More from this issue:

1. PREA: Tackling the Nightmare of Prison Rape, by David Reutter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Nebraska Supreme Court Holds Discretionary Function Exception Bars Lawsuit Over Prison’s Botched Response to Uprising
4. Arizona Federal Court Rescinds Approval of Jensen Settlement; Sets Class Action Medical and Control Unit Case Against Arizona DOC for Trial, by Matthew Clarke
5. $50,000 Settlement for Denial of Medical Care at Tribal Jail in Montana
6. Protective Order Issued in Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit, by David Reutter
7. Georgia Enacts Massive Probation Reform Bill, by David Reutter
8. Prison Staff Are Refusing Vaccines. Incarcerated People Are Paying the Price., by Joshua Manson, Erika Tyagi
9. The States that Lead the Nation in COVID-19 Cases Are Hiding Their Prison Data, by Neal Marquez, Erika Tyagi, Sharon Dolovich
10. Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit, by Keith Sanders
11. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of HRDC Postcard-Only Suit Against Arkansas Jail, by David Reutter
12. South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information, by Matthew Clarke
13. HRDC Case Sues JPay Over Fee-Heavy “Release Card” Debit Cards
14. Eleventh Circuit Holds No Qualified Immunity on Deliberate Indifference in Heat Exhaustion Case, by David Reutter
15. Colorado Jail Blows Through $16 Million in COVID Relief Money, Has Outbreak Anyway, Settles ACLU Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
16. Tennessee Department of Corrections Rebids $123 Million Health Care Contract After Corizon Accuses It and Centurion of Bid Rigging, by Matthew Clarke
17. Death, Neglect and Despair in U.S. Tribal Jails, by Daniel A. Rosen
18. Study Analyzes Deaths of Parole-Approved Texas Prisoners Awaiting Release, by Matthew Clarke
19. File a CFPB Complaint for Unfair Money Transfer Fees
20. Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois, by Panagioti Tsolkas, Brian Dolinar
21. Sacramento Sheriff Used Prisoner Welfare Fund for Trips, Salaries and Equipment, by Matthew Clarke
22. Fourth Circuit Rules Prisoner Sex Offender has No Right to In-Person Visitation with His Minor Children, by Douglas Ankney
23. Virginia Department of Corrections Confirms Visitation Not Primary Means of Contraband Introduction, by Kevin Bliss
24. Seven Former GEO Employees Plead Guilty in Federal Texas Private Jail Bribery Scheme
25. Indiana DOC Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Ban on Incoming Mail Except That in White Envelopes Using White, Lined Paper
26. Supreme Court Reverses Qualified Immunity Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, by Douglas Ankney
27. Local Pennsylvania Voters Ban Solitary Confinement and No-Knock Warrants, by David Reutter
28. Absent Expert Medical Testimony, Deliberate Indifference Tough to Prove in Medical Cases, by David Reutter
29. Erie County Sheriff Settles AG Lawsuit for Violating New York Reporting Directives, by Kevin Bliss
30. California Slashes High Call Rates in Prisons and Jails, by Chuck Sharman
31. Mailbox Rule Inapplicable to Prisoners Represented by Counsel
32. Federal New York City Jail Made Infamous by Jeffrey Epstein Death Closed Due to Persistent Problems and Incompetence
33. New Connecticut Law Eliminates Prison Gerrymandering
34. $56 Million Settlement in CoreCivic Securities Violation Lawsuit, by David Reutter
35. Judge Orders COVID Emergency Release Procedures at Lompoc Federal Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
36. Eleventh Circuit Grants Prisoner with Hep C Exception to PLRA Three Strikes Rule
37. Washington DC Jail’s Suicide Proof “Safe Cell” Use Not Safe for Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
38. Iowa County Wants to Use COVID-19 Relief Money to Build New Jail, by Keith Sanders
39. $1 Million Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Preventable Suicide Attempt and Death, by David Reutter
40. Immigration Detention Contracts Cancelled in Georgia and Massachusetts, by Daniel A. Rosen
41. $500,000 Settlement for California Jail Rape, Deputy Fired and Sentenced
42. Pay-to-Play Lives in FEC Decision Not to Enforce Ban on Political Contributions by Boca Prison Contractor The GEO Group, by Dan Christensen
43. News in Brief

More from Keith Sanders:

• No Summary Judgment for Private Transportation Company in Maryland Detainee’s Suit Alleging “Horrific” 2,000-Mile Journey, Sept. 15, 2023
• California College Offers Housing, Services to Formally Incarcerated Students, Aug. 15, 2023
• New Report Pats BOP on the Back for Addressing Problems With Restrictive Housing, PREA, Aug. 15, 2023
• Ohio Supreme Court Grants State Prisoner Another $1,000 for Denied Records, Aug. 15, 2023
• Prisoner Who Reached $11,400 Retaliation Settlement with South Dakota Jail Tries Again with DOC, July 15, 2023
• More Success for Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails, July 15, 2023
• $15,001 Verdict Against Delaware Guard for Gaping Prisoner’s Butt During Strip Search, July 15, 2023
• Study Shows COVID-19 Drove Prison Death Rates 50% Higher, June 15, 2023
• Wellpath Subsidiary Out of Australian Women’s Prison After Indigenous Prisoner’s Death, June 15, 2023
• Specialized Police Units Hunt People for ICE, June 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• 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. COVID-19, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Practitioner Exception.
• Kentucky’s Failure to Timely Release Prisoners Costs Taxpayers $30 Million (So Far), Dec. 15, 2024. Cost of Prison Systems, Overdetention, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry.
• GEO Group Just Wants to Be a Landlord for Oklahoma DOC, Dec. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons, Fines.
• Identities Stolen From Virginia Jail Detainees For $341,205 COVID-19 Fraud, Nov. 15, 2024. COVID-19, Financial Institution - Definition, Identity Theft.
• Impoverished Ohio County Gets New Jail Space After Settling Suit for Bloody Detainee Assault, Oct. 15, 2024. Cost of Prison Systems, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Settlements, Costs.
• Ninth Circuit Provides Cover to Oregon Governor for Prioritizing Guards Over Prisoners for COVID-19 Vaccine, Oct. 15, 2024. Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19, Guards/Staff.
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Publishes Data Report on Compassionate Release in FY 2023, Oct. 1, 2024. COVID-19, Statistics/Trends, Compassionate Release, Official Report.
• CoreCivic’s Successful Campaign for Mass Incarceration Continues in Tennessee, Sept. 15, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cost of Prison Systems, Effects of Mass Incarceration.
• Tennessee DOC Rewards CoreCivic with Pay Increase Despite Critical Watchdog Audit, Aug. 15, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Corrections Audits, Cost of Prison Systems.
• Report Finds Current Path of Florida Prison System “Unsustainable”, June 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions.