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HRDC v. County of Napa, CA, stipulation and consent decree, censorship, 2021 Case 3:20-cv-01296-JCS Document 30 Filed 06/11/20 Page 1 of 6 1 SANFORD JAY ROSEN – 062566 JEFFREY L. BORNSTEIN – 099358 2 ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 LISA ELLS – 243657 3 BENJAMIN BIEN-KAHN – 267933 ROSEN BIEN GALVAN …
Human Rights Defense Center v. Ballard, KY, order granting fees and costs, censorship, 2020 Case: 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT-EBA Doc #: 77 Filed: 05/15/20 Page: 1 of 11 - Page ID#: 537 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION FRANKFORT ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Chatham County Jail Reverses On Book Ban But Limits Number of Publications by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Following a letter from the ACLU of Georgia, the Chatham County sheriff rescinded a jail policy that banned detainees from receiving books and magazines from outside sources. The ACLU still took …
Tenth Circuit Holds BOP’s Change in Policy and Delivery of Censored Issues at ADX Super Max Prison Moots PLN’s Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 13, 2019, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s dismissal of a federal lawsuit brought by PLN against the …
Filing • March 25, 2020
HRDC v. SVRJA, VA, Opinion re Injunction, Censorship, 2020 Case 1:18-cv-00013-JPJ-PMS Document 129 Filed 03/25/20 Page 1 of 11 Pageid#: 3867 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ABINGDON DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY, ET AL., Defendants. ) …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Cook County Jail’s Three Book Possession Policy Constitutional by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal district court granted summary judgment to Cook County in a civil rights action alleging a jail policy that limits its pretrial detainees to possession of three books violates the First Amendment. …
Brief • February 12, 2020
HRDC v. Montgomery County, MD, Complaint, Censorship, 2020 Case 8:20-cv-00381-CBD Document 1 Filed 02/12/20 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYUAND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Case No.: a not-for-profit corporation, Plaintiff, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED v. (1) MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND; Office of the …
Brief • February 12, 2020
HRDC v. Prince George's County, MD, Complaint, Censorship, 2020 Case 8:20-cv-00379-PX Document 1 Filed 02/12/20 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Case No.: a not-for-profit corporation, Plaintiff, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED v. (1) PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND 1301 …
Filing • January 23, 2020
HRDC v. Marshall County, TN, Settlement, Publications, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("the Agreement") is entered in effect as of November 20, 2019, by and between Human Rights Defense Center and Marshall County, Tennessee. WHEREAS, all claims have been presented or otherwise could have been …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Illinois DOC Interferes with Prisoners’ College Program by Removing Books by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For over a decade, the Education Justice Program (EJP), an extension of the University of Illinois, has taught classes at the Danville Correctional Center (DCC), a facility in the east-central part of the state …
Filing • September 30, 2019
Prison Legal News v. Northwestern Regional Jail Authority, VA, Memorandum Opinion, Jail Censorship, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA HARRISONBURG DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Publication • September 24, 2019
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Literature Locked Up: How Prison Book Restriction Policies Constitute the Nation’s Largest Book Ban September 2019 Literature Locked Up: How Prison Book Restriction Policies Constitute the Nation’s Largest Book Ban W ith over two million Americans incarcerated, the book-restriction regulations within the United States carceral system represent the largest book …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Prisoner’s Activism Leads Colorado DOC to Reverse Ban on Greeting Cards, Postcards and Drawings by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Thanks to the activism of Colorado prisoner Tiffany McCoy, the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) has rescinded its prohibition against prisoners receiving greeting cards, postcards and drawings.  In 2018, the …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Connecticut DOC Settles Calendar Lawsuit for $1,500, Policy Changes by The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has agreed to pay a $1,500 settlement in a lawsuit filed by state prisoner Jeremy Barney, who alleged his First Amendment right to receive publications was violated when the warden at Osborn Correctional Institution …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Iowa Prisoners Say Law Banning Publications Containing Nudity Too Broad by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In February 2019, Polk County, Iowa District Court Judge Scott Rosenberg denied the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by prisoners at the Anamosa State Penitentiary (ASP) challenging the Iowa Department …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Arizona DOC Bans Book Critical of Justice System, Reverses Decision Following Criticism by Anthony W. Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso According to news reports, earlier this year the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) banned prisoners from receiving Chokehold: Policing Black Men, a 2017 book critical of the criminal justice system.  …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Cook County Sheriff’s Office Pays $110,000 to Settle PLN Censorship Suit by On June 25, 2019, Cook County, Illinois finalized a settlement in a lawsuit filed by Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), over the censorship of publications mailed to prisoners at the county …
Filing • July 23, 2019
HRDC v. Marshall County, TN, Stipulated Preliminary Injunction, Publications, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE COLUMBIA DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER Plaintiff, v. MARSHALL COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BILLY LAMB, Sheriff of Marshall County Tennessee, in his official and individual capacities; SABRINA PATTERSON, Jail Administrator, …
Filing • July 15, 2019
HRDC v. Ballard, KY, Settlement (Damages), Censorship, 2019 Case: 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT-EBA Doc #: 62-1 Filed: 07/15/19 Page: 1 of 6 - Page ID#: 323 IN THE MATTER OF: Human Rights Defense Center v. Ballard, eta!. Case No. 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OF DAMAGES CLAIM THIS …
Human Rights Defense Center v. Ballard, KY, settlement agreement, censorship, 2017 Case: 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT-EBA Doc #: 62-1 Filed: 07/15/19 Page: 1 of 6 - Page ID#: 323 IN THE MATTER OF: Human Rights Defense Center v. Ballard, eta!. Case No. 3:17-cv-00057-GFVT U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OF …
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