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Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
PLRA Immediate Termination Provisions Unconstitutional by Afederal district court in. New Jersey has declared unconstitutional the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 18 U.S.C. § 3626(b)(2)(3), permitting the immediate termination of consent decrees. In 1983, Robert Lee Denike and Kenneth Vespa, New Jersey state prisoners, sued prison officials …
PLRA Allows Fees on Fees in Failure to Protect Suit by The court of appeals for the Third circuit held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) allows lawyers to collect attorney fees in litigating attorney fee awards. The practice is sometimes referred to as "fees on fees." The court …
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
En Banc Review Granted in Taylor by In the December, 1998, issue of PLN we reported Taylor v. United States , 143 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 1998). In that case, a panel of the Ninth circuit court of appeals unanimously held that 18 U.S.C. § 3626(b)(2) is unconstitutional. This provision …
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
PLN Sues Oregon DOC Over Bulk Mail Ban by On October 29, 1998, Prison Legal News ( PLN ) sued the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) in federal district court for damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. Since at least 1991 the Oregon DOC has had a policy requiring that …
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
Tennessee Prisoners Fight to Keep Money by Eight Tennessee prisoners have filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of a state law that allows the Department of Corrections to seize up to 90 percent of a prisoner's trust account to pay for the cost of their own imprisonment. The new law …
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
Georgia Prison Officials Take Taxpayers for a Long Ride by Georgia prison officials used $23,602 from state prison industries profits to attend a conference on prisons in Israel tied to the country's 50th anniversary celebration. DOC chief Wayne Garner defended the trip, saying he has been a" good steward of …
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
Arizona Jail Slave Labor Used to Stuff Ballot Envelopes by Prisoners at the Maricopa County Jail (home of "America's Meanest Sheriff") were used to stuff 400,000 envelopes with ballots for early voting in the 1998 elections. Maricopa County Elections Director Karen Osborne said that jail inmates received community service credit …
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
Open Society Institute Funds College Classes in Maryland Prisons by When the Clinton Crime Bill gutted federal Pell Grants for prisoners, some states' prison education programs were hit harder than others. Many states funded post-secondary education entirely with state money. Maryland prisoners, though, were the hardest hit. Virtually all of …
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by AL : In September, 1998, Madison county (Huntsville) prisoners Rodney Baker, Antonio Davidson, Steven Dillard and Nara Lemons, were charged with murder for allegedly beating prisoner Robert Sevigny to death. AL : Mario Centobe (32) is the Mississippi prisoner who escaped from a prison van when …
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
From the Editor by Dan Pens Greetings and welcome to a new year of PLN . Our longevity is a proud accomplishment and one that would not be possible without the continuing support of you our readers. I thank each of you who responded to PLN 's recent fundraiser mailing. …
Brief • January 15, 1999
Padilla v. Ryan, CA, Settlement Agreement, Deaf Prisoners, 1999 AmandaK. Wilson, CSB #148401 2 3 Michelle L. Cheng. CSB #194072 PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM III W. St John Street, Suite 315 San Jose, California 95113 Telephone: (408) 293-4790 4 .5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 Linda D. …
Brief • January 15, 1999
Filed under: Education
Miller v. Evans, WA, First Amended Complaint, Educational Materials Denial, 1999 .. ~. ... -.--:--- ... _"""'" , . The Honorable Alan A. Mc Donald I United States I:?~tIjet 1tid$.e 3 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUKF:-;": ~~ ~>··:F:~: EASTERL~ £)(STRlCT OF WASHINGTON . . - :-,. I - . ,Case …
Brief • January 13, 1999
Filed under: Discrimination
Cooke v. Travis County, TX, Complaint, Racial Discrimination, 1999 . SIX Atty Gen '0' ~ 006/006 . 99 00 445 ((':SO (D)~. CAUSE NO.___ ~ ~ fJ if § § § § ARTHUR COOKE, ERNEST CORTEZ, LARRY JOHNSON and OeaUINNA MOORE Plaintiffs, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF § § § …
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1999
PLN mentioned in "White Guard Black Guard," article re racism in WA DOC Jan. 1, 1999 Articles with PLN Quotes Seattle Weekly PLN mentioned in "White Guard Black Guard," article re racism in WA DOC - Seattle Weekly 1999 Seattle Weekly March 11, 1999, Thursday WHITE GUARD BLACK GUARD Jennifer …
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1999
PLN quoted in "Bad Medicine" re medical care at WA women's prison Jan. 1, 1999 Articles with PLN Quotes The Stranger PLN quoted in "Bad Medicine" re medical care at WA women's prison - The Stranger 1999 BAD MEDICINE From the Jul 1 – Jul 7, 1999 issue If you're …
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1999
Coverage of PLN's suit against the Michigan DOC re book censorship Jan. 1, 1999 Articles about PLN Litigation Ann Arbor News Coverage of PLN's suit against the Michigan DOC re book censorship - Ann Arbor News 1999 Lawsuit challenges banning of book by prison officials By Liz Cobbs, Staff Reporter …
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1999
PLN sues WA DOC over censorship of Nazi guard article Jan. 1, 1999 Articles about PLN Litigation Spokesman Review PLN sues WA DOC over censorship of Nazi guard article - Spokesman Review 1999 SUIT ALLEGES CENSORSHIP OF INMATES; DEPARTMENT ACCUSED OF VIOLATING PRISONER RIGHTS BY BANNING PRISON LEGAL NEWS Spokesman …
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1999
PLN sues San Juan County jail in Utah over publication ban Jan. 1, 1999 Articles about PLN Litigation Associated Press PLN sues San Juan County jail in Utah over publication ban - Associated Press 1999 The Associated Press State & Local Wire June 7, 1999, Monday, BC cycle Inmates sue …
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1999
PLN sues San Juan County jail in Utah over publication ban Jan. 1, 1999 Articles about PLN Litigation Deseret News PLN sues San Juan County jail in Utah over publication ban - Deseret News 1999 Deseret News (Salt Lake City) June 6, 1999, Sunday San Juan inmates sue over mail …
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1999
Washington DOC censors PLN over Nazi guard expose Jan. 1, 1999 Articles about PLN The Stranger Washington DOC censors PLN over Nazi guard expose - The Stranger 1999 BANISHMENT NUMBER 2 From the Jul 23 – Jul 28, 1999 issue Dept. of Corrections Censors Newsletter by Josh Feit, The Stranger …
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