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Article • October 15, 1994 • from PLN October, 1994
$1 Million for Boiling Prisoner by Vaughn Dortch is a California prisoner held at the Pelican Bay prison control unit. After suffering mental deterioration Dortch covered himself in fecal matter. The administration ordered guards to wash it off and the guards took Dortch to the prison infirmary where they placed …
Seg Prisoner Entitled to Competent Hearing Help by Kenney Nix is a South Carolina prisoner. He was charged with violations of prison rules, placed in administrative segregation and found guilty of the charges at a disciplinary hearing. Prior to the hearing, Nix was assigned a staff member to assist him …
Article • October 15, 1994 • from PLN October, 1994
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Reviews by AntiShyster is a bi-monthly 48 page magazine "dedicated to raising hell for lawyers." It presents a critical examination of the American legal system, both civil and criminal. Recent articles have included non-lawyers running for judicial offices, tax laws, listing of public corruption cases by the office holder convicted, …
Article • October 15, 1994 • from PLN October, 1994
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by WA: In May, 1994, three former prisoners and two staff members of the Snohomish county jail filed suit in US District Court in Seattle claiming that they contracted tuberculosis at the jail due to its lax testing and screening policies. The plaintiffs' attorney, Ted Spearman, stated …
Article • October 15, 1994 • from PLN October, 1994
From The Editor by Dan Pens From the Editor by Dan Pens Greetings to PLN readers from the new co-editor. I have worked with Ed and Paul since nearly the very beginning, helping to type articles, writing, editing, and proof reading (an odious chore). I originally came on board when …
Article • October 15, 1994 • from PLN October, 1994
Swedish Prisoners Mutiny by On July 23, 1994, prisoners at the Tidaholm Prison, 200 miles Southwest of Stockholm, Sweden, refused to return to their cells at lock up time to protest the solitary confinement given to three prisoners after a fight earlier that day. Prison officials stated that some 115 …
Article • October 15, 1994 • from PLN October, 1994
Court Returns Fines by In 1976, prisoners of the Allegheny County Jail in Pennsylvania filed suit against their keepers over unconstitutional jail conditions. Over the next 18 years of litigation, the court imposed $2,729,300 in fines against county officials who refused to abide by court orders to alleviate overcrowding and …
New Trial Required for Improper Testimony by Michael Kemp is a Missouri state prisoner. He filed suit under § 1983 claiming that a prison guard, Antonio Balboa, had confiscated his epilepsy medication and flushed it down the toilet. This resulted in Kemp having epileptic seizures during which he injured himself. …
BOP Ad Seg Rules Create Liberty Interest by Jerome Crowder is a paraplegic federal prisoner confined to a wheelchair. He filed suit against officials of the Metropolitan Corrections Center (MCC) in Chicago claiming he was placed in administrative segregation without a hearing and as a result of this he was …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
VA "Men Only" Boot Camp Illegal by In 1990 the Virginia legislature created a Boot Camp Incarceration Program (BCIP) which became effective on January 1, 1991. Those entering the BCIP usually spend 90 days in it followed by a year's probation. Those unable to enter the program, including all women, …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
Prison TV: Luxury or Management Tool? by Paul Wright By Paul Wright In March 1994, the Florida state legislature passed a law severely restricting how the DOC could spend prisoner welfare funds. It specifically prohibited the expenditure of welfare funds for cable television, to rent movie videos, televisions, VCRs or …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
Filed under: Medical, Dental Care
Delay in Dental Care Creates Fact Dispute by Wardell Patterson is a Missouri state prisoner. On February 12, 1992, Patterson had a tooth filled by William Pearson, the prison dentist. The next day Patterson began suffering from swelling, headaches and severe pain. Patterson's unit manager contacted Pearson about the problem …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Juries
Juries Tougher on Prisoner Litigators in Big Law Suits by Dale Gardner In this land of big lawsuits, the growth of multimillion dollar jury awards may have been halted. Juries nationwide have become tougher on people who sue doctors, insurance companies, and prison officials--siding less often with the plaintiffs. There …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
Few Programs for FL Women Prisoners by Despite laws requiring that women prisoners receive the same job training in prison as men, Florida spends one third less on women's programming than men's and limits their training to low paying jobs, according to a study released by the Florida House Corrections …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
Demanding Death by Mumia Abu-Jamal By Mumia Abu-Jamal Michael Alan Durocher, of Florida's Death Row, wrote to the Governor, literally begging for death. Gov. Lawton Chiles agreed, signed his death warrant, and Durocher sent him a thank you note. On August 25, 1993, at 7:15 a.m., Durocher, 33, got his …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
Filed under: Reviews, Organizing
The "Correcting Corrections" Project Distributes Prison Video Documentaries by Community activists in Madison, Wisconsin have joined together to develop the Correcting Corrections Project. Correcting Corrections combines art and journalism to create a series of educational videos, to organize community meetings, to arrange for radio and cable television broadcasts, and to …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
PA Prisoners Enjoy Right to Parole Consideration by William Marshall By William L. Marshall In an opinion entered February 28, 1994, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that under Section 11 of the PA Parole Act (61 P.S. § 331.22), while the PA Board of Probation and Parole ("the Board"), in …
Breach of Contract Claim OK Against Medical Contractor by On December 22, 1992, Eddie Cherry began serving a 30 day sentence in the Polk county jail, Florida, for drunk driving. At the time of his incarceration he told jail staff that he drank approximately a case of beer a day. …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
Art and Writings Against the Death Penalty / Save Mumia Abu Jamal by by Adrian Lomax Mumia Abu-Jamal learned early what happens to African Americans who speak their minds. In 1968, at the age of 16, Mumia and some of his friends marched in Philadelphia to protest the presidential candidacy …
Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994
New Trial for Beating by Clifton Thomas is an Illinois state prisoner. While confined at the Pontiac Correctional Center, Thomas was accused of stabbing another prisoner. The state sought and received a court order to obtain a blood sample from Thomas to aid in the investigation of the stabbing. Prison …
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