More from this issue:

1. Hepatitis C, A 'Silent Epidemic' Strikes U.S. Prisons, by Silja JA Talvi
2. Louisiana Prison System Exceeds Administrative Statutory Authority
3. U.S. S.Ct. Upholds PLRA Automatic Termination Law
4. Florida X-Wing Guard Acquitted in Valdes Beating
5. Wisconsin Supermax Bans Local Paper
6. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
7. Qualified Immunity Denied in CO Rape Case; Suit Settled for $70,000
8. Alabama Ad Seg Publication Ban Struck Down
9. Eleventh Amendment Immunity for Illinois Sheriff Denied
10. Morrissey Protections Required for WA Community Custody Revocation
11. AZ Medical Copayment Not Retroactive, by James Quigley
12. Iowa Segregation Suit Settled, by James Quigley
13. Right to Associate Still Viable
14. Construction Contractor Not Liable Under §1983 for Disabling Fire Safety Equipment
15. Guard Reinstated After Nazi Flag Flap, by Ronald Young
16. Habeas Hints: State Remedies, by Kent A. Russell
17. DC Prisoners Sue VA Over Restraints
18. Administrative Exhaustion Required in Third Circuit; U.S. S. Ct. Grants Review
19. Build Jails, Not Schools: Ohio Prison Building Corruption, by Bill Dunne
20. University Cancels Sodhexo-Marriott Contract
21. Sodexho Bows to Pressure, Announces Sale of CCA Stock
22. PLRA Attorney's Fees Cap Applies to Nonprisoner Intervenors
23. States of Confinement: Policing, Detention, and Prisons, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
24. Pubic Hair Search of Released Jail Detainee Unconstitutional
25. MO Consent Decree Modification Affirmed
26. IFP Litigant Entitled to Amend Complaint
27. News in Brief
28. NY DOCS Guard Nets $300,000 for ADA Retaliation
29. Certificate of Review Mandatory in Colorado Negligence Suits, by Bob Williams
30. DC District Court Denies Guards' Summary Judgment Retaliation Case
31. High Standard of Proof for Retaliation Claims
32. No Immunity for Ignoring Prisoner Work Restrictions, by Ronald Young
33. Cursory Medical Treatment Cruel and Unusual
34. NY Prisoners Have Liberty Interest in Work Release, by Ronald Young
35. Seventh Circuit Rejects ETS Claim

More from Kent A. Russell:

• Habeas Hints: Understanding and Satisfying the Strickland Test for IAC, May 15, 2018
• Rundown on California Propositions 57 and 64, Jan. 10, 2017
• Habeas Hints: Staring Down the Two-Headed Monster: Richter-Pinholster, Dec. 15, 2013
• Habeas Hints: Staring Down the Two-Headed Monster: Richter-Pinholster, Nov. 15, 2013
• Habeas Hints: Actual Innocence, Sept. 15, 2013
• Habeas Hints: 2012 Supreme Court Habeas Highlights: Plea Bargaining Cases, Sept. 15, 2012
• Habeas Hints: Expert Testimony in Habeas Cases, Aug. 15, 2011
• Habeas Hints: The Year in Review, Feb. 15, 2011
• Habeas Hints: Certificate of Appealability, June 15, 2010
• HABEAS HINTS – CALIFORNIA COMMENT Pace and Bonner: Avoiding and Fighting “Untimeliness” Rulings Under California Law, Dec. 15, 2009

More from these topics:

• Third Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to Prisoner on Confrontation Clause and Ineffective Assistance Claims Based on Trial Court Reading Entire Criminal Information Into the Record of Co-Conspirator Who Pleaded Guilty, Feb. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Exculpatory No Doctrine, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Habeas Relief in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case, Feb. 1, 2025. junk science, Habeas Corpus, Forensic Sciences, Child Abuse/Abusers, Evidence - Admissibility.
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Habeas Corpus, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Relief Where Both Trial and Appellate Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Challenge Indictment for Residential Burglary That Failed to Allege Defendant Illegally Entered a ‘Dwelling’, Jan. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• Ninth Circuit Holds District Courts Have No Authority Under Rule 4 of Rules Governing § 2254 Cases to Dismiss Habeas Petition on the Merits, Dec. 15, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Dismissal, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to California Prisoner on Napue Claim Because Prosecution Failed to Correct Informant’s False Testimony That He Did Not Receive Any Benefit In Exchange for His Testimony, Dec. 1, 2024. Informants, Habeas Corpus, Informants and Paid Witnesses, False Testimony.
• 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.
• Ninth Circuit Denies Habeas Relief to Prisoner Who Invoked Fifth Amendment Right to Counsel During Custodial Interrogation but Made Incriminating Statements to Undercover Informant Posing as Fellow Prisoner Because Right to Counsel Not Violated, Nov. 1, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Custodial Interrogations/Statements, Counsel - Right to.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Where Defense Counsel Failed to Understand State Self-Defense Statute Provides Complete Defense to Felony Murder Based on Felon-in-Possession Charge, Oct. 1, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Felon in Possession Statute, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Murder/Felony Murder.
• Third Circuit Orders Evidentiary Hearing on State Prisoner’s Petition Seeking Federal Habeas Relief Because Both State and Federal Courts Denied Relief Without Holding Hearing on IAC Claim That, if Proven, Would Entitle Him to Relief, Aug. 1, 2024. Evidentiary Ruling, Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Counsel - Effective Assistance of.