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Passin' Gas by Clark Stuhr Here at the Washington State Penitentiary's Intensive Management Unit (IMU) there is no end to the mental and physical torture being inflicted upon the inmates. The latest of which are the new use of force tactics being used by IMU staff since the placing of …
Article • November 15, 1991 • from PLN November, 1991
Filed under: News
Pig Park Update by Readers of PLN will recall that we have previously reported the fact that the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) in Walla Walla has bought 40 plus acres from the department of Wildlife for $80,000 which will be used as an "employee park" According to an August 22, …
Article • November 15, 1991 • from PLN November, 1991
Washington Supreme Court Rules on Lifers by John Midgley Washington Supreme Court Rules On Lifers John Midgley, Attorney At Law As most prisoners in the system now know, the Washington Supreme Court in August handed down its decision in the " lifer" case, In re Powell, et al., 117 Wn.2d …
Article • November 15, 1991 • from PLN November, 1991
Attention Former PAP Members by Jane Kuja If you are a former member of the PAP or know the whereabouts of any past members, we'd appreciate hearing from you. Send any correspondence to: Jane Kuja, P.O. Box 507, Auburn, WA 98071.
Article • October 15, 1991 • from PLN October, 1991
NCADP Conference in Seattle by NCADP Conference In Seattle The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) will be holding it's annual convention in Seattle on Friday, November 1st through Monday, Nov. 5, 1991. The conference will be held at the Meany Hotel in the University District and will …
Tacoma Court Commissioner Removed by Mark Adams who has served on the state Court of Appeals in Tacoma for fifteen years was demoted in December of 1990 by the Courts four judges after learning that a judicial misconduct complaint had been filed against Adams. The complaint alleged that Adams put …
Article • October 15, 1991 • from PLN October, 1991
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
Getting Rid of the Board: Status of the Initiative Process by Ed Mead Getting Rid Of The Board: Status Of The Initiative Process By Ed Mead Back in the February issue we told readers that the Prison/Community Alliance (P/CA) and the PLN editors were in the process of drafting sample …
Article • September 15, 1991 • from PLN September, 1991
24-Hour Cell Lights by Tom Langbehn Prisoners confined in the oppressive and mentally debilitating environment of the Intensive Management Unit (IMU) at Walla Walla are being subjected to a highly effective form of sensory deprivation, a part of which being the lights in cells that are kept on 24 hours …
Article • September 15, 1991 • from PLN September, 1991
Prison/Community Alliance Update by Carrie Roth By Carrie Roth I received a copy of the June 24, 1991 indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) minutes today and in it is another example of the ISRBs' inability to adequately perform their duties. In the minutes is a short paragraph which states, "Ms. …
Article • September 15, 1991 • from PLN September, 1991
Prison Education by Paul Wright As you know, the 9th Circuit ruled in Hernandez vs. Johnston (a case out of MICC) that we don't have a right to education or rehabilitation. My opinion is the that whole "school in prison" thing is a sham. The state could care less about …
Article • September 15, 1991 • from PLN September, 1991
CBCC Mail Suit Filed by Paul Wright By Paul Wright In May of 1991 CBCC mailroom staff here began a practice of rejecting without notice to the prisoner or the sender or an opportunity to appeal all mail that arrived without the prisoners DOC number on it. No notice of …
Brief • August 23, 1991
T.I. V. Delia, WA, Stipulation of Settlement, Conditions of Confinement - Juvenile Detention, 1991 T.I. V. Delia 11111 I IIII II II 1111111111111111 JI-WA-001-018 1 CIVIL TRACK I Judge Dixon 2 3 ·, 4 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY 6 7 8 T. I., a minor, et …
Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991
The Ex Post Facto Clause and Washington's Parole Board by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Akins and another prisoner filed a civil rights complaint in federal court (pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983) alleging that the Georgia parole board's application of recently adopted rules to their cases violated their constitutional …
Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991
Walla Walla 'Lifers With Hope' by Here's one for you. How many remember Walla Walla's Lifers With Hope group? Well, there's a rumor floating around they might try to get back in business. I'm sure there are some of you that remember that this organization put 600 inmates, all lifers, …
Article • July 15, 1991 • from PLN July, 1991
Clallam Bay Double Celling by On June 12, 1991, Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) superintendent Neal Brown announced that the 21 million dollar expansion of CBCC was on schedule (but there is no money for teachers and schools in Washington). The expansion plans include renovation of food service and dining …
Article • July 15, 1991 • from PLN July, 1991
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Pig Park Update by Recently a PLN reader reported that a park for employees of the Washington State penitentiary (WSP) was being built only for employees. The park opened on March 18, 1991, as an "employee park" as a 4-acre area adjacent to the highway and east of the penitentiary, …
Article • July 15, 1991 • from PLN July, 1991
Filed under: Overcrowding, Sentencing, Parole
Overcrowded and Unfair by Gary Parker Overcrowded And Unfair By Gary Parker Human nature and society were not transformed when the SRA was implemented in 1984. The transformation was meant to occur in the basic philosophy of this state's justice system. The old system did not work. Some offenders were …
Article • July 15, 1991 • from PLN July, 1991
Prison/Community Alliance Update by Carrie Roth By Carrie Roth June 10, 1991 the Legislature went back into session and by the time this is read the session should be over. This is a time when there is a lot of speculation and rumors going around. One rumor is that Senator …
Article • July 15, 1991 • from PLN July, 1991
Reality of Sexual Victimization Obscured by "Predator" Label by Patricia Novotny (Reprint of letter to the Seattle Times) Thomas Shapley in his column on sexual predators (Focus, April 7) does a disservice to the sexually abused and sexually assaulted. He reminds me of the man in the Mae West movie. …
Prisoners and the Grievance System by Prisoners And The Grievance System By Paul Wright The Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) and many others have grievance systems to resolve complaints within the prison system rather than going to court to settle them. Many prisoners are skeptical of the grievance system as …
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