More from this issue:

1. America's Prisons Turn a Blind Eye to HCV Epidemic, by Mark Wilson
2. Pregnant Wisconsin Prisoner Punished for Sexual Contact While Guard Walks Free, by Lonnie Burton
3. Louisiana Guards' Conviction Upheld in Prisoner's Beating
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. California Prison Policy Restricting Book Orders Enjoined
6. 900 British Prisoners Freed Following Court Ruling
7. Massachusetts Jury Awards $175,000 to Beaten Ex-Prisoner
8. Sexual Harassment Scandal Rocks Connecticut DOC
9. Criminal Law Update, by Reaves, Jr, Walter M
10. Los Angeles County Liable Under § 1983 for Jail Detainee's Murder
11. Oregon HCV Suit Certified as Class Action
12. Sadistic New Jersey Prison Doctor's License Revoked Amid Allegations of Neglect, Malpractice, by Lonnie Burton
13. $178,294 Awarded in BOP Malpractice Suit
14. $3.2 Million Awarded to New York Jail Prisoner in Work Accident
15. Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Damages, by John Midgley
16. Ohio Jail's Pay-for-Stay Program Unconstitutional, Partial Summary Judgment Granted
17. Settlement of Hamilton County, Ohio, Jail Booking Fees Case
18. Butler County, Ohio, Settles Jail Booking Fee Suit
19. Director Out at Scandal-Plagued Washington State Jail, by Lonnie Burton
20. Rikers Island Jail Chief Demoted
21. Arizona Prisoner Entitled to Workers' Compensation Payments During Period of Incarceration
22. North Carolina Juvenile Prisons Plagued by Physical, Sexual Abuse, and Medical Neglect, by Lonnie Burton
23. Deaths and Beatings Rampant in Texas' Nueces County Jail, by Gary Hunter
24. Behind the Walls: A Guide for Families and Friends of Texas Prison Inmates, by Michael Rigby
25. DSU-Like Conditions in Massachusetts Prison Trigger Due Process Protection
26. Federal Prisoners Enlisted for Dangerous Computer Refurbishing, by Lonnie Burton
27. Probation and Parole Populations Continued to Rise in 2001
28. Overt Act Unnecessary to Allege Conspiracy Claim in 7th Circuit
29. U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California's Harsh Three-Strikes Law, by John E Dannenberg
30. News in Brief
31. News in Brief
32. The PLRA Does Not Change Leave to Amend Rule, by Bob Williams
33. Illinois Settles Visitor Strip Search Suit for $237,000

More from John E Dannenberg:

• California’s “Realignment” Law Sends 38,000 State Prisoners to County Control, Aug. 11, 2016
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Gets $12,500 in Retaliation Suit After Remittitur, Jan. 15, 2010
• Nebraska Muslim Prisoner Wins Religious Concessions, April 15, 2009
• Illegal Strip Searches During Minor Charges Net Sacramento Jail Detainees $1,000 Each, May 15, 2007
• California: Knowing Waiver of Conduct Credits at Plea Agreement Controls Upon Later Probation Violations, May 15, 2007
• Arizona Internet Ban Permanently Enjoined, May 15, 2007
• California: "Mailbox Rule" Extended to Civil Complaints Against Public Entity, May 15, 2007
• California Attorney Richard Dangler Sanctioned for "Shameful, Frivolous" Prisoner Appeals; Resigns, May 15, 2007
• PLN Wins FOIA Suit to Gain Copies of BOP Verdicts and Settlements without Charge, Sept. 15, 2006
• Supreme Court: Banning Publications to Punish Recalcitrant Prisoners Trumps Their First Amendment Rights, Sept. 15, 2006

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.