More from this issue:

1. Welcome to Guantanamo World, by Tom Engelhardt
2. Ex Con "Helps Police" by Trying to Murder Sex Offenders, by Gary Hunter
3. Law-and-Order Former Texas Attorney General Lands in Federal Prison
4. Court Continues Oversight and Orders Corrections in Georgia Jail, by David Reutter
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. California's Proposition 36 Parole Violator Drug Treatment Program Covers Probation Violators, by John E Dannenberg
7. $450,000 Settlement in California Prison Murder Suit
8. Pro Se Tips and Tactics, by John Midgley
9. Florida's Incarceration Cost Recovery Statute Constitutional
10. Federal Supermax Terrorist's New Home and Bargaining Chip; $1 Million Cells Planned, by Bob Williams
11. Wackenhut Changes Name to Geo Group, Politics Remain the Same, by Michael Rigby
12. 2000 Census of Prisons, Prison Populations Published
13. $22 Million Washington Parole Liability Verdict Affirmed, Review Granted by State Supreme Court
14. The Inmate's Guide to Prison Health Care, by John E Dannenberg
15. Videotapes Prove Abuse of 9/11 Detainees by Federal Guards
16. Suits in Michigan and New Jersey Seek to Force HCV Treatment
17. Nebraska Prisoners Win Summary Judgment on Phone Access and Monitoring Issues
18. U. S. Supreme Court Rules Consent Decrees May Be Enforced
19. Capitalist Punishment: Prison Privatization & Human Rights, by Mark Wilson
20. California's Budget Secret: Prisoners Form Core of Forest Fire Fighting Army, by Peter Wagner
21. New York Prisoner Awarded $335,000 for Non-Treatment of Fistula
22. Amended Pennsylvania Parole Statute Ruled Ex Post Facto; Third Circuit Orders Release on Parole, by John E Dannenberg
23. Jury Finds for Corcoran Guards in Prisoner Rape Suit, by Paige Welch
24. $1.4 Million Awarded in Kansas Prisoner Death
25. Actual Damages Required to Maintain Suit Under Federal Privacy Act
26. Missouri Guards Liable for Refusing Prisoner's Seatbelt Request, by John E Dannenberg
27. $135,000 Paid in New York Jail Sexual Harassment Settlement
28. $1.5 Million Illinois Prison Rape Verdict Overturned
29. Indictment Dismissed for Failure to Comply with Interstate Agreement on Detainers
30. Pro Se Indiana Prisoner Awarded $100,000 in Failure to Protect Suit
31. Illinois Segregation Brutality Suit Fails Because Injury Was De Minimis, by John E Dannenberg
32. Jury Awards Maryland Prison Guard $1.6 Million for Discrimination, by Michael Rigby
33. Do New York Shiite Prisoners Have a Right to Separate Services?
34. Ninth Circuit Affirms California Parole Denial Based On "Some Evidence", by John E Dannenberg
35. California Prisoner Not Earning Wages Is Denied Workers' Comp, by John E Dannenberg
36. California Pays $1.25 Million for Woman Crushed by State Prison Bus
37. D.C. Prisoners Serving Life Sentences Have No Right to Earn Good Time Credits on Maximum Terms
38. Unearned Good Time Credits May Not Be Withheld as Disciplinary Sanction, by Bob Williams
39. County Must Disclose Detention Center Settlement to Newspaper, by Bob Williams
40. Pauper's Declaration Sufficient for Cost Bond in Texas Medical Malpractice Suit
41. Preliminary Injunction Automatically Expired in 90 Days for Alabama Women Prisoners, by Bob Williams
42. Administrative Hearings and Judicial Reviews Mandated for Sex Offender Classifications Without Current Felony Conviction., by Bob Williams
43. RFRA May Protect Federal Prisoners' Right to Cast Spells
44. Capello Decision Remains Good Law
45. Injunctive Relief Granted for Parole Rescission Based on Free Speech
46. Consent Decree Entered in Unconstitutional BOP Parole Revocation Procedures, by Bob Williams
47. Kansas Trial Courts Have Latitude in Setting Restitution Payments
48. Notice Required in Texas Parole Date Rescission
49. Qualified Immunity Appeal Deemed Frivolous; California Pays Beaten Prisoner $149,500
50. Plaintiff Entitled to Trial on Question of Whether Mental Illness Warrants Tolling Statute of Limitations
51. PLRA Only Requires Exhaustion of Applicable Remedies
52. Arkansas Work Release Prisoner Entitled to Unemployment Benefits
53. Kansas Good Time Regulations Enacted After Prisoner's Crime May Not Be Applied Retroactively
54. BJS Says 1 in 15 Adults Will Go to Prison
55. Los Angeles County Pays $2.75 Million for Illegal Strip Searches, by John E Dannenberg
56. News in Brief
57. Common Fund Required for Incentive Award

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: No Exception to Due Diligence in Discovery Even for “Conclusive Evidence”, May 1, 2025. Discovery, Suppression of Evidence.
• Qualified Immunity Denied to Former New Mexico Warden in Prisoner’s Sexual Abuse Claim, May 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Discovery, Qualified Immunity, Supervisory Liability, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• $9,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Heat-­Related Illness Suit, April 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Exposure to Heat, Discovery, Deliberate Indifference.
• Misconduct Shades Sexual Assault Suit As Hawaii Settles With Prisoners for $2 Million, Feb. 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, New Trial Motions, Discovery.
• Washington Agencies Sanctioned for Discovery Violations Reach $3.1 Million Settlement with Disabled Woman Allegedly Abused at State Sanctioned Home, Jan. 1, 2024. Attorney Misconduct, Discovery, Sanctions, Discovery - Lateness of.
• Pennsylvania Guards and Their Attorneys Spanked for Discovery Abuse in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Suit, March 1, 2023. Excessive Force, Discovery.
• Music Stops in Fifth Circuit’s Qualified Immunity ‘Dance,’ Leaving Plaintiffs With Shortened Discovery Period, Jan. 1, 2023. Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Timeliness of Motion.
• Federal Court Sanctions Wexford for Discovery Abuse in Illinois Prisoner’s Suit, April 1, 2022. Wexford Health Services, Discovery, Brady Rule violations.
• New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Adoption of Framework for Evaluating Discovery Motions Challenging Warrant Affidavits Based on Unidentified Confidential Informants, March 15, 2021. Informants, New Trial Motions, Discovery.
• Global Tel*Link Hit with Sanctions For Discovery Violations in Georgia Prison Call Class Action, Feb. 1, 2021. Contractor Misconduct, Discovery, Telephone Rates, Contractor Liability.