More from this issue:

1. How Many Inmate Deaths is too Many?, by Dave Maass
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Sex Offenders Who Fail to Register May Receive Life Sentence Under California’s “Three Strikes” Law
4. Five Prisoner Deaths in Eighteen Months at Small Ohio Jail, by Matthew Clarke
5. New York Promised Help for Mentally Ill Prisoners – But Still Sticks Many in Solitary, by Christie Thompson
6. Widespread Sexual Abuse Alleged at Alabama Women’s Prison
7. Idaho: Federal Court Unseals Pleadings, Holds CCA in Contempt for Violating Settlement Agreement
8. Third Circuit Finds Just Cause or Excuse Defense Not Applicable in Prison Assault Case, by Derek Gilna
9. Special Sex Offender Release Conditions Vacated by Tenth Circuit, by Derek Gilna
10. Hunger Striking Illinois Jail Prisoner Dies, by Matthew Clarke
11. Texas Prison Burials Surprisingly Well Done
12. Former Federal Prisoner Claims to be Most Litigious Person
13. IFRP Payment Schedule May Not be Delegated to BOP by Sentencing Judge, by Derek Gilna
14. Georgia: Civil Rights Law Firm Demands Return of Fines Illegally Collected by State Court Judge, by Ryan Primerano
15. Eighth Circuit Denies Civilly Confined Minnesota Patients 1983 Action, by Derek Gilna
16. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Nevada Prisoner’s First Amendment Retaliation Claims
17. Former Georgia DOC Official Charged for Embezzling Public Funds, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Effective Counsel Required in Kansas Civil Commitment Proceedings
19. CDCR to Block Contraband Cell Phone Signals at all Facilities
20. California: Court May Not Award Increased Presentence Conduct Credits to Categorically Disqualified Prisoners
21. D.C. District Court Reaffirms Access to Counsel for Guantanamo Detainees, by Derek Gilna
22. Declining Prison Populations Leave Towns with Empty Jails, Debt, by David Reutter
23. Private Detention Facility Forced into Bankruptcy, Sold at Auction
24. PLN Files Federal Lawsuit Over Censorship at Virginia Jail
25. Brain Imaging Research Conducted on Prisoners, by Greg Dober
26. Massachusetts: Overcrowding Forces Changes in Correctional Facilities, by David Reutter
27. Death Row Prisoners in Two States File Suit over Hip Replacements, by David Reutter
28. Oregon DOJ Intentionally Destroyed Records; Target of Abusive Criminal Investigation Settles Suit for $1 Million
29. Montana Agrees to Change Policies for Treatment of Mentally Ill Juveniles in Adult Prison, by David Reutter
30. News in Brief

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:

• DOJ Finds “Horrific and Inhumane” Conditions in Georgia Prisons, March 1, 2025. Prison/Jail Murders, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Philadelphia Held in Contempt of Jail Conditions Settlement, Ordered to Pay $25 Million, Feb. 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Settlements, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Policy Considerations, Fines.
• Harvey Weinstein Files Notice of Claim Over Rikers Island Detention, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, State Law Claims.
• Among World Nations, Individual U.S. States Near Top of List for Per Capita Incarceration, Feb. 15, 2025. Statistics/Trends, Prisoners-International, Effects of Mass Incarceration.
• DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, Feb. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Conditions of Confinement, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Federal Prison Oversight Act Becomes Law, Feb. 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Policy Considerations, Discovery and Inspection.
• 1994 Crime Bill Turns 30: A Legacy of Controversy, Jan. 15, 2025. Crime, Statistics/Trends, Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence, Effects of Mass Incarceration.
• Second Rapper Stabbed in Atlanta Jail During Record-Long Trial, Jan. 15, 2025. Prison Gangs, Overcrowding, Speedy Trial Clock - Tolling of, Civil Rights Violations.
• Eighth Circuit: Evidentiary Admissibility Is a “Red Herring” At Class Certification of St. Louis Jail Conditions Challenge, Jan. 15, 2025. Classification, Conditions of Confinement, Class Certification, Class Actions, Evidence - Admissibility.
• 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.