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Confiscation of Prisoner Author's Book on Anarchy States Claim by The plaintiff alleged that he was attempting to write a book titled "A for Anarchy," and his materials were confiscated and destroyed. On initial screening, the court declines to dismiss at the pleading stage. The Seventh Circuit has held that …
Article • May 15, 2007
Welcome to Hell: Letters and Writings from Death Row by Jan Arriens, Northeastern University Press, 255 pages. 1997 Reviewed By Yuri Holmes Death can arrive at any time. It can strike at anyplace. When pondered, death promotes fear in even the blackest of hearts. When allowed, it devours the human …
Maryland Son of Sam Statute Violates First Amendment by The Court of Appeals of Maryland vacated the judgment of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court in an action brought by the state attorney general against a prisoner for allegedly violating the state's Son of Sam' statute. Ronald W. Price was …
Pennsylvania Prisoner's Disciplinary Actions Held Not Retaliation for Jailhouse Lawyering by Pennsylvania Prisoner's Disciplinary Actions Held Not Retaliation for Jailhouse Lawyering Affirming the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on other grounds, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that the disciplinary actions to which a …
Article • May 15, 2007
BOP Regulation Barring Prisoner Reporters Constitutional; Ruling Later Vacated by A California federal district court held that a federal prison regulation that prohibits a prisoner from acting as a newspaper reporter does not violate the First Amendment, and the newspaper is not affected by the regulation. This action was filed …
Article • May 15, 2007 • from PLN May, 2007
$128,000 Cost Fee Against Former Angolite Editor Reversed by Louisiana?s Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court?s order imposing a $128,000 court cost fee assessed against award winning former prison journalist Wilbert Rideau. PLN previously reported on Rideau?s release. Rideau is best known for his work as …
Punishment for Publishing Newsletter Unconstitutional by The court of appeals for the Third circuit held that a district court erred when it dismissed a suit filed by Pennsylvania prisoners who were placed in segregation for publishing a prison newsletter. In reversing, the appeals court held that it is unconstitutional to …
Article • May 15, 2007
U.S. Fourth Circuit Upholds Censorship of Prisoner Magazine by Virginia state prisoners brought suit alleging First Amendment violations due to denial of publication of one issue of their state funded magazine. The magazine is organized and edited by prisoners but subject to pre-publication approval by prison authorities. A U.S. district …
Florida DOC Clamps Down on Prisoner Writers by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In an effort to limit prisoners' free speech rights, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has taken steps to prohibit prisoners from engaging in a business or profession. For some years now, the FDOC has had …
Article • May 15, 2007
BOP Rule Limiting Detainee's Ability to Publish Books Unconstitutional by A Missouri federal district court held that a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) regulation that limited an unconvicted prisoner's ability to produce and to have published manuscripts violated the prisoner's fundamental constitutional rights. This habeas corpus proceeding was filed by a …
Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006
From the Editor by Paul Wright With this issue of PLN we are back on our regular publishing schedule of sending each issue to the printer around the end of the month. We got behind last summer due to switching over to a new layout program and a trial in …
Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006
Filed under: Death Row, Media, Prisoner Media
The Decline and Fall of the Prison Press by Leah Caldwell It was a melee, a riot, a simmering dispute. Despite the nomenclature, coverage of the August 9, 2005, prisoner incident at San Quentin prison was hardly diversified. 39 prisoners were injured in one of the largest riots since 1982 …
Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006
Nevadas Son of Sam Statute of Violates First Amendment by Mark Wilson Nevadas Son of Sam Statute of Violates First Amendment by Mark Wilson The Nevada Supreme Court held that the States Son of Sam law violates the First Amendment. In 1977, New York enacted the nations first Son of …
Texas Prisoner Writers Retaliation Lawsuit Proceeds by David Reutter Texas Prisoner Writers Retaliation Lawsuit Proceeds by David M. Reutter A Texas federal district court has granted in part and denied in part prison officials motion to dismiss Texas prisoners lawsuit alleging he was retaliated against for having articles published criticizing …
PLN Loses Florida Writer Pay Ban/Censorship by David Reutter Lawsuit: Appeal Pending by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court has held that PLN has not suffered, and is not currently suffering, a significant First Amendment injury from Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) rule, policies, or procedures that ban …
Louisiana Prison Writer Free After 44 Years by Michael Rigby Award-winning prison journalist and civil rights figure Wilbert Rideau, once described as “the most rehabilitated prisoner in America,” is free after spending more than four decades behind bars. Ironically, Rideau’s freedom came not from being exonerated, but from being found …
Article • July 15, 2005 • from PLN July, 2005
Filed under: Media, Prisoner Media
Prison Legal News at 15 by Mumia Abu-Jamal I know a little something about newspapers. As a teenager, I worked on the staff of The Black Panther newspaper. By worked," I mean, I did whatever I was told to do; whatever was needed to help get the paper ready for …
Article • July 15, 2005 • from PLN July, 2005
Filed under: Media, Prisoner Media
Interview with Leonard Schroeter by Todd Matthews It's difficult to talk about Leonard Schroeter's law career without discussing one topic in particular: civil rights. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1951, Schroeter went to work for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), then headed by …
Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005
What Some People Have to Say About PLN's 15th Anniversary by As a civil rights litigator specializing in prison cases, I have read virtually every issue of PLN since its first newsletter was published 15 years ago. This publication is an essential resource for everyone concerned about human rights. Congratulations …
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 …
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