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Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Ex Post Facto Challenge in Sex Offender Supervision Case
The Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed the judgment of a state appellate court and reinstated the "lifelong supervision" of Rudy Trosclair, who had contested that condition on ex post facto grounds. At the time of Trosclair's conviction, La. Rev. Stat. Section 15:561.2 required any person convicted of a sex offense …
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- Arizona Prison System Plagued by Politics, Privatization and Prisoner Deaths, by Joe Watson
- Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Ex Post Facto Challenge in Sex Offender Supervision Case, by Derek Gilna
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Italian Prison Program Trains Female Prisoners in Fashion Industry, by Derek Gilna
- Pennsylvania DOC's Hepatitis C Protocol Challenged in Class-action Lawsuit, by Greg Dober
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- Seventh Circuit: Summary Judgment Partially Reversed in Jail Death Caused by Medication Withdrawal
- Oregon: Post-Escape Conduct Justifies Enhanced Escape Sentence
- Oklahoma Prison Employees Disciplined, by Matthew Clarke
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- Tenth Circuit: No Section 2241 Jurisdiction for BOP Supermax Challenge; Claims Must be Brought as Bivens Action
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