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Texas: Clerk May Not Bill Defendant for Attorney Fees Not Ordered by Court
Texas: Clerk May Not Bill Defendant for Attorney Fees Not Ordered by Court
by Matt Clarke
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held last year that a district clerk may not send an indigent prisoner a bill of costs for court-appointed attorney fees in his criminal case when the court ...
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- Volunteers Help Prisoners Vote at D.C. Jail
- Some GPS Monitoring Devices Capable of Audio Recording, by Christopher Zoukis
- Indiana Supreme Court Holds Agreed Court Order with Prosecutor is Binding on DOC, by Matthew Clarke
- Incarceration is Excusable Default in New York Housing Court Proceeding, by Mark Wilson
- Recidivism Performance Measures for Private Halfway Houses in Pennsylvania, by Alex Friedmann
- Modern-Day Slavery in America’s Prison Workforce, by Beth Schwartzapfel
- South Florida Landlord Bucks Trend, Offers Housing to Sex Offenders
- $2.85 Million Jury Verdict for Suicide at Missouri Jail, by Derek Gilna
- New York Judge Unseals Attica Prison Riot Records – Sort of, by Joe Watson
- Prison Labor Boosts Wal-Mart’s Profits Despite Pledge, by Derek Gilna
- Courts Struggle with Child Pornography Restitution Following Supreme Court Ruling
- Fifth Circuit: “Mailbox Rule” Applies to Texas State Habeas Petitions
- Texas: Clerk May Not Bill Defendant for Attorney Fees Not Ordered by Court, by Matthew Clarke
- Fifth Circuit Holds Prison Guard’s Injury-Causing Reckless Driving States Nonfrivolous Claim, by Matthew Clarke
- Fourth Circuit Finds PLRA Attorney Fee Cap Constitutional, by David Reutter
- Eighth Circuit Holds No SORNA Registration Requirement after Leaving U.S., by Matthew Clarke
- Alabama DOC Short Hair Policy Does Not Violate RLUIPA, by David Reutter
- First Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Court’s Failure to Sanction Federal Prosecutor, by Matthew Clarke
- Eighth Circuit Upholds Injunction Over Cameras in Restrooms at Civil Commitment Center, by Matthew Clarke
- Former New Mexico State Senator Released from Prison
- Transferred Prisoner May Sue Oklahoma Officials in Oregon Court, by Mark Wilson
- Eleventh Circuit Tailors Turner for Censorship Claims at Civil Commitment Center, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit Over Placement on Suicide Watch, by Matthew Clarke
- Alabama Work Release Transportation, Medical and Drug Screen Costs Not “Incidental to Confinement”, by David Reutter
- Fifth Circuit: Prisoner Who was Raped May Proceed with Lawsuit against Lock Company, by Matthew Clarke
- Massachusetts: Acquittal on Additional Sex Offense Doesn’t Trigger Reevaluation of Sex Offender Classification, by Matthew Clarke
- BOP Criticized for Failing to Oversee Healthcare Administrator at FCC Butner, by Derek Gilna
- New Report Cites Fewer HIV-Positive State and Federal Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
- Selection and Retention Process for Tennessee Appellate Court Judges Challenged, by Christopher McWhorter
- Sentence Reductions for “Snitching” Undermine U.S. Justice System, by Derek Gilna
- Settlement Opens Georgia Courtrooms to the Public, by David Reutter
- Do Residency Bans Drive Sex Offenders Underground?, by Steven Yoder
- CCA Has Long History of Wage Violations, Poor Treatment of Employees
- Private Debt Collection Companies Contract with District Attorney’s Offices, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Texas: Unconstitutional to Revoke Probation Due to Refusal to Self-Incriminate During Polygraph or Therapy, by Matthew Clarke
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- Legal Gaffe Prolongs Case of Former St. Louis Detainee Held Eight Months After Dismissal of Charges, Feb. 15, 2025
- Among World Nations, Individual U.S. States Near Top of List for Per Capita Incarceration, Feb. 15, 2025
- DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, Feb. 15, 2025
- New York Prison Officials Found Routinely Violating HALT Act With Overuse of Solitary Confinement, Feb. 15, 2025
- Historic $7 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Beating, Feb. 15, 2025
- Suits Filed Over Dehydration Deaths at Two Texas Jails, Jan. 15, 2025
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- South Carolina Sheriff Ordered to Pay $37,500 in Fees and Costs in Jail FOIA Case, March 1, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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