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Court Monitor Criticized Care to Michigan Dialysis Treatment Afforded Prisoners
by David M. Reutter
Before the Michigan Department of Corrections closed the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility (SMCF) in late 2007 to avoid further litigation in the long-running class action known as Hadix, the federal judge overseeing the case and lawyers representing prisoners argued that closing SMCF would not only transfer ...
Before the Michigan Department of Corrections closed the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility (SMCF) in late 2007 to avoid further litigation in the long-running class action known as Hadix, the federal judge overseeing the case and lawyers representing prisoners argued that closing SMCF would not only transfer ...
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More from this issue:
- Economic Crisis Prompts Prison Closures Nationwide, but Savings (and Reforms) are Elusive, by David Reutter
- Illinois Governor Bases Prison Closure Decision on Politics, by Derick Limberg
- Pennsylvania Prison Crowding, Parole Crisis Result in New Laws, Parole Suspension, by Matthew Clarke
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Prisons Flush Drugs, Contaminate Water Supply, by Mark Wilson
- Prisoner Self Care: Hypertension, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
- Releasing The Disease: Is Overcrowded Cook County Jail Responsible For The Rise Of MRSA On The Outside?, by Kelly Virella
- Illinois Guards Protest Prison’s Failure to Treat Scabies Outbreak
- Court Monitor Criticized Care to Michigan Dialysis Treatment Afforded Prisoners, by David Reutter
- California Class-Action Suit Reinstates $1.5 Million Illegally Siphoned From County Jail Inmate Welfare Fund, by John Dannenberg
- California Juvenile Parolees Entitled to Two-Step Revocation Process; Case Settles, by John Dannenberg
- Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed, by Gary Hunter
- California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior
- Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners, by Matt Meyer, by Ian Head
- Minnesota Sex Offenders’ Requisite Disclosure in Treatment Can Violate Fifth Amendment
- BJS Report Finds 53% of Prisoners Are Parents, by Mark Wilson
- BJS Report Reveals Parole Supervision Characteristics, by Mark Wilson
- CA Supreme Court Capitulates, Rewrites "Unworkable" 2005 Dannenberg Lifer Judicial Parole Review Standards
- Federal Prisoner’s §2241 Petition Dismissed for Non-Exhaustion; Prisoner Sought Sentence Reduction for Revealing Weapons
- This Valentine’s Lingerie Is Brought to You By the Prison Industrial Complex, by Beth Schwartzapfel
- Numerous Prison Systems Sign Up for Free Christian TV Programming, by Matthew Clarke
- Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Procedures Found Lacking, by David Reutter
- Colorado: When Suing Private Prison under Common Law Tort, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Not Required
- Bureau of Justice Report on Sexual Violence in Juvenile Prisons, by Gary Hunter
- BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners
- Thousands Sought Pardons or Commutations from Bush, but Few Were Fortunate, by Brandon Sample
- Indiana Law Requiring Former Prisoners to Consent to Search and Monitoring of Their Computers Held Unconstitutional, by Brandon Sample
- $7.5 Million Fine Recommended in Florida Jail Phone Overcharges, by David Reutter
- California: Restitution Fine Unlawful for Accessory to Murder
- Elected Judges More Punitive Just Before Elections, by Gary Hunter
- Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes, by Bob Williams
- $100,000 Settlement In Death of Diabetic California Prisoner
- Missouri Prisoner Wins $25,000 in Police Excessive Force Case; Attorney Fees Limited to $37,500 by PLRA
- Felony Disenfranchisement Reforms Restore Voting Rights to 760,000, by Mark Wilson
- Texas, New Jersey Prison Staff Prosecuted for Cell Phone Smuggling
- North Carolina Audit Finds Deficiencies in 
State-Funded Youth Programs, by Derick Limberg
- Oregon Prison Chief’s Pay Raise Revoked; He Must Survive on Only $14,500 a Month, by Brandon Sample
- Taliban Break 870 Prisoners Out of Afghan Prison
- Imprisoned Connecticut Politician Gets Special Privileges, by Matthew Clarke
- Conditions on Federal Death Row “Horrendous,” ACLU Finds, by Brandon Sample
- Cornell Defrauded of $13 Million in Prison Construction Scam
- Suit Filed Over Minnesota Jail’s Secret Recording of Privileged Phone Calls, by Matthew Clarke
- Arizona DOC Deporting Prisoners to Save Money, by Gary Hunter
- North Carolina DOC Pays $750,000 for Sex Between Guard and Female Prisoner
- News in Brief:
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- ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
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- 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
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- Sixth Circuit Upholds $6.4 Million Jury Award Against Corizon Nurses For Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Alcohol Withdrawal, March 1, 2025. Corizon, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Federal Court Lets BOP Withhold Mortality Reviews Under FOIA, March 1, 2025. Prison/Jail Murders, Wrongful Death, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
- New Mexico Corrections Department Continues Pattern of Abuse With Contract Medical Provider Wexford Health Sources, Feb. 15, 2025. Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- $150,000 Settlement But No Charges After Schizophrenic Florida Detainee Killed by Jail Guards, Feb. 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
- $220,000 Settlement After Woman Dies in Ohio Jail From Drug Withdrawal, Feb. 15, 2025. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Ohio Guard Killed by Prisoner in Christmas Day Attack, Feb. 15, 2025. Staffing, Wrongful Death, Assaults on Staff, Failure to Protect (Staff).
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- Wellpath Declares Bankruptcy, Jan. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Bankruptcy, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Video of Autistic Ohio Teen’s Jail Death Undercuts Sheriff’s Report Calling It Suicide, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Videotaping, Restraints, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.