More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Third Circuit Denies Intervention in CRIPA Class-Action Suit, by Mark Wilson
3. Pennsylvania: Wexford Settles Case Involving Death of Prisoner’s Baby
4. Deaths at South Carolina Jail Under Investigation; Multiple Lawsuits Filed
5. Eighth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity; Prisoner Proved Neglect, Not Deliberate Indifference, by Mark Wilson
6. $66,000 Jury Award in New Mexico CCA Sexual Abuse, Retaliation Case, by Matthew Clarke
7. Texas Court Reexamines Test for Misconduct by Forensic Scientist, by Mark Wilson
8. Summary Judgment Denied in California Jail Excessive Force Death; $8.3 Million Settlement Plus Injunctive Relief, by Mark Wilson
9. $1.3 Million Settlement in Prisoner’s Death at Michigan Jail; Claims Against Other Defendants Dismissed
10. Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation, by Matthew Clarke
11. Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession, by Mark Wilson
12. Ninth Circuit: 27-Month Segregation Implicates Due Process Liberty Interest, by Mark Wilson
13. Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Male Guard Supervision of Female Prisoners Ban, by Mark Wilson
14. PLN Partly Prevails in Censorship Suit against Georgia Jail; $10,000 in Damages
15. California: Authorized Possession of Legal Materials Cannot Serve as Basis for Gang Validation
16. Claim Alleging Guard Slammed Prisoner’s Head into Wall Defeats Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
17. Kentucky Death Row Prisoners Win Appeal on Religious Accommodations, by Derek Gilna
18. Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville, by John Dannenberg
19. Sovereign Immunity Doesn’t Bar Attorney Fee Award Against Georgia DOC, by David Reutter
20. Screening Out Family Time: The For-Profit Video Visitation Industry in Prisons and Jails, by Bernadette Rabuy
21. Former Virginia Executioner Now an Anti-Death Penalty Activist
22. Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Freed from Prison
23. Oregon Probation Extended for Inability to Pay Financial Obligations, by Mark Wilson
24. Illinois Prisoner Receives $12 Million Jury Award in Medical Neglect Suit, by Matthew Clarke
25. Kosher Meals Lawsuit Against Nevada DOC Dismissed, by Matthew Clarke
26. CDCR Employees Investigated, Lose Jobs for Cell Phone Smuggling
27. Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency
28. GEO Group’s Florida Immigration Detention Center “Horrifying”, by David Reutter
29. Georgia Deputies Liable for Detaining and Stripping Man in Debt Judgment Execution, by David Reutter
30. “Damning” Audit Sharply Criticizes Corizon in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by Greg Dober
31. Third Circuit Affirms Nominal Damages, Reverses PLRA Fee Cap Order, by Mark Wilson
32. Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000, by Derek Gilna
33. Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections, by Matthew Clarke
34. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of California ADA Suit Against Parole Officers, by Derek Gilna
35. The United States and Torture, by William Blum
36. Arizona DOC Director Blames Job Stress for Hundreds of Employee Arrests
37. Texas Sex Offender Oversight Agency Faces Investigations, Calls for Reform, by Matthew Clarke
38. Murders in Maryland Prisons Continue Despite Reforms
39. Michigan Governor Lacks Authority to Revoke Commutations, by David Reutter
40. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
41. Private Prison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• 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

More from these topics:

• En Banc Fifth Circuit Reverses Panel, Holds Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement Does Not Violate Eighth Amendment, March 1, 2025. Eighth Amendment, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• No Evacuations for Los Angeles Prisoners in Wildfire’s Path, March 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards.
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Claim Against Guard in Stabbing, Feb. 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Protective Custody, Official Investigation.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Challenge by Kentucky Prisoner Left Three Weeks in “Rancid” Paper Undershorts, Feb. 15, 2025. Informants, Clothing, Sanitation, Summary Judgment, Deliberate Indifference.
• USDC (D. Oregon), Case No. 6:22-cv-00451, Feb. 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Prison Gangs, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements.
• Seventh Circuit Offers Wisconsin Prisoner Just a Little Help in Suit Alleging He Was Held in Feces-Stained Cell Without Water, Feb. 15, 2025. Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Summary Judgment.
• Suits Filed Over Dehydration Deaths at Two Texas Jails, Jan. 15, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Water, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• $22,000 Jury Award for Unsanitary Conditions at Virginia Jail, Dec. 15, 2024. Sanitation, Settlements.
• Two Hurricanes in Two Weeks Threaten Prisoners and Jail Detainees in Six States, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Water, Rural Prisons.
• After $750,000 Settlement, Georgia Guard Sued Second Time For Letting One Prisoner Murder Another, Nov. 15, 2024. Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (General), Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Murder/Felony Murder.