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Case • 1991
McNeill v. New York - NY Ct. Cl., Case No-78466-A (1991 WL 11040229) - 1991
Brief • 1991
In Re California Youth Authority Ca Ag Opinion Population Redistricting 1991 (c- ,- No. 91-601 AUGUST 23, 1991 THE HONORABLE JOHN F. HAHN, COUNTY COUNSEL OF AMADOR COUNTY. has requested an opinion on the following question: May state prisoners and California Youth Authority wards be excluded from the total population …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Why Do We Still Have a Parole Board? by Ed Mead Why Do We Still Have A Parole Board? By Ed Mead Most of us on the inside know that parole supervision of released prisoners is both ineffective and a waste of taxpayers' money. Many of us have also experienced, …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Filed under: Organizing, Parole
Prison/Community Alliance Update by Martin Roth By Martin Roth The Prison/Community Alliance has received a lot of letters statewide from organizations, as well as individuals, who are interested in and supportive of our stated objectives. Several of these contacts were made as a result of those of you who have …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Local Deities, A Book Review by Ed Mead By Ed Mead I've just finished reading a very good novel. And because the experience was so enjoyable, I would like to share a taste of it in the hopes that you, too, will read this book. The novel is Local Deities, …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Pig Park by N R The sign shop is making a sign that reads: "State of Washington Employee Park. Visitors and Family must be accompanied by an employee of the Washington State Penitentiary or the law enforcement community. Last year, I believe it was, the 40 acre state Game Farm …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Exposure to Secondary Smoke Found Unlawful by Exposure To Secondary Smoke Found Unlawful The federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that exposing prisoners to ETS (Environmental Tobacco Smoke) violates the 8th amendments right for prisoners to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. The Court has decided that …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Medical Care Chilling At Purdy by TE L The Clinic had me pretty stressed out the last couple of days. My arm, where the stitches were, are starting to form blisters, and to me that is not normal. My belief is that it should be healing - not blistering and …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Filed under: Resources, Organizing
The Black Panthers Are Back by Paul Wright By Paul Wright The Black Panther Party (BPP) was originally formed in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Its goal was to organize and serve the black community in the U.S., sometimes called the survival programs. This included breakfast programs for …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Still Stuck in the U.S.A. by From: Out Of Time 2/91 The U.S. department of in-justice denied repatriation to Italy for Silvia Baraldini. Silvia is a political prisoner, presently incarcerated in federal prison in Marianna Florida, serving a forty-three year sentence. Charged in 1982 with five acts, she was convicted …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Penitentiary Overcrowded by The Seattle Times reports that the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) at Walla Walla now has 1,970 prisoners and is expected to house about 2,600 by this summer. This is a record of overcrowding at a prison long characterized for its overcrowding. Remodeling is now taking place for …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
DOC "Taxes" Oklahoma Prisoners by Jeff Lea By Jeff Lea This year state lawmakers determined that Oklahoma taxpayers were paying too much state sales tax and would continue to do so in the future. Accordingly, they passed a bill allowing the tax agency to refund $20.00 this year and $40.00 …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
News from Dwight Womens' Prison by F L News From Dwight Womens' Prison By L.F. Geraldine Smith is only the third woman to be sentenced to death in the history of the State of Illinois... the first occurring in the 1800s and the second in the 1930s. There was almost …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
"Rehabilitation" Hoax Unveiled at ISRB Meeting by Dan Pens "Rehabilitation" Hoax Unveiled At ISRB Meeting By Dan Pens Any good confidence-artist can tell you that flawless teamwork is needed to pull off a complicated sting. If the players don't keep their stories straight the "marks" might catch 'em in a …
Update of Canadian Women Prisoners by Paul Wright Update Of Canadian Women Prisoners By Paul Wright In our last issue of PLN (See "Oppression and Resistance at Canada's Prison for Women" page 7) we reported on events at the Prison for Women (P4W) in Kingston, Ontario, in which some 20 …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
GRAPO Hungerstrike Ends by PLN has reported previously on the progress of the hungerstrike in Spain by some 42 imprisoned members of GRAPO (Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups, First of October) and of the PCE(r) (Communist Party of Spain, reconstituted). The strike began on November 30, 1989, and ended February 2, 1991. …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
A Saga of Shame: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal by Equal Justice By Equal Justice U.S.A. Mumia Abu-Jamal is an African American Journalist and advocate for racial and economic justice. He is currently on death row in Pennsylvania. In 1982, Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer and …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
War Repression by Laura Whitehorn By Laura Whitehorn Revolutionary greetings. Like all progressive people, I've been trying to get news (news, not military advertisements) of the war, and following the anti-war activities around the country that somehow fail to make it onto the TV news. Here at FCI Lexington, you …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Editorial by Ed Mead Editorial Comments By Ed Mead The main production run of the Prisoners' Legal News is a mere 300 copies. The printing and mailing costs for last issue was a very low $173 ($63 for printing, $85 for postage, and $25 for various other expenses like phone …
Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want to Axe Parole Board by Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want To Axe Parole Board Leaders of the Pennsylvania House and Senate Judiciary Committees said they will introduce legislation this year to strip the Parole Board of most of its authority as a way to reduce prison overcrowding. The lawmakers …
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