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PLN in Court
Loaded on July 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2005, page 8
by Paul Wright
Filed under:
Disclosure of Records,
Parole,
Publications/Books,
Due Process,
Postage,
Catalogs,
Media,
PLN Litigation,
Censorship.
Location:
United States of America.
Since PLN started in 1990 we have been censored in prisons and jails around the country. We have always attempted to resolve censorship issues administratively, but in cases where the goal was to keep PLN out of prison at any cost, that obviously wasn't possible. We have …
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- The History of Prison Legal News, by Paul Wright
- PLN in Court
- $600,000 Awarded To Paraplegic Jail Prisoner Hurt By Riding In Non-Handicap-Accessible Vehicle
- From the Editor
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- Interview with Leonard Schroeter, by Todd Matthews
- Alabama Prisoner Awarded $90,000 For Work-Related Eye Injury
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, by Daniel Manville
- Summary Judgment Reversed in Louisiana Jail Conditions Case
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- U.S. Department of Justice Reports Soaring Justice Expenditures
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