More from this issue:

1. Texas Prisoners Still Dying in Houston Jails, Among Other Problems, by Gary Hunter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Fifth Circuit: Special Parole Review Request Doesn’t Toll AEDPA Limitations
4. Megan’s Law Preempts Local New Jersey Sex Offender Ordinances
5. “Habeas Hints”, by Kent A. Russell
6. Perpetrators and Enablers of Torture in the US, by Corey Weinstein
7. Maine Prison in Turmoil, by Lance Tapley
8. Obama Promises Guantanamo Will Close and Torture Will End ... but When?, by Matthew Clarke
9. Human Rights Watch Report Calls to Reform PLRA, by David Reutter
10. Florida Prison Guards Fired, Suspended for Shocking Children with Stun Guns, by David Reutter
11. Problems at Washington’s Civil Commitment Center Continue, by Matthew Clarke
12. Southern California Jails Addicted to ICE Money, by Matthew Clarke
13. CA Prison Medical Care Receiver: Three Top Officials Ousted, Controversial Building Plan Opposed, by Matthew Clarke
14. California Sheriffs Appropriate Rehabilitation Funds for Security Needs, by Michael Brodheim
15. Sacramento County Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit For $260,000
16. Nebraska Prison Officials Must Pay Attorney’s Fees in Kosher Diet Case; Found in Contempt After Excrement Discovered in Prisoner’s Food, by Brandon Sample
17. PLN Files Public Records Suit Against San Francisco County, Sheriff’s Office
18. Columbia Jail Journal: The Compelling, Exclusive Inside Story of the Columbia Three, by James Monaghan, Brandon Press, 277 pages, by David Preston
19. Florida DOC and Keefe Gouge Prisoners on Commissary Sales, by David Reutter
20. $1.8 Million Settlement in Beating of Florida Jail Prisoner
21. Pennsylvania Jail Mired in Scandal ... Again
22. Montana, Michigan Towns Vie to Fill Prisons with Guantanamo Detainees
23. $4.7 Million Settlement for Brain Damage Caused by Washington Jail Negligence
24. Michigan Changes Overtime Rules; $4 Million Savings on Prison Budget
25. Glomar Response to Prisoner’s FOIA Request Insufficient
26. Texas Parole Board’s Hearing on Imposition of Sex Offender Conditions Inadequate, by Matthew Clarke
27. PLN Prevails in Motion to Unseal Settlement in CCA Class Action FLSA Case
28. $6 Million Settlement in Beating Death of California Detainee
29. $500,000 Settlement for Fatal Beating of Phoenix Jail Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
30. Los Angeles County Agrees to Pay $7,000,000 to Beaten Juvenile Prisoner
31. Ohio County Jail Agrees to Pay $75,000 For Locking Up Poor
32. Small Amounts of Marijuana Not “Dangerous Contraband” Under New York Law, Court Rules
33. Audit Finds California Parolees Sometimes Slip Through Bureaucratic Cracks
34. Maryland Prisoners Make Flags
35. Mississippi Prisoners Make Collect Call for Jesus
36. Clerk Erred in Refusing to File Unsigned 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion
37. Aramark Discontinues, Loses Prison Food Service Contracts, by David Reutter
38. Injunction Against Missouri Sex Offender Halloween Restrictions Issued, Then Vacated, by Matthew Clarke
39. Mentally Ill NC Prisoners Injured in Separate Incidents, by Gary Hunter
40. $145,000 Settlement in Iowa Prisoner’s Self-Mutilation Mental Health Claim, by David Reutter
41. Missouri DOC Permits Gift Books in Response to PLN Demand Letter
42. Hawaii to Remove Prisoners from CCA Facility Over Abuse Charges, by Ian Urbina
43. Military Psychologist Implicated in Abusive Interrogations, by David Reutter
44. Indigent Connecticut Prisoners Entitled to Copies of Records Under FOIA Without Charge
45. Duration of Confinement in Segregation Affects Due Process Inquiry
46. Second Circuit Reinstates New York Jail Guard’s Excessive Force Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
47. California: City Liable for $237,000 Hospital Bill for Prisoner’s Medical Care
48. Oakland, CA Police Policy of In-Field Public Strip Searches Without Arrest or Warrant Found Unconstitutional
49. Florida: For Sentence Calculation Purposes, Civil Commitment Detention Same as Jail Confinement
50. District Court Erred in Sua Sponte Dismissal of Prisoner’s Challenge to Conditions of Confinement
51. Florida Gain Time Law Application Violates Ex Post Facto Clause
52. Ninth Circuit: Refusal to Allow Cross-Examination of Lab Technician Violates Due Process, by Brandon Sample
53. Ohio Jail Officials Face Federal Charges, Investigation, by Brandon Sample
54. BOP Warden Does Not Have Authority to Reduce Prisoner’s Sentence Under Rule 35(b), by Brandon Sample
55. News in Brief:
56. Oregon Illegal Detention Suit Settled for $30,000
57. Sixth Circuit: Dismissal of Due Process and Equal Protection Claims Upheld; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Issue Remanded

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• 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.
• Regional Jail in Kentucky Settles DOJ Complaint, Agrees to Provide Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, Sept. 15, 2024. Complaints, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Drug Testing/Treatment Programs.