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Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Texas County, Deputy Settle Sex Assault Case For $50,000 by A woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a Kleberg County, Texas, sheriff's deputy has settled her civil rights lawsuit against the county and the deputy for $50,000. On May 16, 2001, Sarah Jean Hernandez, 22, was arrested at …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Silja JA Talvi by Angela Y. Davis Open Media/Seven Stories Press, 127 pp. $8.95 paperback Review by Silja Talvi "On the whole people tend to take prisons for granted," Angela Y. Davis. But are we, as a society, willing to face the reality of what goes …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
California Latino Gang Members Locked Down Over 20 Months; Narrow U.S. Attorney Criminal Review Finds "No Abuses" by California Latino Gang Members Locked Down Over 20 Months; Narrow U.S. Attorney Criminal Review Finds "No Abuses" Latino gang members at California's 124 year-old Folsom State Prison (FSP) were locked down for …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of PLN Suit Challenging Kansas DOC Ban On Gift Subscriptions by John E Dannenberg Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of PLN Suit Challenging Kansas DOC Ban On Gift Subscriptions by John E. Dannenberg The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the district court's grant …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
From the Editor by Paul Wright The index for the 2004 issues of PLN is now ready and available for shipping. PLN's indexes are a great stand alone research tool as well as the best tool to maximize the use of PLN as a research tool. Each index lists all …
Report Lambastes New York Lockdowns by Michael Rigby by: Michael Rigby Emotional and physical distress...restricted diets... "greeting beatings" ...high rates of mental illness...a reliance on warehousing instead of treatment. This is the troubling reality of disciplinary confinement in New York, according to a 54-page report released on October 22, 2003, …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Filed under: Media, PLN Litigation
Report Lambastes New York Lockdowns by by: Michael Rigby Emotional and physical distress...restricted diets... "greeting beatings" ...high rates of mental illness...a reliance on warehousing instead of treatment. This is the troubling reality of disciplinary confinement in New York, according to a 54-page report released on October 22, 2003, by the …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Filed under: Sentencing, Habeas Corpus
Habeas Hints by Kent A. Russell This column is intended to provide "habeas hints" to prisoners who are handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys ("in pro per"). The focus of the column is post-conviction practice under the AEDPA, the 1996 law which now governs habeas corpus practice throughout …
Oregon HCV Class Action Settled; Limitations Period for Individual Damages Actions Tolled by Mark Wilson Oregon HCV Class Action Settled; Limitations Period for Individual Damages Actions Tolled by Mark Wilson On April 6, 2004, the Class Action suit against the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) for failing to properly diagnose …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis
Expert Panel Significantly Revises Oregon's HCV Guidelines by A panel of hepatitis experts has significantly revised the hepatitis C virus (HCV) guidelines of the Oregon Department of Corrections. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement resolving Oregon's Class Action HCV suit of Anstett v. State of Oregon , a Medical …
Alabama Settles Class Action Medical Suit; Institutes HCV Treatment Protocol by John E Dannenberg Alabama Settles Class Action Medical Suit; Institutes HCV Treatment Protocol by John E. Dannenberg In a major milestone along the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) march towards gaining humane medical care in Alabama's prisons, a Settlement …
Jury Awards $500,000 to Massachusetts Jail Guard Harassed for Breaking Code of Silence by by Matthew T. Clarke A Boston federal jury has awarded $500,000 to a guard who was harassed at work by other jail employees after he reported misconduct by another guard. Bruce S. Baron, a former guard …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
HR-4079: A National Crime Emergency? by Michael Rigby Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it does. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr., resigned his seat, leaving President Bush to name an even more reactionary successor. Not only will the pro-choice Roe v. Wade ruling fall by the …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Kentucky Prison Guard Awarded $34,000 in Sexual Harassment Suit by Kentucky Prison Guard Awarded $34,000 in Sexual Harassment Suit On May 27, 2003, a state circuit court in Oldham, Kentucky, awarded prison guard Karen Lemarr a total of $34,000 for the lost wages, embarrassment, and emotional distress she suffered as …
Three Americans Convicted of Running Sham Military Jail in Afghanistan by Three Americans Convicted of Running Sham Military Jail in Afghanistan by Matthew T. Clarke Three Americans, led by ex-special forces soldier Jonathan Keith Idema, 48, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, have been convicted of running an unauthorized jail in Kabul …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
South Carolina Prison Industry Program Problematic, Audit Finds by Michael Rigby South Carolina Prison Industry Program Problematic, Audit Finds by Michael Rigby The prison industries program of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is improperly managed, likely displaces workers in the surrounding community, and creates an unfair advantage in …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Doctors of Death and the Medicalization of State Murder by Michael Rigby Doctors of Death and the Medicalization of State Murder by Michael Rigby Prisoners often wonder if prison medical personnel really have their best interests at heart. But in the case of Sanjeeva Rao, a Georgia prison doctor, there …
Prisoner's Release Fails to Excuse PLRA's Exhaustion Requirement by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) administrative remedy exhaustion requirement was not excused by the fact the plaintiff had been released at the time the district court considered the motion to dismiss. While a …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
California Sex Offender Satisfies Registration Obligation If He Mails Notice by California Sex Offender Satisfies Registration Obligation If He Mails Notice The California State Supreme Court held that a sex offender satisfies his legal requirement to register with the police and tell them where he is living if he timely …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
AEDPA One-Year Clock Starts When Administrative Parole Appeal Is Denied by John E Dannenberg AEDPA One-Year Clock Starts When Administrative Parole Appeal Is Denied by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that for 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus filing-deadline purposes, the AEDPA one-year filing …
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