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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 …
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More from this issue:
- Alaska’s Prison System: Dangerous, Deadly Yet Repeating Past Mistakes, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- For Beating Handcuffed Prisoners, Former Alabama Guard Supervisor Gets 87 Months
- North Carolina’s Largest City Elects First Ex-Prisoner to Council
- 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
- Seventh Kentucky Guard Sentenced for Restrained Prisoner’s Beat-down
- “Botched” and “Ill-Conceived”: BOP Slammed for Plan to Close California Lockup Known as “Rape Club”
- Idaho Stopped From Repeatedly Scheduling Executions That It Cannot Carry Out, by Douglas Ankney
- Securus Wipes Out Months of Washington Prisoners’ Writing—Again
- “You Just Broke My Neck”: Ohio Detainee Sues Jail Where Guards Are Accused of Multiple Assaults
- In New Jersey, Yet More Privileged Phone Calls Between Prisoners and Attorneys Recorded and Used by Prosecutors, by Douglas Ankney
- BOP Hires Sentencing Reform Advocate
- Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Sham Accreditations, by Matthew Clarke
- 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
- Ninth Circuit: Alleged Denial of Hepatitis C Treatment to Federal Prisoner in Washington Presents Valid Bivens Claim, by David Reutter
- Colorado Program Employs Prisoners as Professors
- Washington, Virginia Advance Bills to Make Prison Calls Free
- Georgia Sheriff Takes $160,000 Kickback from Pay Tel for Video Visitation
- Decoding Recidivism: Unraveling Its Complex Metrics and Real Impact
- Hope Against Hope, by Daryl Waters
- Tennessee DOC Faulted for High Staff Vacancy and Turnover, Inadequate Programs, PREA Violations
- “You Are Not Above the Law”: Former Indiana Sheriff Jailed for Contempt of Court
- $15,000 Net Award for Georgia Prisoner’s Delayed Hep-C Treatment, by David Reutter
- 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
- $500,000 for Texas Teen Sodomized in Jail
- Seventh Circuit Finds No Problem With Surveillance of Chicago Detainees on Toilets, by David Reutter
- Warden, Eight Employees Arrested After Four Deaths at Wisconsin Prison in Eight Months
- Pell Grant Restoration Not Reaching All Prisoners
- Colorado Jail Guard Must Stand Trial for Opening Accused Sex Offender’s Cell, Subjecting Him to Assault, by David Reutter
- Wrongfully Convicted Michigan Prisoners Wait for Compensation
- Illinois Prisoner Awarded Over $822,000 For Hernia Care Denied by Wexford Health, by Douglas Ankney
- Minnesota Jailers Shrug Off Detainee’s Agony from Fatal Perforated Bowel as Withdrawal Symptoms
- Hearing-Impaired Massachusetts Prisoners Win ADA Case
- Virginia Legislature Tables “Second-Look” Bills
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines Place Heavy Burden on Incarcerated Victims of Sexual Assaults, by David Reutter
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Slows the Hand That State DOC Sticks Into Prisoners’ Pockets, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Retaliation Claim By Federal Prisoner Against Guard in Illinois Lockup Who Saw Grievance Against Him, by Matthew Clarke
- Mentally Ill Detainee Allegedly Tasered and Starved to Death At South Carolina Jail
- $8.9 Million Settlement Reached for N.Y. Prisoner’s Death Following Guards’ Baton Beating, by David Reutter
- Maryland County Wins Fight to Let Bureaucrats Make Pretrial Release Decisions, by David Reutter
- Eighth Circuit Largely Restores Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guards in Use of Force on Bipolar Prisoner, by David Reutter
- Maryland Prisoner Prevails in Challenge to Denial of Public Records Requests
- $2 Million Settlement in Death of Mentally Disabled Detainee Stripped of Anti-Seizure Device at Colorado Jail, by David Reutter
- Two Who Escaped from Arkansas Jail Recaptured
- Despite Unemployment Spike, Alabama Refuses Prisoners Work-Release Paroles
- Ohio Supreme Court Says Prisoner’s ‘Kite’ Is Public Record, But Denies Damages for Withholding It, by Matthew Clarke
- $56.7 Million Awarded to “Harlem Park Three,” Exonerated of Baltimore Murder After 36 Years in Prison, by David Reutter
- Missouri Muslim Prisoners Advance Suit Against Guards For Assault During Prayer, by Douglas Ankney
- Sixth Circuit Revives Ohio Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim That Guards Got Him Kicked Out of Religious Group, by David Reutter
- $4 Million Settlement in Class Action Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions at West Virginia Jail, by David Reutter
- Transgender Maryland Prisoner’s Suit Accuses Guard of Shower Rape
- Two Prisoners Removed from Texas Death Row Due to Intellectual Disability, by David Reutter
- News in Brief
More from David Reutter:
- Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
- Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
- Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
- Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026
- Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026
- Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026
- Colorado Supreme Court Announces Defendant Must Be Competent Before Undergoing Mental-Condition Examination Under § 16-8-107(3)(b), April 1, 2026
- California Court of Appeal Announces Plea Agreements Cannot Bar § 1172.1 Resentencing, Holds Merit-Based Denial of Petition Is Appealable, April 1, 2026
- Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies That Failure to Object to Ineligible Juror Does Not Constitute Waiver Unless Party Knew or Could Have Discovered Ineligibility Through Ordinary Diligence, April 1, 2026
- Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, March 1, 2026
More from these topics:
- Idaho Supreme Court Holds Indigent Parents Have Constitutional Right to Counsel at Public Expense, July 1, 2026. Court Access, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Counsel - Right to, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
- ICE Stops Reporting Deaths of Recently Released Detainees, July 1, 2026. Misconduct/Corruption, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Immigration Law/Offenses, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
- $3.25 Million Verdict in New York Against Jail Medical Profiteer Armor Health, July 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
- Louisiana Republicans Eliminate Elected Office Won by Exonerated Ex-Prisoner, July 1, 2026. Discrimination, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Public Trial, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Fair Trial.
- Federal Conviction, Guilty Pleas for Jail Guards Responsible for Oklahoma Detainee’s Death, July 1, 2026. Misconduct/Corruption, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Excessive Force, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
- Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Money/Property, Bail/Pretrial Release, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
- Mississippi Legislator Blasts VitalCore, DOC for Shoddy Prison Healthcare, Dec. 1, 2025. Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Hepatitis.
- Ninth Circuit Finds No Bivens Extension Needed for Federal Prisoner Prescribed Water and Exercise for Thyroid Storms, Nov. 1, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Deliberate Indifference, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
- Ninth and Tenth Circuits Find Bivens Extension Orders Not Immediately Appealable, March 1, 2025. Grounds for Appeal, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
- Eleventh Circuit Tells BOP Prisoner in Georgia: Bivens Is On “Endangered Species List”, Feb. 15, 2025. Staffing, Immunity/Liability, Staff Training, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.

