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Article • April 15, 1998 • from PLN April, 1998
BJS Reports Prison Litigation Statistics by The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released the report Prisoner Petitions in the Federal Courts, 1980-96 in October, 1997. According to the report, the rate at which state and federal prisoners filed petitions in U.S. district courts (habeas and section 1983 petitions combined) fell …
Article • April 15, 1998 • from PLN April, 1998
From the Editor by Dan Pens Greetings and welcome to another issue of PLN . If you haven't seen, ordered, or read a copy of The Celling of America (TCOA), well... you don't know what you're missing. It took a while, but I finally got my copy. I let my …
Article • March 15, 1998 • from PLN March, 1998
Filed under: Reviews, Sentencing
Doing Life: Reflections of Men and Women Serving Life Sentences. Portraits and Interviews by Dan Pens by Howard Zehr Book Review by Dan Pens What does it mean to face a life prison sentence? That question holds a unique meaning in Pennsylvania, where more than 3,000 men and women are …
Article • March 15, 1998 • from PLN March, 1998
Survivors Manual by How do you survive in a concrete coffin? With the proliferation of Control Unit (aka SuperMax) prisons in the U.S., an increasing number of prisoners struggle for an answer. Survivors Manual is a 72-page paperback written by and for people who live in Control Units. The manual …
Article • March 15, 1998 • from PLN March, 1998
BJS Reports on Sentencing and Imprisonment by The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released two reports that may interest PLN readers: Prisoners in 1996 (NCJ 164619, June 1997) and Felony Sentences in the United States, 1994 (NCJ 165149, July 1997). The report on prisoners provides state-by-state (and federal) prison population …
Article • March 15, 1998 • from PLN March, 1998
From the Editor by Paul Wright Beginning the first of March, 1998, the PLN book The Celling of America: An Inside Look at the U.S. Prison Industry will be on sale in bookstores nationwide. To date the feedback we've received on the book has been very positive. If you've read …
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
Resources for Smoking Litigation: Health Effects of Smoking; Legal Cases on Smoking by Health Effects of Smoking: The American Lung Association offers a detailed, comprehensive series of booklets and reports which detail the negative health effects of smoking, exposure to second hand smoke, etc. Contact: ALA, 1740 Broadway, New York, …
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
From the Editor by Dan Pens Greetings and welcome to another issue of PLN . Several readers have pointed out that PLN editorials are needlessly long. Naturally, my feelings were bruised. The truth hurts. From now on, though, the limit on PLN editorials is 500 words (a half-page) rather than …
Article • January 15, 1998 • from PLN January, 1998
Education as Crime Prevention: Providing Education to Prisoners by Dan Pens I lost count of the number of people who have written me to ask if I know where they can find statistics on the impact of prison-based education programs on recidivism. After congress eliminated Pell grants for prisoners in …
Article • January 15, 1998 • from PLN January, 1998
Attn: Lawyers in Prison by Calfornia Lawyer , a legal trade magazine, is planning an article on incarcerated attorneys. We are looking for anyone who was a member of the California State Bar and who is serving time in a state or federal prison. The article will address issues that …
Article • January 15, 1998 • from PLN January, 1998
From the Editor by Paul Wright Readers have recently asked if PLN still accepts subscription donations paid for with new, unused postage stamps. Yes, we do. Through an oversight that information wasn't included when we recently revamped our subscription flyer. As the first PLN of 1998 we present our index …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
GAO Reports Available: Private and Public Prisons by Julia Lutsky By Julia Lutsky GAO Reports Available Federal and State Prisons: "Inmate Populations, Costs and Projection Models," November 1996, GAO/GGD-97-15 Private and Public Prisons: "Studies Comparing Operational Costs and/or Quality of Service," August 1996, GAO/GGD-96-158 Reflecting both the relatively recent "get …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
Pepper Spray Report by Julia Lutsky Research Review: "Use of Force Policies and Training Recommendations: Based on the Medical Implications of Oleoresin Capsicum," by Darrell Ross, PPCT Director of Research. Oleoresin Capsicum (OC; pepper spray) is now widely used by police departments throughout the country for the control of "resistant …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
GAO Reports Available: Federal and State Prisons by Julia Lutsky Federal and State Prisons: "Inmate Populations, Costs and Projection Models," November 1996, GAO/GGD-97-15 Private and Public Prisons: "Studies Comparing Operational Costs and/or Quality of Service," August 1996, GAO/GGD-96-158 Reflecting both the relatively recent "get tough on crime" and the age-old …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
New York State Drug Sentencing Report by Julia Lutsky Angela Thompson, a 17-year-old with no prison record participated in a single sale of 2 oz and 33 grains of crack cocaine to an undercover officer for which she received a 15-year-to-life sentence. Cruel and Usual : "Disproportionate Sentences for New …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
U.S. and Russia Reaching Record Levels of Incarceration by A new 59-nation study by The Sentencing Project reveals that Russia and the United States have reached record levels of incarceration and are far ahead of other nations in their use of imprisonment. The study also found that a 92% increase …
The Abuse of U.S. Women Prisoners by Julia Lutsky It is really like this dirty little secret that everyone in corrections knows about and doesn't want to talk about. It is a huge problem." The words are those of Brenda Smith, senior counsel of the National Women's Law Center quoted …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
From the Editor by Dan Pens Greetings and welcome to another issue. Last May, PLN received two $10,000 grants to use for outreach mailings of sample issues to attract new subscribers. From May through November we printed and mailed an average of 7,000 extra copies per month. The resulting new …
Article • November 15, 1997 • from PLN November, 1997
Filed under: Reviews, Court Access
Detention and Corrections CaseLaw Catalog by Paul Wright By Paul Wright If you are a jail or prison litigator have you ever wished for a digest of all the major and most of the minor cases dealing with the subject you're litigating? I know I have. Hours spent poring over …
Article • November 15, 1997 • from PLN November, 1997
Alive Today! Death Row Calling U.S.A. by If you are on the row in the USA and would like to have your story broadcast over radio and/or published, call collect and we will talk. I will record our conversation(s) and mail copies to the News Net service in your state, …
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