More from this issue:

1. Secret Justice: Criminal Informants and America’s Underground Legal System, by Alexandra Natapoff
2. New Details Regarding Race Riot at USP Florence, by Brandon Sample
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Dozens of CIA “Ghost” Detainees Unaccounted For, by Matthew Clarke
5. ACLU Report Applauds Michigan’s Efforts to Reduce Prison Population, by David Reutter
6. Report on Prison Privatization Plagued with Political Connections, Conflicts of Interest, Faulty Data
7. Habeas Hints: Certificate of Appealability, by Kent A. Russell
8. $315,000 Settlement in Illegal Arizona Police Strip Search
9. Salt Lake County Agrees to Pay $75,000 to Settle Jail Suicide Suit
10. 50,000 Illinois Felons Released Without DNA Collection
11. California Jail Detainee Attacked by Cellmate, Family Accepts $1.85 Million, by Michael Brodheim
12. Book Review: Anne-Marie Cusac, Cruel and Unusual: The Culture of Punishment in America, 336 pp, Yale University Press, $27.50, by Amy Vanderwarker
13. Georgia’s Privatized Probation System Traps the Poor, by David Reutter
14. Judge Finds Unconstitutional Conditions at Massachusetts Jail, 11 Years After Suit is Filed, by Brandon Sample
15. Ninth Circuit: California Lifers Have No Inherent U.S. Constitutional Right to Parole, by John Dannenberg
16. Report Details Societal Effects of High School Dropout Rates – Including Incarceration, by David Reutter
17. $1,500 Settlement for Wisconsin Prisoner’s Cold Cell Conditions Claim
18. California: Budget Cuts Target Rehabilitation Programs, by Michael Brodheim
19. Pennsylvania Judges Involved in Corruption Case Face Liability; 5,000 Convictions Thrown Out, by David Reutter
20. $2,750 Settlement in California Prisoner’s Denial of Exercise Claim
21. Montana State and County Officials May be Liable for Injuries Caused by Private Prisoner Transport Company
22. NACDL Releases Report on U.S. Drug and Mental Health Courts, by Matthew Clarke
23. PLN Prevails in Public Records Suit Against GEO Group, by Alex Friedmann
24. Fifth Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Create Individual Capacity Cause of Action
25. Virginia Sheriff Sentenced to 19 Months on Corruption Charges
26. Prison Psychologist Shoots Ex-Prisoner Boyfriend, Loses Her License
27. Georgia Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit, Pays $149,759.21 in Damages, Attorney Fees
28. Oregon Prison Officials Treat Heart Failure with Antacid, Tylenol, Heat Pack, by Mark Wilson
29. BOP Agrees to Pay $30,000 to Prisoner Assaulted by Guards
30. New Jersey: Class-Action Status Granted in Suit Challenging Conditions of Confinement at Passaic County Jail, by Michael Brodheim
31. Oregon Youth Authority Warden Gives Agency a Black Eye
32. U.S. Attorney Nominees Involved in Hiding Court Records, by David Reutter
33. $60,000 Settlement in New York Jail Captain’s Assault on Prisoner
34. California: Furloughing Prison Employees Costing Taxpayers More, by Michael Brodheim
35. Sixth Circuit: Shy Bladder Suit Returned to District Court
36. Florida Prisoner Exonerated by DNA After Serving 35 Years, by David Reutter
37. Being in Unauthorized Jail Area Without Escape Intent Not a Crime in Indiana
38. Fourth Circuit Holds Individual Capacity Damage Claims Unavailable Under RLUIPA
39. Ninth Circuit Holds Prosecutors Immune for Parole Recommendations, by Mark Wilson
40. New York Prisoner Gets Mixed Verdict in Retaliatory Beating Ruling
41. Ninth Circuit: Race-Based Prison Lockdowns Must Satisfy Strict-Scrutiny Standard
42. Federal Circuit Rejects Prisoner’s Claim of Copyright Infringement
43. DC Circuit Reverses CCA/TransCor Non-Exhaustion Dismissal
44. Summary Judgment Reversed in Illinois Jail Suicide Suit
45. California: Indefinite Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators May Violate Equal Protection
46. Reversal of Summary Judgment on 55-Day New York SHU Placement Claim
47. Mental Health Specialist May be Liable in California Jail Detainee’s Suicide
48. New York’s Catch-All Contraband and Anti-Smuggling Rules Unconstitutionally Vague
49. No Liberty Interest Under Utah Parole Scheme
50. No Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force at Ohio Jail
51. Sixth Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Permit Monetary Damages
52. Ineffective Attempts to Protect Texas Prisoner Were Sufficient
53. No Qualified Immunity for Denial of Protective Custody to Ohio Prisoner
54. Illinois: Disabled Detainees’ Discrimination Claims May Proceed to Trial
55. New York City Jail: $275,000 Settlement in Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault
56. California: Prison Appeals Coordinator Who Rejected Dental Complaints Held Liable for $1,500 in Damages
57. News in Brief:

More from Kent A. Russell:

• Habeas Hints: Understanding and Satisfying the Strickland Test for IAC, May 15, 2018
• Rundown on California Propositions 57 and 64, Jan. 10, 2017
• Habeas Hints: Staring Down the Two-Headed Monster: Richter-Pinholster, Dec. 15, 2013
• Habeas Hints: Staring Down the Two-Headed Monster: Richter-Pinholster, Nov. 15, 2013
• Habeas Hints: Actual Innocence, Sept. 15, 2013
• Habeas Hints: 2012 Supreme Court Habeas Highlights: Plea Bargaining Cases, Sept. 15, 2012
• Habeas Hints: Expert Testimony in Habeas Cases, Aug. 15, 2011
• Habeas Hints: The Year in Review, Feb. 15, 2011
• Habeas Hints: Certificate of Appealability, June 15, 2010
• HABEAS HINTS – CALIFORNIA COMMENT Pace and Bonner: Avoiding and Fighting “Untimeliness” Rulings Under California Law, Dec. 15, 2009

More from these topics:

• Third Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to Prisoner on Confrontation Clause and Ineffective Assistance Claims Based on Trial Court Reading Entire Criminal Information Into the Record of Co-Conspirator Who Pleaded Guilty, Feb. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Exculpatory No Doctrine, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Habeas Relief in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case, Feb. 1, 2025. junk science, Habeas Corpus, Forensic Sciences, Child Abuse/Abusers, Evidence - Admissibility.
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Habeas Corpus, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Relief Where Both Trial and Appellate Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Challenge Indictment for Residential Burglary That Failed to Allege Defendant Illegally Entered a ‘Dwelling’, Jan. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• Ninth Circuit Holds District Courts Have No Authority Under Rule 4 of Rules Governing § 2254 Cases to Dismiss Habeas Petition on the Merits, Dec. 15, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Dismissal, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to California Prisoner on Napue Claim Because Prosecution Failed to Correct Informant’s False Testimony That He Did Not Receive Any Benefit In Exchange for His Testimony, Dec. 1, 2024. Informants, Habeas Corpus, Informants and Paid Witnesses, False Testimony.
• Public Defender Files Habeas Petitions for Detainees at “Horrific” Baltimore Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Hygiene Supplies, Disclosure of Records, Habeas Corpus.
• Ninth Circuit Denies Habeas Relief to Prisoner Who Invoked Fifth Amendment Right to Counsel During Custodial Interrogation but Made Incriminating Statements to Undercover Informant Posing as Fellow Prisoner Because Right to Counsel Not Violated, Nov. 1, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Custodial Interrogations/Statements, Counsel - Right to.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Where Defense Counsel Failed to Understand State Self-Defense Statute Provides Complete Defense to Felony Murder Based on Felon-in-Possession Charge, Oct. 1, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Felon in Possession Statute, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Murder/Felony Murder.
• Third Circuit Orders Evidentiary Hearing on State Prisoner’s Petition Seeking Federal Habeas Relief Because Both State and Federal Courts Denied Relief Without Holding Hearing on IAC Claim That, if Proven, Would Entitle Him to Relief, Aug. 1, 2024. Evidentiary Ruling, Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Counsel - Effective Assistance of.