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Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Washington Supreme Court Upholds 35% Seizure Law by Roger Smith Washington Supreme Court Upholds 35% Seizure Law; But Prisoners Entitled To Interest From Mandatory Savings Accounts The Washington Supreme Court has declared RCW § 72.09.480 to be constitutional. The statute directs the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) to seize 35% …
Kansas 2-Year Visiting Restriction Unauthorized by The Kansas Court of Appeals held that a 2 year suspension of a prisoner's visiting privileges was not authorized by the visiting rules. Derrick Davis, a prisoner at Lansing Correctional Facility received two disciplinary reports alleging that he engaged in lewd conduct with his …
TRO Allows Father to Attend Birth; Court Awards Full Attorney Fees by A U.S. District Court in Ohio awarded attorneys' fees and court costs to a state prisoner and her husband who sought and were granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) allowing the husband to attend the birth of their …
Article • December 15, 2000 • from PLN December, 2000
WA 35% Seizure Statute Ruled on by Ninth Circuit by Paul Wright By Paul Wright The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit upheld the constitutionality of a Washington state statute that allows the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) to seize 35% of all money sent to prisoners from sources …
$820,000 Awarded to Informant and Wife for Assault by A federal district court in New York issued pre- and post-verdict opinions in a negligence action brought by a prisoner and his wife against jail officials. In the pre-verdict ruling, the court held that the plaintiffs were entitled to amend their …
Article • March 15, 2000 • from PLN March, 2000
Dean Injunction Clarified in Washington 35% Suit by Wright Acted On PLN has extensively reported the state and federal litigation challenging the constitutionality of RCW 72.09.480. RCW 72.09.480 is the statute which allows the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) to seize 35% of all funds sent to Washington prisoners. As …
Article • September 15, 1999 • from PLN September, 1999
Washington 35% Spousal Suit Update by In last month's issue of PLN we reported the trial court ruling striking down RCW 72.09.480. This Washington statute allows the Department of Corrections to seize 35% of all funds sent to prisoners. Dean v. Lehman is the state court lawsuit filed by the …
No Liberty Interest in Ohio Visiting Rules by Afederal district court in Ohio held that Ohio state visiting rules do not create a liberty interest in visitation. Melissa Blair is a former Ohio prison guard married to Ohio prisoner Lemont Blair. The Blairs' visiting privileges were suspended after prison officials …
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
Prisoners' Spouses Challenge Washington 35% Law by Past issues of PLN have detailed the litigation in Wright v. Riveland, the federal class action suit challenging the legality of RCW 72.09.480, a Washington state statute that mandates the seizure, without exceptions, of 35% of all funds sent to prisoners. On May …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Law Against Love by Mumia Abu-Jamal For several years now, MOVE political prisoner Chuck Africa, has had to do battle with Pennsylvania prison officials to obtain the most fundamental of human rights -- the right to visit with his wife, May 13th, 1985 bombing survivor and ex-political prisoner, Ramona Africa. …
Article • March 15, 1995 • from PLN March, 1995
Filed under: Family, Marriage
MI DOC Visitor Ban Overturned by Randy Kelley is a Michigan state prisoner who was infracted and found guilty by a prison disciplinary board of sexual misconduct, namely, cupping his hands over his wifes breasts during a visit. As a result, both he and his wife were given a permanent …
Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993
Death Row Prisoners Can Marry by Roger Buehl is a Pennsylvania state prisoner on death row. In 1990 Buehl requested permission for a special one time visit in order to marry his girlfriend, Deborah Ayres. Prison officials denied the request citing a 1985 incident where Ayres had been caught smuggling …
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