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Our Sisters' Keepers
No one can imagine. What it's like. Not unless you've gone through it. Christina Foos has. While incarcerated in a for-profit prison in Arizona, Christina says she was accosted by a guard, Ernesto Rivas, as she stepped out of the shower in March of 1997. Christina told Prison Legal News ...
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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- Scott Superceded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 Daniel Burton-Rose:
- A Day at the Prison Fun Park, Jan. 15, 2000
- The Sounding Tree: Voices Along the Razor Wire, by Lee Dickenson (Book Review), May 15, 1999
- Book Review: Sensible Justice: Alternatives to Prison, March 15, 1999
- Book Review: Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison, March 15, 1999
- Our Sisters' Keepers, Feb. 15, 1999
- Prison Writing in 20th-Century America (Book Review), Dec. 15, 1998
- The Tough-On-Crime Myth: Real Solutions to Cut Crime, Aug. 15, 1998
- The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class and Criminal Justice, Aug. 15, 1998
- The Real War on Crime: The Report of the National Criminal Justice Commission (Book Review), Aug. 15, 1998
- Human Rights Watch Condemns Indiana Control Units, June 15, 1998
More from these topics:
- Connecticut Court Denies Access to Video of Prisoner’s Fatal Beat-Down by Guards, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Videotaping, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- $18,000 for New York Prisoner Who Alleged Guards Planted Shank in Cell, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Cell Searches, Settlements.
- New York Guards Indicted for Prisoner’s Murder, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
- South Carolina Jailer Gets 10 Years for Sexually Assaulting Nine Detainees and Co-Workers, May 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct.
- New Jersey DOC Sued Twice for Turning “Blind Eye” to “Pervasive” Drug-Smuggling Blamed for Prisoner Deaths, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Cell Searches, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Drug Courier or "Mule" status.
- Jury Deadlocks at Trial of Last BOP Guard Accused at California “Rape Club”, May 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Jury Trial.
- Three More Prisoners Die, Three More Staffers Fired at Wisconsin Prison, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
- Former Indiana Jailer Walks from Charges Over “Night of Terror”, April 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
- Houston Jail Cited for State-Law Violations Twice in a Month, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
- “Swing or Kick Rocks”: BOP Guard Alleges Conspiracy to Brutalize Prisoners at Kentucky Lockup, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings.