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Nebraska Law Limiting Sex Offender Internet Use “Guts” Constitutional Rights by David Reutter Driven by “rage” and “revulsion” of registered sex offenders, the 2009 Nebraska Legislature enacted LB 97, which allowed law enforcement to monitor and restrict Internet usage by those offenders. In an exhaustive order following a trial, U.S. …
Article • August 4, 2016
After Botched Execution Oklahoma Restricts Media Access by Mark Wilson In the wake of a botched execution, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections adopted new rules on September 30, 2014, severely limiting media access to executions. Media representatives and other observers waited in a viewing room, to witness the April 29, …
Brief • April 28, 2016
Ogden v. Figgins, KS, Complaint, Mail Allowed, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-02268 Document 1 Filed 04/28/16 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS RUSSELL K. OGDEN, BEATRICE HAMMER, and JOHN SMITH, on behalf of themselves and a class of persons similarly situated; Plaintiffs, v. PETE FIGGINS, …
Article • March 1, 2016
“My Words Are Dangerous”: An Interview with Christopher Zoukis by Aviva Stahl By Aviva Stahl While there has been a lot of interest in recent years in journalism about prisons and the criminal justice system, less well known is the journalism being done by prisoners themselves. From the San Quentin News in …
Publication • February 10, 2016
WA DOC Media Access Policy, WA DOC, 2006 APPLICABILITY STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT WIDE OFFENDER MANUAL REVISION DATE PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 8/28/06 1 of 8 DOC 150.100 TITLE POLICY PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MEDIA RELATIONS SUPERSESSION: Effective: Revised: Revised: Revised: 3/31/89 1/31/98 12/27/00 8/28/06 SUMMARY OF REVISION/REVIEW: Major …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld by Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld Maryland Circuit Court found apetition filed by a group of prisoners who were denied interviews by a local newspaper was moot, but questioned the propriety of using victims’ rights as a …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state lawmakers and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett both claimed they had good intentions when they enacted legislation that restricted prisoners’ free speech …
Brief • November 10, 2014
Abu Jamal v. Kane, PA, Complaint, Challenge to 18 P.S. Sec. 11.1304 Convict Censorship Law, 2014 !aaassseee 333:::000222-­-­-aaattt-­-­-000666000000000 DDDooocccuuummmeeennnttt 111111999555 FFFiiillleeeddd 111111///111000///111444 PPPaaagggeee 111 ooofff 333222 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLANIA MUMIA ABU JAMAL, ROBERT L. HOLBROOK, KERRY SHAKABOONA MARSHALL, PRISON RADIO, HUMAN …
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Media, Access to Media
California's Governor Vetoes Bill Granting Journalists Access to Prisoners by California's Governor Vetoes Bill Granting Journalists Access to Prisoners   On September 30, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown of California vetoed a bill which would have restored media access in the California prison system (CDCR) to the level it was at …
Publication • 2014
Combating Inmate Facebook Usage BOP Powerpoint 2014 PLN.3RFP.000041 PLN.3RFP.000042 PLN.3RFP.000043 PLN.3RFP.000044 PLN.3RFP.000045 PLN.3RFP.000046 PLN.3RFP.000047 PLN.3RFP.000048
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
Filed under: Media, Access to Media
The Too-Many Prisoners Dilemma by Dan Froomkin Prisons are a vast, undercovered but important beat. Why we need more criminal justice coverage by Dan Froomkin There’s a growing national consensus that, as Attorney General Eric Holder stated in August, “too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Fortresses of Solitude by James Ridgeway Supermax prisons and solitary confinement units are our domestic black sites – hidden places where human beings endure unspeakable punishments, without benefit of due process in any court of law. On the say-so of corrections officials, American prisoners can be placed in conditions of …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
The Battle to Open Prisons to Journalists by Jessica Pupovac Many states make it extremely difficult for journalists to visit their prisons, interview prisoners and report with any regularity or authority on what goes on inside America’s prison system. Take the case of Illinois. In March 2012, after hearing reports …
Petitions of Salih et al, MD, Pet Joint Reply to Memo, DOC ban on media interviews with prisoners, 2013.pdf PETITION OF * ROBERT MORGAN,# 273-810 * CIRCUIT COURT FOR FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE DECISION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES * ANNE ARUNDEL …
God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus – or regret ever crossing his path by James Ridgeway God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus …
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
Seventh Circuit Upholds Indiana DOC’s Ban on Pen-Pal Ads by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 16, 2010, an Indiana U.S. District Court held that a prison regulation prohibiting prisoners from advertising for pen-pals and receiving materials from services that advertise for or provide pen-pals did not violate …
Fifth Circuit Issues Landmark Ruling on Texas Prison System Correspondence Rules by Texas state prisoner Guadalupe Guajardo filed a federal civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the restrictions on prisoners correspondence in Texas prisons. After partial settlement, the court ruled that, because only declaratory judgment was …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Survives Motion for Summary Judgment by In September 2011, U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton issued an order tentatively permitting a California prisoner's First Amendment claim to proceed following the filing of a motion for summary judgment by the defendant prison officials in the case. …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
FDOC Pen Pal Advertising Ban Passes Constitutional Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In January 2011, a federal district court granted summary judgment to the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) in a lawsuit challenging FDOC rule 33-210.101(9), Florida Administrative Code, which prohibits prisoners from advertising for pen pals …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Postcard-Only Mail Policy Enjoined at Colorado Jail by On December 20, 2010, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel issued a preliminary injunction against a postcard-only mail policy instituted at the El Paso County Jail in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The injunction resulted from a class-action lawsuit filed by a …
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