More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Investigation Uncovers Lost Graves at Former Florida Juvenile Facility, by David Reutter
3. New York District Attorney Admits Lying About Acting in Porn Movies
4. Nebraska DOC Obstructing Efforts to Modify Prisoners’ Child Support Payments
5. Probe Reveals Corruption at Pennsylvania Jail
6. California Prison Healthcare Costs Soar Under Federal Receiver
7. Fifth Circuit Declares SORNA Unconstitutional in Certain Cases, Reversed by Supreme Court, by Matthew Clarke
8. Pennsylvania Activists Arrested for Protesting Construction of New Prison Complex
9. “Ban the Box” Movement Spreads Nationwide, by Joe Watson
10. ICE Implements New Directive to Limit Solitary Confinement
11. Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Illinois Booking Fee Challenge, by Mark Wilson
12. Colorado: Sentencing Court May Override Sexually Violent Predator Risk Assessment Score, by Matthew Clarke
13. Ninth Circuit Revives Ad Seg 24-Hour Lighting Claim, by Mark Wilson
14. Seventh Circuit Extends Appeal Filing Deadline for Prisoner Misled by Court Clerk, by Matthew Clarke
15. Second Circuit: Spraying with Feces Not De Minimis Injury; $7,000 Settlement After Remand, by Mark Wilson
16. Fifth Circuit Holds Louisiana Commutation Changes Not Ex Post Facto, by Matthew Clarke
17. Ninth Circuit: Exhaustion Prior to Amended Complaint Satisfies PLRA, by Mark Wilson
18. Former Wyoming Probation Officer Receives, Violates Probation, by Derek Gilna
19. California Exhaustion Requirement Extends to Independent Contractors, by Mark Wilson
20. Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texas
21. Colorado Law Grants Immunity to Law Enforcement Officers Transporting Juveniles, by David Reutter
22. Tenth Circuit Holds “Consensual” Sex Defeats Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claim, by Mark Wilson
23. $8.15 Million Jury Award for Prisoner’s Death at New York Jail, by David Reutter
24. California: Federal Judge Certifies Class-Action Over SHU Placement, Conditions, by Derek Gilna
25. Alaska Filing Fee Statute Denies Prisoners Court Access, by Mark Wilson
26. Pretrial Detainee’s First Amendment Retaliation Claim Survives Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
27. Prison and Jail Phone Reforms Needed in New Jersey, by Karina Wilkinson
28. Class-Action Suit Claiming Inadequate Medical Care at Virginia Prison Set for Trial
29. Drug Courts Partner with Pharmaceutical Company to Combat Heroin, Alcohol Abuse
30. Washington State: Injunction Entered Against Lewis County in PLN Censorship Suit
31. Leading with Conviction: JustLeadershipUSA, by Glenn E. Martin
32. How the Courts View ACA Accreditation, by Alex Friedmann
33. Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Criminal Justice Reform
34. Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us into Madness“, by Victoria Law
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
36. Texas Court Finds CCA Subject to State’s Public Information Act, Awards Attorney Fees
37. $750,000 Settlement for Washington State Prisoner’s Wrongful Death, by Carrie Wilkinson
38. In Washington State Prisons, Negligent Health Care Turns Illness into a Death Sentence, by Rick Anderson

More from Matthew Clarke:

• DOJ Finds “Horrific and Inhumane” Conditions in Georgia Prisons, March 1, 2025
• Sixth Circuit Upholds $6.4 Million Jury Award Against Corizon Nurses For Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Alcohol Withdrawal, March 1, 2025
• En Banc Fifth Circuit Reverses Panel, Holds Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement Does Not Violate Eighth Amendment, March 1, 2025
• USDC (D. Oregon), Case No. 6:22-cv-00451, Feb. 15, 2025
• Legal Gaffe Prolongs Case of Former St. Louis Detainee Held Eight Months After Dismissal of Charges, Feb. 15, 2025
• Among World Nations, Individual U.S. States Near Top of List for Per Capita Incarceration, Feb. 15, 2025
• DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, Feb. 15, 2025
• New York Prison Officials Found Routinely Violating HALT Act With Overuse of Solitary Confinement, Feb. 15, 2025
• Historic $7 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Beating, Feb. 15, 2025
• Suits Filed Over Dehydration Deaths at Two Texas Jails, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit Rejects Appeal of $700,000 Award to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted by Guards, May 1, 2023. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Appeals.
• U.S. District Court Chooses Judicial Remedy, Instead of § 2255, to Allow Out-of-Time Appeal, July 15, 2020. Appeals, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
• Kansas Supreme Court: Claim of Illegal Sentence Raised for First Time on Appeal Entitled to Merits Review, March 18, 2020. Appeals, Sentencing.
• Ohio Supreme Court Announces State Cannot Raise Fourth Amendment Standing Issue for First Time on Appeal, Feb. 19, 2020. Appeals, Fourth Amendment, rights.
• New York Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction Where Trial Court Negotiated Cooperation Agreement with Codefendant, Feb. 18, 2020. Appeals, Trials.
• Third Circuit: Failure to Make PLRA Findings Moots Appeal, Feb. 4, 2020. PLRA, Appeals.
• Georgia Supreme Court Announces Fundamental Overhaul of Jurisprudence Governing Appeals of Guilty Pleas and Out-of-Time Appeals, Dec. 18, 2019. Appeals.
• Illinois Prisoner Wins Partial Victory on Appeal in Hernia Treatment Suit, Dec. 10, 2019. Hernias, Appeals.
• Florida Victims’ Rights Law Creates Confusion, Limits Time for Appeals, Dec. 9, 2019. Appeals.
• Indiana Supreme Court: Postconviction Petition Addressing Only Issues From New Trial, New Sentencing, or New Appeal From Federal Court via Habeas Proceedings Is Not a Second Petition Under State Law, Nov. 18, 2019. Appeals, Habeas Corpus.