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Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Illinois County for $75,000, Policy Changes by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On June 17, 2016, Kane County, Illinois ratified a settlement agreement with Prison Legal News to resolve a federal lawsuit after dozens of copies of PLN sent to prisoners at the county’s jail …
Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Lawsuit over Improper Solitary Confinement Affirmed by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has dealt a blow to the constitutional rights of imprisoned writers. On December 11, 2012, after serving a lengthy sentence for arson-related crimes in connection with …
Denial of Summary Judgment Upheld in Prisoner’s Retaliation, Excessive Force Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 29, 2015, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court’s denial of summary judgment to two U.S. Marshals who allegedly arranged to have a prisoner beaten at an …
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Texas Prison System Bans Social Media for Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) added a rule to the April 2016 version of its Offender Handbook that bars prisoners from using any form of social media. Rule 111.N.4 states that “Offenders are prohibited …
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
After Fourteen Years, BOP Settles Prison Legal News FOIA Suit for $420,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna When Congress passed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, the theory was that it would inject some needed transparency into the federal government and make it easier for …
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
From the Editor by Paul Wright This issue marks the 27th anniversary of Prison Legal News and our parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center. When I first started publishing PLN from my prison cell in Clallam Bay, Washington in 1990, I didn’t think I would still be doing so …
Article • April 24, 2017
Sentenced to Shut Up: To Protect Free Expression, Curb Prison Censorship by David M. Shapiro By David M. Shapiro, Truthout If Martin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" were written in 2017, the missive might not have made it out of the jail and into history. Today, too many American prisons …
Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
PLN Files Censorship Suit Against Cook County, Illinois by On June 30, 2016, Prison Legal News filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Cook County, Illinois, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and Cook County jail officials, alleging they unconstitutionally censored PLN’s monthly publication and books mailed to prisoners at the jail. …
Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
Michigan County Jail Loses Appeal on Legal Mail, Settles with ACLU by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Officials in Livingston County, Michigan have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, which argued that a “postcard-only” policy for mail sent to prisoners at …
Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
$155,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail’s Censorship of PLN by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On July 5, 2016, a California federal district court signed off on a consent judgment in a suit filed against Tulare County, California over censorship of Prison Legal News at the county’s jail. To …
Article • April 1, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright This month’s cover story, an interview with former CIA officer John Kiriakou, is part of our ongoing series of interviews with interesting people who have experience with the U.S. criminal justice system. The interview with John is around 8,000 words. A …
Article • March 31, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
“PrisonCloud” Provides Limited Internet Access to Belgian Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna According to April 2016 news reports, Belgian prison authorities have instituted limited and controlled access to online services, including the Internet, at the Beveren Prison in Antwerp. The innovative system, called PrisonCloud, has caught the attention …
Article • March 31, 2017
Filed under: Censorship, First Amendment
What If MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Had Been a Facebook Post? by Dave Maass by Dave Maass, Electronic Frontier Foundation Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” is considered by many civil-rights historians to be one of the seminal writings of the era, on par with King’s “I …
Brief • March 30, 2017
Zaidan v. Trump, DC, Complaint - DOD Kill List Lawsuit, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00581 Document 1 Filed 03/30/17 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AHMAD MUAFFAQ ZAIDAN c/o Reprieve US 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 1706 New York, NY 10170 BILAL ABDUL KAREEM, c/o Reprieve …
Brief • March 8, 2017
Holbrook v. Jellen, PA, Report and Recommendation - Prison Mail Censorship, 2017 Case 3:14-cv-00028-ARC Document 125 Filed 03/08/17 Page 1 of 67 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ROBERT L. HOLBROOK, et al., Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-cv-00028 v. (CAPUTO, J.) (SAPORITO, M.J.) THERESA JELLEN, et al., Defendants. …
Brief • March 3, 2017
Frasier v. Evans, CO, Recommendation, Video of Excessive Force, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-01759-REB-KLM Document 63 Filed 03/03/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 40 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 15-cv-01759-REB-KLM LEVI FRASIER, Plaintiff, v. CHRISTOPHER L. EVANS, Denver Police Officer, #05151, CHARLES C. …
The Man Arrested for Praising Jesus by Andrew Cohen Lester Packingham’s Facebook post is headed for the Supreme Court By Andrew Cohen, The Marshall Project In “Case in Point,” Andrew Cohen examines a single case or character that sheds light on the criminal justice system. An audio version of Case in …
Why Mother Jones Sent a Reporter Undercover as a Prison Guard by by Sydney Smith, iMediaEthics The U.S. news magazine Mother Jones sent reporter Shane Bauer undercover  as a prison guard at a facility run by the private company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA).  During that time, Bauer worked at the then-CCA facility Winn Correctional Center in …
Filing • February 24, 2017
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Pottawatomie Co. Public Safety Center Trust, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2017 Case 5:15-cv-01090-R Document 76-1 Filed 02/24/17 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not–for–profit …
Brief • February 24, 2017
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Pottawatomie Co. Public Safety Center Trust, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2017 Case 5:15-cv-01090-R Document 76-1 Filed 02/24/17 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not–for–profit …
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