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Gay and Lesbian Prisoners: Recent Developments and a Call for More Research
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2008
by Zachary Wolfe, Esq.
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2008, page 1
by Zachary Wolfe, Esq.1
Filed under:
Gay/Lesbian,
Failure to Protect (General),
Prisoners-International,
Mail,
Publications/Books,
Extended Family Visiting,
Marriage.
Location:
United States of America.
This is an interesting time in the changing legal landscape relating to gay and lesbian prisoners, but public and scholarly attention is lacking. Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered prisoners are often conceived of either in long-established concerns relating to guards’ discrimination or in newly ...
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- Gay and Lesbian Prisoners: Recent Developments and a Call for More Research, by Zachary Wolfe, Esq.
- Washington State Crime Lab Chief Resigns, by Gary Hunter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- Trifecta for Michigan DOC: Three Reports Find Deficient Prison Medical Care, by David Reutter
- Fondled Hawaiian Transexual Prisoner Awarded $817,500 in Damages and Attorney Fees, by Matthew Clarke
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- Prison Legal News Prevails in Tennessee Public Records Suit Against CCA
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- Teeth Extraction Policy for CA Women Prisoners Rescinded, by John Dannenberg
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- Monetary Sanctions Permitted for Milwaukee Jail’s Violation of Consent Decree, by David Reutter
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- Sixth Circuit: $4.5 Million Award Upheld Against Michigan DOC Doctor in Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner, by John Dannenberg
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- Ten Michigan Lawyers Honored For 8-Year Effort To Win $30 Million Damages For 10 Women Prisoners’ Sexual Abuse By Prison Guards, by John Dannenberg
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