More from this issue:

1. Prisons Nationwide Fail to Treat HCV Epidemic, by John E Dannenberg
2. BOP Doctor Indicted, Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault, by Bob Williams
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. $50,000 HCV Settlement and New Treatment Protocol Approved in Colorado, by Bob Williams
5. Colorado Slammed by West Nile Virus But Ignores Prisoners, by Bob Williams
6. Denial of Grievance Forms Excuses Failure to Exhaust
7. Florida Work Release Prisoners Ripped Off by Private Transport Company, by David Reutter
8. Excessive Heat Still Plagues Baltimore Women Detainees, by Bob Williams
9. Another Troubled North Carolina Jail, by Michael Rigby
10. Third-Party Beneficiaries Can Enforce Terms of Settlement, by Bob Williams
11. Virginia Legislature Awards Wrongfully Convicted Man $1.5 Million
12. $13,500 Damages Paid to Two Illegally Detained Washington DOC Prisoners
13. Mandamus Available to Review Oregon Disciplinary Orders
14. PLRA Physical Injury Rule Applied to Non-Prison Case
15. Missed HIV Medication Did Not Create a Serious Medical Need
16. Washington Medical Claim Reinstated
17. California Rules Violation for "Repeated Pattern" Must Involve Same Offense
18. Private Settlement Agreement Prohibits Award of Attorney Fees and Costs, by David Reutter
19. County Public Defender Liable for Wrongful Conviction
20. Physical Injury Rule Doesn't Bar Strip Search Suit
21. Local Rule Cannot Justify Summary Judgment When Factual Dispute Exists, by David Reutter
22. Beating Judgment for Jail Affirmed on Appeal; Costs Issue Remanded
23. PHS Liable for Denying Insulin to Diabetic New Jersey Jail Prisoner
24. New Jersey Prisoners May Confront Accusers in Disciplinary Hearings, by Michael Rigby
25. New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds $1.6 Million Harassment Verdict
26. Two Level Review Required for Publication Rejection, but Qualified Immunity Granted
27. BOP Rule Denying Early Release Eligibility Violates APA
28. Certification for Interlocutory Appeal Order Discussed in California Prison Labor Suit
29. Discipline Without Notice Violates Due Process; BOP Administrative Exhaustion May Be Excused
30. No Ex Post Facto Violation in Forcing Washington Prisoner to Take Stress and Anger Classes
31. New Trial Ordered in Washington Strip Cell Conditions Suit
32. Pretrial Detainee Has Limited Right to Litigate Civil Matters
33. Applicability of FTCA to BOP Causes Circuit Split, by David Reutter
34. $15 Million Award for Wrongful Conviction Upheld
35. Absence of AEDPA in Texas Law Library May Toll Limitations
36. NYPD Commissioner Charged With Stealing $112,733.98 from Jail Prisoner Fund
37. Dismissal Sanction for Prisoner's Refusal to Be Deposed Without Court Order Reversed
38. Kansas Grievance Procedures Inapplicable in Negligence Action
39. Illinois County Necessary Party in Suit Against Elected Official
40. Confinement for Willful Failure to Pay LFOs Upheld
41. No Crueler Tyrannies: Accusation, False Witnesses, and Other Tyrannies of Our Times, by Robert Woodman
42. Texas Monitors Prisoners for-Signs of Al-Qaeda Recruitment
43. Virginia Prison Vendors Lose Contracts to Out-of-State Supplier, by Gary Hunter
44. BOP Medical Detainees Not Subject to PLRA
45. Jailhouse Snitch Enlisted in War on Terrorism Behind Bars, by Bob Williams
46. Innocent Ohio Man Paid $750,000 for 10 Years Imprisonment
47. Tennessee Officials Pay $450,000 to Settle Lawsuit in Detainee's Murder by Guards, by David Reutter
48. Texas Probation Officer Charged With Having Juvenile Probationer's Baby, by Gary Hunter
49. $252,000 Awarded in Kansas Prisoner's Suicide
50. Ohio Native American Prisoner Granted Injunction to Grow Long Hair, by David Reutter
51. Dismissal of Prisoner's Divorce Petition Is Abuse of Discretion
52. DOJ Investigation: Conditions in Arkansas Prisons Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
53. Washington Prisoners Get Credit for Time Spent at Liberty
54. Tennessee Supreme Court Holds No Procedural Protection Needed for $5 Fine
55. California's New Governor Must Reconsider Former Governor's Parole Reversal, by John E Dannenberg
56. Washington Failure to Disclose Prison-Phone-Rate Suit Dismissed, State Supreme Court Grants Review, by Sam Rutherford
57. Indiana Appeals Court Allows Prisoner to Sue to Receive Pornography
58. News in Brief
59. Minnesota Pay-To-Stay Programs Don't Deliver

More from David Reutter:

• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of Appeals, April 15, 2025
• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025
• Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025
• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit Revives West Virginia Prisoner’s RLUIPA Claim Over Religious Diet with Soy He Can’t Digest, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, RLUIPA, Religious Diet.
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Freedom/Worship.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Ohio Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim That Guards Got Him Kicked Out of Religious Group, July 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, RLUIPA.
• Fourth Circuit Moves North Carolina Prisons Closer to Recognizing Nation of Gods and Earths, May 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, RLUIPA, Religion Defined, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Free Exercise Clause.
• At BOP California “Rape Club” Prison: Historic Ruling, FBI Raid, Warden Removed, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Whistleblowing, Retaliatory Searches, Retaliatory Segregation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Staffing, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Special Masters, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Special Master.
• Muslim Florida Prisoner Awarded Permanent Injunction to Grow Untrimmed Beard, March 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Injunctions, RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion, RLUIPA, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage, Jan. 1, 2024. Staffing, Exercise, Appointment of Counsel, Injunctions (PLRA), Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Class Actions, Right to Exercise.
• Hear Us Now? Hearing Impaired Tennessee Prisoners Secure Injunction, Jan. 1, 2024. Deaf Prisoners, Injunctions (PLRA), Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Video-Conferencing.
• New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit Survives Seeking to Validate the Nation of Gods and Earth as a Religion, Dec. 1, 2023. RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).