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Article • August 23, 2016
PLN Invalidates Oregon Jail's Postcard-Only Policy; Magazine Ban and Rejection by On April 24, 2013, an Oregon federal court granted Prison Legal News (PLN) an injunction, permanently enjoining an Oregon jail's postcard-only policy. It also declared that jail magazine ban and rejection notice and appeal policies violated the First and …
Article • August 23, 2016
Maryland Ban on Prisoner's Book Rescinded by Brandon Sample The Maryland Department of Corrections (MDOC) has rescinded its ban on "The Marshall Plan: The Life and Times of a Baltimore Black Panther," a book written by Marshall "Eddie" Conway, a Maryland prisoner. Acting MDOC warden Wayne Webb banned Conway's book …
Article • August 22, 2016
Fifth Circuit: Louisiana Prisons Can't Ban Nation of Islam Newspaper by In 2005, Louisiana prison officials instituted a statewide ban on "The Final Call, a newspaper published by the Nation of Islam. The ban was based solely on the content of a statement of beliefs called "The Muslim Program" located …
Publication • August 18, 2016
Racial Origins of Doctrines Limiting Prisoner Protest Speech, Armstrong.pdf Racial Origins of Doctrines Limiting Prisoner Protest Speech Andrea C. Armstrong* ABSTRACT This article examines the racial origins of two foundational cases governing prisoner protest speech to better understand their impact in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. Two Supreme …
Brief • August 9, 2016
Cable v. Aul, RI, Complaint, Book Censorship, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00441-M-LDA Document 1 Filed 08/09/16 Page 1 of 10 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT For The District of Rhode Island (Enter the full name(s) of the: t...~is action) ?lainti££(s) in CA t 6- 441 VS .. : l>cBesf ,sAvtes,· …
Filing • August 9, 2016
PLN v. Co. of Tulare, et al., CA, Judgement, censorship, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-01650-JAM-SAB Document 49 Filed 08/09/16 Page 1 of 2 1 LISA ELLS – 243657 CHRISTOPHER D. HU – 293052 & GRUNFELD LLP 2 ROSEN BIEN GALVAN 50 Fremont Street, 19th Floor 3 San Francisco, California 94105-2235 Telephone: (415) …
Brief • August 9, 2016
PLN v. Co. of Tulare, et al., CA, Judgement, censorship, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-01650-JAM-SAB Document 49 Filed 08/09/16 Page 1 of 2 1 LISA ELLS – 243657 CHRISTOPHER D. HU – 293052 & GRUNFELD LLP 2 ROSEN BIEN GALVAN 50 Fremont Street, 19th Floor 3 San Francisco, California 94105-2235 Telephone: (415) …
Article • August 4, 2016
After Botched Execution Oklahoma Restricts Media Access by Mark Wilson In the wake of a botched execution, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections adopted new rules on September 30, 2014, severely limiting media access to executions. Media representatives and other observers waited in a viewing room, to witness the April 29, …
Article • August 3, 2016
“Jail Mail:” United Kingdom’s Newest Prison System Newspaper by Derek Gilna Prisoners in United Kingdom (UK) correctional facilities have yet another newspaper to help pass the time.  “Jail Mail” is the third national newspaper in the British prison system, along with “Inside Time,” and “Converse,” and will have a print …
From the Editor by Paul Wright The Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, co-founded by the Human Rights Defense Center, has led the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to curb some of the more egregious abuses of the prison telecom industry. It has also helped focus increased attention from all sources, including …
Article • July 28, 2016
$23,770 Settlement for Sheriff’s Censorship of Facebook Comments by The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office (SDCSO) paid $23,770 to settle a lawsuit alleging it violated a man’s First Amendment rights by deleting his comments on SDCSO’s Facebook page. Dimitrius Karras posted comments asking Sheriff William D Gore, “Do you plead …
Filing • July 28, 2016
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Lester, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2016 Case 5:16-cv-00198-HE Document 36 Filed 07/28/16 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. CIV-16-0198-HE JOSEPH K. …
Brief • July 28, 2016
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Lester, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2016 Case 5:16-cv-00198-HE Document 36 Filed 07/28/16 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. CIV-16-0198-HE JOSEPH K. …
Filing • July 21, 2016
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Sullivan County, TN, Judgement, censorship, 2016 AO 450 (Rev. 11/11) Judgment in a Civil Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Eastern District __________ DistrictofofTennessee __________ Prison Legal News Plaintiff v. Wayne Anderson et al Defendant ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-266 JUDGMENT IN A …
Brief • July 21, 2016
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Sullivan County, TN, Judgement, censorship, 2016 AO 450 (Rev. 11/11) Judgment in a Civil Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Eastern District __________ DistrictofofTennessee __________ Prison Legal News Plaintiff v. Wayne Anderson et al Defendant ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-266 JUDGMENT IN A …
Seventh Circuit Affirms Prison Policy Banning Adult Magazines, with Caveats by Derek Gilna Tobias Payton, a prisoner at the Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois, was denied access to a number of adult magazines depicting naked or scantily clad women, and filed suit in federal court alleging violation of his First …
From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the years PLN has reported extensively on the ACA and NCCHC, and the “accreditation” scams they run using taxpayer money to promote mass incarceration and the prison industry. They are not alone; many other groups like the American Jail Association and National Sheriffs’ …
Filing • July 6, 2016
PLN v. Co. of Tulare, et al., CA, Consent Decree , censorship, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-01650-JAM-SAB Document 44 Filed 07/06/16 Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kathleen Bales-Lange, #094765 County Counsel for the County of Tulare Kathleen A. Taylor, #131100 Chief Deputy County Counsel Kevin Stimmel, …
Brief • July 6, 2016
PLN v. Co. of Tulare, et al., CA, Consent Decree , censorship, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-01650-JAM-SAB Document 44 Filed 07/06/16 Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kathleen Bales-Lange, #094765 County Counsel for the County of Tulare Kathleen A. Taylor, #131100 Chief Deputy County Counsel Kevin Stimmel, …
Publication • July 1, 2016
Prison, Speech and Scrutiny, George Washington Law Review, 2016. \\jciprod01\productn\G\GWN\84-4\GWN403.txt unknown Seq: 1 19-JUL-16 10:28 Lenient in Theory, Dumb in Fact: Prison, Speech, and Scrutiny David M. Shapiro* ABSTRACT The Supreme Court declared thirty years ago in Turner v. Safley that prisoners are not without constitutional rights: any restriction on …
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