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Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Dan Pens Welcome to PLN's eighth year of publication. We're proud that we have published longer than any other independent prisoner publication we know of. You should be proud, too. You're the ones who have made it possible. Recently we conducted an "Emergency …
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
Black Prison Movements by Review by Daniel Burton-Rose This impressive offering from the Network of Black Organizers (NOBO) provides coverage of many of the issues confronting Black and New Afrikan prisoners and their outside communities. A large portion of the writings are by political prisoners and POWs past and present, …
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
From the Editor by Dan Pens Welcome to another issue of PLN . If you read these editorials often, you've no doubt noticed that we usually mention that PLN is entirely reader supported and we need donations from you. Somehow you always manage to send "just enough." And we manage …
Article • November 15, 1996 • from PLN November, 1996
Criminal Injustice: Confronting the Prison Crisis by Daniel Burton-Rose Review by Daniel Burton Rose This collection is an excellent primer on many of the issues and struggles currently being waged by prisoners and their supporters. Previously distributed in prison activist circles as With the Power of Justice in our Eyes, …
Article • November 15, 1996 • from PLN November, 1996
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN. As the holiday season approaches readers might want to consider purchasing gift subscriptions of PLN for friends and relatives. PLN continues to be reader supported and increasing our circulation is the only way we can significantly reduce our …
Less than Lethal Force Liability by The April, 1995, issue of the Creighton Law Review contains and extremely informative article titled Less Than Lethal Force Weaponry: Law Enforcement and Correctional Agency Civil Law Liability for the Use of Excessive Force, by Neal Miller. While much of the article's focus is …
Article • October 15, 1996 • from PLN October, 1996
Smoke and Mirrors by Review by George Everett Smoke & Mirrors has less to do with drugs than it does with the true casualties of the long-fought War on Drugs -- the many civil liberties that all of us have lost, especially in the last decade, as federal policy has …
Article • October 15, 1996 • from PLN October, 1996
Filed under: Editorials, Organizing
From the Editor by Dan Pens Welcome to another edition of PLN. Last month we intended to run Jaan Laaman's article, "Attica - Looking Back 25 Years," which appears on page of this issue. Due to a prison lockdown, Jaan was unable to get the article to us in time …
Article • September 15, 1996 • from PLN September, 1996
From the Editor by Paul Wright By now you should have noticed that we have a new mailing address and new subscription rates. While all mail sent to our Florida address will be processed for the next few months you will get faster results by sending all correspondence, donations, etc., …
Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
Discovery and Proof in Police Misconduct by Allan Parmelee Book Review Review by Allan Parmelee Litigating any issue against a police or prison official is tough based on the many loopholes built into the system for their benefit. Discovery & Proof in Police Misconduct Cases (D&PPMC) by Stephen Ryals, shows …
Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
Filed under: Resources, Court Access
ABA Wants Pro Se Litigation Info by The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded the American Bar Association a grant to develop a technical-assistance manual to limit the burdens of pro se prisoner litigation while maintaining prisoners' constitutional rights. The manual will include an assessment of the burdens which pro …
Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Publications Review by Paul Wright Periodically we like to inform our readers of other publications out there that are informative and helpful to those interested in prison issues. On the last page of each issue we plug those publications that are of interest to a national audience and focus on …
Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
From the Editor by Dan Pens Last month Paul announced our (much regretted) impending rate increase. A year ago we raised our Institutional rate from $35 to $50/yr, but our individual rate remained at $12/yr. This year, as of September 1, we are raising the individual rate. We are also …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
Filed under: Reviews, Visiting
Visiting in Prison (Video) by Double Justice: a Documentary Film About Race and the Death Penalty This is a 19 minute video tape produced by the ACLU's Capital Punishment Project. The film places the legal imposition of the death penalty in the US in the historical context of American slavery …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
Double Justice: A Documentary Film About Race and the Death Penalty by Double Justice: a Documentary Film About Race and the Death Penalty This is a 19 minute video tape produced by the ACLU's Capital Punishment Project. The film places the legal imposition of the death penalty in the US …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
From the Editor by Paul Wright In recent issues Dan and I have mentioned that we were seeking funding to pay a staff person until PLN was able to cover a staff salary on its own. So far we haven't had much luck at getting any grants in the amount …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
Report on Japanese Prisons Released by Human Rights Watch Asia has recently released a booklet titled Prison Conditions in Japan. The 93 page booklet gives a detailed overview of the Japanese prison system. Organized by topic the booklet includes a summary with chapters covering police detention, physical conditions, communication between …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
From the Editor by Dan Pens I welcome you to the 74th consecutive monthly issue of PLN. When we first published in 1990, the state of Washington attempted to deny delivery of PLN to every prisoner in the state. PLN made it clear that we'd challenge the ban in court, …
Article • May 15, 1996 • from PLN May, 1996
From the Editor by Paul Wright This issue marks PLN's sixth year of publishing and 72 consecutive issues. For anyone familiar with alternative publications in general and prison publications in particular this is a significant milestone. Ed Mead and I started PLN on a trial basis in 1990, we decided …
Article • April 15, 1996 • from PLN April, 1996
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
The Keepers and the Caged: Heroes and Necromancers in the Prison System Today (Book Review) by Michael Spencer by Jean Marie Christenson; Kendall/Hunt Publishing 241 pages. $14.95 The Keepers and the Caged is a compilation of 21 personal interviews conducted by the author with Washington State prisoners, prison administrators, and …
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