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Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Filed under: Organizing, Crime
Let's Come Together by Dawud Halisi Malik By Dawud H. Malik The ole adage about there's only two kinds of power in the world; money power and people power, with the latter being much stronger than the former is true. Across all racial groups, prisoners are drawn from the poorest …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Highway Robbery by Paul Wright By Paul Wright On April 18, 1990, Chase Riveland, Secretary of the DOC, signed DOC Policy 270.070 "Legal Financial Obligations (LFO) Program in Prisons. Effective immediately. The main purpose of this policy is so that the counties, via the DOC, can collect fines, restitution, court …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
The Initiative Process, Can Prisoners Use It? by In its 1988 Report To The Legislature, the Washington State Parole Board admitted that it imposed exceptional sentences in 53% of the cases it reviewed. These exceptional terms were all above the applicable guideline range. When a sentence was within the range …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Pro-Lifers for Death by Paul Wright Pro-Lifers For Death By Paul A. Wright The TV news lately has been full of governors, legislators, elected officials and citizens who proclaim themselves to be "pro-life" and thus, anti-abortion. The last year has seen attempts by Gov. Martinez in Florida to make abortion …
Sexual Harassment Suit Settled by The Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) paid secretary Charlene Atchinson $85,000 to settle a sexual harassment suit filed against Warden Jack Garner and Regional Director Marshal Herklotz of the Palestine Unit in East Texas. In the suit, Ms. Atchinson alleged Warden Garner unzipped his pants …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Discovery
Litigating for Maximum Effect by John Perotti Litigating For Maximum Effect By John Perotti A lot of us know that our system of justice is a hypocritical one-Just-Us. The rich buy their justice; the poor are served theirs in prison cells every time they're served their cold oatmeal and powered …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
The Struggle For Prisoner Owned Computers Continues by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Prisoners are slaves of the state, a status legitimized by the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. These modern day slaves need every tool they can get in an effort to alter their status and to extend …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Response to the Article "Why Racism" by Gregory Carey By Gregory "Mandela" Carey Let me answer your article in this manner to enlighten you. First, understand that America is a very racist country. Despite all the laws against discrimination, a person's race is of prime importance to himself and to …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Fire Hosing Stopped! by Fire Hosing Stopped!!! On July 9, 1990, US District Court Judge Arthur Spiegel entered a preliminary injunction ordering a halt to the practice of Ohio prisoncrats at Lucasville, of firehosing prisoners in their cells. A full trial on the merits will follow.
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Letters From Readers by Letters from readers are encouraged. Words in brackets [like this] reflect material added by the editors in order to clarify a subject. Letters are edited for length. Names of writers will not be published unless specific authorization is given. We not only welcome the input of …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Editorial Comments by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Welcome to PLN #5. Let me start this by talking about some of the articles in this issue. First, there is one on the need to get computers into prisoner hands. State Senator Phil Talmadge, who is a member of the Committee …
Brief • August 30, 1990
Laaman v. Powell, NH, Consent Decree, Conditions of Confinement, 1990 - 20 (4) State Police Investigation (5) . Hospital Record of the hospital, if any, where the inmate was last treated-for the illness or injury which caused his.death. Off-,Site Patient. Care Services (1) A quarterly review of the quality and …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Where Now for the Sex Offender? by Ed Mead This is the third and final part of our series on sex offenders. The first two installements ("Them Today, Us Tomorrow" and "We Are All Prisoners") were critical of non-sex offenders for discriminating against people on the basis of offense. In …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
HR-4079: A National Crime Emergency? by Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it does. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr., resigned his seat, leaving President Bush to name an even more reactionary successor. Not only will the pro-choice Roe v. Wade ruling fall by the wayside, making …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
In Defense of the Struggle Against Sexism by Ed Mead In Defense Of The Struggle Against Sexism With this issue of the PLN I conclude my three part series on sex offenders. And while I am writing this before the first installment of the series has been mailed out to …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Filed under: Reviews, Military, Veterans
Storm Warning by Paul Wright By Paul Wright This is a bi-monthly magazine put out by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (anti-imperialist). There are a disproportionate number of veterans in the gulags in this country, as most prisoners have noticed by now. Storm Warning (SW) is free to prisoners; …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Prisoners in Struggle by Paul Wright PRISONERS IN STRUGGLE By: Paul Wright We have recently received information about the following prisoners in West Germany the US and England who are being persecuted because of their political beliefs. To help, I have a packet of pre-typed letters addressed to the authorities …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Filed under: Parole, News, State Legislation
Repeal "Point 100" Statute by Dan Pens By Dan Pens All pre-SRA prisoners must jump through an invisible hoop before they can be paroled. Sound like something out of Alice in Wonderland? Well, it's the law. RCW 9.95.100 ("point 100") is a 1939 statute that has remained unchanged since 1955. …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Of Bannings and Unbannings: Why Do They Do It? by Ed Mead Of Bannings and Unbannings: Why do they do it? By Ed Mead As many of you know issue #2 of the PLN was banned from both the Penitentiary and the Reformatory. We immediately drafted a comprehensive civil rights …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Struggle in Ohio by Paul Wright Struggle In Ohio By Paul Wright There have been 5 prisoners and one staff member (schoolteacher) killed at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio since 1990 rolled in. Governor Celeste ordered an investigation into all aspects of SOCF operations by the State …
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