More from this issue:

1. Breaking the Cycle of Understaffing, Lockdowns and Increased Violence in Prisons, by David Reutter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Wexford Faces Liability for Indiana Prisoner’s Delayed Specialist Referral, by David Reutter
4. After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, by Mark Wilson
5. Convicted Sex Offender Now a Licensed Attorney in Washington State
6. Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, by David Reutter
7. $110,000 Paid By Tennessee Jail to Women Allegedly Forced to Stage “Sex Shows” for Guard
8. $1 Million Settlement for California Prisoners Used to Bait Guard Charged with Sexual Misconduct
9. $30,000 Paid by Pennsylvania to Prisoner Who Alleged Guards Beat and Tortured Him, by Douglas Ankney
10. Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, by Mark Wilson
11. Louisiana Prison Guard Helps Pregnant Prisoner and Learns That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
12. Number Held in U.S. Prisons and Jails Dipped in Pandemic’s Second Year, by Douglas Ankney
13. $1.25 Million Settlement for California Jail Prisoner’s Loss of Limbs, by David Reutter
14. 46 Honduran Prisoners Massacred in Their Cells
15. Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, by Mark Wilson
16. COVID-19 Increased Racial Disparities in Prisons and Jails
17. Court Orders Preliminary Injunctive Relief for Transgender Massachusetts Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
18. Guantanamo Bay Detainees Subjected to Forced Rectal Feeding and Hydration, by Eike Blohm, MD
19. Wrongly Imprisoned for Killing Oregon Prison Director, Frank Gable Finally Fully Freed
20. Naphcare’s Lack of Care Leads to $26.75 Million Verdict for Washington Jail Death
21. $2,060,000 Awarded to Former New York Prisoner Left Quadriplegic After Assault by Guards, by Douglas Ankney
22. Ex-felons on Parole and Probation Now Allowed to Vote in Minnesota
23. How Corporations Turned Prison Tablets Into a Predatory Scheme, by Derick McCarthy, Ruqaiyah Zarook, Tommaso Bardelli
24. The Almost Unknown Turkey Bowl and Black Sheep, by Douglas Ankney
25. Report Finds Prison a Factor in Falling U.S. Life Expectancy
26. Third Prisoner Dies in 2023 at California’s New Folsom Prison
27. Virginia Prisoner Wins Habeas Release on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim, by Douglas Ankney
28. Settlement Reached Over COVID-19 Measures, Home Confinement Releases at FCC Lompoc
29. New York Jailhouse Lawyer Wins Resentencing, Release, by Benjamin Tschirhart
30. CoreCivic Fails to Defeat California’s Anti-SLAPP Law at Ninth Circuit, Must Pay $45,630 in Attorney Fees
31. Colorado One of Four States Making Phone Calls Free for Prisoners
32. Sixth Circuit Revives Blind Tennessee Prisoner’s Suit Against DOC and CoreCivic
33. $1.85 Million Approved for Tampa Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 37 Years
34. Suit Against Pennsylvania Jail and Controversial Trainer Down to Just Two Plaintiffs
35. Almost $1.1 Million Awarded to One-Legged Pretrial Detainee Forced to Hop to California Jail Cell, by David Reutter
36. Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Dismissed, by David Reutter
37. Former BOP Guard Gets Light Sentence for COVID-19 Fraud, by Douglas Ankney
38. Academics Find Prisoners Denied Access to Public Information, by Matthew Clarke
39. Citing Improvements at Mississippi State Prison at Parchman, Rappers Drop Suit, by Douglas Ankney
40. Settlement Includes $78,000 in Damages Against Minnesota DOC for ADA Violations
41. 400 Prisoners Relocated After Fire at Texas State Penitentiary
42. Texas Death Row Prisoners Challenge Blanket Policy of Automatic Solitary Confinement, by Douglas Ankney
43. Colorado Lawmakers Shut Down Sheriff’s Participation in ICE 287(g) Program
44. Prisoner Health Update: Hemorrhoids, by Eike Blohm, MD
45. JPay Denied Motion to Compel Arbitration in Suit Over Debit Release Cards
46. Despite Prior Settlement Agreement, Sick Michigan Prisoners Still Forced to Wait for Medication in Cold and Rain, by Douglas Ankney
47. Nearly 5,000 Sexual Victimizations Counted in Three Years in U.S. Prisons and Jails, by Douglas Ankney
48. $3.25 Million Settlement Reached With Defendants Jailed in Missouri “Debtor’s Prison” for Unpaid Fines, Fees, by Matthew Clarke
49. $2.125 Million Paid So Far for Virginia Prisoner’s Death from Treatable Aneurism, by Matthew Clarke
50. San Francisco Jail First in Nation to Provide Detainees Tablets With Totally Free Content
51. Utah Prisoner Blows Whistle on Abuse of Federal Grants, Leading to $1.55 Million Settlement – And New Law Restricting Prisoner Records Requests
52. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• $2,000 Paid to Former Arkansas Jail Detainees Given Horse Dewormer for COVID-­19, April 1, 2024. Medication, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, COVID-19.
• North Carolina Prison Official Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Program Fraud, March 1, 2024. Government Misconduct, COVID-19, Fraud and Deceit, Fraud and Theft Loss.
• Oklahoma Prisoner Uses COVID-19 Stimulus Check to Overturn Conviction, Jan. 1, 2024. COVID-19, Informants, Wrongful Conviction.
• Deaths While Incarcerated Up 18% in Louisiana, Jan. 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Reviews, COVID-19, Databases, Wrongful Death.
• Another Report Verifies That Prison Deaths Soared During COVID-19 Pandemic, Jan. 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, COVID-19, Statistics/Trends, Databases.
• Fourth Circuit: Disparate Sentence of 30 Years for Two § 924(c) Convictions Constitutes ‘Extraordinary and Compelling Reason’ for Early Release and § 3553(a) Sentencing Factors ‘Overwhelmingly’ Favor Sentence Reduction, Dec. 15, 2023. COVID-19, First Step Act, Compassionate Release.
• Eleventh Circuit Announces Defendant May Not Be Sentenced to Home Confinement for Violating Terms of Supervised Release When Sentenced to Statutory Maximum Period of Imprisonment for the Violation, Dec. 15, 2023. Community Confinement/Home Detention, Supervised Release - Imposition of New Term, Offense Statutory Maximum, Sentence, Statutory Maximum.
• California Court of Appeal Reinstates Lawsuit by San Quentin Prisoner Over Botched Transfer That Sparked COVID-19 Outbreak, Dec. 1, 2023. Transfers, COVID-19, Prison Litigation Reform Act.
• COVID-19 Consent Decree Terminated at Florida’s Broward County Jail, Dec. 1, 2023. COVID-19, Consent Decrees.
• While Federal Prisoners Died of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, BOP Staff Used Up Vaccine Allotment on Themselves, Nov. 15, 2023. Medication, COVID-19, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.