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Article • October 15, 2000 • from PLN October, 2000
WI DOC Ends Censorship of PLN by In early August 2000, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) announced it would end its haphazard ban on PLN in Wisconsin prisons. Since January 2000, some Wisconsin prisons had refused to allow prisoners to subscribe or renew their subscriptions to PLN by paying …
Brief • October 4, 2000
Prison Legal News v. Crawford, NV, Settlement and Memo, NV DOC Censorship, 2000 NATIONAL PRISON PROJECT Elizabeth Alexander David C. Fathi su.eoun$tli (202) 234·4830 , 875 Connecticut Avenue. NW. Suite 410 Washington. DC 20009 Fax (202) 234-4890 BY FACSIMILE AND FIRST-CLASS MAIL October 4, 2000 Joe Ward, Jr., Esq. Senior …
Brief • September 27, 2000
Prison Legal News v. Crawford, NV, Settlement, NV DOC Censorship, 2000 / • , '. \:~ ( , , a ,• • ,"'.- -,.' ,- ! ~ .. ,~ - . ;"nI CT ....., 1•.::: . IIIECEMO ~ SEP I 8 100l .'.L.EM" Wi. DJSTRlCT couer r , • ,I …
Brief • August 28, 2000
Vincent v. Martin, MI, Judgment, Right to Counsel, 2000 2:99-cv-71416-AC Doc # 82 Filed 08/28/00 Pg 1 of 1 ~' AO 450 (Rev. 5/85) Judgment In 1 Clvll C.. Pg ID 296 • ~nii£h ~ta:i£s c!§l istrirt Qlourt ~~~~~~-E=A:..:.:.ST-=-=E~RN:..;_~~~~~DISTRJCTOF~~~M-I_C_H_I_G_A_N~~~~~~~~~ JOHN VINCENT, SR., and JOHN VINCENT, JR.,. Plaintiffs, JUDGMENT IN A …
Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000
America Behind Bars, video series from Deep Dish TV by Janet Stanton AMERICA BEHIND BARS, video series from Deep Dish TV Review By Janet Stanton No society since Nazi Germany has built so many prisons in such a short time. Each of those prisons is a school or a hospital …
PLN Sues to Uncover Telemarketing Closure by The accompanying story on the closure of the Washington Marketing Group (WMG) operation at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Washington, occured in May, 1999. Shortly after it occurred PLN editor Paul Wright filed a Public Disclosure Act (PDA) request with the Department …
Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000
Filed under: Editorials, Media, Censorship
From the Editor by Paul Wright Remember that effective August 1, 2000, PLN's prisoner subscription rate will be $18 for 12 issues, and $9 for six issues. Prisoner subscriptions will be prorated at $1.50 per issue. Rates for non prisoners will remain the same, as those were raised two years …
Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000
AL DOC Settles PLN Gift Subscription Lawsuit by On March 29, 2000, the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit filed by Prison Legal News and Alabama prisoner Aven Cotton. The Alabama DOC had previously required its prisoners to purchase books, magazines and newspaper subscriptions using funds from their …
Brief • August 13, 2000
Prison Legal News v. Crawford, NV, Preliminary Injunction, NV DOC Censorship, 2000 , No.l m P·2 , • • , • • •, t • • AQorncys For Plaintiff! -;;- -n- ~. " " " .." .... ...." UNITED STAYES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA \ I ., " 0 …
Brief • August 1, 2000
Prison Legal News v. Crawford, NV, Amended Complaint, NV DOC Censorship, 2000 ,• , DONALD YORK EVANS, ESQ . Slate Bar No. 1070 P.O. Box 864 Ren o. :-..V 89504 (775) 348· 7400 • Coopcratin~ • ,• • • , 0 ~ < David C . Falhi National Prison Projcct …
Marriott Cancels Prison Protest Concert by Sodexho-Marriot is a huge transnational corporation mainly consisting of hotel and food service operations. Marriott Dining Services, a subsidiary of Sodhexo- Marriott, operates the American University Tavern on the Washington D.C. campus of AU. On February 15, 2000, a hip-hop concert was booked at …
Article • June 15, 2000 • from PLN June, 2000
Oregon Execution Viewing Rules Invalidated by The Oregon Supreme Court invalidated several administrative rules of the Oregon Department of Corrections, (ODOC), regarding the witnessing of executions. The Court held that the challenged rules exceeded the ODOC's rulemaking authority. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and several other members of the media …
Brief • May 31, 2000
Filed under: Censorship
Dehut v. Evans, WA, Tort Complaint, Censorship, 2000 . MAY-31-00 WED 10:43 AM FAX NO. P. 09 - ..... I r""'''-.~~" ... '.:. t ~HE SUPERIOR 2 ~ THE COUNTY Of SEOKANE 3 JEFFERY MICHAEL DeBUT, ,:-·.1 COU~T OF WASHINGTON ~ ~.:::.. ,-_, ":.' .. - J O:::C -9 99 …
2003 Washington Legislative Round-up by Lonnie Burton In its 2003 session the Washington leg-islature enacted numerous laws affecting prisoners. Highlights of the most relevant laws are as follows: Regional Jails Substitute House Bill 1609 instructs the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to present a plan by Dec. 31, 2003, for creating "pilot …
Article • May 15, 2000 • from PLN May, 2000
Filed under: Media, Prisoner Media
The History of Prison Legal News by Paul Wright In May, 1990, the first issue of Prisoners' Legal News (PLN) was published. It was hand typed, photocopied and ten pages long. The first issue was mailed to 75 potential subscribers. Its budget was $50. The first 3 issues were banned …
PLN in Court by Paul Wright Since PLN started in 1990 we have been censored in prisons and jails around the country. We have always attempted to resolve censorship issues administratively, but in cases where the goal was to keep PLN out of prison at any cost, that obviously wasn't …
Brief • April 28, 2000
Vincent v. Martin, MI, Memo and Order, Right to Counsel, 2000 2:99-cv-71416-AC Doc # 81 Filed 04/28/00 Pg 1 of 14 Pg ID 178 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JOHN VINCENT, Sr. and JOHN VINCENT, Jr., Plaintiffs, Case No. 99-CV-71416 V. HONORABLE AVERN COHN BILL …
Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000
Two Die during Latest Angola Escape Attempt by Two Die During Latest Angola Escape Attempt by Dan Pens A guard and a prisoner were killed December 28, 1999 at Louisiana's maximum security penitentiary at Angola during a bungled escape attempt that ended after a two hour hostage standoff. The guard, …
Brief • March 21, 2000
Filed under: Censorship
Prison Legal News v. Haley, AL, Stipulation, Censorship, 2000 IN 11IE UNITED 5.-a.~18 COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALA BAMA 6IMSf!r lIlIl~ PRISON I.EGAL NEWS, INC., and AYEN H . COTION , MAR 21 P b= 3b ) C~BR'" t'. :iA~ !\!:TT. HWDl[ OlS I Plaintiffs, CUI U.S. OISTIl …
Washington DOC Settles Mail Censorship Suit by In early October, 1999, the Wash- ington Department of Corrections settled a wide ranging lawsuit challenging various aspects of its mail censorship policies. PLN reported the filing of the suit in its November, 1997, issue. The lawsuit had publisher plaintiffs Humanists of Washington, …
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