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Article • March 2, 2015
The Worrying State of the Anti-Prison Movement by Ruth Wilson Gilmore The Worrying State of the Anti-Prison Movement Ruth Wilson Gilmore After declining for three consecutive years, the US prison and jail population increased in 2013. The widely declared victory over mass incarceration was premature at best. Below I raise …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer by Paul Wright Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer On October 13, 2014, PLN editor Paul Wright interviewed Wayne Kramer at his office in Los Angeles. Mr. Kramer is a musician, singer, songwriter and producer; he also served more than two years …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Book Review: Burning Down the House, by Nell Bernstein (The New Press, June 2014). 384 pages, $26.95 by Hannah K. Gold by Hannah K. Gold By the time I was 7 years old I knew drugs were bad. I didn’t need a parent to sit me down on their knee …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright It has been said that freedom of the press is neither free nor cheap. On January 5, 2015, a trial commenced in the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee, Florida. Prison Legal News is …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
The Globalization of Supermax Prisons, edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross (Rutgers University Press, 2013). 240 pages, $28.95 paperback by Gary Hunter The Globalization of Supermax Prisons, edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross (Rutgers University Press, 2013). 240 pages, $28.95 paperback Book review by Gary Hunter "Zero tolerance” is a phrase that …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the first issue of Prison Legal News for the New Year! By now you should have received our fundraiser packet with our last annual report. First, I would like to thank everyone who has donated to …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Filed under: Reviews, Resources
Battling the Administration: An Inmate’s Guide to a Successful Lawsuit, by David J. Meister by Gary Hunter Battling the Administration: An Inmate’s Guide to a Successful Lawsuit, by David J. Meister (Wynword Press, April 2014). 566 pages, $34.95 paperback Book review by Gary Hunter When asked what the first step …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the last issue of Prison Legal News for 2014. By now, all PLN subscribers should have received our annual fundraiser letter, which includes our last annual report. If you have not yet made a donation, please …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Filed under: Reviews, Resources
The Best 500 Nonprofit Organizations for Prisoners and Their Families (2nd Ed.), edited by George Kayer by Gary Hunter The Best 500 Nonprofit Organizations for Prisoners and Their Families (2nd Ed.), edited by George Kayer (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, July 2014). 130 pages, $18.99 Book review by Gary Hunter Help! For …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Norris Henderson: A Profile of Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform by Gary Hunter Norris Henderson: A Profile of Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform by Gary Hunter In 1977, Norris Henderson arrived at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, more commonly known, then and now, as just Angola. With the weight …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the past 24 years PLN has reported extensively on the structural dynamics of the American police state, which have resulted in the imprisonment of over 2.3 million people on any given day. Critical to mass incarceration is …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Filed under: Editorials, PLN Litigation
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright This month’s cover story about the Washington Department of Corrections killing prisoner Ricardo Mejia through medical neglect is in many ways an old one. Over the past 24 years, PLN has run hundreds of articles about prisons and …
Article • September 12, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Since its inception, Prison Legal News has been reporting on prison slavery and the exploitation of prison slave labor. This month’s cover story continues that tradition. As we have repeatedly noted, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright I have long observed that it costs a lot of money to be poor in America. Since our criminal justice system falls almost exclusively on those who are poor, it should be no surprise that a great deal …
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Since we began publishing PLN in 1990 we have documented the horrific effects of solitary confinement and its overall goal and purpose of psychologically destroying prisoners subjected to long-term isolation. It’s not a coincidence that the rise of …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright When Prison Legal News first started publishing in 1990, the Internet only existed for the military and a few academic institutions. PLN made its first online appearance in 1998 on what was a fairly simple website by today’s …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Book Review: Banking and Financial Management Course (1st Ed.), by Prisoner Assistant by Gary Hunter Banking and Financial Management Course (1st Ed.), by Prisoner Assistant (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, July 2013). 119 pages, $30.00   Book review by Gary Hunter   Life outside prison crosses the minds of most prisoners daily, …
Article • May 19, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor   by Paul Wright   This month’s issue of Prison Legal News marks 24 years and 284 issues, which makes PLN the longest continuously-published prisoners’ rights publication in U.S. history. We have grown significantly from a ten-page, hand-typed newsletter to our …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
An Interview with Noam Chomsky on Criminal Justice and Human Rights by On February 5, 2014, Prison Legal News editor Paul Wright interviewed Noam Chomsky, 85, at his home in Lexington, Massachusetts. Professor Chomsky is the foremost dissident intellectual in the United States, and for decades has been a prominent …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month’s interview with Noam Chomsky is part of PLN’s ongoing series of interviews with notable people who have diverse views of the U.S. criminal justice system. Prior interviews have been conducted with well-known actor Danny Trejo, media mogul and millionaire Conrad Black, and …
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