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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 …
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 …
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