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Tensions Rise in Ohio Prisons by A PLN subscriber wrote to describe a "mini riot" which occurred June 3, 1997, in one of the dorms at the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion, OH. He reported that six prisoners and two guards were injured. The disturbance "was brought on by …
Article • November 15, 1997 • from PLN November, 1997
Criminal Practice Handbook by Paul Wright Books dealing with criminal law and its practice are relatively common. Many such books are multi-volume sets totaling thousands of pages and costing hundreds of dollars. The result is they tend to be used more as references of last resort for those able to …
Article • November 15, 1997 • from PLN November, 1997
Restoring Justice by Dan Pens Over the years, countless people have asked me The Question. People who have never been imprisoned (and who think my 16 years behind bars makes me an expert) are especially prone to ask it. "You seem to be very well informed about criminal justice issues," …
Article • November 15, 1997 • from PLN November, 1997
Civil Disabilities of Convicted Felon: A State-by-State Survey by Jon Marc Taylor By Jon Marc Taylor Under federal and various state laws, conviction of a felony has consequences that may continue long after the sentence has been served. Convicted felons may lose essential rights of citizenship, such as the rights …
Article • November 15, 1997 • from PLN November, 1997
From the Editor by Paul Wright The past several months have seen a lot of changes at PLN. Our sample mailing campaign has been proceeding so that by the end of this year we will have mailed out more than 50,000 sample copies. It is still too early to tell …
Article • October 15, 1997 • from PLN October, 1997
Editorial by Dan Pens In the July 11 "Living Arts" section of the New York Times, appears a feature titled, 'For a Summer Getaway, a Model Prison." It is a personal narrative of NYT reporter Judith H. Dobrzynski's visit to Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Eastern State, built in the …
Article • October 15, 1997 • from PLN October, 1997
Free to Wardens But Not Convicts? by In response to a recent issue [April '97] of Prison Legal News, [you] apparently told your readers that free copies of the Federal Judicial Center publication "Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation" were available at no charge by writing to our …
Article • October 15, 1997 • from PLN October, 1997
Get More Georgia Prison Information by For those interested in learning more about the current wave of human and civil rights abuses in the Georgia DOC the Prison and Jail Project, a non profit grassroots group in Georgia, has published a 45 page booklet titled "Stop Human Rights Abuses in …
Article • August 15, 1997 • from PLN August, 1997
California Prison Focus by Prison Focus is the quarterly publication of California Prison Focus, a nonprofit organization that works with and on behalf of prisoners in California's control units. Each issue contains reports on Pelican Bay State Prison, Corcoran State Prison, Valley State Prison for Women and other prisons. Other …
Article • August 15, 1997 • from PLN August, 1997
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Publications Reviews by Paul Wright PLN is part of the prison press in the literal sense of the word. In addition to PLN there are many other newsletters and journals out there that carry news and information that complements what we do. In many cases their area of interest or …
Article • August 15, 1997 • from PLN August, 1997
From the Editor by Paul Wright Lest anyone think that the only time we show our appreciation for PLN supporters is when they die, we are very pleased to announce that PLN columnist John Midgley was awarded the 1997 William O. Douglas Award by the Washington Association of Criminal Defense …
Article • July 15, 1997 • from PLN July, 1997
In Defense of Mumia by Daniel Burton-Rose Review by Daniel Burton-Rose This work, edited by S.E. Anderson and Tony Medina, is a powerful compilation of graphic art, prose, and poetry inspired by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal's struggle for freedom from PA's death row, the 1985 bombing of the radical MOVE …
Article • July 15, 1997 • from PLN July, 1997
Prisoners of Colonialism: The Struggle for Justice in Puerto Rico by Daniel Burton-Rose Review by Daniel Burton-Rose This work by Ronald Fernandez provides a history of Puerto Rico's efforts to free itself from the imperial rule of the United States, from the time it was "won" from the Spanish in …
Death Blossoms by Mark Cook Review by Mark Cook Mumia Abu Jamal's Death Blossoms walks the reader through a hallway of mirrors reflecting the thoughts of a prisoner of conscience contending with the oppressive diversion of a death sentence. Death Blossoms evades the State's attempt to silence him. In an …
Article • July 15, 1997 • from PLN July, 1997
From the Editor by Dan Pens Prison population growth is an oft-cited statistic. Since most PLN readers are either imprisoned or otherwise closely involved with the U.S. "corrections" industry, it is easy for them to readily appreciate the concrete (and steel) meaning of prison population stats. Here is a familiar …
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
Filed under: Private Prisons, Reviews
Book Review - Privatization and the Provision of Correctional Services: Context and Consequences by Edited by G. Larry Mays and Tara Gray; Anderson Publishing (1996) This 185 page overview of prison privatization issues presents a thorough examination of the topic without coming down on one side or the other of …
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
PLN Readers Dissatisfied with Freedom Press by For several years PLN ran a free ad for Freedom Press, a post-conviction paralegal service based in Virginia and headed by James Gossard. After receiving a couple of complaints about their service, PLN discontinued the ad in May of 1995. We contacted Gossard …
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
Filed under: Editorials, Media, Censorship
From the Editor by Paul Wright The Bad News: In April of this year longtime PLN supporter Jerry Dreva died in his sleep from a heart attack. An artist and revolutionary, Jerry could always be counted on to help. Last year he made possible our 28 page issue commemorating the …
Hill v. Germantown, TN, Plaintiff Consolidated Brief Supporting Fed Damages Claims - Joint and Several Liability in Wrongful Death (1997) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TENNESSEE FOR THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT MEMPHIS GREGORY HILL, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. NO. 70577-9 T.D. CITY OF GERMANTOWN, et al., Defendants. RONALD CROWDER, …
Article • May 15, 1997 • from PLN May, 1997
Matter of Fact by [Editor's Note: all of this month's facts were gleaned from one source: "Intended and Unintended Consequences: State Racial Disparities in Imprisonment," a January, 1997, report of The Sentencing Project. Copies of this 25-page report are available for $8 from: The Sentencing Project; 918 F St., NW, …
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