More from this issue:

1. Consequences of California’s Realignment Initiative, by Christopher Petrella
2. Mandamus Petition May Constitute Prison Conditions Litigation in Pennsylvania, by David Reutter
3. Seventh Circuit: Jail Social Worker Ignored Detainee’s Suicide Risk
4. Nebraska County Attorney’s Conviction Reversed for Theft from Pretrial Diversion Program, by David Reutter
5. For Sale: New York Lakefront Property with Garage, Pig Farm and 736 Prison Cells
6. Ohio Community Corrections Program Hires Former Prisoners to Work at Supermax
7. Prison Officials Praise Industry Programs Despite Downsides, by David Reutter
8. Florida Guards Sentenced in Bribery Scheme
9. D.C. Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s FOIA Suit, by Derek Gilna
10. Cook County Detainee’s Suit Alleging Deliberate Indifference to Safety Survives Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
11. CCA Guard Killed During Riot was on Prisoners’ “Hit List”, by Matthew Clarke
12. Amount of Drugs a Factor for Departure Sentence in Kansas Prison Contraband Conviction, by David Reutter
13. Bureau of Prisons Mistakenly Served Meat Intended as Pet Food, by Derek Gilna
14. European Court of Human Rights Ruling Rebukes U.S. Prison System, by Derek Gilna
15. DOJ Intervenes in Class-action Suit Challenging New Orleans Jail Conditions; Consent Judgment Entered, by David Reutter
16. 5.85 Million People Disenfranchised in Supposedly Democratic America, by David Reutter
17. Arkansas Jail Prisoner Can Proceed on Failure to Protect Claim Against Guard, by David Reutter
18. Washington Appellate Court Addresses Right to Public Hearings in Civil Cases, by Mark Wilson
19. California: Lack of Insight Cannot be Inferred when Prisoner Accepts Responsibility for Crime and Expresses Genuine Remorse, by Michael Brodheim
20. Second Circuit: RLUIPA Disallows Individual Capacity Suits, by David Reutter
21. Ninth Circuit: Heck Allows § 1983 Parole Condition Challenges, by Mark Wilson
22. Oregon Garnishment Exemption Protects Funds in Prisoners’ Accounts, by Mark Wilson
23. California’s Lethal Injection Protocol Deemed Invalid by State Court, by Michael Brodheim
24. Utah Prisoner Awarded $200 for Violation of Religious Rights
25. Seventh Circuit: Atheism Considered a Religion; Survey of Prisoner Interest Required, by Mark Wilson
26. Scared Straight Programs Remain Popular Among Parents Despite Warnings, by Elly Yu
27. U.S. Citizens without Remedy in Military Torture Case, by Derek Gilna
28. Ex-football Star Exonerated a Decade after Rape Conviction
29. Despite Reforms, Juvenile Offenders in Texas Remain Endangered, by Matthew Clarke
30. Jails Face Backlash, Class-action Lawsuits Over Debit Card Fees, by Matthew Clarke
31. Lawsuits Challenge Conditions at Tennessee Jail; Five Charged in Bribery and Smuggling Scheme
32. Are We Really Witnessing the End of Mass Incarceration?, by James Kilgore
33. Florida Prisoner Awarded $1.2 Million for Burn Injuries
34. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
35. Ninth Circuit Revives Prison Trust Account Seizure Claim; Disputed Ownership Requires Due Process Protections
36. News in Brief

More from James Kilgore:

• Cages Without Bars Are Widening the Net: The Explosion of Electronic Monitoring, Jan. 1, 2023
• To End Mass Incarceration, We Need to Bust the Myths That Prop It Up, Nov. 1, 2021
• Imagining a World Without Prisons, April 3, 2018
• "You're Still in Jail": How Electronic Monitoring Is a Shackle on the Movement for Decarceration, Oct. 23, 2017
• After Prisons: A Supervisory State?, Jan. 12, 2017
• Follow the Money: Invisible Investors Seek Big Bucks in Mass Incarceration, Dec. 2, 2015
• Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood, Oct. 26, 2015
• Private Prisons: Just Bit Players in Mass Incarceration, Oct. 21, 2015
• Corporations You’ve Never Heard of are Making Millions from Mass Incarceration, Aug. 28, 2015
• Mental Illness and Jails, Race is Left out of the Equation, July 13, 2015

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• U.S. Justice Department Investigating Tennessee CoreCivic Prison After Mother of Murdered Prisoner Reaches Settlement, March 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison/Jail Murders, Staffing, Settlements, Wrongful Death.
• 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.
• Prison Profiteers Ready to Help Trump Make Good on Deportation Threats, Feb. 15, 2025. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Government Misconduct, Deportation/Removal/Exclusion, Police/Govt Misconduct.
• 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.
• GEO Group Just Wants to Be a Landlord for Oklahoma DOC, Dec. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons, Fines.
• Tennessee Attorney Sues Federal Court Over Gag Order in CoreCivic Suit, Dec. 15, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorneys, Gag Order.
• Court Strikes Washington Statute to Regulate GEO Group’s Notorious ICE Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing, etc., Immigration Law/Offenses, Prison Regulations.
• More Alabama Prisoners Murdered in Overcrowded Lockups, Oct. 15, 2024. Prison/Jail Murders, Overcrowding, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Publishes Data Report on Compassionate Release in FY 2023, Oct. 1, 2024. COVID-19, Statistics/Trends, Compassionate Release, Official Report.