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Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated
Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated
by Matt Clarke
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied a bid to halt the retrial of a mentally challenged prisoner whose original conviction was overturned but who remained incarcerated almost 35 years later. In ruling ...
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- News in Brief
- Legislation Removes Secrecy from Georgia Parole Board’s Proceedings, Decisions, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- Is Texas Poisoning Prisoners with Contaminated Water?, by Panagioti Tsolkas
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- $290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed, by David Reutter
- Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
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- Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs, by Mark Wilson
- Federal Court Orders Cameras to Cover Blind Spots at North Carolina Prison, by David Reutter
- Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights, by David Reutter
- $400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit, by Derek Gilna
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- Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
- Former Illinois Drug Court Judge Gets Prison Time Following Fellow Judge’s Fatal Overdose, by Joe Watson
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- Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case, by Mark Wilson
- Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated, by Matthew Clarke
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