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Evidence Must Support Disciplinary Charge by Lloyd Brown is a District of Columbia prisoner held at the Lorton prison in Virginia. Brown was infracted for throwing a fermented solution of milk, feces and urine in a guard's face. He was charged with assault and destruction of property, and three other …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Due Process Required Before Hole Time by Acounty jail prisoner in Lubbock, Texas, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against his captors. He alleged jailers violated his right to due process by placing him in lockdown without a hearing. The prisoner's crime was to ignore …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Professionalism at Purdy Women's Prison by Vicki McLemore By V.M . Being incarcerated here at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) for the past few years, I have had the opportunity to observe the behavior of those designated by the state to make sure that we stay incarcerated, that …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Clinton Unveils "Anti-Crime" Package by Paul Wright By Paul Wright On August 11, 1993, president Clinton revealed his proposed new "anti crime" legislation. A few months ago I wrote an article in PLN concerning Clinton's campaign promises as they affected prisoners. It appears that things are worse than expected. With …
Access to Courts: Standing to Assert Right by Access To Courts: Standing To Assert Right This access to the courts case was filed by the Prisoners' Legal Association (PLA), a sanctioned organization of seven jailhouse lawyers operating inside the East Jersey State Prison. The PLA claimed they were harassed because …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Documents Filed When Delivered to Prison Officials by In two separate cases from the fifth and eleventh circuits, the appeals courts have adopted the Supreme Court's ruling that documents are considered filed in court when they are delivered to prison officials for mailing by pro se prisoner litigants. Lawrence Thompson …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Bar on Access to Court Records Struck Down by The Massachusetts legislature passed the Criminal Offender Record Information System (CORI) which changed the conditions by which the public gained access to court records in the state criminal justice system. The state courts used this law to prohibit unrestricted access to …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
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Families Against Mandatory Minimums by FAMM is a national, grassroots organization of the friends and family members of prisoners serving "mandatory minimum" sentences. In the 1980's, as part of the "war on drugs" the U.S. congress and many state legislatures passed laws mandating minimum sentences for many types of offenses, …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Some Food for Thought: Prisoners Are Not Inmates by Ojore Lutalo By Ojore Lutalo [Ed. Note: Readers will note that PLN rarely refers to prisoners as "inmates" or "residents." We usually change any such terms to "prisoners" when we reprint pieces or publish articles. Ojore, a New Afrikan political prisoner, …
Destruction of Evidence Allows Adverse Inference by Jerry McCrary-El is a Missouri state prisoner. He filed suit under § 1983 claiming that prison guards used excessive force in moving him to the back of his cell, within the prison's segregation unit, to place a cellmate in his cell. After a …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Court Access for Spanish Speakers by This is a § 1983 access to the courts case filed by a county jail prisoner who was not conversant in the English language. The plaintiff, Acevedo, claimed that his jailers denied him meaningful access to the courts by failing to maintain an adequate …
Prison Slavery Upheld, Again by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Prisoners in various Minnesota correctional facilities filed a class action suit in an effort to secure minimum wages for the work they performed in the many prison industries. The industries in question produce items such as furniture, truck and auto …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Cops Shaft Informant by In 1989 John Fay was serving a 15-35 year sentence for a second degree murder committed in 1973 and a 1984 armed robbery. While at the county jail pending a hearing on the robbery conviction, Fay came in contact with two guys who had just been …
Murderer Fired From Prison Job by Paul Wright By Paul Wright Massachusetts is currently being ruled by the Republican Weld administration. Governor Weld was elected to office on a "tough on crime" platform. Weld is himself a former federal prosecutor. Among his more interesting campaign promises were those to restore …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Research Directory by Keep yourself up-to-date and in the know. Complete list of 1993 federal prison cases published in the Federal Supplement and Federal Reporter 2d is available from: Wayne B. Alexander BSCC/MB: 258 P.O. Box 73 Norfolk, Mass. 02056 Send $2.90 in stamps to cover postage, handling, and costs …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Denial of Physical Therapy Shows Deliberate Indifference by Joel Durmer was a New Jersey state prisoner. Shortly before being imprisoned he suffered two strokes which left him weakened and partially paralyzed. His treating physician prescribed extensive physical and water therapy which he received until he entered the DOC's custody. After …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Censoring Legal Mail States Claim by Henry Lavado was a federal prisoner whose legal mail from attorneys, the ACLU and various state and federal law enforcement agencies was opened and read outside of his presence. Some of his legal mail was opened and read in his presence. Lavado filed suit …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Pro Se Detainee Has Access Rights by A detainee held in the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) at San Diego, named Gust Janis, was awaiting trial on federal drug manufacturing and possession charges. Janis was also involved in a number of other criminal and civil cases, telling the court he has …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Needs Haircut Information by John Harris I need to know if any prisons in the United States, state or federal, allow their prisoners to grow beards and have long hair. If you don't have their address just listing their names would be a start. Prisoners here at the Georgia State …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Ninth Circuit Reverses Powell Decision by Robert Powell By Robert Powell To understand just what has happened in this case one must first understand Washington state law. At the time of my conviction a person who was found guilty of Murder in the First Degree was either sentenced to death …
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