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:

• Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage, Jan. 1, 2024. Staffing, Exercise, Appointment of Counsel, Injunctions (PLRA), Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Class Actions, Right to Exercise.
• After Mississippi Supreme Court Announcement, Courts Unprepared to Ensure Poor Defendants Have a Lawyer Throughout the Criminal Process, Dec. 15, 2023. Appointment of Counsel, Counsel - Right to.
• Convicted Sex Offender Now a Licensed Attorney in Washington State, Oct. 15, 2023. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Attorneys.
• Eighth Circuit: Defendant Facing Revocation of Supervised Release Did Not Knowingly and Voluntarily Waive Right to Counsel Where Appointed Counsel Admittedly Knew Nothing About Case and Advised Choosing Between ‘Big House or the Nut House’, April 15, 2023. Appointment of Counsel, Mental Health, Knowingly and Intelligently, Counsel - Right to.
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Courts Not Required to Address All 11 Brown Factors in Ruling on Defendant’s Motion for Continuance to Change Counsel, Aug. 15, 2022. Appointment of Counsel, Ends of Justice Continuances, Counsel - Effective Assistance of.
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Parents’ Income That’s Unavailable to Defendant Who Lives With Them Expense-Free Not Included in Indigency Determination for Court-Appointed Counsel, May 1, 2022. Appointment of Counsel, Indigent Defendants - Fees and Expenses.
• Study Shows Public Defenders Outperform Court Appointed Private Attorneys, Oct. 15, 2021. Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders.
• Denial of Recruitment of Counsel for Wisconsin Prisoner Affirmed by Seventh Circuit, Nov. 1, 2020. Appointment of Counsel, Counsel - Constructive denial of.
• Seventh Circuit: Indiana District Court Erred in Denying Counsel to Prisoner, Sept. 1, 2020. Appointment of Counsel, Competency.
• Louisiana Supreme Court: When an Identified Attorney Seeks to Assist a Person in Custody and Police Fail to Inform the Person, Inculpatory Statements Must Be Suppressed, March 18, 2020. Police Misconduct, Attorneys, Police.