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Brief • June 25, 2010
Prison Legal News v Lappin, DC, Order, BOP public records, 2010 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 68 Filed 02/25/10 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) PRISON LEGAL NEWS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 05-1812 (RBW) ) HARLEY G. …
Filing • June 22, 2010
PLN v. CCA, AZ, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2010 08/02/2010 17:18 FAX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8152833020 ~ CCA BUSINESS DEU 001/004 Daniel P. Struck, Bar #012377 Liana], Garcia, Bar #027452 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 . Telephone: (602) 263-1700 …
PLN Prevails in Public Records Suit Against GEO Group by Alex Friedmann In May 2010, Prison Legal News announced that it had prevailed in a public records lawsuit filed against Florida-based GEO Group (formerly Wackenhut Corrections), the nation’s second-largest private prison company. PLN filed the suit in 2005 under Florida’s …
Georgia Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit, Pays $149,759.21 in Damages, Attorney Fees by On April 22, 2010, Prison Legal News announced that it had settled a First Amendment censorship suit against Fulton County, Georgia and former Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman. The lawsuit, filed by PLN in October 2007, claimed …
Brief • June 4, 2010
Filed under: PLN Litigation, PLN related
Prison Legal News v. CCA, Release and Settlement, 2010
Brief • June 2, 2010
PLN v. CCA, AZ, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2010 08/02/2010 17:18 FAX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8152833020 ~ CCA BUSINESS DEU 001/004 Daniel P. Struck, Bar #012377 Liana], Garcia, Bar #027452 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 . Telephone: (602) 263-1700 …
Brief • May 18, 2010
Prison Legal News v. Stephens, LA, Consent Decree, censorship, 2010
The History of Prison Legal News by Paul Wright In May 1990, the first issue of Prisoners’ Legal News (PLN) was published. It was hand-typed, photocopied and ten pages long. The first issue was mailed to 75 potential subscribers. Its budget was $50. The first 3 issues were banned in …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Filed under: Media, PLN Litigation
Twenty Years of PLN in Court by Since PLN was founded in 1990 we have been censored in prisons and jails around the country. We have always tried to resolve censorship issues administratively, but in cases where the goal of prison officials was to ban PLN or our books, that …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Death Row Prisoner Loses Suit Challenging BOP’s Ban on Face-to-Face Media Interviews by On January 15, 2008, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a jury could conclude the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) ban on face-to-face media interviews with death row prisoners was based not on legitimate security threats, …
Partial Summary Judgment Granted To PLN in FOIA Case against EOUSA by Brandon Sample On September 16, 2009, U.S. District Judge Marcia S. Krieger granted in part and denied in part a motion for summary judgment by Prison Legal News (PLN) in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case wherein …
Brief • March 10, 2010
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, Complaint, censorship, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS and HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiffs, vs. BERKELEY COUNTY SHERIFF H. WAYNE DEWITT, individually and in his official capacity; CAPTAIN CLIFF …
Brief • March 8, 2010
Prison Legal News v. EOUSA, 10th Cir, Amicus Brief, public records, 2010 Case Nos. 09-1511 & 09-1531 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS, Defendant-Appellee. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the …
Army Prisoners Isolated, Denied Right to Legal Counsel by Dahr Jamail The military’s treatment of Army prisoners is “part of a broader pattern the military has of just throwing people in jail and not letting them talk to their attorneys, not let visitors come, and this is outrageous. In the …
Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010
PLN Prevails in Connecticut FOI Case; City Appeals by Alex Friedmann On September 22, 2008, PLN requested public documents from the City of Hartford, Connecticut related to a lawsuit involving a prisoner who committed suicide; the suit had resulted in a $403,164 judgment against the City. [See: PLN, Feb. 2009, …
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
PLN Sues Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Over Censorship; Court Upholds Rights of Book Distributors by Alex Friedmann On November 4, 2009, Prison Legal News filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against Brad Livingston, Executive Director of the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), …
Article • January 15, 2010
Georgia Mail Policy Limiting Who Can Send Internet Material Upheld, then Changed by On December 4, 2007, Chief U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson upheld a Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) policy that prohibited prisoners from receiving materials printed from the Internet from persons other than publishers, vendors, or attorneys. Danny …
Brief • December 23, 2009
Prison Legal News v. Tilton, CA, CDCR Public Records Order, 2009 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO GORDON D SCHABER COURTHOUSE MINUTE ORDER [X] Amended on 12/23/2009 Date: 12/23/2009 Time: 09:00:00 AM Judicial Officer Presiding: Shelleyanne W L Chang Clerk: J. Hart Reporter/ERM: T. Goleno CSR# 10127 Bailiff/Court Attendant: …
Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009
PLN Sues Virginia DOC Over Censorship, Due Process Violations by On October 8, 2009, Prison Legal News filed suit in U.S. District Court against Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) Director Gene M. Johnson and other prison officials, claiming that the VDOC had violated PLN’s rights under the First and Fourteenth …
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
PLN Files Public Records Suit Against San Francisco County, Sheriff’s Office by On August 20, 2009, Prison Legal News filed suit in Superior Court against the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Michael Hennessey and City Attorney Dennis Herrera. The lawsuit alleges that the …
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