More from this issue:

1. Jails for Jesus, by Samantha M. Shapiro
2. City Immune in California Drunk Tank Beating Suit Because Prisoner Was Criminal, Not Civil Detainee
3. Kansas Gift Subscription Ban Rejected by State Court But Upheld By Federal Court, by John E Dannenberg
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Alabama Restores Voting Rights to Some Ex-Prisoners
6. Another Death in a Wisconsin Prison, by Gary Hunter
7. PLRA Fee Payments Cease Upon Release from Prison
8. Thirty-Two Years of Resistance: Free the Angola Three!, by Shana Griffin
9. Thirty Years in Segregation May State Claim, by Michael Rigby
10. First Circuit Holds ADA Title II Abrogated State Sovereign Immunity, by Bob Williams
11. Prison Nation Wins Human Rights Award
12. BOP, FBI Investigations in Texas, Oregon, Arizona, and California Federal Prisons, by Michael Rigby
13. Sixth Circuit: Claims Against Parole Procedures Cognizable Under § 1983
14. Disarray in Colorado: Prisoners Hurt by Host of Problems, by Bob Williams
15. $475,000 Settlement for Wrongly Convicted Indiana Ex-Con
16. Eighteen Indicted for Drug Smuggling and Weapons Possession Inside Puerto Rican Prisons, by Lonnie Burton
17. Brooklyn MDC Guard Pleads Guilty to Raping Prisoner
18. New York Prisoner Awarded $435,000 in Tire Accident
19. The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America, From Slave Passes to the War on Terror, by Scott Christianson
20. Asset Forfeiture Defense Manual, by John E Dannenberg
21. California Parole Violators' Due Process Rights Upheld in Settlement
22. Former Warden and Two Jailers Sentenced for Philadelphia Jail Beating
23. Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered, by Bob Williams
24. Constitutional Amendment Effort Launched to Bar Florida's Prison Privatization, by David Reutter
25. Canadian Prisoner Dies After Drinking Drug-Laced Vomit, Others Charged, by Michael Rigby
26. Permanent Injunction Requires Full HCV Retreatment for Florida Prisoner, by John E Dannenberg
27. Disabled Missouri Prisoner Awarded Backpay after Passing GED Test
28. Brief Statement of Operative Facts Satisfies Texas Pleading Requirement
29. Texas Prisoners Have Right to Judicial Review of Administrative Finding
30. Jail Rape Results in Reduced Sentence
31. Court Questions Federal Assault Conviction on Private Prison Guard
32. A Culture of Prosecutorial Misconduct, by Peter Schmidt
33. California Presentencing Credits Upheld For Jail Time in Another County, by John E Dannenberg
34. Blind Prisoner Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies
35. Impeding Grievance Exhaustion May Violate Access to Courts
36. § 1983 Disciplinary Challenge Available to Parolee Because Habeas Would Be Moot, by John E Dannenberg
37. Mentally Incapacitated Oregon Pretrial Detainees Denied Due Process
38. Virginia Drug Treatment Program Still Violates Establishment Clause
39. $108,352 Attorney Fee Award Approved in California Prisoner ADA/RA Suit, by John E Dannenberg
40. Washington DOC/King County Settles Negligent Supervision Case for $3.1 Million
41. Fighting for Fair Phone Rates, by Deborah M Golden
42. Supplemental Parole Violation Warrant Filed After Sentence Expiration Illegal
43. California Initial Cell Assignments By Race Upheld, U.S. Supreme Court Grants Review, by John E Dannenberg
44. Wisconsin Pro Se Co-Plaintiffs Must Maintain Separate § 1983 Actions
45. County May Be Liable for Private Prison's Customs and Policies, by Bob Williams
46. News in Brief
47. Prior To Reversal And Reconviction, California Prison Credits, Not Jail Credits, Apply
48. Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Rights Complaint, by Jon Michael Withrow

More from Michael Rigby:

• Report On Arizona Hostage Crisis May Never Be Released , Aug. 23, 2016
• Federal Jury Awards $45,001 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted By Guards, Aug. 23, 2016
• Wisconsin Appeals Court Orders Photos Delivered to Prisoner, April 15, 2013
• New York: Indigent Defendants' Suit Over Non-representation Ruled Justiciable, March 15, 2013
• Trial and Conviction in Washington Jailhouse Courtroom Overturned, March 15, 2013
• Scientific Advances in Arson Investigations Reveal Wrongful Convictions, Jan. 15, 2013
• Ninth Circuit Rules Right to Court Access Violated When Lockdown Prevents Prisoner from Researching Issues Related to Direct Appeal, Nov. 15, 2011
• Some Agencies Balk at Releasing Prison Phone Data, April 15, 2011
• Facebook Lands Prison Guards, Prisoners in Hot Water, April 15, 2011
• Federal Restitution Law Failing Crime Victims, Jan. 15, 2011

More from these topics:

• After Spike in Jail Deaths, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Under California Department of Justice Investigation, Aug. 15, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Wrongful Death.
• Dead Rikers Island Detainees Had Missed Dozens of Mental Health Appointments, Aug. 15, 2024. Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
• Illinois Prisoner Succumbs to Heat Wave, Aug. 15, 2024. Exposure to Heat, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• “Too brutal, too disgusting”: Prison Guards Flee as Working Conditions Worsen, Aug. 15, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Guards/Staff, Assaults on Staff.
• First Circuit Tolls Claim for Maine Jail Death from Date of Detainee’s Injury, Rather Than When He Died, Aug. 15, 2024. Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Suicides, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
• Alaska Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s Claim for 11-Month Solitary Confinement That DOC Admitted Was Improper, Aug. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Prison Regulations.
• Bar Complaint Revives 10-Year-Old Question: Why No Charges Filed Against Florida Guards Who Killed Prisoner?, Aug. 15, 2024. Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Ethical Restraints.
• Alabama Denies Parole to Dead Prisoner, Aug. 15, 2024. Wrongful Death, Conditions of, Sentences - Length/Severity of, Compassionate Release.
• After California Cops Kill Someone, They Probe Families for Information on Deceased Before Telling Them Their Loved One Is Dead, Aug. 1, 2024. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Death.
• Colorado Jail Guard Must Stand Trial for Opening Accused Sex Offender’s Cell, Subjecting Him to Assault, July 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General).