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Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright This issue of Prison Legal News marks our 31st anniversary since we first began publishing in May, 1990. During that time period we have witnessed many changes in the criminal justice system, pretty much all of them negative for prisoners and …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
Amid Widespread Calls for Abolition, Mariame Kaba Sheds Light With Latest Book by Juliette LaMarr by Juliette LaMarr Mariame Kaba has released a book in response to the rise in abolitionist thinking in the last year, per a February 23, 2021 article for NBC News. Last summer, as thousands gathered …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright This month’s cover story is on jail suicides, with a particular focus on Massachusetts. Sadly, this is a topic we have covered extensively over the past 30 years. Despite extensive study and research on the causes of suicide, rates generally increased …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Since our inception, the Human Rights Defense Center, the publisher of Prison Legal News, has opposed the death penalty. The saying that capital punishment means that those without the capital get the punishment well illustrates the inherent unfairness of how the …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright For decades, prisoncrats have claimed that if they were given an opportunity to rectify complaints by prisoners there would be no need for litigation. Everyone involved knows that is a lie. Since the passage of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) in 1996, prisoners …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Welcome to the first issue of PLN for 2021. This month’s cover story dissects the myth of the “Texas Criminal Justice Reform Miracle.” One of the oddities of the American police state is that only in the U.S., which cages more …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the last issue of PLN for 2020. It has been an eventful year that no one expected or planned for in January. Two companies, Pfizer and Moderna, have announced vaccines for COVID-19 claiming effectiveness rates of over 90%. So far, we have …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Welcome to the 30th anniversary issue of Prison Legal News. As the cover story notes, this was slated to run in the May 2020 issue but that got pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially we had planned to skip …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright This month’s cover story reports on Delancey Street, the Bay Area Foundation that has gained fame for its programs that rehabilitate prisoners. Its success has allowed it to grow into a large operation with facilities in six cities. Readers can make …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Reviews
Interview: Jodie Sinclair on Her New Book, “Love Behind Bars” by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Jodie Sinclair is the co-author of two nationally published non-fiction books and the author of a recently released memoir about her 25-year fight to free her husband from prison after a wrongful conviction, “Love …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Editorials, COVID-19
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright COVID-19 has not gone away; indeed it seems to be worsening in prisons and jails around the country. But this month’s cover story on prisons in Iceland serves as a reminder that not all countries have, or want, a police state …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright As summer wears on, the pandemic continues to take its toll behind bars. Our cover story reports the latest developments on COVID-19 in prisons and jails. Thanks to all the prisoner readers who are sending us reports and updates about coronavirus …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Interview: Jessica Sandoval of Unlock the Box on Solitary Confinement by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Unlock the Box supports education and advocacy efforts on the national, state, and local levels to advance the goal of ending solitary confinement in the United States. The coalition defines solitary confinement for adults …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Reviews, Databases
Book Review: The Habeas Citebook: Prosecutorial Misconduct Is an Invaluable Resource for Challenging Prosecutorial Misconduct by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell I have to admit that the idea of a citebook in the age of searchable databases was a little lost on me. “Who needs a citebook these days,” I …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright With COVID-19 still dominating prison and jail related news, it is worth keeping in mind that detention conditions did not miraculously improve because of a pandemic. Rather, already bad conditions have gotten steadily worse, inadequate and negligent medical care systems have …
Interview: David Fathi of ACLU’s National Prison Project on Criminal Justice Reform in the Age of Coronavirus by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein David Fathi is Director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project, which brings challenges to conditions of confinement in prisons, jails, and other detention facilities, …
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Interview: Don Specter of the Prison Law Office on California Prisons, COVID-19 and Governor Newsom by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Don Specter is the executive director of the Berkeley, California-based Prison Law Office, a nonprofit public interest law firm that provides free legal services to adult and juvenile offenders. …
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Filed under: Editorials, COVID-19
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Prison Legal News launched in May 1990, making this the thirtieth anniversary issue. I hand typed five pages, half the issue, in my maximum-security prison cell and Ed Mead, my co-editor, typed the other half in his cell. We sent it …
Audit: Privatizing Florida’s Prison Health Care Was Costly and Deadly Mistake by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When former Florida Gov. Rick Scott took office in 2011, he pushed to privatize health care for Florida prisoners. He promised the move would save taxpayers millions of dollars and it did, …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Editorials, COVID-19
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. This is one of the very few times in our 30 year history where we have changed a cover story midproduction after the magazine has already been laid out, but that is what we are …
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