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Protecting Your Health & Safety
Book review by Brandon Sample
The murky waters of prisoner self-representation just got a little easier to navigate with the arrival of the second edition of Protecting Your Health & Safety, A Litigation Guide For Inmates.
Published by the Southern Poverty Law Center and distributed by PLN, Protecting Your Health ...
The murky waters of prisoner self-representation just got a little easier to navigate with the arrival of the second edition of Protecting Your Health & Safety, A Litigation Guide For Inmates.
Published by the Southern Poverty Law Center and distributed by PLN, Protecting Your Health ...
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More from this issue:
- Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in Connection with Private Prison in Texas, by Matthew Clarke
- Michigan Sex Offender Freezes to Death on Street As Housing Crisis Continues, by Jimmy Franks
- Massachusetts DOC Settles PLN Censorship Suit
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Pro Se Muslim Prisoner Reaches Religious Rights Settlement Agreement with Virginia Prison Officials, by David Reutter
- Washington DOC Pays Pro Se Prisoner $110,043 For Illegally Withholding Records
- Lawsuits Challenge Prohibition on Prisoner Pen-Pal Services in Indiana, Florida, by David Reutter
- Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group, by Matthew Clarke
- OIG Audit Finds Major Deficiencies with BOP Health Care, by Brandon Sample
- McNeil Island Prison Fined $28,400 for Improper Asbestos Removal
- Jury Nullification: Power To The People, by Paul Butler
- Cost of Defending Federal Death Penalty Cases on the Rise, by Brandon Sample
- As Economy Falters, Rehabilitative and Substance Abuse Programs Get the Axe
- $1.4 Million Settlement in Three-Day Long Sexual Assaults of Alaska Prisoners, by David Reutter
- First Circuit Awards Defendant Costs Under FRCP 68; Plaintiff Rejected $10,000 Offer, Was Awarded $5,500, by Mark Wilson
- Michigan Jail Officials Lied and Hid Documents in Lawsuit Over Prisoner’s Death, by David Reutter
- Racial Impact Statements: An Effort to Eliminate Legal Racism, by Gary Hunter
- BOP Settles Suit Over Telephone Access, Electronic FOIA Claims
- Florida Judge Publicly Reprimanded for Trying to Ease Jail Overcrowding
- $875,001 Verdict in Beating of Massachusetts Prisoner, by David Reutter
- New Trial and JNOV Denial Upheld in $15,545,000 Michigan Prisoner Sexual Harassment Case, by Matthew Clarke
- $155,000 Settlement in Sexual Assault of Washington Jail Prisoner
- Florida U.S. District Court Rescinds Policy Restricting Access to Plea Agreements, by David Reutter
- Alameda County, CA Settles Juvenile Detainee Strip Search Suit for $4.3 Million, by John Dannenberg
- Protecting Your Health & Safety, by Brandon Sample
- PLN Awarded Summary Judgment In FOIA Case Again, by Brandon Sample
- California Prison’s Drinking Water Cited for Excessive Arsenic Levels, by John Dannenberg
- Nevada Ramps Up Prisoner Deportations – Even Those Ineligible for Early Release, by Matthew Clarke
- Indiana Court Denies Challenge to Monopolistic Prison Phone Contracts, by John Dannenberg
- Oregon Detainee Paid $30,000 for 90 Days Illegal Jail Confinement
- Oregon Prison Romance Nets Probation/Community Service
- Ohio Supreme Court Restricts Public Access to Court Records, by David Reutter
- Oregon Slow to Address Problems at Contract Juvenile Facilities
- Empty Oregon Jail Has Cost $1.25 Million; Grand Jury Demands Humility and Creative Solutions, by Mark Wilson
- Texas Lawmakers “Surprised” Over Hiring of Non-Citizen Prison Guards on Work Visas, by Matthew Clarke
- Florida Judge Criticizes State’s Efforts to Seize Prisoner’s Federal Civil Rights Judgment, by David Reutter
- California DOC Closes Prisoner Work/Restitution Center
- Madoff Fraud Bankrupts JEHT Foundation, Hurts Criminal Justice Reform Efforts, by Matthew Clarke
- Report Says New Mexico Prison Phone Companies Still Gouging Families, by Dave Maass
- Michigan DOC Rehabilitation Programs Emphasize Education, Reentry Support, by Matthew Clarke
- California DA Says Incarceration Rate a Measure of His Success – Despite Wrongful Convictions, Prosecutorial Misconduct, by Gary Hunter
- Sheriff “Hollywood Hewett” Sentenced to 16 Months, by Mark Wilson
- New York Jury Awards $1,400,006 to Former Prisoner for Beating by Guards; Punitive Damages Later Reduced, by David Reutter
- Missouri Court Reverses $244,636 Incarceration Cost Award Against Prisoner, by Mark Wilson
- $4.75 Million Settlement in Virginia Jail Construction Accident Case
- Federal Prisoner Dies During Illicit Tryst With His Wife
- Systemic Constitutional Violations at Ohio Juvenile Facilities Leads to Settlement in Class Action; Guards Attempt to Block Relief, by Brandon Sample
- Supreme Court Holds Failure to Report to Prison Not a Violent Felony Under ACCA
- New Texas Prison Hospital Approved
- California Lifers Housed Out-Of-State in Federal Witness Protection Program Entitled to Appear in Person at Parole Hearings, by John Dannenberg
- Colorado DOC Settles Suit Over Provision of Education Programs to Learning Disabled Prisoner
- Florida Jail Supervisor Disciplined for Using Prisoner Labor for Brother’s Political Campaign
- Oregon Prison Manager Indicted for Misusing Prison Credit Cards
- Ninth Circuit: County Contractor that Counsels Bad-Check Writers Not Entitled to State Sovereign Immunity from Suit, by John Dannenberg
- Ninth Circuit Strikes Down BOP Regulation Precluding Early Release for Prisoners Who Complete Drug Treatment, by Brandon Sample
- South Carolina Prison Official Remained on the Job a Year After Indictment
- Ninth Circuit: California Federal Habeas Petitioner Sufficiently Exhausts State Court Remedies When He Presents Facts Necessary to Support Constitutional Claim, by John Dannenberg
- Prisoner’s Free Speech Rights Violated by Legal Mail Opened Outside His Presence; Qualified Immunity Denied, by David Reutter
- $25,000 Settlement in Washington Detainee Contracting for TB in Seattle Jail
- D.C. Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Deliberate Indifference Gallstone Claim
- Sixth Circuit Upholds Conviction and Sentences for Jail Guards Accused of Abusing, Killing Prisoners, by Brandon Sample
- News in Brief:
- Washington: Violation of Community Custody Conditions May Be Enforced While Offender Is Reincarcerated
- Amnesty International Sources Given Journalistic Protection
More from Brandon Sample:
- Q&A: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Which Errors Are Worth Pursuing?, April 12, 2019
- Guilty Plea Does Not Foreclose Challenge To Constitutionality Of Conviction, U.S. Supreme Court Decides, April 19, 2018
- U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Habeas Relief Citing AEDPA Deference, Dec. 19, 2017
- Maryland Ban on Prisoner's Book Rescinded, Aug. 23, 2016
- Former BOP Guard Convicted In Murder-For-Hire Scheme, Aug. 22, 2016
- Second BOP Guard Convicted In Assault-For-Hire, Aug. 22, 2016
- BOP Dentist Gets Slap On The Wrist for Sex Abuse, Aug. 22, 2016
- Cook County Jail Agrees to Improvements, April 15, 2013
- No More Than 20 Percent Can Be Deducted To Pay Filing Fees, April 15, 2013
- Heck Does Not Apply to Released Prisoner Seeking Damages for Sentence Miscalculation, April 15, 2013
More from these topics:
- Government Accountability Office Issues a Report on DOJ and DHS Use of Facial Recognition Technology, June 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.
- How Parole and Probation “No-Association” Conditions Hamper Successful Reentry, June 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Conditions of.
- U.N. Panel Finds Rampant Racism in U.S. Criminal Justice System, June 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Commentary/Reviews, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends.
- Report Finds Current Path of Florida Prison System “Unsustainable”, June 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions.
- Tech Monopolies Prevent Effective Privacy Laws in the U.S., May 15, 2024. Reviews, Police State-Surveillance.
- Non-Toxic Fluorescent Spray Reveals Fingerprints in Seconds, May 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, junk science, Fingerprint Evidence, Latent Fingerprint Evidence.
- The Police Have a Dark Money Slush Fund, May 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Police/Govt Misconduct.
- Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Lapses in Epstein Death, Pushes Back Against Rumors It Wasn’t Suicide, May 1, 2024. DOC/BOP misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Suicides.
- Regarding Death Penalty, Biden’s Actions Don’t Align with His Mouth, May 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends, Death Penalty.
- Electronic Monitoring: An Alternative to Incarceration or a Troubling Extension of Punishment?, April 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Statistics/Trends, Electronic Monitoring, Electronic Surveillance, Bail/Pretrial Release, Conditions of.