Skip navigation

Search

467 results
Page 19 of 24. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 | Next »

Article • October 15, 2000 • from PLN October, 2000
Massachusetts Prisoners' Political Action Committee Floundering by Massachusetts prisoners were set back in their electoral efforts when the formation of a political action committee (PAC) inside the walls of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution was banned by executive order of Republican Governor Paul Cellucci. Guards confiscated the prisoners' political materials and …
2003 Washington Legislative Round-up by Lonnie Burton In its 2003 session the Washington leg-islature enacted numerous laws affecting prisoners. Highlights of the most relevant laws are as follows: Regional Jails Substitute House Bill 1609 instructs the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to present a plan by Dec. 31, 2003, for creating "pilot …
Article • May 15, 2000 • from PLN May, 2000
Wrongfully Convicted in California and New York Awarded Damages by Michael Rigby California On April 29, 2003, then California Governor Gray Davis signed legislation awarding two wrongfully convicted prisoners $100 per day for every day they were in prison. Ricky Daye, who spent 10 years in Folsom Prison, and Leonard …
Michigan Legislature Kills Class Action Suit by Female Prisoners by Maia Justine Storm In March, 1996, seven women pris- oners filed suit in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court against the Michigan Department of Corrections, Director Kenneth McGinnis, and ten individual wardens and officers. (96-6986 CZ) The complaint alleged that the …
Michigan DOC Settles DOJ Sexual Abuse Lawsuit by Maia Justine Storm This past May, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) which alleged a pattern and practice of sexual misconduct and invasions of privacy at the women's prisons …
Article • January 15, 2000 • from PLN January, 2000
California Governor Vetoes Media Access Bill by In September, 1999 California Governor Gray Davis vetoed legislation that would have rescinded his predecessor's policy of barring reporters from interviewing state prisoners. The measure was supported by the California Correctional Peace Officers' Association (CCPOA) which said that barring reporters from prison makes …
Wackenhut's Woes: Guard Killed in New Mexico Riot; Prisoners Exiled to Virginia Supermax by Alex Friedmann Previously, PLN has reported problems at the Lea County Corr. Facility in Hobbs, New Mexico, one of two prisons in the state operated by Wackenhut Corrections Corp. Violent incidents at the Hobbs facility have …
1999 Washington State Legislative Roundup by The 1999 Washington legislature created or amended far too many statutes of interest to our readers to adequately summarize, but here are some highlights: Custodial Misconduct makes it a class C felony for an employee or contract personnel of a correctional agency [or] law …
Article • November 15, 1999 • from PLN November, 1999
California Governor Vetoes Parole Reform Bill by California Governor Gray Davis vetoed a bill that would have diverted "low-risk" parole violators into community-based programs rather than send them back through a "revolving door" to an already overcrowded state prison system. Some critics call the veto quid pro quo for the …
CCPOA Pimping in the California State Assembly by Dan Pens A self-proclaimed "whore" for the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) in July 1999 helped kill Attorney General Bill Lockyer's proposed legislation for forming a state-level prosecutorial unit to investigate alleged crimes by state prison guards. As it stands now, …
Article • November 15, 1999 • from PLN November, 1999
California Prison Legal Fund Broke by Willie Wisely by W. Wisely The California Department of Corrections' $15.5 million legal settlement fund went broke in late March, 1999, three months before the end of the fiscal year, according to an article by Pam Podger in the May 27, 1999, edition of …
Nevada Guards Party with Inmate Welfare Fund by The Nevada state legislature made a bold move to "end inmate welfare as we know it" when it passed a bill (AB289) in 1999 stating that revenue from state prisons' Inmate Welfare Fund (IWF) can be used for employee perks. But the …
Article • August 15, 1999 • from PLN August, 1999
Washington Legislature Amends 35% Law, Again by Paul Wright RCW 72.09:480 was enacted in 1995 as part of House Bill (FIB) 2410, a massive prisoner bashing bill that unanimously passed the legislature that year. RCW 72.09.480 was slipped into HB 2010 with no public hearings, debate or notice. The law …
Article • August 15, 1999 • from PLN August, 1999
California Guard Union Doles Out Millions to Politicians by The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) is the union which represents California's 28,000 prison guards. The union is also one of the most powerful political players in state politics. The union supports mandatory sentencing, including "three strikes" laws; increased prison …
Article • December 15, 1998 • from PLN December, 1998
Prisoners' Legal Services of NY Victim of Budget Ax by Dan Pens September 13, 1971 Bloody Monday. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller unleashes a firestorm of bullets and shotgun blasts into Attica's D-Yard. Eight minutes and 3,000 rounds of ammo later, 29 prisoners and 10 hostages lay fatally gunshot in …
Tennessee Prison Privatization Bill Fails to Pass by Alex Friedmann Adramatic confrontation between the private corrections industry and opponents of prison privatization played out in Tennessee earlier this year, ending in an embarrassing defeat for the prison profiteers. Similar struggles can be expected in other states as privatization continues to …
Article • May 15, 1998 • from PLN May, 1998
Oregon's Prison Slavocracy by Dan Pens What I propose is, that as we embark on this massive prison construction program, we try a new approach -- convert our "warehouses" into factories with fences around them. To do that we must change our thinking and change the reactionary statutes that stand …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
Utah Prisoners May Build Own Cages by In a 1997 Utah state budget bill, the legislature directed that an "inmate construction and building maintenance" program be developed. "The purpose of this program should be to expand inmate employment in construction-related fields in order to provide training for the inmate and …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
New York State Drug Sentencing Report by Julia Lutsky Angela Thompson, a 17-year-old with no prison record participated in a single sale of 2 oz and 33 grains of crack cocaine to an undercover officer for which she received a 15-year-to-life sentence. Cruel and Usual : "Disproportionate Sentences for New …
Arizona DOC Contempt Fines Affirmed by In the July, 1996, issue of PLN we reported Hook v. Arizona, 907 F. Supp. 1326 (D AZ 1996) where the court held Arizona DOC officials In contempt for refusing to pay the fees for special masters appointed by the court to oversee implementation …
Page 19 of 24. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 | Next »