More from this issue:

1. Absurd, Abusive, and Outrageous: The Creation of Crime and Criminals in America, by Christopher Zoukis
2. Study’s Data Show Racial Disparity in Plea Bargaining Outcomes, by Derek Gilna
3. Missouri Supreme Court Holds Probation Revocation for Nonpayment of Court Costs Unconstitutional, by Mark Wilson
4. Evidence Scandal Leads to the Dismissal of over 140 Texas Criminal Cases, by Matthew Clarke
5. Fourth Circuit Holds Supervised Release Revocation Sentence Unreasonable, by Christopher Zoukis
6. Urban Institute Releases Report Detailing the Effects of Criminal Background Checks on Employment, by Derek Gilna
7. California SVP Determination Based on Hearsay Evidence Reversed, by Mark Wilson
8. Alford Pleas: Prosecutors’ Choice for the Wrongfully Convicted, by David Reutter
9. Eighth Circuit: Warrantless Seizure of Handgun Not Permitted under Plain View Doctrine, by Mark Wilson
10. News in Brief
11. Oregon Supreme Court Rules No Vindictiveness in Resentencing Where Longer Term for Specific Conviction but Overall Multi-Conviction Sentence Shorter, by Mark Wilson
12. Seventh Circuit: Violent Cop’s Below-Guideline Sentence Not Justified, Again, by Mark Wilson
13. Unloaded Firearm in Zipped Case Is Not “Deadly Weapon” under Oregon’s First-Degree Burglary Statute, by Mark Wilson
14. D.C. Court of Appeals Rules Warrantless Use of Stingray Device Constitutes Unlawful Search and Reverses Defendant’s Convictions, by Richard Resch
15. Eleventh Circuit Holds Defendants Voluntarily Consented to Search in Police Ruse to Search Home Purportedly to Investigate Burglary, by David Reutter
16. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules State Sex Offender Registration Law Violates Ex Post Facto Clause, by David Reutter
17. Georgia Supreme Court Rules Flipping the Bird Is Not Disorderly Conduct, by Christopher Zoukis
18. New Study: “Broken Windows” Policing May Not Be as Effective as Thought, by Christopher Zoukis
19. California Felonizes Some Prosecutorial Misconduct, by Matthew Clarke
20. Ninth Circuit Concludes Mandatory Supervision Akin to Parole for Fourth Amendment Analysis, by Mark Wilson
21. Proof of Law Enforcement Duty Is Primary Job to Establish Peace Officer Status, by David Reutter
22. Oregon Enacts Law Requiring Grand Jury Testimony to Be Recorded—Finally!, by Mark Wilson
23. Georgia Supreme Court Tosses DUI Conviction Based on Officer’s Testimony of Impairment, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Third Circuit Holds Habeas Petitioner’s Claim Based on Prosecutor Knowingly Using Perjured Testimony Not Subject to Brecht “Actual Prejudice” Standard, by Richard Resch
25. Nevada Supreme Court: Mistrial Due to Egregious and Improper Conduct by Prosecutor Bars Retrial, by Christopher Zoukis
26. Several States Bar Landlords from Automatically Denying Housing to Felons
27. Habeas Hints: SCOTUS Review 2016–17, by Tara Hoveland, Kent Russell
28. Fourth Circuit Holds North Carolina Sex Offender Restrictions Unconstitutional, by Matthew Clarke
29. Colorado Supreme Court Rules That Criminal Trespass Is a Lesser Included Offense of Burglary, by Christopher Zoukis
30. Colorado Supreme Court Rules That Unlawful Sexual Contact Is a Lesser Included Offense of Sexual Assault, by Christopher Zoukis
31. Kentucky Court Rules Death Penalty Statute Applied to Defendant under 21 Years Old Unconstitutional, by Mark Wilson

More from Christopher Zoukis:

• The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door, July 1, 2021
• Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, Oct. 1, 2020
• Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality, Aug. 1, 2020
• With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand, July 1, 2020
• A Nation on the Brink, June 15, 2020
• Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, June 1, 2020
• Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
• New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, June 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: A Nationwide Survey of the Push for Early Release as Pandemic Fears Grow, May 1, 2020
• California Three-Judge Court Denies Emergency Motion to Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic, May 1, 2020

More from these topics:

• Former Tacoma Reentry Center Severs Washington DOC Contract, Jan. 15, 2025. Release and Reentry, housing.
• Eleventh Circuit Announces Defendant Must Know Leaving Residential Facility Without Permission Is ‘Unlawful’ for Escape Conviction Under 28 U.S.C. § 4082(a), Dec. 15, 2024. Escapes, Release and Reentry, Constructive/Imputed/Presumed knowledge.
• Missouri Prisoners Losing Reentry Money to “Incarceration Reimbursement”, Oct. 15, 2024. Release and Reentry, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property.
• Florida Reentry “Success” Story: Convicted Embezzler Promoted to Oversee Miami-Dade County Contracts, Oct. 15, 2024. Release and Reentry, Embezzlement.
• New TV Show Dramatizes Prisoner’s Re-entry, Oct. 15, 2024. Release and Reentry, TV/Movies.
• Cleveland Jail Warden Dismissed After Asking for More Reentry Assistance for Detainees, July 1, 2024. Retaliation against Staff, Release and Reentry.
• Colorado Program Employs Prisoners as Professors, July 1, 2024. Work, Education, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry.
• Second Chances: California Clears Criminal Records, Including Violent Crimes, June 15, 2024. Release and Reentry, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Criminal Records.
• After Stripping Crucial Jail Services, NYC Splurges on $90,000 in Submachine Guns for Rikers Island Guards, April 26, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Release and Reentry.
• Second Circuit Says New York Prisons Must Answer for Denying Court-Ordered Rehab, Feb. 1, 2024. Release and Reentry, Overdetention, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Unlawful Detention.