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Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Settlement Reverses Virginia DOC’s Ban on Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook by David Reutter A settlement agreement between the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) and two civil rights organizations that publish the Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook (JLH) overturned the VDOC’s ban on JLH and requires that five copies of that publication be placed …
Article • November 15, 2011
Federal Magistrate Rules on Case Filed by State Prisoner Denied Delivery of Prison Legal News by Derek Gilna A United States Magistrate in the State of Oklahoma has issued a Report and Recommendation regarding Oklahoma prison officials' motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss an Oklahoma prisoner's civil rights and …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
FDOC Pen Pal Advertising Ban Passes Constitutional Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In January 2011, a federal district court granted summary judgment to the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) in a lawsuit challenging FDOC rule 33-210.101(9), Florida Administrative Code, which prohibits prisoners from advertising for pen pals …
Prison Officials’ Determination of Gang Symbols in Outgoing Mail Accorded Deference by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has applied the “substantial deference” doctrine to a prisoner’s claim challenging censorship of his outgoing mail. After the district court granted summary judgment to prison officials, Wisconsin prisoner Joseph Koutnik appealed that …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Remembering the High Point of Prisoner Rights by David Hudson by David L. Hudson, Jr. Thirty-seven years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396 (1974), a ruling that has since proven to be the high-water mark for prisoner rights. On April 29, 1974, the high …
Brief • June 7, 2011
Filed under: Due Process
Jacobs v. PA DOC, PA, Court Order, Conspiracy Due Process, 2011 Case 2:04-cv-01366-JFC Document 230 Filed 06/07/11 Page 1 of 59 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ANDRE JACOBS, Plaintiff, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTONS, JEFFERY A. BEARD, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) …
Brief • May 26, 2011
Hamilton v. Hall, FL, Class Order, Post Card Policy Outgoing Mail, 2011 Case 3:10-cv-00355-MCR -EMT Document 69 Filed 05/26/11 Page 1 of 5 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION MARCIE HAMILTON and JAMIE BROJANAC, all on behalf of …
Brief • April 15, 2011
Hamilton v. Hall, FL, Motion for PI, Post Card Policy Outgoing Mail, 2011 Case 3:10-cv-00355-MCR -EMT Document 54 Filed 04/15/11 Page 1 of 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MARCIE HAMILTON et al., Plaintiffs, v. No. 3:10-cv-355 MCR/ EMT WENDELL HALL, Defendant. / PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY …
Brief • March 9, 2011
ACLU AL v. Ingle, AL, Complaint, Due Process Prisoner Attorney Visitation, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA JASPER DIVISION AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA and ALLISON NEAL, Plaintiffs v. RODNEY INGLE, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Fayette County, Alabama, …
Brief • February 24, 2011
Hamilton v. Hall, FL, Complaint, Post Card Policy Outgoing Mail, 2011 Case 3:10-cv-00355-MCR -EMT Document 43 Filed 02/24/11 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Pensacola Division MARCIE HAMILTON and JAMIE BROJANAC, all on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Plaintiffs, v. No. …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
California: Confiscation of Prisoner’s Mail May Violate First Amendment by In a First Amendment case alleging improper confiscation of a state prisoner’s incoming and outgoing mail, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston denied a motion for summary judgment filed by prison officials. In 2007, Marcus Harrison, a validated member of …
PLN Sues South Carolina Jail that Bans All Reading Material Except Bibles by On October 6, 2010, Prison Legal News, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Human Rights Defense Center staff attorney Lance Weber, filed suit in federal court challenging an unconstitutional policy at the Berkeley County …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Virginia DOC for $125,250 by Prison Legal News announced on September 23, 2010 that it had settled a censorship lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) for $125,250 in damages, attorney fees and costs. In October 2009, PLN filed suit against Gene M. Johnson, …
4th Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of North Carolina Prisoners' Suit against DOC by On April 26, 1978, the 4th Circuit filed a decision to reverse and remand a district court ruling dismissing a complaint brought by 29 North Carolina prisoners against that state's governor and various DOC officials. The …
Murphy v. Lockhart, MI, Complaint, escape retaliation religious rights mail telephone family segregation, 2010 2:10-cv-11676-DML-LJM Doc # 1 Filed 04/26/10 Pg 1 of 81 Pg ID 1 2:10-cv-11676-DML-LJM Doc # 1 Filed 04/26/10 Pg 2 of 81 Pg ID 2 2:10-cv-11676-DML-LJM Doc # 1 Filed 04/26/10 Pg 3 of 81 …
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
PLN Sues Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Over Censorship; Court Upholds Rights of Book Distributors by Alex Friedmann On November 4, 2009, Prison Legal News filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against Brad Livingston, Executive Director of the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), …
Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009
PLN Sues Virginia DOC Over Censorship, Due Process Violations by On October 8, 2009, Prison Legal News filed suit in U.S. District Court against Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) Director Gene M. Johnson and other prison officials, claiming that the VDOC had violated PLN’s rights under the First and Fourteenth …
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
Missouri DOC Permits Gift Books in Response to PLN Demand Letter by On September 15, 2009, the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to revise its policy prohibiting prisoners from receiving books purchased for them by third parties or sent to them free of charge. The DOC also agreed to …
Notice Required for Rejected Packages BOP Warden Denied Qualified Immunity by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the denial of qualified immunity for a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) warden accused of denying a prisoner procedural due process in connection with the rejection of …
Fifth Circuit Upholds Correspondence Restrictions in Houston Jail by On August 9, 2000, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court's dismissal of a prisoner's challenge to correspondence restrictions at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas. Matthew James Leachman, a prisoner at the Harris County Jail, filed …
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