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Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Filed under: Organizing, Crime
Families Against Mandatory Minimums by FAMM is a national, grassroots organization of the friends and family members of prisoners serving "mandatory minimum" sentences. In the 1980's, as part of the "war on drugs" the U.S. congress and many state legislatures passed laws mandating minimum sentences for many types of offenses, …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Some Food for Thought: Prisoners Are Not Inmates by Ojore Lutalo By Ojore Lutalo [Ed. Note: Readers will note that PLN rarely refers to prisoners as "inmates" or "residents." We usually change any such terms to "prisoners" when we reprint pieces or publish articles. Ojore, a New Afrikan political prisoner, …
Destruction of Evidence Allows Adverse Inference by Jerry McCrary-El is a Missouri state prisoner. He filed suit under § 1983 claiming that prison guards used excessive force in moving him to the back of his cell, within the prison's segregation unit, to place a cellmate in his cell. After a …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Court Access for Spanish Speakers by This is a § 1983 access to the courts case filed by a county jail prisoner who was not conversant in the English language. The plaintiff, Acevedo, claimed that his jailers denied him meaningful access to the courts by failing to maintain an adequate …
Prison Slavery Upheld, Again by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Prisoners in various Minnesota correctional facilities filed a class action suit in an effort to secure minimum wages for the work they performed in the many prison industries. The industries in question produce items such as furniture, truck and auto …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Cops Shaft Informant by In 1989 John Fay was serving a 15-35 year sentence for a second degree murder committed in 1973 and a 1984 armed robbery. While at the county jail pending a hearing on the robbery conviction, Fay came in contact with two guys who had just been …
Murderer Fired From Prison Job by Paul Wright By Paul Wright Massachusetts is currently being ruled by the Republican Weld administration. Governor Weld was elected to office on a "tough on crime" platform. Weld is himself a former federal prosecutor. Among his more interesting campaign promises were those to restore …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Research Directory by Keep yourself up-to-date and in the know. Complete list of 1993 federal prison cases published in the Federal Supplement and Federal Reporter 2d is available from: Wayne B. Alexander BSCC/MB: 258 P.O. Box 73 Norfolk, Mass. 02056 Send $2.90 in stamps to cover postage, handling, and costs …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Denial of Physical Therapy Shows Deliberate Indifference by Joel Durmer was a New Jersey state prisoner. Shortly before being imprisoned he suffered two strokes which left him weakened and partially paralyzed. His treating physician prescribed extensive physical and water therapy which he received until he entered the DOC's custody. After …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Censoring Legal Mail States Claim by Henry Lavado was a federal prisoner whose legal mail from attorneys, the ACLU and various state and federal law enforcement agencies was opened and read outside of his presence. Some of his legal mail was opened and read in his presence. Lavado filed suit …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Pro Se Detainee Has Access Rights by A detainee held in the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) at San Diego, named Gust Janis, was awaiting trial on federal drug manufacturing and possession charges. Janis was also involved in a number of other criminal and civil cases, telling the court he has …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Needs Haircut Information by John Harris I need to know if any prisons in the United States, state or federal, allow their prisoners to grow beards and have long hair. If you don't have their address just listing their names would be a start. Prisoners here at the Georgia State …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Ninth Circuit Reverses Powell Decision by Robert Powell By Robert Powell To understand just what has happened in this case one must first understand Washington state law. At the time of my conviction a person who was found guilty of Murder in the First Degree was either sentenced to death …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
NY Re-Examines Tough Drug Laws by Former New York governor Nelson Rockefeller decided to launch a "get tough on crime" approach to dealing with that state's drug users and dealers. In 1973 Rockefeller had the state legislature pass a "lock `em up and throw away the key" approach to drug …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Prison Flooded by We at Menard are suffering the ravages of the Mississippi river flooding. Because of the flooding, all normal services are up in the air. We are given potable water in half ounce little milk containers, and not in sufficient quantities to wash with. The prevailing wind comes …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
ACLU Reaches Accord With Hawaii in Prison Case by ACLU Reaches Accord with Hawaii in Prison Case Aconsent agreement was reached in July in a nine-year old Hawaii prison law suit, it was announced by Alvin J. Bronstein, executive director of the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Grievance System Sham by John Gerteisen This letter is directed specifically at inmates within the Florida Department of Corrections, but may be of interest to any prisoner utilizing the grievance procedure in their state. If the grievance procedure is "certified," as it is in the State of Florida, exhausting administrative …
No Qualified Immunity for Denial of Medical Care by George Cornelious was assaulted and badly beaten in Jefferson City, MO. While receiving treatment at a local hospital he was arrested due to an outstanding warrant. The treating doctor gave the arresting police a head injury monitoring sheet on which to …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
PA Women File Suit Over Property by by D.M. Muncy, PA Our other lawsuit, on our property, seems to be at a standstill. The defendants filed an answer to our complaint, we filed an answer to their answer and now we're just waiting. We've heard nothing since June. We tried …
Article • October 15, 1993 • from PLN October, 1993
Prohibition of Beatings Well Established Law by Steven Hill was a jail prisoner in the Tazewell County, IL, jail. When ordered to leave his cell to clear it for another prisoner Hill questioned why he was being moved. William Shelander, a guard, responded by grabbing Hill's hair and shoulder, pulling …
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