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A Deadly Dust is Plaguing Hawaii Prisoners in Arizona
Loaded on July 6, 2016
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2016, page 32
Valley fever is widespread in the Southwest, yet Hawaii prison officials haven’t paid much attention to it, despite the recent deaths of at least two prisoners who had the disease.
by Rui Kaneya, Civil Beat
In the spring of 2014, Melvin Wright was among a crew of …
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- Betraying the Promise of Accreditation: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?, by Gary Hunter
- Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty Conviction on Batson Grounds, by Derek Gilna
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- Canadian Prison Staff, Cellmate Charged in Prisoner’s Beating Death, by Joe Watson
- Study Shows Modest Decline in Prison Populations, by Derek Gilna
- Illinois Sheriff Demotes One, Fires 3, Suspends 10 after Death of Jail Detainee, by Derek Gilna
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- Indiana ACLU Announces Settlement to Help Mentally Ill Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
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