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HIV-Positive Cons Win Partial Victory
Article • January 15, 1992 • from PLN January, 1992
Filed under: HIV/AIDS, Court Access, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Rehabilitation Act
HIV-Positive Cons Win Partial Victory by In a significant victory for prisoners who have been tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a lower court order in a case that had challenged the prisoners' …
Sheriff Can't Release AIDS Test Results
Article • November 15, 1991 • from PLN November, 1991
Filed under: HIV/AIDS, Medical Records, Civil Procedure, State Law Claims, Disclosure of Records
Sheriff Can't Release AIDS Test Results by Sheriff Can't Release Aids Test Results While awaiting transfer from a county jail to an Alabama prison, a convicted prisoner was given the opportunity to voluntarily submit to an AIDS test. he did so, but only after being assured by the county health …
Women Prisoners Entitled to Equal Education
Article • September 15, 1991 • from PLN September, 1991
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Prison Industries, Education, Federal Statutory Law, Title IX
Women Prisoners Entitled to Equal Education by Women Prisoners Entitled To Equal Education Glover v. Johnson, 934 F.2d 703 (6th Cir. 1991) is a class action suit originally filed in 1978 by female Michigan state prisoners claiming violation of their right to equal protection because they were not provided with …
Mail Rejection Not Upheld
Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991
Filed under: Education, Paralegals, Mail, Mail Regulations, Catalogs
Mail Rejection Not Upheld by A Michigan prisoner sent another Michigan prisoner an educational brochure on how to study to be a paralegal. Michigan DOC officials rejected the brochure claiming prison rules prohibited "contractual agreements." The district court ruled the brochure was entitled to First Amendment protection and found no …
Prison Cells, Only $30 a Night!
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds
Prison Cells, Only $30 a Night! by Prison Cells, Only $30 A Night! Although the government spends over $30 billion per year on the prison system, some states have laws giving counties the authority to charge prisoners for the privilege of being locked up and deprived of their civil rights …
Transsexual Wins Hormones Case
Article • November 15, 1990 • from PLN November, 1990
Filed under: Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Transgender, Transgender Medical Procedures, Discrimination (Transgender)
Transsexual Wins Hormones Case by A male transsexual (born with male body by psychologically a woman) prisoner sued prison officials, claiming that denying her the opportunity to continue estrogen treatments at her own expense constituted indifference to her serious medical needs. The plaintiff had a number of surgeries ant procedures …
Civil Rights Suit For Damages Against State Prison Officials In Individual Capacities
Article • July 15, 1990 • from PLN July, 1990
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Complaints, Eleventh Amendment Immunity
Civil Rights Suit For Damages Against State Prison Officials In Individual Capacities by Two prisoners filed a civil rights damage suite against state correctional officials, charging that they were denied due process because they were not given a timely hearing before being placed in segregation. The court noted that, under …
Prisoner Gets $500 in Records Suit
Article • May 15, 1990 • from PLN May, 1990
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Damages, State Law Claims, Disclosure of Records
Prisoner Gets $500 in Records Suit by PRISONER GETS $500 IN RECORDS SUIT A prisoner in Michigan State sent a letter to DOC stating he'd received a major misconduct infraction and was found guilty. He then requested copies of the misconduct report, all statements and documents submitted at the hearing, …
Fecteau and Cofell v. City of Birmingham, MI, Complaint, false arrest prowling, 1988
Brief • February 11, 1988
Filed under: False Arrest
Fecteau and Cofell v. City of Birmingham, MI, Complaint, false arrest prowling, 1988 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MARK FECTEAU and DOMINIC COFELL, Plaintiffs, C.A. No: vs. HON. THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Defendant. / Thomas M. Loeb (P-25913) Attorney for Plaintiffs 24724 Lahser Road Southfield, …
Prison Legal News v. Ransom, Complaint, Michigan DOC Book Censorship 1999
Filing
Prison Legal News v. Ransom, Complaint, Michigan DOC Book Censorship 1999 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS; COMMON COURAGE PRESS; LARRY LYNCH (#176862); CALVIN HOLMES (#257962), on behalf of all other similarly situated prisoners and publishers, clearinghouses, and bookstores, Plaintiffs, -v- …
Prison Legal News v. Ransom, Settlement, Michigan DOC Book Censorship 1999
Filing
Prison Legal News v. Ransom, Settlement, Michigan DOC Book Censorship 1999 UNITED STATES DISTRlCT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DNISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 99-70523 Hon. Avern Cohn E. M. RANSOM, et al.. Defendants. ---------_/ ·REI.EASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT The undersigned Plaintiff/Releasor (hereinafter referred …
Prison Legal News v. Bezotte, Livingston County Jail Censorship Complaint, 2011
Filing
Prison Legal News v. Bezotte, Livingston County Jail Censorship Complaint, 2011 2:11-cv-13460-DPH-MAR Doc # 1 Filed 08/09/11 Pg 1 of 7 Pg ID 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, Plaintiff, v Case No. 11-cv-13460 …
Prison Legal News v. Michigan DOC, MI Complaint Public Records Suit 2009
Filing
Prison Legal News v. Michigan DOC, MI Complaint Public Records Suit 2009 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF INGHAM PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, a Washington non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, -v- Case No. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. / COMPLAINT …
PLN US Supreme Court Amicus Brief Jones v. Bock. PLRA Exhaustion
Filing
PLN US Supreme Court Amicus Brief Jones v. Bock. PLRA Exhaustion i No. 05-7058 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States LORENZO L. JONES, Petitioner, v. BARBARA BOCK ET AL., Respondents. On Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit …
MI Phone Kickback Percentage 2004-2007
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
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MI Contract with Sprint 2001-2006
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
MI Contract with Sprint 2001-2006 FOnD No. Dl't1B 134 (lin. 1196) AVTlIORITV: Ad 431 or 198-1 COI\IPu;nON: Rcqulml PENALTY: Coatnd ,"U 1101 be neculed ualess ronn Is filed STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE OF PURCHASING P.O. BOX 30026, LANSING, MI48909 OR 530 W. ALLEGAN, LANSING, MI …
MI Phone Rates on Pages 1 - 9 of 2011 Contract Change Notice
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
MI Phone Rates on Pages 1 - 9 of 2011 Contract Change Notice Form No. DMB 234 (Rev. 1/96) AUTHORITY: Act 431 of 1984 COMPLETION: Required PENALTY: Contract will not be executed unless form is filed STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PURCHASING OPERATIONS P.O. BOX 30026, …
MI Contract with Sprint Extensions through 2009
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
MI Contract with Sprint Extensions through 2009 Fonn No. OMS 234IRov. 1/96) AUTHORITY: Act 431 of 1984 COMPLETtON: Required PENALTY: Contrac:t will not bo executed unloss fonn Is filed STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PURCHASING OPERATIONS P.O. BOX 30026, LANSING, MI48909 June 19, 2008 OR 530 W. …
MI Prison Phone Legislation Banning Kickbacks 2008
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
MI Prison Phone Legislation Banning Kickbacks 2008 Act No. 245 Public Acts of 2008 Approved by the Governor* July 18, 2008 Filed with the Secretary of State July 18, 2008 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 18, 2008 *Item Vetoes Sec. 105. FIELD OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION Intensive probation pilot program $ 0980,000 (Page 3) …
MI Phone Kickbacks 2004-2008
Kickback publication
Filed under: Telephones
MI Phone Kickbacks 2004-2008 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTiONS TELEPHONE COMMISSIONS if§'P~~'Ti01 NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP TOTAL - FY04 t:4 OCT Fl'!'200~" NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP TOTAL· FY05 $742,863.07 $741,788.64 $876,016.15 $780,212.30 $784,519.82 $820,489.58 $732,893.45 $757,545.88 $700,381.58 …
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