| Editor | Paul Wright |
|---|---|
| Categories | Prisons, law |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (2014) | 9,000 |
| First issue | May 1990 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Lake Worth, Florida |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.prisonlegalnews.org |
Prison Legal News (PLN) is a monthly American magazine and online periodical published since May 1990. It primarily reports on criminal justice issues and prison and jail-related civil litigation, mainly in the United States. It is a project of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.[1]
Prison Legal News is the longest running newspaper produced by and for current and former prisoners in U.S. history.[2]
PLN covers all aspects of the criminal justice system, including court access, prison conditions, privatization, disciplinary hearings, excessive force, mail censorship, jails, wrongful convictions, crime labs, visitation, prison phone services, immigration detention, religious freedom, free speech, prison rape, abuse of women prisoners, retaliation, the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), medical treatment, HIV and hepatitis C, prison slave labor, disenfranchisement, the death penalty and control units/supermax facilities. However, the mainstay of PLN's coverage from the beginning has been the issue of conditions of confinement.[3]