×
You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.
From the Editor
Greetings and welcome to another issue of PLN . If you haven't seen, ordered, or read a copy of The Celling of America (TCOA), well... you don't know what you're missing. It took a while, but I finally got my copy. I let my cellie read it and he quite ...
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- Rural Prison as Colonial Master, by Christian Parenti
- French Robertson Prisoner Wins Suit
- Texas Warden Not Victim of Staff Assault, by T.Q.
- In Memory - Reverends Ernest Bromley and Maurice McCrackin, by John Perotti
- Mystery of Guard's Death Unlocked, by B K
- From the Editor, by Dan Pens
- Weights Banned in California, by Willie Wisely
- The Limits of the Law, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Third Circuit Applies ADA to Prisoners; Supreme Court Grants Review
- Even Nominal Damages May Justify Attorney Fee Award
- $9,500 Award for Involuntary Psychotropic Drugging Affirmed
- MA and WA Parole Suits Not Cognizable Under § 1983
- Folsom New Year's Riot Over Haircut Policy
- Community Notification Upheld by Three Circuits
- $1.1 Million Award in Sexual Assault
- Failure to Protect Informant Claim Set for Trial
- $225,000 Jury Award in CDC Shooting Affirmed
- BOP Sentence Reductions Cannot Be Denied Based Upon Firearm Enhancements
- BJS Reports Prison Litigation Statistics
- PLRA Termination Provisions Constitutional
- Prolonged SHU Confinement May Implicate Liberty Interest But No Damages
- BOP Exceeds Statutory Authority in Denying Sentence Reduction
- News in Brief
- Pretrial Detainees Not Covered by FLSA
- Damage Award and Attorney Fees in Censorship Suit Affirmed
- U.S. Liable for Loss of Prisoner's Property
- 4th Circuit Establishes Detainee Excessive Force Standard
- PA DOC Not 'Victim' for Restitution Purposes
- Heck Applied to Segregation Claims
- No Immunity for Hearing Officer's Failure to Examine CI Credibility
- No Immunity in Jail Suicide for Medical Contractor
- $450,000 Award in Sexual Assault Case Not Excessive
- 5th Cir. Holds IFP Dismissals Are With Prejudice
- No Immunity for Smoke Exposure
- Florida Prisoners Have Property Interest Under DOC Rules
- Refusal to Waive Interest States Claim
- Alaska Computer Printer Ban Questioned
- Conditions in Camden County Jail Unconstitutional
More from Dan Pens:
- Federal Religious Freedom Law Passed, April 15, 2001
- South Carolina Prison Chief Fired as Scandal Widens, April 15, 2001
- Bag'm, Tag'm and Bury'm; Wisconsin Prisoners Dying for Health Care, Feb. 15, 2001
- Food Strike Puts Washington DOC on Spin Control, Feb. 15, 2001
- Fraud Charged by Washington DOC Whistleblower, Feb. 15, 2001
- CMS Fined Nearly $1 Million in Virginia, Dec. 15, 2000
- Death as a Salesman: Benneton Ad Campaign Comes to Death Row, Dec. 15, 2000
- Illinois Supermax Hunger Strike, Dec. 15, 2000
- Whistle-blowing Doctor Shakes Up Nebraska DOC, Nov. 15, 2000
- Corcoran Show Trial Ends with Acquittals, Nov. 15, 2000
More from these topics:
- From the Editor, Feb. 15, 2025. Editorials.
- From the Editor, Jan. 15, 2025. Editorials.
- From the Editor, Dec. 15, 2024. Editorials.
- From the Editor, Dec. 15, 2024. Editorials.
- From the Editor, Nov. 15, 2024. Editorials.
- From the Editor, Oct. 15, 2024. Editorials.
- Bruce Johnson 1950–2024, Sept. 15, 2024. Editorials, Criminal justice system reform, Attorneys.
- From the Editor, Sept. 15, 2024. Editorials.
- From the Editor, Aug. 15, 2024. Editorials.
- From the Editor, July 1, 2024. Editorials.