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From the Editor
On March 20, 2009, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency gave Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration, the third PLN anthology on mass imprisonment its respected PASS (Prevention for a Safer Society) Award. The purpose of the award is to honor the role of the media in informing the public on the root causes of crime and methods to protect youth and citizens from involvement in crime. I would like to thank both the NCCD and all the contributors to Prison Profiteers for the award. The book is available from Prison Legal News.
On the topic of books, the latest edition of Protecting Your Health and Safety, published by the Southern Poverty law Center and exclusively distributed by PLN is also now available. The book is an excellent litigation how to book aimed at helping pro se prisoners successfully litigate medical, excessive force and failure to protect claims.
This editorial will be brief because we have a lot of news to report this month. Enjoy this issue of PLN and encourage others to subscribe.
On the topic of books, the latest edition of Protecting Your Health and Safety, published by the Southern Poverty law Center and exclusively distributed by PLN is also now available. The book is an excellent litigation how to book aimed at helping pro se prisoners successfully litigate medical, excessive force and failure to protect claims.
This editorial will be brief because we have a lot of news to report this month. Enjoy this issue of PLN and encourage others to subscribe.
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More from this issue:
- Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic, by Gary Hunter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Billionaire-Funded California Voter Initiative Triples Lifer Parole Denial Intervals, Imposes Restrictions on Parole Violators
- Prisoner’s Death, Abusive and Incompetent Guards Give Black Eye to Maryland Prisons & Jails, by Gary Hunter
- Unlock the Box: Documenting the Struggle to Shut Down Prison Control Units, Reel Soldier Productions / MIM (www.abolishcontrolunits.org) 2008, 2:00 hours, by David Preston
- State Auditor: Texas Prisoners Face Retaliation for Airing Grievances, by Matthew Clarke
- Washington’s Top Prison Doctor Resigns Over Executions; Entire Execution Team Later Quits Following PLN Records Request, by Mark Wilson
- New York Prisoner Receives $3,732 for Medical Neglect/Lost Property Claim
- Caging Kids for Cash: Two Pennsylvania Judges Guilty of Selling Out Juvenile Justice System, by Matthew Clarke
- Wisconsin Prisoners Sexually Assaulted by 20 Staff Members Over Five Years, by Gary Hunter
- $1 Million Settlement Fund Established in New Mexico Jail Strip Search Settlement, by David Reutter
- TYC Leaders Straining Public Coffers; Agency Still Problematic, by Gary Hunter
- California County’s 2005 Purchase of Private Prison Still Clouded in Conflict of Interest Questions, by Marvin Mentor
- CA Jail Deputies Allegedly Provoke Murder of Misidentified Child Molester by Other Prisoners; Wrongful Death Suit Settled for $600,000
- Conditions in Maricopa County, Arizona Jails Still Unconstitutional, by Matthew Clarke
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Holds Takings Clause Requires Payment of Interest on Prisoner Trust Accounts, by David Reutter
- Study Shows Treating HCV in Prisons with Pegylated Interferon Is Cost-Effective, by Matthew Clarke
- Overdetained California Prisoner Wins $21,800 for False Imprisonment, by John Dannenberg
- Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $850,000 to Family of Victim Killed by Drunk Driver Under Community Supervision
- Private Prison Company Cleans Up Texas Creek, Finally Gets Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
- Criminal Defense Attorney Helps “Sting” His Own Clients, by Jimmy Franks
- Oregon Jail Oversight Committee Disbanded After Sheriff Resigns
- U.S. Military Uses Small Wooden Boxes for Segregation Cells of Iraqi Prisoners
- Prisoners Used for 2008 Voter Registration, Election Campaigning
- Double Standard of Punishment for Supervisors, Line Staff in Colorado DOC, by Gary Hunter
- Ex-Convict Demoted After Mismanaging Reentry Program
- Florida Prison Officials’ Failure to Timely Respond to Grievances Results in Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
- Mock Prison Disaster Program Discontinued; Mock Prison Riot Training Remains, by Gary Hunter
- Prisons and Jails Preparing for Switch to Digital TV Broadcasting ... or Not, by Matthew Clarke
- California Prison Fined $40,000 for (Another) Raw Sewage Spill
- Second Prisoner Unconditionally Released from Washington State Civil Commitment Center
- New Jersey Judge Denied Sex Offender a Fair Hearing, Appellate Court Finds
- $95,000 Awarded After NY Court Officers Fail to Transmit Protective Custody Order to DOC and Rape Occurs
- Eighth Circuit: Missouri Prisoner Has Right to Elective Abortion
- South Dakota Jail Prisoner Awarded $1.1 Million for Rape by Guard
- Los Angeles County Pays $850,000 for Police Misconduct Death and $595,000 in Jail Medical-Related Death
- Executioner Banned in Missouri but Available for Hire Elsewhere, by John Dannenberg
- Ninth Circuit: “Supervised Release” is Not “Imprisonment”
- California Prisoner-Pay Deductions for Aiding Crime Victims Distributed to Victim Organizations
- $75,000 Settlement in Utah Jail Prisoner’s Suicide
- Federal Supervised Release Must be Credited for Time Served on Prior Revocations
- Bivens Action Unavailable Against Federal Private Prison Employees
- Ninth Circuit Remands RLUIPA Claim for Group Religious Worship in Maximum Security Jail
- $7,025 Award in Slip and Fall From Ohio Prison Bunk
- Court Rejects Federal Prisoner Worker’s Claim of Copyright Infringement
- Ninth Circuit: Former Gang Member Entitled to Jury Trial in § 1983 Jail Guard Retaliation Suit
- Oregon Jail Suicide Nets $59,422
- Michigan Auditor General: DOC Overspends Millions on Overtime, by Matthew Clarke
- News in Brief:
- Four BOP Guards Sentenced To Prison For Beating, Cover-Up
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- From the Editor, April 1, 2024
- From the Editor, March 1, 2024
- From the Editor, Feb. 1, 2024
- From the Editor, Jan. 1, 2024
- Ed Mead: Rest in Power, Jan. 1, 2024
- From the Editor, Dec. 1, 2023
- From the Editor, Nov. 15, 2023
- From the Editor, Oct. 15, 2023
- From the Editor, Sept. 15, 2023
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- The Police Have a Dark Money Slush Fund, May 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Police/Govt Misconduct.
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- Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Lapses in Epstein Death, Pushes Back Against Rumors It Wasn’t Suicide, May 1, 2024. DOC/BOP misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Suicides.
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- What Happens When Prosecutors Offer Opposing Versions of the Truth?, April 15, 2024. Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Outrageous Government Misconduct, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of.
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