More from this issue:

1. No-show Cops and Dysfunctional Courts Keep Cook County Jail Prisoners Waiting Years for a Trial, by Spencer Woodman
2. Eighth Circuit Vacates Supervised Release Order Barring Wife from Contact with Husband, by Derek Gilna
3. Victim-centered Sexual Abuse Investigations Abandon Concept of Neutrality, by David Reutter
4. Study Shows “Ban-the-Box” Policies May Result in Racial Bias by Employers, by David Reutter
5. Eleventh Circuit: Florida Prisoners Must be Provided Kosher Meals, by David Reutter
6. Prisoner Labor Focus of Controversy in Texas, Alabama, by David Reutter
7. Louisiana Parish Jails Lack HIV Treatment and Services
8. Second Circuit: Ross Abrogates “Special Circumstances” Exhaustion Exception
9. Seventh Circuit Dissent: “A Dog Would Have Deserved Better Treatment”, by Derek Gilna
10. Prisoner Showed Good Cause for Extension of Time
11. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit, Rejects District Court’s IFP Concerns, by Derek Gilna
12. Eleventh Circuit: Procedural Dismissals do Not Count as Strikes Under the PLRA, by David Reutter
13. Two Federal Courts Find Prison Gerrymandering Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
14. South Carolina Prisoners’ Wage Grievances Not Subject to 15-day Deadline
15. IRS Audit Prompts New Mexico County to Convert Bonds Used for ICE Facility, by Joe Watson
16. Georgia Teen’s Suicide from Neglect Results in $1.7 Million Settlement
17. Profiting Off Mass Incarceration: Detroit Pistons Owner Buys Private Prison Phone Company, by Brian Dolinar
18. Private Probation Company Agrees to End Drug Testing Absent Court Order , by David Reutter
19. Corizon Loses Indiana DOC Medical Contract Amid Lawsuits, by David Reutter
20. Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against County Jail in New York, by Derek Gilna
21. Seattle Council Approves Protections for Renters with Criminal Records, by Nathalie Graham
22. Louisiana Corrections Secretary: More Private Prisons Won’t Save Money
23. Court Decision Favoring BOP Whistleblower Critical of BOP and OIG , by Derek Gilna
24. State Closes Kentucky Jail for Failure to Properly Maintain Facility, by Derek Gilna
25. Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
26. Seventh Circuit Upholds Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Guards , by Derek Gilna
27. Eighth Circuit Greenlights Jail Detainee’s Excessive Force Claim, but Loss at Trial Affirmed on Appeal, by Christopher Zoukis
28. $60,000 Settlement in GEO Group Employee’s Sexual Harassment Case
29. $200,000 Settlement for Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner after Ninth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment
30. Virginia Governor Grants Full Pardons to the “Norfolk Four”, by Christopher Zoukis
31. Prisons, Jails Combat Smuggling by Shredding Mail, Requiring Fresh Underwear, by Christopher Zoukis
32. Waging War on the Poor: Unpaid Fines Lead to Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
33. TV Production Company has Friends in Low Places, by Christopher Zoukis
34. Parole Remains Elusive for Virginia Prisoners, by David Reutter
35. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Massachusetts Not Easily Obtained, by Christopher Zoukis
36. HRDC Lawsuit: Kentucky DOC Guilty of Censorship, Violations of Due Process and Equal Protection
37. DOJ Audit Rips Privately-operated Federal Facility; Trump Administration Presses Forward, by Derek Gilna
38. Environmental Protection Agency Finally Recognizes Prisons in Screening Tool, by Panagioti Tsolkas
39. Seventh Circuit: Rodent Infestation Claims Survive Summary Judgment
40. Vermont Supreme Court Invalidates Sex Offender Probation Conditions
41. Correctional Health Report Suppressed by Bush Administration Finally Released
42. Electronic Monitoring Becomes More Widespread, but Problems Persist, by Derek Gilna
43. Florida Lawmaker Visits Prisons, Audits Private Prison Contracts, by David Reutter
44. Kansas Supreme Court: Four Years of Pretrial Detention too Long
45. Misdemeanor Trespassing Arrest Leads to Permanent Impairment, by Christopher Zoukis
46. Tattoo Recognition: Law Enforcement’s Newest Identification Tool, by David Reutter
47. Former Mississippi DOC Commissioner, Co-defendants Sentenced in Massive Bribery Scheme
48. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
49. News in Brief

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:

• Second Circuit Revives N.Y. Prisoner’s Suit Over Sing Sing Fire, 11 Other Prisoners Split $220,000 Settlement, Jan. 1, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Evidentiary Ruling, Administrative Exhaustion.
• 400 Prisoners Relocated After Fire at Texas State Penitentiary, Oct. 15, 2023. Out of State Transfers, Fire Hazards.
• Texas Prisons are Fire Traps, July 15, 2023. Fire Hazards.
• Guards Filmed Walking Away from Burning Mexican Detention Center Where 38 Migrants Died, May 19, 2023. Guard Misconduct, Fire Hazards, Detention - Generally, Deliberate Indifference.
• Dark, Smoky Cells: As Wildfires Threaten More Prisons, the Incarcerated Ask Who Will Save Their Lives, Sept. 30, 2022. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards.
• $11,000 Recovery for Asthmatic Indiana Prisoner in Denial of Treatment After Cell Block Fire, Aug. 1, 2021. Failure to Treat, Fire Hazards.
• Arizona Pays Prisoners Pennies on the Dollar to Fight Fires, All in the Name of Saving Money, Feb. 1, 2021. Prison Labor, Fire Hazards.
• $2,500 Settlement in Failure to Protect Prisoners During Jail Fire in Indiana, Oct. 4, 2020. Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards.
• Four Oklahoma State Penitentiary Staff Fired After Smoke Kills Prisoner, Aug. 23, 2016. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards.
• Iran's Mass Executions and Abuses Continue, Aug. 10, 2016. Fire Hazards, International Law, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Terrorism, Death Penalty/Death Row, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).