More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Alaska Pays $400,000 to Settle Jail Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit, by Douglas Ankney
3. Report: Summit Food Services Provides Inadequate Nutrition at Missouri Jail, by Kevin Bliss
4. Maricopa County Pays $300,000 to Settle Lawsuit Over Arpaio-Era Prisoner Death, by Matthew Clarke
5. Mississippi Prison Deaths Spike for Second Year; Disturbing Photos Revealed, by David M. Reutter, Matthew Clarke
6. Illinois DOC Interferes with Prisoners’ College Program by Removing Books, by Edward Lyon
7. Lawsuits Challenge Florida Law that Undermines Voting Rights Ballot Initiative, by David M. Reutter
8. Third Circuit Affirms Refusal to Appoint Successive Counsel in Prisoner’s Civil Rights Case, by David M. Reutter
9. Oregon Sheriff Places Own Head on the Chopping Block for Budget Cuts, by Kevin Bliss
10. $2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
11. California Court of Appeal Reverses Convictions for Possession of Marijuana in Prison, by Dale Chappell
12. Second Circuit: Discharge Health Plan Part of In-Custody Mental Health Treatment When Pretrial Detainees Released, by Edward Lyon
13. Oregon Supreme Court Reverses Course: Secretly Taping Prisoner’s Statements Does Not Violate Right to Counsel, by Mark Wilson
14. Arizona DOC Publishes, Then Rescinds, Prison Tour Policy that Excluded Public Officials and Media, by Matthew Clarke
15. Denver Tries to End Private Prison Companies’ Halfway House Contracts, by Matthew Clarke
16. Lawsuit: Woman Gave Birth Alone in Colorado Jail Cell, by Kevin Bliss
17. Connecticut Prison Writing Program Leads to Lawsuits, by David M. Reutter
18. Third Circuit: Showers Part of Prison Operations for ADA and RA Purposes, by David M. Reutter
19. Investigations into Texas Jail Deaths Find Thousands of Guards Untrained, on Temporary Licenses, by Matthew Clarke
20. Former DOC Employee Awarded $300,000 in Workplace Sexual Harassment Case, by Matthew Clarke
21. New York State Prisoner Wins Medical Malpractice Suit, Awarded $30,000, by Edward Lyon
22. As Climate Changes, High Temperatures Plague Prisons and Jails, by Matthew Clarke
23. Former Hawaii Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settles for Paltry $10,000, by Edward Lyon
24. The Sentencing Project Issues Report on Reducing Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes, by Matthew Clarke
25. California Federal Court Orders City to Pay $150,000 for Failure to Comply with Jail Settlement, by Chad Marks
26. Fourth Circuit: Three Tasings in 70 Seconds May Constitute Excessive Force, by David M. Reutter
27. California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards, by Scott Grammer
28. Denial of Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Affirmed in West Virginia Excessive Force Case, by Scott Grammer
29. Michigan Prisoner Prevails in First Amendment Retaliation Case; $30,000 in Damages and Attorney Fees, by David M. Reutter
30. Cook County, Illinois to Pay $1.7 Million for Former Marine’s Suicide in Jail, by Douglas Ankney
31. Court Grants Remittitur in Former Prison Teacher’s Sexual Harassment Case – Total Award of $6.4 Million Plus Fees, Costs, Interest, by Matthew Clarke
32. Arizona Prisoner Receives $175,000 after Guards Read His Legal Mail, Shared it with FBI and Prosecutors, by Matthew Clarke
33. Author John Grisham Pens Editorial Criticizing Death Penalty in North Carolina, by Scott Grammer
34. Santa Clara County Jail Captain Accused of Misconduct, Retires, by Scott Grammer
35. Family of California Prisoner Who Committed Suicide Settles Suit for $595,000, by Scott Grammer
36. California County Settles Jail Death for $300,000, by Edward Lyon
37. Alabama Jail Prisoner Accused of Conspiring to Get Pregnant, Claiming Rape, by Douglas Ankney
38. Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Mexico Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims, by Scott Grammer
39. North Carolina Prisoners Sue Over Gang Violence, Obtain $62,500 Settlement
40. Hepatitis C Treatment Ordered in North Carolina Prisons, by David M. Reutter
41. $157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case, by David M. Reutter
42. Congressional Black Caucus Institute Accepts Donations from Private Prison Companies, by Matthew Clarke
43. Exploiting Prisoners on Prime Time, by Edward Lyon
44. Three Louisiana Prisoners Cleared in 1994 Rape of Another Prisoner, by David M. Reutter
45. Veteran Oregon Jail Guard Indicted and Jailed, by Mark Wilson
46. Federal Court Sanctions New Mexico Corrections Department Over Out-of-State Legal Mail, by Matthew Clarke
47. Survey: Jail Population Down but Incarceration Rates Higher for Whites, Women, by Jayson Hawkins
48. Why Our Movement Can’t Afford to Ignore Private Prison Corporations, by Caroline Isaacs
49. Audit Finds Mississippi Private Prison Plagued by Violence, Run by Gangs, by Kevin Bliss
50. Infamous Louisiana Sheriff on His Way Out, by David M. Reutter
51. San Francisco to Cut Costs for Jail Phone Calls, Commissary Sales, by Edward Lyon
52. Vermont Supreme Court Remands Prison Correspondence Claim, by Edward Lyon
53. Class Certified in Lawsuit Challenging Missouri Parole Violation Procedures, by David M. Reutter
54. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
55. Mentally Ill Prisoners’ Suit Against GEO Group Survives Motion to Dismiss, by Douglas Ankney
56. California Tried to Fix Its Prisons. Now County Jails Are More Deadly, by Ryan Gabrielson, Jason Pohl

More from Edward Lyon:

• “There you go, Agent Orange!” Former South Carolina Sheriff Federally Indicted for Assaulting Jail Detainee, May 1, 2024
• Texas Prisons are Fire Traps, July 15, 2023
• The World’s Biggest Prison, July 15, 2023
• Civilian Police With Military Equipment, June 15, 2023
• U.S. Prisoner Numbers Slowly Declining, June 15, 2023
• California Easing Housing Hurdles for Released Prisoners, June 1, 2023
• Warden Ousted from Troubled Alabama Prison After DUI Arrest, May 1, 2023
• $20,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner’s Slip-and-Fall Injury, May 1, 2023
• $32,500 Medical Malpractice Award to Ohio Prisoner for Ripped-Out Catheter, May 1, 2023
• New York State’s Veterans Treatment Courts, April 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Pigeonly Flies Into Telecom Turbulence, Declares Bankruptcy, Jan. 15, 2025. Bankruptcy, Mail Regulations, Private Phone Contractors.
• Push to Digitize Rikers Island Mail Based on Faulty Drug Tests, Jan. 15, 2025. Drug Testing, Mail Regulations, Mail/Packages.
• Minnesota Prisoners Getting Scanned Mail, Kept Waiting 18 Months for Tablets, Jan. 15, 2025. Mechanical Searches/Scanners, Mail Regulations, Emails.
• 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.
• Thousands of Americans’ Mail Monitored by Law Enforcement, Records Reveal, Sept. 1, 2024. Mail Regulations.
• Lawsuit Over Mailroom Abuses by Washington DOC Leads to Policy Changes, June 1, 2024. Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Photos, Sexually Explicit Materials, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail.
• Kansas DOC Claims Discrimination Against Wiccans Was “Inadvertent”, April 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Mail, Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship, Prison Mail.
• Misadventures in Mail Censorship, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Censorship, Prison Regulations.
• Five Years After Limiting Personal Visits and Banning Mail, Drug Use Worse in Pennsylvania Prisons, Sept. 15, 2023. War on Drugs, Mail Regulations, Visiting.
• Despite Official Claims, Stopping Mail to Missouri Prisoners Has No Effect on Drug Overdoses, April 1, 2023. Drug Overdose, War on Drugs, Mail Regulations, Sting Operations.