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Notes from the Unrepenitentiary
[Editor's Note: With this issue of PLN we introduce a new columnist, Laura Whitehorn, whose column will appear quarterly (February, May, August, and November). Laura is an anti-imperialist prisoner of war confined in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. When most people think of imprisonment, they reflexively form a mental image …
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More from this issue:
- Supreme Court Reverses Court Access Case, by Paul Wright
- ABA Wants Pro Se Litigation Info
- Discovery and Proof in Police Misconduct, by Allan Parmelee
- From the Editor, by Dan Pens
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, by Laura Whitehorn
- Attorney Fees Awarded in Jail Suit for Attorney-Client Space
- Prison Visitor Allowed to Refuse Search
- A Matter of Fact
- Anti-Terrorism Act Terrorizes Habeas Petitioners, by David Zuckerman
- Publications Review, by Paul Wright
- 5th Circuit Bars Ad Seg Claims
- Beating Shackled Prisoners States Claim
- Canada's Prison Chief Resigns
- U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Kansas Civil Commitment Case
- BOP Ad Seg Rules Don't Create Liberty Interest
- Women Prisoners Win Court Access Claim
- New Washington Prison Needs Major Repairs
- Canadian Prisoners Regain Voting Rights, by Michael Klug
- Washington Money Seizure Suit Update, by Paul Wright
- Wisconsin Property Policy Violates RFRA
- VitaPro Update
- Brig Fire Sparks Political Debate, by Dan Pens
- $168,500 Awarded in Prisoner's Death
- Guards' Smoke Violates Eighth Amendment
- TVs for Justice, by Dan Pens
- New Jersey MCU Suit Settled
- Departing Visitor Cannot Be Searched -- Strip Search Okay
- News in Brief
- Settlement Reached in Alabama Chain Gang Suit
- Photocopies Required for Court Access
More from Laura Whitehorn:
- Former Prisoner, Jailhouse Lawyer Mujahid Farid Has Died, Dec. 5, 2018
- 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- Prisoner Literacy Obscure & Outdated, Nov. 15, 1997
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- New York State Prisons Turning Away Visitors with Tampons After Scan, Feb. 1, 2026. Gender Discrimination -- Women, Mechanical Searches/Scanners, Visitor Searches, Visiting.
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- Report Details “Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline” for Young Women, Dec. 1, 2023. Gender Discrimination -- Women.
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