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The Strangest of Bedfellows
In 1988, a Chino prison guard was killed when a juvenile prisoner he was escorting to a Los Angeles hospital for medical treatment tried to escape. Like other prison guards killed in the line of duty, the veteran officer left behind a grieving family. But unlike the others, his death ...
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More from this issue:
- The Strangest of Bedfellows, by Noel Brinkerhoff
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Class Action Medical Neglect Suit Filed Against CDC
- Wyoming Prison Officials Settle Poisoning and Medical Suits for over $200,000
- Pelican Bay Guard's Conviction Upheld, by Willie Wisely
- Virginia DOC Cuts Ties with CMS, by Robert Durkee
- Nineteen Killed in Brazilian Prison Rebellion
- PLRA's Attorney Fee Cap Held Unconstitutional, by John E Dannenberg
- New Jersey Prisoners' Disciplinary Convictions Reversed on Due Process Violations
- CCA Medical Cost-Saving Contract Unconstitutional
- Kentucky Judge Orders Hepatitis C Treatment
- $235,000 Awarded to CCA Prisoner in Medical Suit
- PLRA Limits Guard's Liability for Prisoner's Attorney Fees, by John E Dannenberg
- BOP Imposter Scheme Discovered
- Book Review: Capital Crimes, by Allen N Huxley
- Washington Prisoners' Out-of-State Transfer Upheld
- Defendants' Attorney Fee Award Must Be Supported by Record
- PLRA Physical Injury Rule Applies to ADA Claims
- Lack of "Volitional Control" Required for Civil Commitment of Kansas Sex Offenders; S.Ct. Grants Review
- Massachusetts Disenfranchises its Prisoners
- New Jersey Detainees Entitled to Medical Care
- Arkansas Guards Indicted for Shocking Prisoners
- Texas Prisoner Takes Hostages
- Court to Determine if Louisiana Must Treat Male and Female Prisoners Equally
- Detainee Entitled to Dental Care
- New York Prisoner Wins $7,200 in Negligence Suit
- $9.5 Million Awarded in Prisoner Van Fire Death
- New York City Settles Black Panther Frame Up Suit for $890,000, by Roger Smith
- Trial Required in Arizona Uprising Suit
- $1.4 Million Awarded to Raped Alaska Women Prisoners
- Kansas Conditional Release Is Mandatory
- Florida Religious Name Change Upheld
- Non-Physical Damage Claims Barred Until Released
- Retaliatory Infraction Creates Heck Exception
- New York AG Turns on Client
- Retaliation Claim Merits Factual Resolution
- Private Jail Settlement Not a Consent Decree under PLRA, by John E Dannenberg
- Constant Illumination States Eighth Amendment Claim
- Georgia Parole Law May Violate Ex Post Facto
- Oklahoma Good Time Rule Violates Ex Post Facto
- BOP Medical Personnel Absolutely Immune from Suit
- Book Review: The Perpetual Prisoner Machine: How America Profits From Crime, by Rick Card
- Trial Required in Oregon Law Clerk Retaliation Suit
- Preliminary Injunction Granted in TB Hold Case
- $250,000 Award to Beaten Texas Prisoner Upheld
- Summary Judgment for Private Physician Reversed
- News in Brief
More from Noel Brinkerhoff:
- The Strangest of Bedfellows, July 15, 2001
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- California Throws Prisoners Under the Bus to Adopt New Heat Rules, Nov. 15, 2024. Exposure to Heat, Guard Unions, Failure to Protect (Staff).
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- Texas Prisoner’s Lawsuit Seeks Relief from Heat in Un-Air-Conditioned Prisons, Sept. 15, 2024. Exposure to Heat, State Legislation.