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The Keeper of the Keys
by Lee Dickenson, Lost Coast Press, 1999, 161 pages
Review by Rick Card
In a sequel to The Sounding Tree, published last year [PLN, May 1999], Lee Dickenson now offers a bundle of unrelated tales about his experience as a Connecticut prison guard. The stories range from administrative incompetence to ...
Review by Rick Card
In a sequel to The Sounding Tree, published last year [PLN, May 1999], Lee Dickenson now offers a bundle of unrelated tales about his experience as a Connecticut prison guard. The stories range from administrative incompetence to ...
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- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, by John Midgley
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- Washington DOC Settles Mail Censorship Suit
- Washington DOC Public Disclosure Overcharges Struck Down
- Class Certification Appeals Must Be Timely
- New Folsom Year Long Lockdown, by Willie Wisely
- Michigan DOC Settles Lawsuit Over PLN Book Ban
- Michigan Legislature Kills Class Action Suit by Female Prisoners, by Maia Justine Storm
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- No Liberty Interest in Erroneous Parole Release, by Paul Wright
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- Race to Incarcerate, April 15, 2000
- Review: With Liberty for Some: 500 Years of Imprisonment in America, March 15, 2000
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