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Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990
Women in Prison by Women In Prison This is the topic covered in two parts by the publication "New Directions for Women" in the March/April and May/June, 1990 issues. The number of women in prison is about 7% and rapidly growing due to mandatory sentences, harsher laws, etc. All too …
Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990
What's Wrong With This Picture? by The Washington State Court of Appeals recently handed down a ruling that demonstrates how "equal justice" really works. In State v. Allert, 58 Wn.App. 200 (1990), the court upheld an exceptional sentence below the applicable guideline range for Terry Allert. Mr. Alert, the former …
Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990
Filed under: Mental Health
Walls Gets "Special Needs Unit" by Mark LaRue By Mark LaRue With increasing numbers of mentally ill people being sent to prison here in Washington, prison officials finally decided that something must be done to treat their particular needs here at the Penitentiary. Dubbed a "Special Needs Unit" in a …
Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990
BOP Hotline by The federal Bureau of Prisons has a special phone service for those looking for someone they believe to be held in local, state or federal prisons. Contact: Inmate Locator Hotline Bureau of Prisons, Dept. of Justice 320 1st St., NW, Rm 640 Washington, DC 20536 (202) 724-3126 …
Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990
Clallam Bay Gets Computer Phones by Starting on August 8th, prisoners at C.B.C.C. were treated to a new phone service, one run by a computer. You pick up the phone ant the machine asks for your name and the number you want to call. It hen dials the number and …
From the Editor by Paul Wright By Paul Wright Welcome to PLN #6. When we started this publishing project we didn't know how far we'd get. We decided to see how much support our efforts would generate. Issue #4 paid for itself, and #3 almost did, so it looks like …
Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Letters From Readers by We encourage letters from PLN readers. Words in brackets [like this] reflect material added by the editors in order to clarify a subject. Letters are edited for length. The names of writers will not be published unless specific authorization is given. We would like to see …
Brief • October 1, 1990
Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat
Reynolds v. Sielaff, NY, Settlement, Treatment of Medical Needs, 1990 '. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------x DANIEL REYNOLDS, CARLOS CRUZ, TYRONE McGRAW, MADRICK WALLACE, LINDA GRIER, individually II1ld on behalf of Illl other persons slmflarly situated, Plaintiffs, STIPULATION AND OR- DER OF SFrri.EMENT 81 Civ. …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Why Racism? by Jon George By Jon George This is addressed to you in prison, whether you are a white supremacist or a black supremacist, or have any other racist sympathies. What is racism? Racism is a belief that your own race is superior and that all other races are …
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 …
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