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In this issue:

1. New York’s Sex Offender Civil Commitment Program Proves Expensive, Problematic (p 1)
2. Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of BOP Failure to Protect Suit (p 1)
3. From the Editor (p 6)
4. Texas Jail Guards Smuggle Contraband in Tacos, Ramen Noodles (p 6)
5. $725,000 Award in Negligent Medical Care Suit Involving Poisoned New York Prisoner (p 7)
6. Oregon Jail Suicides Lead Grand Juries to Fault Prevention Efforts, Staff Training (p 8)
7. Alabama Sheriff Capitulates to ACLU in Challenge to Denial of Attorney Visits (p 8)
8. Incapacitation Good Cause for Untimely Exhaustion Under PLRA (p 10)
9. Federal Court Rules on Exhaustion Issues for Joined Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Against CCA (p 10)
10. California Appellate Ruling Holds Court Fee Inapplicable to Pre-2009 Convictions (p 11)
11. Ninth Circuit Holds Serious Risk to Prisoner’s Health Posed by Year-Long Denial of Outdoor Exercise “Obvious” as a Matter of Law (p 12)
12. PLN Files Censorship Suit Against NYDOCS (p 12)
13. U.S. Supreme Court Holds Civil Contemptor Facing Incarceration Requires Procedural Safeguards Absent Counsel (p 14)
14. Former Judges in “Cash for Kids” Scandal Sentenced (p 14)
15. $370,000 in Annual Phone Revenue at Ohio Jail (p 15)
16. PLN Sues Jails in Louisiana, Washington State Over No-Publication Policies (p 16)
17. Ninth Circuit Holds That Absconding Tolls Supervised Release for Federal Parolees (p 16)
18. Settlement Reverses Virginia DOC’s Ban on Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook (p 18)
19. Summary Judgment for CCA Reversed in Filthy Jail Conditions Case (p 18)
20. Hawaii Ex-prisoner Awarded $83,000 for Being Held 83 Days Past Release Date (p 19)
21. Requests for Hawaiian Prisoner Workers Soar Due to Poor Economy (p 20)
22. Boulder, Colorado Jail’s Postcard-Only Correspondence Policy Ends with Settlement (p 20)
23. Ninth Circuit Rules Right to Court Access Violated When Lockdown Prevents Prisoner from Researching Issues Related to Direct Appeal (p 22)
24. Nevada DOC’s Ban on Male Supervisors at Women’s Prison Invalidated (p 22)
25. No Qualified Immunity for Guard Who Transported Prisoner in Dog Cage (p 24)
26. Ninth Circuit Rules California’s Proposition 115 Not Unconstitutional (p 24)
27. Ninth Circuit: California Prisoner Need Not Appeal from Satisfactory Grievance Response in Order to Exhaust Administrative Remedies (p 26)
28. Report Blasts Sex Party at New York Juvenile Facility (p 26)
29. Ninth Circuit Holds California Prison Officials Responsible for Providing Reasonable Accommodations to Disabled Prisoners and Parolees Held in County Jails (p 28)
30. New York Court Sentences Rabbi to Four Years in Prison (p 28)
31. Iowa Supreme Court Rules That Sex Offender Treatment Program Requires Due Process Protections (p 30)
32. Colorado Prison Culinary Program Caters to Local Community (p 31)
33. Conditions at New York Juvenile Facilities Deficient; State and Federal Officials Settle Lawsuit (p 32)
34. Ten Years of Sham Segregation Reviews Result in $4,846 Damage Award for Arkansas Prisoner (p 32)
35. Courts Cannot Order Federal Prisoners to Participate in IFRP (p 33)
36. Ohio Prisoner Escape and Hostage-Taking Results in Lawsuit Against CCA, Settlement (p 34)
37. Tenth Circuit Rules Denial of Halal Diet May Violate RLUIPA (p 34)
38. Tenth Circuit Rules Oklahoma Prisoner Exhausted Administrative Remedies (p 36)
39. Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity on Medical Claims Against CMS (p 36)
40. Florida Jail Offers Video Visits to Profiteer More From Prisoner Families (p 37)
41. ICE, CCA Settle ACLU Lawsuit Regarding Health Care for Immigration Detainees (p 38)
42. California: New Postsentence Rehabilitation Credits Inapplicable to Sentences of Convicted Murderers (p 39)
43. “Public Concern” Test Does Not Apply to Prisoner Retaliation Claims; Speech Must be Consistent with Status as a Prisoner (p 40)
44. Pennsylvania Councilman Takes Private Prison Company’s Donation, then Opposes Detention Center (p 40)
45. Prospect of Prison Rape Used to Deter DUIs in South Africa (p 41)
46. Washington Community Custody Violators Entitled to Time Served (p 42)
47. Second Circuit Holds BOP Correct in Not Granting Good Conduct Credits for Time Spent in State Custody (p 42)
48. Incarceration Alone Insufficient to Terminate Parental Rights in Michigan (p 43)
49. Does Less Punishment Mean Less Crime? (p 44)
50. BOP Evidence-Handling “Grave Miscarriage of Justice”; Charges Dismissed by Federal Judge (p 47)
51. PLN Wins Partial Victory, Attorneys Fees in FOIA Video Tape Suit Against U.S. Attorneys’ Office (p 48)
52. Ninth Circuit: PLRA Precludes Award of Attorney Fees Where Violation of Prisoner’s Rights is Not Affirmatively Established (p 49)
53. News In Brief: (p 50)