More from this issue:

1. Gay and Lesbian Prisoners: Recent Developments and a Call for More Research, by Zachary Wolfe, Esq.
2. Washington State Crime Lab Chief Resigns, by Gary Hunter
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Over 60% of Oregon Prisoner Suicides Linked to Mental Illness, Isolation, by Mark Wilson
5. Trifecta for Michigan DOC: Three Reports Find Deficient Prison Medical Care, by David Reutter
6. Fondled Hawaiian Transexual Prisoner Awarded $817,500 in Damages and Attorney Fees, by Matthew Clarke
7. Virginia Parole Rate Plummets Despite Thousands of Eligible Parolees, by John Dannenberg
8. Houston District Attorney Caught in E-mail Scandal, Resigns, Held in Contempt, by Gary Hunter
9. Courts Find Ohio Adam Walsh Act Unconstitutional
10. NY DOC’s Former 60% Prisoner Phone Call Kickback Scheme Did Not Violate Prisoners’ Families’ Constitutional Rights
11. Prison Legal News Prevails in Tennessee Public Records Suit Against CCA
12. TASER International’s Stock Shocked By $6.2 Million Damages Award, by John Dannenberg
13. Teeth Extraction Policy for CA Women Prisoners Rescinded, by John Dannenberg
14. Michigan Jail Pays $145,000 for Vindictively Exhibiting Naked Detainees in Segregation Cell
15. Harris County, Texas Sends 600 Jail Prisoners to Private Pen in Louisiana
16. Jail Prisoners Get Rapid HIV Tests
17. Federal Prisoner May Not be Held Indefinitely in Punitive Housing Pending Investigation of Infraction
18. $204,856 in Attorney’s Fees and Costs Awarded in Nebraska Kosher Diet and Muslim Prayer Case, by Brandon Sample
19. Excessive Force Suit Against Illinois Guards Must be Retried, Allowing Evidence of Guards’ Actions
20. Bill Introduced to Exempt Wrongfully Convicted from Federal Income Taxes
21. States Expand Registration Laws to Include Drug Offenses
22. Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault, by David Reutter
23. Montana DOC Employees Disciplined for E-mail Abuse
24. Segregated Massachusetts Nation of Islam Prisoners Entitled to Halal Menu and Jum’ah Prayers; $237,299.25 in Attorney Fees Awarded
25. PHS Wins Quadriplegic Prisoner’s Negligence Suit, Jail Settles for $100,000
26. Federal Prisoner in State Jail Custody Illegally Denied State Court Name Change Petition
27. 71-Year-Old Veteran Paid $185,000 for Rough California Jail Booking Treatment
28. U.N. Committee Against Torture: Tasering is a “Form of Torture”, by Matthew Clarke
29. Monetary Sanctions Permitted for Milwaukee Jail’s Violation of Consent Decree, by David Reutter
30. Prior Failure to Register as Sex Offender Does Not Violate Adam Walsh Act
31. WA Prisoner Properly Denied Access to Savings Account to Hire Lawyer for Parolability Hearing
32. Sixth Circuit: $4.5 Million Award Upheld Against Michigan DOC Doctor in Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner, by John Dannenberg
33. $7,025 Award in Slip and Fall From Ohio Prison Bunk
34. Ten Michigan Lawyers Honored For 8-Year Effort To Win $30 Million Damages For 10 Women Prisoners’ Sexual Abuse By Prison Guards, by John Dannenberg
35. Georgia Inmate Welfare Fund Consent Decree Terminated Under PLRA
36. $45,000 Awarded to Probationer Subject to Overzealous Probation Officer
37. Michigan Federal Court Issues Injunctive Relief for Lifer Parole Hearings, by John Dannenberg
38. $305,021 Awarded to Missouri Prisoner Struck by Tree; State Legislature Takes Note, by Brandon Sample
39. Washington DOC Fires McNeil Island Employee for Prisoner Fund Theft
40. Contempt Order Entered Against Virgin Island’s Prison Mental Health Care
41. $449,000 Settlement in BIA Prisoner’s Fall from Top Bunk in Detox Cell
42. $1.95 Million for 18 Years Wrongful Imprisonment in North Carolina
43. Wyoming Prisoner Receives $350,000 in Failure to Protect Case
44. Indiana Judge Refuses to Send Juveniles to Unsafe Facility
45. New York Mail Rule Disciplinary Conviction Reversed
46. Texas Adds Sex Offender Employment and School Information to Registry
47. Texas Youth Commission Settles Lawsuit with U.S. Dept. of Justice, by Gary Hunter
48. News in Brief:
49. Ice Cream Trucks No Treat for Sex Offenders

More from these topics:

• Why Aren’t Eligible Individuals Taking Advantage of Expungement Laws?, Dec. 15, 2024. Discrimination, Restrictions, discrimination, Expungement/Removal.
• Incompetent Louisiana Sex Offender’s Challenge to Registration Requirements Proceeds, Dec. 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offense Registration Act (SORNA).
• Minnesota’s $100 Million-Per-Year Civil Commitment Program Has No “Discernible Impact” on Sex Crimes, Oct. 15, 2024. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Databases, Civil Commitment.
• Sixth Circuit Strikes Retroactive Application of Parts of Tennessee’s Sweeping Sex Offender Registration, Verification, and Tracking Law, Oct. 1, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Retroactivity.
• Louisiana Becomes First State in Nation to Allow Judges to Order Surgical Castration for Sex Offenders, Oct. 1, 2024. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Surgery, Sex Offender Treatment, Chemical Castration.
• Minnesota Sex Offender Program: The Indefinite Detention of the Reviled, Aug. 1, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Civil Commitment, Sex Offender Classification.
• Oregon Parole Board Ordered to Consider Sex-Offense-Free Time When Setting Sex Offender Notification Levels, July 1, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Sex Offender Classification.
• New York Court of Appeals: SORA Designation Violates Defendant’s Due Process Rights Where Crime Involved No Sexual Contact or Motivation and Defendant Was Not a Sex Offender and Posed No Risk of Sexual Threat, May 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration.
• Virginia Supreme Court Denies New Sentence Credits to State Prisoner Serving “Mixed” Sentence, May 1, 2024. Ex Post Facto, Good Time, Credits, Multiple Sentences.
• Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Categorical Approach’ Applies to SORNA Tier Analysis, April 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Military.