More from this issue:

1. Living and Dying on Rikers Island: The Latest Installment, by Kevin Bliss
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Omicron Has Arrived. Many Prisons and Jails Are Not Ready., by Keri Blakinger, Beth Schwartzapfel
4. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Omicron Winter, by Jo Ellen Nott
5. Suit by HRDC Alleging GTL and Securus Violated Sherman Anti-Trust Act Survives Motion to Dismiss, by Douglas Ankney
6. Long-Time PLN Contributor Released from Solitary Stint in Oregon for ‘Contraband’ Toy Phone, by Jacob Barrett
7. $90,000 Paid by Illinois County to Prisoner Tasered by Two Guards He Wasn’t Resisting, by David Reutter
8. Inmate Magazine Service Settlement Prohibits Further Sale of Magazine Subscriptions, Orders Payment of $2.2 Million for ‘Consumer Redress’
9. Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Failure to Protect Michigan Prisoner from Unsafe Working Conditions, by David Reutter
10. HRDC Appeals Denial of Public Records Request for Documentation of Secret Settlement in Maine Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
11. $10,000 Awarded by Nevada Federal Court to Prisoner Assaulted by Former State Prison Guard, by Matthew Clarke
12. Prison Employee Union Fighting to Stop Closure of San Diego Federal Detention Center, by Keith Sanders
13. Lawsuit Over Winter Power Outage at Brooklyn’s Troubled Federal Detention Center Granted Class Certification, by Kevin Bliss
14. Another Death by Taser in Sangamon County, Illinois Jail, by Jayson Hawkins
15. Activists Play Whack-a-Mole Closing ICE Detention Centers, by David Reutter
16. North Carolina Renames Prisons Whose Names Honored Enslavers, by Matthew Clarke
17. Investigations Into the Deaths of Several Prisoners and Two Guards Reveal Rampant Corruption, Cover-ups in California Prison, by Keith Sanders
18. $900,000 Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securus Recorded California Prisoner-Attorney Calls, by David Reutter
19. Settlement for New Jersey Special Needs Prisoner Students Includes Damages, Fees and Education, by Edward Lyon
20. $7,500 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Assaulted by Guards And Denied Medical Care
21. White Supremacist Groups Continue to Infest Florida DOC
22. $1 Million Default Judgement for Michigan Jail Prisoner Against Health Care Provider in Sexual Assault, by Mark Wilson
23. Transgender Women in Illinois DOC Secure Injunction with Special Monitor, by Casey Bastian
24. Seven Prisoners Died in 2021, One by Homicide, at Virginia’s Only Private Prison
25. ‘They Know No Bounds’: Suffolk County New York Prosecutors Sent to Prison, by Edward Lyon
26. Eighth Circuit Rules Guard’s History of Excessive Force too Prejudicial or a Jury to Hear in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Case, by Matthew Clarke, Jacob Barrett
27. Tennessee CoreCivic Prison Guard Indicted for Beating Unresisting Prisoner, Attempting Cover-up, by Harold Hempstead
28. New York Jail Required to Provide Methadone to Detainee for Addiction Treatment
29. Fifth Circuit Holds Private Immigration Detention Facilities Are Subject to Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s Prohibition Against Coerced Labor, by Matthew Clarke
30. Seventh Circuit: No Case for Loss of Eye from Medical Neglect Because of Lack of Expert Testimony, by Jacob Barrett
31. Ninth Circuit Continues Trend of Reversing Injunctive Relief Protecting Prisoners From COVID-19, by Douglas Ankney
32. Fifth Circuit Says Federal Habeas Action May Not Be Used to Challenge Conditions of Confinement Related to COVID-19, by Matthew Clarke
33. Judge Sentences Boss of ‘Horrific’ Cuyahoga Ohio Jail to Prison, by Edward Lyon
34. After Second Circuit Rules in His Favor, Connecticut Prisoner Required to Exercise in Full Restraints for Six Months Takes $100,000 Settlement, by Matthew Clarke
35. Qualified Immunity Granted in Suit Challenging Policy of “Checking-In” on Nevada Prisoner’s Legal Calls, by David Reutter
36. Seventh Circuit Grudgingly Affirms Summary Judgment in Illinois’ Prisoner’s Suicide Lawsuit, by Dale Chappell
37. California Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Charges Against Prisoners Charged in Pelican Bay Riot, by David Reutter
38. Fourth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Prison Official Who Gave Prisoner No Notice Before Hearing That Resulted in Transfer to Security Detention, by David Reutter
39. ‘Disconnect’ Between Illinois Prisoner’s Grievance and Complaint Results In Failure to Exhaust, by Jacob Barrett
40. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Federal Prisoner’s Tort Claim Against BOP Officials, by Keith Sanders
41. $4,000 Federal Bench Verdict to Kentucky Prisoner Assaulted by Guard While Restrained
42. News in Brief

More from Jacob Barrett:

• $120,000 Settlement Reached With Long Island Detainee Assaulted by Jail Guards, July 15, 2023
• $17.675 Million Paid for New Yorker’s Wrongful Conviction, June 15, 2023
• Eighth Circuit Greenlights Arkansas Execution Protocol, June 15, 2023
• Second Circuit Upholds Connecticut Prison Porn Ban, Sets Up Circuit Split Over “Vagueness” Test, June 15, 2023
• Louisiana Sheriff Coughs Up $2.75 Million After Falsely Claiming Detainee Died From Accidental Fall, June 15, 2023
• Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy, June 15, 2023
• Corizon Bankruptcy Threatens $6.4 Million Award to Family of Michigan Prisoner Whose Five-Day Jail Term Turned Into Death Sentence, June 1, 2023
• Detainee Allegedly “Eaten Alive” by Vermin in Overcrowded Atlanta Jail, May 1, 2023
• Ninth Circuit: Grievance Policy May Excuse Oregon Prisoner’s Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies, May 1, 2023
• Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy, May 1, 2023

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit: South Carolina Prisoner’s Bivens Claim Must Detail Unconstitutional Acts of Each Defendant, April 26, 2024. Complaints, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Dismissal.
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Wisconsin Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Untreated Knee Injury, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Bedding, Complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act, Sufficiency of Pleadings, Deliberate Indifference.
• Second Circuit Revives N.Y. Prisoner’s Suit Over Sing Sing Fire, 11 Other Prisoners Split $220,000 Settlement, Jan. 1, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Evidentiary Ruling, Administrative Exhaustion.
• Misadventures in Mail Censorship, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Censorship, Prison Regulations.
• Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion, RLUIPA, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Eighth Circuit Says Arkansas Prisoner’s Medical Incapacity May Excuse PLRA Exhaustion Failure, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances.
• Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim Over Dismissed Grievance, Dec. 1, 2023. Grievances, Dismissal.
• Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner’s Dismissed Complaint Doesn’t Count as a “Strike”, Dec. 1, 2023. Complaints, Dismissal, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), Three Strike Litigants.
• After Winning $15,000 Settlement, California Trans Prisoner Forces CDCR to Replace Missing Trust Account Deposits, Dec. 1, 2023. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Grievances, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Transgender.
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances.