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Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
Jail Population Report by Like the prison population the nation's jail population has soared in recent years, overshadowed by prison crowding. According to a recent Department of Justice report, Jails and Jail Inmates 1993-94, the national jail population was at an all time record high of 490,442 detainees as of …
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
US Prison Population Report by According to the Department of Justice the American prison population has grown more than 2.5 times between 1980 and 1993. As of 1993, the latest year statistics are available, 2.6% of the US adult population, 4.9 million adults, were on parole, probation, in prison or …
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
Filed under: Reviews, Court Access
The Citebook by Paul Wright Review by Paul Wright The Citebook is a 275 page book written by Tony Darwin designed to help laypersons help themselves in researching their litigation. Now in its eleventh printing the book is organized by subject and gives a brief description of relevant cases. This …
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
Loompanics Unlimited by Loompanics modestly bills itself as "the best book catalog in the world." If it's not the best it is certainly the most diverse, having all the books you've heard about but probably haven't seen in the neighborhood bookstore. Loompanics is a publisher and vendor that pushes the …
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
Editorial by Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN. Some of you may have noticed some changes in last month's issue of PLN. We have recently undergone some of the biggest transitions in PLN's history. First, if the format looked a little different that is because we have begun …
Article • September 15, 1995 • from PLN September, 1995
How to Win Prison Disciplinary Hearings by Paul Wright Reviewed by Paul Wright In the August, 1994, issue of PLN we reviewed the first edition of How to Win Prison Disciplinary Hearings by Allan Parmelee. Now we are excited to tell you about the completed State and Federal Edition. We …
Article • September 15, 1995 • from PLN September, 1995
Filed under: Reviews, Court Access
New Prisoners' Self Help Litigation Manual by Paul Wright Reviewed by Paul Wright The Prisoners' Self Help Litigation Manual (PSHLM) by Dan Manville first appeared in 1983. It was designed to give prisoners an overview of the legal system, a basic overview of what their rights are and guidance on …
Article • September 15, 1995 • from PLN September, 1995
Live From Death Row by David Gilbert by Mumia Abu-Jamal (Review by David Gilbert) "Perhaps we can shrug off and shred some of the dangerous myths laid on our minds like a second skin--such as ... the 'right[s]' to a fair trial even. They're not rights -- they're privileges of …
Article • September 15, 1995 • from PLN September, 1995
Editorial by Dan Pens Welcome to another issue of Prison Legal News. This issue marks another step in our evolution. For the past year Paul and I have struggled to edit the content of the newsletter, trying as much as possible to keep the fluff out in order to make …
Article • August 15, 1995 • from PLN August, 1995
From The Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor By Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN. Readers may recall that in the July, 1994, issue we ran an article concerning the suit filed by Ed Mead (PLN's former co-editor) and myself against the Washington state parole board. After …
Books Available: Barred: Women, Writing and Political Detention by Barbara Harlow Barred: Women, Writing and Political Detention, by Barbara Harlow, examines and presents the writings of women political prisoners in Northern Ireland, Palestine, El Salvador, Egypt, South Africa and the United States. The book gives an analysis of the dynamics …
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Litigation Status Report Available by The National Prison Project of the ACLU has issued its latest, updated status report on state prisons and the courts. The report gives a detailed listing, by state, indicating which prisons and prison systems are under court order or consent decrees to limit their populations …
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Book Review: Civil Liability in Criminal Justice by HE Barrineau Book review by H.E. Barrineau III This 108 page book provides a minimalist and simplistic, but quite broad overview of § 1983 litigation. It is aimed at criminal justice employees who are likely to be sued. The book is liberally …
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Books Available: The Penitentiary in Crisis: From Accomodation to Riot in NM by Mark Calvin The author is a former New Mexico assistant attorney general who was involved in investigating the causes and effects of the Santa Fe prison riot in 1980. The book takes a fairly objective analysis of …
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Filed under: Reviews, Organizing
The Rise and Fall of California's Radical Prison Movement (Book Review) by Mark Cummins This is a history of the California prison movement from 1950 to 1980, focusing on San Quentin state prison and highlighting the role that prison reading and writing played in the creation of radical prisoner ideology …
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Books Available: Cages of Steel by Ward Churchill Due to a shortage of space we are just giving short announcements to readers as to which books are available that may be of interest. The brevity of the review is no reflection on the quality of the book, just a matter …
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
From The Editor by Dan Pens From the Editor by Dan Pens Paul says I can only have a thousand words; we have backlog of articles and cases waiting for space. So I'll get right to it. We recently started including a Adrop card in every issue. Sorry if they …
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Prisoners and the Law by Review Prisoners and the Law is the title of the four volume set by law professor Ira Robbins. First published in 1985 the set is regularly updated, most recently in December of 1994. While many books on prisoner rights give an overview of the applicable …
Article • June 15, 1995 • from PLN June, 1995
New Habeas Book by Book Review Habeas Corpus Checklist is the 1995 book by Ira Robbins which gives an exhaustive overview of the law of federal habeas corpus petitions. The book is current through the Supreme Courts 1993-94 term. Useful for both attorneys and pro se litigants the book is …
Article • June 15, 1995 • from PLN June, 1995
Forfeiture and Double Jeopardy by Jeffrey Steinborn This new book, of the same title, by attorneys Brenda Grantland, Jeffrey Steinborn and Reba Weiss is subtitled "How to turn prosecutorial overreaching into release of prisoners or return of seized property." The Attorneys are experts in the field of forfeiture law and …
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