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From the Editor
Since the November, 1996, issue of PLN we have had a Prison Litigation Reform Act News section. Starting with next month's issue we will no longer run a separate PLRA News section in PLN .
When the PLRA was enacted in April, 1996, it was clear it would have an …
When the PLRA was enacted in April, 1996, it was clear it would have an …
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More from this issue:
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- Washington Parole Officer Blown Up
- Prison Madness, by Terry Kupers, MD (Book Review), by Dan Pens
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Indictment: The News Media and the Criminal Justice System (Book Review), by Alex Friedmann
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, by Laura Whitehorn
- Private Prison Escape Explained
- Corcoran Prisoner Left Hanging
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Discovery), by John Midgley
- Washington Prisoners Damage Colorado Private Prison
- Washington Prisoners Brutalized in Colorado Private Prison, by Waldo Waldron-Ramsey
- CCA - Prison Realty Merger Approved, by Alex Friedmann
- They Killed a Man, Not a Number, by David Hill
- Violence Takes a Toll at New Mexico Wackenhut Prison, by Ronald Young
- CMS Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $75,000
- Court Screening Applies to Paid Suits Too
- Failing to Provide Disabled Prisoner Showers for Two Months Cruel and Unusual
- Judge Throws Out Corcoran Sanctions, by Willie Wisely
- Juveniles Held Hostage for Profit by CSC in Florida, by Alex Friedmann
- Florida Porn Ban Challenged
- Mitigation Instruction and Excluding Indemnification Evidence Reversible Error
- Parole Officials Liable for False Information in Parole Violation Arrest Warrant
- Pardon Satisfies Heck
- Federal Prisoners Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Suing
- Fifth Circuit Upholds PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, by Ronald Young
- Imminent Danger Overrides Three Strikes
- Exhaustion Not Required for Bivens Claim
- Pennsylvania Brutality Suit Settled for $5,000
- The Lucasville Trials, by Staughton Lynd
- Warden's Smoking Ban Violates BOP Rules
- Weapon Possession in Federal Prison Always Considered a "Violent Offense"
- Interstate Compact Violations Not Cognizable Under § 1983
- News in Brief
- Felon Possession of Firearm Nonviolent Offense
- Prisoner May Not File Unsigned Complaint for Another Prisoner
- Error to Dismiss Rule 41(C) Motion Without Allowing Conversion to Bivens Action
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