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News in Brief
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by CA: In the August, 1996, issue of PLN we reported the March 29, 1996, rebellion by immigrant detainees at the navy brig at the Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego. The government stated that the rebellion, sixteen days after the jail opened, will cost at …
News in Brief
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by AZ: On October 20, 1996, six Alaska prisoners at the Central Arizona Detention Center in Florence, a private prison operated by Corrections Corporation of America, escaped by cutting through three wire fences. Four prisoners were recaptured shortly afterwards and the warden insisted the prison was secure. …
Costs of Crime
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime, Statistics/Trends, Parole
Costs of Crime by JW Mason by J.W. Mason Suppose you could calculate the dollar value of the costs of crime -- lost property, medical bills, missed work, pain and suffering -- and figure out its total yearly cost to society? While "putting a dollar value on the suffering resulting …
New York Sex Offender Registration Enjoined
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Disclosure of Records, Ex Post Facto
New York Sex Offender Registration Enjoined by A federal district court in New York held that a state law allowing public notification of sex offenders released from prison violates the ex post facto rights of those offenders convicted before the law was passed. Since 1990 at least 46 states, starting …
PLRA Doesn't Apply Retroactively to Special Masters
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Special Masters
PLRA Doesn't Apply Retroactively to Special Masters by A federal district court held that provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) limiting payment to special masters and requiring that such payment be borne by the federal judiciary, were not retroactive and did not apply to masters appointed before its …
From the Editor
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Editorials
From the Editor by Dan Pens Welcome to PLN's eighth year of publication. We're proud that we have published longer than any other independent prisoner publication we know of. You should be proud, too. You're the ones who have made it possible. Recently we conducted an "Emergency Relief" direct mail …
From the Editor
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Dan Pens Welcome to PLN's eighth year of publication. We're proud that we have published longer than any other independent prisoner publication we know of. You should be proud, too. You're the ones who have made it possible. Recently we conducted an "Emergency …
Kostatelos v. State of Washington, WA, Judgment, Herniated Disk McNeil Island, 1997
Brief • February 13, 1997
Filed under: Accidents
Kostatelos v. State of Washington, WA, Judgment, Herniated Disk McNeil Island, 1997 I1 I "e 1 2 3 IN 4 5 MARK A. KOSTATELOS, 6 Plaintiff, v. 7 8 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, 9 Defendants. 10 NO. …
McFarland v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Rape Murder Case, 1997
Brief • February 8, 1997
McFarland v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Rape Murder Case, 1997 ~ILE:C, IN COUNTY ClEAK'~ (lF~IC:: A.M. FEB - 8 1996 PIERCE COuflll" ;ii...~f"!' BY ~,,.1: -'" TED Run: COiJNrv CLE.~t· c=p...,.. _. ~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON 7 FOR PIERCE COUNTY …
Davis v. Bureau of Prisons, DC, Settlement Memo, Lost Property, 1997
Brief • February 5, 1997
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Petrycki v. State of Washington, WA, Tort Claim, Airway Heights Scaffolding Accident, 1997
Brief • January 30, 1997
Filed under: Accidents
Petrycki v. State of Washington, WA, Tort Claim, Airway Heights Scaffolding Accident, 1997 WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD TORT CLAIM FORM This fonn is provided for your convenience when filing a lORT claim against the state of Washington. Mail original claim to: Division of Risk Management 301 General Administration Building, Room 301 …
Austin v. James, AL, Recommendation, Chain Gangs, 1997
Brief • January 28, 1997
Filed under: Chain Gangs
Austin v. James, AL, Recommendation, Chain Gangs, 1997 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION MICHAEL A. AUSTIN, RICHARD ELLIOT, OGIE HAYES, CHARLES GUESS, WARREN LEATHERWOOD, and KERVIN GOODWIN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, FILE JAN 2 …
Flores v. Reno, Settlement, CA, Unaccompanied Minors, 1997
Brief • January 17, 1997
Filed under: Immigration
Flores v. Reno, Settlement, CA, Unaccompanied Minors, 1997 8/12/96 CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & CONSTITUTIONAL LA W Carlos Holguin Peter A. Schey 256 South Occidental Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90057 (213) 388-8693 NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LA W Alice Bussiere James Morales 114 Sansome Street, Suite 905 San Francisco, CA …
PLN editor quoted in article re WA DOC's seizure of 35% of funds sent to prisoners
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1997
PLN editor quoted in article re WA DOC's seizure of 35% of funds sent to prisoners Jan. 1, 1997 Articles with PLN Quotes Post-Intelligencer PLN editor quoted in article re WA DOC's seizure of 35% of funds sent to prisoners - Post-Intelligencer 1997 INMATES FIGHT A STATE BITE ON THEIR …
PLN, Paul Wright and Dan Pens profiled in CA article
In-the-News Article • January 1, 1997
PLN, Paul Wright and Dan Pens profiled in CA article Jan. 1, 1997 Articles about PLN Daily Journal PLN, Paul Wright and Dan Pens profiled in CA article - Daily Journal 1997 AUGUST 8, 1997 Inmate Newsletter Considers The Law From the Inside Out Newsletter Views Inmates Rights By Heather …
Debruyne v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Award Agreement, Head and Back Injuries, 1996
Brief • December 19, 1996
Filed under: Injury -- Misc.
Debruyne v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Award Agreement, Head and Back Injuries, 1996 ~~LrJ\~!\\VII~la) -. . "-~ • • • 4o \ . , ,t ~\. OOVlt. " -A • ..... f..nORNEY·GENERAL'S O f = F I C E ,,-. TORT D\\!. - OlY. FILED ~ ! ! m:r, I …
Twelve Political Prisoners Gave their Lives in a Death Fast in Turkey
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
Filed under: Political Prisoners, Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Hunger Strikes, Prisoners-International
Twelve Political Prisoners Gave their Lives in a Death Fast in Turkey by When Aygun Ugur, an imprisoned militant from the outlawed Turkish Communist Party/Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML), died on the 63rd day of a hungerstrike, Turkey was shocked. In a nation which is continually rocked by political crises and rebellion, this …
No Immunity for Failure to Protect Prisoner from Violence
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Damages, Appeals, Qualified Immunity
No Immunity for Failure to Protect Prisoner from Violence by The court of appeals for the eighth circuit held that prisoners have a clearly established right to be protected from violence by other prisoners. The court also gave a detailed discussion of appellate jurisdiction in reviewing interlocutory appeals by prison …
Three Strikes in California
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
Filed under: Sentencing, Three Strikes, State Legislation
Three Strikes in California by Willie Wisely By all accounts, the three strikes sentencing law in California is a failure according to criminal justice experts. They point out that three strikes is applied more often than not to people of color, that it hasn't reduced crime, that it's overwhelming the …
Censorship of Rap Tape States Claim
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
Filed under: Filing Fees, Mail, Tapes/Music (Mail)
Censorship of Rap Tape States Claim by Afederal district court in Wisconsin granted a prisoner plaintiff's motion for in forma pauperis status holding that censorship of a rap music tape states a claim for a first amendment violation. James Golden, a Wisconsin state prisoner, filed suit challenging the censorship of …
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