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Appeals Court upholds $259,350 fee award against Baxter County Jail for mail policy that ‘changed on a whim
In-the-News Article • April 7, 2025
Appeals Court upholds $259,350 fee award against Baxter County Jail for mail policy that ‘changed on a whim April 7, 2025 Articles about PLN Litigation Mountain Home Observer The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Baxter County’s jail mail policy violated the First …
Bill calls for dramatic rewrite of New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act
In-the-News Article • January 31, 2025
Bill calls for dramatic rewrite of New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act Jan. 31, 2025 Articles with PLN Quotes Santa Fe New Mexican A sophomore lawmaker has filed a bill proposing a dramatic rewrite of New Mexico’s public records law that critics warn would have an alarming effect on …
Human Rights Defense Center sues Jefferson County sheriff, officials over jail censorship
In-the-News Article • January 25, 2025
Human Rights Defense Center sues Jefferson County sheriff, officials over jail censorship Jan. 25, 2025 Articles about PLN Litigation MSNBC DENVER — A prison advocacy group is suing Jefferson County officials over claims the jail is censoring books and magazines sent to inmates in violation of the organization’s free speech and due …
BREAKING NEWS: Publisher Files Censorship Suit Against Jail in Pacific County, Washington
In-the-News Article • January 16, 2025
BREAKING NEWS: Publisher Files Censorship Suit Against Jail in Pacific County, Washington Jan. 16, 2025 Articles about PLN Litigation Flannery Publications South Bend – On December 30, 2024, the non-profit organization Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to …
Lawsuit alleges civil rights violations by jail
In-the-News Article • January 16, 2025
Lawsuit alleges civil rights violations by jail Jan. 16, 2025 Articles about PLN Litigation Chinook Observer SOUTH BEND — Attorneys at Macdonald Hoague and Bayless, acting on behalf of the nonprofit Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), have filed a 600-page lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Western District …
New records shed light on inconsistencies in New York State prison book bans
In-the-News Article • December 12, 2024
New records shed light on inconsistencies in New York State prison book bans Dec. 12, 2024 Articles with PLN Quotes Muckrock Prisons in New York state have used an opaque, vaguely defined process to ban hundreds of books and other texts, according to documents MuckRock obtained through open records requests. Between February …
Lawsuit alleges N.M. prison mail policy violates inmates’ First Amendment rights
In-the-News Article • November 5, 2024
Lawsuit alleges N.M. prison mail policy violates inmates’ First Amendment rights Nov. 5, 2024 Articles about PLN Litigation corrections1.com In 2021, N.M. DOC began redirecting inmate mail to a Florida vendor for scanning, giving inmates photocopies instead of originals to reduce contraband in prisons By Phaedra Haywood The Santa Fe …
Prison Phone Co. GTL Gets OK On $17M Price-Fix Deal
In-the-News Article • October 30, 2024
Prison Phone Co. GTL Gets OK On $17M Price-Fix Deal Oct. 30, 2024 Articles about PLN Litigation Law360.com Prison phone company Global*Tel Link Corp will pay $17 million to escape claims that it colluded with two other companies to inflate the cost of calls made from inside U.S. prisons after …
Texas Justices Quiz Sales Tax Break For Private Prison Co.
In-the-News Article • October 30, 2024
Texas Justices Quiz Sales Tax Break For Private Prison Co. Oct. 30, 2024 Articles that mention PLN Law360.com By Michael Nunes Texas Supreme Court justices questioned Wednesday whether a private prison operator is eligible to receive a sales tax exemption granted to governmental entities, mulling over whether the company functions as an …
Solidarity from Solitary and Beyond
In-the-News Article • September 23, 2024
Solidarity from Solitary and Beyond Sept. 23, 2024 Articles that mention PLN Texas Observer Texans are organizing inside and outside of prisons to empower incarcerated workers, who labor in dangerous conditions without pay. by Michelle Pitcher Julio “Alex” Zuniga ends the messages he sends from his prison cell with the signoff …
N.M. prison medical provider to pay $150K for withholding public records from nonprofit
In-the-News Article • September 17, 2024
N.M. prison medical provider to pay $150K for withholding public records from nonprofit Sept. 17, 2024 Articles about PLN Litigation Santa Fe New Mexican A judge ordered a former New Mexico prison medical provider to pay $100 per day for withholding public records from the Human Rights Defense Center for …
Two publications accuse Missouri of censoring prisoners’ access to news and information
In-the-News Article • September 14, 2024
Two publications accuse Missouri of censoring prisoners’ access to news and information Sept. 14, 2024 Articles about PLN Litigation Kansas City Star BY KATIE MOORE Two publications that distribute news to prisoners in Missouri and beyond say the state Department of Corrections is blocking access to information. Paul Wright, editor …
$13 for a Video Call. $25 for a Movie. Tablets Connect Prisoners—at a Steep Price.
In-the-News Article • September 1, 2024
$13 for a Video Call. $25 for a Movie. Tablets Connect Prisoners—at a Steep Price. Sept. 1, 2024 Articles that mention PLN Wall Street Journal In prisons and jails across the country, a bulky tablet enclosed in a screwed-on plastic case has become the hottest new device. Featuring limited online …
U.S. Department of Justice opens investigation into CoreCivic Trousdale County prison
In-the-News Article • August 20, 2024
U.S. Department of Justice opens investigation into CoreCivic Trousdale County prison Aug. 20, 2024 Articles that mention PLN Tennessee Lookout The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into private prison company CoreCivic and Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, which it manages, over alleged civil rights violations. Assistant Attorney General …
An FCC ruling has cut prison phone bills in half, disrupting the correctional telecommunications industry
In-the-News Article • July 22, 2024
An FCC ruling has cut prison phone bills in half, disrupting the correctional telecommunications industry July 22, 2024 Articles about PLN Litigation Business Insider For decades the correctional telecommunications industry has made up to $1.4 billion a year off of a customer base of incarcerated people who have had no …
Is it illegal to give the police the middle finger? Georgia law is very clear about it
In-the-News Article • July 15, 2024
Is it illegal to give the police the middle finger? Georgia law is very clear about it July 15, 2024 Articles that mention PLN The Telegraph Nearly everyone, at one time or another, has flipped someone the bird, whether they like to admit it or not. Despite being ill-advised, and …
Arizona prisons settle censorship case brought by Prison Legal News
In-the-News Article • June 19, 2024
Arizona prisons settle censorship case brought by Prison Legal News June 19, 2024 Articles about PLN Litigation Arizona Republic Arizona prisons settle censorship case brought by Prison Legal News Christina Avery, Arizona Republic Published 6:01 a.m. MT June 19, 2024 - Updated 6:01 a.m. MT June 19, 2024 The Arizona …
Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry Pays $2,858 Million In Censorship of Prisoner Rights Magazine Litigation
In-the-News Article • June 18, 2024
Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry Pays $2,858 Million In Censorship of Prisoner Rights Magazine Litigation June 18, 2024 PLN Press Releases Human Rights Defense Center Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry Pays $2,858 Million In Censorship of Prisoner Rights Magazine Litigation PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release June …
Censoring the News in New York Prisons
In-the-News Article • May 20, 2024
Censoring the News in New York Prisons May 20, 2024 Articles with PLN Quotes New York Focus Censoring the News in New York Prisons New York prisons have banned articles from The New York Times, New York magazine, and local newspapers, often citing their potential to incite disobedience. Rebecca McCray   …
Georgia Is Stopping a Bookstore from Sending Books to Prisons
In-the-News Article • April 23, 2024
Georgia Is Stopping a Bookstore from Sending Books to Prisons April 23, 2024 Articles that mention PLN The Progressive But a Free Speech lawsuit challenging the policy could change that. by Moira Marquis Avid Bookshop is an independent bookstore in Athens, Georgia, a college town in Northern Georgia. The bookstore stocks new …
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