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WA Doctor Fit Only for Prisoners
Article • November 15, 1995 • from PLN November, 1995
Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Mental Health
WA Doctor Fit Only for Prisoners by In the July, 1995, issue of PLN we reported the disciplinary charges filed against Dr. James McGuire, the psychologist at the McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC) in WA. While practicing as a psychiatrist in Alaska McGuire entered into a sexual relationship with one …
WA DOC Gets $745,366,000
Article • November 15, 1995 • from PLN November, 1995
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, State Legislation
WA DOC Gets $745,366,000 by Paul Wright In the August, 1995, issue of PLN we discussed the myriad anti-prisoner and -defendant legislation passed by the Washington State legislature in its 1995 session. The 1995 session was the longest in state history, running several months past its scheduled closing. Because the …
WA Civil Commitment Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Article • November 15, 1995 • from PLN November, 1995
Filed under: Double jeopardy (Hearings), Sentencing, Ex Post Facto, Habeas Corpus, Civil Commitment
WA Civil Commitment Law Ruled Unconstitutional by In a tersely worded decision, Fed eral District Court Judge John C. Coughenour drove a stake into the heart of Washington's controversial civil commitment law (Wash. Rev. Code § 71.09). He ruled the statute unconstitutional on its face, citing: "the violation of the …
Volstead v. Frost, WA, Order of Dismissal, Mail Rejection, 1995
Brief • November 13, 1995
Filed under: Mail
Volstead v. Frost, WA, Order of Dismissal, Mail Rejection, 1995 d RECEIVED :' • .. "S5 i~CU 13 R,'j 11 01 . ~ ... _: l __ 1 2 "95 NO', 17 P1 :53 ATTORNEY GENE:L\L OF WAS:~n::;Tot~ FILED IN THE U,S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON NOVa 7 …
Prater v. WA DOC, WA, Judgment, McNeil Island Ferry Boat Accident, 1995
Brief • October 19, 1995
Filed under: Accidents
Prater v. WA DOC, WA, Judgment, McNeil Island Ferry Boat Accident, 1995 -' -', ; 1 . .. 2 . 3 .' , 1 .' ,- , '.: \.l "" .:",.1 /. ',-,:J ' 4 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR COUNTY OF THURSTON 6 7 8 ALVIN LEE PR~TER …
Article Clarification
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
Filed under: Prison Industries, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet, State Legislation
Article Clarification by In the August, 1995, PLN our ar ticle WA Passes Record Anti-Prisoner/Defendant Legislation commented at length on House Bill 2010. We were somewhat skeptical of provisions within the bill that designated efforts to explore establishing a kosher kitchen at the Airway Heights prison near Spokane, WA for …
WA Publisher Only Rule Challenged
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
Filed under: Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations
WA Publisher Only Rule Challenged by In the February, 1995, issue of PLN we reported on Sindars v. Riveland, an unpublished ninth circuit ruling reversing dismissal of a Washington state prisoner's challenge to the Washington DOC's "publisher only" rule which mandates that all written materials be sent from the publisher. …
CBCC EFV Stabbing Trial
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Visiting, Extended Family Visiting
CBCC EFV Stabbing Trial by In the March, 1995, issue of PLN we reported that Todd Hiivala, a prisoner at the Clallam Bay Correction Center (CBCC) in Washington, stabbed his wife Heather several times during an Extended Family Visit (EFV) on January 7, 1995. Hiivala was shot by tower guard …
WA DOC Computerizes Visitor Tracking
Article • September 15, 1995 • from PLN September, 1995
Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Computers, Disclosure of Records
WA DOC Computerizes Visitor Tracking by Since 1993 the Washington state DOC has been working on a computer based program designed to track and manage people who visit prisoners. The program is called Public Access System (PAS). The hardware used includes an IBM compatible personal computer, video camera, bar code …
Supreme Court Rejects Govt Inter-Locutory Appeals in Civil Rights Suits
Article • September 15, 1995 • from PLN September, 1995
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Retaliation for Media Contact, Civil Procedure, Evidentiary Ruling, Appeals, Qualified Immunity
Supreme Court Rejects Govt Inter-Locutory Appeals in Civil Rights Suits by In a significant ruling the supreme court, in a unanimous opinion, has held that public officials who are sued cannot file inter-locutory appeals when a district court denies their motion for summary judgment based on the sufficiency of the …
Richey v. Nerup, WA, Memo and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction, Costs From Prisoners, 1995
Brief • September 14, 1995
Filed under: Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's
Richey v. Nerup, WA, Memo and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction, Costs From Prisoners, 1995 2 SEP 14 1995 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT I AU=:- R 3 UJ"'IW\C~ EASTERN DISTRICT. OF 4 THOMAS W.S. RICHEY, 5 Plaintiff, 6 vs. 7 a PENELOPE NERUP, et al., • ", lARSeN, C,uri( WASHING;:;..T.:..O~N:..:- ~"'"'\~ …
Hamack v. WA DOC, Tort Claim, Parking Lot Accident, 1995
Brief • August 19, 1995
Filed under: Accidents
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WA Passes Record Anti-Prisoner/Defendant Legislation
Article • August 15, 1995 • from PLN August, 1995
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Medical Expenses, Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Victims, Boot Camps, Overcrowding, Staffing, Exercise, Hygiene Supplies, Public Defenders, Prisoner Privileges, Education, Good Time, Parole, Probation, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Restitution, Immigration, Extended Family Visiting, Religious Names, State Legislation
WA Passes Record Anti-Prisoner/Defendant Legislation by Paul Wright By Paul Wright In the March, 1995, issue of PLN I gave a rundown on most of the anti-prisoner and defendant legislation then pending in the legislature. After we had gone to press for that issue Ida Ballasiotes, the rabid chair of …
Uribe v. Riveland, WA, Order, Attorney Fees and Costs, Discrimination Case, 1995
Brief • August 7, 1995
Filed under: Discrimination, Attorney Fee Awards
Uribe v. Riveland, WA, Order, Attorney Fees and Costs, Discrimination Case, 1995 II 2 '- - Pf2: / 2 3 - ... - ........ -'-·:"i!, 4 O' - \ - IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHI~{~_. S " • _.1. IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF THURSTON …
Who's Treating the Doctor
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Medical Misconduct, Mental Health
Who's Treating the Doctor by In September, 1994, the Washington DOC hired James McGuire to work as a psychiatrist at the McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC). His work involves diagnosing and prescribing drugs to sex offenders, among other prisoners at the facility. This in itself is unremarkable. What is unusual …
Raze the Walls Burned
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Filed under: Organizing
Raze the Walls Burned by Raze the Walls (RTW) is a Seattle based anti-prison collective that has supported prison activists (including PLN), published a prisoner resource directory among other activities. On May 12, 1995, they suffered a big setback when the squatted house they occupied burned to the ground. Not …
Van Wijk v. State of Washington, WA, Negligence Claim, Rape Victim, 1995
Brief • July 14, 1995
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Van Wijk v. State of Washington, WA, Negligence Claim, Rape Victim, 1995 CLAlM FQR DAMAGES TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: Please take notice that Marja Van Wijk, age 50, who now resides at 27301 1/2 400th Way SE, Enumclaw, Washington 98022, and who for six months prior to date of …
Traweek v. WA DOC, WA, Affidavit, Health Care Neglect, 1995
Brief • July 11, 1995
Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat
Traweek v. WA DOC, WA, Affidavit, Health Care Neglect, 1995 fPJlE~1E8 WlErm JUL 11 1995 1 PERSONNEL: APPEALS SOARD 2 3 BEFORE THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD 4 STATE OF WASHINGTON ) BEVERLY TRAWEEK, ) ) ) Appellant, ) v. ) ) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, NO. RED 95-0036 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE …
Just Say "No?"
Article • June 15, 1995 • from PLN June, 1995
Filed under: Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging
Just Say "No?" by Phillip McLaughlin by Philip McLaughlin   We are reprinting the following article because we think our readers will be interested in knowing about the forced drugging of prisoners. The legal background for this is that in 1989 the Washington state supreme court decided Washington v. Harper …
Bye Bye Mike
Article • June 15, 1995 • from PLN June, 1995
Filed under: News, State Legislation
Bye Bye Mike by Mike Padden, the dimwitted Republican state representative from Spokane, has long been a nemesis of Washington state prisoners. In 1995 Padden introduced legislation to ban family visiting, televisions, "erotic" and "violent" materials, etc. [See, March, 1995, PLN ] First elected to the state house in 1980, …
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