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Brief • April 12, 2007
Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger, CA, Complaint, California DOC Censorship, 2007 ( 1 2 3 4 ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP Sanford Jay Rosen, Bar No. 62566 Meghan Lang, Bar No. 221156 Amy Whelan, Bar No. 215675 315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 433-6830 Facsimile: …
Brief • November 28, 2006
Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger, Settlement, California DOC Censorship, 2006 Settlement Agreement This Settlement Agreement is made between Prison Legal News (PLN) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) by and through the Secretary of CDCR, in his official and individual capacity. This Settlement Agreement sets forth the …
Brief • March 7, 2006
Jewell v. Gonzales, PA, Order, Bop R Rated Movie Ban, 2006 Case 1:97-cv-00408-SJM-SPB Document 80 Filed 03/17/2006 Page 1 of 55 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RICHARD JEWELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ALBERTO R. GONZALES, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) …
Fired, Tattooed, Nude-Posing Guard Settles with Maryland DOC for $10,000 by by Matthew T. Clarke Maryland has agreed to pay an ex-guard who appeared nude on a website and in a tattoo magazine $10,000 to get her to drop her wrongful discharge claim after an administrative law judge sided with …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Confiscation of "New Afrikan" Literature May Violate First Amendment by Confiscation of "New Afrikan" Literature May Violate First Amendment The Second Circuit Court o Appeals reversed a New York district court's dismissal of a prisoner's complaint alleging violation of his rights under a Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act …
Army Prison Ban On PLN Containing Postage-Stamp-Exchange Ad Is Enjoined, But Ban On Internet Mail Up by Army Prison Ban On PLN Containing Postage-Stamp-Exchange Ad Is Enjoined, But Ban On Internet Mail Upheld by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court (D. KS) enjoined Ft. Leavenworth prison officials from banning …
PLN in Court by by Paul Wright Since PLN started in 1990 we have been censored in prisons and jails around the country. We have always attempted to resolve censorship issues administratively, but in cases where the goal was to keep PLN out of prison at any cost, that obviously …
Article • July 15, 2005 • from PLN July, 2005
The History of Prison Legal News by Paul Wright In May 1990, the first issue of Prisoners' Legal News (PLN) was published. It was hand typed, photocopied and ten pages long. The first issue was mailed to 75 potential subscribers. Its budget was $50. The first 3 issues were banned …
PLN Wins Washington DOC Bulk Mail Suit, Again by John E Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court's ruling below (and permanent injunction) that the Washington DOC (WA DOC) policy of prohibiting prisoners' receipt of standard rate mail (AKA bulk mail) and catalogs with …
Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising by Karen Thimmes By Staughton Lynd; Temple University Press, 2004; soft cover, 244 pages. $16.95 Reviewed by Karen G. Thimmes Death Row in Ohio is located at Mansfield Correctional Institution, a stone's throw from the fabled Mansfield Penitentiary, where much of the …
Connecticut Prison Writers Settle Lawsuit, Writing Program Reinstated by Michael Rigby Connecticut Prison Writers Settle Lawsuit, Writing Program Reinstated by Michael Rigby Eight Connecticut prisoners who were sued by the state after the publication of their book, Couldn't Keep It To Myself: Testimonies from our Imprisoned Sisters , will get …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Filed under: Editorials, Media, Censorship
From the Editor by Paul Wright This issue of PLN is dedicated to the memory of James Quigley, a long time contributing writer and prisoner rights activist who died in October, 2003. More details on his life and accomplishments are above. We start this year of publishing PLN with a …
Article • December 15, 2003
Court Upholds Prison Library Purge of Titillating Material by Court Upholds Prison Library Purge of Titillating Material The plaintiff challenged the censorship of "the 'Paper Wings' line of books, an adult-fiction serial" after exhausting. During discovery, he said that he had found similar material in the prison library. Prison officials …
Filing • December 10, 2003
PLN v. Hood, et al., CO, Complaint, censorship, 2003
Brief • December 10, 2003
PLN v. Hood, et al., CO, Complaint, censorship, 2003
Article • July 15, 2003 • from PLN July, 2003
BOP Ban on R-Rated Movies Challenged by James Quigley The United State Court of Appeals for the Third District held that a Pennsylvania district court failed to conduct a proper analysis when it dismissed a class action challenging the Federal Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) ban on movies rated R, X …
Denial of Reporter's Access to Jail Unconstitutional by An Illinois Federal District Court has granted summary judgment in favor of a reporter denied access to the Cook County Jail. Access to a legal aid program for incarcerated mothers was denied in retaliation for a previously published and unflattering article. Tori …
Article • January 15, 2003 • from PLN January, 2003
The Long Silence: Federal Prisoners' Fight to Get the Word Out Reaches Unprintable Extremes by Alan Prendergast As an aspiring 26-year-old writer with a dark past, Mark Jordan figures he has plenty to tell the world. He has stories about bank robberies, for instance, and the many episodes of violence …
Article • October 15, 2002 • from PLN October, 2002
All Things Censored by Mumia Abu Jamal by Gary Hunter Seven Stories Press, 335 page paperback, $14.95 Review by Gary Hunter For nearly two decades Mumia Abu Jamal has defied the deathgrip of Pennsylvania's death row. For nearly two decades he has revealed secrets that our nation's most powerful leaders …
Brief • June 12, 2002
Prison Legal News v. Schumacher, OR, Amended Complaint, DOC Mail Censorship, 2002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 MARC D. BLACKMAN RANSOM BLACKMAN LLP 1001 S.W. Fifth Street, Suite 1400 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 228-0487 (telephone) (503) 227-5984 (facsimile) marc@ransomblackman.com OSB No. 73033 …
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