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Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright When PLN first started publishing in 1990 there were several dozen prisoner rights publications being published around the country and in Canada. California alone had a half dozen. Today most of them have folded. Historically, the United States has had a penal press since …
Article • August 15, 2003 • from PLN August, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month we continue our coverage of the hepatitis C (HCV) epidemic sweeping through American prisons with little or no treatment for the afflicted. The public health consequences of this and many other diseases that have historically festered in American prisons and jails before …
Article • July 15, 2003 • from PLN July, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright As PLN goes into its fourteenth publishing year, we have expanded our size to 40 pages to bring readers more information about prison and jail issues than ever before. Despite a prison and jail population at an all time high of more than two …
Article • June 15, 2003 • from PLN June, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright Observant readers will have noticed that PLN's masthead has changed its message from "Working to Extend Democracy to All" to "Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights." As PLN enters its fourteenth year of publishing and advocacy on behalf of prisoners, we think this change more …
Article • May 15, 2003 • from PLN May, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the thirteenth anni-versary issue of PLN. This marks the 157th issue of PLN that we have published since our first issue appeared in May, 1990. In that time period a lot has happened, both with PLN and the prison system we cover. …
Article • April 15, 2003 • from PLN April, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright From The Editor by Paul Wright Beginning with this issue of PLN there will be some changes in the law articles. Due to the limited space we have for news and law articles and the ongoing growth in prison and jail related cases being …
Article • March 15, 2003 • from PLN October, 2004
From the Editor by Paul Wright From The Editor by Paul Wright The month of September will be the last month that Hans Sherrer, PLN's circulation manager will be with us. After several years working for PLN Hans is moving on to other activities. As PLN's circulation manager, Hans oversaw …
Article • March 15, 2003 • from PLN March, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright I am pleased to announce that The Celling of America: An Inside Look at the U.S. Prison Industry, PLN's first book which was published in 1998, is now available in Spanish. El Encarcelamiento de America was published last summer in Spain by Editorial Virus, …
Article • February 15, 2003 • from PLN February, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright PLN's new book, Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor is now available for distribution from PLN as well as other bookstores and outlets. Edited by myself and Seattle attorney Tara Herivel, Prison Nation is the first book to systematically examine the connection between …
Article • January 15, 2003 • from PLN January, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the first issue of PLN for 2003. If you have not yet been donated to PLN's annual fund-raiser it is not too late to do so. All donations, large or small, help. Your donations go directly to supporting the work that PLN …
Article • December 15, 2002 • from PLN December, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright This is the last issue of PLN for the year. We would like to thank all of our readers for your continued support which makes PLN possible. PLN's office staff notes that many readers send letters to our office that do not have the …
Article • November 15, 2002 • from PLN November, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright Subscribers should soon receive PLN's annual fund-raiser mailing. If you can afford to make a donation to help sustain and expand PLN's work, please do so. PLN relies almost exclusively on reader support to continue publishing. Subscriptions account for only a portion of the …
Article • October 15, 2002 • from PLN October, 2002
Filed under: Editorials, Organizing, Voting
From the Editor by Paul Wright The connection between felon disenfranchisement and mass imprisonment is rarely explored. In this month's cover story we discuss the correlation between the two. In many ways, the more things change the more they remain the same. Today's convicts effectively pad voter numbers when legislative …
Article • September 15, 2002 • from PLN September, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the years, PLN has conducted a number of sample mailings to potential subscribers. This has always been a good way to expand our circulation, but such mailings are expensive to do. We have long recognized that our best outreach resource is our readership. …
Article • August 15, 2002 • from PLN August, 2002
Filed under: Editorials, Juveniles
From the Editor by Paul Wright 9-11 Immigration Detainees NJ Sex Offender Website Florida Guards Acquitted Parents' Project S.Ct. on Civil Commitment $3.5 Million Nevada Settlement Damages in Michigan Smoking Case Legal Mail Bans $2.8 Million TX Boot Camp Award Texas Guards California Parole News in Brief When people think …
Article • July 15, 2002 • from PLN July, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright PLN 's cumulative index is now available. The index has almost 500 different subject categories for all articles reported by PLN . No more time spent looking vainly for cases or articles under various topics. PLN 's new indexing system is designed for the …
Article • June 15, 2002 • from PLN June, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month's cover story examines the effects of mass imprisonment on the children of prisoners. All too often it is forgotten that prisoners have family members and the impact of penal policies on these families is largely ignored. Just as "family values" has served …
Article • May 15, 2002 • from PLN May, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to PLN 's 12th anniversary issue. PLN first started publishing in 1990 and this marks 12 years and 144 consecutive issues. PLN is the longest publishing independent, prisoner-produced magazine in U.S. history. While we have had our ups and downs over the years …
Article • April 15, 2002 • from PLN April, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright In next month's issue we will report the results of our reader survey as well as our matching grant campaign. As this issue goes to press we are still receiving responses to both. A recurring problem for PLN has been some subscribers, especially prisoners, …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright March 31, 2002, marks the final date for PLN to raise $15,000 for its matching grant fundraiser campaign .As we go to press, we have raised $10,852, which is still way short of our goal . PLN desperately needs these funds to continue operating …
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