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Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
From the Editor by Paul Wright The month of June saw the media and the Bush administration in a massive love fest over the death of Ronald Reagan. While it is generally considered bad form to speak poorly of the dead, like much of American domestic and foreign policy, there …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
James Quigley November 9, 1950-October 7, 2003 by Paul Wright James Quigley November 9, 1950-October 7, 2003 by Paul Wright On October 7, 2003, long time Prison Legal News contributing writer James Quigley was found hanging in his cell in the segregation unit of the Northwest State Correctional Facility in …
Article • February 15, 2003 • from PLN February, 2003
From the Editor by Paul Wright PLN's new book, Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor is now available for distribution from PLN as well as other bookstores and outlets. Edited by myself and Seattle attorney Tara Herivel, Prison Nation is the first book to systematically examine the connection between …
Article • June 15, 2002 • from PLN June, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month's cover story examines the effects of mass imprisonment on the children of prisoners. All too often it is forgotten that prisoners have family members and the impact of penal policies on these families is largely ignored. Just as "family values" has served …
Article • May 15, 2001 • from PLN May, 2001
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to PLN's 132nd consecutive issue. May 2001, marks PLN's eleventh anniversary. In that time period PLN has grown from a 10 page, hand typed, photocopied newsletter to its current magazine format and size. As reported in last month's editorial, things at PLN have …
Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000
Notes From the Unrepenitentiary: Transcending Hell by Marilyn Buck Notes From The Unrepenitentiary: Transcending Hell By Marilyn Buck Nuh Albert Washington was a friend, brother and comrade to me and many others. He died this Spring. He was a Black Panther, a Muslim and a soldier of the revolutionary Black …
Article • July 15, 2000 • from PLN July, 2000
From the Editor by Paul Wright On May 16, 2000, the Prison Activist Resource Center in Berkeley sponsored a fundraiser party for PLN in San Francisco. The hip hop/dance party featured DJ Neta, Bamudhi, Local 1200 DJs, Vine Folks and Emma Said. PLN co-founder Ed Mead spoke at the party …
Article • June 15, 2000 • from PLN June, 2000
Defiant Texas Death Row Activist Executed by On March 15, 2000, the state of Texas killed Kamau (Ponchai) Wilkerson. He proved to be a fighter to the end. Kamau was among seven Texas death row prisoners who stunned the world with a bold escape attempt on Thanksgiving Day 1998 [See: …
Article • June 15, 2000 • from PLN June, 2000
My Statement in Response to the State by by Kamau "Ponchai" Wilkerson [The following is an excerpt from "My Statement in Response to the Setting of an Execution Date and the State of Texas' Plan to Murder Me," by Ponchai Kamau Wilkerson] The 13th Amendment abolished slavery "...except as punishment …
Death Row Eulogy by Van Poyck, William By William Van Poyck On July 17, 1999, my friend and co-defendant, Frank Valdes, was stomped and beaten to death in his X-Wing cell by a large group of Florida State Prison (FSP) guards. As FSP prisoners know only too well, this beating …
Article • June 15, 1998 • from PLN June, 1998
Bob Bensing, Hero, Dies Suddenly by The world lost a hero in the struggle for human rights on February 3, 1998. Southern Center for Human Rights lawyer Bob Bensing, 42, was returning to Atlanta, GA, from Valdosta State Prison after meeting with two prisoner plaintiffs. His car reportedly hydroplaned and …
Article • April 15, 1998 • from PLN April, 1998
In Memory - Reverends Ernest Bromley and Maurice McCrackin by John Perotti On December 18, 1997, Reverend Ernest Bromley passed away. Less than two weeks later, on December 30, 1997, Bromley's partner, comrade, and Brother, Reverend Maurice McKrackin ("Rev Mac" to all) followed him. Both had a long painful fight …
Tensions Rise in Ohio Prisons by A PLN subscriber wrote to describe a "mini riot" which occurred June 3, 1997, in one of the dorms at the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion, OH. He reported that six prisoners and two guards were injured. The disturbance "was brought on by …
Article • September 15, 1996 • from PLN September, 1996
From the Editor by Paul Wright By now you should have noticed that we have a new mailing address and new subscription rates. While all mail sent to our Florida address will be processed for the next few months you will get faster results by sending all correspondence, donations, etc., …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
In Memory-Farewell Brother Riegle by John Perotti By John Perrotti On January 10, 1992, our bother Mike Riegle succumbed to his 2-year struggle with the AIDS virus. Mike was a strong supporter of the prisoner and gay rights struggle, and for more than ten years put out the outstanding prison …
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