More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Public Relations Firm Terminates Contract With GEO Group, by Scott Grammer
3. PLN Awarded Injunction in Arizona Prison Censorship Suit, by David M. Reutter
4. $10 Million Post-Appeal Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Death Suit, by Matthew Clarke
5. $850,000 Settlement in Florida DOC Prisoner’s Gassing Murder, by David M. Reutter
6. Get Celebrity Endorsement and Get Pardoned, by Douglas Ankney
7. 18-Month Prison Sentence for Former Alabama Sheriff in Food Bank Scam, by David M. Reutter
8. Court Holds Federal Tort Claim Against BOP Can Proceed in MCC Beating Death, by Kevin Bliss
9. Sacramento County Jail Settles Solitary Confinement Class Action Suit, by Scott Grammer
10. Santa Rita Sheriff’s Office Says Prisoners Not Being Maltreated; Prisoners’ Protest Says Otherwise, by Kevin Bliss
11. Most States Saw Criminal Justice Reforms in 2019, But Incarceration Rates Remain High, by Victoria Law
12. $250,000 Settlement in Assault Upon Luzerne County Detainee, by David M. Reutter
13. $550,000 Settlement in Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over High-Fee Debit Cards, by Matthew Clarke
14. $300,000 Settlement in Lincoln County Missouri Jail Attempted Suicide Suit, by Chad Marks
15. Report Decries Ongoing Inadequate Medical Care for Pregnant Arizona Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
16. Veteran Dies After Beating by Guards at North Carolina Jail, by David M. Reutter
17. Senator Warren Has Plan To Ban Private Prison Contracts, by Scott Grammer
18. Fulton County Ordered to Clean Up Repulsive Jail Conditions for Mentally Ill Women, by David M. Reutter
19. Florida Prison Isolation Suit Survives Dismissal Stage, by David M. Reutter
20. Alabama Jail Guards Face Liability for Inaction to Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms, by David M. Reutter
21. Riots At South Carolina Prison Spark Wave of Lawsuits, by David M. Reutter
22. $12.6 Million Jury Award for Man Denied Medical Care Before Jailed, by David M. Reutter
23. “Free” E-Tablets Are Anything But, by Edward Lyon
24. Federal Prisoner to Receive Opioid Addiction Medication While Incarcerated, by Kevin Bliss
25. Cook County Jail’s Three Book Possession Policy Constitutional, by David M. Reutter
26. $150,000 Settlement for Opioid Withdrawal Death in Indiana County Jail, by Anthony W. Accurso
27. Michigan Finding Success With More Humane Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
28. Court Confirms Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Sentence in Tobacco Contraband Case, by David M. Reutter
29. Suicide or Murder? Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Still Drawing Attention to Bureau Inadequacies, by Anthony Accurso
30. Long-running Maricopa County, Arizona Jail Lawsuit Ends, by Edward Lyon
31. Seventh Circuit Upholds Prison Guard’s Rape Convictions, But County Not Liable, by Scott Grammer
32. Report Published on Louisiana’s Extensive Use Of Solitary Confinement, by Scott Grammer
33. Guard Who Failed to Prevent Escape Entitled to Qualified Immunity, by David M. Reutter
34. States Rush to End Prison Gerrymandering Before Districts Are Set For Another 10 years, by Aleks Kajstura
35. Court Grants Bail to Ex-Peruvian President Challenging Extradition Due to Solitary Confinement, by Dale Chappell
36. California: Qualified Attorney Work-Product Protection Applies to Discovery During Habeas Proceedings, by Douglas Ankney
37. Oklahoma Commutations Largest Mass Release in U.S. History, by Kevin Bliss
38. States Move for True Second Chance Opportunities, by Kevin Bliss
39. Death Highlights Need for Change in Texas GEO-Run Prison, by Kevin Bliss
40. Seventh Circuit Upholds Denial of Wisconsin Prisoner’s Request to Marry Psychologist, by Edward Lyon
41. Federal Court Orders Videophone Access for Deaf Prisoners in Colorado, by Matthew Clarke
42. Hawaii Prisoners Rebel Over Prison Conditions, Fined For Damages, by Kevin Bliss
43. $200,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Louisiana Jail Guard Sexually Abusing Juvenile, by David M. Reutter
44. Pennsylvania GEO-Run Jail Boss Resigns After Media Reveals Complaints of Racism, Abuse at Private Prison, by David M. Reutter
45. Louisiana Sheriff Re-Elected Despite Prisoner Death Toll, by Jayson Hawkins
46. Major Prison Health Care Companies Funnel Campaign Contributions to Sheriffs, Get Rewards, by David M. Reutter
47. $2.5 Million Settlement Over Prisoner’s Restraint Death in Houston, Texas Jail, by Matthew Clarke
48. Neither Fines Nor Lawsuits Deter Corizon From Delivering Substandard Health Care, by Matthew Clarke
49. $1.15 Million Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Asthma Death, by David M. Reutter
50. It’s Time For the Feds To Fund College Education For Prisoners, Again, by Anthony W. Accurso
51. Oregon Lawmakers Prohibit Prison and Jail Telephone Kickbacks, by Mark Wilson
52. Biden’s Current Prison Reform Stance Counter to His Abysmal Record, by David M. Reutter
53. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
54. Lethal Prison Electric Fences May Violate International Law, by Matthew Clarke
55. Inside the US Marshals’ Secretive, Deadly Detention Empire, by Seth Freed Wessler

More from David M. Reutter:

• Fifth Circuit Kills Suit by Louisiana Prisoners Whose Release Dates Were Incorrectly Calculated, Aug. 15, 2023
• Federal Court Upholds and Monitors Requirement for Tennessee Jail to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination for Detainees, July 15, 2022
• Federal Courts Order Seizure of Canteen Funds for Restitution Owed by High-Profile Prisoners, July 15, 2022
• California Court Rules Bail Bond Companies Must Give Cosigners Financial Impact Notice, July 15, 2022
• Supreme Court of Kansas: Lower Court Did Not Have Authority to Revoke Probation Without a Warrant, July 15, 2022
• Idaho Supreme Court: Telephonic Testimony Violated Defendant’s Sixth Amendment Right to Confrontation, June 15, 2022
• Ohio Supreme Court: Constitutionality of Indeterminate Sentence Under Reagan Tokes Law May Be Challenged on Direct Appeal, June 15, 2022
• Supreme Court of Iowa: Sentence Vacated Because Prosecution Failed to Follow Spirit of Plea Agreement Requiring Recommendation of Suspended Sentence, June 15, 2022
• Wisconsin Prisoner In Vegetative State After Suicide Attempt Wins New Trial on Jury Instruction Error, July 1, 2021
• Illinois Prisoner’s Negligence Lawsuit Alleging Injuries from Wart Treatment Timely Filed, July 1, 2021

More from these topics:

• Private Prison Transport Guards Sentenced to Prison for Raping Detainees, June 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Contractor Misconduct, Transportation.
• Disgraced NYC Council Candidate Gets Slap-on-the-Wrist Sentence, April 26, 2024. Misconduct/Corruption, Check-Kiting/Bad Checks.
• As ICE Data Errors Persist, GEO Group Cashes In, April 26, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Immigration Law/Offenses, Detention - Generally.
• Third Circuit Unhappy with Federal Detainee’s Denied Marriage Request at Pennsylvania GEO Group Lockup, April 1, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Marriage, Public versus Private Employees, State Actions.
• Alabama Denies Parole to Former Sheriff Convicted of Corruption, April 1, 2024. Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Parole, Release Decisions.
• New Jersey Private Prison Ban Voided, March 1, 2024. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Supremacy Clause, Detention - Generally, Immigration Detention.
• Commissary and Food Service Privatization Strands Florida Prisoners in ‘Food Desert’, Feb. 1, 2024. Private Prisons, Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), PRIDE, Aramark, Food, State Law Claims, Trust Accounts, Commissary.
• No Data to Prove Whether $600-Million California Parole Effort Worked, Feb. 1, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Almost $950,000 Paid by Inmate Services Corp. for Hellish Prisoner Transports, Feb. 1, 2024. Private Prisons, Transportation.
• DOJ Spending Over $6 Billion in Firms to Seize Innocent Citizens’ Property Via Civil Asset Forfeiture, Jan. 15, 2024. Misconduct/Corruption, Government Misconduct, Forfeiture Money Judgments.