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CA Legislative Horror Show by Dan Pens Due to our very long lead time (I write this on March 7th) it's difficult to report on fast moving stories like the goings on in the state house. As you read this, who knows what may have happened since this story was …
Brief • November 22, 1994
Filed under: Food, Class Notice
Kay Many Horses v. Racicot, MT, Consent Decree, Discrimination, Women Prisoners, 1994 •J Stuart H. Adams,- Jr. Marjorio Rifkin ACLU National*. Prison Project 1875 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Suite 410-•*£$ . Washington^ D.C. 20009 202-234-483^ Penelope-S. Strong Attorney- at Law P. 0. Box 804 Livingston, Montana 59047 406-222-3301 8 10 Kyle …
Article • November 15, 1994 • from PLN November, 1994
Refusal to Help Prisoner Eat Illegal by A Wisconsin state prisoner suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, had difficulty eating due to weakness in his arms, hands, jaw, facial and throat muscles used in eating due to the disease's progression. Part of the treatment …
Agreement Reached in State-Wide Pennsylvania Prison Case by On Aug. 12, 1994, lawyers representing the prisoners announced that they have reached a settlement with the State of Pennsylvania in Austin v. Lehman, the state-wide prison conditions case filed in November, 1990. The agreement has been presented to U.S. District Judge …
Ninth Circuit Upholds Ban on Attorney Contact Visits by This is a class action suit filed by Arizona state prisoners. They sued on two issues. First, they contend that the Arizona DOC's policy and practice of banning all contact visits between prisoners and their attorneys at various prisons violates their …
Article • February 15, 1994 • from PLN February, 1994
Shackling of Con Litigants Discussed by Joe Woods is an Illinois state prisoner. He sued prison officials claiming his eighth amendment rights were violated when they did not feed him for two days during a lockdown. A jury ruled in favor of the prison official defendants. Woods appealed claiming that …
Ninth Circuit Approves Oregon Control Unit Conditions by Paul Wright By Paul Wright This is a case which challenged numerous conditions of confinement at the Oregon State Penitentiary's Disciplinary Segregation Unit (DSU), which is a control unit. The ruling does not bode well for prisoners seeking to question such conditions. …
Article • January 15, 1994 • from PLN January, 1994
Exposure to Cold Weather States Claim by Ronald Chandler is a Missouri state prisoner. He filed suit claiming that prison officials violated his constitutional rights by providing a dining room too small to accommodate all the prisoners in his housing unit at once; poorly supervising the noisy and chaotic dining …
Article • December 15, 1993 • from PLN December, 1993
Prison Medical Treatment Law Explained by APennsylvania state prisoner brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against a prison doctor and hospital administrator, alleging that the medical treatment provided to him violated the eighth amendment to the U.S. constitution. The defendant hospital workers moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
Florida Conditions Lawsuit Settled After 21 years by After 21 years of protracted, time consuming and tedious litigation involving three correction's secretaries, four governors, thousands of inmates and millions of dollars, the Department of Corrections of Florida has finally resolved the legendary Costello lawsuit. "For the first time in 21 …
Article • June 15, 1993 • from PLN June, 1993
DC Not Proper Venue for BOP Suits by James Cameron is a federal prisoner. While at the penitentiary at Terre Haute he suffered a massive heart attack. Prison doctors stated he should receive a low sodium diet. The prison at Terre Haute could not provide a special diet and the …
Article • May 15, 1993 • from PLN May, 1993
Road Kill For Washington Prisons by Prison food has been the subject of jokes and commentary for ages. Given its general low quality and often unidentifiable nature, meat dishes are often referred to as "road kill" or "mystery meat." If Washington state Representative Steve Fuhrman, (R) Kettle Falls, has his …
Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993
Right to Religious Diet Clearly Established by Warren Bass is a Jewish New York state prisoner. Despite the recommendation of the prison rabbi that Bass was sincere in his religious beliefs and should receive a kosher diet, prison officials refused to provide Bass with a kosher diet. Bass filed suit …
Article • March 15, 1993 • from PLN March, 1993
Prisoner Entitled to Religious Diet by Warren Bass is a New York state prisoner who filed suit under § 1983 after being denied a diet of meals prepared in accordance with his religious beliefs. The defendant prison officials moved for summary judgement on the basis of qualified immunity from money …
Article • March 15, 1993 • from PLN March, 1993
Court Cannot Dismiss Suit if Partial Filing Fee Paid by Autry Clark is an Ohio state prisoner. He filed suit against Ocean Brand Tuna claiming he bought cans of cat food from the prison commissary that had been re-labelled as tuna fit for human consumption. Clark became ill after eating …
Article • January 15, 1992 • from PLN January, 1992
IMU's and Controlled Feeding at CBCC by IMU'S and Controlled Feeding At CBCC As part of the continuing trend across the U.S. to open control units the Clallam Bay Corrections Center in Washington state has opened an Intensive Management Unit (IMU). Currently prisons at Shelton, Wa. and Walla Walla, Wa., …
Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991
Prisoners Must Be Fed by Alvin Cooper was a pre-trial detainee in Texas and filed a § 1983 suit claiming that jail guards were refusing to feed him. The officials did not deny the allegation but claimed Cooper wasn't fed because he refused to appear fully dressed at all meals. …
Article • February 15, 1991 • from PLN February, 1991
Nutraloaf and the Law in the Northwest by Wasseneh Taddasse Nutraloaf And The Law In The Northwest By Wasseneh Taddesse Nutraloaf is a dog-food type substance fed to prisoners on segregation status, generally to those who have committed some additional infraction while on that status. As with all repressive measures, …
2003 Cdc Water Quality Violations 09/04/2003 Notice of Noncompliance letter issued for 2003 July CA DEPT OF Notice Enforcement excess Flow. Request CA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS 09/04/2003 Active NPDES UNKNOWN to for submittal of a report CORRECTIONS CENTINELA Comply 7A131337001 in accordance with WWTP Provisions No. 12 of Board Order …
1999 Cdc Water Quality Violations Ca Dept of Corrections San Luis Obispo CALIFORNIA MEN'S COLONY 03/01/1999 Active Ca Dept of Corrections San Luis Obispo CALIFORNIA MEN'S COLONY 03/01/1999 Active Clean-up R3-1999-0038Enforcement R3-1999- and ORDER-364.pdf NPDES -3 0038 Abatement CAO issued w/time 400108001 Order schedule. ISSUED IN RESPONSE TO Clean-up Enforcement …
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