More from this issue:

1. $1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death, by David Reutter
2. Massachusetts: Wrongful Death Claims Survive Summary Judgment in Prisoner Suicide Case, by Mark Wilson
3. Women, Incarcerated, by Sharona Coutts
4. Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million, by David Reutter
5. News in Brief
6. Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs, by Michael Brodheim
7. Former PA Supreme Court Justice Convicted, Disbarred, Ordered to Write Apology, by Joe Watson
8. Pollution Prison in Pennsylvania, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
9. Second Circuit: Rule 41 Dismissal Requires Five Factor Analysis, by Mark Wilson
10. Tennessee County Agrees to Improve Mental Health Care for Prisoners
11. BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000, by David Reutter
12. Wyoming Prisoner Escapes from Private Transport Van, Remains on the Run, by Mark Wilson
13. Over 100 Protestors Converge at GEO Group’s Shareholder Meeting
14. Ninth Circuit: PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Fees on Appeal
15. Feds and Tennessee Officials Investigate Prisoners Using Facebook, by David Reutter
16. Former Nurse at Maine State Prison Files Suit Over Racial Slurs, by Joe Watson
17. Two Former Oklahoma Prison Guards Get Deferred Sentences in Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
18. Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement, by Mark Wilson
19. Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring, by Derek Gilna
20. Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld
21. New York: $360,000 Award for Guard’s Statutory Rape of Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
22. $110,000 Settlement in Suit over Nebraska Jail Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
23. Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech, by Derek Gilna
24. California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths, by Derek Gilna
25. Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim, by David Reutter
26. Fourth Circuit Finds No Sex Reassignment Surgery Evaluation States Claim; $13,000 Settlement
27. Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner has Right to Free Kosher Meals, by Matthew Clarke
28. Automatic Oregon Death Row Confinement Pending Resentencing Enjoined, by Mark Wilson
29. Washington Prisoner’s Wife Prevails on PRA Claim for Investigative Report Redactions, by Mark Wilson
30. Nevada DOC’s “One Eye Policy” Challenged; Summary Judgment Reversed, by Lonnie Burton
31. $71,000 Settlement in Iowa Prisoner’s Sexual Harassment Claim, by David Reutter
32. Judicial Misconduct Results in Mild Sanctions, by Matthew Clarke
33. Dismissal of State-Created Danger Claim Reversed, by David Reutter
34. Nebraska Court Awards Prisoner $267,000 in Failure to Protect Suit, by David Reutter
35. $266,653 Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Alabama Prison’s Improper Sewage Discharge, by David Reutter
36. Oregon: No Presumed Prejudice for Violation of Attorney-Client Communication, by Mark Wilson
37. New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison
38. “American Taliban” Wins Injunction Against BOP Religious Worship Restrictions, by Derek Gilna
39. Ninth Circuit: BOP Improperly Denied RDAP Sentence Reduction; Remedy may be Reduced Supervised Release Term, by Mark Wilson
40. Denial of Time Served Credit Violates Vermont Law, by Mark Wilson
41. Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails Smuggle Sperm to Impregnate Wives
42. Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment
43. Is Redemption Possible for Former Prisoners?
44. Grand Jury Investigates Santa Cruz County Jail Deaths, by N.H. Putnam
45. New Jersey Pre-trial Detainee’s Mysterious Death Results in $650,000 Settlement, by David Reutter
46. $1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death, by David Reutter
47. $1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner, by David Reutter
48. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
49. A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is, by Josh Voorhees

More from David Reutter:

• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, Jan. 15, 2025
• In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2024
• Trends Show Mortality Risks Increase with Higher Jail Turnover Rates, Dec. 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• Minnesota Supreme Court Says Randy Guard Must Face Prisoner’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims, Feb. 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Federal Tort Claims Act, Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).
• Fourth Circuit Decision on Claim of Retaliation for Exercising First And Sixth Amendment Rights Highlights Police Corruption, Feb. 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances.
• Florida Jail Chief’s Firing Upheld, Retaliation Lawsuit Headed to Trial, Aug. 15, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Consequences of Firing Appointed Counsel.
• 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.
• Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Retaliation Claim By Federal Prisoner Against Guard in Illinois Lockup Who Saw Grievance Against Him, July 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Protect (General), Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• Lawsuit Over Mailroom Abuses by Washington DOC Leads to Policy Changes, June 1, 2024. Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Photos, Sexually Explicit Materials, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail.
• $500,000 Settlement for Colorado Prisoner Forced to Defecate in Bucket for 12 Days, May 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Exposure to Cold, Toilets, Water, Sanitation, Strip Cells, Hygiene Supplies, Restraints.
• Dismissal Affirmed of Florida Prisoner’s Claim for Exposure to Human Waste, May 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Hearing Officers, Showers, Sewage, Sanitation.
• $7,500 Settlement Reached After Georgia Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim Survives Summary Judgment, May 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliation for Organizing.
• $125,000 Settlement for Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claim That Guards Set Him Up For Stabbing, May 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation for Media Contact, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Gangs, Failure to Protect (General).