More from this issue:

1. 10th Circuit Vacates Utah Court Access Order
2. Denial of Toilet Unconstitutional
3. From the Editor, by Dan Pens
4. Opening Legal Mail Violates Access to Courts
5. Detainee States Claim for Retaliation and Med Needs
6. WI Court Upholds DOC Classification Policy
7. Sending State Responsible for Legal Materials
8. RFRA Analyzed and Applied in 10th Circuit
9. Missouri Ad Seg Damages Award Upheld
10. Reversal of Disciplinary Hearing Doesn't Moot Suit
11. CA Guard Plants Ammo
12. Open Prison Barracks Unsafe
13. Iowa Crime Legislation, by Michael Brant
14. Job Discrimination States Claim
15. Withholding of Legal Papers Illegal
16. Guard and Prisoner Get Damages in Beating Trial
17. Washington Translation Suit Settled, by Paul Wright
18. Detainees May Be Disciplined
19. Ohio Prison Doctor Imprisoned
20. Ohio Mental Health Decree Entered
21. Jail Detainee Entitled to Law Library Access
22. South Korean Political Prisoners Protest
23. Sexual Harassment Violates Eighth Amendment
24. PA Prison Investigated for Corruption; Biggest Shake Down Ever
25. TRO Granted in Alaska Sex Offender Registration
26. No Change in Michigan Consent Decrees
27. Denying Witnesses in Disciplinary Hearings Illegal
28. Florida Repeal of Earned Time Law Upheld
29. Charging for Medication May Violate Eighth Amendment
30. Random Urinalysis Okay
31. NJ Prisoners Have Liberty Interest in Staying in Population
32. RFRA TRO Granted
33. Jury Demand Must Be Timely
34. Court Access May Require Counsel
35. Contract Physicians Entitled to Qualified Immunity
36. Texas Detainee Wins Damages for Ad Seg Placement
37. HIV/AIDS in Prison and Jail
38. Prisoners Entitled to Rely on Marshalls for Service
39. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Indiana Supreme Court Clarifies Framework for Determining When Courts May Apply Cash Bail to Public-Defender Costs and to Fines, Costs, and Fees, June 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Costs, Restitution, Bail Bonds.
• 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.
• 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.
• Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Complaint Over Consequences of Prisoner Unrest as Frivolous, April 2, 2020. Retaliation, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Eighth Amendment, Vermin, Court Access.