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Publisher Files Censorship Suit Against Jail in Lincoln County, Wisconsin
In-the-News Article • July 19, 2021
Publisher Files Censorship Suit Against Jail in Lincoln County, Wisconsin July 19, 2021 PLN Press Releases Prison Legal News PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Defense Center, For Immediate Release July 19, 2021   Merrill, WI – Today,the non-profit organization Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) filed suit in the U.S. Western District Court …
Disgraced doctors, unlicensed officials: Prisons face criticism over health care
In-the-News Article • July 1, 2021
Disgraced doctors, unlicensed officials: Prisons face criticism over health care July 1, 2021 Articles that mention PLN NBC News When the coronavirus hit the Federal Bureau of Prisons last year, the senior official responsible for overseeing health care and safety in all of the more than 120 lockups was Nicole …
Jaan Laaman released after 37 years
In-the-News Article • July 1, 2021
Jaan Laaman released after 37 years July 1, 2021 Articles that mention PLN workers.org Radical political activist Jaan Laaman of the Ohio 7 was released from McCreary federal prison after 37 years in U.S. custody. He was arrested in 1984 and charged with “seditious conspiracy,” along with other members of …
A CLOSER LOOK: a de-escalation simulator may help police reduce the use of excessive force
In-the-News Article • June 24, 2021
A CLOSER LOOK: a de-escalation simulator may help police reduce the use of excessive force June 24, 2021 Articles that mention PLN KNWA Fox24 ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — One law enforcement agency in Arkansas is investing in state-of-the-art technology to help de-escalate emergency situations. It is a use of force training …
Victory: Court Rejects Jail’s Postcard-Only Rule As Unlawful Infringement of Prisoners’ First Amendment Rights
In-the-News Article • June 23, 2021
Victory: Court Rejects Jail’s Postcard-Only Rule As Unlawful Infringement of Prisoners’ First Amendment Rights June 23, 2021 Articles about PLN Litigation Gilmer Mirror ST. LOUIS, Mo. — In a victory for prisoners’ rights, a federal appeals court has given the green light to a First Amendment lawsuit challenging an Arkansas county …
Public or secret? High court weighs records of prison health care contractor
In-the-News Article • June 22, 2021
Public or secret? High court weighs records of prison health care contractor June 22, 2021 Articles about PLN Litigation VT Digger The Vermont Supreme Court will decide whether a private contractor working for the state has to abide by the same rules as a state agency in providing information to …
Juneteenth: Emancipation and resistance
In-the-News Article • June 18, 2021
Juneteenth: Emancipation and resistance June 18, 2021 Articles that mention PLN workers.org Houston After decades of struggle for recognition, Juneteenth has been made a federal holiday by Congress and was signed into law by President Joe Biden June 17. Federal workers had Friday, June 18, off as a paid holiday, …
Perverted Prison Justice
In-the-News Article • June 17, 2021
Perverted Prison Justice June 17, 2021 Articles that mention PLN Consortium News Here’s an example of how the prison rape-elimination law gets violated; and not by other prisoners.  Many of you know that I’ve written about whistleblower Marty Gottesfeld in the past. Marty was sentenced to a draconian 10 years in prison for initiating a denial-of-service …
Florida Update From the Inside: Prison Searches: Invading a Prisoner's Domain
In-the-News Article • June 15, 2021
Florida Update From the Inside: Prison Searches: Invading a Prisoner's Domain June 15, 2021 Florida Update From The Inside David M. Reutter The Fourth Amendment secures the right of the people to be secure in their homes and property, for it prohibits unreasonable and warrantless searches and seizures. When you …
Nonprofit raising awareness about Sugar Land 95
In-the-News Article • June 15, 2021
Nonprofit raising awareness about Sugar Land 95 June 15, 2021 Articles that mention PLN fort bend star Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19 across the country each year, commemorates the anniversary of Union General Gordon Granger’s arrival in Galveston to proclaim that Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had officially outlawed slavery in …
He Built an App To Send Postcards to Prison
In-the-News Article • June 15, 2021
He Built an App To Send Postcards to Prison June 15, 2021 Articles that mention PLN freethink Flikshop makes it as easy as possible to snap pics and instantly send them as postcards to inmates. By JACK BERNING 15 Jun, 2021 12:00 PM For someone outside of prison, one of the most …
'In There To Die:' Astoria Mother Calls For Elder Parole Reform
In-the-News Article • June 9, 2021
'In There To Die:' Astoria Mother Calls For Elder Parole Reform June 9, 2021 Articles that mention PLN Patch.com An Astoria mother, whose husband has been in prison for 33 years, calls on lawmakers to pass parole bills before the session ends this week. ASTORIA, QUEENS — Nawanna Tucker has …
End privatization of prison mail!
In-the-News Article • June 4, 2021
End privatization of prison mail! June 4, 2021 Articles that mention PLN Workers World Boston Banning paper letters for the incarcerated: Would you consider this torture? Would you consider this sensory deprivation? Would you consider this a violation of human rights? We do! Imagine not having seen your family, children, …
Florida Update From The Inside: Twackers: The New Space Junky?
In-the-News Article • May 30, 2021
Florida Update From The Inside: Twackers: The New Space Junky? May 30, 2021 Florida Update From The Inside David M. Reutter Over my 33 years of imprisonment, I have been to the best and worst prisons Florida operates. I have seen some conscious-shocking things and some extremely kind acts perpetrated …
FCC approves plan to make some phone calls cheaper for inmates and their families
In-the-News Article • May 21, 2021
FCC approves plan to make some phone calls cheaper for inmates and their families May 21, 2021 Articles that mention PLN ABA Journal The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Thursday to make phone calls more affordable for people in prisons or jails by approving a plan to reduce out-of-state call …
LA County Sheriff Says He’ll Disclose Names of Officers Who Shoot People
In-the-News Article • May 19, 2021
LA County Sheriff Says He’ll Disclose Names of Officers Who Shoot People May 19, 2021 Articles that mention PLN Courthouse News The department will release the names of 95 officers who shot people and whose identities have not been previously disclosed. LOS ANGELES (CN) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s …
When Climate Disaster and Mass Incarceration Collide
In-the-News Article • May 19, 2021
When Climate Disaster and Mass Incarceration Collide May 19, 2021 Articles that mention PLN In These Times Failed responses to environmental disasters in jails are gambling with detainees’ lives. PALMETTO, FLA.— More than 1,200 detainees at Manatee County Jail waited to hear if they would be evacuated from the danger zone on …
Pushing Back on Prison Labor
In-the-News Article • May 4, 2021
Pushing Back on Prison Labor May 4, 2021 Articles that mention PLN Inside Higher Ed Public institutions often have ties to state-run prison labor companies. Students at one university system are trying to challenge that. By Lilah Burke Lots of furniture at City University of New York institutions is made by …
FCC Needs More ‘Courage’ in Curbing Prison Phone Costs: Advocates
In-the-News Article • May 4, 2021
FCC Needs More ‘Courage’ in Curbing Prison Phone Costs: Advocates May 4, 2021 Articles that mention PLN The Crime Report By Emily Riley A Federal Communication Commission (FCC) order to cap phone rates for incarcerees is “too little…for too few,” say supporters of the Prison Phone Justice campaign. Calling the April 29 draft …
COVID-19, Rodents, Unpaid Labor: A Year In The Allegheny County Jail Kitchen
In-the-News Article • May 2, 2021
COVID-19, Rodents, Unpaid Labor: A Year In The Allegheny County Jail Kitchen May 2, 2021 Articles that mention PLN Pittsburgh Current By Brittany Hailer In many ways, the kitchen is the heartbeat of the Allegheny County Jail.  Forty workers at a time prepare food for more than 1,600 hungry men and …
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