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Washington Money Seizure Suit Update
In the June, 1996, issue of PLN we reported that Washington prisoners at Clallam Bay had protested the implementation of a statute which will seize 35% of all funds received by prisoners from sources outside prison. In the August, 1995, issue of PLN we reported that the Washington legislature had …
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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
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- From the Editor, Jan. 1, 2026
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