More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. DNA: To Collect or Not to Collect?, by Edward Lyon
3. Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Heat Death Reveals Continuing Danger, by Matthew Clarke
4. Pennsylvania DOC’s New Mail Policy Robs Prisoners of the Personal Touch; Lawsuits Over Legal Mail Settle, by David M. Reutter
5. Right to Speedy Trial Not Triggered by Placement in Administrative Segregation, by David M. Reutter
6. Court Grants Compassionate Release After BOP Says Prisoner Wasn’t Dying Fast Enough, by Dale Chappell
7. GEO Group Cancels Contract to Run New Mexico Private Prison, by Matthew Clarke
8. Female Attorneys Denied Access to Clients at Missouri Jail Due to Bras, by Edward Lyon
9. Colorado DOC Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Treat Thousands of Prisoners with HCV, by Dale Chappell
10. Settlement in Class-Action Suit Over SMU Conditions at Georgia Prison, by David M. Reutter
11. First Step Act Update: Over 1,600 Sentences Reduced, 3,000 Prisoners Released, by Douglas Ankney, Dale Chappell
12. Sleeping Guard Who Allowed Suicidal Prisoner to Hang Himself Prompts $507,500 Settlement, by Dale Chappell
13. Virginia Jail Not Responding to Problems Cited in Department of Justice Report, by Douglas Ankney
14. Mississippi County Pays $27,500 to Settle Lawsuit by Prisoner “Jumped” by Other Prisoners, by Dale Chappell
15. New York City May Expand Investment Bar to Prison Service Providers, by Kevin Bliss
16. Former Missouri Sheriff Gets Prison Time for Illegal Cell Phone Tracking, by David M. Reutter
17. Wisconsin Prisoner Sues After Injury; Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal, by Scott Grammer
18. Oregon Faces State and Federal Contempt Proceedings Over Delayed Competency Services for Mentally Ill Defendants – Again, by Mark Wilson
19. Dr. Arthur Zitrin, Anti-Death Penalty Advocate and Bioethicist, Dies at 101, by Scott Grammer
20. Court Certifies Class of Former Washington State Prisoners Challenging Debit Release Cards in HRDC Case, by Matthew Clarke
21. Oklahoma Jail Administrator, Guard Receive 55-Hour Sentence for Prisoner’s Death, by Scott Grammer
22. Award in Massachusetts Prisoner’s ADA Case Includes Over $410,000 in Attorney Fees, Costs, by David M. Reutter
23. DOJ Probe Finds Alabama Men’s Prisons Overcrowded, Plagued by Ongoing Violence, by David M. Reutter
24. No Error When Judge Ignored Iowa Prisoner’s Request for Substitute Appointed Counsel, by Matthew Clarke
25. Florida DOC Attorney Resigns After Posting Racially-Charged Comments, by David M. Reutter
26. Seventh Circuit Holds Indiana’s Sex Offender Treatment Program Unconstitutional, by Dale Chappell
27. Rider Programs in Idaho Offer Prisoners a Second Chance, by Jayson Hawkins
28. Permanent Injunction for Hepatitis C Treatment Entered for Florida Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
29. Audit Determines Georgia’s State Prisons More Cost Effective than Private Prisons, by David M. Reutter
30. Jackson, Mississippi Pays $300,000 to Settle Jail Wrongful Death Suit, by Dale Chappell
31. Prisoner’s Activism Leads Colorado DOC to Reverse Ban on Greeting Cards, Postcards and Drawings, by Matthew Clarke
32. Stormy Daniels’ Former Attorney Accused of Ripping Off Prisoner, Other Clients, by Edward Lyon
33. Illinois Jail Guard Secretly Prosecuted for Assaulting Prisoner, by Scott Grammer
34. Over $488,000 Awarded to Former Michigan Prison Warden in Retaliation Suit, by David M. Reutter
35. Massachusetts Prisoners and Visitors Challenge Restrictive Visitation Rules, by Bill Barton
36. Plans for a New Federal Prison on Coal Mine Site in Kentucky Withdrawn, by Panagioti Tsolkas
37. Pennsylvania Police Officer Shoots Unarmed Man in Holding Cell, is “Excused” by DA, by Scott Grammer
38. Former Prisoner Named Secretary of Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, by Matthew Clarke
39. “Feeling Cute” Social Media Challenge Reveals Brutality of Prison Guards, by Matthew Clarke
40. HRDC Files FOIL Petition Against New York State Attorney General’s Office
41. Michigan: $9,750 in Damages and Costs in Prison Ramadan Violation Suit, by David M. Reutter
42. GEO Group Under Pressure from Shareholders on Human Rights Policy, by Kevin Bliss, David M. Reutter
43. Arizona Prison Scandal: Cell Doors that Don’t Lock, Maintenance Funds Misused, by Matthew Clarke
44. Maine: Female Detainee Raped by Jailer Wins Lawsuit, by Edward Lyon
45. Texas Passes Laws to Preserve Dignity of Women Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
46. Jails in Oregon and Washington State Have High Prisoner Death Rates, by Mark Wilson, Matthew Clarke
47. Book Excerpt: Lessons of “The Birdman”, by Ashley Nellis, Marc Mauer
48. Federal Court Dismisses GEO Group’s Defenses in Lawsuit Over Pay for Immigrant Detainees, by Matthew Clarke
49. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
50. When Going to Jail Means Giving Up the Meds that Saved Your Life, by Beth Schwartzapfel
51. Opioid Epidemic Impacts Prisons and Jails, by Steve Horn

More from David M. Reutter:

• Fifth Circuit Kills Suit by Louisiana Prisoners Whose Release Dates Were Incorrectly Calculated, Aug. 15, 2023
• Federal Court Upholds and Monitors Requirement for Tennessee Jail to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination for Detainees, July 15, 2022
• Federal Courts Order Seizure of Canteen Funds for Restitution Owed by High-Profile Prisoners, July 15, 2022
• California Court Rules Bail Bond Companies Must Give Cosigners Financial Impact Notice, July 15, 2022
• Supreme Court of Kansas: Lower Court Did Not Have Authority to Revoke Probation Without a Warrant, July 15, 2022
• Idaho Supreme Court: Telephonic Testimony Violated Defendant’s Sixth Amendment Right to Confrontation, June 15, 2022
• Ohio Supreme Court: Constitutionality of Indeterminate Sentence Under Reagan Tokes Law May Be Challenged on Direct Appeal, June 15, 2022
• Supreme Court of Iowa: Sentence Vacated Because Prosecution Failed to Follow Spirit of Plea Agreement Requiring Recommendation of Suspended Sentence, June 15, 2022
• Wisconsin Prisoner In Vegetative State After Suicide Attempt Wins New Trial on Jury Instruction Error, July 1, 2021
• Illinois Prisoner’s Negligence Lawsuit Alleging Injuries from Wart Treatment Timely Filed, July 1, 2021

More from these topics:

• $175,000 Awarded to Former California Detainee Whose Suit Prompted DOJ Investigation and Settlement Requiring Structural Changes at Jail, April 26, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, DOJ CRIPA Actions, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Third Circuit Revives Disabled New Jersey Prisoner’s Claim for Deprivation of Walking Cane, April 1, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• HRDC Awarded Over $130,000 in Legal Costs and Fees for Defendant’s “Bad Faith” in Maine Records Lawsuit, April 1, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Public Records Act, HRDC Litigation.
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Wisconsin Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Untreated Knee Injury, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Bedding, Complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act, Sufficiency of Pleadings, Deliberate Indifference.
• DOJ Finds ADA Violations in Arizona Prisons, Demands Improvements, March 1, 2024. Corrections Audits, Vision, DOJ CRIPA Actions, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• South Carolina Sheriff Ordered to Pay $37,500 in Fees and Costs in Jail FOIA Case, March 1, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• Eighth Circuit Remands ADA Claims—But Not Constitutional Claims—of Paralyzed Arkansas Jail Detainee, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Americans with Disabilities Act, Deliberate Indifference.
• Subclass Certified and Settlement Proposed to Address ADA Violations at Long-Plagued San Diego County Jails, Feb. 1, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Jail Specific, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Michigan Supreme Court: DOC Owes Attorney Fees in Public Records Case Even if Plaintiff Is Represented Pro Bono, Feb. 1, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• $10,000 Verdict for Fired Guard’s Failure to Protect Louisiana Prisoner From Stabbing, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Snitch Jacketing, Failure to Protect (General), Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Fees (PLRA).