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Alabama Policy Denies Work Release to HIV/AIDS Infected Prisoners
Alabama Policy Denies Work Release to HIV/AIDS Infected Prisoners
by David M. Reutter
Citing a 2004 settlement that requires proper care for prisoners infected with HIV or AIDS, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is denying such prisoners the opportunity to participate in work release programs.
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- Use of Questionable “Lie Detectors" by Law Enforcement Expands Nationwide, by Matthew Clarke
- PLN Attorneys Awarded $137,672 for Post-Settlement Work in CDCR Censorship Case, by John Dannenberg
- Canadian Prisoner Recognized for Advocacy on Prisoner Health Issues
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- StopMax: The Fight Against Supermax Prisons Heats Up, by Jessica Pupovac
- Ruling Against Expression is No Music to Prisoners’ Ears, by David Hudson
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- NIC Report: Wisconsin Jails Racist and Dangerous, by Gary Hunter
- Wyoming American Indian Prisoner Wins Consent Decree to Receive Feathers
- “Habeas Hints”, by Kent A. Russell
- California DOC Settles Sadistic, Hate-Motivated, Three-Year Starvation Death Of Sikh Prisoner For $1 Million, by Marvin Mentor
- New Zealand Prisoners Building Copiers for Canon
- Exonerated Florida Prisoner Receives $2.2 Million; Second Lawsuit Still Pending
- CMS Insurer Must Pay Wyoming Suicide Settlement
- Jury Awards Indiana Prison Law Library Clerk $1,150 for Retaliation
- NCCHC Releases Position Statement on Abuse of Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
- California Guards Union Investigated for Hiring Parolee for Office Job
- Prison Population Continues Exponential Growth, by David Reutter
- Alabama Policy Denies Work Release to HIV/AIDS Infected Prisoners, by David Reutter
- Indiana Prisoner Receives $200,000 in Excessive Force Case
- Landmark 1980 California Death Row Federal Consent Decree Partially Terminated Under PLRA, by John Dannenberg
- Indiana DOC Policy Banning Group Worship by Odinists Enjoined, by John Dannenberg
- BOP Agrees to Pay $90,000 in Attorney’s Fees and Costs in Suit Over Constitutionality of Byline Regulation
- Colorado DOC Pays $60,000 Settlement for Suicide of Former Prisoner Who Was Sexually Abused by Guard, by John Dannenberg
- Self-Help Legal Guides, Publisher, Rosemary Steele; 104 pages, Softbound, by David Reutter
- Sexual Abuse and Violence in Texas Prisons Eclipses National Average, by Gary Hunter
- $1.5 Million Settlement Provided to Immigrant Prisoner Who Lost Leg in Colorado Jail, by David Reutter
- $2.75 Million Settlement in New York Prisoner’s Loss of Sight Claim
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- Exonerated Florida Man Receives $1.25 Million
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- $290,000 Award for New York Prisoner’s Slip and Fall on Ice
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- Colorado Supreme Court Announces Defendant Must Be Competent Before Undergoing Mental-Condition Examination Under § 16-8-107(3)(b), April 1, 2026
- California Court of Appeal Announces Plea Agreements Cannot Bar § 1172.1 Resentencing, Holds Merit-Based Denial of Petition Is Appealable, April 1, 2026
- Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies That Failure to Object to Ineligible Juror Does Not Constitute Waiver Unless Party Knew or Could Have Discovered Ineligibility Through Ordinary Diligence, April 1, 2026
- Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, March 1, 2026
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Motion Judge Abused Discretion by Denying Evidentiary Hearing on IAC Claim Where Plea Counsel’s Affidavit Was Not Inherently Inconsistent With Colloquy Statements Regarding Immigration Advice, March 1, 2026
- Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Double Jeopardy Analysis for Multiple Assault Convictions, Holding That Assaultive Acts Occurring Over Short Time Period in Same Location Without Intervening Events Constitute Single Course of Conduct, March 1, 2026
- New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Drug Convictions Under Cumulative Error Doctrine, Holding Combined Effect of Improper References to Television Series, Gun Violence, and Search Warrants Deprived Defendant of Fair Trial, March 1, 2026
- New York Court of Appeals Announces Coercive Police Tactics Compelling Suspect to Exit Home Constitute “Constructive Entry” Violating Payton, Holds Attenuation Analysis Applies to Third-Party Consent, March 1, 2026
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- Wisconsin DOC Is Not Tracking Work Release Data, Jan. 1, 2026. Work Release, Prison Labor, Statistics/Trends, Fair Labor Standards Act.
- Hyundai and Kia Sued in California for Use of Prison Labor in Southern States, Dec. 1, 2025. Work Release, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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- Lawsuits Filed After Fatal Assault on Elderly Prisoner at Kentucky Jail, July 15, 2025. Classification, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Hyundai Parts Supplier Stops Using Prison Slave Labor in Alabama, July 15, 2025. Work Release, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Workers' Compensation.
- South Carolina Prisoners Granted Class-Action Status in Suit Over Low Wages in Prison Industries Jobs, July 15, 2025. Work Release, Prison Labor, Workers' Compensation.
- Kansas Pays $150,000 for Prisoner Killed by Cellmate, Centurion Settlement Confidential, June 1, 2025. Classification, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
- Four Arizona Prisoners Dead After Being Celled with Leader of 2004 Standoff, June 1, 2025. Classification, Failure to Protect (General).
- $50,000 for Excessive Force Claim by Maryland Prisoner Who Used to Be a Guard, June 1, 2025. Classification, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Legal Mail.
- Eighth Circuit Lets Missouri Guard Skate For Placing Avowed Enemies In Same Cell, Resulting In Assault, June 1, 2025. Classification, Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity.

