More from this issue:

1. Arizona Prison System Plagued by Politics, Privatization and Prisoner Deaths, by Joe Watson
2. Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Ex Post Facto Challenge in Sex Offender Supervision Case, by Derek Gilna
3. Italian Prison Program Trains Female Prisoners in Fashion Industry, by Derek Gilna
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Pennsylvania DOC's Hepatitis C Protocol Challenged in Class-action Lawsuit, by Greg Dober
6. Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Suit Due to Non-Exhaustion and Statute of Limitations
7. Sixth Circuit: Failed Cancer Diagnosis Not Deliberately Indifferent
8. Sixth Circuit Orders Judgment Against Three Defendants in Prisoner's Retaliation Case
9. A Prolonged Stay: The Reasons Behind the Slow Pace of Executions, by Raymond Bonner
10. Seventh Circuit: Summary Judgment Partially Reversed in Jail Death Caused by Medication Withdrawal
11. Oregon: Post-Escape Conduct Justifies Enhanced Escape Sentence
12. Oklahoma Prison Employees Disciplined, by Matthew Clarke
13. Valley Fever Declared a Public Health Emergency at Two California Prisons; Court Orders Prisoner Transfers, by John Dannenberg
14. Congress Amends PLRA Physical Injury Requirement for Sexual Abuse Cases, by John Boston
15. $737,500 Settlement after Seventh Circuit Finds No Qualified Immunity for Prisoner's Suicide
16. Tennessee Judge Convicted Following Drug and Sex Scandal
17. Ninth Circuit: Enemy Combatant Detention/Torture Not Clearly Established
18. Prisoners Respond to Call for Prison Phone Justice; SCI-Huntingdon Delivers!, by Mel Motel
19. Illinois: Conditions Lawsuit Filed by Civilly Confined Sex Offenders Dismissed, by Derek Gilna
20. Tenth Circuit: No Section 2241 Jurisdiction for BOP Supermax Challenge; Claims Must be Brought as Bivens Action
21. Arkansas: Sentencing Court Cannot Order Prison Treatment
22. CCA Loses Four Private Prison Contracts in One Month
23. California: Eastern District Jury Pool Alleged to be Biased Against Prisoners
24. Seventeen Years Pending Re-trial Fails to State Speedy Trial Violation under § 1983
25. Collateral Consequences Weighed for Corporations, Not for Individuals, by Russell Mokhiber
26. Re-incarceration Not Grounds to Dismiss Wisconsin Civil Commitment Petition
27. PLN Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Vermont
28. Some Jails Turning to Video Visitation Only, by Matthew Clarke
29. Washington Sex Offender's Conviction for Failure to Report Reversed
30. California: Probation Condition Cannot Prohibit Court Access
31. Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Case Challenging Virginia DOC Grooming Policy
32. Three New Mexico Jail Guards Convicted of Assault, Obstruction of Justice
33. South Carolina Sex Offender Registration Amendment Requires Actual Notice
34. Ninth Circuit: Idaho Ordered to Allow Viewing of all Stages of Execution, by David Reutter
35. California Guard Fights Prisoner, Faces Charges for Falsifying Reports
36. Third Circuit: Prison Officials Liable for Failing to Protect Informant
37. Third Circuit Discusses FRCP 17(c) Guardian Appointment; Evidence of Incompetency Requires Sua Sponte Inquiry
38. Deadly Prison Fire Kills Hundreds in Honduras
39. Former Maryland Governor Acknowledges Politics Behind Life Means Life Policy
40. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Illinois Prisoner's Lawsuit Related to Shooting
41. Former Mississippi Mayor Sent to Prison
42. South Dakota Non-profits Lose Cheap Prison Labor, by Derek Gilna
43. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• $8.5 Million Settlement After Pretrial Detainee Suffocated by Guards and Medical Staff at Virginia Psychiatric Hospital, April 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Civil Commitment.
• Oregon Prisoner’s Parole Deferral Based on “Dangerous Offender” Statute Reversed, April 1, 2024. Civil Commitment, Release Decisions.
• Oregon Supreme Court Announces ‘Escape Clause’ of Postconviction Relief Statute’s SOL Applies to Severe Mental Impairments During Limitations Period, March 15, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Civil Commitment, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• Escape from Oregon State Hospital Results in Changes to Detainee Transports, March 1, 2024. Escapes, Civil Commitment, Competency, Competence of Defendant.
• Wellpath Held in Contempt in Suit at California Jail, March 1, 2024. California Forensic Medical Group, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Mental Health.
• Inmate Records Released from Closed Washington Psychiatric Lockup, Feb. 1, 2024. Civil Commitment, Public Records Act.
• Washington Fined Over $100 Million for Delays in Competency Evaluations and Restoration, Feb. 1, 2024. Sanctions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Civil Commitment, Competency.
• Indiana Supreme Court Suppresses All Evidence Related to Polygraph Exam for Examiner’s Failure to Disclose Unilater-ally Changing Exam Results From ‘Admissible’ to ‘Inadmissible’ Due to Defendant’s Mental State, Jan. 15, 2024. Mental Health, Polygraph Evidence/Testing, Results of Polygraph Test, Delay in Disclosure.
• Fourth Circuit: Evidentiary Hearing Required Where Prisoner’s Allegation of Mental Illness, if True, Is Sufficient to Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ Warranting Both Rule 60(b)(6) Relief and Tolling of Habeas SOL, Jan. 15, 2024. New Trial Motions, AEDPA, Mental Health, Statutes of Limitation and Laches, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• The “Lunacy Zone:” How Mississippi Jails 700 Mentally Ill People a Year Without Charges, Jan. 1, 2024. Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Suicides, Civil Commitment, Suicide/Assisted Suicide, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.