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Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
The Price of Resistance - Is It Worth It? by John Perotti By John Perotti A comrade and brother, Ed Mead, recently wrote his opinion and analysis of the definition of POW and the continuing controversy of "Freedom Now." In it he raised the issue of how political prisoners traditionally …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime
Money Down the Drain by Money Down The Drain A special American Bar Association committee has concluded that the millions of dollars Americans pour into hiring more police, expanding the justice system and building more jails may by money down the drain because punishment is not an effective deterrent. What …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Mental Health
Psychiatry Can't Predict Violent Behavior by In a 1982 amicus brief to the U.S. Court, the American Psychiatric Association concluded: "...that the unreliability of psychiatric predictions of future dangerousness is by now an established fact within the profession...The large body of research in this area indicates that, even under the …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Non-Stenographic Depositions by Paul Wright By Paul Wright The most crucial part or process of a civil rights suit is the discovery process. In prison suits the defendants, i.e. prison officials, have almost sole possession of the evidence that you will need to prove your claims. Many prisoners do not …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Classification, Furloughs
Furlough Facts by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Whatever you decide to do with your life you should try to do it well - be a professional. I'm a professional prisoner. I do time. I've got 15 years in and figure to retire in another 5, maybe sooner if I …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Attention ISRB Prisoners by If you have a "technical violation" and have received an "excessive sentence" and/or have been max'd out, or if you have been taken before the ISRB for an 0.100 hearing and have had your minimum term extended, send copies of your reasons and decisions to: Ms. …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime
Breeder Reactors by Dick Freeman Breeder Reactors? Latest PLN just arrived - excellent issue - you should know that your piece on prison cost was even more correct than you let on. That prisons are, in effect, breeder reactors where young men come in and, by treatment, are turned into …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Who's in Prison in America by Who's In Prison In America? The overwhelming answer: young black males. Why? Racial and economic biases which are integral to the U.S. prison system. At this time, one of four black men, aged 20-29 (23%) are subject to the criminal justice system. The figure …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Crime
Prisons - An Expensive Stone Wall by This monolithic "solution" is becoming more and more costly to society. Yet, in spite of its expense and its dubious role in crime control and prevention, the prison response is being used with increasing frequency. In the last decade, the prison population doubled …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Book Request System Inadequate by Many jurisdictions try to meet their constitutional obligation to provide segregated prisoners with adequate access to the courts through some sort of law book request system. This means the locked-down prisoner must send a written request to the prison law library asking for specific volumes …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Prison Cells, Only $30 a Night! by Prison Cells, Only $30 A Night! Although the government spends over $30 billion per year on the prison system, some states have laws giving counties the authority to charge prisoners for the privilege of being locked up and deprived of their civil rights …
Convict Entitled To Have Officer Called As Witness At Hearing, And To Have Independent Evaluation Of Informant's Allegations by Convict Entitled To Have Officer Called As Witness At Hearing, And To Have Independent Evaluation Of Informant's Allegations A prisoner at Sing Sing filed a federal civil rights suit challenging the …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Organizing, Parole
Prison/Community Alliance by An organization, the Prison/Community Alliance will be registering with the State of Washington as a non-profit organization in January. The people involved in this organization have several objectives in mind. The first and most important objective is to be the contact group for the upcoming initiative to …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime
Problems That Can't Be Cured in Prison by Problems That Can't Be Cured In Prison Our society's criminal justice system is being used to treat or hide some serious social ills. Poverty, drug addiction, and alcoholism are intimately tied to the crimes for which most inmates in the federal system …
Prisoner Wins Ban on Military Catalog by A prisoner filed a civil rights complaint alleging that his constitutional guarantees were violated by prison officials refusing to allow him to receive a military surplus catalog. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff on the catalog issue, awarding him $1 in …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Failure to Disassociate Noninfractable by A prisoner sought judicial review of a disciplinary hearing finding him guilty of advocating, creating, engaging in or promoting a disturbance. There was indeed a disturbance, the court found, but a violation of the rule is only shown by an inmate engaging in "some affirmative …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Four Out of Ten Get the Slammer by Four Out Of Ten Get The Slammer A Bureau of Justice Statistics study tracked 536,000 felony offenders in 12 states in 1967. The study found that out of every 10 people arrested on felony charges, eight were prosecuted, six were convicted of …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Tread Carefully With Sex Offenders by Mark LaRue Tread Carefully with Sex Offenders By Mark LaRue I have followed Ed Meads' series on the sex offenders and I'd like to respond by offering critical support for what he has said. By that, I mean to say, I see no reason …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Appeals
Notice of Appeal Filed When Given to Cops by Notice of Appeal Filed When Given To Cops The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a pro se prisoner's notice of appeal from the denial of a civil law suit or habeas corpus relief is considered to have been …
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Florida DOC Offers Settlement by In 1988 the Florida Justice Institute filed a class action suit on behalf of PC (Protective Custody) prisoners. The suit challenges the fact that PCs aren't allowed to work, thus can't earn good time which extends their prison sentence; are locked down 23 hours a …
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