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Archive: 1992

December

Physical Evidence Need Not be Preserved For Hearing (p 1)
Officials Seek to End Politicization of Crime Debate (p 1)
Jail Inmates Entitled to Safe Cells (p 2)
Incarcerated Juveniles Have Right to Court Access (p 2)
Beaten Jail Prisoner Entitled to Counsel (p 2)
Unlawful to Knock Down Handicapped Prisoner (p 3)
Medical Treatment Cannot Be Delayed to Coerce Confession (p 3)
Prison Drug Test Survey (p 3)
Prisoner Has No Right to Independent Drug Test (p 3)
Due Process Requires Hearing Before Punishment (p 4)
BOP Prisoners Don't Need to Exhaust Administrative Remedies (p 4)
Hearing Officer Must Base Guilt Finding on Evidence (p 4)
Resources for Incarcerated Parents (p 5)
Government Entitled to Only One Qualified Immunity Appeal (p 5)
Texas Death Row Prisoners on Hunger Strike (p 6)
Prisoner Entitled to Appointment of Substitute Counsel (p 6)
Magistrates Cannot Dismiss Civil Rights Suits (p 6)
Animal Rights Movement Criminalized (p 6)
U.S. Slammed on Death Penalty (p 7)
Death Penalty Foes Boo Pennsylvania Governor by Paul Wright (p 7)
Attention Artists (p 7)
California HIV+ Prisoners on Medical Strike (p 7)
From The Editor by Paul Wright (p 8)
Crime and Punishment in America by Paul Wright (p 8)
From the Hole to the Street by Laurie Bembenek (p 9)
Prison Slave Labor in the U.S. by Joe Mowish (p 10)
Prison Press Reviews by Paul Wright (p 10)
Article Clarification (p 13)

November

Status of Reformatory Crowding Litigation by Ed Mead (p 1)
Grievance Standards Changed (p 1)
Overcrowding and Violence in Washington State by Ed Mead (p 2)
Parolees Have a Right to Bodily Privacy (p 3)
Prisoners Have Right to Privacy in Their Mail (p 3)
Transferred Con Has Right to Books of Sending State (p 3)
Contempt Order Appropriate for Consent Decree Violation (p 4)
Medication Must Be Delivered in Timely Manner (p 4)
Federal Prisoners Must Exhaust Habeas Before Filing Suit (p 4)
Expungement of Infraction Reversed (p 4)
State Judges Can Be Sued for Injunctive Relief in Federal Court (p 5)
BOP Prisoners Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies (p 5)
Parole Officers Can Be Sued (p 5)
Muslims Entitled to Prayer Oils (p 6)
Washington Smoking Suit Dismissed (p 6)
Gay Prisoner Entitled to Participate in Religious Services (p 6)
Resistance at Lexington by Laura Whitehorn (p 7)
Committee Formed to Defend Abimael Guzman (p 8)
Editorial by Ed Mead (p 8)
Perotti Needs Help by John Perotti (p 9)
Walla Walla News (p 9)

October

Challenging Prison Censorship by Paul Wright (p 1)
Five Boot Camp Guards Fired (p 2)
Waupun Law Library Declared Unconstitutional by Adrian Lomax (p 2)
Cell Searches States Claim (p 3)
Wash. DOC Given $15 Million (p 3)
Guard Liable for Not Stopping Beating by Other Guards (p 4)
Outside Strip Search Constitutes Excessive Force (p 4)
Disciplinary Hearing Must Rely on Preponderance of Evidence (p 4)
Habeas Corpus Book (p 5)
From The Editor by Paul Wright (p 5)
Prisoner Entitled to Receive Medication (p 5)
Killer Cops Whine About "Cop Killer" by Paul Wright (p 6)
Prisoner Rights Directory (p 6)
Guard Killed - MANCI Madness by John Perotti (p 7)
Uprising at Military Prison by Carolyn Dock (p 7)
Telephone Announcements Halted (p 8)
State Must Store Excess Property (p 8)
Prisoner Fined for Frivolous Suit (p 8)
Cons Entitled to Minimum Wage by Adrian Lomax (p 8)
Seeking Jailhouse Lawyers? by Gerald Mose (p 9)
Tom Manning Moved to Marion (p 9)
Illinois Facing Prison Crisis (p 9)

September

The Proposed Prison in Florence, CO: A "New and Improved" Marion (p 1)
New Jersey Prisoners Support Network (p 2)
Drug War Patronage (p 2)
Just Us - Ohio Style by John Perotti (p 2)
Freedom Sought for Spanish Political Prisoner (p 3)
Testimonies that Palestinian Prisoners Are Tortured (p 3)
Behind the Walls: Prison Radio Show to Start (p 3)
Exhaustion of State Remedies Not Required to Challenge Parole Board Procedures (p 4)
D.C. Changes Jail Condom Policy (p 4)
Editorial by Ed Mead (p 4)
Bill Clinton's Blood Sacrifice by Paul Wright (p 5)
On the Upcoming Presidential Elections by Ed Mead (p 5)
Taking of DNA Samples Violates Ex Post Facto Clause (p 6)
Jury Trial Required for Ad-Seg Claim (p 6)
23% of NY Prisoners Test Positive for TB (p 6)
Inhumane Conditions Suit Requires Trial (p 6)
Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Grooming Code (p 7)
Prisons Cost More Than Harvard (p 7)
Washington Feces Watch and Visiting Policy Create Liberty Interest (p 7)
Federal Public Defenders Broke (p 8)
Peruvian Prisoners Massacred by Paul Wright (p 9)

August

Washington Lifers Litigation Update by John Midgley (p 1)
Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission Update by John Perotti (p 1)
1991 Prison Population Up 6.2% (p 2)
Interstate Compact Does Not Create Liberty Interest (p 2)
Blacks Likely to Spend More Time In Jail (p 2)
High AIDS Rate Behind Bars (p 2)
Prison Chief Gains Right to Counter-Sue Cons for Riot Damage (p 3)
Supreme Court Defines "Frivolous" Lawsuits (p 3)
Study Finds Sentencing Bias in Washington State (p 3)
Guards Need Not Disclose Identity Of HIV-Positive Cons (p 3)
ABA Says Use of Prisons Not Effective Way to Fight Crime (p 4)
Three Strikes, You're Out by Ed Mead (p 4)
High Court to Decide if Convict Group is "Person" for IFP Status (p 5)
NCCHC Asks Congress to Improve Prison Health Care (p 5)
Supreme Court To Define "Prevailing Party" for Purposes of Attorney Fees (p 5)
Infracting Cop Cannot Hear Own Infraction (p 5)
Criticism of Peru Articles (p 6)
Federal Prisoner Must Exhaust BOP Remedies Before Seeking Habeas Corpus Relief (p 7)
Prison Costs More than Harvard by Ralph Hakim Walker (p 7)
Adverse Change in Board Rules is Ex Post Facto (p 7)
Detroit's Former Chief Guilty of Embezzling (p 8)
Virginia Sets Guidelines for Terminally-Ill Prisoners (p 8)
Washington's DOC Boss Talks That Talk. Can He Walk That Walk? (p 8)
Lompoc Prison Strike (p 9)
From The Editor by Paul Wright (p 9)
Court Bans Double Celling (p 10)
DOC Must Provide Involuntarily Committed With Treatment (p 10)
Rectal Search Upheld (p 10)
Censoring Mail From Courts Violates Due Process (p 10)
Wisconsin Lockdown by Adrian Lomax (p 11)
Indiana Control Unit Prisoners File Suit and Strike by Paul Wright (p 12)
Court Rules on Service and Venue (p 13)
Prisoner Entitled to Protection and Toilet Access (p 13)
Transfer Violates Access Rights (p 13)

July

42% of DC Young Black Men Said to Be in Justice System (p 1)
New Ruling May Impact Prison Law Library Policies by Ed Mead (p 1)
Classification Does Not Violate Eighth Amendment (p 2)
Federal Cons Needn't Exhaust Administrative Remedies (p 2)
Deaf Inmates Certified as Class (p 3)
The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword by John Adams (p 3)
No Room for Police State in America! (p 4)
Editorial by Ed Mead (p 4)
Prison Dentist Sues to Hide AIDS (p 5)
Supreme Court Chides Ninth Circuit on Delays in Harris Execution (p 5)
Con Awarded $1,500 For Inadequate Book Access (p 5)
Confiscation of Legal Papers States Claim (p 6)
Involuntary Medication Violates Due Process (p 6)
NJ Prisoner Wins Censorship Suit (p 6)
Confinement of Insanity Acquitees Who Have Regained Sanity Struck Down (p 6)
CBCC Guard Arrested (p 6)
Inmate Assaulted by Guard Wins Suit (p 7)
Prisoner Litigants May Be Shackled in Court (p 7)
Test for Calling Witnesses at Disciplinary Hearing (p 7)
Toward an Understanding of Today's Economic Terms by Ed Mead (p 7)
Disgruntled Reader Needs Barf Bag (p 8)
Suit Being Filed Over CBCC Conditions by JD Enquist (p 8)
Fully Informed Jury Project by G J (p 9)
We Are Making Progress by Barbara Dority (p 9)
Offers to Provide Legal Information by Frank Wade (p 10)

June

Pelican Bay Conditions Suit Filed (p 1)
Crime Rates Continue Upward Climb by Ed Mead (p 1)
Gay/Lesbian Prisoner Anthology Seeks Submissions (p 2)
Trafficking in Children Condemned (p 2)
Hand Me Downs by Dan Pens (p 3)
Looking Back, Learning Lessons, PLN's Early Days by Ed Mead (p 4)
Control Units: Isolation in 1992 by NJ AFSC (p 4)
Home Release Status Revoked for Exercising Right to Silence by Adrian Lomax (p 5)
Amnesty International Condemns Abuse of Women Cons (p 5)
Pleas for Medical Attention Ignored by Adrian Lomax (p 6)
Publications to Read by Ed Mead (p 6)
Prisoner Litigant and Prison Law Library Secondary Resource List by Robert Pierce (p 7)
Prison Officials Assault Public Records Law by Adrian Lomax (p 7)
From The Editor by Paul Wright (p 8)
Beating Violates Eighth Amendment (p 9)
Suit Filed Over Telephone Services (p 9)
South Africa Suspends Executions (p 9)
Washington Lifers Prevail in District Court by John Midgley (p 9)
Washington's Prisons to Reach 10,000 (p 9)

May

The Parole Board, a Step Nearer to Gone? (p 1)
Prison Conditions in the United States (p 1)
ABA Committee - Shift in Drug Strategy Needed (p 2)
NJ Ad Seg Rules Create Liberty Interest (p 2)
Prison Officials Cannot Delay Access to Case Law (p 3)
Minor Injury in Prison Abuse Actionable (p 3)
Jailhouse Lawyers Win One (p 3)
Florida Visiting Rules Create Liberty Interest (p 3)
U.S. Made Prison Products in China's News (p 4)
Reviews (p 4)
Convict Heritage Comes Through in Australia (p 4)
Court Upholds Pulling of Bear Teeth (p 4)
Race Discrimination in Prison Job Assignments Condemned (p 5)
Deportation Delays Criticized (p 5)
Editorial by Ed Mead (p 5)
U.S. Still Leads World's Incarceration Rate (p 6)
Community Help Foundation Unlimited by Beryl Sanders (p 6)
Prison Overcrowding Crisis Continues, Says New Report (p 7)
Can't Stop Con's Legal Help Due to Transfer (p 7)
Guards Can't Be Prevented From Making Positive Recommendations To Parole Board (p 7)
Pregnant Con Miscarries After Taser Attack (p 8)
Iowa Visiting Rules Create Liberty Interest (p 8)
Burmese Prisoners Used as Cannon Fodder (p 8)
Retiring Judge Calls Sentencing Guidelines "Travesty of Justice" (p 8)
Delay of Legal Files States Claim (p 8)
Court Must Rule on Discovery Before Dismissal (p 9)
Dismissal of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed (p 9)
Not All Are Frivolous by A L (p 9)
PLN Benefit Tape (p 10)

April

Cross Gender Pat Search Policy Upheld (p 1)
Qualified Immunity Granted in Digital Rectal Searches (p 1)
Prisoners' Participation in Work, Training Reduces Recidism, Improves Behavior (p 2)
Claims Regarding Conditions in State Prison Were Sufficient to Survive Summary Judgment (p 2)
Corrections Costs to Soar, Study Warns by Ed Penhale (p 3)
The Death of HB 2834 (p 3)
Son of Sam Law Struck Down (p 4)
Mass Graves Found in Venezuelan Prison (p 4)
PLN Reader Sends ACLU Finger (p 4)
Complaint Should Not Be Dismissed for not Complying with Local Rule (p 4)
Court Reporters Entitled to Absolute Immunity (p 5)
Lifers Litigation Update by John Midgley (p 5)
Guard Liable for Hitting Prisoner (p 5)
In Memory-Farewell Brother Riegle by John Perotti (p 5)
Prisoner Entitled to Discover Identity of Attackers (p 6)
Law Would Let Prison Mothers Keep Kids (p 6)
CBCC Publisher Only Rule Upheld on Qualified Immunity Grounds (p 6)
Counsel Appointed in Denial of Telephone, Beating Claim (p 6)
Editorial by Paul Wright (p 7)
Feds Seek $2.2 Billion for Federal Prisons (p 7)
Informant Testimony Must be Independently Weighed (p 7)
Information on Visiting Needed (p 8)
U.S. Murder Rate Increases Again (p 8)
NY Prisoner Has Due Process Right to Remain In Population (p 8)
Counsel Should Be Appointed in Religious Suit (p 8)
Some Thoughts on Crime and Punishment Rates by Ed Mead (p 9)
Test for Appointed Counsel on 1983 Suits (p 9)
PLN Benefit Tape (p 10)

March

The Continuing Racism Against Black Pre-SRA Offenders by Leland Jordan (p 1)
Prison Radio Program Available (p 2)
'Partial Victory' In Attica Prisoners' Case (p 2)
Taking of Property May State Federal Claim (p 2)
Legislative Update by Carrie Roth (p 3)
Probation and Parole Figures Up Again (p 3)
Status of Monroe's Litigation Against Double Bunking by Ed Mead (p 4)
Detainee's Beating is Cruel and Unusual (p 4)
The Protection of the Law by Bill Dunne (p 5)
Prison Visitor May Not Be Unreasonably Searched (p 5)
New York Installs 3,000 Prison Beds (p 5)
Constitutional Right for Cons to Buy Lottery Tickets? Federal Court Says Nyet by Robert Pierce (p 6)
Unsuccessful Litigant Can Be Obligated to Pay Defendant's Cost (p 6)
Editorial by Ed Mead (p 6)
Prisoner Must Be Informed of HIV Status (p 7)
People's War in Peru by Paul Wright (p 8)
Credibility of Informants Must be Weighed (p 8)

February

Occupation Justice: The Israeli Treatment of Palestinians (p 1)
Maximum Security Unit Prisoners Win Access Suit (p 2)
Ex-Mayor Barry Having Sex in Visiting Room? (p 2)
Plea for Help (p 2)
Prisoner Can Receive Diploma in Mail (p 3)
Access and Indigency Expanded (p 3)
From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 3)
Typewriters for Prisoners (p 3)
Caring Captors? (p 4)
Bush Campaign Silences Prisoner (p 4)
Bibliography of Selected Prison Cases (p 4)
Denial of Personal Hygiene Items States Claims (p 4)
Supreme Court Informers by Paul Wright (p 4)
The Capacity of Prison Overcrowding by Wm Daniel Ravenscroft (p 5)
Prison/Community Alliance Update by Carrie Roth (p 6)
Reviews by Paul Wright (p 6)
Justice Dept. to Take Back Higher Inmate Limits by Ronald J Ostrow (p 7)
State May Retain Private Attorneys to Defend DOC (p 8)
Indiana Ad Seg Policy Does Not Create Liberty Interest (p 8)
CBCC IMU Hungerstrike (p 8)
Reply from Germany by Families of Political Prisoners (p 9)
Prisoners Get Squeezed by G D (p 9)
Letter from China by Cao Qui Li (p 9)
Reply to: Guards, Victims or Villains? (p 9)

January

Prison/Community Alliance Update by Carrie Roth (p 1)
Police Chief Faces Conspiracy Count (p 1)
Politicians Exploit Death Penalty (p 2)
Racial Discrimination in Prison Challenged (p 2)
Editorial Comments by Ed Mead (p 2)
Election Year Demagoguery by Paul Wright (p 3)
Receiving State is Agent of Sending State; Qualified Immunity Examined (p 4)
Prison Population Up, Escapes Down (p 4)
Four Cons Die in Missouri Jail Fire (p 4)
Prison Homophobia Challenged (p 4)
Geronimo Pratt Wins Injunction Against Future Harassment; Loses Drug Trafficking And Possession Appeal (p 5)
Alaska Con Has Liberty Interest in Prison Job (p 5)
HIV-Positive Cons Win Partial Victory (p 5)
Prison's TB Response Legally Inadequate (p 6)
Deadly Strain of TB Found in New York Prisons (p 6)
U.S. Prisons Accused of Human Rights Abuses (p 6)
Federal Prisoner Gets Medical Records (p 6)
Incarceration Rate Grows in First Half of 1991 (p 6)
State Prison Systems Emulate Marion Control Unit by Fay Dowker (p 7)
Non-Specific Infractions Violated Due Process (p 7)
IMU's and Controlled Feeding at CBCC (p 8)
Canadian Officials May End Ban on Sex Between Prison Inmates by Rod Mikleburgh (p 9)
Chilean Political Prisoners End Hungerstrike (p 9)