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Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
HRDC Settles Lawsuit Against Mississippi Jail that Only Allowed Religious Reading Materials by On October 24, 2018, the Human Rights Defense Center – the parent organization of Prison Legal News – and the Mississippi Center for Justice filed suit on behalf of HRDC in federal court against Forrest County, Sheriff …
Filing • February 26, 2019
HRDC v. Forrest County, MS, Settlement, Censorship, 2019
Why We Need More Journalism Courses Taught in Prison by Shaheen Pasha For those incarcerated, the study of journalism can aid rehabilitation by providing tangible skills and a chance to increase understanding of prisoners’ experiences by Shaheen Pasha, Nieman Reports John J. Lennon, also known as Inmate # 04A0823, sits …
Demler v. Inch, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, FL, class action complaint, confiscation of prisoners' lawfully purchased digital music and books, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-00094-MW-CAS Document 1 Filed 02/19/19 Page 1 of 27 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division WILLIAM DEMLER, individually, and on behalf …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Print Media and Prisoner Activism by Stephen Wilson by Stephen Wilson Because America’s prisons are its most opaque institutions, prisoners and their allies have always employed strategies of visibility to create awareness and understanding of who is being held captive and the conditions of their captivity. Print media – books, …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Interviews with Lucasville Prison Riot Participants by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The April 1993 riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville resulted in the deaths of one guard and nine prisoners. Journalists have long tried to interview some of the prisoners involved …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
HRDC Files Suit Against Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), which publishes Prison Legal News, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority for censoring publications, books and other materials sent to prisoners. …
Filing • January 31, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. BOCC Pontotoc Co, OK, Consent Decree, Censorship, 2019 6:18-cv-00149-RAW Document 37 Filed in ED/OK on 01/31/19 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not–for–profit corporation, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 6:18-CV-00149-RAW BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS …
Brief • January 31, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. BOCC Pontotoc Co, OK, Consent Decree, Censorship, 2019 6:18-cv-00149-RAW Document 37 Filed in ED/OK on 01/31/19 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not–for–profit corporation, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 6:18-CV-00149-RAW BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS …
Filing • January 28, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. BOCC Co. of San Miguel, et al., NM, Settlement, censorship, 2019
Filing • January 28, 2019
HRDC v. Ballard, KY, Settlement, Censorship, 2018 Case: 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT-EBA Doc #: 50-1 Filed: 01/28/19 Page: 1 of 6 - Page ID#: 289 IN THE MATTER OF: Human Rights Defense Center v. Ballard, eta!. Case No. 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OF INJUNCTIVE CLAIMS THIS SETTLEMENT …
Brief • January 28, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. BOCC Co. of San Miguel, et al., NM, Settlement, censorship, 2019
Human Rights Defense Center v. Ballard, KY, settlement agreement injunctive, censorship, 2019 Case: 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT-EBA Doc #: 50-1 Filed: 01/28/19 Page: 1 of 6 - Page ID#: 289 IN THE MATTER OF: Human Rights Defense Center v. Ballard, eta!. Case No. 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Seventh Circuit Remands Lawsuit Over Book Confiscation at Cook County Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In an August 23, 2018 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed in part and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former Cook County, …
Lawsuits Filed Over South Dakota Replacing Prison Law Libraries with Tablets by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Two federal lawsuits were filed by South Dakota prisoners in May and June 2018 against the state Department of Corrections (DOC) over the introduction of tablet computers to replace prison law libraries and …
Filing • December 18, 2018
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
Reply Brief - Prison Legal News v. Secretary, Florida Dept. of Corrections No. 18-355 In the Supreme Court of the United States ________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, v. Petitioner, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ________________ Respondent. On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN Files Cert Petition with Supreme Court Over Florida DOC Censorship by Steve Horn by Steve Horn On September 14, 2018, Prison Legal News submitted a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving censorship by the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), which has banned …
Censorship in Prisons and Jails: A War on the Written Word by Christopher Zoukis “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” — Ray Bradbury by Christopher Zoukis In its landmark ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) – …
Brief • November 9, 2018
Filed under: Censorship
Hayes v. Wetzel, PA, Scheduling Order, Censorship, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-02099-JEJ-EBC Document 12 Filed 11/09/18 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DAVON R. HAYES, : : : : Plaintiff, v. 1:18-cv-2099 Hon. John E. Jones III : : JOHN E. WETZEL, …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
San Diego County Targets Reporter Who Exposed Sky-High Jail Death Rate by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell When the widow of a prisoner who committed suicide at a San Diego County jail filed suit claiming staff had been made aware of the jail’s high death rate due to a reporter’s …
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