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Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
9th Circuit Affirms Gutting of WSR Consent Decree by Paul Wright By Paul Wright In 1978 prisoners at the Washington State Reformatory (WSR) in Monroe, WA filed suit over inhumane prison conditions at the prison. In 1981 prisoners and the DOC entered into a consent decree whereby the prisoners dismissed …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Chicago Police Torture Suspects by [Generally PLN only reports on cases involving prison civil rights issues or the occasional procedural matter affecting pro se litigants. This is a police brutality case which we present more for it's informational value than it's relevance to prison litigation. All too often we hear …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Needs Mail Stamping of Prisoner Mail Information by Reader Mail On November 1, 1993, Wisconsin Prisons started to stamp prisoner mail as originating in a prison. We filed for a temporary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. On October 28, 1993, the court came …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Filed under: Resources, Juveniles
Someone Wants to Listen to You! by I would like to hear from young inmates (25 years of age and younger) who would like to help me write the story of young people in prison. I wish to learn about your thoughts on friendship, punishment, loyalty, authority, fear, school, family …
Court Enjoins BOP Phone System by On October 13, 1993, Judge Henry Wilhoit of the U.S. District Court in Kentucky entered a preliminary injunction barring the federal Bureau of Prisons from implementing its Inmate Telephone System (ITS). The case is Washington v. Reno, case number 93-217 and 93-290. Readers should …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Consent Decree Modified to Permit Racial Segregation by In 1988 a prisoner at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF)at Lucasville, OH, filed suit challenging the prison's practice of assigning prisoners to cells based on their race. This practice led to the racial segregation of prisoners. The court appointed counsel in …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Ohio to Build Super-Max Prison by In the wake of the April, 1993. rebellion at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) which left 10 dead Ohio prisoners and prison activists had hoped the state would examine it's policies which result in Ohio have the highest level of overcrowding in the …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
New Book Planned by The Hidden Side of The Criminal Justice System by prisoners, ex-prisoners, their family members and loved ones. Prisoners and ex-prisoners: Who are you? Send us your poetry, art, fiction, or personal history. Prisoners, ex-prisoners, family and loved ones: How "just" is the trial process? What is …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
The Rights of Visiting and Visitors by Paul Wright By Paul Wright For every prisoner and the relative, friend or loved one of a prisoner, visiting is an issue of paramount importance. While most prison officials pay lip service to the idea that visiting is important and that they want …
Minor Detainees Entitled to Education by Twenty-three school age detainees in the Cook County Jail (Chicago, Illinois) filed suit alleging they were either denied complete access to regular and special educational services during their period of pre-trial detention or received services vastly inferior to those provided non-detainees. The plaintiff prisoners …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Smoking Ban Upheld by In May of 1993 officials at the Berks County Prison in Pennsylvania initiated a policy which prohibited smoking by prisoners at the facility. Four prisoners filed suit claiming that the ban on smoking constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of their eighth amendment rights. They …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Court Rules Suit Waiver is Not Enforceable by This case involves release-dismissal agreements where a party will agree not to sue a government agency or official and the agency in turn agrees to either drop or reduce charges against the person. In many cases prison officials will have prisoners agree …
Eighth Circuit Clarifies Retaliation Standard by George Goff is an Iowa state prisoner. On January 15, 1990, another prisoner at a medium security facility reported being stabbed. Confidential informants allegedly told prison officials that Goff was the culprit. On January 19, 1990, the prison's warden and deputy warden were served …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by [This is a new feature in PLN which will provide short news items related to prisons which while interesting are not big enough to make up an article. If you like this feature let us know and send us news clippings of interest.] 17 Dec 1993, …
Brief • March 11, 1994
Bell v. Pride, Complaint, Fl, Work Injury, 1994 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA .-0 rlL..' f— GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION. CASE NO. q tj, - 11 0 --- --1 —.. . . ••-• r ! : e p •:...: ,-.D. ,.... …
Article • February 15, 1994 • from PLN February, 1994
Filed under: News, State Legislation
WA DOC Wants to Open New Prison, Close Old Ones by The Washington DOC received a budget increase of 30 percent last year. As part of the two percent budget cutback affecting all state agencies the DOC has offered plans which would require the closure of two small prisons and …
Article • February 15, 1994 • from PLN February, 1994
Estate Proper Party When Defendant Dies by Jerry Young is a New York state prisoner. He filed suit under § 1983 claiming that Terry Patrice, a prison guard, had beaten him. During the pendency of the suit it appears that Patrice died. The attorney general filed a motion to dismiss …
What's Wrong in the Ohio DOC? by John Perotti It's been almost a year since the end of the siege at Lucasville. During this time investigations have been conducted by the State Legislature, State Highway Patrol and Scioto County Prosecutor's Office. The mass media has focused on "crimes" committed during …
Article • February 15, 1994 • from PLN February, 1994
California DOC Starts Use of Electric Fence by On November 8, 1993, guards threw the switch on an electric fence surrounding the maximum security prison at Calipatria, CA. The $1.5 million fence stands 13 feet high, erected in a no man's land between two 12 foot fences topped with razor …
Third Circuit Announces Rules for Appointment of Counsel by Harvey Tabron is a Pennsylvania state prisoner. He sued prison officials claiming they had failed to protect him from attack by another prisoner. In the course of the litigation Tabron requested that the district court appoint counsel to represent him, order …
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