More from this issue:

1. Little State, Big Problems: Maine’s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated, by Lance Tapley
2. Old Media Access Consent Decrees Violated in Maine, by Lance Tapley
3. Massachusetts District Court: FBI Ordered to Pay $101.7 Million for Malicious Prosecution, by Michael Rigby
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Clarification:
6. Maryland Prison Audit Reveals Potential Fraud “Undetectable”, by Michael Rigby
7. Florida Supreme Court Enacts Rules Regulating “Super Sealing” of Court Records, by David Reutter
8. Final Report on Ohio Prisoner Reentry Study, by G.A. Bowers
9. Minnesota Sanction for Sex Offender Treatment Refusal Violates Fifth Amendment
10. “War on Terror” Whistleblowers, Dissenters are Fired, Prosecuted; Plaintiff’s Lawyers Help Turn Them In, by Alex Friedmann
11. Arkansas Prisoner Denied Kosher Diet Awarded $1,500
12. Psych Evaluations Questioned Following D.C. Jail Suicides, by Matthew Clarke
13. NY Prisoner Who Crushed Thumb Working at Ski Resort Awarded $40,000
14. Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can’t Be Deducted From Future Funds, by John Dannenberg
15. California’s Solution To Prison Overcrowding: $7.4 Billion To Build 53,000 New Beds, by Marvin Mentor
16. $4 Million Settlement In Rape and Beating Death of Mentally Ill New Jersey Prisoner, by Michael Rigby
17. $14 Million Verdict Against Louisiana DA’s Office for Wrongful Death Sentence
18. Fortress Of Solitude: The Bureau Of Prisons Is As Good At Keeping Prisoners In As It Is At Keeping Reporters Out, by Alan Prendergast
19. South Carolina Prisoner Assaulted By Guards Awarded $600,000
20. Wyoming and CMS Settle Suit Over Diabetic Prisoner’s Loss of Foot, by Matthew Clarke
21. San Mateo County, California, Settles Strip-Search Suit for $1.9 Million
22. Tenth Circuit Upholds BOP Guard’s Abuse Convictions
23. Texas Parole Board Revamps Urinalysis Procedures
24. GAO Audit: Alien Detention Facilities Suffer Continuing Deficiencies, by John Dannenberg
25. Los Angeles County Pays $475,000 In Jail Healthcare Wrongful Death
26. Texas Pays $250,000 for Lingering Death of Teen Prisoner, by Michael Rigby
27. U.S. Supreme Court: Colorado Prisoner Alleging Injury From Suspension Of Medical Treatment Stated Adequate Claim To Preclude Dismissal, by John Dannenberg
28. Massachusetts Guard Accused of Throwing Feces Entitled to Workman’s Compensation
29. New Jersey Supreme Court Orders DOC to Codify Prisoner Healthcare Responsibilities, by John Dannenberg
30. $1.6 Million Settlements by PHS and Hillsborough County in Death of Baby Born in Florida Jail, by David Reutter
31. Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Dismissal of Excessive Force Claims
32. Confidential Settlement for Alabama Prisoners Killed in Road Work Crew
33. New Law Bars Hawaii Prison Officials from Canceling Visits
34. $100 Million In Restitution Fines Collected From California Prisoners Since 1992
35. Probation Condition Restricting Pets at Residence Held Overbroad
36. Absence of Parole Revocation Administrative Appeal Process Entitles Prisoner to Trial Court Determination of Custody Credits, by John Dannenberg
37. BOP May Not Foreclose Transfer to Community Corrections Center Based on Length of Remaining Sentence, by John Dannenberg
38. “Liberal” Pleading Construction Reveals Negligent Guard Theory Claim
39. Findings of Fact by Indiana Disciplinary Panel Not Entitled toPresumption of Correctness for Federal Habeas Purposes, by John Dannenberg
40. Texas Allows Actual Innocence Claim in Non-Capital Habeas Actions
41. Unsupported Penile Plethysmograph Testing as Condition of Release Rises to Due Process Violation, Creates Liberty Interest
42. Many Chinese Prisoners Retain Right to Vote
43. Mere Possibility of Parole Insufficient to Prevent Texas Prisoners’ Parental Rights Termination, by Matthew Clarke
44. On Appeal Texas Prisoner Acquitted of Damaging Jail Furnishing
45. Ohio Juvenile Wards Entitled to Attorneys to Pursue 1983 Actions
46. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Mississippi Retaliation For Letters to a Newspaper Claim
47. News in Brief:
48. Notice of Appeal Deemed Filed When Presented to Prison Officials; Burden on State to Refute

More from David Reutter:

• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, Jan. 15, 2025
• In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2024
• Trends Show Mortality Risks Increase with Higher Jail Turnover Rates, Dec. 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025. Databases, Disclosure of Records, Public Records Act, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• California Court of Appeal Announces Defendants May Obtain Brady Evidence From Police Officers’ Personnel Files in Advance of § 1172.6 Hearing Requesting Vacatur of Conviction and Resentencing for Certain Types of Murder Convictions, Feb. 15, 2025. Disclosure of Records, Police, Brady Violations, Murder/Felony Murder, Resentencing, Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration, Evidence - Admissibility.
• Seventh Circuit Lets BOP Restrict Access to Federal Register from Prison in Illinois, Dec. 15, 2024. Court Access, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• California Prisoner Wins Round Before Magistrate in Lawsuit Over Marriage Application Delayed Two Years, Dec. 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Visiting, Marriage.
• Public Defender Files Habeas Petitions for Detainees at “Horrific” Baltimore Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Hygiene Supplies, Disclosure of Records, Habeas Corpus.
• California Prisoner Wins Challenge to Overbroad CDCR Records Request Made Prior to Resentencing, Sept. 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Resentencing.
• Washington Prisoner’s Sentence Vacated After Attorney Calls and Visits Were Recorded, Aug. 15, 2024. Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, Disclosure of Records, Recordings, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of.
• New York Governor Signs Law Sealing Millions of Criminal Records From Public View, April 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Criminal History.
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, Jan. 1, 2024. MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
• $7.75 Million Paid by San Diego County After Jail Detainee Severely Injured in Fall from Top Bunk, Jan. 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medication, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Bedding, Jail Specific, Disclosure of Records, Public Records.