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Brief • July 21, 1993
Filed under: Interpreters
Lopez v. Riveland, WA, Complaint, Spanish Interpreter, 1993 Salvador Lopez #998452 Washington State Reformatory P.O. Box 777 Monroe, Washington 98272-0777 Appearing pro se UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE SALVADOR LOPEZ 998452, CORTEZ ) SANCHEZ 991415, GUILLERMO ) MONDRAGON 702922, FRANCISCO ) MORALES 700908, JOSE CARRANZA …
Brief • July 21, 1993
Lopez v. Riveland, WA, Affidavit of Arturo Hernandez, 1993 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OP WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE Salvador Lopez, et al., Vs. Plaintiffs, Chase Riveland, et al., Defendants, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASP: NQ. Affidavit of Arturo HernandezC'Jo1Iez ------------) STATE OP WASHINGTON …
Brief • July 21, 1993
Lopez v. Riveland, WA, Affidavit of Miguel, 1993 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE Salvador Lopez, et al., Vs. Plaintiffs, Chase Riveland, et al., Defendants, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. Af~idavi~ o~ Miguel Espinoza ------------) STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF …
Brief • July 21, 1993
Lopez v. Riveland, WA, Affidavit of Guillermo Mondragon, 1993 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE Salvador Lopez, et al., Vs. Plaintiffs, Chase Riveland, et al., Defendants, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. ~~ldavlt of Qalilermo MOndragon -----------) STATE OP WASHINGTON COUNTY …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Men in Prison: A Review by Paul Wright Generally, whenever we review publications in PLN we give you a brief synopsis of their highlights and ordering information. That is because as a newsletter we lack the space to do much more than this. Occasionally a publication will come along that …
Reduction In Damages Improper by Harry Weeks was a parapeligic Ohio state prisoner. For a two year period Weeks was housed in a control unit at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) at Lucasville, OH. The control unit did not permit Weeks to have a wheelchair. L.R. Chaboudy was the …
Arizona Prisoners Denied Adequate Mental Health Care by The treatment of seriously mentally ill prisoners in Arizona is "appalling," according to a recent decision today by United States District Judge Carl Muecke in Phoenix. Ruling in Casey v. Lewis, a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of all Arizona prisoners, …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Incompetent Medical Exam Violates 8th Amendment by Eugene Souza was a Rhode Island state prisoner. He developed acute appendicitis and sought treatment from prison doctors. The prison did not provide direct access to doctors; instead, sick prisoners were screened by a guard/nurse who would schedule doctor visits if they felt …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Confiscation of Legal Materials States Claim by Wayne Zilich is a Pennsylvania state prisoner. When he was transferred from prison to a county jail for court proceedings jail guards confiscated a number of his transcripts, legal materials and papers and refused to return them. Zilich filed suit under § 1983 …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Lack of Treatment States Claim by Charles Watson is a Maine state prisoner. Prior to entering prison he injured his hand. Once imprisoned he sought medical treatment for his hand injury. A prison nurse examined him and refused treatment, saying the DOC was not responsible for injuries incurred before confinement. …
The Transsexual in Prison-A Focal Point by Lofofora Eva Contreras [Editors Note: Quetzala Lofofora Eva Contreras is a First Nations Transsexual Lesbian. She is a trained paralegal and from 1990-1992 was the Executive Director in California of Transsexuals In Prison, a nationwide organization of incarcerated and non-incarcerated, pre-and post-operative male …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Congress to Limit Prisoner Suits by A comprehensive civil justice reform bill has been introduced in the Senate by Charles Grassley (R-IA). S.585, the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1993, would establish a modified English rule on attorney fees in federal diversity cases. The amount the loser would have to …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Informal Brief Acts as Notice of Appeal by William Smith is a paraplegic Maryland state prisoner. He filed suit against various prison guards, doctors and officials claiming they were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs by denying him use of a wheelchair. Before trial the district court dismissed several …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
The Hot House; Life Inside Leavenworth Prison - A Book Review by Ed Mead By Ed Mead I have just finished a pretty good book. A comrade gave it to me late yesterday afternoon. I went back to my cell and started reading it, and then kept on reading until …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Rehabilitation versus Punishment=Attitude by John Adams I'm a prisoner at the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) in Walla Walla, Washington. I'm one of the Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners who the Parole Board has to determine is "rehabilitated" before they will release me back into society. While I have to be rehabilitated to …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Dismissal not Appropriate for Unintentional Delay by David Sterling is a BOP prisoner. He filed suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) in district court in California claiming prison officials at Leavenworth, Kansas, negligently prescribed medication which caused him severe stomach and auditory pain. After he filed suit he …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Racism and Treatment by Terrence Hazel by Terrance Hazel The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's (TDCJ) present method of administering Substance Abuse Treatment Programs (SATP) discriminate against Black and Hispanic inmates. Black and Hispanic prisoners are: 71 percent of inmate population (35,000+) 80 percent of that 71 percent have serious …
Illinois Tolling Statute Unconstitutional by Until 1987 Illinois prisoners had until two years after they were released from prison in which to file lawsuits. Any statute of limitations was tolled by imprisonment. In 1987 the Illinois legislature modified Illinois Rev. Statute ch. 110, ¶ 13-211, so that claims by prisoners …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
No Qualified Immunity for Medical Indifference by Dennis Hamilton is an Alaska state prisoner. After an ear operation prison officials tried to fly him to a federal prison in Oklahoma. The trip was aborted after the first leg of the trip due to extreme ear pain caused by flying. Hamilton's …
Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Crime
We Need Solutions, Not More Prisons by Ed Mead The state of Washington, like most other states in the U.S., is on an expensive prison building binge. The state's prison population has tripled since the late '70s, yet crime rates continue to soar. The same situation exists elsewhere across the …
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