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Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them
Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them
by Mark Wilson
"We didn’t have food for them and we don’t want to violate anyone’s rights when they are here,” said Wellston, Missouri Police Chief G. Thomas Walker, explaining why he released all of the prisoners from the city jail. “To keep ...
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More from this issue:
- Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage, by Rick Anderson
- Inside the Shadowy Business of Prison Phone Calls, by Eric Markowitz
- Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue, by David Reutter
- News in Brief
- CA: Persons on Community Supervision Eligible to Seek Transfer to Another State, by Lonnie Burton
- Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal
- Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them, by Mark Wilson
- Investigation Forces Arizona Clemency Board Chairman to Resign, by Joe Watson
- Kentucky Jail Prisoners Make Mattresses, by David Reutter
- Notorious Psych Ward at Miami-Dade Jail Finally Shuttered, by David Reutter
- Ninth Circuit Finds Graham v. Florida Retroactive; 254-Year Sentence Unconstitutional, by Mark Wilson
- Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform?, by Joe Watson
- Nebraska Law Unconstitutionally Forfeits Good Time for Refusal to Submit DNA Sample, by David Reutter
- Three Strikes Litigant Required to Show Ongoing “Imminent Danger” to Proceed on Appeal, by Lonnie Burton
- Failure to State Rationale in Denying Appointment of Counsel was Abuse of Discretion
- Vermont: Retaliatory Furlough Denial Reviewable on Rule 75 Motion, by Mark Wilson
- Ninth Circuit Finds that ICE Detention After Indictment Counts Against Sentence, by Derek Gilna
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Short Beard for Muslim Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
- Alaska High Court Reaffirms Negligence Standard to Protect Prisoners from Harm, by David Reutter
- Controversy Surrounds Shackling of Dying and Comatose Prisoners in UK, by Matthew Clarke
- Who Owns Private Prison Stock?, by Alex Friedmann
- Tenth Circuit: Ignoring Prisoner’s Severe Pain Precludes Qualified Immunity, by Mark Wilson
- Supreme Court Rules Qualified Immunity Shields Prison Officials from Suicide Claim, by Derek Gilna
- Report Finds Two-Thirds of Private Prison Contracts Include “Lockup Quotas”, by Joe Watson
- $1.15 Million for Florida Pretrial Detainee’s Death, by David Reutter
- Virginia Must Improve Prison Medical Care Under Proposed Class-action Settlement, by David Reutter
- Jury Awards $12,000 to Connecticut Prisoner for Unsanitary Mattress, by David Reutter
- UN Commission Approves Mandela Rules on Treatment of Prisoners, by David Fathi
- North Carolina Prisoner, Victim of Sexual Assault, Awarded One Dollar in Damages
- Two Names Added to Monument Memorializing Slain Prosecutors, by Matthew Clarke
- Pell Grants for Prisoners: New Bill Restores Hope of Reinstating College Programs, by Christopher Zoukis
- Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
- Supreme Court Voids ACCA’s Residual Clause in Landmark Decision, by Derek Gilna
- San Diego Deputies Faulted for Jail Death, by Christopher Zoukis
- Nebraska Returns Ex-Offenders to Prison after Sentence Miscalculation Scandal, by Matthew Clarke
- $3,000 Jury Award to Arizona Prisoner Denied Prostate Care, by David Reutter
- Second Circuit Unseals Jail Conditions Settlement Compliance Reports; Public Has First Amendment Right of Access, by Mark Wilson
- Alabama Courts Must Review Substance of Claim Despite Pleading’s Title, by David Reutter
- $750,000 Settlement in New Mexico “Controlled Seating” Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
- West Virginia City Settles Suit over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $460,000, by Matthew Clarke
- Minnesota DOC Sued Over Failure to Provide New Hepatitis C Treatment Protocol, by Greg Dober
- UK Prison Cook Awarded $160,000 for Back Injury, by Derek Gilna
- Michigan: $8 Million Settlement after Prisoner’s Baby Born with Brain Damage, by Shepherd Litsey
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Persistent, Ongoing Environmental Violations at Washington’s Walla Walla Prison, by Panagioti Tsolkas
More from Mark Wilson:
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- Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
- Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
- After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
- Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
- Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
- Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
- Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
- Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
- Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023
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- GEO Group Just Wants to Be a Landlord for Oklahoma DOC, Dec. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons, Fines.
- Impoverished Ohio County Gets New Jail Space After Settling Suit for Bloody Detainee Assault, Oct. 15, 2024. Cost of Prison Systems, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Settlements, Costs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cheap Food Enriching Profiteers, Making Prisoners Sick, Aug. 15, 2024. Food, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
- Mentally Ill Detainee Allegedly Tasered and Starved to Death At South Carolina Jail, July 1, 2024. Food, Stun Guns/Tasers, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Chemical Spraying of Mentally Ill Inmates.
- West Virginia Slammed for High Costs, Low Quality of Privatized Prison Food, July 1, 2024. Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Aramark, Corrections Audits, Food.
- Report Finds Current Path of Florida Prison System “Unsustainable”, June 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions.
- Aramark: Prison Food for Thought, May 1, 2024. Aramark, Contractor Misconduct, Food, Religious Diet.