More from this issue:

1. Ninth Circuit Approves Oregon Control Unit Conditions, by Paul Wright
2. Outgoing Mail May Contain Slander
3. Bankruptcy Appeal Filed When Mailed
4. Discipline For Rude Letter Struck Down
5. WI Prisoners Not Entitled to Minimum Wage
6. Law of Medical Treatment Explained, by Ed Mead
7. Conditions Habeas Requires Administrative Exhaustion
8. WA State DOC "Work Ethic" Program: Capitalist Training Camp, or Liberal Rehabilitation Scheme?, by PLG
9. Court Declines to Define "Frivolous" Suits
10. Exposure to Cold Weather States Claim
11. Death Row Prisoners Entitled to Limited Contact Attorney Visits
12. Prisoner's Assault Claim Must Go to Trial
13. MI Hearing Officers Have Absolute Immunity
14. Only One Appeal on Qualified Immunity
15. Classification Chief Liable for Attack
16. Making Con Drink from Toilet States Claim
17. Parole Commission Guidelines Not Ex Post Facto
18. Visitor Cannot Withdraw Consent to Search Once Search Has Begun
19. Common Law Right to Inspect Court Records
20. Nominal Damages in Eighth Amendment Claim Upheld
21. No Cause of Action in Reversed Disciplinary Sanction
22. "Tough On Crime" Law Increases Michigan Crime Rates
23. Reviews
24. WA DNA Identification Statute Upheld by District Court
25. Editorial, by Ed Mead
26. BOP Must Disclose Program Statement
27. Weed and Seed: The Fortress Culture, by Christian Parenti
28. Disastrous Conditions in Vermont Prisons
29. Materials on Prison Rape Survival Available
30. Dime Down, by Bill Dunne

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• California Court of Appeal Announces Defendants May Obtain Brady Evidence From Police Officers’ Personnel Files in Advance of § 1172.6 Hearing Requesting Vacatur of Conviction and Resentencing for Certain Types of Murder Convictions, Feb. 15, 2025. Disclosure of Records, Police, Brady Violations, Murder/Felony Murder, Resentencing, Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration, Evidence - Admissibility.
• California Prisoner Wins Round Before Magistrate in Lawsuit Over Marriage Application Delayed Two Years, Dec. 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Visiting, Marriage.
• Public Defender Files Habeas Petitions for Detainees at “Horrific” Baltimore Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Hygiene Supplies, Disclosure of Records, Habeas Corpus.
• California Prisoner Wins Challenge to Overbroad CDCR Records Request Made Prior to Resentencing, Sept. 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Resentencing.
• Washington Prisoner’s Sentence Vacated After Attorney Calls and Visits Were Recorded, Aug. 15, 2024. Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, Disclosure of Records, Recordings, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of.
• New York Governor Signs Law Sealing Millions of Criminal Records From Public View, April 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Criminal History.
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, Jan. 1, 2024. MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
• $7.75 Million Paid by San Diego County After Jail Detainee Severely Injured in Fall from Top Bunk, Jan. 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medication, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Bedding, Jail Specific, Disclosure of Records, Public Records.
• Ohio Supreme Court Grants Prisoner’s Mother Names of Fellow Prisoners Who Attacked Him, Dec. 1, 2023. Disclosure of Records, Unpublished/Withdrawn/Redacted Decisions.