More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Ninth Circuit: Abstention Inapplicable in First Amendment Cases, by Mark Wilson
3. Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered, by David Reutter
4. Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness, by David Reutter
5. Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer, by Paul Wright
6. Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim, by Mark Wilson
7. Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings, by David Reutter
8. GEO Group Rescinds $6 Million Donation to Name Stadium at Florida University, by David Reutter
9. Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs
10. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care, by Matthew Clarke
11. Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding
12. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA/RA Claims, by Mark Wilson
13. Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases, by David Reutter
14. Georgia’s Execution Drug Secrecy Law Found Constitutional, by David Reutter
15. Native American Prisoners Have Right to Tobacco in Religious Ceremonies, by David Reutter
16. Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion, by Mark Wilson
17. For Shame! Public Shaming Sentences on the Rise, by David Reutter
18. Book Review: Burning Down the House, by Nell Bernstein (The New Press, June 2014). 384 pages, $26.95, by Hannah K. Gold
19. Second Circuit: Brady Claim Not Barred by Heck, by Mark Wilson
20. Eighth Circuit: Ruling Required on Prison Officials’ Qualified Immunity Defense
21. Eighth Circuit: Jail Guards Denied Summary Judgment for Use of Force against Detainees, by David Reutter
22. Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment, by Mark Wilson
23. United States, Britain Offer Training to “Improve” Prison Conditions in Afghanistan
24. California: Local Ordinances Banning Sex Offenders from Parks Invalidated, by Mark Wilson
25. Montana: Extradition Costs Not Recoverable as Restitution, by Mark Wilson
26. Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah
27. Court Finds PLN’s Rights Violated by Arizona Jail; Case Settles for $15,293
28. Eighth Circuit: Deliberate Indifference Standard GovernsMedical Care for Civilly Committed Detainees, by Mark Wilson
29. Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Jail Prisoner Raped in Unlocked Cell; $60,000 Verdict at Trial, by Mark Wilson
30. Wisconsin Prison Guard Union Faces Challenges, by Derek Gilna
31. Five Deaths in Eleven Months at California Jail Spark Grand Jury Probe
32. Washington DOSA Revocation Requires Credit for Community Custody Time, by Mark Wilson
33. Texas: $100 Medical Copay for Prisoners Generates Less Revenue than Expected, by Matthew Clarke
34. Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees, by Leticia Miranda
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• 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.
• 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.
• West Virginia Pretrial Detainee’s Lawsuit for Sexual Abuse Survives Dismissal Stage, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Failure to Protect (General).
• Convicted Sex Offender Now a Licensed Attorney in Washington State, Oct. 15, 2023. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Attorneys.