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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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- New Jersey Governor’s Order Allows People with Prior Felony Convictions to Serve on Jury Duty, March 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, State Legislation, Restrictions, discrimination, Jury Selection.
- Texas Prisoner Declared Innocent 70 Years After Execution, March 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Death Penalty, False Confessions, Eyewitness Identification, Prosecutorial Misconduct.
- Minnesota Study Shows Disproportionate Rate of Health and Mental Problems for Recently Incarcerated, March 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Medical, Statistics/Trends, Mental Health, Health care.
- Federal Court Strikes Much of Virginia’s Felony Voting Restriction, Feb. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Restrictions, discrimination, Voting Rights, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
- The New York Prison System’s Culture of Cruelty and Impunity, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
- How AI Integration Used by Law Enforcement Fails the Public, Feb. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, False Arrest, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
- Report on “Pay-to-Stay” Fees Makes Strong Case for Their Repeal, Jan. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Medical Expenses, Cost of Prison Systems, housing, Ability to Pay.
- Exonerated Former Prisoner Wins Election for Chief Record Keeper in New Orleans, Jan. 1, 2026. Prisoner Legal Assistance, Juries, Public Records, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment.
- Report Shows How Prison Gerrymanders Distort Democracy Across U.S., Jan. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Voting, Census, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Voting Rights.