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Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Reply from Germany by Families of Political Prisoners Reply From Germany We are referring to the readers letter from Germany in your issue from November 1991.The writer, D.D., is giving the misleading impression that all RAF prisoners were betraying each other for personal gain. This is applying only to those …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
Prison/Community Alliance Update by Carrie Roth By Carrie Roth The Prisoner/Community Alliance received a phone call from former Rep. Doug Sayan on Jan. 21, 1992. He said that the draft bill is now at the Code Revisors Office. The bill is an Omnibus bill which will include several aspects of …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Ex-Mayor Barry Having Sex in Visiting Room? by Ex-Mayor Barry Having Sex In Visiting Room? From: Seattle Times, January 6, 1992 Washington - Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry denied an allegation published in The Washington Post that a woman performed oral sex on him in a prison visiting room in …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
CBCC IMU Hungerstrike by Did you happened to hear about the 2-1/2 day hungerstrike? They brought 10 of us here from WSP (Walla Walla) IMU to supply bodies to justify opening an IMU at CBCC. We got here and F unit isn't even prepared to accept IMU prisoners. 8 out …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Occupation Justice: The Israeli Treatment of Palestinians by In February 1985 the Ramallah Military Court inflicted five years' imprisonment upon a 13-year old boy from Dheishe Refugee Camp, in the course of an "instant trial" lasting not more than one afternoon. Following that trial, Jerusalem peace activists Gideon Spiro wrote …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Letter from China by Cao Qui Li Letter From China Thank you for the Prisoners Legal News. It is not only a source of some news from the prisons in the U.S.A., but also a window through which I can see the prisoners' live in other countries. I enjoyed it …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
The Capacity of Prison Overcrowding by Wm Daniel Ravenscroft The Capacity Of Prison Overcrowding By Wm. Daniel M. Ravenscroft, Attorney At Law A major difficulty in describing the extent of prison overcrowding is that there is no general agreement as to the definition of the "capacity' of overcrowded institutions. To …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Bibliography of Selected Prison Cases by Bibliography Of Selected Prison Cases This is the second edition of this useful 32 page booklet by South Dakota prisoner Roger Flittie. It provides a very good reference point for prison case law. With sections covering everything from class action conditions of confinement suits …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Typewriters for Prisoners by Typewriters For Prisoners The Typewriters for Prisoners Project (funded by a grant from Resist) has a few more typewriters to donate to prisoners. Preferences are: 1. inside groups that are involved with education or organizing; 2. prisoners who are using typewriters to help a number of …
Maximum Security Unit Prisoners Win Access Suit by The U.S. District Court for Delaware ruled in favor of the inmates at the Delaware Correctional center's Maximum Security Unit (MSU). The prisoners claimed in a 1983 action that the law library services provided at the MSU facility were wholly inadequate. The …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Justice Dept. to Take Back Higher Inmate Limits by Ronald J Ostrow Justice Dept. To Take Back Higher Inmate Limits By Ronald J. Ostrow, Los Angeles Times From: Seattle Times, January 15, 1992 Agency taking hard-line position on crowded prisons WASHINGTON - Outlining a major policy shift, Attorney General William …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Denial of Personal Hygiene Items States Claims by Denial Of Personal Hygiene Items States Claims A Kentucky state prisoner claimed that while he was held in a county jail he was denied personal hygiene items for two weeks which violated his Eighth amendment rights. He also claimed that jail officials …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Supreme Court Informers by Paul Wright The most recent (#39) issue of Covert Action Information Bulletin contains an interesting article by Alexander Charns titled "FBI Involvement in the Supreme Court." Mr. Charns is a lawyer who has written a book concerning the FBI and the American judiciary. In this article …
Indiana Ad Seg Policy Does Not Create Liberty Interest by Two Indiana state prisoners filed suit over being placed in administrative segregation (Ad Seg). They claimed their right to due process had been violated and sought relief under § 1983. The district court dismissed the suit on the grounds they …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Plea for Help by Plea For Help Demba Diop is a Mauritanian expatriate confined at the Rheinbach prison in Germany on fabricated charges. Demba is the only black prisoner of the 500 prisoners at Rheinbach. Demba has been an active participant of the FLAM (Forces de Liberation Africaine de Mauritanie) …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Reviews by Paul Wright USA A LOOK AT REALITY is a quarterly human rights tabloid newspaper. Previous issues have examined the racism in use of the death penalty and brutality in the American gulag. The latest issue examines events at Attica and its prison legacy today, 20 years later. It …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
From the Editor by Paul Wright From The Editor By Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN. We are pleased to report that we are now registered as a tax exempt educational corporation with the IRS. What this means is that we can take advantage of cheaper postage rates …
Article • January 15, 1992 • from PLN January, 1992
Prison Homophobia Challenged by A prisoner in a state prison filed a federal civil rights lawsuit complaining that he was removed from his job as a prison bakery worker because he is a homosexual. The federal trial court, in determining whether the prisoner should be allowed to proceed with his …
Article • January 15, 1992 • from PLN January, 1992
Canadian Officials May End Ban on Sex Between Prison Inmates by Rod Mikleburgh Canadian Officials May End Ban On Sex Between Prison Inmates by Rod Mickleburgh Toronto Globe and Mail TORONTO - Canadian federal corrections officials are considering an end to the ban on sex between prisoners, in light of …
Article • January 15, 1992 • from PLN January, 1992
Alaska Con Has Liberty Interest in Prison Job by An Alaskan prisoner was subjected to a random urine test using the Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT). He tested positive for marijuana use. Immediately after the test results came in, and without a disciplinary hearing, the prisoner was removed from his …
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