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Washington Legislature Amends 35% Law, Again

Article • August 15, 1999 • from PLN August, 1999

Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Death Row, Mail, Postage, State Legislation

Washington Legislature Amends 35% Law, Again by Paul Wright RCW 72.09:480 was enacted in 1995 as part of House Bill (FIB) 2410, a massive prisoner bashing bill that unanimously passed the legislature that year. RCW 72.09.480 was slipped into HB 2010 with no public hearings, debate or notice. The law …

Washington DOC Illegally Penalizes Indigents

Article • August 15, 1999 • from PLN August, 1999

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds

Washington DOC Illegally Penalizes Indigents by On December 24, 1998, Thurston county superior court judge Daniel Bershauer held that Washington prison officials had unlawfully converted an indigent prisoner's funds. Roger Smith, a prisoner at the Airway Heights Correctional Center (AHCC), was indigent when he was sent $10. AHCC officials then …

Belden v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Failure to Reasonably Accommodate Employee, 1999

Brief • August 13, 1999

Belden v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Failure to Reasonably Accommodate Employee, 1999 •• • • STANDARD TORT CLAIM FORM Pursuant to RCW 4.92, this form is provided for your convenience when filing a tort claim against the State of Washington.. If filing a claim involving an accident with a vehicle …

Wagner v. WA DOC, WA, Protective Order, Medical Neglect, 1999

Brief • July 23, 1999

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Wagner v. WA DOC, WA, Protective Order, Medical Neglect, 1999 • 1 . AP;,.;... ~; t"J ..;.. .~ BEFORE THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON 2 .' ... 3 GLORIA WAGNER, NO. RED-99-0057 4 Appellant, 5 PROTECTIVE ORDER v. 6 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, 7 Respondent. 8 9 …

Washington Restitution Order Expired Ten Years After Release

Article • July 15, 1999 • from PLN July, 1999

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Restitution

Washington Restitution Order Expired Ten Years After Release by The Washington state court of appeals granted a prisoner's personal restraint petition, holding that under RCW 9.94A.142(1994) his restitution obligation expired 10 years after his release from confinement for the crimes which gave rise to the restitution order. In 1986, Brandt …

Qualified Immunity in Transsexual Treatment Case

Article • July 15, 1999 • from PLN July, 1999

Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Qualified Immunity, Supervisory Liability, Transgender Medical Procedures

Qualified Immunity in Transsexual Treatment Case by In the December, 1998, issue of PLN we reported Farmer v. Hawk, 991 F. Supp. 19 (D DC 1998). Dee Farmer, a federal pre operational male to female transsexual, challenged the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy of not providing adequate treatment to transsexual …

Washington EFV Cut-Off Date Questioned

Article • July 15, 1999 • from PLN July, 1999

Filed under: Visiting

Washington EFV Cut-Off Date Questioned by Afederal district court in Washington held that a prisoner had been wrongly prevented from applying to the state's Extended Family Visiting (EFV) program. The court also held that prison rules restricting EFV participation to prisoners married before their incarceration did not violate the ex …

Washington Gift Subscription Ban Injunction Affirmed

Article • July 15, 1999 • from PLN July, 1999

Filed under: Damages, Injunctions, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Qualified Immunity, Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process

Washington Gift Subscription Ban Injunction Affirmed by In the February, 1998, issue of PLN we reported Crofton v. Spalding and Crofton v. Ocanaz. Both were unpublished rulings from the U.S. district court in Spokane, Washington. Two separate judges ruled that a Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) policy requiring that prisoners purchase …

Bartlett v. State of Washington, WA, Judgment, Substandard Healthcare, 1999

Brief • June 16, 1999

Filed under: Medical

Bartlett v. State of Washington, WA, Judgment, Substandard Healthcare, 1999 FILED JUN 16 1999 THOMASR SPOKANE C6~NALTYLOU'ST CLERK 2 ... .J 4 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE 5 6 7 VALERIE 1. BARTLETT, 8 9 10 Plaintiff, NO. 97-2-04659-3 …

Washington Prisoners Damage Colorado Private Prison

Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999

Filed under: Classification, Out of State Transfers, Esmor/CSC, Prison Rebellion, Clothing, Restraints

Washington Prisoners Damage Colorado Private Prison by Amajor prisoner uprising rolled through a for-profit prison at Olney Springs, Colorado, for six hours, causing extensive damage. State prison SWAT teams were called in from as far as 200 miles away to regain control of the prison. The incident took place Friday, …

Washington Prisoners Brutalized in Colorado Private Prison

Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Esmor/CSC, Prison Rebellion, Food, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Shootings

Washington Prisoners Brutalized in Colorado Private Prison by Waldo Waldron-Ramsey [Editor's Note: The corporate media in Colorado and Washington alike reported on the uprising by Washington prisoners at the Olney Springs prison. They uniformly parroted the line by prison officials that the prisoners had revolted because they were unhappy at …

Washington Parole Officer Blown Up

Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999

Filed under: Parole, Guards/Staff, Assaults on Staff

Washington Parole Officer Blown Up by On January 26, 1999, Tom Perrine, a Community Corrections Officer (AKA parole officer), for the Washington Department of Corrections, was blown up by a trip wire bomb planted in the carport of his Montesano home. Perrine was leaving for work when he saw a …

Debruyne v. WA DOC, WA, Judgment, Head and Back Injuries, 1999

Brief • June 14, 1999

Filed under: Injury -- Misc.

Debruyne v. WA DOC, WA, Judgment, Head and Back Injuries, 1999 -'. 1 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF THURSTON 2 3 4 MlCHAEL DEBRUYNE and KATHERINE E. DEBRUYNE, husband and wife and the marital community comprised thereof, .. NO. 96-2-04484-6 …

Prideaux v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Sexual Harassment Case, 1999

Brief • June 3, 1999

Prideaux v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Sexual Harassment Case, 1999 ~~. .,•.. 1 2 COpy REC'V IN 3 F& 4 At_"'-'~L""Y~~'-t BY;'I':~-.e:;,:",,;,:~_-,-_ WA.S~~~~~ D~9€ 5 OF WASHINGTON FOR SPOKANE COUNTY 6 7 JOANNA PRIDEAUX, 8 9 10 11 12 COMPLAINT vs. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT …

Wilson v. WA DOC, WA, Appeal Dismissal, Possession of Marijuana, 1999

Brief • May 30, 1999

Filed under: Marijuana Laws/Issues

Wilson v. WA DOC, WA, Appeal Dismissal, Possession of Marijuana, 1999 1 BEFORE THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD 2 STATE OF WASHINGTON 3 4 Appellant, 5 v. 6 ) ) Case No. DISM-99-0026 ) ) FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF ) ) LAW AND ORDER OF THE BOARD ) ) ) …

White Guard, Black Guard: Racism in Washington Continues

Article • May 15, 1999 • from PLN May, 1999

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct

White Guard, Black Guard: Racism in Washington Continues by Jennifer Vogel Charles Jackson and Collins Bailey, two of only a handful of African-American prison guards working at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center about 40 miles west of Port Angeles, were lost. They'd been on the way to an outdoor barbecue …

Released Sex Offender Not "In Custody" for Habeas

Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Habeas Corpus

Released Sex Offender Not "In Custody" for Habeas by Released Sex Offender Not "In Custody" for Habeas In a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a sex offender who has completed his sentence, but who must register under a so-called "Megan's Law," is not "in custody" for …

Parole Change May Violate Ex Post Facto; Change Can Be Challenged Via § 1983

Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Habeas Corpus

Parole Change May Violate Ex Post Facto; Change Can Be Challenged Via § 1983 by Parole Change May Violate Ex Post Facto; Change Can Be Challenged Via § 1983 In two separate rulings the court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit held that changes to parole eligibility schemes …

Woodley v. WA DOC, WA, Settlement, Race Discrimination Case, 1999

Brief • April 12, 1999

Filed under: Racial Discrimination

Woodley v. WA DOC, WA, Settlement, Race Discrimination Case, 1999 .- .", . ....... ... STATE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 1999 APR 12 AN 10: 58 IN THE MATTER OF BILLY G. WOODLEYv. STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL. PIERCE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE No. 96-2-08565-6 The parties, BILLY …

Sprengel v. State of Washington, WA, Judgment, Walla Walla Parking Lot Accident, 1999

Brief • March 22, 1999

Filed under: Accidents

Sprengel v. State of Washington, WA, Judgment, Walla Walla Parking Lot Accident, 1999 ~. 3 \0 :2:JG:l7-01 -._""! .'."'"'. , "'" If .' " .... 1 ,•• I 1 2 3 I, Jo Anne Caines. certify that on March 10, 1999, I mailed a copy of this document, postage prepaid, …