More from this issue:

1. Violence, Security Lapses and Media Attention Lead to Reforms at Georgia Prison, by David Reutter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Prison Phone Justice Campaign: Recent Developments
4. Bankruptcy Injunction Covers Pre-petition Incarceration Costs, but Not Those that Accrue Afterwards
5. What Are the Odds of Complete Reversal After Conviction in the Second Circuit?, by Peter Schmidt
6. The Effects of Private Prison Confinement in Minnesota on Offender Recidivism
7. Confronting Prison Slave Labor Camps and Other Myths, by James Kilgore
8. Ninth Circuit: 9-Year Detention Pending Civil Commitment Proceeding Warrants Habeas Relief
9. Possession of Rape Video Warrants Restitution; Victim Awarded Over $1 Million Thus Far; Supreme Court Grants Cert.
10. California: Felons with Prior Juvenile Strikes Excluded from County Jail Placement Under Realignment Act
11. PA Prison Lieutenant Fired After Assisting in Criminal Investigation
12. PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Texas County Jail for $175,000
13. New Trial Granted in Jail Strip Search Case Following Jury Verdict; $385,000 Settlement, by Matthew Clarke
14. California: State Prisoner Cannot Serve Concurrent Sentence in County Jail
15. Iowa: Bad Faith or Misconduct can Overcome Mental-Process Privilege in Disciplinary Case
16. Prisoner Assaulted in Tennessee Jail Settles Suit for $530,000, by Derek Gilna
17. Arrested: What to do When Your Loved One’s in Jail, by Wes Denham, by John Dannenberg
18. California: Sexually Violent Predator Entitled to Jury Trial on Petition Seeking Conditional Release
19. Qualified Immunity Denied to Prison Psychiatrist who Prescribed Lethal Drug Combination; $450,000 Settlement
20. Medical Parole for Texas Prisoners on the Decline, by Matthew Clarke
21. Court Employee Fired for Helping Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner Prove His Innocence, by Christopher Zoukis
22. NY Prisoner’s Youthful Age Considered in Modifying Prison Disciplinary Sanction
23. Islamic Organization Petitions to Let Muslim Women Prisoners Wear Hijabs, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Excessive Use of Force, Retaliation
25. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Wiccan Prisoners’ Establishment Clause Claim
26. West Virginia Sex Offender Does Not Have Right to Attend Specified Church
27. Rules Governing Lethal Injections Not Required under Georgia Law
28. Deliberate Indifference Medical Claim Accrues Upon Discovery of Injury and its Cause
29. Private Corrections Institute Issues First Annual Awards for Activism, Advocacy and Reporting on Private Prisons
30. Criminal Background Checks Criticized for Incorrect Data, Racial Discrimination, by Derek Gilna
31. Former Kansas Prisoner’s Sexual Misconduct Suit Overcomes Qualified Immunity
32. Ninth Circuit Upholds Six-Day Contraband Watch Conditions
33. Reflections on the No More Jails Campaign in Champaign County, Illinois, by James Kilgore
34. Ninth Circuit Questions Constitutionality of Requiring Jail Prisoners to Wear Pink Underwear, by Matthew Clarke
35. Pennsylvania Jail Official Indicted for Groping Co-workers, by Christopher Zoukis
36. Solitary Confinement’s Invisible Scars, by Five Oman Mualimm-ak
37. Lawsuit, Whistleblower Allege Rape by Guards at New Mexico Prison
38. Ninth Circuit: Immigration Detainees Must be Afforded Opportunity to Challenge Continued Detention after Six Months
39. Restitution Not Owed for Arrest Costs, West Virginia Court Holds, by Derek Gilna
40. Discretionary Immunity Dismissal of Ohio Prisoner’s Negligence Claims Reversed
41. Washington: No Public Funds for Deferred Prosecution Treatment Programs
42. Short-term Deprivation of Toilet Paper Does Not Violate Detainee’s Rights
43. Justice Department Reports: Correctional Populations Declining at Slower Pace, by Derek Gilna
44. Jails Market Electronic Cigarettes to Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
45. Crime Declines while Anti-crime Funding Increases, by Christopher Zoukis
46. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit Revives West Virginia Prisoner’s RLUIPA Claim Over Religious Diet with Soy He Can’t Digest, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, RLUIPA, Religious Diet.
• Lawsuits by Michigan Prisoner Yield $57,750 in Settlements, Plus Policy Changes, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices.
• Ninth Circuit Greenlights Muslim Hawaii Prisoner’s Challenge to Early-Served Ramadan Meals, Jan. 15, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Religious Diet.
• 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.
• Why Aren’t Eligible Individuals Taking Advantage of Expungement Laws?, Dec. 15, 2024. Discrimination, Restrictions, discrimination, Expungement/Removal.
• BOP Settles Muslim Prisoner’s Religious Discrimination and Medical Denial Claims at Colorado Supermax, Dec. 15, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Systemic Medical Neglect, Settlements, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Interference With His Muslim Religious Practice, Nov. 15, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services.
• Second Circuit: New York Prisoner’s Religious Discrimination Need Not Show a “Substantial” Burden of Beliefs, Oct. 15, 2024. Religious Discrimination.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Ohio Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim That Guards Got Him Kicked Out of Religious Group, July 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, RLUIPA.
• Missouri Muslim Prisoners Advance Suit Against Guards For Assault During Prayer, July 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas.