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Article • May 15, 2000 • from PLN May, 2000
From the Editor by Paul Wright This issue celebrates PLN's tenth anniversary. One thing about PLN is that we have pretty much muddled along and done the best we could. To this day, no one involved in PLN's daily operations has any professional experience in journalism or publishing. We're all …
International Perspectives on the Death Penalty by Julia Lutsky Review by Julia Lutsky The United States is finding itself increasingly isolated by its intransigence with respect to the death penalty. At a time when the rest of the world is moving toward eradication of this barbaric practice, the United States …
Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000
From the Editor by Paul Wright As this issue goes to press it is too early to have received any response on the matching grant campaign. Between May and January 2001, each issue of PLN will contain a bar graph showing how much has been donated to date and how …
Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000
Discovering America As It Is by Hans Sherrer by Valdas Anelauskas, Clarity Press, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, 1999, 584 pages Review by Hans Sherrer Discovering America is Valdas Anelauskas' challenge to the oft heard claim that America is the greatest country in the world. As a former Soviet dissident who emigrated …
Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000
Race to Incarcerate by Rick Card by Marc Mauer of the Sentencing Project,The New Press, 1999, 224 pages Review by Rick Card If understanding the social, political, and financial issues associated with our nation's massive prison system was a solution in itself, Marc Mauer's book, Race to Incarcerate, would spell …
Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000
U.S. Political Prisoner Info by The Anarchist Black Cross Federation is a group dedicated to providing political and material support to political prisoners and prisoners of war. They currently distribute one of the largest selections of books, tapes and videos by and about American political prisoners anywhere. The proceeds of …
Article • March 15, 2000 • from PLN March, 2000
From the Editor by Paul Wright Thanks to the response our fundraiser has achieved, PLN was recently able to hire a second staff person, Linda, to help with our essential office tasks. Right now the main thing she has been doing is helping Fred, our office manager, get caught up …
Article • March 15, 2000 • from PLN March, 2000
Review: With Liberty for Some: 500 Years of Imprisonment in America by Rick Card by Scott Christianson,Northeastern University Press, 1998 Review by Rick Card Prisoners have played an important role in the entire story of America. From the founding of the New World by Christopher Columbus to the economic power …
Article • March 15, 2000 • from PLN March, 2000
The Keeper of the Keys by Rick Card by Lee Dickenson, Lost Coast Press, 1999, 161 pages Review by Rick Card In a sequel to The Sounding Tree, published last year [PLN, May 1999], Lee Dickenson now offers a bundle of unrelated tales about his experience as a Connecticut prison …
Article • March 15, 2000 • from PLN March, 2000
Gender and Justice: Women, Drugs, and Sentencing Policy by A new study reveals a dramatic surge nationwide of women incarcerated for drug offenses - an 888% increase between 1986-96, in comparison to a rise of 129% for all non-drug offenses. The study by The Sentencing Project documents that while the …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Reviews: Finding the Right Lawyer by Allan Parmelee by Jay Isenberg, American Bar Association, 256 pages Reviewed by Allan Parmelee Clear and to the point, while easy to understand. In Finding the Right Lawyer, the author presents one of the most concise, detailed and powerful presentations of a checklist of …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Prisoners' Guerrilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs in the U.S. and Canada: High School, Vocational, Paralegal and College Courses by Paul Wright by Jon Marc Taylor, Audenreed Press, 243 Pages Reviewed by Paul Wright. The steady demise of educational programs in prison means that prisoners seeking an education can no longer …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Filed under: Reviews, Crime, Media, Prisoner Media
Reviews: Voices From Within the Prison Walls by Rick Card by D.A. Shelton, News and Letters, 71 pages Reviewed by Rick Card "Criminals have become the 'bogeyman' so that corporate America can continue to commit atrocities against the proletariat throughout the nation and around the world," says David Shelton in …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Filed under: Reviews, Crime, Court Access
Federal Criminal Defendant's Handbook: Negotiating the Long, Lonely Road from Arrest, to Prison, to Freedom by Paul Wright by Douglas Hill, J.D., Kensington Publishers, 208 pages Reviewed by Paul Wright. A common refrain among jailhouse lawyers that have successfully learned how to navigate the legal system while imprisoned is "I …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Enemies of the State: A Frank Discussion of Past Political Movements, Victories and Errors and the Current Political Climate for Revolutionary Struggle Within the USA by Paul Wright By RNB with Marilyn Buck David Gilbert and Laura Whitehorn, 84 pages Review by Paul Wright The United States government steadfastly denied …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Whitestone Foundation by Whitestone Foundation Focusing on New Post-Sentence Civil Commitment Laws Whitestone Foundation exposes programs designed to warehouse sex offenders. Since organizing in 1998, Whitestone has gained national attention. Our missions: 1) provide critical analysis of civil commitment programs designed to re-incarcerate criminals in indefinite confinement (touted as mental …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
From the Editor by Paul Wright PLN's fundraiser to pay for the second staff position has raised $5,645 as of January 10, 2000. We need to raise a total of $24,000 above and beyond what we normally bring in so we will be able to pay for a much needed …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Filed under: Reviews, Court Access
Reviews: Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law, 7th ed. by Allan Parmelee Reviews: Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law, 7th ed. by Stephen Elias and Susan Levinkind, Nolo Press, 392 pages. Reviewed by Allan Parmelee Have you ever wondered what the difference is between …
Article • January 15, 2000 • from PLN January, 2000
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to another year of PLN. This issue contains our case and subject index for 1999. In 1995 we decided that indexing PLN would greatly enhance its value as a research tool. All of our back issues are indexed and each January we have …
Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis, by Christian Parenti (Review) by Paul Wright Verso, 290 pages Review by Paul Wright The government is by no means a neutral agent dedicated to the welfare of all its citizens. Instead, it stands first and foremost to protect the …
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