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Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Ohio Sued by Non-Profit Law Firm for Opening Prisoner Legal Mail by On May 6, 2025, the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, a non-profit law firm, filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (DRC) over the practice of intercepting mail between prisoners and their attorneys. The …
Article • June 1, 2025 • from PLN June, 2025
Arkansas DOC Settles Retaliation Claim by Prisoner Who Also Won Back Confiscated COVID-19 Stimulus by After the Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC) reached a settlement with state prisoner Anthony Lamar in his retaliation claim against officials at the Varner Unit, the federal court for the Eastern District of Arkansas granted …
Larocque et al. v. Turco et al., MA, order, prisoners' access to attorneys, legal materials, 2020
$250,000 Awarded to Mississippi Woman After Being Jailed 96 Days Without Bail Hearing or Lawyer by Douglas Ankney by Dale Chappell  A woman who spent 96 days in the Choctaw County Jail in Mississippi without being granted a lawyer or bail hearing was awarded $250,000 by a federal jury March …
Article • April 20, 2018
FBI Training Manuals, Guidelines May Be Exempt from FOIA Disclosure by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On February 1, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that generalized law enforcement records such as training manuals and guidelines could fall under Exemption 7 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), …
Publication • 2017
Filed under: Legal Materials
7th Circuit Guide for Recruited Counsel 2017 Guide for Attorneys Recruited to Represent Plaintiffs in Section 1983 Cases Prepared by Staff Attorneys of the District Courts of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 2017 Contents: The Basics of Prison Litigation Under Section 1983 ....................................2 Claims about …
Publication • 2017
Filed under: Legal Materials
7th Circuit Guide for Recruited Counsel 2017 (1) Guide for Attorneys Recruited to Represent Plaintiffs in Section 1983 Cases Prepared by Staff Attorneys of the District Courts of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 2017 Contents: The Basics of Prison Litigation Under Section 1983 ....................................2 Claims …
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic - Imprisoned Justice, Penn State Law, 2017 IMPRISONED JUSTICE: Inside Two Georgia Immigrant Detention Centers May 2017 PHOTO CREDIT: TOP PHOTO: STEVEN RUBIN; BOTTOM PHOTOS: STEVE PAVEY Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic Imprisoned Justice: Inside Two Georgia Immigrant Detention Centers 1 “SEGREGATION IS LIKE HELL. …
Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017
Rundown on California Propositions 57 and 64 by Kent A. Russell by Kent A. Russell, Esq. In the November 2016 elections, California voters enacted Propositions 57 and 64, two new laws that will potentially benefit thousands of prisoners and scores of prior marijuana offenders. Prop 57 makes most non-violent prisoners …
Publication • December 30, 2016
CA Government Code Section 27706 g, CDCR, undated Michael Bien of Rosen Bien and Jim Egar, Chief Public Defender of Monterey County, worked together to investigate and then to successfully litigate a class action challenging medical, mental health, corrections, dental and ADA issues at the Jail. The Public Defender's Office …
Publication • December 29, 2016
Advising Criminal Defendants on Civil Claims for Police Misconduct, Law Offices of John Burton, 2004 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON 414 S O U T H M A R E N G O A V E N U E PASA DENA , CALIFORNIA 91101 Telephone: (626) 449-8300 F a …
Publication • November 17, 2016
Operation of Residential Programs Rules, FL DOC, 2010 63E-7: Operation of Residential Programs 63E-7.001 Purpose and Scope. This rule establishes the requirements for the department’s administration and operation of residential commitment programs for juvenile offenders, with the exception of sheriff’s training and respect programs and expedition programs specifically addressed in …
A Primer on Prisoners’ Constitutional Rights by Alex Friedmann Prison Legal News (PLN) regularly reports on prison and jail-related court decisions involving violations of prisoners’ constitutional rights. Those who are new to the arena of civil rights litigation and unfamiliar with prisoners’ few remaining rights may need a basic introduction …
Publication • September 1, 2016
Lenient in Theory, Dumb in Fact - Prison, Speech, and Scrutiny, Shapiro, 2016 \\jciprod01\productn\G\GWN\84-4\GWN403.txt unknown Seq: 1 19-JUL-16 10:28 Lenient in Theory, Dumb in Fact: Prison, Speech, and Scrutiny David M. Shapiro* ABSTRACT The Supreme Court declared thirty years ago in Turner v. Safley that prisoners are not without constitutional …
Publication • September 1, 2016
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Anatomy of the Modern Prisoner's Rights Suit - A Practictioner's Guide, Pace Law Review, 2004 24 Pace L. Rev. 691, * Copyright (c) 2004 Pace Law Review Pace Law Review Spring, 2004 24 Pace L. Rev. 691 LENGTH: 13142 words ANATOMY OF THE MODERN PRISONERS' RIGHTS SUIT: A Practitioner's Guide …
Publication • August 12, 2016
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Prison Law 2010, Criminal Law and Urban Problems Course Handbook Series, 2010 LITIGATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE SERIES Criminal Law and Urban Problems Course Handbook Series Number C-224 Prison Law 2010 Chair Alexander A. Reinert To order this book, call (800) 260-4PLI or fax us at (800) 321-0093. Ask our Customer …
Publication • August 10, 2016
Legal Guide for INS Detainees, American Bar Association, (undated) Defending Liberty Pursuing Justice A LEGAL GUIDE FOR INS DETAINEES: ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST INS OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS American Bar Association Commission on Immigration Policy, Practice, and Pro Bono 740 15th Street, …
Publication • August 3, 2016
A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual - Immigration and Consular Access, Supplement to the Seventh Edition, Columbia Human Rights Law Review 2007 A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual Immigration and Consular Access Supplement to the Seventh Edition Columbia Human Rights Law Review 2007 COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW 2006-2007 EDITORIAL BOARD 2006–2007 Editor-in-Chief Mary …
Publication • August 3, 2016
A Primer for Jail Litigators - Part 1, ACLU - Koren, 194 . N.ational · Jail Project , ' A PFtIMER FOR JAIL ...LITIGATORS : Edward I. Koren John Boston . ElizabethAlex.ander . . '- . ' : ~ Oan, Manville J 2/10/84 A PRIMER FOR JAIL LITIGATORS: SOME PRACTICAL …
Idaho DOC Can’t Stop Love; State Senator’s Ex-wife Weds Prisoner by Mark Wilson Lance Conway Wood, 48, was described as “a strong-willed inmate” with an extensive “history of ‘crossing the line’” who “exploits the human weaknesses of prison staff,” according to a federal judge. Wood, however, undoubtedly views himself as …
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