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BOP Mail Rule Banning Internet Downloads and Soft Cover Publications Not Sent by Publisher Held Unconstitutional by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On October 26, 2006, in an unpublished order, the U.S. District Court (D. Colo.) held that 28 C.F.R. § 540.71(a)(2), which restricts Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prisoners …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
PLN Sues Dallas County Jail for Censorship by On February 26, 2007, Prison Legal News filed suit against the Dallas County Jail in Dallas, Texas, challenging the jail?s total ban on magazines and newspapers. PLN claims the policy, which took effect on March 31, 2006, violates the publication?s right to …
Brief • April 12, 2007
Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger, CA, Complaint, California DOC Censorship, 2007 ( 1 2 3 4 ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP Sanford Jay Rosen, Bar No. 62566 Meghan Lang, Bar No. 221156 Amy Whelan, Bar No. 215675 315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 433-6830 Facsimile: …
Article • March 15, 2007 • from PLN March, 2007
From the Editor by Paul Wright This editorial is being written in Wichita, Kansas on February 14, 2007. For the past two days PLN?s executive director, Don Miniken, and I have been attending the bench trial before USDC Judge Monte Belot in Prison Legal News v. Werholtz. PLN filed the …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
California Governor Vetoes Open Records, Prisoner Condoms and Media Access Bills by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On September 29, 2006, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislative bills that would have permitted better access to public records, condoms in state prisons as well as media access to specified prisoners. The …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Filed under: Media, Access to Media
New Jersey Prison Commissioner’s Complete Ban On Media Lifted by Gary Hunter New Jersey Prison Commissioner's Complete Ban On Media Lifted by Gary Hunter Immediately upon taking office, in January 2005, New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner George Hayman imposed a total ban on media interviews with prisoners. DOC …
Brief • November 28, 2006
Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger, Settlement, California DOC Censorship, 2006 Settlement Agreement This Settlement Agreement is made between Prison Legal News (PLN) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) by and through the Secretary of CDCR, in his official and individual capacity. This Settlement Agreement sets forth the …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
PLNs Publication-Ban Suit Against Kansas DOC Set For Trial On Declaratory And Injunctive Relief by John Dannenberg PLNs Publication-Ban Suit Against Kansas DOC Set For Trial On Declaratory And Injunctive Relief by John E. Dannenberg Seeking to overturn restrictive bans on prisoner receipt of publications in the Kansas Department of …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Female Missouri Prisoners Make $291,000 as Sexy Pen Pals, AG Wants His Cut by Some Missouri prisoners have been making money by soliciting donations from pen pals found using internet web sites. Attorney General Jay Nixon says Missouri wants a piece of the action. Well, actually, the state wants all …
PLN Wins FOIA Suit to Gain Copies of BOP Verdicts and Settlements without Charge by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The United States District Court (D.D.C.) granted PLNs motion for summary judgment and ordered the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide investigative material requested by PLN under …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
From the Editor by Paul Wright This issue reports positive developments we have acheived in two lawsuits, one against the Washington Department of Corrections and the other against the federal Bureau of Prisons. Both cases have taken a lot of time and energy on the part of both PLN staff …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Supreme Court: Banning Publications to Punish Recalcitrant Prisoners Trumps Their First Amendment Rights by John E Dannenberg Supreme Court: Banning Publications to Punish Recalcitrant Prisoners Trumps Their First Amendment Rights by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) policy of banning its …
Brief • September 13, 2006
Prison Legal News v Lappin, DC, Stip and Order - Atty Fees, BOP public records, 2006 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 26 Filed 09/13/2006 Page 1 of 2 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 26 Filed 09/13/2006 Page 2 of 2
Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006
From the Editor by Paul Wright With this issue of PLN we are back on our regular publishing schedule of sending each issue to the printer around the end of the month. We got behind last summer due to switching over to a new layout program and a trial in …
Brief • June 26, 2006
Prison Legal News v Lappin, DC, Verdict, BOP public records, 2006 Page 1 Cited As of: Jan 04, 2007 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. HARLEY G. LAPPIN, DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant. Civil Action No. 05-1812 (RBW) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 436 F. Supp. …
Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006
Filed under: Death Row, Media, Prisoner Media
The Decline and Fall of the Prison Press by Leah Caldwell It was a melee, a riot, a simmering dispute. Despite the nomenclature, coverage of the August 9, 2005, prisoner incident at San Quentin prison was hardly diversified. 39 prisoners were injured in one of the largest riots since 1982 …
Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006
Nevadas Son of Sam Statute of Violates First Amendment by Mark Wilson Nevadas Son of Sam Statute of Violates First Amendment by Mark Wilson The Nevada Supreme Court held that the States Son of Sam law violates the First Amendment. In 1977, New York enacted the nations first Son of …
Grenning v. Bisson, WA, Complaint, Retaliation, 2006 Case 3:06-cv-05298-RJB Document 9 Case 3:06-cv-05298-RJB-JKA Document 1-2 Filed 07/20/06 Page 1 of 25 Filed 05/30/2006 Page 1 of 25 11111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111 ll(i·CV·0529H-( 'MI' _ _ _ _ RECEiVED o MAY 30 ZOOS CLfRK U.t>. UI~;., ';ic..: r CUUHT WEST£RN DISTRICT OF …
Texas Prisoner Writers Retaliation Lawsuit Proceeds by David Reutter Texas Prisoner Writers Retaliation Lawsuit Proceeds by David M. Reutter A Texas federal district court has granted in part and denied in part prison officials motion to dismiss Texas prisoners lawsuit alleging he was retaliated against for having articles published criticizing …
Supreme Court: Prisoners' ADA Right to Sue for Damages Trumps State's Sovereign Immunity by by John E. Dannenberg The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the private cause of action created by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) (42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.), which permits disabled state prisoners …
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