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Publication • 1992
Library Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions Am. Library Ass'n 1992 -·~ '/_:,· . ·: . ·. .PS § ;, 'r ...69 ~ .1 992 .LIBRARY STANDARDS FOR ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS 1992 / LIBRARY STANDARDS ~;. FOR ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS .. 1992 . Prepared by THE ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAUZED AND COOPERATIVE …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Delay of Legal Files States Claim by Delay Of Legal Files States Claim A Washington D.C. prisoner was transferred to various state and federal prisons. In the course of the transfers Lorton prison officials delayed and refused to send the plaintiff, Crawford El, his property containing his legal materials. Crawford …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Guards Can't Be Prevented From Making Positive Recommendations To Parole Board by A policy prohibiting correctional employees from making recommendations directly to the parole board could be challenged by inmate asserting correctional employee's first amendment rights; such communications were not "purely personal," the court held, but rather involved matters of …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Deportation Delays Criticized by Editorial Comments By Ed Mead Paul and I are now in our third year of publishing the Prisoners Legal News. It has been a good experience for both of us, and hopefully for you, too. I know that we have learned a lot in the process …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Prison Overcrowding Crisis Continues, Says New Report by Forty states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, are under court order to reduce prison overcrowding and/or to remedy unconstitutional conditions, according to a new Status Report released Feb. 27 by the National Prison Project of the …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime
ABA Committee - Shift in Drug Strategy Needed by A national drug strategy that relies on the criminal justice system to solve the drug crisis won't work and diverts attention and resources from other needed approaches such as prevention, education and treatment, according to a report released by the American …
Can't Stop Con's Legal Help Due to Transfer by Can't Stop Con's Legal Help Due To Transfer A New York prisoner incarcerated at Attica was granted authorization to provide legal assistance to two other inmates after completing a law clerk training program sponsored by the Department of Correctional Services. When …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Iowa Visiting Rules Create Liberty Interest by Iowa prison officials doubled the population in a minimum-security facility from 65 to 120 prisoners. To house the additional prisoners the visiting room was converted into a dormitory and visiting was cut in half, from every weekend to every other weekend. William Patachette …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Prison Conditions in the United States by Prison Conditions In The United States Human Rights Watch, an international human and civil rights group, has issued the results of its investigation into prison conditions in the United States. Their investigation consisted of visits to more than 20 state and federal prisons …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Not All Are Frivolous by A L I wanted to write about something in the March issue of the PLN. On page 6, an article addressing an absurdly frivolous lawsuit filed by a couple of idiots here about lottery tickets, says: "Wisconsin prisoners answered the question by filing suit alleging …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Jailhouse Lawyers Win One by On January 14th the U.S. Supreme Court issued a modest victory for jailhouse lawyers and other poor litigants, ruling that a technical problem with filing a legal appeal does not necessarily void a court from considering the case. The court, in a unanimous ruling, said …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Minor Injury in Prison Abuse Actionable by Minor Injury In Prison Abuse Actionable The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that use of excessive force against a prison inmate may constitute unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment, even if the prisoner does not suffer a serious injury. To rule otherwise, the court …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
U.S. Made Prison Products in China's News by U.S. Made Prison Products In China's News China, taking the offensive in its spat with Washington over prisoner-made products, recently saturated its national media with an American magazine's account of U.S. industry's profitable exploitation of American prisoners. China's national television news and …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
PLN Benefit Tape by The long awaited "PLN Benefit Tape" is now available! It features the avant garde industrial and rock music of the bands Insomnia, Serena Slab, La Runcion de Repulsa, Chemical Plant, Nux Vomica, Operation Mind Control, Gustavo Pastre, Symboliks, Thru Black Holes Band, Factor X, and Cervis. …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Court Upholds Pulling of Bear Teeth by A native American inmate does not have a right to wear a sharp bear tooth necklace, even if it is religiously motivated, according to a federal appeals court. Kenneth Hall sued Oklahoma prison officials after they confiscated his necklace, arguing this violated his …
Prison Officials Cannot Delay Access to Case Law by Prison Officials Cannot Delay Access To Case Law Washington state prisoner Mark Larue was transferred out of state to the Illinois DOC while pursuing a collateral attack on his conviction. The lawyer representing Larue withdrew from the case and the state …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
NJ Ad Seg Rules Create Liberty Interest by Salvatore Gerardi is a New Jersey State prisoner who was suspected by prison officials of being part of a drug trafficking ring. Gerardi claimed his right to due process was violated when prison officials placed him in the Maximum Control Unit (MCU) …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Dismissal of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed by Dismissal Of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed Robert McKinney is an Oklahoma state prisoner who was infracted for refusing to cut his hair and who was not allowed to practice his Native American religion. His religious beliefs forbid him from cutting his hair. McKinney …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Race Discrimination in Prison Job Assignments Condemned by Race Discrimination In Prison Job Assignments Condemned A black prisoner's allegation that white prisoners were given work assignments without completing any training while he was required to take 90-days of training for an electrician assignment, despite the fact that he was an …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Retiring Judge Calls Sentencing Guidelines "Travesty of Justice" by Retiring Judge Calls Sentencing Guidelines "Travesty of Justice" In retiring from the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals January 1, Chief Justice Donald P. Lay said that "the greater disappointment" of his experience was the law's failure to deal with fair …
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