More from this issue:

1. Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct, by Christopher Zoukis
2. Privatized Prisoner Transportation Service Poses Problems, by David Reutter
3. Obama Administration Promises Transparency but Vigorously Prosecutes Whistleblowers, by Matthew Clarke
4. Idaho: FBI Declines to Press Criminal Charges against CCA for Falsified Staffing Records, by Joe Watson
5. Nebraska County Corrections Officials Fired
6. Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners Released as New York Prosecutors Review Tainted Cases; $23.4 Million in Settlements Thus Far, by Mark Wilson
7. PLN Files Censorship Suit against Jail in Tulare County, California
8. One-Continuous-Sentence Rule Governs Colorado Parole Eligibility Dates, by Mark Wilson
9. Follow the Money: Invisible Investors Seek Big Bucks in Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
10. Michigan: Former Prisoners Must Repay Lawsuit Cash Advance Company, by David Reutter
11. Texas Enacts Legislation to Reduce Wrongful Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
12. Massachusetts Power Struggle over Cronyism Blocks Assistant Court Clerk Hiring, by Mark Wilson
13. Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News, by Alan Prendergast
14. Oregon Corrections Enterprises Whistleblower Receives $450,000 for Wrongful Termination, by Derek Gilna
15. Equal Justice Initiative Files Suit Over High Levels of Violence at Alabama Prison, by Joe Watson
16. Federal Court Finds Texas Violates Rights of Muslim Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
17. $451,000 Federal Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Jail Guard, by Matthew Clarke
18. Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Amended Sex Offender Registration Law Ex Post Facto, by Gary Hunter
19. Breaking News! FCC Votes to Further Reform Prison Phone Industry, by Carrie Wilkinson
20. Minnesota County Jail Pays $1 Million in Medical Neglect Case, by Lonnie Burton
21. Prison Ecology, by Dashka Slater
22. Lawsuit Challenges Dental Care in Michigan Prisons, by David Reutter
23. Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison, by David Reutter
24. Racial Discrimination Costs Michigan DOC Over $1 Million, by David Reutter
25. Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Ordinance Unsuccessfully Challenged, by David Reutter
26. California Legislation Permitting NVDP Incarceration Held Unconstitutional, by Mark Wilson
27. $350,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide, by David Reutter
28. Texas Prison Escapes Down Since “Texas Seven”, by Matthew Clarke
29. “No Hope for Me”: Women Stripped of Parental Rights after Minor Crimes, by Sharona Coutts
30. One of Two Charges Dropped against Former Texas Governor in Abuse-of-Power Case, by Matthew Clarke
31. New Health Care Provider Picked for Oregon Jail after Audit Criticizes Corizon, by Mark Wilson
32. Family of MCC Chicago Prisoner Settles Wrongful Death Claim for $700,000, by Derek Gilna
33. Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites, by Matthew Clarke
34. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support, by Derek Gilna
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
36. News in Brief

More from Joe Watson:

• 3 Murders in 10 Months at Oklahoma Prison Run by CCA, Jan. 3, 2018
• Missouri’s Release of Pot Dealer Doing LWOP Gives Hope to Nonviolent Drug Offenders Incarcerated Nationwide, Nov. 28, 2017
• Former Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt, Receives Presidential Pardon, Nov. 6, 2017
• IRS Audit Prompts New Mexico County to Convert Bonds Used for ICE Facility, Oct. 10, 2017
• TN Prison Counselor Suspended for Posting Insults on Facebook, Aug. 30, 2017
• Wiccan Prisoner Settles with NV DOC Over Denial of Hardbound Religious Books, Aug. 7, 2017
• Settlement for IN Man Deprived of Critical Meds While Incarcerated in County Jail, Aug. 7, 2017
• NV Prisoner with Hand Injury Settles for Used TV, Medical Evaluation and $40.70 in Copying Fees, Aug. 7, 2017
• IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit, Aug. 7, 2017
• $7,500,000 Class-Action Settlement for Illegal Strip-Searches in Camden, NJ , Aug. 7, 2017

More from these topics:

• CoreCivic’s Successful Campaign for Mass Incarceration Continues in Tennessee, Sept. 15, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cost of Prison Systems, Effects of Mass Incarceration.
• Contractor Fined $300,000 for Illegal Asbestos Dumping at Wisconsin Federal Prison, Aug. 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Asbestos, Rural Prisons.
• Tennessee DOC Rewards CoreCivic with Pay Increase Despite Critical Watchdog Audit, Aug. 15, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Corrections Audits, Cost of Prison Systems.
• Surveillance Tech Companies Compose Self-Promoting Press Releases for Cops That Media Lazily Regurgitates, July 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Police State-Surveillance.
• CoreCivic Sued by Former Detainee Stabbed at Shuttered Kansas Jail, July 1, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), State Law Claims.
• Tennessee DOC Faulted for High Staff Vacancy and Turnover, Inadequate Programs, PREA Violations, July 1, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Corrections Audits, Staffing.
• After Takeover from CoreCivic, Oklahoma Prison Even More Short-Staffed, June 1, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staffing.
• Harris County Shipping Detainees from Overcrowded Jail to Mississippi CoreCivic Prison, June 1, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Overcrowding.
• Private Prison Transport Guards Sentenced to Prison for Raping Detainees, June 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Contractor Misconduct, Transportation.
• The Police Have a Dark Money Slush Fund, May 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Police/Govt Misconduct.