More from this issue:

1. Economic Crisis Prompts Prison Closures Nationwide, but Savings (and Reforms) are Elusive, by David Reutter
2. Illinois Governor Bases Prison Closure Decision on Politics, by Derick Limberg
3. Pennsylvania Prison Crowding, Parole Crisis Result in New Laws, Parole Suspension, by Matthew Clarke
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Prisons Flush Drugs, Contaminate Water Supply, by Mark Wilson
6. Prisoner Self Care: Hypertension, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
7. Releasing The Disease: Is Overcrowded Cook County Jail Responsible For The Rise Of MRSA On The Outside?, by Kelly Virella
8. Illinois Guards Protest Prison’s Failure to Treat Scabies Outbreak
9. Court Monitor Criticized Care to Michigan Dialysis Treatment Afforded Prisoners, by David Reutter
10. California Class-Action Suit Reinstates $1.5 Million Illegally Siphoned From County Jail Inmate Welfare Fund, by John Dannenberg
11. California Juvenile Parolees Entitled to Two-Step Revocation Process; Case Settles, by John Dannenberg
12. Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed, by Gary Hunter
13. California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior
14. Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners, by Matt Meyer, by Ian Head
15. Minnesota Sex Offenders’ Requisite Disclosure in Treatment Can Violate Fifth Amendment
16. BJS Report Finds 53% of Prisoners Are Parents, by Mark Wilson
17. BJS Report Reveals Parole Supervision Characteristics, by Mark Wilson
18. CA Supreme Court Capitulates, Rewrites "Unworkable" 2005 Dannenberg Lifer Judicial Parole Review Standards
19. Federal Prisoner’s §2241 Petition Dismissed for Non-Exhaustion; Prisoner Sought Sentence Reduction for Revealing Weapons
20. This Valentine’s Lingerie Is Brought to You By the Prison Industrial Complex, by Beth Schwartzapfel
21. Numerous Prison Systems Sign Up for Free Christian TV Programming, by Matthew Clarke
22. Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Procedures Found Lacking, by David Reutter
23. Colorado: When Suing Private Prison under Common Law Tort, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Not Required
24. Bureau of Justice Report on Sexual Violence in Juvenile Prisons, by Gary Hunter
25. BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners
26. Thousands Sought Pardons or Commutations from Bush, but Few Were Fortunate, by Brandon Sample
27. Indiana Law Requiring Former Prisoners to Consent to Search and Monitoring of Their Computers Held Unconstitutional, by Brandon Sample
28. $7.5 Million Fine Recommended in Florida Jail Phone Overcharges, by David Reutter
29. California: Restitution Fine Unlawful for Accessory to Murder
30. Elected Judges More Punitive Just Before Elections, by Gary Hunter
31. Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes, by Bob Williams
32. $100,000 Settlement In Death of Diabetic California Prisoner
33. Missouri Prisoner Wins $25,000 in Police Excessive Force Case; Attorney Fees Limited to $37,500 by PLRA
34. Felony Disenfranchisement Reforms Restore Voting Rights to 760,000, by Mark Wilson
35. Texas, New Jersey Prison Staff Prosecuted for Cell Phone Smuggling
36. North Carolina Audit Finds Deficiencies in 
State-Funded Youth Programs, by Derick Limberg
37. Oregon Prison Chief’s Pay Raise Revoked; He Must Survive on Only $14,500 a Month, by Brandon Sample
38. Taliban Break 870 Prisoners Out of Afghan Prison
39. Imprisoned Connecticut Politician Gets Special Privileges, by Matthew Clarke
40. Conditions on Federal Death Row “Horrendous,” ACLU Finds, by Brandon Sample
41. Cornell Defrauded of $13 Million in Prison Construction Scam
42. Suit Filed Over Minnesota Jail’s Secret Recording of Privileged Phone Calls, by Matthew Clarke
43. Arizona DOC Deporting Prisoners to Save Money, by Gary Hunter
44. North Carolina DOC Pays $750,000 for Sex Between Guard and Female Prisoner
45. News in Brief:
46. $1.5 Million Settlement for CA Jail Prisoner’s Broken Leg

More from Bob Williams:

• Ninth Circuit Reverses Suit Over Fees Charged Prepaid Debit Cards Given To Released Prisoners, April 1, 2020
• Safety at Any Price - Massachusetts Corrections Fiscal Failure , Sept. 22, 2015
• Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal, July 3, 2015
• No Rehearing For Disciplinary Actions Vacated On Substantive Grounds, July 15, 2011
• Treatment Required For Prisoners Committing Sex Offenses In Prison, July 15, 2011
• Tenth Circuit Reverses Lawsuit on Hygiene Versus Court Access for Second Time, June 15, 2011
• Shrinking Budgets Force States to Cut Corrections Spending, March 15, 2010
• Maryland: Parole Supervision Fee Likely Does More Harm than Good, Feb. 15, 2010
• One of Every 11 Prisoners Now Serving Life Sentence, Feb. 15, 2010
• Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes, April 15, 2009

More from these topics:

• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Freedom/Worship.
• Fifth Circuit Revives Suit by Nation of Gods and Earth Prisoner Demanding Religious Recognition by Texas Prison Officials, May 1, 2023. Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services.
• Fifth Circuit: Texas Prison Property Rules Withstand Scrutiny Under Religious Free-Exercise Clause, March 1, 2023. Religious Freedom, Religious Property.
• Nevada Muslim Prisoner Wins Suit Over Denial of Jumu’ah Prayer, Jan. 1, 2023. Summary Judgment, Settlements, Required Religious Programming.
• Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Wardens Accused of Violating Religious Freedom of Muslim Prisoners in Connecticut, Jan. 1, 2023. Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• “One of the Most Egregious Violations of Church-State Separation” Prisons Welcome Fundamentalist Christian Education Programs Despite Conflicts with the Constitution, July 15, 2022. Religious Freedom, Religious Practices.
• Tenth Circuit Says Parolee May Not be Forced to Participate in Religious Program Under Threat of Jail, May 1, 2022. Threats by Staff, Required Religious Programming, Conditions of.
• Ninth Circuit Reverses Lower Court’s Dismissal of California Prisoner’s Religious Freedom Lawsuit, Feb. 1, 2021. Religious Freedom, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• Prisoner Wins Preliminary Injunction Against PADOC Policy Banning Islamic Fezzes, Feb. 4, 2020. Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Religious Property.
• Georgia Prison System Ordered to Amend Policy to Allow Three-Inch Beards, Dec. 10, 2019. Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Religious Grooming.