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Prisoners Riot in Dartmouth Jail by Gary Hunter On April 15, 2001, the scene at the Dartmouth House of Correction in Massachusetts could have been lifted straight from the pages of a medieval novel. Prisoners stormed the woodshop, armed themselves with boards, then set the shop afire. While one group …
PLN Wins Nevada Censorship Suit by Beginning in January 2000, the Nevada Division of Prisons (DOP) began censoring Prison Legal News in all of its prisons, affecting 21 Nevada prisoners who subscribed to PLN .Prison Legal News was never afforded any notice of the censorship nor given an opportunity to …
Ohio Death Row Prisoners Sue Over Last Words by An Ohio federal district court refused to dismiss a challenge to an Ohio policy prohibiting condemned prisoners from giving last statements. The Court also discussed the PLRA's administrative exhaustion requirements and mootness concerns. Ohio Death Row prisoner Fred Treesh and another …
Brief • July 30, 2001
Prison Legal News v. Millard County, UT, Complaint, Publication Ban, 2001 • Case 2:01-cv-00580-TS Document 1 • Filed 07/30/2001 Page 1 of 15 "i I~'ILED , r (, ,! '~' T USB # 0215 BRIAN M. BARNARD USB # 8204 JAMES L. HARRIS, Jr. UTAH LEGAL CLINIC Attorneys for PLAINTIFF …
Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001
Continuing California's Prison Interview Ban by Willie Wisely by W. Wisely For the second year in a row, California Governor Gray Davis vetoed a bill aimed to restore news media access to prisoners. On Monday, October 2, 2000, Davis vetoed the bill, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, which …
Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001
Second Circuit Holds Staged Perp Walks Unconstitutional, Grants Qualified Immunity by The court of appeals for the Second Circuit has held that staged "perp walks" are unconstitional violations of an arrestee's Fourth Amendment's rights. However, the Second Circuit also held that the law was not sufficiently established in September 1995 …
Washington Media Royalties Sentencing Condition Reversed by A Washington State Court of Appeals modified the sentence of childrapist Mary R. Letourneau by striking a requirement that inperson contact with her own children be supervised and lifting the prohibition on her profiting from any commercialization related to her crimes. In early …
Brief • June 7, 2001
Prison Legal News v. Cook, OR, Motion for Attorney's Fees, Censorship, 2001 Iol ~ c I~J '\II ~ \Q) \ri\ JUH0110m Arthur E. Sc hmi dt, ass 87401 OREGON LAW CENTER SAMUEL J. Sl\LlNEA 813 SW Alder, #500 Portland, OR 97205 Tel: (503) 295· 2760 Fax: ( 503) 295-0676 Allolney …
Article • May 15, 2001 • from PLN May, 2001
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to PLN's 132nd consecutive issue. May 2001, marks PLN's eleventh anniversary. In that time period PLN has grown from a 10 page, hand typed, photocopied newsletter to its current magazine format and size. As reported in last month's editorial, things at PLN have …
Article • April 15, 2001 • from PLN April, 2001
PLN Strikes Down Oregon Bulk Mail Ban by Paul Wright The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit held that the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) ban on third class standard non-profit mail (AKA bulk mail) was unconstitutional and violated the First amendment rights of publishers and prisoners alike. The …
Article • April 15, 2001 • from PLN April, 2001
Coalition for Prisoners' Rights? by Paul Wright The Coalition for Prisoners' Rights (CPR) is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and since 1981 has published a small newsletter by the same name. After PLN had recruited counsel to litigate the Oregon bulk mail case, PLN v. Cook [see accompanying article] …
Article • April 15, 2001 • from PLN April, 2001
Filed under: Reviews, Media, Prisoner Media
The Funhouse Mirror, By Robert Ellis Gordon and Inmates of the Washington Corrections System by Allen N Huxley WSU Press (2000), $14.95 Review by Allen N. Huxley Robert Ellis Gordon is an educator and fiction writer who conducted creative writing workshops in various Washington prisons during the late 80s and …
Article • March 15, 2001 • from PLN March, 2001
WA DOC Sells Prisoner Information by In response to a Public Disclosure Act (PDA) request from PLN, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) revealed that since at least 1995 it has been selling prisoner information to a variety of private and media companies. The private company data brokers in turn …
Article • February 15, 2001 • from PLN February, 2001
Filed under: Reviews, Media, Prisoner Media
Book Review: Doing Time: 25 Years of Prison Writing by Mumia Abu-Jamal Fyodor Dostoevsky's old adage about measuring a civilization by reviewing its prisons if followed in the U.S. context is a condemnation of this nation's own version of the gulag archipelago. A cross-section of prisoner's writings submitted to the …
Article • January 15, 2001 • from PLN January, 2001
From the Editor by Paul Wright Paul Wright January 15, 2001, marks the end of PLN's matching grant fundraiser. PLN still hasn't reached the full $15,000 grant maximum. If you haven't donated yet to the matching grant fundraiser please do so now. We will report the fundraiser's results in the …
Article • January 15, 2001 • from PLN January, 2001
Wisconsin Supermax Bans Local Paper by When the southwestern Wisconsin town of Boscobel celebrated the grand opening of a 509bed supermax prison in September 1999, the festive atmosphere was likened to a carnival or state fair so happy were the townspeople to bring in jobs, jobs, jobs. Venders hawked sodas, …
Death as a Salesman: Benneton Ad Campaign Comes to Death Row by Dan Pens By Dan Pens In January, 2000, Italian fashion conglomerate Benetton Group kicked off a worldwide "issue advocacy" ad campaign titled "Looking Death in the Face." The ads, featuring images of death row prisoners, sparked outrage among …
Article • December 15, 2000 • from PLN December, 2000
Perpetuating Crime, Consolidating Power by Janet Stanton Perpetuating Crime, Consolidating Power: The Race & Class Logic of Mass Incarceration An Interview with Paul Wright by Janet Stanton Arthur Stamoulis's (Common Courage Press) audiotaped interview with Paul Wright offers the listener a concise overview of the most disturbing issue confronting our …
9th Circuit Upholds Ban on Sex-based Publications; Requires Due Process by 9th Circuit Upholds Ban on Sex-based publications; Requires Due Process Against a First Amendment challenge, the Ninth Circuit has upheld a prison regulation banning sex-based publications depicting penetration. The Court also held that prisoners have a Fourteenth Amendment due …
Article • November 15, 2000 • from PLN November, 2000
From the Editor by Paul Wright By Paul Wright PLN recently gained the ability to process credit card orders for books, subscriptions, and donations. PLN's office phone number is on page two of every issue for those who wish to subscribe, renew their subscriptions, purchase books or just make a …
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