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Anderson v. Bayh, IN, Order, Request Capacity, 1993

Brief • July 12, 1993

Anderson v. Bayh, IN, Order, Request Capacity, 1993 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION INMATES OF WESTVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER, ROGER W. ANDERSON, et. al-/ Plaintiffs, vs. EVAN BAYH, et. al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CAUSE NO. S 83-481 …

Moorish Appeal for Your Support

Article • June 15, 1993 • from PLN June, 1993

Filed under: Discrimination, Religious Discrimination

Moorish Appeal for Your Support by Taajwar Rasheed-Bey Members of The Moorish Science Temple of America, who are incarcerated in the penal institutions in the state of Indiana, have received much opposition and are being continuously denied the right to practice our religious beliefs, to hold religious services by the …

Infraction Suits Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies

Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Disciplinary Appeals, Administrative Exhaustion, Habeas Corpus

Infraction Suits Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies by L. Markham is an Indiana state prisoner. He lost 243 days of earned good time in a series of disciplinary proceedings. Under Indiana DOC regulations prisoners can appeal the loss of good time credits to prison officials within 10 days of the hearing, …

Indiana DOC Must Allow Witnesses at Hearings

Article • March 15, 1993 • from PLN March, 1993

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Witnesses (Disciplinary Hearings), Disciplinary Appeals, Drug Testing, Habeas Corpus

Indiana DOC Must Allow Witnesses at Hearings by Jerry Forbes is an Indiana state prisoner who refused to take a urine test because the prison did not publish its testing procedures. He was infracted and requested prison officials as witnesses at his hearing and they refused to appear. He was …

Pendleton News

Article • January 15, 1993 • from PLN January, 1993

Filed under: Lockdowns, Education, Court Access, Law Library Access/Adequacy

Pendleton News by J Ford I am writing to you from inside the walls of Pendleton, the Indiana State Reformatory. Since November of 1991 we have gone through a systematic deprogramming. All programs have been abolished. Vocations, education, spiritual, and psychiatric for 80 percent of our population. Very few in …

Inhumane Conditions Suit Requires Trial

Article • September 15, 1992 • from PLN September, 1992

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Toilets, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Lighting, Shelter, Vermin, Summary Judgment

Inhumane Conditions Suit Requires Trial by Marshal Jackson, an Indiana state prisoner filed suit on the subhuman prison conditions he was subjected to in the Indiana penal system. He claimed he was forced to live with filth, inadequate plumbing, roaches, rodents, poor lighting, inadequate heating, rusted out toilets, drinking water …

Indiana Control Unit Prisoners File Suit and Strike

Article • August 15, 1992 • from PLN August, 1992

Filed under: Hunger Strikes, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Telephone Access, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Visiting, Attorney Visits

Indiana Control Unit Prisoners File Suit and Strike by Paul Wright On May 4, 1992, the Indiana Civil Liberties Union filed a class action suit in the Marion County, Indiana, Superior Court. The action is Taifa Vs. Bayh, and challenges numerous conditions of confinement at the Westville, IN, Maximum Control …

PLN Reader Sends ACLU Finger

Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Prison Rebellion

PLN Reader Sends ACLU Finger by Recently the PLN received a letter from Kataza Taifa, imprisoned at the Westville Control Unit in Indiana. It included a copy of the following letter he has sent to the Indiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union: "Dear ACLU Board Members, Since for …

Indiana Ad Seg Policy Does Not Create Liberty Interest

Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Ad-Seg Hearings

Indiana Ad Seg Policy Does Not Create Liberty Interest by Two Indiana state prisoners filed suit over being placed in administrative segregation (Ad Seg). They claimed their right to due process had been violated and sought relief under § 1983. The district court dismissed the suit on the grounds they …

Avenue to Attack Habitual Criminal Conviction

Article • March 15, 1991 • from PLN March, 1991

Filed under: Sentencing, Habeas Corpus, Three Strikes

Avenue to Attack Habitual Criminal Conviction by Avenue To Attack Habitual Criminal Conviction On January 8th the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a decision that a court can be ordered to review the constitutionality of a prior conviction before a person found guilty of a new crime is sentenced as …

Loss of Legal Materials States Claim for Denial of Access To The Courts

Article • March 15, 1991 • from PLN March, 1991

Filed under: Court Access, Legal Materials

Loss of Legal Materials States Claim for Denial of Access To The Courts by Loss Of Legal Materials States Claim For Denial Of Access To The Courts A prisoner's allegation that prison officials had accepted and lost materials essential to his pursuit of post-conviction relief stated a claim for denial …

Anderson v. Orr, IN, Order, Capacity, 1989

Brief • January 23, 1989

Anderson v. Orr, IN, Order, Capacity, 1989 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION ROGER W. ANDERSON, et al. , Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION No. S83-0481 v. ROBERT ORR, et al., Defendants. ORDER AND NOW, this ^ 2 3 day of , 1989, upon consideration of plaintiffs1 …

Anderson v. Broglin, IN, Order, Capacity, 1989

Brief • January 17, 1989

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement

Anderson v. Broglin, IN, Order, Capacity, 1989 AO 450 (Rev 5/85) Judgment in a Civil Case <B tates cSisirtct Court NORTHERN INDIANA DISTRICT OF ROGER W. ANDERSON, et al JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE V. G. MICHAEL BROGLIN, et al CASE NUMBER: S83-0481 Jury Verdict. This action came before the …

IN Contract with GTL 2004

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

IN Contract with GTL 2004 AGREEMENT FOR PAY TELEPHONE LOCAL AND INTRALATA LONG DISTANCE SERVICE FOR THE STATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION WHER.EAS, the State of Indiana ("State") desires to enter into this Agreement for Pay Telephon~ Local and Long Distance Voice and related Facilities Maintenance …

IN Contract with PCS 2011-2015

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

IN Contract with PCS 2011-2015 State Form 41221 (Rl0/4-06) Instructions for completing the EDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Please read the guidelines on the Please type all information. Check all boxes that apply. For amendments I renewals, attach original Attach additional pages if necessary. I. EDS Number: Grant - …

IN Contract Request for Proposal 2010

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

IN Contract Request for Proposal 2010 EXHIBIT '(3: PageLOf (}I STATE OF INDIANA Request for Proposals 10-55 INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION On Behalf Of Indiana Department of Corrections Solicitation For: Offender Pay Telephone Service Response Due Date: July 14,2010 JURe 30, 2010 3:00 PM Eastern Time Teresa Deaton-Reese, Senior Account …

IN T-Netix Kickbacks 2006

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones

IN T-Netix Kickbacks 2006 Vendor T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix Amount of Vendor Check Check Date $159,096.12 7/13/2005 $173,456.61 8/15/2005 $160,270.02 9/15/2005 $174,413.37 10/14/2005 $170,249.56 11/11/2005 $264,237.56 12/22/2005 $97,662.00 1/20/2006 $172,147.09 2/17/2006 $164,731.55 3/16/2006 $181,228.56 4/18/2006 $176,195.63 5/16/2006 $221,486.86 6/16/2006

IN Phone Kickbacks 2009-2012

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones

IN Phone Kickbacks 2009-2012 T-Netix Public Payphone Commission Log for FY 09 Vendor Evercom T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix Evercom T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix Amount of Check $1,145.94 $6,548.06 $6,901.83 $6,529.43 $6,412.53 $5,561.33 $5,800.73 $5,111.43 $5,241.86 $5,576.50 $6,029.63 $6,715.63 $6,055.26 $6,076.53 Check Vendor Check Month of Fiscal …

IN T-Netix and Evercom Kickbacks 2007

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones

IN T-Netix and Evercom Kickbacks 2007 Vendor Evercom T-Netix Evercom T-Netix T-Netix Evercom Evercom T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix T-Netix Evercom Evercom Evercom Evercom T-Netix T-Netix Evercom T-Netix Evercom Evercom T-Netix Vendor Month of Amount of Check Date Commission Check 4588.64 7/14/2006 Apr-May 06 7002.98 7/19/2006 Jun-06 2383.49 8/10/2006 Jun-06 6602.23 8/18/2006 …

IN Phone Rates 2012 with Kickback Percentages

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

IN Phone Rates 2012 with Kickback Percentages EXHIBIT A CALL TYPE PER MINUTE RATE COMMISSION % Offender - Domestic Call $0.24 43.5% Offender - International Call $0.75 43.5% The above rates do not include any applicable federal, state or local surcharges, taxes or regulatory fees. • This Contract excludes all …