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Article • December 15, 1994 • from PLN December, 1994
Court Orders Return of Disks by Charles Oropallo is a New Hampshire state prisoner. Pursuant to prison regulations, in 1991 Oropallo ordered a Smith Corona word processor with disk storage capacity. In 1992, prison rules changed, prohibiting the possession of "computers" with a memory storage capacity. As a result, his …
Article • June 15, 1994 • from PLN June, 1994
Filed under: Computers, Court Access
Computerless in Alaska by W.C. It was with intense interest that I read your editorial in the February, 1994, issue in which you described the end of your 5 year struggle to get your computers back for in-cell use. I am sorry to tell you, our struggle has only recently …
Article • June 15, 1993 • from PLN June, 1993
Computers and Rehabilitation by Ed Mead Taking Responsibility for the Future By Ed Mead For many years I have railed against the approach taken by the Department of Corrections (DOC) in connection with its role vis-a-vis the public's interest in being free from current levels of criminal victimization. It has …
Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991
Did DOC Lie on Computer Issue? by Ed Mead Did DOC Lie On Computer Issue? By Ed Mead Back in the late '70s I was involved in an armed escape attempt from the state prison at Walla Walla. It was my first time in a state prison, and the experience …
Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990
Clallam Bay Gets Computer Phones by Starting on August 8th, prisoners at C.B.C.C. were treated to a new phone service, one run by a computer. You pick up the phone ant the machine asks for your name and the number you want to call. It hen dials the number and …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
The Struggle For Prisoner Owned Computers Continues by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Prisoners are slaves of the state, a status legitimized by the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. These modern day slaves need every tool they can get in an effort to alter their status and to extend …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Editorial Comments by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Welcome to PLN #5. Let me start this by talking about some of the articles in this issue. First, there is one on the need to get computers into prisoner hands. State Senator Phil Talmadge, who is a member of the Committee …
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