More from this issue:

1. Trends in Prisoner Litigation, as the PLRA Enters Adulthood, by Margo Schlanger
2. Guard Admits Guilt, but Lawsuit Dismissed against Jail Supervisors, by Derek Gilna
3. Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas, by Derek Gilna
4. Sesame Street Creates Muppet with Father in Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
5. Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed, by Joe Watson
6. New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
7. Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age, by Andrew Extein
8. TDCJ’s $100 Annual Fee for Prisoner Health Care Held Constitutional, by David Reutter
9. Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners, by David Reutter
10. 10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge, by Derek Gilna
11. Former West Virginia Judge Pleads Guilty, Sentenced, by Joe Watson
12. Grand Jury Report: Prisoners in Charge at Mississippi County Jail, by David Reutter
13. Chicago City Council Approves Reparations for Police Torture Victims, by Joe Watson
14. Texas Prison Guard Union Urges Death Row Reforms, by Christopher Zoukis
15. North Carolina Prisons Slow to Change Attitudes about Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David Reutter
16. West Virginia Prisoner Wins Over $905,000 in FTCA Claim, by Derek Gilna
17. PLN Settles Censorship Suit against GEO Group at Indiana Prison
18. Doctor Involved in Botched Oklahoma Execution Unsuccessfully Sued in Federal Court, by Christopher Zoukis
19. Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time, by James Kilgore (The New Press, 2015). 272 pages, $17.95 (paperback), by Russ Immarigeon
20. New York: Burns from Faulty Steam Cooker Net Prisoner $2,500, by Mark Wilson
21. Pennsylvania: $65,000 Settlement for Brain Injury Caused by Guard’s Excessive Force, by David Reutter
22. Texas Leads the Nation in Both Executions and Exonerations, by Matthew Clarke
23. CCA Prison in Ohio Loses BOP Contract
24. PLN Prevails in Censorship Suit against Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office, by Gary Hunter
25. Mississippi Indictments Illustrate Prison Phone Corruption, by Derek Gilna
26. Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program, by David Reutter
27. DC Circuit Denies Appeal of Order to Release Force-Feeding Videos, by Derek Gilna
28. California: Private Medical Provider can be Liable for ADA Violations; Class-action Suit Settles, by David Reutter
29. Two Kentucky Jail Guards Face Charges in Prisoner’s Death, by David Reutter
30. Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity, by Matt Tinoco
31. North Carolina Guard Gets Three Months for Killing Prisoner, by Christopher Zoukis
32. HRDC and 93 Organizations Ask EPA to Consider Prisoners in Environmental Justice Plan
33. Cell Phones Confiscated from Prisoners Given to Charities, by Christopher Zoukis
34. Ninth Circuit Finds Forfeited Assets Satisfy Restitution Order; Eleventh Circuit Disagrees, by Derek Gilna
35. $36 Million Awarded to Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Murder, by David Reutter
36. $1.2 Million Award for Failure to Treat New York Prisoner’s Rectal Bleeding, by David Reutter
37. Breaking News: CDCR Settles Solitary Confinement Class-Action Suit, by Derek Gilna
38. Due Process Violation for “Sham” Reviews During 13 Years in Segregation, by David Reutter
39. Hundreds of South Carolina Prisoners Sent to Solitary Confinement Over Facebook, by Dave Maass
40. More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City, by Greg Dober
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. 16 Years of Failure to Treat Neurological Disorder Results in $48,000 Award, by David Reutter
43. PLRA Attorney Fee Limits Inapplicable to Discovery Violation Awards
44. News In Brief
45. Criminal Justice Resources

More from Derek Gilna:

• Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, April 1, 2022
• Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
• California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
• The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
• District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
• HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
• Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
• Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
• D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
• Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021

More from these topics:

• Fifth Circuit Reinstates Federal Prisoner’s Tort Claim Against BOP Officials, Feb. 1, 2022. Federal Tort Claims Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Immunity of Federal Prison Guards Under FTCA, Even for Blatant Unconstitutional Acts, Nov. 1, 2021. Guard Misconduct, Federal Tort Claims Act, Qualified Immunity.
• Second Circuit Reversed Dismissal of Former BOP Prisoner’s FTCA Claim Against Dentist, Nov. 1, 2021. Failure to Treat, Federal Tort Claims Act.
• Third Circuit Upholds Federal False Liens Conviction and 48-Month Sentence, May 5, 2020. Wrongful Imprisonment, Federal Tort Claims Act.
• Sixth Circuit Holds Ohio Rule Requiring Merit Affidavit Inapplicable in BOP Prisoner’s Tort Action, April 1, 2020. Systemic Medical Neglect, Complaints, Federal Tort Claims Act.
• Court Holds Federal Tort Claim Against BOP Can Proceed in MCC Beating Death, March 4, 2020. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Federal Tort Claims Act, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• Jury Awards Federal Prisoner $675,000 in Retaliation, Excessive Force Bivens Case, Sept. 5, 2018. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Federal Tort Claims Act, First Amendment, rights.
• FTCA Claims Survive; PREA Policy Defeats Discretionary Function Exception, May 8, 2018. Prisoner-Prisoner Harassment, Failure to Protect (General), Federal Tort Claims Act, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Federal Prisoner Shot in the Eye Awarded $80,000, May 7, 2018. Blind Prisoners, Vision, Shootings, Federal Tort Claims Act.
• Prisoner's Wrongful Death FTCA Claim Dismissed For Lack of Jurisdiction, Dec. 21, 2017. Federal Tort Claims Act, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.