More from this issue:

1. Prison Slave Labor Replaces Freeworld Workers in Down Economy, by David Reutter
2. Report Deconstructs Urban Legend of 100,000 Missing Sex Offenders, by David Reutter
3. Work Crews Salvage Georgia Prison Contract, by David Reutter
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Eighth Circuit Affirms No First Amendment Right to Lower Prison Phone Rates, by Matthew Clarke
6. PLN Public Records Suit Reveals Litigation Payouts for District of Columbia DOC, by Alex Friedmann
7. Prisons: An Unsustainable Jobs Program
8. Ninth Circuit Holds Phoenix New Times Executives May Sue Special Prosecutor over Improper Arrests; Prosecutor Disbarred, by Matthew Clarke
9. Research Finds Capital Punishment System in California is Costly, Ineffectual
10. New York Not Liable for DOCS’ Unauthorized Addition of Post-Release Supervision
11. California Pilot Program Reduces Recidivism
12. Georgia Court Rules Prisoners Held in County Facilities Barred from Suing State for Negligence
13. Private Prison Health-care Industry Grows as States Cut Costs, Bringing in Millions of Dollars, by Yana Kunichoff
14. Ninth Circuit Holds Hawaii Prison Officials Entitled to Qualified Immunity when Calculating Release Dates in Accordance with State Law
15. Seventh Circuit Upholds Indiana DOC’s Ban on Pen-Pal Ads, by David Reutter
16. Dramatic Increase in Number of Hispanics Sentenced to Federal Prison, by Matthew Clarke
17. $3,750 Posthumous Settlement in California Prisoner’s Medical Suit
18. Louisiana Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges
19. Pennsylvania Businessman Sentenced to 18 Months in “Kids for Cash” Kickback Scandal
20. Ninth Circuit Holds New Claims Need Only be Exhausted Prior to Filing Amended Complaint
21. Florida Lawmakers Disband Correctional Medical Authority
22. Pennsylvania Prisoner’s $185,000 Jury Award Reduced to $75,005, by Matthew Clarke
23. New Director of Tennessee Corrections Institute Faces Conflict of Interest
24. Florida Citizen Fights CCA over Public Records Request
25. California: Federal Court Grants Increased Attorney Fee Rates in Armstrong Disability Case
26. Ohio Prison Industry Cuts Over 35% of Workforce
27. Washington State Corrections Secretary Resigns Due to Affair with Subordinate, by Matthew Clarke
28. Ninth Circuit Rules Sheriff May be Held Liable for Violence in Los Angeles County Jails
29. Tennessee Discontinues Polygraph Tests as Sex Offender Supervision Tool
30. Juvenile Facility Guard’s Bigamous Marriage Complicates Death Benefits
31. Arizona Privatizes Health Care in State Prison System
32. California Appeals Court Holds Release from Prison Moots Challenge to Parole Denial
33. New York Prison System Allows Same-Sex Partners to Participate in Family Reunion Program
34. Seattle Federal Halfway House Case Manager’s Reentry Plan for Prisoner Allegedly Included Sex, Heroin, by Derek Gilna
35. Arizona DOC Makes Visitors Pay for Prison Maintenance, Repairs, by Joe Watson
36. Federal Bureau of Prisons Says DNA Backlog No Longer Exists, by Derek Gilna
37. UNICOR Fraudsters Plead Guilty, Sentenced
38. New Washington State Law Eliminates Tolling of Community Custody upon Violation
39. Reports on Privatizing Ohio Prisons Indicate Savings are Illusory, by David Reutter
40. Failure to Refute Expert Testimony Warrants Summary Judgment Against California Prisoner Suing for Medical Malpractice
41. The Criminalization of Mental Illness in Missouri, by Christopher Cross
42. Alabama Uses Federal Stimulus Money to Prop up Prison System
43. Class Certified in Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at CCA-operated Indiana Jail, but Case Dismissed on Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
44. Civil Commitment Must be Challenged through Commitment Proceedings Instead of Habeas Corpus, by Brandon Sample
45. New Mexico Judge Arrested for Raping Prostitute
46. Third Circuit: § 2241 is Proper Vehicle for BOP IFRP Challenges, by Mark Wilson
47. Seven Argentine Military Officials Sentenced for Crimes against Prisoners
48. News in Brief

More from Brandon Sample:

• Q&A: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Which Errors Are Worth Pursuing?, April 12, 2019
• Guilty Plea Does Not Foreclose Challenge To Constitutionality Of Conviction, U.S. Supreme Court Decides, April 19, 2018
• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Habeas Relief Citing AEDPA Deference, Dec. 19, 2017
• Maryland Ban on Prisoner's Book Rescinded, Aug. 23, 2016
• Former BOP Guard Convicted In Murder-For-Hire Scheme, Aug. 22, 2016
• Second BOP Guard Convicted In Assault-For-Hire, Aug. 22, 2016
• BOP Dentist Gets Slap On The Wrist for Sex Abuse, Aug. 22, 2016
• Cook County Jail Agrees to Improvements, April 15, 2013
• No More Than 20 Percent Can Be Deducted To Pay Filing Fees, April 15, 2013
• Heck Does Not Apply to Released Prisoner Seeking Damages for Sentence Miscalculation, April 15, 2013

More from these topics:

• 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.
• Incompetent Louisiana Sex Offender’s Challenge to Registration Requirements Proceeds, Dec. 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offense Registration Act (SORNA).
• 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.
• 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.