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Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the last issue of PLN for 2011. Since we began publishing PLN, the issue of prisoner rape and sexual assault has been an important priority. There has been some improvement, at least as far as raising public awareness around this issue, over …
Anatomy of False Confessions, Redux by Earlier this year PLN reported on the phenomenon of suspects who falsely confess to crimes they did not commit. [See: PLN, April 2011, p.18]. As false confessions occur in wrongful conviction cases with disturbing regularity, this article revisits and expounds on this important topic …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
From the Editor by Paul Wright In April 1990, the month before PLN published its first issue, Washington state enacted the nation’s first civil commitment law targeting sex offenders for indefinite imprisonment once they had completed their criminal sentences. Our results-oriented judiciary has upheld civil commitment against assorted legal challenges, …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Prospect of Prison Rape Used to Deter DUIs in South Africa by Brandon Sample A South African ad campaign intended to prevent drinking and driving has garnered the ire of human rights groups. The ads – the idea of Brandhouse Beverages – show a group of men talking about the …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
CORRECTIONS To Danny Trejo Interview in August 2011 PLN by Prison Legal News always strives to get things right. Last August, our cover story was an interview with former prisoner and famous actor Danny Trejo. The interview was conducted live, in person, and transcribed to print. Unfortunately, due to difficulties …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
From the Editor by Paul Wright Tropical storm Irene caused serious damage in Vermont on August 27 and 28, including in Brattleboro where our offices are located. We received a lot of phone calls, e-mails and inquiries asking if we were okay, and the good news is that our office …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Jail Guitar Doors, USA Offers Free Musical Instruments to Prisons by Bruce Reilly Long before words there was the drum, the beat, the foundation of all communication. Some drummers and musicians communicate through the most finely crafted instruments of their day. For the prisoner it is typically the sound of …
Article • September 15, 2011
Working (with) the Media by Paul Wright By Paul Wright There are two types of lawyers, those who love the media, promptly return calls, are proactive about publicizing their cases, causes and clients, and those who fear the media. Some lawyers see the media as an enemy, hostile to their …
Article • September 15, 2011
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Life and Death in a Cold, Lonely Cell by Sid Hawk Byrd Sid Hawk Byrd | November 16, 2007 | Features I sit in a prison cell. It's only 5 feet wide. I can stretch out my arms and place both palms flat against the walls. There is a 6-foot …
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2004
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Voting
Two Empty Bottles With Different Labels: John Kerry on Criminal Justice Issues by Paul Wright By Paul Wright “Americans on the frontlines - our first responders, military forces, sheriffs, policemen, firefighters, and civil defense volunteers - must have the very best equipment, training and support possible. Our safety and freedom …
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011
An American Radical: Political Prisoner in My Own Country, by Susan Rosenberg (Kensington Publishing Corp. 2011), 400 pages, $14.95 paperback by Book review by Bruce Reilly Susan Rosenberg was raised on the 1950s anti-segregation movement, became an activist within the 1960s anti-war movement, and believed in armed resistance throughout the …
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011
From the Editor by Paul Wright The modern era of prison reform in the United States was ushered in 40 years ago this month in a hail of blood and gunfire at Attica State Prison in New York. Afterwards the refrain was that every prison was Attica and Attica was …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Prison Legal News Interviews Former Prisoner and Famous Actor Danny Trejo by Paul Wright Danny Trejo is one of the best-known American actors living today. His scarred face is among the most recognized in action movies and he has appeared in over 200 films, including Heat, Machete, Predators, From Dusk …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the years some readers have said they find Prison Legal News depressing because we don’t report any good news, or not much anyway. One reason for that, of course, is because there has been precious little “good news” emanating from the American criminal …
Article • August 15, 2011
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
The Societal Impact of the Prison Industrial Complex, or Incarceration for Fun and Profit ... Mostly Profit by Alex Friedmann At the beginning of the 1980s there were no privately-operated adult correctional facilities in the United States. Today more than 127,600 state and federal prisoners are housed in for-profit lock-ups, …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Habeas Hints: Expert Testimony in Habeas Cases by Kent A. Russell by Kent Russell This column provides “Habeas Hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on habeas corpus under AEDPA, the 1996 habeas …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Queer (In)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States, by Joey L. Mogul, Andrea J. Ritchie and Kay Whitlock (Beacon Press, Feb. 2011), 216 pages, $27.95 by Daniel R. Schaffer Reviewed by Daniel R. Schaffer Queer (In)justice (QI) is a useful and necessary tool for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the past 20 years PLN has reported the various conditions class-action lawsuits in California concerning the lethal health care administered to prisoners. After decades of non-compliance with dozens of court orders the prison system’s health care was put into a federal receivership, yet …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
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Why I Care About Prisoner Rights by David Hudson by David L. Hudson, Jr. A friend recently asked: “Why do you care and write so much about prisoner rights? After all, they’re convicted criminals.” The question came after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Plata that dealt with …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Remembering the High Point of Prisoner Rights by David Hudson by David L. Hudson, Jr. Thirty-seven years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396 (1974), a ruling that has since proven to be the high-water mark for prisoner rights. On April 29, 1974, the high …
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