Skip navigation

Search

808 results
Page 38 of 41. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 | Next »

Washington Court Access Suit Settled by Paul Wright In the April, 1994, issue of PLN we reported the filing of Scott v. Peterson which challenged numerous aspects of court access for Washington state prisoners. On October 31, 1995, most of the suit was settled and the settlement terms were effective …
Article • December 15, 1995 • from PLN December, 1995
Sending State Responsible for Legal Materials by The ninth circuit has agreed with other circuits, holding that when a state prisoner is transferred to another state, the sender is responsible for ensuring the prisoners' access to the courts. James Boyd is a Kansas state prisoner who was transferred to the …
Article • December 15, 1995 • from PLN December, 1995
Filed under: Classification
WI Court Upholds DOC Classification Policy by A Wisconsin state appeals court has upheld DOC rules which establish minimum periods that lifers are required to serve in maximum security prisons. The DOC rules assign each lifer to one of four security classifications, based on the prisoner's conviction, criminal history and …
Alaska Prisoners in Exile by Anthony Brown I would like to respond to a News in Brief segment of your February 1995 issue of PLN concerning the shipment of Alaska state prisoners to the Penal Detention Center [a private prison operated by the Corrections Corporation of America] in Florence, AZ, …
Article • November 15, 1995 • from PLN November, 1995
Filed under: Classification, Furloughs
TX Abolishes Furloughs by The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) administratively abolished furloughs for prisoners on July 1, 1995. In doing so it acted three months before a recently enacted state law eliminated all the furloughs, effective September 1, 1995. Under the state law only emergency furloughs are allowed. …
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
Worked to Death: OH Work Release Programs by Dan Cahill By Dan Cahill Many of us have been concerned about the possibility of abuse and tragedy in the unprotected use of prison labor. Over the past several years Ohio legislators have made it legal to market prison labor to private …
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
U.S. Supreme Court: Time on Bail Doesn't Count by The US supreme court has held that the time a defendant spends "released" on bail doesn't count towards completion of his/her sentence even if the "release" is under highly restrictive conditions that are tantamount to jail. Ziya Koray was charged with …
Article • May 15, 1995 • from PLN May, 1995
Prisoners as NAFTA Export? by Worried about the cost of California's new Three Strikes And You're In Law--recently made a constitutional amendment by the success of Prop 184? Some say it will bankrupt California as we convert the State into a 21st Century Gulag. The voters pamphlet conservatively predicted that …
Article • April 15, 1995 • from PLN April, 1995
Attorney Fees for Monitoring Consent Decree by In 1992 prisoners seeking to desegregate the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) in Lucasville, Ohio, entered into a consent decree with prison officials. Under the terms of the decree the cells at SOCF would be randomly integrated. After the April, 1993, rebellion at …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
Conditions in Thai Prisons for US Prisoners by Reader Mail Right now there are 31 American women and approximately the same number of men incarcerated in Thailand prisons on drug charges. Justice and impartial legal representation are not part of the equation here. Trials take years; guilt is assumed upon …
Federal Crime Bill Passes by Paul Wright By Paul Wright In the October and November, 1993, issues of PLN, I wrote articles about the "anti-crime" proposals that had been submitted in the US Congress by democrats and republicans, respectively. I predicted then the most repressive aspects of both proposals would …
PI Issued for Prisoner Transfer by Elmer Geronimo Pratt is a political prisoner in the California state prison system. A former Black Panther imprisoned since 1972, Pratt has achieved prominence by vigorously claiming his innocence and that he was framed by the FBI for a murder he did not commit …
Langford v. Bullock, MT, Settlement Agreement I, ADA Compliance, 1994 FILED Honorable Leif B. Erickson Federal Magistrate Judge Missoula Division P o Box 7219 Missoula, MT. 59807-7219 lN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA HELENA DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF LITIGATION R.ELATING '!I'O CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMEfTT …
Article • November 15, 1994 • from PLN November, 1994
Transferee Entitled to Sending State Case Law by James Clayton is an Oklahoma state prisoner subjected to an involuntary out of state transfer to New Mexico. Clayton had several pro se legal matters pending in Oklahoma state courts at the time of his transfer. The New Mexico prison system did …
Article • November 15, 1994 • from PLN November, 1994
Refusal to Help Prisoner Eat Illegal by A Wisconsin state prisoner suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, had difficulty eating due to weakness in his arms, hands, jaw, facial and throat muscles used in eating due to the disease's progression. Part of the treatment …
OR DOC Held in Contempt for Retaliatory Transfer by In 1988 Arlen Smith and several other Oregon state prisoners sought judicial review of Oregon DOC administrative regulations in Oregon state courts. Shortly before the briefs were due, Smith, the initiator of the litigation, was transferred to the Nevada state prison …
Article • May 15, 1994 • from PLN May, 1994
Prisoner Litigants Have Right to Out of State Citations by Rick Petrick is an Oklahoma state prisoner. The sentence he is serving in Oklahoma was enhanced as a result of prior convictions from Minnesota and North Dakota. While confined at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP) he sought to bring collateral …
Work Release Revocation Requires Hearing by Billy Jackson was an Arkansas state prisoner. She was placed in work release but later quit her job and her parole officer could not locate her at her address of record. She was later arrested on charges of public drunkenness, returned to prison and …
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Consent Decree Modified to Permit Racial Segregation by In 1988 a prisoner at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF)at Lucasville, OH, filed suit challenging the prison's practice of assigning prisoners to cells based on their race. This practice led to the racial segregation of prisoners. The court appointed counsel in …
Langford v. Bullock, MT, Fifth Amended Complaint, ADA Compliance, 1993 t Langford v. Racicot PC-MT-001-001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "lark J. Lopez idward I. Koren National Prison Project the American Civil Liberties Jnion Foundation L875 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: 202/234-4830 Edmund F. Sheehy, …
Page 38 of 41. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 | Next »