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Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime
ABA Committee - Shift in Drug Strategy Needed by A national drug strategy that relies on the criminal justice system to solve the drug crisis won't work and diverts attention and resources from other needed approaches such as prevention, education and treatment, according to a report released by the American …
Can't Stop Con's Legal Help Due to Transfer by Can't Stop Con's Legal Help Due To Transfer A New York prisoner incarcerated at Attica was granted authorization to provide legal assistance to two other inmates after completing a law clerk training program sponsored by the Department of Correctional Services. When …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Convict Heritage Comes Through in Australia by Convict Heritage Comes Through In Australia In an article on the abrasive, hard-edged world of Australian journalism, a Christian Science Monitor writer notes that the continent's "convict heritage...also acts to restrict the press. Once a convict was given `ticket of leave,' allowing a …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Iowa Visiting Rules Create Liberty Interest by Iowa prison officials doubled the population in a minimum-security facility from 65 to 120 prisoners. To house the additional prisoners the visiting room was converted into a dormitory and visiting was cut in half, from every weekend to every other weekend. William Patachette …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Prison Conditions in the United States by Prison Conditions In The United States Human Rights Watch, an international human and civil rights group, has issued the results of its investigation into prison conditions in the United States. Their investigation consisted of visits to more than 20 state and federal prisons …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
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 …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Jailhouse Lawyers Win One by On January 14th the U.S. Supreme Court issued a modest victory for jailhouse lawyers and other poor litigants, ruling that a technical problem with filing a legal appeal does not necessarily void a court from considering the case. The court, in a unanimous ruling, said …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Minor Injury in Prison Abuse Actionable by Minor Injury In Prison Abuse Actionable The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that use of excessive force against a prison inmate may constitute unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment, even if the prisoner does not suffer a serious injury. To rule otherwise, the court …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
U.S. Made Prison Products in China's News by U.S. Made Prison Products In China's News China, taking the offensive in its spat with Washington over prisoner-made products, recently saturated its national media with an American magazine's account of U.S. industry's profitable exploitation of American prisoners. China's national television news and …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 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 • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Court Upholds Pulling of Bear Teeth by A native American inmate does not have a right to wear a sharp bear tooth necklace, even if it is religiously motivated, according to a federal appeals court. Kenneth Hall sued Oklahoma prison officials after they confiscated his necklace, arguing this violated his …
Prison Officials Cannot Delay Access to Case Law by Prison Officials Cannot Delay Access To Case Law Washington state prisoner Mark Larue was transferred out of state to the Illinois DOC while pursuing a collateral attack on his conviction. The lawyer representing Larue withdrew from the case and the state …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
NJ Ad Seg Rules Create Liberty Interest by Salvatore Gerardi is a New Jersey State prisoner who was suspected by prison officials of being part of a drug trafficking ring. Gerardi claimed his right to due process was violated when prison officials placed him in the Maximum Control Unit (MCU) …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Dismissal of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed by Dismissal Of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed Robert McKinney is an Oklahoma state prisoner who was infracted for refusing to cut his hair and who was not allowed to practice his Native American religion. His religious beliefs forbid him from cutting his hair. McKinney …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Race Discrimination in Prison Job Assignments Condemned by Race Discrimination In Prison Job Assignments Condemned A black prisoner's allegation that white prisoners were given work assignments without completing any training while he was required to take 90-days of training for an electrician assignment, despite the fact that he was an …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Retiring Judge Calls Sentencing Guidelines "Travesty of Justice" by Retiring Judge Calls Sentencing Guidelines "Travesty of Justice" In retiring from the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals January 1, Chief Justice Donald P. Lay said that "the greater disappointment" of his experience was the law's failure to deal with fair …
Court Must Rule on Discovery Before Dismissal by Court Must Rule On Discovery Before Dismissal John Dean was awaiting trial in an Alabama jail when he got into a dispute with a former death row inmate awaiting a retrial. Dean was stabbed and slashed several times and had his head …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
The Parole Board, a Step Nearer to Gone? by The Parole Board, A Step Nearer To Gone? In 1981 Washington State legislature passed the Sentencing Reform Act. The SRA implemented determinate sentencing for all, and fixed a date for abolishing the parole board. The original principles of the SRA were …
Pregnant Con Miscarries After Taser Attack by Afemale parole violator was told to submit to a strip search, but refused, noting five male officers were present right outside the cell. She stated that she would allow the strip search if she were taken to another cell, outside the view of …
Florida Visiting Rules Create Liberty Interest by William Van Poyck is a Florida death row prisoner convicted of killing a prison guard while helping another prisoner escape. While Van Poyck was awaiting trial in the Palm Beach County jail he met Deborah Chisholm, a nurse at the jail. After he …
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