More from this issue:

1. Despite #MeToo, Celebrity Justice Remains Massively Unjust, by Matthew Clarke
2. Georgia Prison Smuggling Ring Busted, Warden and Former Guard Arrested, by Chuck Sharman
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare, by Kevin Bliss
5. $50,000 Settlement to Texas Prisoner for Feces-Covered Cell
6. New Jail Healthcare Provider Coming to Albuquerque – Again, by Kevin Bliss
7. Third Connecticut Prison Lockdown in Five Months, by Kevin Bliss
8. Guantanamo Prison Down to 30 Detainees, by Jordan Arizmendi
9. Fifth BOP Staff Conviction and Sixth Arrest in California Prison ‘Rape Club’, by Jo Ellen Nott
10. Tennessee DOC Coughs Up Video of Condemned Prisoner Who Severed Own Penis, by Eike Blohm, MD
11. California LGBTQ Pardon Initiative Falls Short, by Chuck Sharman
12. Florida Returning Canteen Funds for Prisoner Programming, by Harold Hempstead
13. Fifth Detainee Dies in 2023 at California’s Santa Rita Jail, by Jo Ellen Nott
14. Ohio Makes Sweeping Changes to Criminal Justice
15. New York City Stops Reporting Rikers Island Deaths Amid Rampant Guard Misconduct, by Benjamin Tschirhart, Chuck Sharman, Kevin Bliss
16. New York Prisoner Is Released After Conviction Is Vacated, Reinstated and Vacated Once More, by Chuck Sharman
17. Seventh Circuit: Attorney’s Submission of Illinois Prisoner’s Grievance Exhausts Administrative Remedies, by David Reutter
18. $142,500 Settlement After Pennsylvania Jail Guard Allegedly Knocked Out Detainee and Broke Her Jaw, by Matthew Clarke
19. L.A. County Watchdog Takes Aim at “Deputy Gangs”, by Douglas Ankney
20. Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Prison Work Injury, by Matthew Clarke
21. Newly Released Government Records Reveal Horrible Neglect of Terminally Ill Woman in Federal Prison, by C.J. Ciaramella
22. Prisoner Who Reached $11,400 Retaliation Settlement with South Dakota Jail Tries Again with DOC, by Keith Sanders
23. Seventh Circuit: Low IQ and Segregation Placement May Render Administrative Remedies Unavailable to Indiana Prisoner, by David Reutter
24. More Success for Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails, by Keith Sanders
25. Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of North Carolina Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Failure to Show Deliberate Indifference, by Douglas Ankney
26. California Appeals Court Affirms Rate Caps and Fee Limitations for Prison Telecoms, by Douglas Ankney
27. $120,000 Settlement Reached With Long Island Detainee Assaulted by Jail Guards, by Jacob Barrett
28. $500,000 Settlement for Texas Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Child Sex Abuse, by Benjamin Tschirhart
29. New York Bail Reform Laws Reduced Recidivism, Contrary to Critics’ Claims, by Chuck Sharman
30. $150,000 Verdict for South Carolina Jail Detainee’s Groin Injury During Pat-Down, by Eike Blohm, MD
31. Texas Prisons are Fire Traps, by Edward Lyon
32. Over $7,600 Awarded to Tennessee Prisoner for Retaliatory Cell Search and Transfer
33. Tenth Circuit: Colorado Prisoner’s Injury Requiring Medical Treatment Not De Minimus, by David Reutter
34. FCC Granted Broader Authority to Regulate Prisoner Call Costs, by Chuck Sharman
35. California Prisoners Embracing Arts, by Kevin Bliss
36. $15,001 Verdict Against Delaware Guard for Gaping Prisoner’s Butt During Strip Search, by Keith Sanders
37. Almost 800 Deaths in South Carolina Jails and Prisons Six Years
38. Fourth Circuit Revives Virginia Prisoner’s Challenge to Discipline for Allegedly Sexually Harassing Guard, by David Reutter
39. Georgia Prisoner Allowed to Proceed on Section 1983 Claim Seeking Execution by Firing Squad, by David Reutter
40. States Take Legislative Action to Address Family Separation by Incarceration, by Jordan Arizmendi
41. Iowa DOC Changes Policy After Ombudsman Calls Out Unfair Prisoner Discipline, by Kevin Bliss
42. Biden Granting More Pardons Than Trump, Fewer Than Obama, by Jordan Arizmendi
43. Bad Lawyering, Bankruptcy Torpedo Suit Over Delaware Prisoner’s Death, by Jayson Hawkins
44. California Appellate Court: Time Spent in Mental Hospital to Restore Competency is Time Served, by David Reutter
45. FCC Requires Prison Telecoms to Provide Services for Deaf Prisoners, by Jordan Arizmendi
46. $1.325 Million Settlement after Virginia Detainee’s Opiate Withdrawal Ignored in Jail, by David Reutter
47. Nebraska Parole Board Members Showing Up to Work More Often, by Chuck Sharman, Jordan Arizmendi
48. The World’s Biggest Prison, by Edward Lyon
49. News in Brief

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:

• Oregon DOC Investigation Puts Top Medical Officials on Leave, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Staffing, Mental Health, Official Investigation.
• Former South Carolina Jailer Spared Prison After Testimony Fails to Convict Former Sheriff, Feb. 15, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures, Offense of Conviction.
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Parole Liability, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Mentally Incompetent Maine Defendants Sent to South Carolina Wellpath Lockup Called “Essentially Prison”, Jan. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Bankruptcy, Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Governor Can’t Revoke Commutation After Sentence Expires, Jan. 15, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Revocation Proceedings, Overreaching.
• After Florida Appellate Court Holds Crimes of ‘Attempt’ Eligible for Incentive Gain Time, Supreme Court Refuses Review, Jan. 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Attempts/Incomplete Acts, Credits, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures.
• Seventh Circuit Announces Maximum Revocation Sentence for Violation of Supervised Release Based on Classification of Underlying Offense at Time of Conviction, Not at Time of Revocation, Dec. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Revocation Proceedings.
• California Supreme Court Announces Retroactivity of 2022 Version of Penal Code § 1170 to Upper-Term Sentences Imposed Before Its Enactment, Dec. 15, 2024. Retroactivity, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
• First Circuit Holds Government Breached Plea Agreement by Implicitly Arguing for Upward Variant Sentence by Including Pictures and Video of Defendant That Allegedly Depict His Criminal Tendencies in Sentencing Memo, Dec. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Grounds for Variance, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas, Grounds.
• Trends Show Mortality Risks Increase with Higher Jail Turnover Rates, Dec. 15, 2024. Medical, Wrongful Death, Mental Health.