More from this issue:

1. Still More Murder and Mayhem in Maryland, by Michael Rigby
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Confronting Confinement, A Report On Safety and Abuse In America’s Prisons, Vera Justice Institute (2006), 118 pp., by John Dannenberg
4. Sacramento Jail Rampant with Excessive Force and Brutality, by Gary Hunter
5. Bureau of Prisons Begins Certifying Sexually Dangerous Persons, by David Beneman
6. New York’s Prison System Infested With Drugs, by David Reutter
7. High Ranking Louisiana Prison Official Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges, by Gary Hunter
8. California Habeas Handbook, Expanded 5th Edition, by Attorney Kent Russell, Sept. 2006, 114 pages plus appendix, soft cover, by John Dannenberg
9. 5-Point Restraints = Excessive Force + Due Process Violation Results in $25,000 Virginia Damage Award
10. Correct Rx a New Major Player in the Prison Drug Industry, by Gary Hunter
11. The Warehousing of New Hampshire’s Mentally Ill, by David Reutter
12. Seizure of Washington Prisoners’ Cash at Jail Booking Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
13. Prison TB 10 Times Higher Than Non-Prison Cases
14. Fulton County Reinstates Deputies Fired in Killing Rampage
15. $400,000 Wrongful Death Settlement After San Diego Jailers Hog-Tied Prisoner, by John Dannenberg
16. 1997 Changes in Pennsylvania Commutation Law Held Ex Post Facto, by John Dannenberg
17. Summary Judgement Reversed on Illinois Outgoing Mail Ban
18. Federal Court Compels Activation of California DOC Mental Health Crisis Beds; Approves New $111 Million Mental Care Hospital, by John Dannenberg
19. North Carolina Jail Prisoner Killed During Court Appearance, by Gary Hunter
20. Cleaning up Mississippi’s Supermax: Conditions Suit Settled, by David Reutter
21. Prison Deaths: A National Shame, by Ira P. Robbins
22. California DOC Medical Receiver’s Initial On-The-Job Impression: “Conditions Disgraceful”, by John Dannenberg
23. California Governor Vetoes Open Records, Prisoner Condoms and Media Access Bills, by John Dannenberg
24. U.S. Spends Record $185 Billion on Justice System is 2003, by Matthew Clarke
25. New York’s Governor Vetoes New Treatment Facilities For Mentally Ill Prisoners, by John Dannenberg
26. Mississippi DOC Guts TB Program
27. Colorado Parolee’s Disenfranchisement Upheld
28. PLN Awarded $48,709 In Attorney Fees After Successful FOIA Suit Against BOP
29. Family of Texas Prisoner Murdered in Geo-Operated Prison Awarded $47.5 Million, by Michael Rigby
30. 9th Circuit Holds § 1997e(a) Applies to Private Prisons; Magazine Confiscation Is a “Prison Condition”
31. $255 Awarded For Destruction of Prisoner’s Property
32. New Jersey Prison Commissioner’s Complete Ban On Media Lifted, by Gary Hunter
33. Michigan Jail Prisoners Pay For Incarceration, by Gary Hunter
34. Sixth Circuit Extends Abela Ruling to Parole Denial Habeas Petitions
35. Virginia Prison Minister Indicted on Sex Charges; Ministries Under Fire, by Gary Hunter
36. Garnishment of Ohio Prisoner’s Account Permitted to Pay Court Costs
37. $2.5 Million Settlement for Illegal Strip Searches in Connecticut Jail
38. New Jersey Sex Offenders Must Be Protected and Segregated During Transports
39. MO Jail Guards Denying Seizure Medication amd Assigning Prisoner to Top Bunk May Violate 8th Amendment
40. Nebraska UA Procedures Do Not Violate Due Process
41. Illinois Jail’s Strip Search Policy Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
42. Native American Entitled to Prayer Feather
43. BOP Halfway House Walkaway Is Not Federal “Crime of Violence”, by John Dannenberg
44. New Hampshire Prisoner’s ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment
45. News in Brief:
46. No Qualified Immunity for Michigan Prisoner’s Heat-Dehydration Death

More from these topics:

• $60,000 Settlement for Kansas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, $578,000 for His Attorneys, Sept. 15, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements.
• Illinois Prisoner Awarded Over $822,000 For Hernia Care Denied by Wexford Health, July 1, 2024. Wexford Health Services, Failure to Treat, Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Damages - Punitive.
• Over $71,000 Awarded to Michigan Prisoner for Sexual Abuse by Guard, June 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages.
• HRDC Awarded Over $130,000 in Legal Costs and Fees for Defendant’s “Bad Faith” in Maine Records Lawsuit, April 1, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Public Records Act, HRDC Litigation.
• South Carolina Sheriff Ordered to Pay $37,500 in Fees and Costs in Jail FOIA Case, March 1, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• Michigan Supreme Court: DOC Owes Attorney Fees in Public Records Case Even if Plaintiff Is Represented Pro Bono, Feb. 1, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• $10,000 Verdict for Fired Guard’s Failure to Protect Louisiana Prisoner From Stabbing, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Snitch Jacketing, Failure to Protect (General), Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Fees (PLRA).
• $14.3 Million in Costs, Attorney Fees and Interest Awarded Against GEO Group in Suits for Not Paying Minimum Wage to Immigrant Detainee Workers in Washington, April 1, 2022. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Labor, Attorney Fee Awards, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• $170,000 in Attorney’s Fees, Solitary Confinement Reforms Achieved in Settlement of Maine Prisoner’s Lawsuits, April 1, 2022. Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• $650,000 Jury Verdict Upheld in NY Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Claim; Motion for Fees Denied Due to Contingency Agreement, Jan. 1, 2022. Attorney Fee Awards, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, False Statements, Testimony or Documents.