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Seventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Recruiting Counsel in Pro Se Cases
Seventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Recruiting Counsel in Pro Se Cases
by David Reutter
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an Illinois federal district court, like many federal courts in Northern Illinois, used an improper standard when refusing to exercise its discretion to recruit counsel ...
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- DC Circuit: Federal Prisoner not Limited to Seeking Relief via Habeas Corpus, by Michael Brodheim
- Philadelphia Sued Over Rejection of Ad Criticizing U.S. Incarceration Policies, by Michael Brodheim
- California: Surety Entitled to Exoneration of Bail Bond Forfeited as a Result of Defendant’s Deportation, by Michael Brodheim
- High-Ranking Illinois Prison Official Fired due to Criminal History
- Seventh Circuit: Prisoner with Back Condition Stated Claim for Fall from Upper Bunk, by Michael Brodheim
- Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review, by Mark Wilson
- Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding, by Derek Gilna
- Kansas: Prison Healthcare Officials Engaged in Continued Deliberate Indifference, by Robert Warlick
- D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members, by Christopher Zoukis
- Washington County Jail Remains Closed after Voters Reject Tax Hike
- Pennsylvania Warrantless, Suspicionless Search Probation Condition Held Invalid, by Mark Wilson
- Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Summary Judgment for Pepper Spray Manufacturer, by Mark Wilson
- Lawsuit Against Missouri Jail Proceeds as Two Guards Plead Guilty
- No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son, by Mark Wilson
- Reports on Elderly Prisoners Spur Call for Reforms
- States Adopt Sentencing Changes Following Supreme Court Ruling on Juvenile Lifers
- Prison Education Programs Threatened, by Matthew Clarke
- Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned, by Mark Wilson
- California Prison Regulation Governing Gang Validation Upheld by Ninth Circuit, by Michael Brodheim
- Wisconsin DOC Equips Guards with Pepper Spray, Tasers
- Cancellation of BOP Elderly Offender Pilot Program Moots Appeal, by Michael Brodheim
- Research Finds that Conjugal Visits Correlate with Fewer Sexual Assaults
- Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant, by Mark Wilson
- Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps
- Connecticut Town Raises Stink Over Sewage Discharged by State Prison
- California: Trial Court Cannot Abdicate its Responsibility to Examine Peace Officer Personnel Records, by Michael Brodheim
- Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation, by David Reutter
- Warden Granted Qualified Immunity for Two-year Visitation Suspension, by David Reutter
- Former Colorado DOC Official Pleads Guilty to Felony Menacing Charges
- Witness Protection Program Termination Unreviewable; 188 Days in SHU Triggers Due Process Protections, by Mark Wilson
- Second Circuit: Federal Prisoner States Conditions of Confinement Claim, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Recruiting Counsel in Pro Se Cases, by David Reutter
- North Dakota Courtroom Shackling Requires Independent Assessment by Judge, by Mark Wilson
- California Improves Compensation Process for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners
- Florida Prison System Ordered to Provide Kosher Meals
- Book Review: Banking and Financial Management Course (1st Ed.), by Prisoner Assistant, by Gary Hunter
- California: Sexually Violent Predators May be Conditionally Released from Custody Even if Homeless, by Michael Brodheim
- Ninth Circuit: County May be Liable for Wrongful Conviction Even if District Attorney Enjoys Absolute Immunity
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- Tenth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for $2.7 Million Settlement for Intellectually Disabled Jail Detainee Raped by Sheriff, Aug. 1, 2025
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- Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay for Non-Medical Reasons, Aug. 1, 2025
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- Ninth Circuit Agrees That Former Guantanamo Detainee Lacks Grounds to Sue for Waterboarding, Aug. 1, 2025. War on Terror, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Terrorism.
- $6.75 Million Settlement Reached in Suit Accusing Massachusetts Guards of Retaliatory Assaults on Prisoners, Aug. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- Multiple Prisoner Suits Accuse Guards of Violence at Virginia BOP Lockup, Aug. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Discrimination (Transgender).
- SCOTUS Clamps Down on Bivens Extension to Prisoner Beaten by BOP Guards at Virginia Lockup, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Bivens Actions.
- Former Oregon Prison Guard Sergeant Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Imprisoned Women, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- $1.2 Million for New York Prisoner Waterboarded by Guards, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Exceptions.
- Third Circuit Upholds Award of $265,000 to Prisoner Who Was Sexually Assaulted Twice by the Same Guard, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Damages - Compensatory, Damages - Punitive.
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