The IOWA
DUNGEON
REPORT

June, 1998
December, 1998
January, 1999
February, 1999

D. A. Sheldon #807779A
Clarinda Correrctional Facility
P.O. Box 1338
Clarinda, lowa 51632 - 0600
THE IOWA DUNGEON REPORT

JUNE, 1998

pectatly
RABIp" WALCh vithout doube doss et Reve the

s denonscrated with the swbstancisl
people in Tova's pessl ayscen uhich contimues to

che petaon popu
Trom 2,851 a¢ the and of 1987 La'9,300
31 arious crise ta Tova and | the
acion a3 2 hole has fall for the 6th yaae in s cov, Toua 1s varehousieg. these peoyle
in extrencly crowiad (acilicies vich only s destgnsd copscity for 3o701 beds doopite
ehe sacent apening of th "

ecacing budgec for the Tovs Depactment of punteh-
In 1986 co $198 alllion during the - curcenc faseal

Jear. This extension of concorous grouth e sy the Coreectional
Sikicaals'cecently forac e eo 10,870 over the
Bexc decada Taciilaced by Sagoing and plonn ch as Cougher

iaga’for drug otfer
o probacion and prcole.

fees and nceassed ressons £o' viiate. ih

The nevesc of chese medive-securtey factlictes ta
a1l comuniey uhece Chis oucaids “ndustry® i
“alcomd a8 groundbee uly 1996 aa' scate. politict
Shoue 200 g the event in an supiy Tars {1414 that vould soon betume another
Toua dungeon in 3 Bigh school

Dodie and » great

sale sesce

£rgm fore Dodga, then Lo

TN “hea ws provd o live
FaeeDade s the cley soving foruardl
es. " They ore, " they satd.
Cormiek the Dodger." chis thetorte. concimued ith

elghe ocher speskers Of che caremony Sach guest vas Fiven s tiny toid
Shoved pin and & sssil card, Vhich rends “a shovel full'of pron that Fore
dodge 13 apen Tovs Laveskers o 7 potasd &

b faciiity sy ahtoving ot bedn at

cied to begin
in Nicenetviie

ety
e “acats
dttteren: peivacs
tha scaces peison construction deriys by
114" ana oper it plamned 750 bed peison a6 8 discount 3 the
Stace. Even thouth the bed space 15 mevded per say che 1

for only tuo prisonats, Wheress ac che receving factiiey
Toua Wedical and Classiicatton Concars prissnars ace being oah

14 8 privace prison vas et by oppastcion uhen che
04 2 ey avasker dlscanced 1aekf Fros e Lo

the £irat peivace prison 1n lova. And thovih they Lost fhis round. it
sultistllion dollar concrac vill svencuslly be svard ViL1 rule snce peic
Vit Corceccion tnuetsy 1 crace wed legisistors
Mands vich dirty greenbacks. Alchough this haa not stopped the ncrease fn che vas of

£

axploltacive priaon Laber by the peivate sector, especially since Chese companies
Toow they' 11 maniaize profics, aiuply because such cost 43 vork compensation, heslth
e, not to sention the free on ground

cly chece ace 175 prisoners vorking for priva
160 expacted Lt will prow to 400 prisone: ' company cequen

Rockuedl Gl Ta.
In-accordance vich this contract with

qvese <o pros
i41."In addicion the right Councy Board of Supecvinors had declined o pay che 315
20,000 neadsd €5 hire 4n. indspendsnt

e the'county attorney's office had betn disualiied fron pros
Aa'1a'Che Deputy Directar of Corractions heading. the Tous prison fndueirs
board bosstad Tos Vil becons one of the sation's 1s

peisoaces. to kesp in 11

i

seving

clatn “to pay petsoners

hous co §12an houe, bt
fedeeal

e compani

Varies ‘sigaificoncly fron the Tous winissm vige of $5.35
diceions are wide froa peisoners urges for sea

uppore, rastitucion, peison coo s

only raceive sround 35 o 30 cont

prisoaecs vorki

xe unally operaced 4nd ovmed by 5 privace conccactor sha 1n retutn | for sllovins
Thea'to sel1 fo the peisen populatis

i,

<1in
1994 apacificaily Fing + cotlege edvcatio
ducing theds incirceration. Vich the aoney dried up, docsl comuntty collepes — hicn

had 8"concrace o provide college level courses to prisoners statavide scopped any
Eiceher ¢lassas snd now the eccs Caught Co this day sce GED and high schoo)
Level curricuiua Whch 15 Laited £ o1d Cext books and s fav on loan sesching oot

cants G sach faciliy.

To add to the madness a1l Tove petaons ace conmacted o s (iber optlc netvork
Chat atcacches into a1l Lova public schoois, colleges and safor univereiclos, This
Teal Cine, tuo vay, dLgttel video confarench necvork 1s the most comprabensive. in the
Baclon dustgned to aliou ducational sppoctunisies, buc inacesd 1o vied in the
yaten for parole heacings and scher busesucratic bu wa'ea by the
In s41c10n Cruataent, or "Rehab prograss are very linkted vich prisoners access to
aieh Lo mor buc avadlubiliiy. Aloag vith chis peitoncrs vhe. are secomss

acmiog Like TOU vhLCh {3 an extensive ix aoath dcu fohab progean
in reltase (con prisen in sost cases have o vaic somtiots for
iog che Cine o petsoner has Go be lacercecated. Another great comcern 1o
muabas of sentally 111 pecaons vithin bte prison syscen vhich there 1s no covnse.
Ling d 16 they ace nok tsolated then thelr spually aired vith the peison popeiorion
404 put on strong peychedelic sedicatior

Vich the oveccrouding and the lack of prograss che masber of hostiltct

prisonecs and the muaber of pusrds

€0y day “ncidenca® are being reporie Papecs or the prison geapevine

foae’l chese incidents can by souc of the sout trivial aackers 1o sorrighe

528 Lights over teccitory vhich 1s beconing sore comon fa this sescer 1 cerurr the

a using che'uae of Luolation unike Shroughout the- o

r1 €o these nlca for peciods lasting yesra. boc to mencion

{aking svay of cercain privileges such as full tine yard. souge. Choe

Bave Sp1it Che yard tiacs whers sy o e oue

che' 41y along vich the 1o ‘mira diaciplinaey rules. of

Vhieh they seen o be cru monthly buses, even though the sdainisteation and
nd guards have + pecsonal seniaiisy to bies

Eulesor policies at ' umedtate pace which b

b4 L6 this vas noc enough Covesnor Beanstad nd che new corractions 41
LiKevcaky Jusc Tecencly o thele wish 11st vhen lepisiacors

inst peisoners convicied of viol i'ertaes vho

tharity 2 €0 underge cheaical cantration and
incustody at prisons once they comple
chedr ortginal sentence. Luscly the stace 1s nov using sn §5 peresn. e waare ot
Decs comvicted of & vioient rise nov heve 1o do SUREY-ES k of the. sene
Befora they are sligibie for 5 s

CiakINOR, Toun 51632-0600

T on: o 1, 1998
VRS cowt: 2,012

' prisons, hich has coms to pass n
PATE At one of it's factlitien. This concentration canps “lovs. Hedical
Classificacion Conter® 1s che state’s coceiving facility for. prisoners
ncering che Tous penal syscen. A cosponent of this Jolnt i to evaleate
these new pesoners Chrough a batcery of sducational. paycholopical and
medical test before they are transferred to one of Tova's prisens: This
pria-
Cheving and smoking tobacco products
"Cold Turkey.” vhile sadlatically not providing stop smokiag cesnion
prograss 1ike counseling, cheving gua (Which 1o not
and the aicotine patch. Shortly thecestrer other jolnts Chroughout the
atace Uil sere then likely b = ic. one after the
Other, thia after suoking uas bunned nside Tova's prisens s fev. yosts
age. tniced o putfing your "rollies" out on the Brison yard. Overall
che”consequences of eliainating cobacco is only going to force prisoners
€0 4EArt a black market and [ind other things to smoke 1ike coffee prove
nds and

Next vith the Tova syscem varehousing over 7,600 prlsoners this
fusber of souls could be che asount secving 11t “ithin & dece
ade 18 the new Governoe-elect Ton Vilsack
2 achene chrough the state legislacure snaccing Life
one”cavght dealing o mamufaceuing mechanphecintne. Vilsack o Democrat
proaised during his campaign for governor that 1f elected he vould dire:
B Ma cesources tovard changing the vay criatnals are sentenced by usl-
g sore. comuntey based co e the vaual
Pach of incarcecation: Vilsack .
o the number of sechasphetinine production 1
pecially i lova, he Cough on the munuta
of thin llegal subatance, to S, "o protect our
hildeen-® Tis has brovght out celticion fron state leglslstors snd
focal pro-prisonats rights’ groups that incarceration of these offendets
for 1ife will be & costly ventute possibly Caking avay soney for educat-
fon, vhile 5" vercapacity peison populstion on the
verge of sxploding.

on the local front here st the Clacinds Corvections] Facilit
priaoncrats heve taken 16 wpon themselves to take out in-house vid
Pisuatee movies out during the veskdays, vhile not peraitcing "K' cated
pictutas co be shoin dus o the fact ve have a fov vnderage (-17)
problen conviceing then s adults
icch o0
Fing the Cheistass hollday of cell
‘vent up drasatically ot to mentlon the m
4 In lock vp, some for cldiculous
& inco other peisoners
Zelle. 1 all fes been sore chen o string of hacassn-
“nc by adainistrators and guards. Also I aight mention that since the
xiremely cold veather has arcived ve have bewn liaited to the ' tine ve
To ealy 13-30 ainuces every hour, basically
et Chen half our ocigtaal cime
eiee uiuatly alloved: The adainistration ceying that ve sight catch
preumonta or somsthing of that nature, though LL this camp vould provide
s vich varn proper clothing for this type of veather then thare vould
b excuse. As 1t stands the only thing they offer in outside cold
pparel Ls & thin cotton coat and 3 stocking ca
Common practlce thoug!

P
dotng tioe. Tis
hacasament and Leolation st theee different

ack in June of 199)
ae hacase-

in'ny shoes and other childiah games. horse
inse =y will, and so Lorth. I "kited the. counselor,
fed. About

eheesten to kill se
or s couple of mtnut:

playing wich se
n snd

= noneh lacter 1 ended up gecting
Vhich they ripped ay cloths off
101 told anyone and then sodonttlici
e, The next day I calle

< called the seate cabudema:
Could have # cransfer to any insticution, though befo

told me 1
Thac they placed

nen the thres verks
e up they transfecced se to the old Clarinda prison placing s¢ in
ods. While there snother prisoner in this speclal needs unit

€ the simtaistration and guacds vho
Eailed to protact me fron the brutal rape. Shorely after 1had file
the §1983 federal lavsule the security director Steve Jenkins placed be

In lsolation for cwo veeks until sy socher agatn called the osbuds-
ans office uho convinced the adaintatcation o relesse - me oo
isolation. Also 1 vent up for reconsideracion for sy ' sencance sboue
{vo monchs lacter cequesting a ninecy day shock vhieh chey denied " oud
Believe this also vas in ceraliation to ay Lavauit, Four aonche — lacoas.
the secucity director vent & scep fuccher stacing 1 vas 'h Eheeat sng
security risk to the tranqullicy of Chis (Clarinda) corrections] factipe
£2." because 1 uas helping other prisonecs file laveuite: 1¢ vas then 1
vas placed 1aco lock up uncil | vas moved to anothar sore secure inacic.
ution the fous State Reformatory in Anomots, lows. Once 1 was tramsfer
£red 1 vas placed lmnediately into continued Lock up for vhich 1 spens
150 days. While 1n lock up o fuacd vho vorked the walt and kaew T ves
{3140 Lavsuics pecelscantly harassed me by veiting me up for he Liters
£t ahC. "m0 matler how trivia. Thess reporta crested an addicional sip
Bey days’ 10 Uhich 1 had to do in Leoiacion, Afker this T vas then ploces
Inco apecial needs ac “Anni." Oversll I vas shocked at vhat happen’ bo oo
in the'lovs prison systea, becavse 1 did'at batieve things Like enis hoc
Ppened o you in prisen, that they Cook cara of you. At 4 reseic of he
¢ expaciances 1 have nighiaares on a comson baves. Also 1 don'c hove
e Ct for the Toua syacen as 1 414 bafors comiog to. peisons
M fankly even nociced when T vas relensed afcer ALl chis bad exporionce
€hac 1 have an accicude and did'ne 1ec chings §0 Like I woa bo Fias
iy T feat that becau and 411 “the' anger

To say che Lesst & new year ts fasc
of negativicy uichin Toua's Dungeons are predicied o fnce:
probably drssatically no chat ve have & ney governor after sixte
yeaTs of putting up uith Governor Terey Branstad's resctionsry aci-
ions agatase the prisonecs here in Backuards Tova. The nev governor
Toa Vilsack. even though & pace of the Democrat party he Ls. still
2 captalist and thus sbligaced co follov the wishes of the rulds

30 1 can see things only geccing vorse, this fa supporced
by the siaple facc tha more then 1ikely & changs in vhos i placed
0 adatnistracion posicions ac the daparcaent of punishacnc. Aa
chese panout 1 Uil keep the tesders of this Leport of vhat
Nappens fully tnforsed.

As usual ALL groups and publications are velcosed to use any
thing from this and past Lovs Duny

D suBLION
18077798

CLARIIOA ComssCTIONAL FACTLITY
P.0. Box 138

LTI, TouA 51632-0600

\AITTEN Ox: DEcRER 31, 1998

TUE 10U BURGEON ReroKT

Jnwasr 1999

this Juncture of unsbated concentration casp
SLllion under Luck & kay theoughout Anerikika, Tove 1o
of contialog 16's pooc and sinarity “eitizens® i cheis duogeons of sy
2100 and contcol. vich 4 prison pepulation of 1,400, desble vher 1t o

04 wich the continually modiied prediccion by scate peisences

d €0 butld aix to tun sore 150-
bed prions co keap up vith the riaing prison populacions. Aloes wirn 1o
She Toua Board of Corcactions flacal buress reporied it vould sost siys mh
Llon to construce chese prisons, sore then $765 million 4¢ stsce ottiiors
Jecs €0 Borrow the sonay o finance the factlitis e
g0e" by Corrections director .L. “Kip® Keutsky o the consernction booh
Lo nothing luss chen o Ficclonsl half-truch out of Ehis- prisncrats sonth
since factual sntinsces could be a Loc higher: This can 1o seppors.
SUTTONE 400-bed expansion being conscructed a¢ ihe Fore bede”pon
De¥ 150-bed madiua ecurity factlicy Just feconcly’ o

state Lovaskers constdarios £o butld o 400-bed.

cealicy as” hiscory
vould be more then ikely
becose 11150 bed varehouses Chich could hold sy where fron 4,900 go 11 sey

10" belng made the e Toua prin

ehe 1950
conttnue

ity Tace'of 140 perce-
prison population 4 chen’ 16 could be'truly
“predicred® thess adeisions] a1 2 Vhopping 16,100 per,
02 ThaE along vich Che 7,000 prisonecs already i the Tooa Sens) suaten oo
ou1d not be o

23,700 pesaone £
&' corcuction sonual Clacal budgec
SF Just ovar & hall billion dollare, A€ you sccownc in infiacions sperme i

che new Govesnor,
(5 such lurge anouni
ificancly bolater che comuntty corcectis
o those on
pr hold
o oot the
B0 aacter ket propasals are
ey ta che Crue prediceo of
404 cheic Lackeya a¢ the dupartacnt ho

fon. Direcor Kautsky b
sora offanders tn testdential factiic)

Tova Ceimtnal (Ln)Justien Syscem vil) o
Lestalaced by otace lavaakers since hin
£uture an

Pressive Lntecest €o procact no satier the cone to soc-
That those put o € grou i couparison G " the
prison populaitor s Bourd of Farole, Cracie

hae the number of parol-
Lavaon vent on'to say “Public safecy s the oo} soncern
sk pubLic sufaty by Caking 4 chance by
are noc gotng o do that." Ovarall thi
hending in vich che trastasnt of it's
oyeent of prisonecs by privace. tnbunecs
Tova syaten ba v

Correcetonsl Factitey
crial butlding” this
ctlictes for the prive
Labor, s Kicchen which this Join hes' mer
Dad since 1€ opened back 1n April 1996 and an expanded visicing room ehivy
© to small foc the currane populacion of mearly |idon personnis”
o 0 Mne vich loua’s Depurcaun of Puntahaens. goal ‘of tactensins
usber of {ts captiv it €0 the state 1o tha. prisoncracs have
nceats o
Other sodilicatior
made here ac the Clarinds Correctlons] Factlity fa closecirontt conen

e curcencly belng located dn every mook and cramny of this Nigh-tech
mal ohsereation | have noticed ac lesst tenty
4 protective enclosures being atcached to beick
. putting in Jeopacdy uhat Lt
nie' s a1l in pare of the new
faciliey can be slectrontcatly

Control center “Bubbles® located on each ving of the prison, vith one sain

Teghe,
inchuitng.shevers: sinks and follet
the speracions +nd sovesent of peisosecs, but o
uards neaded to effectively sen

Ehus frees soce soney to spend coverd

to's11 vater “sutiers
ket up not only concrol
e womber of

“ch' s high-tach dungeon of oppr
pelson beds.

Now fe time to devote the space
hat they ses and the conditions that they face. In che Novesber 1998 Dun-
Toen Report 1 feported on the nev six percent soccharge enscted on lova's
Beisonera: Nell since Chis surchacge vent into sCfect on Decesber 3, 1998
Zony ‘probiems have arisen on the contiscation of this soney [roa prlsons
e icEounte: Toshow the 1upact L has had I sa cepeinting o leccer Rex E.
Elile vrote to's scate-vide nevepeper vhich is a poveciul testisony to hov
i hroughost the state. The
leeter

T'a wricing to your office fn b
of 1€ published. 1 dome think the
Be incarcerated on the insates benail. 1
the public thinks ve have no bur.
Soue”that think
505 ca'be fun oc maybe. ot even conlortanis
iy paying the price vith theie (reedos, the state has
Cealthy vevenue from thels six thoussnd plus Lnsstes. T's
the Clarinda Correctionsl fackiity: 1 vork 10 .
a7 is sround T71c an houe ac shout b4
bay chiLd support, this
iy 501 ot the top, this SO1 of pay
che state. Out of the cast of the Lnaaces pay mort

04" shespoo ve pay 123 The state
L2 che tnasca has s Job. 1L ve ne
each cine ve need to

‘o any sedical staff, 16 ve call &
Goliacs & cali for oaly tvels
for cach call made,
k Erom the pop machine poy
e et ey the %
o the bateles. The stata rents T.V.'s to the mmat
% purchass one for cvelve
aice can alford 8 TV, the T.Y. cont

»
Plus state Tacaives 8 21 Kick-bick fcom Easter's Food Store on all tor-
21 purchases. 1 inasces vould Like o pucchase vinter cloching iteas,
{long Sohns. socks and wndervace). This correctional facility forces sa
= [rom J.C. Fenneys vith a total Lisie of only 150 oLl
61 tax and 61 succharge. The public only pays ST tax
sends soney o us the siate takes out 201 of a1l mo-
g in A1 the inaate has cestitution to pay. The state s pucei
g the bur itution. An nsace tec-
“ived $90.000.00 plu ron a4 atceepts
ot sont of the soney to his fantly ho 1s in

e prtson
278688 Lo {ravdulent fcom the Cop Co the boton. | hope the public. con
244 how Eheie cax dollare are b

inmaten for evecyehing, why

Alzo you'L1 nocice Rex shoved Sust how cortupt the Lova _prisencrate
s and that the aighcy dollar is moce iapoctant then the piople cought. in
this vab of self-intarest capitalira and that the need to - changs . that
#y8Eea Lo somaching vhich needs to be focused on vith full force: The next
Prisoner told ne about disciplinacy cepoccs he fassived which vere weltcen
20l on “contidantial inforsation” and because of this he lont s Level ot
Ria'Sb aa s chapal clerk. This peisoner vbo vishes €6 go by the iaitisls
RL7. Cold What happened scartiog Decesbar 199 o

siccing in the day room on Fast § vatchi nson cans o0 the
SALE and asked “mn for ay inscitucionsl nuaber snd cold me T ver. foing to
dock up. 1 asked hin vhy I vas gong €0 lock up which the guard read the
Eepoct afcer Caking e o Ad-SeB in handcuile. In eading

<l antd vin vrittun out by Marty Mldsvesst the e
<tor Which ahe charged se vich “Tor g

prisonec

Jives

N tewdaya Tateue ‘T
g Led down co.the MLE capeat

& contidencial informant said o Aick mame 1o FOPS." S0 he sends we. beck
£o"the unlt. At noon hour the sams day st unch time I [
V0 Bies out of a teay vhen £/o Horp o the unie vien 1" pae of
handcutls Vhich ba placed on se behind - back
o the ahLfE captaine office and agais Capcain PruLte sald he's golng to “feke
=% Back co lock up for lying to his. e vent on to seys * 1 1io
ying ny mame vas oot 'FOPS'." I told hin I 414 net 13 nd them axp
ba Chat ny nume has been calied “POPS" In the pase snd s fov oeher meens
the past, BUE o€ of ay chalce. So captain Prutte respanded by seying wou your
"1 re 7ing 1 uens.” Then cuptatn Frufcs ehes sdvised
¢ b vas veiting 4 major discipiinacy cepert, buc
in the'chapal vhara 1 vorked, 1 sespond
clonT™ Uhich N said, “Yor." Eventuaily the handeuffs vere resoved and |
1ic Back €o the unit and given nother mafor disciplinary repore latee thet
PAENC. This tise tha report said T was beink charged vich sisore of eeil 'es
Eulephone, "Chat tha contesband found wes nise sheces of
{Llegai vEicten on thes. This svidence vas naver show
Gain o he ALY, A fou days lacter 1 went co the ALJ to have th
She found me guilty of the . aisues of sail vislacion snd the
e of D0 (Dhsciph casepantshaent. .
£acelva in the Tovs systen. The concraband that vas found © ves. sot. sucs of
A& baiag chere and that there vas no other way Co conmect ae vith ihe
O papec besiden tha' contidencial inforaation, bat et 1 ves
BULley of waid coporc. Aluo uy sems was calied FOPS" batore. 1997 mot
necy copore vhen 411
FOPS. " Tha contrabend
“rOrS*"an'ie 4nd thus che
sdiition T batieva T ve

Ratlard told of his "he
and the untairn

8 how much L bought, vhere
nated 1o sactac 11 chiy ar
Bow chls han ltected hi

he
Le

purchased gec elinic
Stave vent on to'sey

e ehat 1 v

e reatly saports

prisoners
very Laited
204 1ike' in u case 1 on deft Co se & vorse oc sightly vorss product then
Used pravioualy to 1€ being removed, and Lts not even taken fato coneideration
That the product belng removed Ls the only product n Lnaate can uae+ and mow
chac 1ce gone the Lean replacesent. ks an sxample of
Chis T can not vae strong deodorant o A& coures body rashes il

odorant soape T have 8o
- vhan 1. Kited Eastects

no Tonger availabla and that I could not buy thess
ic4ms due to tnatitution policy.” 1 vis then told co kite “the officer in cha-

Caguent hich
happens the majority of the ¢ime Eakes' such a long Eine that you
el vesks for un an illy againet the request. The end Fesult s you 10
Vithout and 1€'s Just fruateating losing batcie.

Plnally I voold like co spask further on the "Var on Nach,” as its sov

dte. A T mention in the Decembar Tove

¢ shout Governor Vilaack's propassl fo scate legislators to pos

Leplslarion mandating 1ife sentences for chose pecsons vho deal of manufacture

Hethanphecinine. Vel such legislation has been put on the houre docket vhile
" This Losue has gone to such

probiems e has
s being found vithin the
acted and the highly dab

ovarall T sas & sit-
Co ighe sgatnat this so-called

i 1 Tor dontnatis ndsas this “uar o0 Nath,
cad baavily by che e wiking 1t
soce accaptable for Lovan's € be aunipulaced into alloving government s
Cea € hive Jusc Chat mch mare pover and asstecebip over Chair Iifes. Nov
Peruonally T an net o drug user and dlscourage others from putting such poi
foa 1 chate body, but 1 Ling of drugs. should be
the tndividuals choice, vhile the cavies of vide spresd drug froblen s u
TESUIE of capttalien o crininalite the south and control Sthar parts of so-
€lety 1ike'black neighborhonds and this the resson I belteve besides s Chen-
8018 our political system but that these people in such s situation should
B offared snique homss hich vould 1o,

close to non-existent, slong with
tog printed tn Che . publications
too. The purposs of the Tova Dusgeon Report is €o repart
repocts ace failing to

acch and write the lova Dungeon Rep-.
o you co help circulate and peint sections . of
12 xeport 1€ fron Lnside the valls of thase Dunc

o help i deveilopiog this project dnco somsthing more thon o
“riting exercies in futitisy. e

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Che Figh o redress thetr grievance
“ssive governaent, even though Chat fovernaent supposedly goa
rantees fo 1c's conscicution the Figh, "...to pecition che goversaent for o

"1 el for the fous peisoner the basic fundsmentals
ned accessible right to the courts has Caken & hard scep backuards
Depaccsen of Punishaencs Director W.L. Kaucsky ordared each and
every law Library located in all of fova’s prisses o be eliminsced over s
ey et 1997 U.5. Suprens court deciaton
"Casey Va. Levis" which Acizona scate peisonces von & class action levauic
in the federal d1aCrice court, on the lasue of sxpanding legal Libeary serv
ices to non-English speaking prisonecs and access o 'a materials svalisble
n CO-ROH. Pinally afcer Arizons peisoncrats filed A appesl co. the Ainth
CLECULE COurE of appeals which the culing vas “affiraed,” they vent to. che
U.5. Suprase Courc the majority of the resceionary Justices raversed the loo
ver courta ruling expanding thalc "opinton® to stfect all previous . Filings
by ehis couet ta = Flsoners access to law sacerial. and thus our
Lagal right to have acces Lav library. In turn prisonceats and a feu
SCates’are now an che bandusgon to i

Ang Vipe-out s to many "Erivolous” Lsuauits vers heing filed by
© o kaep che Libractes up-daced cost che scats
450,000 & year. Already the Departaent of Punishaent has stopped ordering
1 macerials from the stace
Law Libracy vhich ara not available n the prison Lav Libracy oill have. co
done atthe fnaates expense. In & furcher sove by the atate - appacatus
£o demonatrate prisonera uill scill have access o the courcs for ali. civil
and crininal maccers the Departaent of Punishacnt has hized an attorney fro
defenders office. This is a poor excuse in offering legal
500 populacion for nuserous ressons, starcing with | the
Ehia'attorney vorks for the state uich the poo r
§ive Co poor cliencs uhen they are apy thele’crintnal
state of Tovs Supreme Court and appellate Courc. That the
majority of the atcoraeys at the public defenders office are bissed snd ate
soacly Jusc out of lav achool 5o they have lictle expecience in the lav of
WhAChthey represenc. Ovecall the real Tesson Director K
repreasive seasure 1 co slov dovn prisoners sspecially Jaiibouss actorners
£rom Eiling lavsuita agaissc the brutalicies of this s
stood prisoncrats vare already being challenged fron numerous svemves fcom
the condicions of Adalatscracive lock up to che poor medical cate. provi
Tn all Dicectoe Kautzky hopea that in che tongor
koouledge of civil la along vith saking ic sear ' to
iapossible for those Jailhouse actorneys €o continus to do fhisr
This VALl surly effece the vey prisoners are created in the future ehe

prisoncrats go back €0 before the 1960's when peisoners starced gaining
lone OF thatr Civil Righta!

Pinally 1 vould 1ike to up date you on the stacus of the propor
sencences Cor thase convices

ek propo

guideline chis cize proposing s BIll Chat vould ensce ninecy-n
Tor thone convicted

cond convice ion voul atancy a 11fe

case hare 1n Toua L you ace given a long a

Though n any
ence usually over tuesty-fiv

' sonth vhich
qute frankly T barely atfo So 4t snyone vants o

L ould be sost velconed snd helpful in the continuat-
ct. Thank You.

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