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Colorado Slammed by West Nile Virus But Ignores Prisoners
Loren Gasiorowski, 41, awoke one morning with a big mosquito bite on his forearm and one on his shoulder. Within days he couldn't leave his cell. After being sick for two weeks he couldn't take it any more. He decided to run the gauntlet required for medical access. Once there, ...
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- Prisons Nationwide Fail to Treat HCV Epidemic, by John E Dannenberg
- BOP Doctor Indicted, Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault, by Bob Williams
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- $50,000 HCV Settlement and New Treatment Protocol Approved in Colorado, by Bob Williams
- Colorado Slammed by West Nile Virus But Ignores Prisoners, by Bob Williams
- Denial of Grievance Forms Excuses Failure to Exhaust
- Florida Work Release Prisoners Ripped Off by Private Transport Company, by David Reutter
- Excessive Heat Still Plagues Baltimore Women Detainees, by Bob Williams
- Another Troubled North Carolina Jail, by Michael Rigby
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- $13,500 Damages Paid to Two Illegally Detained Washington DOC Prisoners
- Mandamus Available to Review Oregon Disciplinary Orders
- PLRA Physical Injury Rule Applied to Non-Prison Case
- Missed HIV Medication Did Not Create a Serious Medical Need
- Washington Medical Claim Reinstated
- California Rules Violation for "Repeated Pattern" Must Involve Same Offense
- Private Settlement Agreement Prohibits Award of Attorney Fees and Costs, by David Reutter
- County Public Defender Liable for Wrongful Conviction
- Physical Injury Rule Doesn't Bar Strip Search Suit
- Local Rule Cannot Justify Summary Judgment When Factual Dispute Exists, by David Reutter
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- PHS Liable for Denying Insulin to Diabetic New Jersey Jail Prisoner
- New Jersey Prisoners May Confront Accusers in Disciplinary Hearings, by Michael Rigby
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- Two Level Review Required for Publication Rejection, but Qualified Immunity Granted
- BOP Rule Denying Early Release Eligibility Violates APA
- Certification for Interlocutory Appeal Order Discussed in California Prison Labor Suit
- Discipline Without Notice Violates Due Process; BOP Administrative Exhaustion May Be Excused
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- New Trial Ordered in Washington Strip Cell Conditions Suit
- Pretrial Detainee Has Limited Right to Litigate Civil Matters
- Applicability of FTCA to BOP Causes Circuit Split, by David Reutter
- $15 Million Award for Wrongful Conviction Upheld
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- Texas Monitors Prisoners for-Signs of Al-Qaeda Recruitment
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- Shrinking Budgets Force States to Cut Corrections Spending, March 15, 2010
- Maryland: Parole Supervision Fee Likely Does More Harm than Good, Feb. 15, 2010
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- Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes, April 15, 2009
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