More from this issue:

1. Milestone: Thirty Years of Prison Legal News and the Human Rights Defense Center, by Paul Wright
2. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Denied Medical Care During Pandemic, New Jersey Prisoner Treats Infected Wound With Bleach, by Dale Chappell
5. Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Who Allegedly Allowed Attack on Nevada Prisoner, by David Reutter
6. Lives at Stake as Pennsylvania County De-privatizes Prison, by David Reutter
7. Coronavirus: A Second Wave of Infection, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
8. Eleventh Circuit Vacates COVID-19 Injunction Against Miami Jail, by David Reutter
9. Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Loses Another Arizona Republican Primary, by Matthew Clarke
10. Nebraska Declares Overcrowding Emergency in State Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
11. Fourth Circuit: Opening of Detainee’s Legal Mail Outside His Presence Violates Right to Free Speech, by David Reutter
12. Federal Judge Rules Prisoners Eligible for $1,200 Stimulus Checks; Application Deadline Extended to Nov. 21 for Online Filing, by Derek Gilna
13. California Prison Guards Keep Jobs After Aiding Attacks on Sex Offenders, by Jayson Hawkins
14. Texas: Prison Air Conditioning Needs Revisiting, by Edward Lyon
15. Efforts to Keep COVID-19 Out of Montana Prisons Fuels Outbreaks in County Jails, by Alex Sakariassen
16. Denial of Recruitment of Counsel for Wisconsin Prisoner Affirmed by Seventh Circuit, by David Reutter
17. DOJ Finds Frequent Use of Excessive Force in Alabama Prisons, by David Reutter
18. Two-Thirds of Nevada Prisoners Confined in Arizona Private Prison Test Positive for COVID-19, by Mark Wilson
19. Third Circuit: District Court Erred in Ruling Against Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Civil Rights Complaint, by David Reutter
20. Washington Prisoner’s State Public Records Act Lawsuit Results in His Freedom and $111,194 Award, by Matthew Clarke
21. New Jersey Guard Acquitted in Sex Scandal, by David Reutter
22. North Carolina Temporarily Closes Three Prisons for Lack of Guards; Final One Reopens During COVID-19 Pandemic, by Edward Lyon
23. $225,000 Windfall in Lehigh County, Pa. But Officials Don’t Cut Jail Phone Costs, by David Reutter
24. Second Circuit Reverses Summary Dismissal of Connecticut Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
25. Private Prison Industry Ramped Up Campaign Contributions, Favoring Republicans, by Derek Gilna
26. Pennsylvania Prisoner Loses Part of Leg, Wins Appeal in Precedential Grievance Process Case, by David Reutter
27. Florida Spent $1.7 Million, and Counting, to Impede Felon Voting Rights, by David Reutter
28. Investment Firm Buys Corizon, by Matthew Clarke
29. $1.25 Million Settlement Against Tennessee County Over Sheriff’s Violations of Labor Law, by Douglas Ankney
30. Violence at New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Increasing Even as Population Falls, by Edward Lyon
31. Ankle Monitor Shortage at Chicago Jail Put Prisoner Releases During COVID in Limbo, by David Reutter
32. Failed Michigan Jail Site to Host Innovation Center, by David Reutter
33. Report: Screening Failures Cited in COVID-19 Outbreak in California Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
34. Second Circuit: Denial of Exercise Over Four Months Defeats Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
35. Rikers Island Death Case Against City of New York Settles for $5.5 Million, by Derek Gilna
36. Families of 4 Alabama Prisoners Who Committed Suicide File Federal Lawsuit Against Prison Officials, by Matthew Clarke
37. ICE Detainees Pepper-Sprayed Over Hunger Strike, by Daniel A. Rosen
38. Connecticut: Summary Judgment Denied in Deliberate Indifference Case Where Facial Lesion Turned Out To Be Skin Cancer, by Chad Marks
39. Eleventh Circuit: Florida’s Treatment Plan for Hepatitis C-Positive Prisoners Constitutional, by David Reutter
40. Sixth Circuit Reverses and Allows Ohio Prisoner’s Civil Rights Lawsuit to Proceed, by David Reutter
41. Mental Health Crisis in California’s Lock-Ups Worsens With COVID-19, by Edward Lyon
42. Fourth Circuit Orders Sealing of North Carolina Court’s Order to “Protect Defendant from Harm”, by David Reutter
43. Native Americans Protest Theft of Alcatraz Island, by Edward Lyon
44. Temporary Halt of Federal Prison Labor at National Parks, but New Policy Proposed To Resume It, by Jayson Hawkins
45. $70,000 Settlement in Private Firm’s Failure to Treat Arizona Prisoner’s Broken Wrist, by David Reutter
46. Guard Violates Eighth Amendment by Brandishing Knife and Threatening Prisoner’s Life, by David Reutter
47. Seventh Circuit Dismisses Summary Judgment for Defendants in Illinois Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Beating, Choking, by David Reutter
48. HRDC Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Colorado Sheriff for Censorship of Prisoner Publications, by Derek Gilna
49. Captain Accused of Abusing Mentally Ill Prisoners Cleared in Internal Investigation, by Kevin Bliss
50. New York City BOP Prisoner Dies After Being Pepper-Sprayed, by Kevin Bliss
51. Former Pennsylvania Prison All Solitary with Silence Mandatory, by Edward Lyon
52. Alabama Executes Non-Shooter in Police Killings, by David Reutter
53. Former Angola Warden Burl Cain Appointed Head of Mississippi Prison System, by Matthew Clarke
54. News in Brief
55. Massachusetts Jail Phone Cost Reductions Under Attack, by Edward Lyon

More from David Reutter:

• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, Jan. 15, 2025
• In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2024
• Trends Show Mortality Risks Increase with Higher Jail Turnover Rates, Dec. 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• Minnesota High Court Restores Voting Rights of Former Felons, March 1, 2025. Voting Rights Act, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• En Banc Fifth Circuit Reverses Panel, Holds Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement Does Not Violate Eighth Amendment, March 1, 2025. Eighth Amendment, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• Philadelphia Held in Contempt of Jail Conditions Settlement, Ordered to Pay $25 Million, Feb. 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Settlements, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Policy Considerations, Fines.
• Senate Votes to Increase Penalties for BOP Contraband Cellphone Smuggling, Jan. 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Cell Searches, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Fines.
• Maryland Cancels Debt Owed by 6,715 Parolees, Jan. 15, 2025. Reimbursement of Costs, Fines.
• Trump Outpolled Harris in Pre-Election Survey Behind Bars, Dec. 15, 2024. Voting Rights, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• $25 Million Contempt Fine Prompts Release of Pretrial Detainees from Philadelphia Lockups, Dec. 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Bail/Pretrial Release, Fines.
• GEO Group Just Wants to Be a Landlord for Oklahoma DOC, Dec. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons, Fines.
• Colorado Becomes First State to Require Polling Stations in Jails, Nov. 15, 2024. Voting, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• Florida Court of Appeals Reinstates Voter Fraud Charges Against Ex-Felons, Oct. 15, 2024. Voting Rights Act, Major Fraud/Fraud Offenses Act, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.