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Notes from the Unrepenitentiary
If all goes well, and my 6-month halfway house is approved, this will be my last column as a prisoner contributor to PLN . This column will be written in the future by my co-defendants and comrades, Marilyn Buck and Linda Evans, both of whom remain in prison, having received ...
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More from this issue:
- Our Sisters' Keepers, by Daniel Burton-Rose
- Human Rights Report Details Women in Prison
- Campaign to End Slavery in American Prisons
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Book Review: Breaking the Walls of Silence, by Laura Whitehorn
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, by Laura Whitehorn
- Felony Trial for Planted Knife Is Malicious Prosecution
- Attorney Fee Cap Inapplicable to Pre-PLRA Suits; PLRA Automatic Stay Provisions Constitutional
- Dismissal with Prejudice for Failure to Exhaust; Prison Must Process Grievance within Time Limits
- New York Prison Guard Nailed with DNA Evidence
- California Guards Indicted in Rapes, by Willie Wisely
- Virginia Prison "Fire Trap" Finding Reversed
- Threats to File Grievances Protected
- University Professor Shills for Private Prison Industry, by Alex Friedmann
- Samuels v. Mockry Reversed Once Again
- Scott Superceded
- Washington 35% Statute Upheld in State Court
- Settlement in Washington State Deaf Prisoners' Lawsuit, by Jeff Crollard
- Duffy v. Riveland: Some Comments Regarding the Court's January 20, 1998 Summary Judgment Ruling, by Leonard Feldman
- California Gas Chamber Ruling Vacated
- PLN Writer Settles Nude Photo Suit for $3,000
- Illinois Sheriffs Are County Employees
- Guard Socked for $37,500 in Vendetta
- Rikers Island Brutality Suit Settled, by Jonathan Chasan
- Victim of Guard Rape Awarded $50,000
- Abuse of Discretion to Dismiss Medical Suit
- Abuse of Prisoners Confirmed at CCA Facility
- Eighth Circuit Reinstates $80,000 Damage Award in Rape Case
- No Credit for Time Served on Wrongful Conviction
- Parole Officer Recommendation Not Protected by Absolute Immunity
- Cancellation of TDCJ/VitaPro Contract Reversed
- Trial Required in Wisconsin Excessive Force Suit
- No Right to Mutual Legal Assistance in 11th Circuit
- Prisoners Entitled to Money Damages and Injunctive Relief under ADA and RA
- Colorado Contraband Rule Requires Visitor Notice
- Indiana Jail Ban on Publications Struck Down
- News in Brief
- Arizona Jail Porn Ban Struck Down
- Temporary Injunction Issued to Prevent Sex Offender Notification to Employer
- Spencer Applied to Parolee's § 1983 Claim
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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