More from this issue:

1. Fourth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Bail Bondsmen; $100,000 Damages Award Upheld
2. Slowly Closing the Gates: A State-by-State Assessment of Recent Prison Closures, by Christopher Petrella
3. Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash with Prison Reform, by James Ridgeway
4. TN Court of Appeals Rules Against CCA for Second Time in PLN Public Records Case
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. New York Commission of Correction Says Jails Don't Need Law Libraries
7. How the Prison - Industrial Complex Destroys Lives, by Mark Karlin
8. Charting a New Justice Reinvestment, by Nicole D. Porter
9. Oregon Juvenile Department Employee Gets Jail Time for Sexualizing Booking Photos
10. Florida Proceeds with Privatization of Prison Medical Care
11. New Law Gives Parents Behind Bars in Washington State a Way to Hold onto Their Children, by Victoria Law
12. U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates BOP Prisoner's FTCA Suit, by J.R. Bloom
13. Reprieved Oregon Prisoner Wages Legal Fight to be Executed
14. Eighth Circuit: Heck Bars False Imprisonment Claim
15. Research Study Finding Benefits from Prison Privatization Funded by Private Prison Companies
16. CCA Pays $100,000 after Exiting Contract to Operate Florida Jail
17. TransCor May Face Punitive Damages for Prisoner's Death, by Christopher Zoukis
18. New York DOCCS Settles Statewide PLN Censorship Suit for $155,000, by Alex Friedmann
19. Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner's Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit
20. Plata and Coleman Showdown in California, by John Dannenberg
21. New Hampshire Cancels Private Prison Bids, but Bill Prohibiting Prison Privatization Fails to Pass
22. Oregon Rape Victim's Rights Clash with Rights of Accused Rapist
23. PLN Prevails in Challenge to Postcard-only Policy at Oregon Jail
24. Oklahoma: Hospital Sues Sheriff over Unpaid Medical Bills, for Third Time, by Christopher Zoukis
25. Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Held Liable for Targeting Gay Student
26. Maryland Repeals Death Penalty, by Christopher Zoukis
27. Millions Owed in Unpaid Restitution in Oregon
28. Canadian Prisoners Escape via Helicopter, by John Dannenberg
29. Supermax: Controlling Risk Through Solitary Confinement, by Sharon Shalev (Willan Publishing, September 2009). 346 pages, $39.95, by Julie Etter
30. Prison Legal News Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Texas
31. Oregon Pays Record $5.85 Million for Abuse of Foster Child and Abuser's Death in Prison
32. Florida Legislator Resigns in Wake of Texting Scandal
33. Pennsylvania Prison Guards, Sergeants Out-earn Supervisors, by David Reutter
34. Survey Finds Disturbing Trends in Childhood Violence, Racial Dynamics for Juvenile Lifers
35. Oregon State Police Handwriting Analysis Unit Closed, under Investigation
36. Former Halfway House Director Sentenced to 18 Months
37. Oklahoma Escapee Surrenders to Police after 14 Years on the Run, by Christopher Zoukis
38. CDCR to Open New Mental Health Facility
39. Tennessee Supreme Court: No Separate Parole Dates for Consecutive Sentences, by Matthew T. Clarke
40. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025. Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Murder/Felony Murder.
• Third Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to Prisoner on Confrontation Clause and Ineffective Assistance Claims Based on Trial Court Reading Entire Criminal Information Into the Record of Co-Conspirator Who Pleaded Guilty, Feb. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Exculpatory No Doctrine, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Habeas Relief in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case, Feb. 1, 2025. junk science, Habeas Corpus, Forensic Sciences, Child Abuse/Abusers, Evidence - Admissibility.
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Habeas Corpus, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Relief Where Both Trial and Appellate Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Challenge Indictment for Residential Burglary That Failed to Allege Defendant Illegally Entered a ‘Dwelling’, Jan. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• Ninth Circuit Holds District Courts Have No Authority Under Rule 4 of Rules Governing § 2254 Cases to Dismiss Habeas Petition on the Merits, Dec. 15, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Dismissal, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to California Prisoner on Napue Claim Because Prosecution Failed to Correct Informant’s False Testimony That He Did Not Receive Any Benefit In Exchange for His Testimony, Dec. 1, 2024. Informants, Habeas Corpus, Informants and Paid Witnesses, False Testimony.
• 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.
• Ninth Circuit Denies Habeas Relief to Prisoner Who Invoked Fifth Amendment Right to Counsel During Custodial Interrogation but Made Incriminating Statements to Undercover Informant Posing as Fellow Prisoner Because Right to Counsel Not Violated, Nov. 1, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Custodial Interrogations/Statements, Counsel - Right to.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Where Defense Counsel Failed to Understand State Self-Defense Statute Provides Complete Defense to Felony Murder Based on Felon-in-Possession Charge, Oct. 1, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Felon in Possession Statute, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Murder/Felony Murder.