More from this issue:

1. The Failed Promise of Prison Privatization, by Richard Culp, Ph.D.
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. FDOC Pen Pal Advertising Ban Passes Constitutional Scrutiny, by David Reutter
4. Human Rights Defense Center Litigation Update, by Lance Weber
5. Economy Forces States to Rethink Juvenile Justice Policies, Priorities
6. California’s Behavior Modification Programs – Abuse of Prisoners, Racism and Cover-Ups
7. D.C. District Court Partially Dismisses Lawsuit by BOP CMU Prisoners
8. Ninth Circuit: California Prisoner Need Not Appeal from Satisfactory Grievance Response in Order to Exhaust Administrative Remedies, by Michael Brodheim
9. Massachusetts Prisoners Receive Expired Food Rejected by Schools
10. Tennessee Jail Detainee Shackled During Childbirth Awarded $200,000
11. California District Court Rips Feds for “False and Misleading Information” in FOIA Case, Then Does Nothing
12. California Inspector General Expresses Concerns About Out-of-State Private Prisons
13. Oregon Aggravated Murder Statute Creates Liberty Interest, by Mark Wilson
14. FBI Claims 2,500 Percent Increase in Child Porn Arrests
15. Montana Jail Agrees to Provide Addiction Treatment for Pregnant Prisoners
16. Pennsylvania Councilman Takes Private Prison Company’s Donation, then Opposes Detention Center
17. $10,000 Settlement in North Carolina Prisoner’s Pepper Spraying
18. Department of Justice Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails
19. Los Angeles County Pays $400,000 to Settle Juvenile Jail Prisoner Wrongful Death Suit
20. 90% Remittitur of $750,000 Strip Search Verdict Vacated; Plaintiffs Accept $440,385.08 on Remand, by Mark Wilson
21. Postcard-Only Mail Policy Enjoined at Colorado Jail
22. Prisons Are Breeding Ground for Terrorists?, by Mark Wilson
23. Former Florida Prison Guard Sues for Reinstatement Under Whistleblower Act
24. Prison Legal News Sues Arizona Jail Over Restrictive Mail Policy
25. Budget Cuts Threaten Oregon Juvenile Offenders
26. Congressional Budget Resolution Cuts Some DOJ Programs
27. Fugitive Oregon DOC Food Manager Getting Homesick in Iran
28. Oregon Juvenile Who Attempted Suicide Settles Negligence Suit for $192,500
29. Sexual Misconduct Topples Two Oregon Prosecutors
30. Taser International Settles Product Liability Lawsuit for $2.85 Million, by Michael Brodheim
31. U.S. Supreme Court: State P&A Can Sue Another State Agency for Records, by David Reutter
32. PLN Sues Kansas Jail Over No-Publication Policy
33. Jail Guitar Doors, USA Offers Free Musical Instruments to Prisons, by Bruce Reilly
34. Florida’s Prison Industry Criticized for Failing in Mission, by David Reutter
35. Oregon Prison Guard Guilty of Contraband Smuggling
36. Report Finds Federal Prisoners Exposed to Toxic Metals in Recycling Jobs
37. ICE, CCA Settle ACLU Lawsuit Regarding Health Care for Immigration Detainees, by Derek Gilna
38. Sixth Circuit: Prisoner Must be Allowed Direct Appeal When Prison Delayed Appeal Mailings, by Matthew Clarke
39. CCA Psychiatrist’s License Restricted for Sexual Misconduct with Florida Female Prisoners
40. Louisiana Sex Offender Agrees to Surgical Castration, by David Reutter
41. CORRECTIONS To Danny Trejo Interview in August 2011 PLN
42. News In Brief:

More from Michael Brodheim:

• California: Prisoner Not Entitled to Points Reduction in Classification Score Unless Actually Participating in Programs, Aug. 24, 2016
• CDCR Adopts New Contraband Rules on Obscene, Gang-related Materials, July 7, 2015
• Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy, July 7, 2015
• California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners, July 7, 2015
• Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners, July 2, 2015
• June, 2013 Proves To Be Deadly Month for California Prisoners, June 12, 2015
• California: Commission Recommends Reforms for Jail Overcrowding, Sentencing, June 12, 2015
• Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs, June 3, 2015
• Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation, June 3, 2015
• California Pays $585,000 to Settle Suit by Prisoner Who Lost Eye Due to Poor Medical Care, May 6, 2015

More from these topics:

• Sixth Circuit Sets Up Circuit Split with Ruling on Michigan Prisoner’s PLRA Exhaustion Dispute, Oct. 15, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• Washington Court of Appeals: PLRA Dismissal of Prisoner’s Federal Suit Is Not Res Judicata Barring State Tort Claims, Sept. 15, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Res Judicata, Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).
• Fifth Circuit: Texas Prisoner’s Declaration Alone Sufficient to Send PLRA Exhaustion Dispute to Trial, July 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Summary Judgment/Judgment N.O.V., Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• “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.
• Class-­Action Lawsuit Challenges Use of Presumptive Drug Tests by Washington DOC, April 1, 2024. Disciplinary Hearings, Disciplinary Litigation, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Evidence, Drug Testing, Estimates/Averages - Use of, Inmate Disciplinary Hearings, Prison Disciplinary Proceedings.
• 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.
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Disciplinary Sanction Revoking Over 15 Years of Indiana Prisoner’s Good Time, Feb. 1, 2024. Disciplinary Hearings, Disciplinary Litigation, Double jeopardy (Hearings), Liberty Interests, Good Time, Assaults on Staff.
• 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).