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Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993
Right to Religious Diet Clearly Established by Warren Bass is a Jewish New York state prisoner. Despite the recommendation of the prison rabbi that Bass was sincere in his religious beliefs and should receive a kosher diet, prison officials refused to provide Bass with a kosher diet. Bass filed suit …
Damages Awarded to HIV+ Jail Prisoner by Louise Nolley is an HIV+ prisoner held in the Erie County Jail in New York. She filed suit under § 1983 contending that various jail practices violated her rights. The objectionable practices included: automatically segregating HIV+ prisoners; denying HIV+ prisoners law library and …
Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993
NY Corrections Commissioner Pleads Guilty by William Jenkins, a former assistant corrections commissioner pleaded guilty in January to charges that he extorted money from a janitorial supplies company which served the city's jails. Jenkins, who was responsible for the Corrections Department's assets management, is scheduled to be sentenced March 19, …
Article • March 15, 1993 • from PLN March, 1993
Prisoner Entitled to Religious Diet by Warren Bass is a New York state prisoner who filed suit under § 1983 after being denied a diet of meals prepared in accordance with his religious beliefs. The defendant prison officials moved for summary judgement on the basis of qualified immunity from money …
Article • March 15, 1993 • from PLN March, 1993
Prison Bosses Liable for Rights Violation by Willie Horne is a retarded New York state prisoner who was infracted, not provided with a counsel substitute at a disciplinary hearing, and was punished. Horne filed suit claiming that prison officials violated his due process rights by subjecting him to a disciplinary …
Article • January 15, 1993 • from PLN January, 1993
Must Inmate Detail Witness Testimony As Condition to Having Witness Called? by "We are also of the opinion that the inmate facing disciplinary proceedings should be allowed to call witnesses...when permitting him to do so will not be unduly hazardous to institutional safety or correctional goals." This principle was stated …
Hearing Officer Must Base Guilt Finding on Evidence by Hearing Officer Must Base Guilt Finding On Evidence Frank Zavaro is a New York state prisoner who was infracted for participating in a riot and assault on guards. A riot had broken out in a mess hall with several guards being …
Guard Liable for Not Stopping Beating by Other Guards by Guard Liable For Not Stopping Beating by Other Guards Donnie Jones is a New York state prisoner who was beaten by prison guards after refusing to follow orders to go to a transit dorm. Jones was taken to the dorm …
Article • September 15, 1992 • from PLN September, 1992
23% of NY Prisoners Test Positive for TB by Twenty-three percent of New York's prisoners and six percent of the prison employees have tested positive for tuberculosis infection, according to the most thorough study to date. Thomas A. Coughlin, the Commissioner of Correctional Services, released the data. The tests included …
Article • September 15, 1992 • from PLN September, 1992
Jury Trial Required for Ad-Seg Claim by John Dell-Orfano was arrested and held in administrative segregation (ad seg) in the Suffolk County jail in New York. Before being placed in ad seg he did not receive any type of hearing, notice or opportunity to dispute the placement. He filed suit …
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Deaf Inmates Certified as Class by Doris Clarkson is a deaf New York state prisoner who filed suit under 42 U.S.C. F 1983 because the women's prison at Bedford Hills, New York, lacked any type of facilities for deaf prisoners. At this point in the legal process the case primarily …
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Involuntary Medication Violates Due Process by Christopher Breads is a prisoner in the Erie County Jail in New York state who was forcefully injected with psychotropic drugs by jail officials. He filed suit under § 1983 claiming his right to due process had been violated. The defendants moved for summary …
Can't Stop Con's Legal Help Due to Transfer by Can't Stop Con's Legal Help Due To Transfer A New York prisoner incarcerated at Attica was granted authorization to provide legal assistance to two other inmates after completing a law clerk training program sponsored by the Department of Correctional Services. When …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Race Discrimination in Prison Job Assignments Condemned by Race Discrimination In Prison Job Assignments Condemned A black prisoner's allegation that white prisoners were given work assignments without completing any training while he was required to take 90-days of training for an electrician assignment, despite the fact that he was an …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Son of Sam Law Struck Down by New York's "Son of Sam" law provided that those accused or convicted of a crime could not profit from such a crime by writing a book describing the offense. If such a book was written, the proceeds of same were to be given …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
NY Prisoner Has Due Process Right to Remain In Population by New York state prisoner Altagarcia Santana filed a civil rights suit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that his right to due process had been violated when he was placed in "keeplock" and not given a hearing for five …
Credibility of Informants Must be Weighed by Credibility Of Informants Must Be Weighed Jerome Russell, a New York state prisoner at Greenhaven prison, was infracted for assaulting another prisoner. Three confidential informants submitted statements to prison officials identifying Russell and four others as the assailants. At his hearing Russell requested …
Article • March 15, 1992 • from PLN March, 1992
New York Installs 3,000 Prison Beds by New York installs 3,000 Prison Beds In December the New York state DOC began installing 3,000 new bunks in 10 prisons as part of a $40 million emergency program designed to help with overcrowding. The state also hired 760 new guards, many of …
'Partial Victory' In Attica Prisoners' Case by From: Workers World Newspaper A bitterly divided jury returned a mixed verdict Feb. 4 in the lawsuit by former inmates at Attica Prison against four former New York state officials. The suit by the Attica Defense Committee grew out of the bloody, murderous …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Prisoners Get Squeezed by G D The massive New York state budget crisis is starting to hit the prisons. Governor Cuomo, like other politicians, plans to squeeze pennies from those who have nothing, while leaving the fat cats sacrosanct. The main cuts are slated for Medicaid and schools. Also they …
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