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U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Feces Covered Cell Lawsuit
by David M. Reutter
In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on November 2, 2020 vacated lower court rulings that held prison officials were entitled to summary judgment in a claim alleging a prisoner was confined in unsanitary cells with human waste for six ...
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- “Progressive” Seattle Mayoral Candidate Exposed as Shill for the Private Prison Industry, by Ken Silverstein
- The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door, by Christopher Zoukis
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Course of the Covid Pandemic, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
- Ohio County Executive and Underlings Under Investigation for Jail Corruption and Deaths, by Edward Lyon
- Inmate Magazine Service Advertising Results in FTC Complaint, by David Reutter
- Coronavirus Lockdowns in Prisons Test Limits of Colorado’s Rules on Solitary Confinement, by John Herrick
- Guard “Justified” in Shooting Death of Elderly Woman in Spokane County Jail Lobby, by Kevin Bliss
- Wisconsin Prisoner In Vegetative State After Suicide Attempt Wins New Trial on Jury Instruction Error, by David M. Reutter
- After DOJ Finds Unconstitutional Conditions for Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary, Massachusetts Experiments with Monitoring Gadget, by Keith Sanders, Kevin Bliss
- Illinois Prisoner’s Negligence Lawsuit Alleging Injuries from Wart Treatment Timely Filed, by David M. Reutter
- District Court Certifies Class Status in Louisville Jail Overdetention of Prisoners’ Suit, by Douglas Ankney
- Eleventh Circuit Upholds Some Convictions of Four Georgia Prison Guards for Drug Smuggling; Reverses Others for Retrial, by Matthew Clarke
- Law Review States Prisons Better Off With Public Health Care Rather than Private, by Kevin Bliss
- U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Feces Covered Cell Lawsuit, by David Reutter
- $6.2 Million Judgment for California Deputies Negligence Causing Arrestee Injuries Affirmed, by David Reutter
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- Inspector General Finds Botched Transfers Caused COVID Outbreak at San Quentin, 29 Dead, by Matthew Clarke
- Woman Abuse Survivors Sent to Prison for Self-Defense, by Keith Sanders
- North Carolina Prisons Underreport COVID Related Deaths, by Kevin Bliss
- New Jersey Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Kept Quiet in State Prisons, by Akela Lacy
- GAO Reports ICE Wastes Hundreds of Millions Each Year, by Matthew Clarke
- The Enduring Life of Life Sentences, by Casey Bastian
- Federal Court Orders Release of Documents for Connecticut Prison Cancer Death, by David Reutter
- Virginia Votes to Abolish Death Penalty, by Jayson Hawkins
- Second Circuit Holds Connecticut Can’t Indemnify Guard in Assault Case Then Seek Cost of Incarceration; $650,000 Awarded in Failure to Protect Case, by David Reutter
- Georgia Sheriffs Entitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity When Setting Jail Policies That Lead to Prisoners Being Sexually Abused, by David Reutter
- Architects Question Whether Building “More Humane” Prisons is Possible, by Daniel A. Rosen
- $54,000 Award of Attorney Fees to Enforce Settlement Agreement on Behalf of Deaf Prisoners, by David Reutter
- En Banc Eleventh Circuit Holds Prisoners Can Seek Punitive Damages Without Physical Injury, by David Reutter
- Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Retaliation Suit by Pro Se Michigan Prisoner, by David Reutter
- From a Picture Grew Thousands of Words, by Edward Lyon
- Maine Supreme Judicial Court Holds Courts Have Authority to Enjoin DOC from Unconstitutional Segregation Practices, by Matthew Clarke
- $200,000 Settlement for Kentucky Woman in Jail Childbirth Suit, by Matthew Clarke
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- Oregon Federal Court Issues Class Certification in HRDC Challenge to NUMI Release Debit Cards, by David Reutter
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- Iowa Jails Lower Phone Rates But Not Far Enough, by David Reutter
- Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Transfer Lawsuit by Suicidal Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
- Colorado Supreme Court Holds Prisoners Entitled to Preliminary Hearing on New Charges, by Matthew Clarke
- After Backlash, Tennessee State University President Reverses Decision to Join CoreCivic Board, by Matthew Clarke
- “We Want Court dates!”, by Keith Sanders
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- $155 Million Settlement for 10,000 California Prison Guard Supervisors in Wage Lawsuit, April 26, 2024
- Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Detainee Suffering Fatal Seizure Might Have Been Faking or Might Have Gotten Better, April 26, 2024
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- Florida Supreme Court Bans ‘Vexatious’ Prisoner From Filing Further Pro Se Petitions, April 26, 2024
- Eleventh Circuit: “More than Gross Negligence” Required to Prove Deliberate Indifference, April 26, 2024
- Electronic Monitoring: An Alternative to Incarceration or a Troubling Extension of Punishment?, April 15, 2024
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- Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Detainee Suffering Fatal Seizure Might Have Been Faking or Might Have Gotten Better, April 26, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Drug Overdose, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.
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