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Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Federal Court Sanctions New Mexico Corrections Department Over Out-of-State Legal Mail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 18, 2019, a federal district court sanctioned the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) for failing to comply with a prior order and judgment requiring prison officials to provide a state prisoner …
Article • October 3, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Vermont Supreme Court Remands Prison Correspondence Claim by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Vermont state prisoner Jeffrey-Michael Brandt won a correspondence claim through a Stipulation and Agreement of Dismissal (SAD) in a lawsuit filed in state court against the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC). The SAD allowed Brandt to correspond …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Pennsylvania DOC’s New Mail Policy Robs Prisoners of the Personal Touch; Lawsuits Over Legal Mail Settle by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Last year the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) implemented a policy that prohibits prisoners from receiving original correspondence from their family members and friends. The policy …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Prisoner’s Activism Leads Colorado DOC to Reverse Ban on Greeting Cards, Postcards and Drawings by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Thanks to the activism of Colorado prisoner Tiffany McCoy, the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) has rescinded its prohibition against prisoners receiving greeting cards, postcards and drawings.  In 2018, the …
Brief • April 3, 2019
Gregory v. Iowa, IA, Order, Nudity, 2019 E-FILED 2019 APR 03 9:38 AM POLK - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY LEONARD GREGORY, DEE J. RADEKE, SEAN O’GEARY, ZACHARY ZIMPEL, RICHARD CORTEZ, JERRY NEWELL, ROGER SELLERS, MELVIN DENNIS, CHAD WELSH, CLARENCE FENTON, CHICO NEWMAN, …
Filing • October 24, 2018
HRDC v. Forrest County, Jail Censorship Suit Complaint, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00184-KS-MTP Document 1 Filed 10/24/18 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI EASTERN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit corporation, Civil Action No.: 2:18-cv-184-KS-MTP Plaintiff, v. (1) FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Kansas Jail Prisoners Win Lawsuit Over Postcard-only Policy by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon When Wilson County, Kansas Sheriff Pete Figgins instituted a postcard-only correspondence policy at the county jail, prisoners were only allowed to send and receive letters to and from attorneys. No notice was provided when mail was …
Filing • May 22, 2018
Prison Legal News v. Florida DOC, censorship appellate ruling 2018 Case: 15-14220 Date Filed: 05/17/2018 Page: 1 of 48 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 15-14220 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 4:12-cv-00239-MW-CAS PRISON LEGAL NEWS, A project of the Human Rights Defense Center, …
Filing • May 22, 2018
Prison Legal News v. Florida DOC, Censorship, amicus brief corrections officials 2015 Case: 15-14220 Date Filed: 12/14/2015 Page: 1 of 36 No. 15-14220-AA IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JULIE L. JONES, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, …
Filing • May 22, 2018
Prison Legal News v. Florida DOC, Censorship, amicus brief law professors 2015 Case: 15-14220 Date Filed: 12/14/2015 Page: 1 of 30 Appeal No. 15-14220 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT PRISON LEGAL NEWS Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, V. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. On Appeal from the United States …
Filing • May 22, 2018
Prison Legal News v. Florida DOC, Censorship, amicus brief press 2015 Case: 15-14220 Date Filed: 12/14/2015 Page: 1 of 38 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Case No. 15-14220 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, a not-for-profit Washington charitable corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Prison Mailbox Rule Applied to South Carolina Prisoner’s Late PCR Petition by In an August 16, 2017 ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court held that if a petitioner presents a valid equitable tolling defense for filing a post-conviction relief (PCR) petition beyond the statute of limitations, the limitations period “shall …
Filing • April 24, 2018
HRDC v. Carmichael, NC, Complaint, jail censorship 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:18-cv-218 IRWIN CARMICHAEL, Sheriff of Mecklenburg County; TELISA E. WHITE; AUJIENA HICKS; DAVID HILL; JEFF EASON; and DOES 1-10; all in …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Prisons and Jails Impose More Restrictions on Mail, Visits to Curtail Contraband by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Citing a need to stop the smuggling of drugs and other contraband, some prisons and jails have placed new and stringent restrictions on both prisoner mail and visitation. Beginning in April 2017, …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
New York State Prisoner’s Administrative Charges Dismissed by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On March 16, 2017, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court dismissed all administrative charges against state prisoner Lawrence George Wilson, who was accused of violating prison disciplinary rules under CPLR article 78. Wilson had …
Article • January 3, 2018
$200 Damages in Kansas Postcard-Only Policy by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a lower court's judgment that a Kansas jail's postcard-only policy violated the First Amendment. Nicholas Cox was detained in the Johnson County Adult Detention Center awaiting trial …
Article • December 13, 2017
Settlement Reached in Nevada "Postcard-Only" Lawsuit by In June 2016, less than three months after a United States magistrate judge sitting in the federal district court in Nevada issued a Report and Recommendation advising that defendants' motion for summary judgment should be denied, the parties in a suit aimed at …
Michigan Sheriff Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $295,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In June 2017, Prison Legal News obtained a substantial settlement from the Livingston County, Michigan Sheriff’s Office in a censorship lawsuit. The Livingston County jail agreed to settle after five years of litigation that challenged the …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Filed under: Mail Regulations, Visiting
Prisons, Jails Combat Smuggling by Shredding Mail, Requiring Fresh Underwear by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The regional jail system in West Virginia receives and screens about 300,000 pieces of mail per year. Some letters contain illegal substances being smuggled into facilities for prisoners, particularly subuxone; in response, the West …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
HRDC Lawsuit: Kentucky DOC Guilty of Censorship, Violations of Due Process and Equal Protection by On July 20, 2017, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) filed a federal lawsuit against the Kentucky Department of Corrections for violating its free speech, due process and equal protection rights. HRDC, a Florida-based non-profit …
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