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Ninth Circuit: Los Angeles County Not Liable for Occasional Over-Detentions
In an official-capacity action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, the plaintiffs alleged they remained in the custody of the Sheriff’s Department, in violation of their constitutional rights, for periods of time ranging from 26 to 29 hours after a court had ...
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- Crime Labs in Crisis: Shoddy Forensics Used to Secure Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
- Prisoners of the Census in New York: Democracy on the March!, by Eric Lotke
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- New York Prisons Avoid Budget Axe, by David Reutter
- Are Doctors Complicit in Prison Torture? The Maine Medical Community Looks at Solitary Confinement, by Lance Tapley
- State Auditor Issues Report on Washington Department of Corrections
- $13 Million Settlement in DC Mass Arrest of Protestors, by David Reutter
- Settlement Allows North Carolina Prisoners to Receive Compensation for Writings, by David Reutter
- Expanded Eligibility for New York Medical Parole Has Little Effect, by Matthew Clarke
- Ex-Cons Face Tougher Job Market in Great Recession, by David Reutter
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- New York Prison Chaplain Accused of Smuggling Weapons
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- Former President of Florida Sheriff’s Association Enters Plea in Kickback Scheme, by David Reutter
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- Tennessee Judge Facing Misconduct Charges Tries to Depose Disciplinary Counsel, by Matthew Clarke
- Pennsylvania Prisoner Awarded $185,000 in Civil Rights Claim; Harassment Continues, by David Reutter
- Ninth Circuit Says Qualified Immunity Warranted for Comb-Binding Denial, by Mark Wilson
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- Virginia Issues Report on Monitoring of Sex Offenders Subject to Registration
- Georgia Ends Contact Visits for Death Row Prisoners, by David Reutter
- Texas Controversy: Governor Guts Forensic Science Commission, by Matthew Clarke
- For Lease: Never-Used 525-Bed Oregon Jail, $45 Million or Best Offer, by Mark Wilson
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Dungeons & Dragons, by Brandon Sample
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- U.S. Supreme Court: No Bivens Remedy Available Against PHS Staff, by Brandon Sample
- Fraudsters Sentenced in Cornell Prison Construction Scheme, by Brandon Sample
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- Exhaustion Excused Where Warden Misled Prisoner During Grievance Process, by Brandon Sample
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- Female Assistant Attorney General Pleads Guilty in Wife-Beating Case, by Mark Wilson
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- Fake Rape Claim Puts Woman in Prison, by Brandon Sample
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- California Pays $585,000 to Settle Suit by Prisoner Who Lost Eye Due to Poor Medical Care, May 6, 2015
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- $13 Million Awarded to Exonerated Massachusetts Prisoner for Wrongful Conviction, June 1, 2025. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment.
- Georgia Moves to Shield Intellectually Disabled Prisoners from Execution, June 1, 2025. Sentencing, Death Penalty.
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