More from this issue:

1. Dying For Profits: CMS and the Privatization of Prisoner Health Care, by Ronald Young
2. CMS Fined Nearly $1 Million in Virginia, by Dan Pens
3. Fired Washington Parole Officer Wins $250,000 Settlement
4. Medical Claims Against CMS to be Refiled in State Court
5. CA Court Overrules Parole Denial, by John E Dannenberg
6. Controversy Surrounds Letourneau Tape
7. WA Civil Commitment Ruling Published
8. Perpetuating Crime, Consolidating Power, by Janet Stanton
9. Actual Innocence--Five Days to Execution and other Dispatches From the Wrongly Convicted, by Roger Hummel
10. Stun Gun Death in VA Prison
11. Alabama Officials Guilty in Phone Scam
12. Error to Dismiss Suit for Inability to Pay Filing Fee
13. PLRA Physical Injury Rule Does Not Apply to Mail Claims
14. Sandin Limits Property Interests
15. Pro Se Tips and Tactics, by John Midgley
16. Dismissal for Texas Prisoner's Failure to State Facts of Prior Suits
17. Excessive Force Claims Require Administrative Exhaustion
18. Sexual Assault, Beatings State Claim
19. En Banc Sixth Circuit Addresses Mental Health Care
20. WA 35% Seizure Statute Ruled on by Ninth Circuit, by Paul Wright
21. Notes From the Unrepenitentiary: CA Prisoners Denied Medical Care, by Linda Evans
22. News in Brief
23. Death as a Salesman: Benneton Ad Campaign Comes to Death Row, by Dan Pens
24. Family Impact of Out of State Transfers Immaterial
25. Illinois Supermax Hunger Strike, by Dan Pens
26. Idaho Prisoners Can Sue for On-the-Job Injuries
27. False Evidence Meets Some Evidence Standard
28. Attorney Fees Awarded in Challenge to Nevada Shooting Policy
29. DC Circuit Revives Hewitt v. Helms
30. No Immunity for Private Prison Physician
31. PA Prisoner Awarded $300,000 in Guard Beating

More from these topics:

• Ninth Circuit Refunds Filing Fee to “Struck-Out” California Prisoner Denied Indigent Status Under PLRA, May 1, 2024. Filing Fees (PLRA), Recalling Mandate, Three Strike Litigants.
• Fourth Circuit Rejects Appeal of $700,000 Award to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted by Guards, May 1, 2023. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Appeals.
• Dismissal Not Authorized for Oregon Victim’s Refusal to Comply With Subpoena, Oct. 4, 2020. Civil Procedure, Subpoenas, Fair Trial.
• Supreme Court Affirms Lower-Court Dismissal of Colorado Prisoner In Forma Pauperis Actions, Sept. 1, 2020. Filing Fees (PLRA), Three Strike Litigants.
• U.S. District Court Chooses Judicial Remedy, Instead of § 2255, to Allow Out-of-Time Appeal, July 15, 2020. Appeals, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
• Kansas Supreme Court: Claim of Illegal Sentence Raised for First Time on Appeal Entitled to Merits Review, March 18, 2020. Appeals, Sentencing.
• Ohio Supreme Court Announces State Cannot Raise Fourth Amendment Standing Issue for First Time on Appeal, Feb. 19, 2020. Appeals, Fourth Amendment, rights.
• New York Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction Where Trial Court Negotiated Cooperation Agreement with Codefendant, Feb. 18, 2020. Appeals, Trials.
• Third Circuit: Failure to Make PLRA Findings Moots Appeal, Feb. 4, 2020. PLRA, Appeals.
• Georgia Supreme Court Announces Fundamental Overhaul of Jurisprudence Governing Appeals of Guilty Pleas and Out-of-Time Appeals, Dec. 18, 2019. Appeals.