeal Vacates Former NFL Star’s Rape Conviction Because Prosecutor’s Racial Statements During Closing Constituted ‘Racially Discriminatory Language’ in Violation of Racial Justice Act, March 15, 2025. Racial Discrimination, Attorney Misconduct, Misleading Advice/Statements to Defendant.
- Surveilling the Harms of Electronic Monitors, Feb. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, Electronic Monitoring, Breathalyzer Tests.
- Why Aren’t Eligible Individuals Taking Advantage of Expungement Laws?, Dec. 15, 2024. Discrimination, Restrictions, discrimination, Expungement/Removal.
- California Court of Appeal: Statistical Evidence Showing Racial Disparity Combined With Evidence Showing Non-Minority Defendants Charged With Lesser Crimes Establishes Prima Facie Case Under California Racial Justice Act, June 15, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Racial Profiling, Charging Decisions, Disparity in Charging/Sentencing Practices.
- U.N. Panel Finds Rampant Racism in U.S. Criminal Justice System, June 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Commentary/Reviews, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends.
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- FBI Visit to Oklahoma Woman in Response to Social Media Post Sparks Debate on Free Speech, May 15, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, FBI, First Amendment, rights, Police State-Surveillance, Social Media.
- These Men Fought White Supremacists and Got Sentenced to Over 200 Years, May 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Political Prisoners, Racial Discrimination, Prison Rebellion, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guards/Staff.
- $125,000 Settlement for Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claim That Guards Set Him Up For Stabbing, May 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation for Media Contact, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Gangs, Failure to Protect (General).