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Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Freedom for Political Prisoners by In July, 1992, different groups from around the world meeting in Munich, Germany over the 500th anniversary of the Columbus Encounter, formed a group called "Libertad!" around the goal of organizing an International Day of Action around the issue of political prisoners. The primary organizers …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Researching Medical Deliberate Indifference by Dude J Rose By Dude J. Rose Prisoners have an eighth amendment right to adequate medical treatment. When bringing a claim of inadequate medical treatment, the plaintiff/prisoner must allege and show deliberate indifference on the part of the defendants towards the prisoner's medical needs and …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
The Scandal of Prison "Management" by Jill Brotman By Jill Brotman Throughout the AFSC's decades of prison work it has encouraged reconciliation and nonviolent alternatives to conflict. But Massachusetts Governor William Weld has declared that a stay in prison should replicate a tour of the circles of hell. Current prison …
WA Punishment for Use of Religious Name Illegal by Dawud Halisi Malik By Dawud Halisi Malik On January 5, 1978, the superior court of the county of Walla Walla accepted my petition for name change as I had adopted Al-Islam as my religion. On May 8, 1990, I arrived at …
MDOC Sanctioned for Ex Parte Contacts with Prisoners in Court Cases by Over eight years ago, lawyers from the Michigan Attorney General's office sent interrogatories directly to prisoners about the Knop v. Johnson case without notifying the plaintiffs' lawyers. Judge Enslen entered a protective order on February 19, 1986, and …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
WA Initiative to Increase Gun Penalties by Paul Wright By Paul Wright The Washington Citizens for Justice are the right-wingers headed by Dave LaCourse, of the Public Policy Institute in Bellevue, WA; John Carlson, of KVI radio and Seattle Times columnist and Ida Ballasiotes, Republican state representative for Mercer Island. …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
The Global Prison (Book Review) by David Gilbert The Human Rights Watch Global report On Prisons Edited by Aryeh Neier 303 pp. 1993. New York: Human Rights Watch. $20.00 (pb). Review by David Gilbert The Brazilian Military Police's wanton murder of 111 prisoners involved in a disturbance is just one …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
UNICOR Info Wanted by [Editor's Note: In the June, 1994, issue of PLN we reported on a lawsuit f led by BOP prisoners Joe Mohwish and Duane Olson alleging racketeering and other illegal labor practices by UNICOR. We received the following from Joe.] We would like to hear from federal …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
NJ Prisoners' Resource Center by In conjunction with the New Jersey American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) former prisoners have set up a Prisoner's Resource Center (PRC) to provide services and advocacy for both current and former prisoners in New Jersey. Among the services provided for prisoners are: assistance with parole …
Suit Filed Over Conditions at Virgin Islands Criminal Justice Complex by For almost two years, prisoners at Criminal Justice Complex have been locked up for 23 hours a day in overcrowded, filthy, rat and roach infested cells. They are only allowed out for a short period each day to shower …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Reviews by Paul Wright By Paul Wright North Coast XPress is a magazine for people who care about Constitutional issues, U.S. foreign policy, the criminal "justice" system, labor news, animal rights, global and domestic economics, the environment and other topics that the mainstream media won't touch. Each issue has prisoner …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
From The Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor By Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN. As we reported last month, the ACLU has filed suit against the Washington state parole board over their no-contact parole condition on Ed Mead, PLN's former coeditor, which terminated his involvement with …
How to Win Disciplinary Hearings (Book Review) by Mark Cook How To Win Disciplinary Hearings (Book Review) Reviewed by Mark Cook HTW is a manual for federal prisoners written by former federal prisoner Allan Parmelee. This gives the manual integrity from the git go but keep in mind that the …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, STDs
AIDS #1 Killer in FL DOC by According to Florida corrections officials, AIDS is the leading cause of death in Florida prisons and many prisoners are released without knowing if they are infected. Half of the people who die in Florida prisons die from AIDS. Prison officials estimate about 8 …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS
Aids in WA DOC by AIDS in WA DOC Beth Anderson, health services administrator for the Washington DOC, said that since 1985, 7,604 WA DOC prisoners have been tested for the HIV virus and 135 have tested positive. Currently, the DOC claims there are 63 HIV positive prisoners in custody, …
Brief • August 12, 1994
Schmolke v. State of Washington, WA, Judgment, 1994 3\C00(SG .~ . ;" FU..EO SUPERIOR COURT OF 1 '.. ,~.J~~~'Ql ..~" ~U~ , WASHINGTON'~ ~a~UNTY O~':~~)! .. :-:'\~ ._ ;-:-.:: . ':;' l : ·1 •.-.f S~~ ~ 2 ,~ ~ t 1-"", ; J ::=... -.' '0 .... _\ »&)C.' …
Brief • August 9, 1994
Filed under: Accidents
Irby v. State of Washington, WA, Settlement Agreement, Fall in Shower Accident, 1994 "310070-£:;6 , 1 2 3 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR COUNTY OF KING 4 5 ) GREG IRBY, 6 7 8 Plaintiff, v. 10 11 12 13 NO. 93-2-30190-1 S)ITTLEMENT AGREEMENT ) ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, 9 …
In-the-News Article • August 1, 1994
"Free to Shut Up" - Article about parole restrictions imposed on PLN co-founder Ed Mead Aug. 1, 1994 Articles about PLN The Progressive "Free to Shut Up" - Article about parole restrictions imposed on PLN co-founder Ed Mead - The Progressive 1994 The Progressive August, 1994 Free to shut up; …
Brief • July 27, 1994
Carruthers v. Cochran, FL, Consent Decree, Broward County Jail Conditions, 1994 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OLLIE CARRUTHERS, et aJ., Plaintiffs, Case No. 76-CIV-WMH vs. RON COCHRAN, as Sheriff of Broward County, GERALD F. THOMPSON, SYLVIA POITlER, JOhN P. HART, SCOTT I. COW AN, LORI N. PARRISH, …
Brief • July 25, 1994
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Volstead v. Frost, WA, Amended Complaint, Mail Rejection, 1994 flli!O IN Tl-lE U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTeRN 01$11111:" OF WK.HIN\;TON RECC:IV ED JUL 2 1 1994 ~, - r ... , JAMES R. LAASEN. CLERK _ _ _ _ _ OEPUrt 'J .' • z,...,.. . ,J.' 'i'.f..C" ( .~I",'I q …
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