More from this issue:

1. Two Empty Bottles With Different Labels: John Kerry on Criminal Justice Issues, by Paul Wright
2. U.S. Torture: A Sordid History Of Official And Systematic Abuse, by G. Flint Taylor
3. Florida's Rush to Disenfranchise Felons Before the 2004 Election, by David Reutter
4. Restoration of Voting Rights in Washington, by Julya Hampton
5. Georgia DOC to Provide Court Access With Computers, Legal Software
6. Seventh Circuit Allows Sanctions for Frivolous Habeas Corpus Petitions
7. Denial of Nation of Islam Literature Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
8. California Prisons Contract-Medical-Care Audit Reveals Millions In Waste, by Marvin Mentor
9. Scrubbing Abu Ghraib Away, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
10. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
11. Report Downplays Wrongful Convictions in U.S., by Hans Sherrer
12. Acrimonious Michigan Prisoners' Rights Suit Settled After 15 Years, by John E Dannenberg
13. PLRA Applies to Juveniles; Claim Administratively Exhausted
14. Tulia Travesty Settled for $6 Million, by Hans Sherrer
15. Mismanaged, Money-Losing Folsom City Prison Closed, by John E Dannenberg
16. $300,000 Awarded for Delayed Treatment of New York Prisoner's Hearing Loss
17. New Jersey Over Detains Prisoner Two Years Due to Illegal Sentence Calculation
18. Democratic Organization Gives Some Felons Second Chance
19. Stun Belt Violates Due Process; Habeas Granted, by John E Dannenberg
20. VP's Drug Dealer Retaliation Claim Ordered to Trial
21. Report Blasts South Carolina Plan to Privatize Prison Health Care, by Michael Rigby
22. Guards Let California Prisoner Slowly Starve to Death
23. Parents of Deceased Wisconsin Boot Camp Prisoner Settle for $462,000
24. The Citebook, by Michael Rigby
25. Florida DOC Ordered to Assist Felons Restore Their Voting Rights, by David Reutter
26. New York Court Awards Prisoner $180,000 in Slip and Fall
27. California Internet Injunction Upheld
28. Preliminary Injunction Granted to Religious Objector of Tuberculosis Skin Test, by David Reutter
29. New Mexico Lawyers Entitled to Jail Visiting, Phone and Records Access
30. Prisons Almanac 2004 Prisons Foundation, Washington, DC, by John E Dannenberg
31. Texas Syndicate Gang Members Busted - Again, by C.C. Simmons
32. U.S. Supreme Court: Guantanamo Detainees and "Enemy Combatants" Have Access to Habeas Corpus, by John E Dannenberg
33. California Awards Wrongly Incarcerated Man $428,000
34. News in Brief
35. Jury Awards $20,000 to Nurse Stuck by Needle from HIV Positive Prisoner

More from John E Dannenberg:

• California’s “Realignment” Law Sends 38,000 State Prisoners to County Control, Aug. 11, 2016
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Gets $12,500 in Retaliation Suit After Remittitur, Jan. 15, 2010
• Nebraska Muslim Prisoner Wins Religious Concessions, April 15, 2009
• Illegal Strip Searches During Minor Charges Net Sacramento Jail Detainees $1,000 Each, May 15, 2007
• California: Knowing Waiver of Conduct Credits at Plea Agreement Controls Upon Later Probation Violations, May 15, 2007
• Arizona Internet Ban Permanently Enjoined, May 15, 2007
• California: "Mailbox Rule" Extended to Civil Complaints Against Public Entity, May 15, 2007
• California Attorney Richard Dangler Sanctioned for "Shameful, Frivolous" Prisoner Appeals; Resigns, May 15, 2007
• PLN Wins FOIA Suit to Gain Copies of BOP Verdicts and Settlements without Charge, Sept. 15, 2006
• Supreme Court: Banning Publications to Punish Recalcitrant Prisoners Trumps Their First Amendment Rights, Sept. 15, 2006

More from these topics:

• Ninth Circuit Grants Stay and Abeyance of Federal Habeas Petition to Allow Petitioner to Exhaust State Remedies, April 15, 2025. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Amendments to Petition.
• Deal to Release Cuban Prisoners Upended, March 1, 2025. Political Prisoners, War on Terror, Terrorism.
• Examining Pro-Prosecution Bias in the Judiciary: Unconscious Biases of a Prosecutorial Background, Feb. 15, 2025. Criminal Prosecution, Juror Bias, Impartial Jury.
• Third Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to Prisoner on Confrontation Clause and Ineffective Assistance Claims Based on Trial Court Reading Entire Criminal Information Into the Record of Co-Conspirator Who Pleaded Guilty, Feb. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Exculpatory No Doctrine, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Habeas Relief in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case, Feb. 1, 2025. junk science, Habeas Corpus, Forensic Sciences, Child Abuse/Abusers, Evidence - Admissibility.
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Habeas Corpus, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Relief Where Both Trial and Appellate Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Challenge Indictment for Residential Burglary That Failed to Allege Defendant Illegally Entered a ‘Dwelling’, Jan. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• Ninth Circuit Holds District Courts Have No Authority Under Rule 4 of Rules Governing § 2254 Cases to Dismiss Habeas Petition on the Merits, Dec. 15, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Dismissal, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to California Prisoner on Napue Claim Because Prosecution Failed to Correct Informant’s False Testimony That He Did Not Receive Any Benefit In Exchange for His Testimony, Dec. 1, 2024. Informants, Habeas Corpus, Informants and Paid Witnesses, False Testimony.
• Public Defender Files Habeas Petitions for Detainees at “Horrific” Baltimore Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Hygiene Supplies, Disclosure of Records, Habeas Corpus.