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Article • May 15, 1999 • from PLN May, 1999
Public Access to Documents Resources by Paul Wright The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is a trade organization of journalists. The Committee publishes a number of very reasonably priced, authoritative and comprehensive publication that are invaluable to journalists, muckrakers, those seeking access to government information and those litigating …
Article • December 15, 1998 • from PLN December, 1998
Updated AIDS Bibliography Published by The ACLU National Prison Project has announced the publication of its 1998 AIDS in Prison Bibliography. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics report HIV in Prisons and Jails, 1995 , the overall rate of AIDS cases among prisoners was more than six times the …
Amnesty International Seeks Human Rights Abuse Info by Amnesty International Seeks Human Rights Abuse Info Amnesty International (A.I.) is working on a comprehensive report on human rights in the United States, inclusive of prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers. The primary purpose of this report is to document where there …
An End to Silence by Paul Wright An End to Silence: Women Prisoners' Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct is a 67 page booklet published by the National Women's Law Center. The booklet is designed for women prisoners, their advocates, prison officials and attorneys. It contains chapters on recognizing …
Article • June 15, 1998 • from PLN June, 1998
Filed under: Resources, Organizing
Attention Veteran Prisoner Activists by Celling of America co-editor Daniel Burton-Rose is working on a book about prisoner activism in the 1960s and 70s. Daniel is seeking contacts with veterans from that period. Rememberances of involvement in work stoppages, anti-racist organizing, prisoner unions, etc. are especially welcome. Send letters to: …
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
Resources for Smoking Litigation: Health Effects of Smoking; Legal Cases on Smoking by Health Effects of Smoking: The American Lung Association offers a detailed, comprehensive series of booklets and reports which detail the negative health effects of smoking, exposure to second hand smoke, etc. Contact: ALA, 1740 Broadway, New York, …
Article • January 15, 1998 • from PLN January, 1998
Education as Crime Prevention: Providing Education to Prisoners by Dan Pens I lost count of the number of people who have written me to ask if I know where they can find statistics on the impact of prison-based education programs on recidivism. After congress eliminated Pell grants for prisoners in …
Article • January 15, 1998 • from PLN January, 1998
Attn: Lawyers in Prison by Calfornia Lawyer , a legal trade magazine, is planning an article on incarcerated attorneys. We are looking for anyone who was a member of the California State Bar and who is serving time in a state or federal prison. The article will address issues that …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
New York State Drug Sentencing Report by Julia Lutsky Angela Thompson, a 17-year-old with no prison record participated in a single sale of 2 oz and 33 grains of crack cocaine to an undercover officer for which she received a 15-year-to-life sentence. Cruel and Usual : "Disproportionate Sentences for New …
Article • November 15, 1997 • from PLN November, 1997
Alive Today! Death Row Calling U.S.A. by If you are on the row in the USA and would like to have your story broadcast over radio and/or published, call collect and we will talk. I will record our conversation(s) and mail copies to the News Net service in your state, …
Article • October 15, 1997 • from PLN October, 1997
Free to Wardens But Not Convicts? by In response to a recent issue [April '97] of Prison Legal News, [you] apparently told your readers that free copies of the Federal Judicial Center publication "Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation" were available at no charge by writing to our …
Article • October 15, 1997 • from PLN October, 1997
Get More Georgia Prison Information by For those interested in learning more about the current wave of human and civil rights abuses in the Georgia DOC the Prison and Jail Project, a non profit grassroots group in Georgia, has published a 45 page booklet titled "Stop Human Rights Abuses in …
Article • August 15, 1997 • from PLN August, 1997
California Prison Focus by Prison Focus is the quarterly publication of California Prison Focus, a nonprofit organization that works with and on behalf of prisoners in California's control units. Each issue contains reports on Pelican Bay State Prison, Corcoran State Prison, Valley State Prison for Women and other prisons. Other …
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
PLN Readers Dissatisfied with Freedom Press by For several years PLN ran a free ad for Freedom Press, a post-conviction paralegal service based in Virginia and headed by James Gossard. After receiving a couple of complaints about their service, PLN discontinued the ad in May of 1995. We contacted Gossard …
Article • April 15, 1997 • from PLN April, 1997
A Native American Resource by The Traditional Native American Tobacco Seed Bank and Education Program (TNAT) at the University of New Mexico has three objectives: 1.) Collecting, preserving, growing and distributing the seeds of the many traditional Native American types of tobacco; 2.) Educating Native Americans about the dangers of …
Article • April 15, 1997 • from PLN April, 1997
Filed under: Reviews, Resources, Court Access
FJC Prisoner Litigation Guide by The Federal Judicial Center, a branch of the federal judiciary, has published a 172 page book, "Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation." The book is written for judges and court personnel who receive, process and rule on prison suits. The book pays special …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Rosenberg Fund for Children by Carol Carvalho by Carol Carvalho, RFC Director of Grantmaking The progressive community needs to support activists, prisoners rights advocates and political prisoners who risk their lives and economic security for causes of peace, justice, protection of the environment and equal rights. The Rosenberg Fund for …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
New Prisoner Resource Guide Available by The Prisoner Rights Union of California has released its 72 page 1996-98 resource guide. While aimed at California prisoners (it lists the addresses of all prisons, legislators, courts, public defenders, etc., in the state) the guide contains numerous sections of interest to prisoners and …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Women's Prison Book Project by The Women's Prison Book Project (WPBP) is a group of volunteers organizing to provide women in prison with free reading materials covering a wide range of topics from legal and education materials to politics, history, and women's health. There are other prison book projects, but …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Center for Advocacy of Human Rights Update by Much has happened in recent months and I thought you should hear firsthand that The Center for Advocacy of Human Rights (CAHR) is in the process of being dissolved. For one thing, Little Rock Reed and I have gone our separate ways. …
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