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Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Florida Jail by On December 17, 2013, Prison Legal News filed suit in federal court against St. Lucie County, Florida Sheriff Ken J. Mascara; the lawsuit alleges unconstitutional censorship based on a policy at the county jail that prohibits prisoners from receiving letters, books and …
Brief • December 23, 2013
Filed under: Protests, First Amendment
Russell v NYPD, NY, Complaint, organizing Occupy Movement, 2013
Brief • December 12, 2013
Filed under: Corizon, Discovery, Censorship
Williams v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Plf Supp Medical and Mental Health Discovery Requests, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ____________________________________ : DWIGHT WILLIAMS et al., : : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiffs, : : No. 08-1979 v. : : CLASS ACTION CITY OF PHILADELPHIA …
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
Filed under: Media, Access to Media
The Too-Many Prisoners Dilemma by Dan Froomkin Prisons are a vast, undercovered but important beat. Why we need more criminal justice coverage by Dan Froomkin There’s a growing national consensus that, as Attorney General Eric Holder stated in August, “too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too …
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
PLN Files Censorship Suit Against Nevada DOC by On June 27, 2013, Prison Legal News filed suit in U.S. District Court against Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) Director James G. Cox and other defendants, seeking to enjoin unconstitutional censorship by state prison officials. The lawsuit contends that the Nevada DOC …
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Tennessee Jail by On October 10, 2013, Prison Legal News filed a federal lawsuit against Sullivan County, Tennessee, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff J. Wayne Anderson, alleging that the county jail unconstitutionally censored books, magazines, letters and other correspondence sent to prisoners and …
Barrett v. Williams, OR, MSJ Opinion and Order, Mail Denied due to Pictures on Envelope, 2013 Case 6:11-cv-06358-HZ Document 103 Filed 11/14/13 Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON JACOB BARRETT, Plaintiff, Case No. 6:11-cv-06358 OPINION & ORDER v. MAX WILLIAMS, et …
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
PLN Files Federal Lawsuit Over Censorship at Virginia Jail by On July 30, 2013, Prison Legal News filed a lawsuit in federal court against Virginia Beach Sheriff Kenneth Stolle and other sheriff’s office officials due to the censorship of books, magazines and correspondence mailed to prisoners at the Virginia Beach …
Brief • October 4, 2013
Koger v. Dart et al, IL, Complaint, jail mail censorship newspapers, 2013 Case: 1:13-cv-07150 Document #: 1 Filed: 10/04/13 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GREGORY KOGER, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS J. DART, SHERIFF OF COOK COUNTY; …
Article • September 15, 2013 • from PLN September, 2013
Second Circuit Establishes Property Seizure Standards for Civilly Committed Persons by As a matter of first impression, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has undertaken a Fourth Amendment balancing analysis with regard to the right of a civilly committed person to be free from unreasonable seizures under the Fourth Amendment. …
Article • September 15, 2013 • from PLN September, 2013
PLN Resolves Censorship Suit Against Oregon County Jail for $51,000 Plus Fees and Costs by Alex Friedmann In August 2012, Prison Legal News accepted an offer of judgment made by officials in Umatilla County, Oregon to resolve a First Amendment censorship suit filed against the county, the sheriff’s office and …
Brief • September 13, 2013
Fields v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Exhibit - Police Citation, video on duty police, 2013
Brief • August 19, 2013
Cause of Action v. FTC, DC, Summary Judgment Order and Opinion, FOIA Fees, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-00850-EGS Document 19 Filed 08/19/13 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ________________________________ ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civ. Action No. 1:12-cv-00850-EGS ) FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, …
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of PLN's Censorship Suit Against TDCJ by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a rare litigation loss for Prison Legal News, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's (TDCJ) censorship of books distributed by …
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
Filed under: Media
Blowup at KPFT Radio's "Prison Show" in Texas by Blowup at KPFT Radio's "Prison Show" in Texas David Babb, the host of Houston Pacifica Foundation radio station KPFT's well-known "Prison Show," resigned in protest of the station management's decision to prohibit him from having former radio talk show host Jon …
PLN v. FBOP, DC, Memorandum Opinion, FOIA Request, 2013 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) PRISON LEGAL NEWS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 05-1812 (RBW) ) ) CHARLES E. SAMUELS, JR., 1 Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, ) ) Defendant. …
PLN Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Vermont by On June 7, 2013, Prison Legal News, represented by the ACLU of Vermont, filed a lawsuit in state court after submitting a public records request seeking information about legal settlements involving Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) – the nation's largest …
TN Court of Appeals Rules Against CCA for Second Time in PLN Public Records Case by In February 2013, the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued its second ruling in a long-running lawsuit filed under the state's Public Records Act against Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation's largest for-profit private …
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
New York DOCCS Settles Statewide PLN Censorship Suit for $155,000 by Alex Friedmann The New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYDOCCS) has settled a federal lawsuit filed by Prison Legal News that challenged the censorship of PLN's monthly publication, books and correspondence at New York prisons statewide. …
Prison Legal News Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Texas by In a lawsuit filed in state court on May 1, 2013, Prison Legal News, represented by the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP), alleges that Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) is concealing information about CCA-run correctional facilities by failing …
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