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Snow v. Woodford
Prison policy prohibiting inmates from possessing sexually explicit materials is constitutional.
Prisoners Rights Nov. 10, 2005
Paulsen v. Daniels
Prison bureau violated Administrative Procedure Act in adopting regulation pertaining to early release program.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 5, 2005
Hearns v. Terhune
Muslim inmate who was attacked by fellow Muslims may sue prison for civil rights violations.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 5, 2005
Board of Prison Terms v. Superior Court (Ngo)
Court cannot require prison board to respond to claim not raised in prisoner's habeas petition.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 4, 2005
Rhodes v. Robinson
Prisoner may state claim of unlawful First Amendment retaliation by prison officials regardless of whether there is 'chilling' effect.
Prisoners Rights Aug. 23, 2005
Prison Legal News v. Lehman
Prison regulation prohibiting inmates from receiving non-subscription bulk mail and catalogs is unconstitutional.
Prisoners Rights Aug. 23, 2005
Butler v. Adams
Visually impaired inmate satisfied grievance procedure to proceed with lawsuit for disability discrimination.
Prisoners Rights Aug. 9, 2005
Andrews v. V.R. King
Defendant bears burden of producing sufficient evidence that plaintiff is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis.
Prisoners Rights Aug. 9, 2005
Agster v. Maricopa County
County facing lawsuit over death of prisoner cannot claim that mortality report is privileged.
Prisoners Rights Jul. 25, 2005
Jones v. Blanas
Civil detainee awaiting adjudication is entitled to conditions of confinement that are not punitive.
Prisoners Rights Jul. 12, 2005
Johnson v. State of California
Prison policy of using race as factor in assigning new inmate's cell mate for 60 days does not violate Equal Protection Clause.
Prisoners Rights Apr. 5, 2005
Johnson v. California
Policy of racially segregating new prisoners while prison officials determine their ultimate placement is subject to strict scrutiny.
Prisoners Rights Mar. 1, 2005
Andrews v. V.R. King
Defendant bears burden of producing sufficient evidence that plaintiff is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis.
Prisoners Rights Feb. 22, 2005
Wright v. State of California
Prisoner cannot maintain tort action against state because he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies.
Prisoners Rights Nov. 9, 2004
Rhodes v. Robinson
Prisoner may state claim of unlawful First Amendment retaliation by prison officials regardless of whether there is 'chilling' effect.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 8, 2004
In re Dikes
Prisoner testing positive for drugs while incarcerated may be charged with possession of controlled substance.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 7, 2004
Henderson v. Terhune
Prison's hair length regulation serves important penological interests that outweigh prisoner's religious interest.
Prisoners Rights Sep. 28, 2004
Clement v. California Dept. of Corrections
Prison policy prohibiting inmate mail containing material downloaded from internet is unconstitutional.
Prisoners Rights Jul. 8, 2004
Lolli v. County of Orange
Constitutional violation may occur when government fails to respond to medical needs of diabetic detainee.
Prisoners Rights Jun. 30, 2004
Bahrampour v. Lampert
Prisoner alleging unlawful deprivation of mail failed to establish civil rights violation.
Prisoners Rights Jun. 29, 2004
Austin v. Terhune
Plaintiff sufficiently presented claim that he was retaliated against by prison officer for exercising First Amendment rights.
Prisoners Rights Jun. 29, 2004
Ashker v. California Dept. of Corrections
Prison regulation requiring books to have approved vendor labels is unconstitutional.
Prisoners Rights Mar. 11, 2004
Jackson v. Carey
Prisoner who was transferred before his inmate appeal was heard may sue for due process violation.
Prisoners Rights Feb. 17, 2004
Bruce v. Ylst
Prisoner's due process rights were not violated by prison officials who validated him as gang member based on stale evidence.
Prisoners Rights Dec. 15, 2003
In re Scott
Discipline under regulation for repeated pattern of administrative rule violations must involve same offense.
Prisoners Rights Dec. 12, 2003
Schneider v. California Dept. of Corrections
District court must determine whether state's failure to pay interest to individual inmates on their Inmate Trust Accounts violates takings clause.
Prisoners Rights Dec. 4, 2003
Dannenberg v. Valadez
In prisoner's rights case, attorney fees incurred to obtain injunctive relief aren't limited by Prison Litigation Reform Act.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 16, 2003
McIntyre v. Bayer
Nevada statute effects taking of inmate interest, but court cannot determine, based on record, if just compensation is owed to inmate.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 15, 2003
Vasquez v. State
Taxpayer action may be brought to compel state to require private manufacturer to pay inmates' wages due under Prison Inmate Labor Initiative.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 1, 2003
In re Farley
Defendant arrested for oral copulation was properly classified in prison as sex offender.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 1, 2003