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Article • September 15, 1993 • from PLN September, 1993
Women Prisoners Hold AIDS Walkathon by The April 24, 1993," Fight AIDS" Walkathon, held at the women's maximum security Shawnee Unit of the federal prison in Marianna, FL, was a great success. Eighty women participated, walking 1636 laps, over 300 miles. Over 90% of the prisoners joined in the effort, …
Article • September 15, 1993 • from PLN September, 1993
The Collapse of the Brazilian Penal System by Jayme Brenner By Jayme Brenner [Editors Note: This article was translated by Paul Wright from El Dia Latinoamericano , a regional bi-weekly published in Mexico. While most American readers of PLN are familiar with the prison crisis facing the US, the fact …
Article • September 15, 1993 • from PLN September, 1993
Grievance Appeals Necessary by Leck II, Jack Being incarcerated now for over nine years between the federal BOP and the state of Alaska, I have found that many prisoners who file grievances do not follow up on them. Many get "pissed off" and go with that attitude when initially filing …
Article • September 15, 1993 • from PLN September, 1993
News from Florida by M L News From Florida It seems that the governor of this state [Florida] is trying to pass a 25¢ tax on every pack of cigarettes to raise money for the construction 21,000 additional prison beds to keep the violent offenders behind bars longer and, if …
Article • September 15, 1993 • from PLN September, 1993
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
MI Phone Rip Off by B K I have read the article which appeared in PLN (Vol. 4, number 4) by Paul Wright about the prison telephone system. I was amazed to learn that the Washington DOC telephone contract states that the commission checks are sent to each institution and …
Article • September 15, 1993 • from PLN September, 1993
Editorial by Ed Mead RESIST GRANT: In my last editorial comments I waxed eloquent on the increased cost of our current publishing format and the need for us to obtain new readers in order to sustain the cost of these increased pages. More paying subscribers, I pointed out, would ensure …
Article • September 15, 1993 • from PLN September, 1993
Solidarity with Revolutionary Prisoners by Solidarity With Revolutionary Prisoners We are a committee formed by two Italian political groups (Il Bollettino and Solidarieta Proletaria), which have been focusing on revolutionary political prisoners for a number of years, since the early eighties. Our activity of support for political prisoners not disassociated …
Brief • August 23, 1993
Filed under: Interpreters
Lopez v. Riveland, WA, Order, Deny Motion to Appoint Counsel, Spanish Interpreters, 1993 0'" I l-! .. 2 ~F1LEIl _ENTERED lHOGED _ RECE!'JED " -- 3 AUG 2 3 4 "'. 5 -q 6 "~ 7 "~\ BY \~~j . ~".' ....:... CLERl\ u.s. OISTflICT COUR"I WESTERN DISTflICT OF WASHINGT~~PU1Y …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
Ad-Seg WACs Do Not Create Liberty Interest by PLN recently reported Farr v. Blodgett, [PLN, Vol. 4, No. 6] in which the district court for the Eastern District of Washington held that the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) created a due process liberty interest for Washington state prisoners to remain out …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
Default Appropriate for Obstructing Discovery by This is not a prison case but a personal injury suit concerning the faulty design of Suzuki Samurais. We are reporting it in PLN because obstruction of the discovery process by litigants is quite common and this is a good case explaining the sanctions …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
No Cause of Action for Defamation by Two Ohio prisoners approached a unit supervisor to discuss a cell change; one of them sought to be moved into a cell occupied solely by another prisoner. The supervisor then either directly told them or implied that the cell's occupant was a homosexual. …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
Federal Tort Claims Act Requires Exhaustion by William McNeil was a federal prisoner who was without counsel when he filed his suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The complaint sought money damages arising from his alleged injury by the U.S. Public Health Service. McNeil submitted a claim for …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
Dismissal Error for Failing to Obey Local Rules by Ronald Kilgo is a Georgia state prisoner. When he was in the Fulton County Jail he filed suit under § 1983 because jail officials had repeatedly refused his requests for medical treatment of a back injury and had subjected him to …
Law Librarian Liable for Access Violations by A Lorton prisoner at the Occoguan Facility brought suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 and the first, fifth, sixth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution. The complaint alleged a pattern of exclusion and harassment in connection with his use of the …
Section 1988 Attorney Fee Awards Explained by In two cases involving attorney fee awards for class action prison civil rights suits the ninth circuit court of appeals clarified and explained the standards district courts should follow when they award attorney fees to the prevailing party. In Gates prisoners at Vacaville, …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
Service Complete When Delivered to Prison Officials by Brian Faile is a Nevada state prisoner. He sued the Upjohn company claiming that their product Xanax, a prescription drug, caused him depression and violent outbursts which resulted in his being severely wounded by police and imprisoned. The district court dismissed Faile's …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
California Visitor Search Ruling Modified by A 13-point injunction concerning searches of visitors to California prisons was scrutinized March 23 and modified in some particulars by the California Court of Appeals, First District. The injunction was the result of a suit challenging a program under which visitors' vehicles were subjected …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
WA Repeals Cons Tolling Statute by The 53rd Washington Legislature unanimously amended RCW 4.16.190 to repeal the provision which tolled the statute of limitations for prisoners serving less than natural life terms. The new law went into effect on July 1, 1993. The statute of limitations in Washington State for …
Prisoners Retain Right of Bodily Privacy by Male Georgia state prisoners filed suit concerning the assignment of female prison guards to prison living units. The prisoners claim that the female guards act unprofessionally when they view male prisoners in their undershorts, showering and using the toilet. They claim that the …
Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993
Non-Stenographic Depositions by Paul Wright By Paul Wright The most crucial part or process of a civil rights suit is the discovery phase. In many civil rights cases the defendants are government employees performing state functions and thus have sole control of the relevant evidence the plaintiff will need to …
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