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Eighth Circuit Affirms Judgment for HRDC in Arkansas Jail Censorship Suit by David Reutter On February 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed judgment that the “postcard-only” policy for periodicals and books at Arkansas’ Baxter County Jail and Detention Center constituted a de facto blanket …
Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Milwaukee Jail’s Mail Policy in HRDC Suit by Like many local lockups, Wisconsin’s Milwaukee County Jail (MCJ) imposes restrictions on the number and types of books and periodicals that prisoners and detainees can receive. As of July 2024, MCJ’s mail policy required periodicals to be “mailed …
Article • June 1, 2025 • from PLN June, 2025
Fourth Circuit Upholds South Carolina DOC Policy Restricting Prisoner Access to News Media by Those in custody of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) “lose the privilege of speaking to the news media,” a policy that makes it “unique among prison systems nationwide,” according to the American Civil Liberties …
Article • June 1, 2025 • from PLN June, 2025
Federal Court Blocks Idaho Executions Until Media Access Improves by On April 29, 2025, the federal court for the District of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state Department of Corrections (DOC) from carrying out any executions until it improves access for members of the media. The ruling came …
Article • May 1, 2025 • from PLN May, 2025
Eleventh Circuit Revives Volunteer Pastor’s First Amendment Claim at Georgia Jail by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A volunteer minister took a dustup with Georgia jailers over baptism to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which agreed on September 16, 2024, that he had been subjected …
Article • April 1, 2025 • from PLN April, 2025
Ninth Circuit: Posting Jail Mugshots on Arizona County’s Website Violates Substantive Due Process by Like many jurisdictions, Arizona’s Maricopa County maintained a website where mugshots were posted of those arrested and booked into the county jail. The photos were accompanied by personal identifying information, including names and birthdates. But after …
Porn Produced by Georgia Prisoners by On July 16, 2024, the Human & Civil Rights Coalition (HCRC) of Georgia posted screenshots to its Facebook page from pornographic videos produced inside Wilcox State Prison and posted online by state prisoners. As the post noted, the videos ran up to 45 minutes, …
Filing • March 13, 2025
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Stipulated Oder for Permanent Injunction, Censorship, 2025 Case 4:24-cv-00828-ALM Document 31 Filed 03/13/25 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 503 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:24-cv-00828-ALM GRAYSON …
Brief • March 13, 2025
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Stipulated Oder for Permanent Injunction, Censorship, 2025 Case 4:24-cv-00828-ALM Document 31 Filed 03/13/25 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 503 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:24-cv-00828-ALM GRAYSON …
Pay-for-Play Tablets: The Costly New Prison Paradigm by Historically, prisons and jails have been loathe to give prisoners access to technology. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) didn’t even allow prisoners regular access to telephone calls until 2009. Access to internet-based services, which the non-incarcerated take for granted, is …
Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025
Filed under: Censorship, HRDC Litigation
HRDC Files Suit Over Censorship in California Jail by On January 10, 2025, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), non-profit publisher of PLN and Criminal Legal News (CLN), filed suit in federal court for the Northern District of California against Sonoma County and its Sheriff Eddie Engram, as well as …
Filing • February 24, 2025
HRDC v. Baxter County, AR, Censorship, Appeal, 2025 United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 23-1888 ___________________________ Human Rights Defense Center Plaintiff - Appellee v. Baxter County, Arkansas Defendant - Appellant -----------------------------Clark-Fox Family Foundation; The Marshall Project; Prison Journalism Project; Arch City Defenders; Missourians to Abolish …
Brief • February 24, 2025
HRDC v. Baxter County, AR, Censorship, Appeal, 2025 United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 23-1888 ___________________________ Human Rights Defense Center Plaintiff - Appellee v. Baxter County, Arkansas Defendant - Appellant -----------------------------Clark-Fox Family Foundation; The Marshall Project; Prison Journalism Project; Arch City Defenders; Missourians to Abolish …
Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025
Sixth Circuit: Leaman Doctrine Did Not Bar Ohio Prisoner’s Pro Se Federal Civil Rights Suit Over Interference with Legal Mail by In an important decision on February 6, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that an Ohio prisoner’s federal civil rights claims against state …
Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025
California Governor Pardons Former Prisoner Podcaster of “Ear Hustle” by One of 17 pardons granted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on November 27, 2024, went to former San Quentin prisoner Earlonne Woods, 53, a host of the popular Ear Hustle podcast that he helped start from his cell in …
Article • January 15, 2025 • from PLN January, 2025
Blood in the Water Author Wins Censorship Challenges Against Illinois, New York Prison Systems by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In 2016, University of Michigan Professor Heather Ann Thompson published Blood in the Water, a book about the 1971 uprising at New York’s Attica State Prison that claimed the lives …
Filing • December 30, 2024
Human Rights Defense Center v. Pacific County, et al., WA, Complaint, Censorship, 2024 Case 3:24-cv-06068 Document 1 Filed 12/30/24 Page 1 of 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 7 8 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, No. 9 Plaintiff, COMPLAINT 10 …
Human Rights Defense Center v. Pacific County, et al., WA, Complaint, Censorship, 2024 Case 3:24-cv-06068 Document 1 Filed 12/30/24 Page 1 of 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 7 8 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, No. 9 Plaintiff, COMPLAINT 10 …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Allegheny County Settles Suit, Lifts Media Gag Policy for Pittsburgh Jail Employees by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 17, 2024, Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County settled a lawsuit brought by a Pittsburgh journalist challenging policies and practices that prevented employees of the county’s Bureau of Corrections (BOC) from speaking about …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
San Quentin Brings in Hollywood, Moves Out California Death Row Prisoners by When the inaugural San Quentin Film Festival wrapped up on October 13, 2024, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) completed a star-studded step in transforming its oldest state prison into the new San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, …
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