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Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Lifers Litigation Update by John Midgley By John Midgely Evergreen Legal Services This is to update all interested persons on the progress of the Powell case in federal court. Recently, United States Magistrate Judge Sweigert made a recommendation to Judge Zilly that SHB 1457 be found ex post facto as …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Law Would Let Prison Mothers Keep Kids by A bill has passed the Illinois State House and Senate which will allow female inmates to keep their children with them until the children reach the age of six. The bill is designed to help preserve a positive relationship between mother and …
CBCC Publisher Only Rule Upheld on Qualified Immunity Grounds by Martin Johnson was a federal prisoner sent to the Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) in Washington state as a boarder. He filed suit challenging numerous aspects of prison conditions under the due process clause of the federal constitution. The district …
Informant Testimony Must be Independently Weighed by Informant Testimony Must Be Independently Weighed Spellmon Bey is a Texas prisoner who was infracted for threatening other prisoners in order to extort commissary and sexual favors from them. The infraction was written by the unit captain, based on informant testimony, and listed …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Son of Sam Law Struck Down by New York's "Son of Sam" law provided that those accused or convicted of a crime could not profit from such a crime by writing a book describing the offense. If such a book was written, the proceeds of same were to be given …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
NY Prisoner Has Due Process Right to Remain In Population by New York state prisoner Altagarcia Santana filed a civil rights suit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that his right to due process had been violated when he was placed in "keeplock" and not given a hearing for five …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
The Death of HB 2834 by The Death Of HB 2834 HB 2834 is dead. It almost made it through the legislative process but died when the Senate bogged down on the health care issue. Originally the bill read that the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) would be eliminated as …
Prisoner Entitled to Discover Identity of Attackers by Prisoner Entitled To Discover Identity Of Attackers Chris Murphy filed a 1983 suit claiming that while he was imprisoned in the Harris County Jail, in Texas, he was beaten and attacked by jail guards in retaliation for having complained of jail conditions. …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Complaint Should Not Be Dismissed for not Complying with Local Rule by Stephen Stackhouse, a former Pennsylvania state prisoner, filed a civil rights suit claiming he was denied due process and subjected to cruel and unusual punishment while in prison. The defendants filed for dismissal and for summary judgement, Stackhouse …
Mass Graves Found in Venezuelan Prison by Mass Graves Found In Venezuelan Prison A common grave containing the remains of at least 40 prisoners was recently uncovered in a Venezuelan prison located in the central city of San Juan de Moros. The discovery has raised serious questions about the country's …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime
Feds Seek $2.2 Billion for Federal Prisons by Feds Seek $2.2 Billion For Federal Prisons At a news conference held in Washington on January 29th, George J. Terwilliger III, acting deputy attorney general, said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will seek a Fiscal Year 1993 budget of $11.3 billion, …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
PLN Benefit Tape by The long awaited "PLN Benefit Tape" is now available! It features the avant garde industrial and rock music of the bands Insomnia, Serena Slab, La Runcion de Repulsa, Chemical Plant, Nux Vomica, Operation Mind Control, Gustavo Pastre, Symboliks, Thru Black Holes Band, Factor X, and Cervis. …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Filed under: Visiting
Information on Visiting Needed by Information On Visiting Needed The Criminal Justice Ministries is trying to change the Iowa prison visitation law, which does not allow citizens to visit more than one person in the system (family and clergy are excepted). The Department of Corrections tells us this is common …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Test for Appointed Counsel on 1983 Suits by Test For Appointed Counsel On 1983 Suits A court considering an indigent prison inmate's request for appointed counsel to aid him in pursuing a civil rights action under 42 USC 1983 should consider, as a threshold matter, how hard the prisoner has …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Cross Gender Pat Search Policy Upheld by A Washington prison's policy of subjecting fully clothed female inmates to random "pat searches" by male as well as female guards does not violate the first, fourth, or eighth amendments, a majority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held. The Jan. 10th …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Guard Liable for Hitting Prisoner by Guard Liable For Hitting Prisoner Ronald Neal is a Michigan state prisoner who was punched in the groin by a prison guard. Neal filed suit under 1983 claiming that his 8th amendment and due process rights had been violated, he also included a pendent …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
PLN Reader Sends ACLU Finger by Recently the PLN received a letter from Kataza Taifa, imprisoned at the Westville Control Unit in Indiana. It included a copy of the following letter he has sent to the Indiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union: "Dear ACLU Board Members, Since for …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Counsel Should Be Appointed in Religious Suit by Counsel Should Be Appointed In Religious Suit A Muslim prisoner in Nebraska sought to send a $2.00 donation to a Mosque in Lincoln, which prison officials refused to permit him to do. The practice of Zakah, a form of charity, is one …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Editorial by Paul Wright Editorial Comments By Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of the PLN . In this edition you will find an ad for the " PLN Benefit Tape." The tape has songs contributed by several bands to help us do some fund-raising to continue publishing the newsletter. …
Counsel Appointed in Denial of Telephone, Beating Claim by Counsel Appointed In Denial Of Telephone, Beating Claim Billy Tucker was arrested and jailed in Kendall County, Ill. At the time of his arrest he was bloody and had a broken hand and ribs. He was taken to a hospital and …
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