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Article • February 15, 1995 • from PLN February, 1995
OR Voters Pass New Prison Laws by On November 8, 1994, Oregon voters passed three criminal justice measures that will cost millions to implement. Measure 10 requires a two thirds vote by the legislature before it can change voter approved prison sentences. Measure 11 imposes mandatory minimum prison sentences on …
Article • February 15, 1995 • from PLN February, 1995
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by TX: On November 23, 1994, Hidalgo County sheriff Brig Marmolejo was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after being convicted of taking more than $151,000 in bribes from convicted drug dealer Homero Beltran Aguirre, who was awaiting trial in the jail between 1991-93, in exchange …
Article • February 15, 1995 • from PLN February, 1995
From The Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN. In the September issue I asked what readers thought of our News in Brief column and whether we should keep it or eliminate it. About 20 readers responded and all want to …
Article • February 15, 1995 • from PLN February, 1995
Immigration Detainees Rebel by On November 14, 1994, 100 illegal aliens detained at the Federal Corrections Facility in Eloy, AZ, rebelled to protest bad food and onerous prison restrictions. A prison spokesperson said the detainees were "carrying baseball bats when they came into the cafeteria for supper." It took prison …
Brief • February 1, 1995
Filed under: Vehicle Searches, Police
Ruvalcaba v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Police Traffic Stops, 1995 No. 95-______ ______________________________________ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM 1995 ______ ENRIQUE RUVALCABA, Petitioner, vs. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, et al., Respondents. ______________________________________ PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Frivolous Litigation by People hear the term "frivolous" litigation and what comes to mind are the guys who sue over a train whistle keeping them awake at night in prison. All too often prisoners seeking justice don't find any, not because their claims are frivolous but because they are too …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
From a Michigan Reader by Reader Mail I was curious as to how you get your stories. They are very interesting, and that one in the Sept. issue about Emmett Jones and jury rigging in Michigan really hit close to home. I might have a story for you. I recently …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Law Library Access Not "Core" Bounds Requirement by In a major setback for Washington state prisoners the ninth circuit has held that prisoners do not have a right of access to prison law libraries. William Vandelft was infracted while at the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton. He served a sanction …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Algerian Prison Uprising by On November 13, 1994, 700 fundamentalist Muslim prisoners on death row, joined by 100 other prisoners, seized control of the Berrouaghia prison for several hours and tried to take guards hostage. The prison, located outside the capital of Algiers, holds several thousand prisoners. Many of the …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
From a California Reader by Reader Mail Governor Pete Wilson is constantly passing legislation that is cutting away at the Prisoner Bill of Rights, and has done away with conjugal visits for prisoners with certain sex convictions, and has recently signed a Bill that limits good time/work time credits to …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Televisions in Prison by Reader Mail Your article, Prisons TV: Luxury or Management Tool? [Vol.5 No.9, Sept. '94], raises an issue that has been debated by myself and some other prisoners here in Wisconsin. I believe that Wardens and others within the DOC have a perception that televisions are assisting …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Unconstitutionality of Florida's Outdoor Yard Policies for Close Management Prisoners by Van Poyck, William by William Van Poyck The constitutional right, based upon the Eighth Amendment's proscription of cruel and unusual punishment, of long term Close Management (C.M.) prisoners to outdoor recreation exercise yard is long and well established, nation …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
No FLSA Protection for Prisoner Workers by Past issues of PLN have extensively reported on the struggles by prisoners to obtain the minimum wage for industrial and production work performed in prison. Much of this litigation has focused on the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 29 U.S.C. § 201-219 …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Conditions in Thai Prisons for US Prisoners by Reader Mail Right now there are 31 American women and approximately the same number of men incarcerated in Thailand prisons on drug charges. Justice and impartial legal representation are not part of the equation here. Trials take years; guilt is assumed upon …
MS Bans Appliances by In August, 1994, the Mississippi state legislature held a special session to deal with prison overcrowding. Rather than deal with that issue, the legislature soon became embroiled in a debate on how to worsen prison conditions even more. Proposals were made to "restore fear to prison," …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Legal Papers Filed When Mailed by Prisoner litigants representing themselves face greater problems when litigating than do most ordinary litigants. Not only are they usually untrained in the law but they lack control over basic things such as the mail. Courts operate on deadlines which often result in penalties for …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Prisoner Shot Dead by On September 30, 1994, death row prisoner Timothy Pride was shot dead by San Quentin, California, prison guards after being involved in a fight with another prisoner. According to witnesses, Pride was backing away from the other prisoner when shot. A prison spokesperson justified the killing …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Award for Prisoners Beaten by OH Guards by In April of 1993, the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) at Lucasville, Ohio, erupted in one of the longest, costliest, and most violent prisoner rebellions in recent history. The rebellion brought Lucasville to national attention, but Ohio prisoners and prisoncrats had long …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
WSR Guard Convicted of Soliciting Assault by On June 3, 1994, Washington State Reformatory (WSR) guard Roger Wallace, 28, was arrested at the Monroe, Washington, prison on charges of soliciting a prisoner, Samuel McNeal, to assault Gerald "J.D." Enquist, another prisoner. On June 9, 1994, Wallace was charged in Snohomish …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Warden Killed in Alabama by In Mid-October, 1994, Kelvin Washington, 27, was arrested and charged with the murder of Charles Farquhar, the warden of a state prison cattle ranch in Greensboro, Alabama, his wife and two prisoners. The bodies believed to be that of Farquhar and his wife were found …
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