More from this issue:

1. Prison Labor Fuels American War Machine, by Ian Urbina
2. Verdict, Damages in Ohio Prisoner Disciplinary Case Reversed on Appeal
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. James Quigley November 9, 1950-October 7, 2003, by Paul Wright
5. CCA Packs Positions With High-Profile Politicians, by Michael Rigby
6. Two of Three Hawaii, Parole Board Members Resign, Shutting Board Down
7. Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment, by Silja JA Talvi
8. $250,000 Settlement Paid to Seattle Jail Guard Assaulted by Released Prisoner
9. Death at North Carolina Lock Up Spotlights Troubled Jail System, by Michael Rigby
10. Santa Fe Guards Rape Prisoners, Neglect Kills Another, by Gary Hunter
11. Massachusetts Jail Guards Assault Mentally Disabled Prisoner, by Michael Rigby
12. New Iowa Law Creates Sex Offender Residency Zones
13. No Presumption of Collateral Consequences from California Disciplinary Proceeding, by John E Dannenberg
14. Seventh Circuit Remands § 1983 Medical Negligence Suit to State Court
15. Private Transport Company Settles Female Prisoner's Sexual Assault Suit
16. Kickbacks Dominate Fresno Jail Contracts, by Gary Hunter
17. Frivolous Litigator Must Prepay Appellate Filing Fees
18. California Habeas Handbook, 4th Edition, by John E Dannenberg
19. $25,000 Awarded to Former New York Prisoner in Medical Malpractice Suit, by Lonnie Burton
20. Pool Cue Not a Weapon, Says Second Circuit
21. Retributive Denial Of Hepatitis-C Treatment States Eighth Amendment Claim, by John E Dannenberg
22. Sentences Upheld for TransCor Driver Who Raped and Terrorized Prisoners
23. New Hampshire Prison Commissary Surcharge Ruled an Illegal Tax, by John E Dannenberg
24. Maryland Detainee Chained to Pole Awarded Damages, but No Fees
25. Ohio Warrantless Arrestees Must Be Arraigned Within 48 Hours of Arrest
26. First Circuit Applies Mailbox Rule to § 1983 Complaints
27. Massachusetts Constitution Entitles Prisoners to Wear Kufi Caps
28. Diet of Raw Cabbage and Food Loaf States Eighth Amendment Claim
29. Bond Fees State Eighth Amendment Claim
30. Successive Petition Habeas Rule in Parole and Disciplinary Cases
31. Use of Pepper Spray States Eighth Amendment Claim
32. Oregon Prisoner Stated Negligence Claim Concerning Lost Property
33. Texas Prisoners May Challenge Loss of Good Time Class Via Habeas Corpus
34. Immunity Granted to Wisconsin Sex Offenders in Treatment
35. Alabama Highway Labor Kills Three Prisoners, Three More Injured
36. County Liable for Sheriff's Failure to Remove Invalid Warrant From Computer
37. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Tolling Statute; $80,000 Verdict Reinstated
38. Wisconsin Prisoners' Riot Charges Expunged From Records
39. $124,000 Awarded in New York Prison Bus Crash
40. U.S. Parole Law Amendment Ruled Ex Post Facto as Applied, by John E Dannenberg
41. Qualified Immunity Standards Tightened in Prison Murder Suit, by John E Dannenberg
42. No Constitutional Right to Privacy for Naked Woman Arrestee
43. Administrative Exhaustion Required in Pre-PLRA BOP Phone Suit
44. News in Brief
45. Evidentiary Hearing Required to Determine Communion Service Frequency

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• New York Lifts Hiring Ban on Fired Striking Prison Guards, Announces Early Prisoner Releases, May 1, 2025. Work Strikes, Staffing, Parole, Guard Unions, Bail/Pretrial Release, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• 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.
• New York Prison Officials Found Routinely Violating HALT Act With Overuse of Solitary Confinement, Feb. 15, 2025. Disciplinary Hearings, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• 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.
• Fifth Circuit Leaves Louisiana Prisoner Waiting for Reinstated Parole, Jan. 15, 2025. Parole, Overdetention, Victim's Rights to Enforce Collection.
• 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.