More from this issue:

1. Settlement Ends Montgomery, Alabama Debtor’s Prison, by David Reutter
2. Union Supply Overcharges Sales Tax on Holiday Packages for TN Prisoners
3. Staff-on-Prisoner Sexual Abuse Persists in New York Prisons, by David Reutter
4. Ninth Circuit: Appeal Challenges Probation Revocation for Exercising First Amendment Rights
5. Illinois: Exonerated Sex Offender Sues for Wrongful Conviction, by Derek Gilna
6. Judge to Recommend Whether to Exonerate “San Antonio Four” of Sexual Assault Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
7. $350,000 Settlement for Estate of Prisoner Murdered at Georgia Prison
8. Wisconsin DOC Pays Former Prisoner for Miscalculating Sentence, by Gary Hunter
9. Vermont’s Policy of Sending Prisoners Out-of-State Found Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
10. Minnesota Civil Detainee Raped by Cellmate Receives $203,000 Settlement, by David Reutter
11. $725,000 Award for Eye Loss Caused by Guard’s Assault, by David Reutter
12. Human Rights Groups Condemn Worsening Conditions in Venezuelan Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
13. Former Washington Prisoner Exonerated, Receives Compensation, Arrested Again
14. From Jailer to Jailed: Former NYPD Boss Urges Prison Reform, by Christopher Zoukis
15. Civil Rights Advocates Laud Healthcare Settlement with Arizona Prison System, by Joe Watson
16. New York Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim Nets $147,000 in Damages, Fees and Costs, by David Reutter
17. In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions, by Christopher Zoukis
18. $2,250 Jury Award in Arkansas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Case, by Matthew Clarke
19. California: Settlement in Race-based Prison Lockdown Suit; $2.375 Million in Fees and Costs, by Lonnie Burton
20. European Human Rights Court Finds UK Prisoners Wrongfully Denied Vote, by Derek Gilna
21. Louisiana Jail Detainee’s Death Leads to FBI Investigation, Charges
22. Texas Prisons to Allow In-person Wedding Ceremonies after Prohibition on Proxy Marriages
23. PLN Settles Lawsuit against Florida Jail’s Postcard-only Policy
24. Use of Pseudonym Merited to Protect Prisoner from Victimization
25. Oregon DOC Envelope Art Ban Violates First Amendment, by Mark Wilson
26. $250,000 Settlement for Estate of PA Prisoner Killed by Mentally Ill Cellmate, by David Reutter
27. Florida Jail Ends Postcard-Only Policy as Part of Settlement, by David Reutter
28. Environmental Problems Taint Plan for New Prison in Utah, by Panagioti Tsolkas
29. The Slow, Painful Death of Bail in New York City, by Jarrett Murphy
30. California’s Jail-building Boom: What Comes After Mass Incarceration? Local Incarceration., by Anat Rubin
31. Male Guards’ Videotaping of Female Prisoners Being Strip Searched Results in $675,000 Settlement, by David Reutter
32. Supreme Court Upholds Oklahoma’s Use of New Execution Drug, by Derek Gilna
33. Police State: How America’s Cops Get Away with Murder (Book Review), by Bill Trine
34. Federal Judges Very Rarely Sanctioned for Misconduct, by Matthew Clarke
35. $3 Million Settlement in Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner; Three Guards Indicted, by Matthew Clarke
36. Florida’s Department of Corrections: A Culture of Corruption, Abuse and Deaths, by David Reutter
37. Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons?, by Laura Cepero
38. Sex Offenders Rally to Fight Discriminatory Laws, by Mark Wilson
39. Computer Risk Assessments Gaining Popularity in Granting Paroles, by Derek Gilna
40. Supreme Court Sets Aside Florida’s Death Penalty Sentencing Procedure, by Derek Gilna
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. News in Brief

More from Panagioti Tsolkas:

• Floridians Face Prison for Voting from Jail, Aug. 1, 2022
• Oregon Prison Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving and Interfering With Arrest, Aug. 1, 2022
• ICE Continues to Abuse and Traumatize Under Biden. Immigrants Are Fighting Back., April 12, 2022
• Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois, Oct. 1, 2021
• Florida Files Environmental Lawsuit Against Phosphate Company Pollution, Sept. 1, 2021
• Resisting a Prison Without End, Aug. 1, 2021
• Why you should want Sheriff Gualtieri out of office, Sept. 21, 2020
• Plans for a New Federal Prison on Coal Mine Site in Kentucky Withdrawn, Sept. 8, 2019
• “It Smelled Like Death”: Reports of Mold Contamination in Prisons and Jails, April 2, 2019
• Prisoners File Environmental Lawsuit Against Proposed Federal Prison in Kentucky, Jan. 8, 2019

More from these topics:

• 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).
• Illinois Shutters Decrepit Prison, Dec. 15, 2024. Ventilation, Water, Hygiene Supplies, Lighting, Vermin, Rural Prisons, Class Actions.
• Two Hurricanes in Two Weeks Threaten Prisoners and Jail Detainees in Six States, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Water, Rural Prisons.
• Environmental Impact Statement Released for Controversial Proposed BOP Lockup in Kentucky, Sept. 15, 2024. Environmental Law, Rural Prisons.
• Fourth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Guards Who Left North Carolina Prisoner to Eat with Feces-Soiled Hands, Aug. 15, 2024. Showers, Water, Sanitation, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Contaminated Water a Longstanding Problem at Nebraska Women’s Prison, June 1, 2024. Environmental Law, Water.
• $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.
• Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, April 26, 2024. Private Contractors, Food, Water, Jail Specific, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Minnesota Prison on Lockdown After Protest Over Dirty Water, Lack of Phone Use and Out-of-Cell Time, March 1, 2024. Protests, Exercise, Showers, Water, Lockdowns, Telephone Access.