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Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
Mysterious New Syndrome Discovered by by Dan Pens The Santa Clara County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors decided to commission a report. They assembled a team of independent corrections specialists to study every aspect of the county jail's operation. The County Supervisors wanted to find out why jail detainees seemed to …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
Double Justice: A Documentary Film About Race and the Death Penalty by Double Justice: a Documentary Film About Race and the Death Penalty This is a 19 minute video tape produced by the ACLU's Capital Punishment Project. The film places the legal imposition of the death penalty in the US …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
New Jersey Governor Vetoes Frivolous Bill by In the January '96 issue of PLN we featured "TX Anti-Litigation Law," about a law passed in Texas purportedly to stem "frivolous" litigation by prisoners. Also in that article was information about how this type of law was crafted by the National Association …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
A Matter of Fact by The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has a $2.5 billion annual budget and 40,000 employees. It is the largest state agency in Texas. From January 1977 to October 1995, 302 prisoners were executed in the U.S. In that same time period, 95 death-sentenced prisoners …
Arizona Held in Contempt over Masters' Fees by In the October, 1995, issue of PLN we reported the ongoing war between the Arizona DOC (ADOC) and the federal judiciary as prison officials sought to evade compliance with federal court orders. Because the Arizona DOC has not been willing to comply …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by Australia: On May 6, 1996, 30 prisoners in Adelaide's maximum security Yatala prison took 3 guards hostage and threatened to kill them if police stormed the prison. No reason was given for the hostage taking. Brazil: On May 9, 1996, 53 prisoners escaped from the Carandiru …
Zimmer Amendment Passed by When president Bill Clinton signed the budget for the Department of Justice it included a rider inserted by Congressman Dick Zimmer (R-NJ). In its entirety it states: "None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to provide the following amenities or personal …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
From the Editor by Paul Wright In recent issues Dan and I have mentioned that we were seeking funding to pay a staff person until PLN was able to cover a staff salary on its own. So far we haven't had much luck at getting any grants in the amount …
Brief • June 25, 1996
Filed under: Racial Discrimination
Shaw v. WA DOC, WA, Judgment, Staff Race Discrimination, 1996 -- 3\OO(Q58~ 1 ., ~,,~ . ;=._ I - i..' .... 4' ." ..'-'t/NT\{ ~ ='lK''': ."'''C·.~. \ ( " . ' ....... 3 ~.!.. """-JUN· ~- ',~ 4 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE IN AND FOR THE COUNTY …
Brief • June 24, 1996
Bradley v. State of Washington, WA, Tort Claim, Staff Sexual Harassment, 1996 ., "I> 1t-3l (J~41f)4- a , ORIGINAL ?~ 1 "; 0 - - STANDARD TORT CLAIM FORM (RCW 4.92) MAIL IN DupLICATE TO : State Office of Risk Management P.O. Box 41027 2420 Bristol Court SW Olympia, WA …
Brief • June 24, 1996
Duvall v. WA DOC, WA, Motion and Order of Dismissal, Admin Agency, 1996 1 2 3 BEFORE THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD '1/~cL 1\ STATE OF WASHINGTON .[JI<LVC,U____ } Appellant, } 4 5 v. ) ) -S, MOTION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL ) Respondent. } 8 ----------------) 9 The Appellant hereby …
Brief • June 21, 1996
Bilke v. State of Arizona, AZ, Complaint, Lantz Intervenor Wage Payment, 1996 JUN 211996 NAME: - .......iM:.~~~-:-+-~--'==:::..~-:;..---ADOC :If: UNIT: ADDRESS: Intervenor Pro Se IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA MITCHELL PAUL BILKE; CHARLES ) ) ROBERTS; KENNETH ASHELMAN; FELTON HALE; …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Discriminatory Earned Time Policy by The Washington state supreme court has upheld a practice by county jails awarding lesser amounts of earned time to pretrial detainees, usually too poor to afford bail, who are later convicted. Pursuant to RCW 9.94A.150(l) the DOC, which holds convicted felons, …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
Report on Japanese Prisons Released by Human Rights Watch Asia has recently released a booklet titled Prison Conditions in Japan. The 93 page booklet gives a detailed overview of the Japanese prison system. Organized by topic the booklet includes a summary with chapters covering police detention, physical conditions, communication between …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
Military Prison Locked Down by On March 2, 1996, Pfc. Thomas Enochs, a prison guard, told a prisoner at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas not to wear a T-shirt on his head. The unidentified prisoner then assaulted Enochs, who set off a body alarm to summon other …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
IFP Status Not Available for Trivial Suits by The court of appeals for the third circuit has expanded the ability of district courts to dismiss suits filed in forma pauperis by indigents. This case epitomizes the maxim that bad cases make bad case law. Melvin Deutsch is a federal prisoner …
Michigan Visiting TRO Denied by A federal district court in Michigan denied state prisoners a Preliminary Injunction (PI) in their challenge to new visiting rules. The Michigan DOC recently enacted more restrictive rules on visitation that prohibit visits by all minors other than prisoners' own children; it prohibits visits with …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
No Free Lunch by Most readers are aware of the growing practice of charging prisoners and jail detainees a fee for medical services. Two southern jurisdictions have introduced what may be the next wave - charging for meals. Sheriff Bobby Knowles of the St. Lucie County Jail in Fort Pierce, …
No Stay in DC Women Prisoners' Suit by In the December, 1995, issue of PLN we reported Women Prisoners of D.C. DOC v. District of Columbia, 877 F. Supp. 634 (DC DC 1995), a class action suit by women prisoners challenging their conditions of confinement and an atmosphere of sexual …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
Mississippi Unable to Pay the Piper by Last year Mississippi implemented the country's toughest sentencing bill, requiring all convicts (not just 'serious" or violent" criminals) to serve 85 percent of their sentences. Corrections Commissioner Steve Puckett said that law is causing a serious financial dilemma and needs to be reviewed. …
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