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Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
Three Strikes in California by Willie Wisely By all accounts, the three strikes sentencing law in California is a failure according to criminal justice experts. They point out that three strikes is applied more often than not to people of color, that it hasn't reduced crime, that it's overwhelming the …
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
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News in Brief by CA: Former L.A. Rams cornerback Darryl Henley and Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) guard Rodney Anderson were indicted in June, 1996, on charges of conspiring to kill federal judge Gary Taylor and former Rams cheerleader Tracy Donoho. The indictment states that Anderson smuggled a cellular phone into …
Article • November 15, 1996 • from PLN November, 1996
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News in Brief by AZ: In September, 1996, the DOC terminated its military style boot camp, stating it did not work. A study indicated that only 22% of those who complete the four month boot camp in lieu of serving traditional prison time were not re-arrested after graduation. That was …
Article • October 15, 1996 • from PLN October, 1996
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News in Brief by AL: Gabel Taylor was shot and killed on July 18, 1996, after winning a bible knowledge contest. Taylor and his killer were comparing their knowledge of the bible. When Taylor won his opponent became angry, left, returned with a gun and shot him. CA: On August …
Article • September 15, 1996 • from PLN September, 1996
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News in Brief by AL: On May 15, 1996, chain gang prisoner Abraham McCord was shot and killed by guards after he allegedly attacked another prisoner with a bush axe and disregarded a warning shot. AR: The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports that prisoners doing time in the Cross county jail …
Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
Anti-Terrorism Act Terrorizes Habeas Petitioners by David Zuckerman [Editor's note: A future issue of PLN will report on the other aspects of the Counter-Terrorism bill.] Every election year, politicians compete to be "tougher on crime" than their opponents. In the last couple of decades, federal habeas corpus has generally been …
Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
Washington Money Seizure Suit Update by Paul Wright In the June, 1996, issue of PLN we reported that Washington prisoners at Clallam Bay had protested the implementation of a statute which will seize 35% of all funds received by prisoners from sources outside prison. In the August, 1995, issue of …
Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
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News in Brief by CA: On May 10, 1996, El Cajon jail guard Gerald Thomas Williams was sentenced to a year in jail for having sex with a 14 year old girl he met on the Internet. Williams used the nickname "Lonely Me" when he met the girl in an …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
Legal Services Funding Cut by In 1974 Richard Nixon created the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The purpose of the LSC was to make grants to agencies and groups around the country which provided legal services to the poor: welfare recipients, prisoners, public housing tenants, aliens, farm workers, etc. In recent …
Washington Legislation Passed by The Washington legislature was in session for a mercifully short 60 day session between January and March, 1996. In that period several hundred anti-prisoner and anti-defendant bills were introduced, at a cost of $1,500 each. While several passed the legislature about half of those passed were …
Prison Litigation Reform Act Passed by Paul Wright On April 27, 1996, president Clinton signed the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) into law attached as a rider to the budget for the Justice Department. The PLRA is the culmination of a lengthy campaign waged by prisoncrats and the National Association …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
New Jersey Governor Vetoes Frivolous Bill by In the January '96 issue of PLN we featured "TX Anti-Litigation Law," about a law passed in Texas purportedly to stem "frivolous" litigation by prisoners. Also in that article was information about how this type of law was crafted by the National Association …
Arizona Held in Contempt over Masters' Fees by In the October, 1995, issue of PLN we reported the ongoing war between the Arizona DOC (ADOC) and the federal judiciary as prison officials sought to evade compliance with federal court orders. Because the Arizona DOC has not been willing to comply …
Article • July 15, 1996 • from PLN July, 1996
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News in Brief by Australia: On May 6, 1996, 30 prisoners in Adelaide's maximum security Yatala prison took 3 guards hostage and threatened to kill them if police stormed the prison. No reason was given for the hostage taking. Brazil: On May 9, 1996, 53 prisoners escaped from the Carandiru …
Zimmer Amendment Passed by When president Bill Clinton signed the budget for the Department of Justice it included a rider inserted by Congressman Dick Zimmer (R-NJ). In its entirety it states: "None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to provide the following amenities or personal …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
Mississippi Unable to Pay the Piper by Last year Mississippi implemented the country's toughest sentencing bill, requiring all convicts (not just 'serious" or violent" criminals) to serve 85 percent of their sentences. Corrections Commissioner Steve Puckett said that law is causing a serious financial dilemma and needs to be reviewed. …
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
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News in Brief by PA: On April 6, 1996, four prisoners in the Adams county prison used tools and a weighted sock to attack two guards and escape from the minimum security prison. Police said the escapees may have been picked up by an accomplice in a car. The prisoners …
Article • May 15, 1996 • from PLN May, 1996
Citizen Anti-Crime Initiatives? How the Gun Lobby Bankrolls the War on Crime by Paul Wright Recent years have seen a plethora of so called anti-crime initiatives placed on various state ballots, the most famous being the "Three Strikes You're Out" type laws. These initiatives purport to be efforts by state …
Article • May 15, 1996 • from PLN May, 1996
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News in Brief by Greece: After a 12 day uprising at a 150-man maximum security prison in Corfu, 44 prisoners escaped by digging out of the prison on March 9, 1996. Sixteen were recaptured within a few hours of the escape. The uprising was part of a protest by Greek …
Damn Lies and Statistics by Most PLN readers are well aware of the conservative PR campaign designed to convince legislators and the voting public that the courts are threatened with drowning in a deluge of prisoner-initiated litigation. The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) has developed model legislation designed to …
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