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Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
From the Editor by Paul Wright I would like to thank everyone who has donated to the Human Rights Defense Center/Prison Legal News annual fundraiser. As of mid-January 2013 we had raised a little over $29,000 of our $60,000 goal to continue the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, and still …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
Seventh Circuit Approves Illinois Prison’s Rejection of PDR and Drug Guide by On March 9, 2012, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s civil rights action that alleged violation of his constitutional rights due to the censorship of two books by prison officials. James Munson, …
Forms of Judicial Deference in Prison Law by Sharon Dolovich by Sharon Dolovich1 Anyone familiar with the constitutional law of prisoners’ rights knows how ready courts are to find against prisoners in the name of “judicial deference.” It is not unreasonable for courts to grant a measure of deference to …
Brief • January 7, 2013
Prison Legal News v Chapman et al., GA, ACLU Amicus Brief, Censorship Mail Policy, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00125-CAR Document 27-1 Filed 01/07/13 Page 1 of 33 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATHENS DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a Not for Profit …
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Virginia Prison Policy Prohibiting Secular, Non-Religious CDs Held Unconstitutional by On February 7, 2012, a U.S. District Court held that a Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) policy prohibiting prisoners from purchasing or possessing secular spoken-word compact discs was unconstitutional. The court invalidated the policy but also granted qualified immunity to …
Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Florida Jail Abandons Postcard-Only Mail Policy, Pays Prisoners’ Attorney Fees by In February 2012, a Florida U.S. District Court approved a consent decree that settled a civil rights action challenging a postcard-only mail policy at the Santa Rosa County Jail (SRCJ). As a result of the settlement, prisoners are no …
Brief • November 10, 2012
Prison Legal News v. Betterton, TX, Complaint, Censorship, 2012 Case 2:12-cv-00699-JRG Document 1 Filed 11/01/12 Page 1 of 8 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, PLAINTIFF v. ANTHONY BETTERTON, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Upshur County; …
Davis et al v. Abercrombie et al, HI, Letter to Gluck ACLU re legal mail, CCA inmate mail policy, 2009 Case 1:11-cv-00144-LEK-BMK Document 191-4 3785 Filed 10/16/12 Page !' f,. 1 of 2 "'- r' 'I \ LL\'IH LINGLE GOVERNOR ('" PageID #: j etA YTON A. FRANI( DIRECTOR DAVID …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Fifth Circuit Holds Louisiana Prisons Can’t Ban Nation of Islam Newspaper by In 2005, Louisiana prison officials instituted a statewide ban on The Final Call, a newspaper published by the Nation of Islam. The ban was based solely on the content of a statement of beliefs called “The Muslim Program,” …
Brief • August 27, 2012
Barrett v. Williams, OR, Memo Support MSJ, Mail Censorship, 2012 Case 6:11-cv-06358-HZ Document 49 Filed 08/27/12 Page 1 of 11 ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM Attorney General KRISTIN A. WINGES-YANEZ #06552 Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410 Portland, OR 97201 Telephone: (971) 673-1880 Fax: (971) 673-5000 …
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Sacramento County, California Jail by On July 17, 2012, Prison Legal News settled a lawsuit against Sacramento County, California and Sheriff Scott R. Jones for $300,000 plus policy changes in the county’s jail system. The suit was filed in federal court in April 2011 after …
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Florida DOC’s Ban on Pen Pal Solicitations by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) may ban all pen pal solicitations between pen pal services and Florida prisoners, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 22, 2011. The appellate decision …
Filing • August 6, 2012
Prison Legal News v. Sacramento Co - Jones, CA, Consent Decree, Censorship, 2012 Case 2:11-cv-00907-JAM-DAD Document 61 Filed 08/06/12 Page 1 of 11 1 SANFORD JAY ROSEN – 62566 ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 2 KENNETH M. WALCZAK – 247389 ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD, LLP 3 315 Montgomery Street, Tenth …
Article • July 15, 2012
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Colorado District Court on Mail Issue; Jail Publication Ban Unconstitutional by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner made sufficient allegations to state a claim for infringement on a prisoner’s right to receive newspapers and magazines. Appellant Russell Berger, a …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
PLN Lawsuit Ends No-Publication Policy at Washington Jail, Results in $180,000 Settlement by Less than 90 days after PLN filed suit challenging a no-publication mail policy at Washington State’s Chelan County Regional Justice Center (RJC), the defendants conceded the policy was unconstitutional and agreed to the entry of a consent …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Maryland DOC Rescinds Ban on Prisoner’s Book by On July 20, 2011, the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services (DPSCS) rescinded its ban on The Marshall Plan: The Life and Times of a Baltimore Black Panther, a memoir co-authored by Maryland state prisoner Marshall “Eddie” Conway and Dominque …
Article • July 15, 2012
Oregon Prisoner's Legal Mail Claims Dismissed by The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a prisoner's action, challenging the opening his legal mail outside his presence. After Oregon prisoner Jacob Barrett was transferred to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OKSP), Oregon attorney Charles Simmons continued to represent …
Article • July 15, 2012
Second Circuit Examines New York Prisoner’s Jail Mail Restrictions by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s suit challenging mail restrictions on mootness grounds because a rule change abandoned the objectionable regulation. While awaiting trial at the Monroe County Jail, Rochester, New York appellant Gregory …
Article • June 15, 2012
New York District Court Rules on Prison Mail Issue by The United States District Court, Southern District of New York, ruled for the plaintiffs in November 1970, granting a preliminary injunction lifting New York State prison officials’ ban on the newsletter, Fortune News, published by the Fortune Society. Plaintiffs Roger …
Publication • 2012
Florida - LRC_Decisions_1991-2011 BEGINS WITH A NUMBER OR SYMBOL (NON-ALPHA CHARACTER) 2012/07/05 ACTION TAKEN (2) HOT MALE COUPLES. 2002/03-2002/04. <2IJ, 04-16-02> REJECTED (2) HOT MALE COUPLES. 2002/05-2002/06. <2IJ, 05-29-02> REJECTED (2) HOT MALE COUPLES. 2002/11-2002/12. <2IJ, 11-27-02> REJECTED (2) HOT MALE COUPLES. 2003/07-2003/08. <3I, 07-09-03> REJECTED (2) HOT MALE COUPLES. …
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