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More from this issue:
- Prisoners, Politics, Money and the Census, by Gary Hunter
- Supreme Court Holds No Immunity for Alabama Hitching Post, by David Reutter
- Attorney Ghost Writing Must Be Disclosed
- The Parents' Project Advocacy for Incarcerated Fathers: What's Missing?, by Denise Johnston
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Michigan Visiting Ruling Upheld
- A Sentence of Their Own, by Hans Sherrer
- New York's Revised "Son of Sam" Law Leads to $100 Million Verdict Against Cop Killer, by Lonnie Burton
- Illinois Jail Guards Acquitted in Killings; California Jail Guard Acquitted in Beating
- $275,000 Awarded in Stun Belt Settlement
- No Fundamental Right to Fee Waiver for Civil Rights Action
- Bureau of Justice Statistics Analyzes Parole Trends
- Virginia Sheriff Investigated for Misuse of Prisoner Funds, by Lonnie Burton
- Pennsylvania Jail Settles Retaliation Suit for $10,000
- Escapes Plague Texas Jails, by Gary Hunter
- PLRA Attorney Fee Cap and Local Cost Recovery Rules Upheld in New York Hepatitis C Case, by John E Dannenberg
- Texas Extends 6th Amendment Right to Prisoners: Confidential Attorney Calls Allowed
- Ingram v. Scott Reversed: TDCJ-ID in Compliance with Section 501.008
- Settlement Agreement Reached in Wisconsin Supermax Suit, by John E Dannenberg
- $32,500 Florida Jail Accident Settlement
- PLRA Attorney Fee Cap Applies to Fees on Fees, by John E Dannenberg
- $1 Damages and $1.50 Attorney Fees in Guard Brutality Suit, by John E Dannenberg
- New York Prisoner's Denial of Exercise Claim Set for Trial
- Washington Pretrial Detainees Have Right to Access Courts
- District Court Sets Prisoner's "Deliberate Indifference" Hepatitis C Claims for Trial
- Prison Disciplinary Boards Not "Courts" for Habeas Corpus Purposes
- Prison Guards Can Be Liable for Prisoner Suicide
- Administrative Exhaustion Required But Unprejudiced; Dismissal and Equitable Tolling, by Gary Hunter
- Defendants' Convenience Justifies Transfer of Venue
- Plaintiff's Disability Impacts Venue
- Advocacy Groups Challenge Arizona Internet Communications Ban
- Judge Approves $9.6 Million Settlement in DC Jail Employees' Sexual Harassment Suit, by Lonnie Burton
- News in Brief
- Mexico Bars Extradition of Criminals Facing Life Sentences
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- From the Editor, Feb. 1, 2024
- From the Editor, Jan. 1, 2024
- Ed Mead: Rest in Power, Jan. 1, 2024
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- Non-Toxic Fluorescent Spray Reveals Fingerprints in Seconds, May 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, junk science, Fingerprint Evidence, Latent Fingerprint Evidence.
- The Police Have a Dark Money Slush Fund, May 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Police/Govt Misconduct.
- From the Editor, May 1, 2024. Editorials.
- Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Lapses in Epstein Death, Pushes Back Against Rumors It Wasn’t Suicide, May 1, 2024. DOC/BOP misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Suicides.
- Regarding Death Penalty, Biden’s Actions Don’t Align with His Mouth, May 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends, Death Penalty.
- Electronic Monitoring: An Alternative to Incarceration or a Troubling Extension of Punishment?, April 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Statistics/Trends, Electronic Monitoring, Electronic Surveillance, Bail/Pretrial Release, Conditions of.
- What Happens When Prosecutors Offer Opposing Versions of the Truth?, April 15, 2024. Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Outrageous Government Misconduct, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of.
- From the Editor, April 1, 2024. Editorials.
- Parole and Probation Accused of Driving Prison Growth, April 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Statistics/Trends, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Conditions of.
- Watchlisted: You’re Probably Already on a Government Extremism List, March 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.