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is implicated when: (1) a change in a prisoner's confinement conditions is so severe that it essentially exceeds the sentence imposed by the convicting court; or (2) "when the state has consistently given ...
, the state courted disaster by waiving a dispositive defense -- a familiar failing of the Illinois attorney general's office." The Seventh Circuit also held that dictum in Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1 (1998 ...
reached an agreement which allowed for the termination of the Lewis v. Evans consent decree with two key stipulations: 1) That the state hire an independent legal auditor to do annual audits to determine ...
Article • March 15, 1992 • from PLN March, 1992
mythology; real rights are dependant on the power to enforce them, as the following illustrates. 28 USC Sec. 1821(a)(1) mandates payment of witness fees to any witness in attendance on any federal court ...
. 1996). Shortly before recessing, in June, 1997, the supreme court granted certiorari and will decide the following questions presented for review: "(1) In case against government official claiming she ...
Article • November 15, 1996 • from PLN November, 1996
without prepaying the fees to submit an affidavit of poverty pursuant to § 1915(a)(1) and a signed statement authorizing the agency holding the prisoner to provide the court with a certified copy ...
Article • June 15, 1990 • from PLN June, 1990
that would limit sex offenders to only 15% of their good time, and it too passes without opposition. Surprise! Effective July 1, 1990, a new law will restrict good time in the same way for whole categories ...
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
Antonia School District v. Rodriquez, 411 U.S. 1 (1973); Califano v. Webster 430 U.S. 313, 316-317 (1977). One would believe that in living in the spirit of the law, the same laws applicable to the states ...
. The initiative version requires judges to count even Juvenile offenses as "strikes." The Office of Legislative Analyst has reported it will cost taxpayers an additional $1 billion each year, just for the "Three ...
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
on the supreme court's ruling in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee, 1 Wheat 304, 4 LEd 97 (1816) which held that congress cannot infringe upon judicial decisions. "I conclude that § 3626(e) is unconstitutional." The court ...
files and computer disks outside his presence, and questioned his family about his involvement with PLN. On June 1, 1994, ACLU cooperating attorney Frank Cuthbertson, with the Seattle law firm of Davis ...
Article • September 15, 1993 • from PLN September, 1993
from the gross wages of all prisoners working in either class I or class II industries, or any prisoner earning more than the state minimum wage, the following amounts: 1.Ten percent to the crime ...
. The ACLU also submitted its own brief. The 9th Circuit originally reversed the district court in a 2-1 (Judge O'Scannlain dissenting) decision. Jordan v. Gardner, 953 F.2d 1137, reh'g en banc ...
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
. (phone: 1-877-999-7740). The report is free but shipping & handling (based on location) will be charged. [Julie Falk is the former co-editor of Southland Prison News. She is currently the Executive ...
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
to GED testing (General Laws Chapter 127, § 92A). As to the hair cut fee, Moses noted that G.L. c. 124, § 1(r) authorizes the Commissioner of Corrections to charge state prisoners a fee for haircuts ...
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
will be thwarted. Importantly, the ban on gift subscriptions does not limit media content it only invokes a monetary cap. The two biggest concerns of KDOC were (1) that one prisoner could "pressure" another ...
of their IIED claim: (1) an intent to inflict severe emotional distress on Mr. Bibeau, and (2) the causation of Mr. Bibeau's alleged emotional distress. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court's ...
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
by scare tactics, rejected a 1/2 cent sales tax measure (Measure A) that would have raised $560 million per year to pay for 5,000 added cops. At the same time, the voters approved a $500 million bond ...
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
prisoner, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that (1) where injury from ETS [second-hand cigarette smoke] was alleged at one prison, transfer to another prison with the same problem did ...
the facts alleged by Scicluna and argue only the legal issues. In evaluating qualified immunity the Court looks to three factors: whether "(1) a constitutional violation occurred, (2) the right violated ...
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