More from this issue:

1. When Prison is Not Enough: The Rise (and Perhaps the Fall) of the Supermax Prison
2. Local Jails Increasingly Refuse to Comply with ICE Detainers, by Joe Watson
3. Maryland DOC Suspends Volunteer, Drops Literature Program
4. Oregon “Incorrigible Masturbator’s” Life Sentence Unconstitutionally Disproportionate, by Mark Wilson
5. Ohio Federal Court Dismisses Suit Against Doctor Over Prisoner’s Suicide
6. Maryland Prisoner’s Death Occurs Under Unusual Circumstances
7. Rare Corporate Prosecution: West Virginia’s “King of Coal” Sentenced for Conspiracy in Mine Deaths
8. Alabama Prisoner Exonerated after Serving 30 Years on Death Row
9. Former Pennsylvania Prison Doctor Sentenced for Fraud; Accomplices Convicted
10. Mold-infested Prisons Sicken Guards and Prisoners
11. Nevada Attorney General Investigates Shooting of Two Handcuffed Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
12. Company Offers Educational Tablets to Prisoners, with Mixed Results, by Matthew Clarke
13. United Kingdom: Prison Book Ban Overturned, by Derek Gilna
14. Full Senate Report on CIA Torture Remains Classified, Largely Unread, by Matthew Clarke
15. Corrections Corporation of America, Rocked by Setbacks, Changes its Name, by Derek Gilna
16. CDCR Drug-sniffing Dog Trainer Resigns Over Switch to “Passive” Dogs, by Joe Watson
17. Colorado’s “Make My Day” Law No Longer Applies to Prisoners, by David Reutter
18. Canadian Solitary Confinement Deaths Result in Rare Lawsuits, Eventual Reforms, by Mark Wilson
19. Pennsylvania: Former Cop Indefinitely Jailed for Failure to Supply Passwords
20. Justice Policy Institute Report Challenges Reformers to Focus on Violent Crimes, by Derek Gilna
21. Arkansas Secretary of State Issues Faulty Felon Data, Thousands Purged from Electoral Rolls
22. Federal Judge Sanctions Idaho DOC for Misleading Special Master in Balla Case, by Matthew Clarke
23. Illinois Jail Detainee’s Inadequate Food and Contaminated Water Claims Survive Initial Dismissal
24. Preliminary Injunction Granted in Class-action Suit Challenging Private Probation Services in Tennessee, by David Reutter
25. Eleventh Circuit Reverses Finding that Seizure of Prisoner’s Legal Mail Stated Claim
26. Wisconsin: Prison Hunger Strike Reaches Crisis Point
27. Settlement Comprehensively Overhauls Solitary Confinement in New York Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
28. Inquisitorial Telephonic Hearing to Screen Civil Rights Case Deemed Unlawful
29. The Rape Victims Silenced by Their Prison Cells
30. Arkansas Court of Appeals Upholds Civil Forfeiture Ruling
31. Southern Health Partners to Face Liability in Kentucky Pre-trial Detainee’s MRSA Death
32. Challenge to Ohio Private Prison Confinement Not Cognizable in Habeas Corpus, by Mark Wilson
33. Fifth Circuit Holds Four Decades in Solitary Confinement Implicates Liberty Interest; Last Angola 3 Member Finally Released, by Matthew Clarke
34. Book Review: Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy
35. Federal Prisoner Tells President “No Thanks” to Offer of Clemency with RDAP Condition, by Derek Gilna
36. Tenth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Official Capacity Claims, by Mark Wilson
37. Allocation of Fault Required in Verdict Regarding Alaska Detainee’s Suicide; Case Settles for $900,000
38. Federal Court Upholds New York Prison System’s Denial of Motorized Wheelchairs; Second Circuit Reverses, by Matthew Clarke
39. Oregon Parole Board Incorrectly Prohibited Legal Assistant from Speaking at Parole Hearing, by Mark Wilson
40. ACLU Sues California as Incompetent Defendants Wait in Jail for Mental Health Treatment, by Joe Watson
41. Collecting Unpaid Booking Fees in Colorado may be Illegal, Experts Say, by Joe Watson
42. Alaska Prisons and Jails Filled with Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David Reutter
43. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Moratorium, by David Reutter
44. Indiana Federal Court Certifies Habeas Corpus Class of Prisoners Disciplined for Refusing to Admit Guilt in Sex Offender Program, by Matthew Clarke
45. Hunger Strikes by Immigrant Detainees Expose Abuses by ICE, Private Detention Centers, by Joe Watson
46. Federal Judge Orders Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Provide Safe Water to Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
47. Oregon Prison Parenting Program Dramatically Reduces Recidivism, by Mark Wilson
48. Class-action Certified in Challenge to Treatment of Mentally Ill Mississippi Prisoners, by David Reutter
49. Supervised Release Term Does Not Limit Prison Sentence Upon Violation
50. Wayward Prosecutors Go Unpunished as Prison Time for Victims Piles Up
51. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
52. News in Brief

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:

• U.S. Justice Department Investigating Tennessee CoreCivic Prison After Mother of Murdered Prisoner Reaches Settlement, March 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison/Jail Murders, Staffing, Settlements, Wrongful Death.
• Third Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to Prisoner on Confrontation Clause and Ineffective Assistance Claims Based on Trial Court Reading Entire Criminal Information Into the Record of Co-Conspirator Who Pleaded Guilty, Feb. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Exculpatory No Doctrine, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Habeas Relief in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case, Feb. 1, 2025. junk science, Habeas Corpus, Forensic Sciences, Child Abuse/Abusers, Evidence - Admissibility.
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Habeas Corpus, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Relief Where Both Trial and Appellate Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Challenge Indictment for Residential Burglary That Failed to Allege Defendant Illegally Entered a ‘Dwelling’, Jan. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• Ninth Circuit Holds District Courts Have No Authority Under Rule 4 of Rules Governing § 2254 Cases to Dismiss Habeas Petition on the Merits, Dec. 15, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Dismissal, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Tennessee Attorney Sues Federal Court Over Gag Order in CoreCivic Suit, Dec. 15, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorneys, Gag Order.
• Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to California Prisoner on Napue Claim Because Prosecution Failed to Correct Informant’s False Testimony That He Did Not Receive Any Benefit In Exchange for His Testimony, Dec. 1, 2024. Informants, Habeas Corpus, Informants and Paid Witnesses, False Testimony.
• Public Defender Files Habeas Petitions for Detainees at “Horrific” Baltimore Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Hygiene Supplies, Disclosure of Records, Habeas Corpus.
• Ninth Circuit Denies Habeas Relief to Prisoner Who Invoked Fifth Amendment Right to Counsel During Custodial Interrogation but Made Incriminating Statements to Undercover Informant Posing as Fellow Prisoner Because Right to Counsel Not Violated, Nov. 1, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Custodial Interrogations/Statements, Counsel - Right to.