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Washington DOC Enjoined from Taking Blood
Article • April 15, 1996 • from PLN April, 1996
Filed under: Searches, DNA Testing/Samples
Washington DOC Enjoined from Taking Blood by The Washington state court of appeals for Division I affirmed a superior court order enjoining the Washington DOC from taking blood from a prisoner for its DNA databank. Sheryl Kelley was convicted of drug possession. RCW 43.43.754 authorizes the DOC to take blood …
Microsoft Out-Cells Competition
Article • April 15, 1996 • from PLN April, 1996
Filed under: Prison Industries, Prisoner Privileges, Computers
Microsoft Out-Cells Competition by Dan Pens In the Seattle area, home to software giant Microsoft, it's not uncommon to hear the phrase "Microsoft Millionaire." There exists a large number of ex-Microsoft employees who made their millions, quit the company, and are now free to enjoy other pursuits. Many of them …
Myers v. Snohomish County Jail Director, WA, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 1996
Brief • April 5, 1996
Filed under: Malpractice
Myers v. Snohomish County Jail Director, WA, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 1996 - .., IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH FRED C. MYERS JR., ) ) Plaintiff, ) 96 2 02715 2 No. ) v. ) ) SNOHOMISH COUNTY JAIL DIRECTOR, …
Woodley v. WA DOC, WA, Order Granting MSJ, Race Discrimination Case, 1996
Brief • March 28, 1996
Filed under: Racial Discrimination
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Case Updates
Article • March 15, 1996 • from PLN March, 1996
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religious Freedom, Religious Names
Case Updates by Women Prisoners : In the November, 1995, edition of PLN we reported the appeal court's decision in Pargo v. Elliot , 49 F.3d 1355 (8th Cir. 1995) in which the appeals court reversed and remanded the case for the lower court to determine whether women prisoners in …
Washington State Sues Over Aliens
Article • March 15, 1996 • from PLN March, 1996
Filed under: International, Immigration
Washington State Sues Over Aliens by The state of Washington filed suit in federal district court on November 22, 1995. The suit seeks an injunction which would force the federal government to take all of Washington's 760 illegal alien prisoners (about 7% of the state's prison population) and house them …
Dickerson v. Peterson, WA, Complaint, Eye Injury, 1996
Brief • March 13, 1996
Filed under: Injury -- Misc.
Dickerson v. Peterson, WA, Complaint, Eye Injury, 1996 C'T#T'c---,,,,.:.. k.": ',';-Iv;' ( .:J - C.~ R:S~ "·"~~·"·::-·'~~,:T - "-, ,96 PlRR 13 PPl 1 51 2 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 4 5 CHARLES W. DICKERSON, ) ) Plaintiff, 6 …
Washington Prisoners Have Liberty Interest in Good Time
Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Disciplinary Litigation, Liberty Interests, Witnesses (Disciplinary Hearings), Notice of Charges, Good Time
Washington Prisoners Have Liberty Interest in Good Time by The court of appeals for the ninth circuit has ruled that Washington state prisoners retain a state created due process liberty interest in not losing their good time credits unless they are provided with due process at a disciplinary hearing. It …
ISRB Can't Change Rules to Avoid Compliance with Court Order
Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996
Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time, Parole
ISRB Can't Change Rules to Avoid Compliance with Court Order by ISRB Can't Change Rules to Avoid Compliance with Court Order The Washington state supreme court held that the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB, AKA the parole board), could not retroactively amend its regulations in order to deny prisoners relief. …
Attorney Fee Award Affirmed
Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Attorney Fee Award Affirmed by The court of appeals for the District of Columbia has affirmed an attorney fee award for over $341,000 in a case involving prisoners beaten by prison guards. The appeals court held that it was entirely appropriate for public interest attorneys to be compensated under the …
Washington DOC Costs Policy Enjoined
Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Costs, Seizure of Prisoner Funds
Washington DOC Costs Policy Enjoined by Past issues of PLN have reported the ongoing efforts by the Washington attorney general's office to intimidate prisoners who file civil rights suits. Part of this strategy has included seeking costs against prisoners who lose such suits then taking every last penny from the …
Washington Court Access Suit Settled
Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996
Filed under: Transfers, Attorney Fee Awards, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Legal Materials, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Photocopies, Settlements, Telephones, Attorney Calls, Legal Mail
Washington Court Access Suit Settled by Paul Wright In the April, 1994, issue of PLN we reported the filing of Scott v. Peterson which challenged numerous aspects of court access for Washington state prisoners. On October 31, 1995, most of the suit was settled and the settlement terms were effective …
CBCC Prisoners Struggle
Article • January 15, 1996 • from PLN January, 1996
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prison Rebellion
CBCC Prisoners Struggle by On September 26, 1995, some 25 prisoners in A unit of the Clallam Bay Corrections center (CBCC) attacked two guards and then attempted to barricade themselves and the guards within the 33 cell pod unit. The guards succeeded in escaping after being sprayed in the face …
Sexual Extortion Violates Eighth Amendment
Article • January 15, 1996 • from PLN January, 1996
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Gay/Lesbian, Snitch Jacketing, Eighth Amendment, Qualified Immunity, Municipal Liability, Failure to Train/Supervise
Sexual Extortion Violates Eighth Amendment by Afederal court in the District of Columbia held that a prisoner who was extorted for sex by a prison guard and labeled a snitch as a result states a claim for an eighth amendment violation and qualified immunity is not appropriate. Gregory Thomas is …
WADA Squeezed Out of Existence
Article • January 15, 1996 • from PLN January, 1996
Filed under: Attorneys, Public Defenders
WADA Squeezed Out of Existence by Dan Pens The Washington Appellate Defenders Association (WADA) ceased operating on July 31, 1995, because the nonprofit firm and the state could not agree to terms for a new contract. Patricia Novotny, WADA's assistant director said, "Our decision wasn't, not to re-sign [the contract], …
Sending State Responsible for Legal Materials
Article • December 15, 1995 • from PLN December, 1995
Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Court Access, Law Library Access/Adequacy
Sending State Responsible for Legal Materials by The ninth circuit has agreed with other circuits, holding that when a state prisoner is transferred to another state, the sender is responsible for ensuring the prisoners' access to the courts. James Boyd is a Kansas state prisoner who was transferred to the …
Washington Translation Suit Settled
Article • December 15, 1995 • from PLN December, 1995
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Settlements, International, Interpreters
Washington Translation Suit Settled by Paul Wright On January 23, 1995, Judge William Dwyer, US District Court in Seattle, accepted a stipulated motion in Lopez v. Riveland, Case No. C93-1030WD, a wide ranging lawsuit which challenged the almost complete lack of translation facilities for non- English speaking prisoners in the …
Sexual Harassment Violates Eighth Amendment
Article • December 15, 1995 • from PLN December, 1995
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Threats by Staff, Gender Discrimination -- Women, OB/GYN, STDs, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Smoking, Eighth Amendment, Sewage, Sanitation, Vermin, Restraints, Education, Injunctions, Title IX, Mothers in Prison
Sexual Harassment Violates Eighth Amendment by A federal district court in the District of Columbia (DC) granted extensive injunctive and declaratory relief for a class of women prisoners who filed suit challenging their conditions of confinement in DC prison facilities. The rights of women prisoners were also violated under Title …
Gay v. WA DOC, WA, Judgment, McNeil Island Ferry Dock Accident, 1995
Brief • November 27, 1995
Filed under: Accidents
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WSR Prisoner Murdered by Neglect
Article • November 15, 1995 • from PLN November, 1995
Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
WSR Prisoner Murdered by Neglect by On December 12, 1994, Stanley Watson died of a heart attack at the Washington State Reformatory (WSR) in Monroe, WA. While heart attacks do happen and can be fatal Watson's death could have been easily prevented, so easily that his death amounts to negligent …
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