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Confiscation of Law Books States Claim
Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Reading Materials, Legal Property, Filing Fees
Confiscation of Law Books States Claim by Tyrone Chavers is a Wisconsin state prisoner. He filed suit under § 1983 after prison officials confiscated his lawbooks. This case is the district court's ruling on Chavers' In Forma Pauperis (IFP) request. The defendants had not yet been served in the case. …
Wisconsin Lacks Adequate State Remedies for Due Process Violations
Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993
Filed under: Disciplinary Litigation, Witnesses (Disciplinary Hearings), Notice of Hearing, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Civil Procedure, State Law Claims
Wisconsin Lacks Adequate State Remedies for Due Process Violations by Varees Smith is a Wisconsin state prisoner. He was infracted for allegedly charging another prisoner to do legal work. He filed suit under § 1983 claiming his due process rights were violated when a disciplinary hearing was held without notice …
Prison Journalist Punished
Article • February 15, 1993 • from PLN February, 1993
Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Media Contact, Access to Media, Censorship
Prison Journalist Punished by Adrian Lomax Letters from Readers [One of the objectives of the PLN is to become a forum through which readers can express opinions on what they've read, or to point out issues we should be addressing. Paul and I feel it is important for there to …
Wisconsin Parolees Have Liberty Interest in Avoiding Forced Medication
Article • January 15, 1993 • from PLN January, 1993
Filed under: Parole, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging
Wisconsin Parolees Have Liberty Interest in Avoiding Forced Medication by Jeffrey Felce is a Wisconsin parolee released on mandatory parole. While in prison Felce threatened prison and parole officials. They tried to commit him but were unable to do so because he was found to have mental problems but not …
From the Hole to the Street
Article • December 15, 1992 • from PLN December, 1992
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Commentary/Reviews
From the Hole to the Street by Laurie Bembenek Whatever happened to the practice of gradual reintegration of prisoners back into society? Corrections rhetoric for years has included the concept that gradual reintegration is conducive to better psychological adjustment to freedom, thereby reducing recidivism. Theoretically, inmates were to be carefully …
Cell Searches States Claim
Article • October 15, 1992 • from PLN October, 1992
Filed under: Searches, Cell Searches
Cell Searches States Claim by Travis Blanks, a Wisconsin state prisoner, filed suit under 1983 claiming his 8th amendment rights had been violated by prison officials searching his cell nearly everyday for a 2 week period. The District Court granted Blanks leave to proceed In Forma Pauperis . The court …
Waupun Law Library Declared Unconstitutional
Article • October 15, 1992 • from PLN October, 1992
Filed under: Court Access, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Law Library Access/Adequacy
Waupun Law Library Declared Unconstitutional by Adrian Lomax By Adrian Lomax In the late 1980's, administrators at Waupun, Wisconsin's largest prison, devised a grand scheme to increase the difficulties facing any prisoner attempting to vindicate his rights in court. In May, 1988, the keep disbanded the Paralegal Base Committee (PBC), …
Wisconsin Lockdown
Article • August 15, 1992 • from PLN August, 1992
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Lockdowns, Prisoner Property, Guards/Staff, Guard Unions
Wisconsin Lockdown by Adrian Lomax In the middle of May, 1992, the Wisconsin DOC distributed a new set of property rules to all prisoners. It contained a lot of new restrictions but the most significant is that the total amount of property a prisoner may possess must fit into a …
Classification Does Not Violate Eighth Amendment
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)
Classification Does Not Violate Eighth Amendment by Frank James was a probation violator in the Milwaukee County Jail in Wisconsin. He was attacked by a parole violator over a gambling debt and had his neck broken rendering him a quadriplegic. James filed suit under § 1983 claiming that jail officials …
Confiscation of Legal Papers States Claim
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Dental Care, Court Access, Legal Property, Frivolous Litigation, Complaints
Confiscation of Legal Papers States Claim by Charles Brownlee, a Wisconsin pretrial detainee filed a civil rights complaint, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, after jail officials confiscated legal documents relevant to a law suit he had filed. That suit claimed he'd been denied access to a dentist for treatment …
Pleas for Medical Attention Ignored
Article • June 15, 1992 • from PLN June, 1992
Filed under: Brain Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Pleas for Medical Attention Ignored by Adrian Lomax Pleas For Medical Attention Ignored By Adrian Lomax [Editorial Note :While medical neglect by our captors is nothing new, we are printing this piece because of the commonness of the events described, not because it is "news " to those of us …
Prison Officials Assault Public Records Law
Article • June 15, 1992 • from PLN June, 1992
Filed under: Disclosure of Records, News, State Legislation
Prison Officials Assault Public Records Law by Adrian Lomax By Adrian Lomax Ayear ago bills were introduced in both houses of the Wisconsin legislature that would have changed the state's public records law so that prisoners would no longer have any right to inspect government records, including those maintained by …
Not All Are Frivolous
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Frivolous Litigation
Not All Are Frivolous by A L I wanted to write about something in the March issue of the PLN. On page 6, an article addressing an absurdly frivolous lawsuit filed by a couple of idiots here about lottery tickets, says: "Wisconsin prisoners answered the question by filing suit alleging …
Constitutional Right for Cons to Buy Lottery Tickets? Federal Court Says Nyet
Article • March 15, 1992 • from PLN March, 1992
Filed under: Frivolous Litigation, Mail, Mail Regulations
Constitutional Right for Cons to Buy Lottery Tickets? Federal Court Says Nyet by Robert Pierce By Robert Pierce To file or not to file, frivolousness is the question. Wisconsin prisoners answered the question by filing a lawsuit alleging that they were constitutionally entitled to purchase lottery tickets. The action stated …
WI Phone Kickbacks 2007
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones
WI Phone Kickbacks 2007 Commissions Received from Embarq Inmate Telephone Contract Month Jan. 07 Total Calls 157,197 Total Minutes 2,652,144 State General Fund Commission $148,430.35 DOC Commission $74,215.17 Feb. 07 159,605 2,708,730 $148,210.45 $74,105.23 Mar. 07 176,367 2,972,865 $159,535.18 $79,767.59 April. 07 168,624 2,749,237 $146,353.43 $73,176.72 May. 07 182,502 2,954,161 …
WI Phone Rates 2009
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
WI Phone Rates 2009 INMATE TELEPHONE SYSTEM RATES 7/1/2009 EMBARQ (NEW CONTRACT) VS EMBARQ (EXPIRING CONTRACT) Call Type Carrier Set-up Charge Per Minute Rate Local New Expiring $0.00 $1.25 $0.12 $0.00 IntraLATA New Expiring $0.00 $1.25 $0.12 $0.22 InterLATA New Expiring $0.00 $1.25 $0.12 $0.28 Interstate New Expiring $0.00 $2.00 …
WI Inmate Telephone Inc Certificate of Authority 2004
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
WI Inmate Telephone Inc Certificate of Authority 2004 BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN Application of ITI Inmate Telephone, Inc., for Intrastate Authority to Resell Telecommunications Services and for Certification as an Alternative Telecommunications Utility – Reseller 7761-TI-100 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY ALTERNATIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY - RESELLER ITI Inmate Telephone, …
WI Contract with Sprint Including Rates 2001
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
WI Contract with Sprint Including Rates 2001 Contract between Sprint Payphone Services, Inc. and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for Inmate Telephone Services This agreement is entered into by and between the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WDOC) and Sprint Payphone Services, Inc. (Sprint). 1 Table of Contents 1. CONTRACT ADMINlSTRATION …
WI Contract with Embarq 2009-2014
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
WI Contract with Embarq 2009-2014 Mailing Address Jim Doyle Governor 3099 E. Washington Ave. Post Office Box 7991 Madison, WI 53707-7991 Riele Raemisch Secretary State of Wisconsin Depar~ent of Corrections Telephone (608) 240-5000 Fax (608)240-3342 CONTRACT Services: The purpose of this contract is to acquire inmate telephone service for the …
WI Phone Rates from 2001 Contract
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
WI Phone Rates from 2001 Contract 11. CONTRACTOR/SUBCONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS Sprint will function as the prime contractor-assuming total responsibility for all performance aspects of this contract, including portions provided by subcontractors. Sprint understands that there are consequences including but not limited to contract penalties for failing to sufficiently plan for fully …
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