More from this issue:

1. Women Behind Bars, by Silja JA Talvi
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Strikes Sweep Bolivian Prisons as Promise of Freedom Fades, by Julia Lutsky
4. Custodial Rape of Female Prisoners Widespread in U.S., by Roger Smith
5. Wrongfully Convicted Ohio Man Receives $250,000 Award
6. Federal Court Partially Terminates New York Jail Consent Decree Relief
7. Texas Prisoners Have Thirty Days to Sue Following Resolution of Grievance
8. ADA Settlement at Washington Special Commitment Center, by Hank Balson
9. Prisoners of the Census, by Tracy Huling
10. Pro Se Tips and Tactics, by John Midgley
11. Leave to Amend Complaint Wrongly Denied
12. Failure to Notify Prisoner of Hearing Violates Procedural Rights
13. Bid to Regain Family Visits Fails in California, by Willie Wisely
14. Supreme Court Restricts ADA, by Roger Smith
15. Louisiana Prison Activist Freed
16. Arbitrary Denial of Michigan Appeal Bond Enjoined
17. Costs Allowed Only by Court Order
18. Second Circuit Holds Staged Perp Walks Unconstitutional, Grants Qualified Immunity
19. $9.6 Million Awarded for Child Death in Illinois Jail
20. No Forfeiture Notice Violates Due Process
21. Montana Court Awards PLRA-Capped Attorney Fees Under Catalyst Theory
22. Prisoner Defendants Entitled to Notice of Summary Judgment Requirements
23. Texas Prisoners Have Liberty Interest in Mandatory Supervision
24. Guards Use Shotguns to Control Riot
25. Unlawful Imprisonment Nets Ohio Man $25,000
26. Texas Prisoners Have Right to Appear at Civil Court Hearings
27. Washington Media Royalties Sentencing Condition Reversed
28. Prison Doctor Wins $654,471 in Retaliation Suit, by John E Dannenberg
29. Minnesota Prison Cited For Asbestos Infractions
30. Texas Prisoners May Challenge Discretionary Mandatory Release Procedures
31. $3 Million Award Not Excessive in Prisoner Beating Death
32. Suspicionless Maine Jail Strip Searches Set for Trial; Settles for $455,000
33. PLRA-Based Garnishment Used to Collect Court Costs for Defendant
34. Indiana Jail Settles Strip Search Case for $300,000
35. News in Brief
36. Harsh Hitching Post Treatment States Claim
37. Ten Percent Prison Commissary Surcharge in New Jersey Upheld
38. Statutory Authority Not Required to Levy Housing Costs
39. Continuing California's Prison Interview Ban, by Willie Wisely

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.