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Breaking the Cycle of Understaffing, Lockdowns and Increased Violence in Prisons
by David M. Reutter
The political atmosphere surrounding criminal justice reform features strong rhetoric on both sides. Those who pontificate the “get-tough-on-crime” culture argue for increasing criminal sanctions and imposing punishment upon prisoners. On the other side are criminal justice reform advocates who push for a second chance by changing ...
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More from this issue:
- Breaking the Cycle of Understaffing, Lockdowns and Increased Violence in Prisons, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Wexford Faces Liability for Indiana Prisoner’s Delayed Specialist Referral, by David Reutter
- After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, by Mark Wilson
- Convicted Sex Offender Now a Licensed Attorney in Washington State
- Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, by David Reutter
- $110,000 Paid By Tennessee Jail to Women Allegedly Forced to Stage “Sex Shows” for Guard
- $1 Million Settlement for California Prisoners Used to Bait Guard Charged with Sexual Misconduct
- $30,000 Paid by Pennsylvania to Prisoner Who Alleged Guards Beat and Tortured Him, by Douglas Ankney
- Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, by Mark Wilson
- Louisiana Prison Guard Helps Pregnant Prisoner and Learns That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
- Number Held in U.S. Prisons and Jails Dipped in Pandemic’s Second Year, by Douglas Ankney
- $1.25 Million Settlement for California Jail Prisoner’s Loss of Limbs, by David Reutter
- 46 Honduran Prisoners Massacred in Their Cells
- Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, by Mark Wilson
- COVID-19 Increased Racial Disparities in Prisons and Jails
- Court Orders Preliminary Injunctive Relief for Transgender Massachusetts Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
- Guantanamo Bay Detainees Subjected to Forced Rectal Feeding and Hydration, by Eike Blohm, MD
- Wrongly Imprisoned for Killing Oregon Prison Director, Frank Gable Finally Fully Freed
- Naphcare’s Lack of Care Leads to $26.75 Million Verdict for Washington Jail Death
- $2,060,000 Awarded to Former New York Prisoner Left Quadriplegic After Assault by Guards, by Douglas Ankney
- Ex-felons on Parole and Probation Now Allowed to Vote in Minnesota
- How Corporations Turned Prison Tablets Into a Predatory Scheme, by Derick McCarthy, Ruqaiyah Zarook, Tommaso Bardelli
- The Almost Unknown Turkey Bowl and Black Sheep, by Douglas Ankney
- Report Finds Prison a Factor in Falling U.S. Life Expectancy
- Third Prisoner Dies in 2023 at California’s New Folsom Prison
- Virginia Prisoner Wins Habeas Release on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim, by Douglas Ankney
- Settlement Reached Over COVID-19 Measures, Home Confinement Releases at FCC Lompoc
- New York Jailhouse Lawyer Wins Resentencing, Release, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- CoreCivic Fails to Defeat California’s Anti-SLAPP Law at Ninth Circuit, Must Pay $45,630 in Attorney Fees
- Colorado One of Four States Making Phone Calls Free for Prisoners
- Sixth Circuit Revives Blind Tennessee Prisoner’s Suit Against DOC and CoreCivic
- $1.85 Million Approved for Tampa Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 37 Years
- Suit Against Pennsylvania Jail and Controversial Trainer Down to Just Two Plaintiffs
- Almost $1.1 Million Awarded to One-Legged Pretrial Detainee Forced to Hop to California Jail Cell, by David Reutter
- Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Dismissed, by David Reutter
- Former BOP Guard Gets Light Sentence for COVID-19 Fraud, by Douglas Ankney
- Academics Find Prisoners Denied Access to Public Information, by Matthew Clarke
- Citing Improvements at Mississippi State Prison at Parchman, Rappers Drop Suit, by Douglas Ankney
- Settlement Includes $78,000 in Damages Against Minnesota DOC for ADA Violations
- 400 Prisoners Relocated After Fire at Texas State Penitentiary
- Texas Death Row Prisoners Challenge Blanket Policy of Automatic Solitary Confinement, by Douglas Ankney
- Colorado Lawmakers Shut Down Sheriff’s Participation in ICE 287(g) Program
- Prisoner Health Update: Hemorrhoids, by Eike Blohm, MD
- JPay Denied Motion to Compel Arbitration in Suit Over Debit Release Cards
- Despite Prior Settlement Agreement, Sick Michigan Prisoners Still Forced to Wait for Medication in Cold and Rain, by Douglas Ankney
- Nearly 5,000 Sexual Victimizations Counted in Three Years in U.S. Prisons and Jails, by Douglas Ankney
- $3.25 Million Settlement Reached With Defendants Jailed in Missouri “Debtor’s Prison” for Unpaid Fines, Fees, by Matthew Clarke
- $2.125 Million Paid So Far for Virginia Prisoner’s Death from Treatable Aneurism, by Matthew Clarke
- San Francisco Jail First in Nation to Provide Detainees Tablets With Totally Free Content
- Utah Prisoner Blows Whistle on Abuse of Federal Grants, Leading to $1.55 Million Settlement – And New Law Restricting Prisoner Records Requests
- News in Brief
More from David Reutter:
- California Court of Appeal: Petitioner Has Constitutional Right to Be Present at Evidentiary Hearing Under Felony Murder Resentencing Law, May 15, 2024
- Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Illinois Jail Guards Who Relied on Nurse’s Opinion that Detainee Was “Faking” Symptoms Before He Died, April 26, 2024
- $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
- Suit Proceeds Against CoreCivic by Guard Strip-Searched at Georgia Prison, April 26, 2024
- $1.4 Million Verdict for Florida Jail Guard Injured in Transport Van Crash, April 26, 2024
- Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, April 26, 2024
- 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
More from these topics:
- NaphCare: More Proof That Privatized Healthcare Deals Death and Misery to the Incarcerated to Enhance Profits, April 1, 2024. Naphcare, Primecare Medical, Corizon, Contractor Misconduct, Seizures, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Staffing, Vermin, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Months-Long Wisconsin Prison Lockdown Prompts Lawsuits, April 1, 2024. Systemic Medical Neglect, Overcrowding, Staffing, Lockdowns.
- Ninth Circuit Says Federal Prisoner in California May Have Bivens Claim for Delays in Medical Care Allegedly to Cover Up Assault by BOP Guard, April 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Dismissal, Medical Treatment/Expenses.
- Sixth Circuit Refuses Michigan Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Despite Guard’s Conviction for Battery, April 1, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, State Law Claims, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
- California Prisons Locked Down After Massive Riot Hospitalizes Prisoner, Eight Guards, April 1, 2024. Overcrowding, Lockdowns, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Assaults on Staff.
- At BOP California “Rape Club” Prison: Historic Ruling, FBI Raid, Warden Removed, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Whistleblowing, Retaliatory Searches, Retaliatory Segregation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Staffing, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Special Masters, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Special Master.
- Overcrowded and Understaffed, Oklahoma County Jail Remains “Deplorable”, March 1, 2024. Overcrowding, Staffing, Sanitation, Jail Specific, Vermin, Suicides.
- Four Dead in One Month in San Bernardino County Jails, $3,232,500 in Settlements Paid So Far, March 1, 2024. Liberty Behavioral Health Corp., Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
- Minnesota Prison on Lockdown After Protest Over Dirty Water, Lack of Phone Use and Out-of-Cell Time, March 1, 2024. Protests, Exercise, Showers, Water, Lockdowns, Telephone Access.
- Alabama Prisons Facing Third Class-Action Lawsuit, March 1, 2024. Parole Board Misconduct, Prison Labor, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Assaults on Staff.