More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Oklahoma County Settles Jail Death Lawsuit for $3.2 Million, by Dale Chappell
3. Taft Correctional Institution Scheduled to Close in 2020 ... Maybe, by Kevin Bliss
4. Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Hepatitis C Treatment for Texas Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
5. Terminal Texas Prisoner’s Morphine Withdrawn After He Filed Sexual Harassment Complaint, by Matthew Clarke
6. New York City Department of Correction Attempts to Humanize Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
7. State of New York 50 Percent Liable for Prisoner’s Injury Sustained from Table Saw, by Douglas Ankney
8. Orange County Pays $299K to Settle Claim that Deputy Forbade Nurse to Treat Prisoner, by Douglas Ankney
9. Exonerated Kentucky Man’s High Bail Prevented His Release for Six Years, by David M. Reutter
10. $102,500 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Alaska DOC’s Discrimination Against Muslims, by Matthew Clarke
11. Washington State Prisoner’s Suicide Leads to $350,000 Settlement, by Edward Lyon
12. Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded in HRDC Suit Against Juvenile Solitary Confinement, by David M. Reutter
13. Oregon Prison Guard, Guilty of Pocketing $10,811 in Falsified Overtime, Sues for Racism, by Mark Wilson
14. California County Settles Failure to Protect Lawsuit for $90,000, by Dale Chappell
15. $45,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Subjected to Excessive Force, by David M. Reutter
16. Maryland to Pay $1.4 Million Settlement and Provide Assistance to Blind Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
17. New Mexico Prison Guards Win $700,000 Age Discrimination Settlement, by Edward Lyon
18. Jury Awards Former Virginia Prisoner Over $1 Million After Finding of Medical Malpractice against Prison Doctor, by Douglas Ankney
19. 20 Years Sees No Improvement in California Prison’s Mental Health Care; Suicide Results in $1.5 Million Settlement, by Kevin Bliss
20. Illinois Jail Detainee Dies, Lawsuit Settles for $2.2 Million, by Edward Lyon
21. Indiana Prisoner Granted Leave to Proceed in First Amendment Retaliation Suit, by Edward Lyon
22. Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Detainees, by David M. Reutter
23. Utah Supreme Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Man Held 17 Days Without Hearing or Formal Charges, by Matthew Clarke
24. Update: Montgomery County, Ohio Pays $10 Million to Settle Jail Lawsuits, by Edward Lyon
25. Video Documentary Reports on Florida Prisons – From the Inside, by David M. Reutter
26. Washington State Pays Prisoners Slave Wages While Suing Others for Doing the Same, by Edward Lyon
27. Third Circuit: Failure to Make PLRA Findings Moots Appeal, by David M. Reutter
28. To Decrease Prison Population, Texas Must Increase Parole Rate
29. Ministry Worker Banned from Mississippi Prisons After Asking About Plumbing Problems, by Scott Grammer
30. Growing Concerns Over Medical Debt Leading to Jail Time, by Kevin Bliss
31. Texas Attorney General Secretly Sabotages Compensation Payments to Man Exonerated of Killing Police Officer, by Matthew Clarke
32. Ohio Prisoner Killed by Cellmate Who Mistakenly Thought He Was a Child Molester, by Scott Grammer
33. BOP to Implement Paperless Mail System in Attempt to Stop Drugs, by Dale Chappell
34. California Department of Corrections Tries End-Run Around Federal Court, by Kevin Bliss
35. Prisoner Wins Preliminary Injunction Against PADOC Policy Banning Islamic Fezzes, by The Human Rights Coalition
36. Missouri Requires County Jails to House State Prisoners, Then Doesn’t Pay for Them, by David M. Reutter
37. Alaska: Juvenile Justice Official Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography, by Kevin Bliss
38. $750,000 Settlement in Suit Over Prisoner Beaten and Raped for Three Days, by Matthew Clarke
39. Prisoner Suicide Rates Highest in California, by Edward Lyon
40. New York City Prisoner Shackled While Giving Birth; $610,000 Settlement, by Edward Lyon
41. Georgia: Doctors and Nurses Warn Prison Medical Care is in Jeopardy, by David M. Reutter
42. Arizona Prisoners Required to Pay Medical Expenses for Overdoses, by Douglas Ankney
43. Prisoners Suffer and Die as Kentucky Overcrowds County Jails, by David M. Reutter
44. Graphic Violence, Deaths in Alabama Prison Shown in Leaked Photos, by David M. Reutter
45. CoreCivic Booted from LGBT Chamber of Commerce in Hometown, by David M. Reutter
46. Members of Congress Investigate Private Equity Firms that Own Companies Providing Prison Services, by Matthew Clarke
47. California Begins Weaning Itself from Private Prisons – More or Less, by Edward Lyon
48. Getting Out of Jail After Dark Can Be Dangerous – and Sometimes Deadly, by Madison Pauly
49. A Place for Released Prisoners to Go Home, by Edward Lyon
50. Weaker Job Screening Could Make North Carolina Prisons More Dangerous, by David M. Reutter
51. South Carolina: Former Prison Employees Charged, Plead Guilty in Contraband Investigation, by David M. Reutter
52. New Jersey County Not Entitled to Defense or Indemnification by the State in Suit Alleging Exposure of Jail Detainees, by Douglas Ankney
53. L.A.’s Court-Ordered Community Supervision Enslaves and Impoverishes, by Matthew Clarke
54. Prosecutors Get Real Look at Life After Prison, by Dale Chappell
55. Former Nevada Prison Guard Who Fatally Shot Handcuffed Prisoner Enters Alford Plea, by Matthew Clarke
56. Deaths and Abuse During Private Prisoner Transport Trips, by Matthew Clarke
57. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
58. Corizon Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $950,000, by Scott Grammer
59. New York County to Pay $440,000 Settlement in Wrongful Jail Death Suit, by Kevin Bliss
60. The Private Option, by Marsha McLeod

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:

• Monterey County Pays $1 Million to Settle Suit Over Detainee Suicide by Toilet Tissue; Wellpath Pays Another Undisclosed Sum, Feb. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Settlements, Suicides.
• DOJ Directs BOP, U.S. Marshals to Improve Suicide Prevention, Feb. 15, 2025. Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Civil Rights Violations.
• Video of Autistic Ohio Teen’s Jail Death Undercuts Sheriff’s Report Calling It Suicide, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Videotaping, Restraints, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
• Suicidal Texas Prisoners Held in Phone-Booth-Size “Containment Cages”, Dec. 15, 2024. Strip Cells, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Suicides.
• $28.75 Million Settlement Paid by New York City in Suit Alleging Rikers Guards Stood by and Watched Detainee Hang Himself, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides.
• Ninth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for California Jail Nurse Who Cleared Detainee for Release Just Before His Suicide, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Suicides, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• $1.5 Million Settlement Approved in Chicago Jail Suicide Case, Nov. 15, 2024. Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• $7.25 Million Paid for Psychotic Detainee’s Suicide After 20 Days in Solitary at Indiana Jail, Oct. 15, 2024. Settlements, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Suicides.
• Watchdog Faults BOP for Averaging 43 Prisoner Deaths a Year—More Than 23 by Suicide, Sept. 15, 2024. Advocacy, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Arizona Agrees to $40,000 Settlement in Suit Over Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Suicide, Aug. 15, 2024. Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides.