More from this issue:

1. Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree, by Isaac Arnsdorf
2. Sequel: Three Additional Federal Executions Before Trump Left Office, by Chad Marks
3. Analysis: Federal Executions in Indiana Became ‘Super-Spreader’ Events, by Derek Gilna
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. California Prison System Fined $400,000 For Prisoner Transfers That Sparked Surge in COVID-19, Also Faulted For Easing Restrictions, by Edward Lyon
6. COVID Pandemic: Medical Update, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
7. Biden to Phase Out Privately-Run Federal Prisons; Critics Say Plan Too Timid, by Kevin Bliss
8. Reuters Investigation: Lamentable Medical Care in Jails and Prisons Exposed During Pandemic, by Casey Bastian
9. $300,000 Award for Illinois Prisoner in Sexual Assault Claim, by David Reutter
10. Second Circuit Upholds New York Prison Guards’ Federal Criminal Convictions for Assaulting Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
11. Last-Minute DOJ Order Clears Way for Possible Return of Home Confinees to Prison, by Derek Gilna
12. Centurion Opts Out of Mississippi Prison Medical Contract, by David Reutter
13. A Guide To Finding Housing After Incarceration
14. New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons, by Brian Dolinar
15. Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania County Over Prisoner’s Death in Restraint Chair Settled for $3 Million, by Matthew Clarke
16. Arizona Grandmother Sues After Being Jailed and Forced to Drink From Toilet, by Matthew Clarke
17. Audits Reveals Problems With Privatized Food Service at Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail, by Jayson Hawkins
18. Essay: What Spurred the Rise in Mass Solitary Confinement, by David Reutter
19. Report: Video Courtroom Proceedings Have Negative Impact on Fairness and Access to Justice, by Matthew Clarke
20. No Sentence Reduction for Former Pennsylvania Judge Who Was Caging Kids for Kickback Cash, by Matthew Clarke
21. New Mexico Lawyer Fights to End Solitary Confinement, by Daniel A. Rosen
22. Federal Court Orders Body Cams Be Worn by Guards in Effort to Stop Abuse of Disabled at California Prison, by Douglas Ankney
23. Arizona Supreme Court Overturns Decision Allowing Special Master to Review Recordings of Jail Phone Calls to Attorney Alleged to be Privileged, by Matthew Clarke
24. COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Founding of Congressional BOP Reform Caucus, by Anthony Accurso
25. Greedo Still Influencing From Texas Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
26. Federal Judge Dismisses Arizona Woman’s Wrongful Conviction Suit, by Daniel A. Rosen
27. Victim Compensation and Restorative Justice as Alternatives to Sentencing Enhancements for Hate Crimes, by Douglas Ankney
28. Private Medical Contractor Wellpath Pays $4.5 Million in Death of Mentally Ill Jail Detainee After Judge Finds It Destroyed Evidence, by Douglas Ankney
29. Nearly Killed by Dehumanizing Culture of Indifference, Oregon Prisoner Sues for $975,000, by Mark Wilson
30. Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Florida Prisoner Accused of Assaulting Guard After Video Surfaces, by Kevin Bliss
31. Pay-to-Stay Fees Impoverish Prisoners, Increase Recidivism, by Kevin Bliss
32. ICE Detention Facility Deaths Now Highest Since 2005, by Kevin Bliss
33. Pardoned Nevada Bank Robber’s Story Creates Hope for Prisoners, by Casey Bastian
34. Prisoner Art on Display in New York City Exhibition, by Edward Lyon
35. CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case, by David Reutter
36. Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s “Needless & Preventable” Death From Flu Complications Nets Record $3 Million Settlement, by Mark Wilson
37. Sixth Circuit Orders Michigan District Court to Review Prisoner’s Plea for Compassionate Release, by David Reutter
38. California Starts Phase-Out of Most State Juvenile Prisons, but Loophole Allows Two to Remain Open, by Douglas Ankney
39. Mass Incarceration Fueling Spread of COVID-19 in Local Communities, by Keith Sanders
40. Ohio Supreme Court Orders Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to Revise Calculation of Prisoner’s Sentence, by Matthew Clarke
41. Nevada Reduces Share of Prisoners’ Money That Can be Taken for Restitution, by Daniel A. Rosen
42. California Sheriff Hid Number of Deaths in Sacramento County Jails, by Kevin Bliss
43. As Prisoners Die, Washington Officials Resist Reform, by Mark Wilson
44. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Prisoners Can Challenge Deductions Taken From Their Accounts, by David Reutter
45. California’s San Quentin and Folsom Prisons Hardest-Hit by COVID-19, by Edward Lyon
46. Mississippi Department of Corrections Lifts Smoking Ban at its Prisons, by Keith Sanders
47. Second Circuit Court of Appeals Partly Overturns New York District Court, Allows Prisoner’s PREA Violations Claims to Proceed, by David Reutter
48. Minnesota Counties Pay Out More Than $10 Million For Prison and Jail Settlements, by Kevin Bliss
49. Data: Families of Arizona Prison Guards Suffer High Rates of Domestic Violence, by Edward Lyon
50. Federal Court Finds Missouri Parole System Unconstitutional, by Dale Chappell
51. New Allegations of Abuse and Sexual Assault at Edna Mahan Women’s Prison in New Jersey, by Kevin Bliss
52. Successive Corruption Scandal Rocks Mississippi Prison System, by Edward Lyon
53. News in Brief

More from Brian Dolinar:

• Cages Without Bars Are Widening the Net: The Explosion of Electronic Monitoring, Jan. 1, 2023
• Prison Profiteer Is Using Sandra Bland’s Death to Sell Surveillance Technology, Sept. 30, 2022
• Louisiana Prisoners Used as Slave Labor During Hurricane Ida, Families Left in the Dark for Weeks, Nov. 1, 2021
• Eleven Guards Fired after Death at Houston Jail, Nov. 1, 2021
• Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois, Oct. 1, 2021
• Prioritizing Incarcerated People for Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID in IL Prisons, June 1, 2021
• New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons, March 1, 2021
• Illinois Prison Phone Rates are Lowest Following Grassroots Activism, Aug. 6, 2019
• Profiting Off Mass Incarceration: Detroit Pistons Owner Buys Private Prison Phone Company, Oct. 10, 2017
• With General Inch in Charge, We Can Expect Further Militarization of the Prison System, Aug. 30, 2017

More from these topics:

• $2,000 Paid to Former Arkansas Jail Detainees Given Horse Dewormer for COVID-­19, April 1, 2024. Medication, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, COVID-19.
• North Carolina Prison Official Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Program Fraud, March 1, 2024. Government Misconduct, COVID-19, Fraud and Deceit, Fraud and Theft Loss.
• Oklahoma Prisoner Uses COVID-19 Stimulus Check to Overturn Conviction, Jan. 1, 2024. COVID-19, Informants, Wrongful Conviction.
• Deaths While Incarcerated Up 18% in Louisiana, Jan. 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Reviews, COVID-19, Databases, Wrongful Death.
• Another Report Verifies That Prison Deaths Soared During COVID-19 Pandemic, Jan. 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, COVID-19, Statistics/Trends, Databases.
• Fourth Circuit: Disparate Sentence of 30 Years for Two § 924(c) Convictions Constitutes ‘Extraordinary and Compelling Reason’ for Early Release and § 3553(a) Sentencing Factors ‘Overwhelmingly’ Favor Sentence Reduction, Dec. 15, 2023. COVID-19, First Step Act, Compassionate Release.
• California Court of Appeal Reinstates Lawsuit by San Quentin Prisoner Over Botched Transfer That Sparked COVID-19 Outbreak, Dec. 1, 2023. Transfers, COVID-19, Prison Litigation Reform Act.
• COVID-19 Consent Decree Terminated at Florida’s Broward County Jail, Dec. 1, 2023. COVID-19, Consent Decrees.
• While Federal Prisoners Died of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, BOP Staff Used Up Vaccine Allotment on Themselves, Nov. 15, 2023. Medication, COVID-19, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Number Held in U.S. Prisons and Jails Dipped in Pandemic’s Second Year, Oct. 15, 2023. COVID-19, Overcrowding, Effects of Mass Incarceration.