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Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
The Global Prison (Book Review) by David Gilbert The Human Rights Watch Global report On Prisons Edited by Aryeh Neier 303 pp. 1993. New York: Human Rights Watch. $20.00 (pb). Review by David Gilbert The Brazilian Military Police's wanton murder of 111 prisoners involved in a disturbance is just one …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
UNICOR Info Wanted by [Editor's Note: In the June, 1994, issue of PLN we reported on a lawsuit f led by BOP prisoners Joe Mohwish and Duane Olson alleging racketeering and other illegal labor practices by UNICOR. We received the following from Joe.] We would like to hear from federal …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
NJ Prisoners' Resource Center by In conjunction with the New Jersey American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) former prisoners have set up a Prisoner's Resource Center (PRC) to provide services and advocacy for both current and former prisoners in New Jersey. Among the services provided for prisoners are: assistance with parole …
Suit Filed Over Conditions at Virgin Islands Criminal Justice Complex by For almost two years, prisoners at Criminal Justice Complex have been locked up for 23 hours a day in overcrowded, filthy, rat and roach infested cells. They are only allowed out for a short period each day to shower …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Reviews by Paul Wright By Paul Wright North Coast XPress is a magazine for people who care about Constitutional issues, U.S. foreign policy, the criminal "justice" system, labor news, animal rights, global and domestic economics, the environment and other topics that the mainstream media won't touch. Each issue has prisoner …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
From The Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor By Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN. As we reported last month, the ACLU has filed suit against the Washington state parole board over their no-contact parole condition on Ed Mead, PLN's former coeditor, which terminated his involvement with …
How to Win Disciplinary Hearings (Book Review) by Mark Cook How To Win Disciplinary Hearings (Book Review) Reviewed by Mark Cook HTW is a manual for federal prisoners written by former federal prisoner Allan Parmelee. This gives the manual integrity from the git go but keep in mind that the …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, STDs
AIDS #1 Killer in FL DOC by According to Florida corrections officials, AIDS is the leading cause of death in Florida prisons and many prisoners are released without knowing if they are infected. Half of the people who die in Florida prisons die from AIDS. Prison officials estimate about 8 …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS
Aids in WA DOC by AIDS in WA DOC Beth Anderson, health services administrator for the Washington DOC, said that since 1985, 7,604 WA DOC prisoners have been tested for the HIV virus and 135 have tested positive. Currently, the DOC claims there are 63 HIV positive prisoners in custody, …
Brief • August 12, 1994
Schmolke v. State of Washington, WA, Judgment, 1994 3\C00(SG .~ . ;" FU..EO SUPERIOR COURT OF 1 '.. ,~.J~~~'Ql ..~" ~U~ , WASHINGTON'~ ~a~UNTY O~':~~)! .. :-:'\~ ._ ;-:-.:: . ':;' l : ·1 •.-.f S~~ ~ 2 ,~ ~ t 1-"", ; J ::=... -.' '0 .... _\ »&)C.' …
Brief • August 9, 1994
Filed under: Accidents
Irby v. State of Washington, WA, Settlement Agreement, Fall in Shower Accident, 1994 "310070-£:;6 , 1 2 3 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR COUNTY OF KING 4 5 ) GREG IRBY, 6 7 8 Plaintiff, v. 10 11 12 13 NO. 93-2-30190-1 S)ITTLEMENT AGREEMENT ) ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, 9 …
Brief • July 27, 1994
Carruthers v. Cochran, FL, Consent Decree, Broward County Jail Conditions, 1994 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OLLIE CARRUTHERS, et aJ., Plaintiffs, Case No. 76-CIV-WMH vs. RON COCHRAN, as Sheriff of Broward County, GERALD F. THOMPSON, SYLVIA POITlER, JOhN P. HART, SCOTT I. COW AN, LORI N. PARRISH, …
Brief • July 25, 1994
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Volstead v. Frost, WA, Amended Complaint, Mail Rejection, 1994 flli!O IN Tl-lE U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTeRN 01$11111:" OF WK.HIN\;TON RECC:IV ED JUL 2 1 1994 ~, - r ... , JAMES R. LAASEN. CLERK _ _ _ _ _ OEPUrt 'J .' • z,...,.. . ,J.' 'i'.f..C" ( .~I",'I q …
Article • July 15, 1994 • from PLN July, 1994
Court is Ultimate Arbiter of Consent Decree by In 1984 the United States government and the state of Michigan entered into a consent decree which required improvements in Michigan penal facilities so that they would comport with minimal constitutional standards. After several years of improvements and monitoring the parties filed …
Article • July 15, 1994 • from PLN July, 1994
Administrative Exhaustion May Be Required by Leopold Pedraza is a Texas state prisoner. He filed suit under § 1983 claiming prison officials harassed him because of his race, national origin and prior litigation. At no time did Pedraza file grievances or complaints with prison officials concerning his allegations. A magistrate …
Article • July 15, 1994 • from PLN July, 1994
NM Visitors May Refuse Searches by Diane Castro is married to a New Mexico state prisoner. Prison officials received an anonymous telephone call stating that Castro was smuggling drugs to her husband at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF). Upon her next visit Castro was taken to a conference …
Article • July 15, 1994 • from PLN July, 1994
CO Ad Seg Rules Don't Create Liberty Interest by Vernon Templeman is a Colorado state prisoner. After spending seven years in administrative segregation (ad seg) he was placed in a maximum security general population. A year later he was again placed in ad seg. Despite requesting a three member panel, …
Prisoners Have Right to Jury from Community by Emmanuel Mitchell is a Tennessee state prisoner. He sued prison officials claiming excessive use of force and placement in an unsanitary cell. After a jury trial judgment was entered in favor of prison officials, Mitchell filed a motion for a new trial …
Shackling States Claim by Jerome Williams is a Michigan state prisoner. After damaging the toilet in his cell, Williams was removed from his cell and placed in restraints where he was fully restrained by chains and shackled to his bed; where he remained for 73 hours. He was allowed to …
Article • July 15, 1994 • from PLN July, 1994
Filed under: International, Immigration
FL DOC to Deport Aliens by Florida Governor Lawton Chiles announced on March 17, 1994, that he hopes to persuade federal immigration officials to let the state release foreign felons convicted of nonviolent crimes and then ship them home. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has identified 2,700 Florida state …
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