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Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Response to the Article "Why Racism" by Gregory Carey By Gregory "Mandela" Carey Let me answer your article in this manner to enlighten you. First, understand that America is a very racist country. Despite all the laws against discrimination, a person's race is of prime importance to himself and to …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Fire Hosing Stopped! by Fire Hosing Stopped!!! On July 9, 1990, US District Court Judge Arthur Spiegel entered a preliminary injunction ordering a halt to the practice of Ohio prisoncrats at Lucasville, of firehosing prisoners in their cells. A full trial on the merits will follow.
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Letters From Readers by Letters from readers are encouraged. Words in brackets [like this] reflect material added by the editors in order to clarify a subject. Letters are edited for length. Names of writers will not be published unless specific authorization is given. We not only welcome the input of …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Editorial Comments by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Welcome to PLN #5. Let me start this by talking about some of the articles in this issue. First, there is one on the need to get computers into prisoner hands. State Senator Phil Talmadge, who is a member of the Committee …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Where Now for the Sex Offender? by Ed Mead This is the third and final part of our series on sex offenders. The first two installements ("Them Today, Us Tomorrow" and "We Are All Prisoners") were critical of non-sex offenders for discriminating against people on the basis of offense. In …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
HR-4079: A National Crime Emergency? by Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it does. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr., resigned his seat, leaving President Bush to name an even more reactionary successor. Not only will the pro-choice Roe v. Wade ruling fall by the wayside, making …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
In Defense of the Struggle Against Sexism by Ed Mead In Defense Of The Struggle Against Sexism With this issue of the PLN I conclude my three part series on sex offenders. And while I am writing this before the first installment of the series has been mailed out to …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Filed under: Reviews, Military, Veterans
Storm Warning by Paul Wright By Paul Wright This is a bi-monthly magazine put out by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (anti-imperialist). There are a disproportionate number of veterans in the gulags in this country, as most prisoners have noticed by now. Storm Warning (SW) is free to prisoners; …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Prisoners in Struggle by Paul Wright PRISONERS IN STRUGGLE By: Paul Wright We have recently received information about the following prisoners in West Germany the US and England who are being persecuted because of their political beliefs. To help, I have a packet of pre-typed letters addressed to the authorities …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
Repeal "Point 100" Statute by Dan Pens By Dan Pens All pre-SRA prisoners must jump through an invisible hoop before they can be paroled. Sound like something out of Alice in Wonderland? Well, it's the law. RCW 9.95.100 ("point 100") is a 1939 statute that has remained unchanged since 1955. …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Of Bannings and Unbannings: Why Do They Do It? by Ed Mead Of Bannings and Unbannings: Why do they do it? By Ed Mead As many of you know issue #2 of the PLN was banned from both the Penitentiary and the Reformatory. We immediately drafted a comprehensive civil rights …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Struggle in Ohio by Paul Wright Struggle In Ohio By Paul Wright There have been 5 prisoners and one staff member (schoolteacher) killed at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio since 1990 rolled in. Governor Celeste ordered an investigation into all aspects of SOCF operations by the State …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
GRAPO Prisoner Dies by In Issue #1 of PLN we reported the hunger strike by GRAPO (Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups, First of October) in Spain who seek to end the governments policy of placing them in control units, dispersing them in different prisons, beating them, censoring their mail, prohibiting visits, etc. …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Editorial Comments by Ed Mead The sharp-eyed reader will have noticed our new return address for the newsletter. This is the 3rd new address in 4 issues, and it isn't even in Washington State. Paul's dad in Florida has agreed to be our outside publisher until such a time as …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Letters From Readers by From Germany Thanks a lot for the prisoners Legal News. I was impressed. From my (own experience in) making flyers I can imagine how much work you put into these important pages, even if you collect articles. "The Terry" by D.P. fit exactly in a discussion …
Article • July 15, 1990 • from PLN July, 1990
Pleading Supervisory Liability by Prisoner seeking to sue prison officials in section 1983 Civil Rights actions must allege either personal involvement and/or supervisory liability by administrators in order to state a claim. "To hold supervisors liable under section 1983," the court said at page 645, "a plaintiff must show that …
Article • July 15, 1990 • from PLN July, 1990
BOP Denies Medical Treatment by Dr. Alan Berkman is currently serving a 12-year sentence for conspiracy to aid and abet possession of weapons and explosives. He is currently facing trial for Seditious Conspiracy. Dr. Berkman has a long history of political activism and putting medicine in the service of the …
Indonesia Murders Long Term Political Prisoners by On the 16th of February, 1990 four prisoners: Sater Suryanto, Johannes Surono, Simon Solainman and Norbertus Rohayan, were taken from their cell in Cipinang prison in Jakarta (capital of Indonesia) and taken to an uninhabited island in Jakarta Bay where they were shot …
Article • July 15, 1990 • from PLN July, 1990
Bankruptcy Declaration Voids Court Ordered Restitution by On May 29, 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that criminals can avoid paying restitution for their crimes by declaring bankruptcy. The court, in a 7 to 2 ruling, held that restitution orders as part of criminal sentences are "debt" under the federal …
Article • July 15, 1990 • from PLN July, 1990
"Captive Voice" by "Captive Voice" This is the title of a quarterly magazine written entirely by Irish republican prisoners of war being held in Ireland, England, the US and Europe. The "CV" contains poetry, short stories, political analysis and the latest updates on prison related campaigns and issues. It is …
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