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Publication • 2020
Systemic Oppression and the Contested Ground of Information Access for Incarcerated People 2020 DE GRUYTER Open Information Science 2020; 4: 169–185 Research Article Jeanie Austin*, Melissa Charenko, Michelle Dillon, Jodi Lincoln Systemic Oppression and the Contested Ground of Information Access for Incarcerated People https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2020-0013 Received October 30, 2019; accepted July …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Are Prison Law Libraries Adequate? by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell If you’ve ever had to rely on a prison law library to research for a court filing, you know just how sorely lacking they can be. And that’s if you were even able to access the law library. Many …
Faison v. Held, IL, Settlement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION JEAN-MARC FAISON, #R-41130, Plaintiff, vs. C/0 HELD, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 16-598-NJR-GCS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …
Publication • May 13, 2019
New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report, 2019 New York City Board of Correction Annual Lockdown Report May 2019 Executive Summary Background According to New York City Department of Correction (“DOC” or “the Department”) policy, during emergency lock-ins (or “lockdowns”) people in custody are confined to their cells …
Tenth Circuit: Prisoner Forfeited ADA Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity Argument by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a former Colorado prisoner waived his argument that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) abrogates sovereign immunity. The court …
Lawsuits Filed Over South Dakota Replacing Prison Law Libraries with Tablets by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Two federal lawsuits were filed by South Dakota prisoners in May and June 2018 against the state Department of Corrections (DOC) over the introduction of tablet computers to replace prison law libraries and …
Amble, et al. v. Spangler, et al., TN, class-action complaint, abolishment of in-person visitation, exercise opportunities, law library access, inadequate mental health treatment, etc., 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 1 of 35 PageID #: 1 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 2 of 35 PageID #: …
NYC Board of Correction: Second Assessment of the New York City Department of Correction Inmate Grievance System, 2018 Second Assessment of the New York City Department of Correction Inmate Grievance System June 2018 Table of Contents I. Background ..................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Summary of Findings .................................................................................................................... 5 III. Recommendations for Improving …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Oregon Juvenile Prisoners Denied Law Libraries, Legal Assistance; Claims Not Heck-Barred by On June 5, 2017, an Oregon federal district court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a state prisoner who alleged he was denied access to a law library and legal assistance while confined in a juvenile facility. …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Prisoner Showed Good Cause for Extension of Time by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held a district court erred in denying a prisoner’s motion for extension of time to respond to a dispositive motion. Oklahoma state prisoner Archie Rachel, 71, filed suit in federal court regarding his medical treatment …
Eleventh Circuit: Procedural Dismissals do Not Count as Strikes Under the PLRA by David Reutter by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit held last year that a district court erred in finding the dismissals of a prisoner’s prior civil rights actions due to “lack of jurisdiction” and for “want of prosecution” …
Dear Librarian: Filling the Information Gap for Prisoners with No Internet Access by Christopher Zoukis For most Americans, life without Google or Wikipedia would be quite different, and living without Internet access probably unimaginable. One might ask, “How would I obtain the information I need to live my life?” Yet …
Article • August 24, 2016
Oregon Court Improperly Holds Library Denial Claim is Heck-Barred by On July 31, 2014, an Oregon federal court erroneously dismissed a denial of law library claim, as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). On August 2, 2002, Seth Edwin Koch was convicted of two counts of Aggravated …
Article • August 10, 2016
Federal Prisoners in Canada Have Limited Access to Libraries Due To Funding Cuts by Christopher Zoukis A number of federal prisons in Canada are cutting library hours and library staff, limiting access to books, making it harder to improve literary skills to prepare for reintegration to society. Correctional Investigator Howard …
Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds One-Hour Law Library Access by Mark Wilson Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds One-Hour Law Library Access by Mark Wilson On June 13, 2014, the Nebraska Supreme Court held that a prisoner did not state a cognizable access to court claim because he failed to show actual injury …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Georgia: Mandamus Available to Compel Law Library Access by David Reutter Georgia: Mandamus Available to Compel Law Library Access by David Reutter he Georgia Supreme Court held in February 2014 that a trial court erred in denying the filing of a prisoner’s petition for mandamus seeking access to a law …
Wilson v. Sabatka-Rine, NE, Settlement, Wicca Discrimination, 2014 .. : IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HAROLD 8. WILSON, Plaintiff, v. DIANE SABATKA-RINE, et al., Defendants. Case No. 4:11 CV3215 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Is …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Prisoner's Law Library Access Claim by Derek Gilna Illinois state prisoner Brian Burd filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for damages in 2010, alleging that officials at the Sheridan Correctional Center had denied him reasonable access to the facility’s law library; consequently, he was …
PA Prison Might Unconstitutionally Restrict Prisoners’ Court Access by William Bryan, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, sued prison officials in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that they denied him adequate access to the courts. Legal business was conducted through a prisoner-staffed law clinic which was not allowed to …
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
New York Commission of Correction Says Jails Don't Need Law Libraries by According to the Albany Legislative Gazette, the New York State Commission of Correction will no longer require the county jails it oversees to provide law libraries for detainees, effective May 18, 2013. Although jails must provide prisoners with …
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