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Ninth Circuit: Alleged Denial of Hepatitis C Treatment to Federal Prisoner in Washington Presents Valid Bivens Claim
by David M. Reutter
In a decision issued on December 11, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said that the claim of a federal prisoner in Washington allegedly denied treatment for Hepatitis C did not require an extension of the government’s financial liability for violating ...
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- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- Fifth Circuit: Texas Prisoner’s Declaration Alone Sufficient to Send PLRA Exhaustion Dispute to Trial
- Four BOP Guards Sentenced for Three Federal Prisoner Assaults at Kentucky Lockup
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- In New Jersey, Yet More Privileged Phone Calls Between Prisoners and Attorneys Recorded and Used by Prosecutors, by Douglas Ankney
- Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Sham Accreditations, by Matthew Clarke
- BOP Hires Sentencing Reform Advocate
- Cleveland Jail Warden Dismissed After Asking for More Reentry Assistance for Detainees
- Exonerated Prisoner Sues New York City for 16 Years of Wrongful Incarceration
- Oregon Parole Board Ordered to Consider Sex-Offense-Free Time When Setting Sex Offender Notification Levels
- Third Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Pennsylvania Jail Guards and PrimeCare in Detainee’s Overdose Death, by David Reutter
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- Colorado Program Employs Prisoners as Professors
- Washington, Virginia Advance Bills to Make Prison Calls Free
- Decoding Recidivism: Unraveling Its Complex Metrics and Real Impact
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- West Virginia Slammed for High Costs, Low Quality of Privatized Prison Food
- CoreCivic Sued by Former Detainee Stabbed at Shuttered Kansas Jail, by David Reutter
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- Hearing-Impaired Massachusetts Prisoners Win ADA Case
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