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:

• Ohio Supreme Court Announces Self-Defense Jury Instruction Does Not Require Intent to Harm or Kill Assailant, Oct. 1, 2024
• Turn Key Health Clinics: Another Private Jail Medical Provider Leaving a Trail of Death and Misery, Sept. 15, 2024
• Competency Evaluation Ordered for Condemned Utah Prisoner, Sept. 15, 2024
• Missouri Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Proceeds Against Guards After Court Excuses Missed Deadlines Under “Unavailable” Grievance Procedure, Sept. 15, 2024
• $1.1 Million Settlement for Colorado Prisoner Stabbed by Gang Members For Testifying About Prison Murder, Sept. 15, 2024
• Second Circuit: New York Prisoner’s Prior Cases Not PLRA Strikes, Sept. 15, 2024
• $700,000 Settlement in BOP Prisoner’s Death After Court Refuses to Extend Bivens, Sept. 15, 2024
• Watchdog Faults BOP for Averaging 43 Prisoner Deaths a Year—More Than 23 by Suicide, Sept. 15, 2024
• Mom of Murdered California Prisoner Defeats Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by Guard Who Posted Pics of Corpse Online, Sept. 15, 2024
• Tenth Circuit Affirms Former Oklahoma Jail Captain’s 46-Month Sentence For Brutalizing Detainees, Sept. 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• Sixth Circuit Revives Ohio Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim That Guards Got Him Kicked Out of Religious Group, July 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, RLUIPA.
• Fourth Circuit Moves North Carolina Prisons Closer to Recognizing Nation of Gods and Earths, May 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, RLUIPA, Religion Defined, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Free Exercise Clause.
• Muslim Florida Prisoner Awarded Permanent Injunction to Grow Untrimmed Beard, March 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Injunctions, RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion, RLUIPA, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Right to Grow a Beard.
• New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit Survives Seeking to Validate the Nation of Gods and Earth as a Religion, Dec. 1, 2023. RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Fourth Circuit Revives Virginia Prisoner’s Challenge to DOC Policy Restricting His Religious Headwear, Aug. 15, 2023. Religious Grooming, Religious Practices.
• Third Circuit Reinstates Claim by Federal Prisoner in Pennsylvania that Guards Prevented Daily Muslim Prayers, Aug. 15, 2023. State Law Claims, Religious Practices.
• Fourth Circuit: Religious Headwear Policy Violated Virginia Prisoner’s Rights, April 1, 2023. Religious Grooming, Religious Practices.
• Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim He Was Wrongfully Fired From Prison Commissary for Attending Religious Service, March 1, 2023. Religious Discrimination, Commissary, Religious Practices.
• Seventh Circuit Sides With Muslim Prisoner, Bars Strip Search by Transgender Wisconsin Guard, March 1, 2023. Strip Searches, Religious Practices, Discrimination (Transgender).