More from this issue:

1. Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail, by Gary Hunter
2. New York Brutality Settlement Affecting Twenty Two Prisoners, Fourteen Units Settles for $2.2 Millio, by Gary Hunter
3. New Yorks Top Cop Crumbles Under Personal Investigation
4. Former Florida Correctional Privatization Commission Official Pleads Guilty to Stealing State Funds, by David Reutter
5. Fall Escapes Plague Local, State Agencies in Houston Area
6. From the Editor
7. Abu Ghraib: Enduring Symbol of Hated Regimes, by Matthew T. Clarke
8. Lawyers Bilk Cornell for Millions, San Francisco Jail Scammed
9. Report Details Suicide and Homicide Rates in Prisons, Jails, by Michael Rigby
10. Four CCA Guards Indicted in Murder of Nashville Prisoner, by Matthew T. Clarke
11. Habeas Hints: Evidentiary Hearings, by Kent Russell
12. Banned From the Hood, by Matthew T. Clarke
13. Nearly 7 Million Under Correctional Supervision In U.S., by Michael Rigby
14. California DOC Bans Dying Parolee From His Familys Town
15. BJS Director Sacked For Telling Truth About Racial Profiling, by Matthew T. Clarke
16. Connecticuts Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners and Detainees Enjoined, by John Dannenberg
17. West Virginia Prisoner Sued By Victims Mother Following $50,000 Award
18. California DOC Diverts $480,000 of Drug Treatment Money for Movie Studio
19. Sixth Circuit: RLUIPA Held Constitutional Under the Spending Clause
20. Robots Package Medications for Jails
21. Texas Prisoner Writers Retaliation Lawsuit Proceeds, by David Reutter
22. $150,000 Paid to Indiana Juvenile Jail Detainee for Sexual Assault
23. Florida's Juvenile Justice: Convicted Sex Offender Rapes Disabled Youth in His Care
24. Sixth Circuit Reverses Judgment for EMSA Physician, Remands for Trial
25. Conviction Rates Low After DNA Match
26. BOP Sexually Explicit Materials Ban Requires Factual Development
27. Montana Awards New Prison Phone Contract
28. Jury Awards $858,200 in California Jail Suicide
29. New York Prisoner Awarded $2,760 for Improper Confinement/Denial Medical Care
30. Los Angeles County Jail Continues To Over-Incarcerate, by John Dannenberg
31. Former Illinois Death Row Prisoners Malicious Prosecution Claim Rejected
32. Reproductive Rights in Theory and Practice: The Meaning of Roe v. Wade for Women in Prison, by Rachel Roth
33. Neglected New York Prisoner Dies At Jail Following Heart Surgery, by Michael Rigby
34. Arizona Prisoners Mortality Report Confidentiality Not Federally Protected, by John Dannenberg
35. BOP Prohibition Against Stock Selling and Receipt of Book Infringes Constitutional Rights
36. U.S. Prison Population Hits Nearly 2.3 Million In 2004, by Michael Rigby
37. Laundry Slip and Fall Injury Reaps New York Prisoner $95,000
38. PLRA Exhaustion Requirement Inapplicable to Suit Filed When Plaintiff Not Incarcerated
39. Buddhist Prisoner Properly Denied Vegan Diet Under First Amendment; Case Remanded for RLUIPA Claim, by David Reutter
40. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Retaliation Claim
41. California Guards Lose Appeals On Federal Conspiracy Conviction, Bail; Still Free
42. News in Brief
43. Native American California Prisoner Entitled to Religious Exception from Prison Hair Grooming Policy, by John E Dannenberg
44. News in Brief
45. Ninth Circuit Reverses Denial of IFP Status Under §1915(g); Defendants Bear Burden of Establishing I

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• Ninth Circuit Refunds Filing Fee to “Struck-Out” California Prisoner Denied Indigent Status Under PLRA, May 1, 2024. Filing Fees (PLRA), Recalling Mandate, Three Strike Litigants.
• “Third Time Is Not the Charm” For Texas Jailers Barred by PLRA from Enforcing Prior Settlement Agreement Against Prisoner in New Suit, May 1, 2024. Jail Specific, PLRA, Settlements, Attorney Calls, Civil Settlement - Effect of, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), Wiretaps/Wiretap Evidence.
• Eleventh Circuit Calls Georgia Prisoner’s Dismissed Suit Outside PLRA “Strike Zone”, April 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Three Strike Litigants.
• Finding Indiana Grievance Process “Unavailable,” Federal Judge Grants Summary Judgment to 22 Prisoners on Same Day, April 1, 2024. PLRA, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• Muslim Florida Prisoner Awarded Permanent Injunction to Grow Untrimmed Beard, March 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Injunctions, RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Suit by Pregnant Mentally Ill Michigan Detainee Allegedly Kicked in Her Womb by Jail Guard, Losing Baby, Feb. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Second Circuit Revives N.Y. Prisoner’s Suit Over Sing Sing Fire, 11 Other Prisoners Split $220,000 Settlement, Jan. 1, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Evidentiary Ruling, Administrative Exhaustion.
• Misadventures in Mail Censorship, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Censorship, Prison Regulations.
• Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion, RLUIPA, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Eighth Circuit Says Arkansas Prisoner’s Medical Incapacity May Excuse PLRA Exhaustion Failure, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances.