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Article • July 15, 1991 • from PLN July, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Disagrees With Attorney's Article by H D I would like to make some observations about the article titled ".100 hearings; Opinions of an Attorney" by Barbetta Ralphs, Attorney. I believe I am qualified [to discuss her article] because I have served a total of over eleven years on parole. It …
Article • June 15, 1991 • from PLN June, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing
Life Without Parole Okayed for 13-Year Old Killer by On April 15 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for a Washington state 13-year old boy convicted of murder. The state courts had held that the sentence did not …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Why Do We Still Have a Parole Board? by Ed Mead Why Do We Still Have A Parole Board? By Ed Mead Most of us on the inside know that parole supervision of released prisoners is both ineffective and a waste of taxpayers' money. Many of us have also experienced, …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Filed under: Organizing, Parole
Prison/Community Alliance Update by Martin Roth By Martin Roth The Prison/Community Alliance has received a lot of letters statewide from organizations, as well as individuals, who are interested in and supportive of our stated objectives. Several of these contacts were made as a result of those of you who have …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
"Rehabilitation" Hoax Unveiled at ISRB Meeting by Dan Pens "Rehabilitation" Hoax Unveiled At ISRB Meeting By Dan Pens Any good confidence-artist can tell you that flawless teamwork is needed to pull off a complicated sting. If the players don't keep their stories straight the "marks" might catch 'em in a …
Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want to Axe Parole Board by Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want To Axe Parole Board Leaders of the Pennsylvania House and Senate Judiciary Committees said they will introduce legislation this year to strip the Parole Board of most of its authority as a way to reduce prison overcrowding. The lawmakers …
Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
The LBC's Final Report to the Legislature: A Retreat From The Principles of the SRA by Ed Mead By Ed Mead On January 17, 1991, the Legislative Budget Committee (LBC) issued a "proposed final report" on the performance of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB). The LBC assessed the operations …
Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Murder Case Update by Some of you with 1st degree murder convictions that occurred prior to July 1, 1984, have been appearing before the Board for so-called 1457 minimum term settings. Information received by this writer indicates that the Board is handing out very long terms in the vast majority …
Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
".100 Hearings" Opinions Of An Attorney by ".100 Hearings" Opinions Of An Attorney by Barbetta Ralphs, Atty. As an attorney, I concur with the person who believed the Board was "maxing out" the majority of persons to whom they have allowed .100 hearings, or, at the very least, given them …
Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Three Strikes
Habitual Criminal Case Update by For those who have been following the habitual criminal issue, there is some news. The lead case, In Re Echman, which is pending in the State Supreme Court, challenges the way the Board conducted 1457 reviews. It is argued that the Board was directed by …
Article • March 15, 1991 • from PLN March, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Toward Creating a More Equal Sentencing System by Toward Creating A More Equal Sentencing System In 1981 the Washington state legislature enacted the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) in order to change from a rehabilitation based system of corrections to a punishment oriented sentencing policy. Two additional reasons for the change, …
Article • March 15, 1991 • from PLN March, 1991
Avenue to Attack Habitual Criminal Conviction by Avenue To Attack Habitual Criminal Conviction On January 8th the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a decision that a court can be ordered to review the constitutionality of a prior conviction before a person found guilty of a new crime is sentenced as …
Article • February 15, 1991 • from PLN February, 1991
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
The Parole Board Audit Report by Ed Mead Ed Mead The Legislative Budge Committee (LBC) has issued its preliminary report on the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB). The December 14, 1990, report was an audit that examined the operations of the Board in the context of the dual sentencing system …
Article • February 15, 1991 • from PLN February, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time
Prison Officials Liable for Not Correctly Computing Prisoner's Sentence by A federal prisoner brought a Bivens action against the warden and administrative systems manager for failing to investigate his claim that his sentence was miscalculated. The prisoner repeatedly asked prison officials to correctly compute his sentence to show time he …
Article • February 15, 1991 • from PLN February, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Insufficient Facts to Support Exceptional Terms by Insufficient Facts To Support Exceptional Terms Division One of the Washington State Court of Appeals has vacated an exceptional term imposed by the parole board due to insufficient facts in the record to support the sentence imposed by the board. Luis Vega, while …
Article • February 15, 1991 • from PLN February, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Habitual Criminal Case Update by You may recall that last year the Legislature passed SHE 1457 (now in RCW 9.95.013) which directed the Board to review all habitual criminal minimum terms and to apply SRA guideline ranges to them. You may also know that - as usual - the Board …
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: 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 • December 15, 1990 • from PLN December, 1990
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Parole Board Action Alert by [The following notice was sent to us by a prisoner activist at Walla Walla.] If you have been subjected t a parole revocation or ".100" hearing in the last couple of years, you may want to do something about the outcome. If so, read on... …
Article • November 15, 1990 • from PLN November, 1990
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
The Initiative Process by M R The PLN's coverage of the "initiative" idea was good, but I don't think it left anyone feeling any less powerless than they were before. This (legislative initiative) is going to take a lot of push. People on the outside are still in the dark …
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