More from this issue:

1. When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems, by Derek Gilna
2. Prison Legal News Prevails in Tennessee Public Records Suit in Spite of Sheriff’s Antics
3. “Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants, by Victoria Law
4. Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law Struck Down, Some Prisoners Released, by David Reutter
5. Colorado Prisoner Sues Security Guard Who Sexually Abused Her Moments after Giving Birth
6. News in Brief
7. Florida Supreme Court: Review of Parole Commission Revocation Order Limited, by David Reutter
8. Fifth Circuit Holds Prison Officials Need Not be Named in Grievances, by Matthew Clarke
9. Georgia: Mandamus Available to Compel Law Library Access, by David Reutter
10. Malpractice Suit Proceeds against Michigan Defense Attorney in Wrongful Conviction Case, by David Reutter
11. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons, edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross (Rutgers University Press, 2013). 240 pages, $28.95 paperback, by Gary Hunter
12. Jail Closes “God Pod,” Agrees to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners
13. California Parole Term Not Shortened by Improper Parole Denial, by Mark Wilson
14. Introduction of Nolo Plea to Challenge Prisoner’s Credibility was Error, by David Reutter
15. Ohio DOC Director Wants Return to Stricter Law after 2012 Spike in Positive Drug Tests
16. Florida Court of Appeals: Prison Guards Can Raise “Stand Your Ground” Defense, by Matthew Clarke
17. Fifth Circuit: Sleep Deprivation May Violate Eighth Amendment, by Matthew Clarke
18. West Virginia Public Defender Disbarred for Child Prostitution “Hoax”
19. $145,000 Settlement for U.S. Citizen Held on Immigration Detainer due to Racial Profiling
20. Prisoner’s Request for Medical Care after Signing Refusal Form Precludes Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
21. Investigation Finds that Money Stolen from Oregon Prison Wasn’t Really Stolen, by Joe Watson
22. America’s Prisons: A Road to Nowhere, by Ben Notterman
23. RLUIPA Explained in Tenth Circuit Decision re Denial of Sweat Lodge Access, by David Reutter
24. Consent Decree and Remedial Plan End Lawsuit Challenging Conditions in Illinois Juvenile Facilities, by Matthew Clarke
25. Tennessee Man Sues for Placement in Women’s Facility for Three Years
26. Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Juvenile Restraint Chair Punishment, by Mark Wilson
27. CCA Board Member Steps Down from Open Government Organization
28. Virginia Prison’s Policy Requiring Physical Indicia of Faith for Religious Sincerity Held Unconstitutional; Suit Settles for $3,795, by David Reutter
29. Florida Death Row Prisoner Entitled to Prison and Medical Records, by David Reutter
30. State Appellate Costs Improper on Washington PRP Dismissal, by Mark Wilson
31. Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists, by Matthew Clarke
32. Federal Court Orders Colorado to Provide Outdoor Recreation to Supermax Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
33. Admission of Jail Disciplinary Records at Criminal Trial May Violate Confrontation Clause, by David Reutter
34. Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case, by Shepherd Litsey
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
36. Controversy, Criticism Plague Brooklyn Halfway House, by Derek Gilna

More from David Reutter:

• $2.4 Million Settlement Reached After Elderly Pretrial Detainee Strangled by Cellmate in San Antonio Jail, June 1, 2025
• Almost $4.4 Million for Illinois Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Claim, June 1, 2025
• Washington Appellate Court: 
Personal Restraint Petition Proper Vehicle 
to Challenge Community Supervision, June 1, 2025
• $2.8 Million Settlement in National NUMI 
Debit Release Card Class Action, June 1, 2025
• $6 Million Settlement in Illinois Detainee’s Gruesome 
Untreated Heroin Withdrawal Death, June 1, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of Appeals, April 15, 2025
• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025
• Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025
• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Ohio Supreme Court Orders Records Produced for State Prisoner, May 1, 2024. Mandamus, Public Records Act, Mandamus, Writ of, Mandamus and Prohibition.
• Ohio Prisoner Wins $2,000 Settlement for Guard Abuse Claims, Loses Appeal to Uncover Identity of Prison Officials Who Negotiated It, Feb. 1, 2024. Settlements, Mandamus, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• Ohio Supreme Court: Only Statute, Not Agency Policy, Creates Legal Duty Enforceable in Mandamus, July 19, 2022. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Mandamus.
• Ohio Supreme Court Denies Mandamus to Pro Se Prisoner Seeking Prison Policy-Mandated Public Records That Prison Claims Do Not Exist, May 30, 2020. Disclosure of Records, Mandamus, Public Records.
• Are Prison Law Libraries Adequate?, April 1, 2020. Law Library Access/Adequacy.
• Tenth Circuit: Prisoner Forfeited ADA Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity Argument, April 20, 2019. Disabled Prisoners, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Americans with Disabilities Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Eleventh Amendment Immunity.
• Ohio: Mandamus Action Moot Where Relief Has Been Granted, April 2, 2019. Mandamus.
• Lawsuits Filed Over South Dakota Replacing Prison Law Libraries with Tablets, Jan. 8, 2019. Computers, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Americans with Disabilities Act, Internet.
• Georgia Prisoner Loses Mandamus Appeal Seeking Trial Records, June 26, 2018. Mandamus, Death Penalty/Death Row, Double jeopardy.
• Illinois Prisoner’s Petition Challenging Disciplinary Report States Cause of Action, March 6, 2018. Mandamus, Declaratory Judgment.