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Archive: 2015

December

• Report Calls for End of Welfare and Food Stamp Restrictions for Felony Drug Offenders by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• California Prisoner Exonerated but Now Faces Deportation (p 43)
• President Obama “Bans the Box” at Federal Government Agencies by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• Washington State: Class-action Alleges DOC Policy of Denying Medical Care by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• Tulsa, Oklahoma Settles Four Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits for $810,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• $130,000 Settlement in Minnesota Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Suit by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Undermines Prisoners’ Right to Sue for Rape (p 39)
• Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline (p 36)

December

• Tragic Death at Washington Jail Results in Changes, $1.3 Million Settlement by Lonnie Burton (p 36)
• Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case by Derek Gilna (p 35)
• Why are Alameda County Jails Forcing Women to Take Pregnancy Tests? by Susie Cagle (p 32)
• Texas Hospital Settles Suit over Improper Border Patrol Search for $1.1 Million by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor by David Reutter (p 30)
• California Court Upholds Prisoners’ Convictions for Fatal Jail Beating by Derek Gilna (p 29)
• Seventh Circuit Rules Wisconsin Prisoner’s Religious Rights Must be Honored by Derek Gilna (p 28)
• Prison Legal News Settles New Mexico Jail Suit for $235,000 by Derek Gilna (p 28)
• Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime by Peter Kerwin (p 26)
• Seventh Circuit Rejects Prisoner’s 1983 Claim but Criticizes Controlling Precedent by Derek Gilna (p 26)
• Utah Judge Orders Jail to Stop Seizing Prisoners’ Money for Pay-to-Stay Fees by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• One of the Largest Solar Power Companies in the U.S. has Ties to Prison Slave Labor by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 24)
• Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts by David Reutter (p 22)
• California Officials Reverse Position after Receiving Prison Phone Company Contributions by Derek Gilna (p 22)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 20)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Georgia: Op-Ed: County Commission delay poses health threats by Mary Sidney K. Harbert
• Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis (p 1)
• Privatized Prisoner Transportation Service Poses Problems by David Reutter (p 60)
• Obama Administration Promises Transparency but Vigorously Prosecutes Whistleblowers by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• Idaho: FBI Declines to Press Criminal Charges against CCA for Falsified Staffing Records by Joe Watson (p 56)
• Nebraska County Corrections Officials Fired (p 55)
• Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners Released as New York Prosecutors Review Tainted Cases; $23.4 Million in Settlements Thus Far by Mark Wilson (p 54)
• PLN Files Censorship Suit against Jail in Tulare County, California (p 53)
• One-Continuous-Sentence Rule Governs Colorado Parole Eligibility Dates by Mark Wilson (p 52)
• Follow the Money: Invisible Investors Seek Big Bucks in Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore (p 50)
• Michigan: Former Prisoners Must Repay Lawsuit Cash Advance Company by David Reutter (p 49)
• Texas Enacts Legislation to Reduce Wrongful Convictions by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Massachusetts Power Struggle over Cronyism Blocks Assistant Court Clerk Hiring by Mark Wilson (p 46)
• Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News by Alan Prendergast (p 44)
• Oregon Corrections Enterprises Whistleblower Receives $450,000 for Wrongful Termination by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• Equal Justice Initiative Files Suit Over High Levels of Violence at Alabama Prison by Joe Watson (p 42)
• Federal Court Finds Texas Violates Rights of Muslim Prisoners by Matthew Clarke (p 36)
• $451,000 Federal Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Jail Guard by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Amended Sex Offender Registration Law Ex Post Facto by Gary Hunter (p 35)
• Breaking News! FCC Votes to Further Reform Prison Phone Industry by Carrie Wilkinson (p 40)
• Minnesota County Jail Pays $1 Million in Medical Neglect Case by Lonnie Burton (p 34)
• Prison Ecology by Dashka Slater (p 39)
• Lawsuit Challenges Dental Care in Michigan Prisons by David Reutter (p 33)
• Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter (p 32)
• Racial Discrimination Costs Michigan DOC Over $1 Million by David Reutter (p 32)
• Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Ordinance Unsuccessfully Challenged by David Reutter (p 30)
• California Legislation Permitting NVDP Incarceration Held Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson (p 30)
• $350,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide by David Reutter (p 29)
• Texas Prison Escapes Down Since “Texas Seven” by Matthew Clarke (p 25)
• “No Hope for Me”: Women Stripped of Parental Rights after Minor Crimes by Sharona Coutts (p 26)
• One of Two Charges Dropped against Former Texas Governor in Abuse-of-Power Case by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• New Health Care Provider Picked for Oregon Jail after Audit Criticizes Corizon by Mark Wilson (p 22)
• Family of MCC Chicago Prisoner Settles Wrongful Death Claim for $700,000 by Derek Gilna (p 22)
• Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites by Matthew Clarke (p 20)
• Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support by Derek Gilna (p 18)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 18)
• News in Brief (p 63)

November

• Ohio Magistrate Finds for Plaintiff in Prisoner’s Deliberate Indifference Death
• Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Prisoner’s Gain Time
• New Jersey District Court as Gatekeeper in I.N.S. Expert Witness Case
• Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability
• Texas Information Officer’s Termination Lawsuit Dismissed
• Appeals Court Reverses $14 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner
• California Prisoner Barred From Proceeding in Forma Pauperis
• Nebraska: Evidence and Due Process Sufficient to Find Prisoner Guilty of Prison Rule Infraction
• Excessive Oregon “DUII-Conviction Fee” Vacated
• Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability
• Federal Prisoner Raising Due Process Claim Sanctioned for Pattern of Frivolous Filing
• New York Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Permitted to Amend Federal Suit
• Massachusetts Prisoner Denied Credit for Time Completed on Vacated Conviction
• Records Pertaining to High Profile Terrorist Exempt Under Federal Freedom of Information Act
• Immigrants Must Be Given Bail Hearing after Six Months
• New York Man Previously Convicted as Sex Offender Subject to Amended Statute’s Stricter Requirements
• New York: Federal Court’s Denial of Fees to Attorney Improper without Further Inquiry into Time Records
• First Circuit: First Amendment Right to Film Traffic Stops
• North Carolina District Attorney Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity for Allegedly Firing Employee Based on His Public Statements Criticizing Program
• New York Prisoner’s Suit Dismissed in Federal Court for Prisoner’s Misconduct
• Iowa: State Department Ordered to Cover Court-Appointed Counsel’s Expenses in Privately Prosecuted State Action
• Federal Court Extends Discovery Cutoff Dates and Orders Michigan Jail Guard to Respond
• Kansas: District Court Holds for Plaintiffs in County Jail Mailing Issues
• Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms Open Records Act Exception
• Ninth Circuit Affirms Attorney’s Fees for Denied Motion
• Ninth Circuit Holds for Plaintiffs on Interest of Damages Award
• No Equitable Tolling for Foreign, Mentally Ill Prisoners
• Federal: New York City Held Liable for Unconstitutional Terry Stops and Racial Profiling
• Bizarre Ruling Deprives Arkansas Prisoner of Judicial Review of Disciplinary Action
• Protestor’s First Amendment Rights Violated by Federal Agency’s Unusual Enforcement of Plaza’s Business Hours
• California Petitioner’s Attorneys Not Liable for Costs Incurred by Petitioner’s Unsuccessful Suit
• Officers’ Unions’ Motions to Intervene in Federal Stop-And-Frisk Suits Held Untimely and Insubstantial
• No Abuse of Discretion in Denying Defendant’s Plea Withdrawal and Sentencing
• Missouri AG Calls for Return of Gas Chamber
• Florida Woman States Claim Against Man Running “Mug Shot” Websites for Advertising and Profit
• Oregon Immigration Court Second Slowest in Nation; 80 Percent Slower Than 2008 by Mark Wilson
• Oregon Conviction Tainted by Detective’s claimed Ability to Detect Lies by Mark Wilson
• State Prison Systems Privatizing Prisoner Accounts for Commissions
• Federal Court Improperly Defers Judgment, Allows Discovery on Qualified Immunity Defense
• Reclassification of Sex offender Status Requested
• Ninth Circuit Vacates Involuntary Medication Order for Sell Violations
• Female Prison Guard Shop Steward Appeals PERC Ruling
• Federal Court Dismisses Woman’s Suit Due to Statute of Limitations
• Denial to Oregon’s Alternative to Incarceration Program No Longer Requires “Substantial and Compelling Reasons”
• Woman Not Prevailing Party; Not Entitled to Award Despite Temporary Restraining Order
• Sixth Circuit Rules in Excessive Force Case
• U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Prisoner’s Parole Board Suit
• Medical License Revoked For Fraudulent Conduct
• Dismissal of Prisoner’s Federal and State Claims Not Warranted; Prison Employees Not Automatically Immune from Liability
• Michigan Federal Court Has Granted Motion to Compel Law Enforcement Officers to Produce Documents
• United States District Court Magistrate Rules on Discovery Issues in Prison Gang Death
• New Hampshire Prison Authorities Enjoined from Denying Kosher Diet to Observant Orthodox Jew
• Undisclosed Settlement in Alabama Prisoner’s Death from Non-Treatment
• $130,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Injured From Top Bunk Fall by David Reutter
• Los Angeles County Jail Home Detention Program a Failure by Christopher Zoukis
• No Resources for Programs to Help Prisoners Make Parole in West Virginia by Christopher Zoukis
• China's Forced Prison Labor and Re-Education Camps Await Prostitutes After Roundups by Christopher Zoukis
• Study Details States’ Abuses of Out-Of-State Prisoner Transfers to For-Profit Prisons by Derek Gilna
• New York Inspector General Finds COPS CARE Misused State Funds
• GAO Report Faults BOP’s Lack of Budget Transparency by Derek Gilna
• Budget Constraints Force Ohio County to Move Female Prisoners by Derek Gilna
• Third Circuit Decision an “Enormous” Victory for the Wrongfully-Detained Undocumented by Derek Gilna
• New Hampshire Legislative Report Criticizes Prisoner Work Release Controls by Derek Gilna
• South Carolina: Autopsy Reports Not Open Records
• State's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Denied
• Court Rules National Geographic and Naturist Catalogue Pictures Not Child Pornography
• Pre-Conviction DNA Collection Unconstitutional in Vermont
• Virginia Police Officers Entitled to Sovereign Immunity in Wrongful Death Suit
• Parole Reinstated After Improperly Rescinded
• Access to Documents Related to Conviction Denied in Mississippi
• Wyoming Lifers Required to Maintain Savings Account
• New York Police Spend Millions Buying Information
• Ohio Court Denies Habeas Challenge to Jail-Time Calculation and Double Jeopardy by Derek Gilna
• Illinois Sues Prisoner for Cost of Incarceration
• Prisoners Have No Right to Petition for Expungement of Non-Conviction Records in Pennsylvania
• Jail Policy of No Male Guards in Female Dorms in San Francisco on Trial
• Prisoner's Suit Dismissed After Court Finds "Three Strikes" Litigant Not in Imminent Danger by Matthew Clarke
• One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit
• No Oregon Restitution for Victim Losses Before Date of Crime
• Indiana Prison Counselor's Sexual Harassment Suit Reinstated
• $775,000 Settlement for Parents of Student Injured During Incident with Police Deputy
• $600,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death by Pennsylvania Police
• Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Jail Nurse’s Qualified and Sovereign Immunity Defenses by Derek Gilna
• Parole or Probation Violation Arrests Qualify as “Arrest” for Oregon Resisting Arrest Statute
• At Least $78,000 in Sealed Settlement for Texas Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke
• Washington Rape Defendants Incorrectly Required to Prove Consent Defense
• Vermont Seeks to Improve Management of Prisoner Medical Costs by Derek Gilna
• Budget Savings Plan for Michigan Department of Corrections a Failure by Christopher Zoukis
• New York Court of Appeals Reverses for Reporter in Confidentiality Issue
• Tenth Circuit Finds Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Substantive and Remands Case
• Prison Staff Records Left in Prison's Barber Shop by Christopher Zoukis
• No Oregon Constitutional Right to “Full” Victim Restitution; Contributory Negligence May Limit Restitution Award by Mark Wilson
• Prison Health Services Must Indemnify Vermont against Wrongful Death Claims by Mark Wilson
• Texas Supreme Court Holds No Compensation for Wrongly-Convicted Prisoner Imprisoned on Other Charges by Matthew Clarke
• Indictments and Guilty Pleas in Multi-Gang Prison Smuggling Conspiracy in Texas by Matthew Clarke
• Agreement Ends Discrimination of HIV-Positive Prisoners in South Carolina by David Reutter
• Study Finds Victims of Bullying More Likely to Enter Criminal Justice System by Christopher Zoukis
• Absent Bad Faith No PRA Sanctions for Washington Prisoners by Mark Wilson
• Oregon Prisoner’s “Macabre and Silly” Murder Contract Nets 20 Years
• Plaintiffs’ Award of Attorneys’ Fees Deemed Excessive in Lengthy Suit Achieving “Some” Success
• Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Delusions Warrant §2254 Equitable Tolling
• Revealed: The boom and bust of the CIA's secret torture sites by Crofton Black

October

• ‘A Freakishly Rare Anomaly’ by David J. Krajicek
• No Compulsory Process Advice Reverses Oregon Civil Commitments
• Fourth Circuit Orders District Court to Award Attorney Fees in Free Speech Suit against North Carolina Sheriff
• Attorney Fees Against “Untruthful” Oregon Guard Vacated by Mark Wilson
• Houston Justice System Disfavors Poor
• Mistakes and Misinformation Force Temporary Closure of Texas "Prisoner" Website
• Heart Disease, Cancer, and Suicide Continue to be Leading Causes of Prisoner Deaths by Derek Gilna
• No More Luxury Prisons for Chile's Convicted War Criminals
• Basque Fighters Win Major European Human Rights Court Ruling by Derek Gilna
• $176,000 Awarded to Teacher’s Aide Falsely Arrested at Work
• $2,150 Awarded to Missouri Prisoner Attacked by Guard
• $727,500 Settlement for California Woman Against County Law Enforcement
• $645,000 Settlement to Army Veteran for Police Brutality Surrounding Occupy Oakland Protests
• $350,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner in Medical Neglect Suit
• Virginia DOC Settles with Prisoner Over Disabilities Act Violations
• Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna
• 1971 New York Censorship Dispute Enjoins Prison Personnel from Interfering With Mail-Ordered Literature
• Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About by David J. Krajicek
• The Truth About Who Is Really Responsible for Our Current Police and Prison State by Zaid Jilani
• ‘Release cards’ turn inmates and their families into profit stream by Amadou Diallo
• Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? by Baz Dreisinger
• California's Secret Solitary Courts by Sarah Shourd
• Washington Indigent Defense System Knowingly Violated Sixth Amendment
• Consent Decree Requires Orleans Parish Prison Clean-Up; City Balks at Funding
• $65,000 Settlement for Ohio Man’s Fourth Amendment Claims Against Put-In-Bay
• $1.00 Awarded to Arkansas Female Prisoner Shackled During Labor
• Mississippi Jail Warden Arrested After Felony Conviction Unveiled by David Reutter
• $78,125 Awarded to Former Indiana Prisoner for Police Officials’ Misconduct and Practices
• $12,000 Settlement for California Prisoner in Equal Treatment Suit
• Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Time Bar in Wrongful Conviction Civil Suit
• $30,000 for Vermont Woman Who Sees Boyfriend Tasered
• Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness
• Federal Court Denies Absolute Immunity to Parole Officers by Christopher McWhorter
• Federal Court Abused Discretion in Denying Wrongful Death Claim with Prejudice
• No PRA Sanctions for Washington Prisoners Absent Bad Faith by Mark Wilson
• Alabama Supreme Court to Resolve Law Granting Jailer Immunity
• Idaho Judge Reviews Jail's Medical Care after HIV-Positive Prisoner's Petition by Joe Watson
• Mississippi Private Prisons Have High Prisoner Assault Rates by Matthew Clarke
• Concerns about Michigan Prisoners’ Lost Property Claims by David Reutter
• $150,000 Settlement in Suit over Kansas Jail Prisoner's Death
• Attorney Fees against Indigent Defendant Vacated
• $2.8 Million Settlement in Washington DOC’s Failure to Supervise Parolee
• $3 Million Settlement in Florida County Detainee’s Withdrawal Symptom Death
• $20,500 paid in NY Prisoner’s Slip and Fall
• $54,000 Attorney Fee and Cost Award in Successful First Amendment Litigation
• $200,000 Settlement Recommended for Innocent Arkansas Man who Spent 5 Years Imprisoned
• Court Reverses Denial of Jail’s Qualified Immunity Defense
• $1,250 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Subjected to Pepper Spray
• $25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years
• Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department
• North Carolina Prisoner Awarded $0.99 after Assault by Guard
• First Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Retaliation Claim
• $5,000 Awarded in Settlement for Washington DOC Slip and Fall Accident
• Internal Grievance Procedure May Give Rise To Discipline Of Employee Without Special Burden of Justification By The Government Employer
• $77,000 Awarded to Prisoner by Washington DOC in Settlement Over Prisoner Stabbing
• Prisoner Admits to Scheme to Defraud Catholic Church, Gets 33 More Months in Prison by Mark Wilson (p 56)
• ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson (p 51)
• $10 Million Lawsuit Filed against Tennessee Jail in Hanging Death by David Reutter (p 55)
• Florida’s IQ Rule for Death Penalty Exemption Unconstitutional by David Reutter (p 60)
• California Court Finds “Horrific” Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter (p 56)
• Prisoner’s Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Abusive Language (p 61)
• Ohio Appellate Court Orders Review of State Budget Over Private Prison Sale by Gary Hunter (p 57)
• Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli (p 1)
• PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Jail in Knoxville, TN by Alex Friedmann (p 58)
• Ninth Circuit: Damages Suit Not Heck-barred by Retrial by Mark Wilson (p 59)
• Medicaid Helps Ohio Slash Prison Medical Costs by Christopher Zoukis (p 58)
• $150,000 Award after New York Prisoner’s Family Denied Right of Sepulcher by Mark Wilson (p 46)
• Ohio Limits Solitary Confinement for Juvenile Offenders by Derek Gilna (p 40)
• Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals by Joe Watson (p 46)
• Oklahoma Early Release Program Leads to Only Isolated Cases of Recidivism by Christopher Zoukis (p 33)
• Oregon: Medical Neglect of Diabetic Detainee Nets $260,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson (p 39)
• Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions by James Ridgeway
• 11th Circuit Reinstates Suit Filed by BOP Confidential Informant by Derek Gilna (p 36)
• New York Prisoner Awarded $2,225 for Denial of Dental Care by David Reutter (p 34)
• Association of State Correctional Administrators Study Criticizes Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna (p 28)
• Failure to Protect New York Prisoner Nets $12,500 Award by David Reutter (p 32)
• Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero (p 24)
• Pennsylvania: Settlement Means Better Care for Severely Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter (p 30)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Habeas Hints by Kent Russell (p 14)
• Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter (p 18)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Files “Justice is Not for Sale Act” by Derek Gilna (p 20)
• Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna (p 32)
• Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson (p 60)
• Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood by James Kilgore (p 52)
• Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson (p 48)
• California: Ex-Prisoners on Community Supervision Secure Major Voting Rights Victory by Lonnie Burton (p 50)
• New York: $450,000 in Awards to Two Prisoners for Failure to Treat Muscle Tears by David Reutter (p 40)
• Prisoner’s Right to Counsel Violated by Eavesdropping on Attorney Phone Calls by Christopher Zoukis (p 36)
• Deaf Prisoner Settles Discrimination Suit for $150,000 by Mark Wilson (p 34)
• PLN Files Censorship Suit against Virginia Jail (p 43)
• Soldiers Sentenced to Die, but No Executions on Military Death Row Since 1961 by Joe Watson (p 44)
• Idaho Prisoner Wins $602,000 Settlement against Corizon by Derek Gilna (p 13)
• From HRDC executive director Paul Wright, October 23, 2015, FCC Caps the Cost of Prison Phone Calls by Paul Wright
• Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Stipulates to Confidentiality Order
• Connecticut Supreme Court Invokes Supervisory Authority Reversing Conviction
• Courts in Bengal Now Come to Prison
• Former Federal Prisoner’s Appeal Challenging Potential Self-Incrimination Dismissed as Moot
• Florida Officers Not Covered By Indemnity Fund When Committing Unforeseen Crimes
• Florida City Can Deny Water Service to CCA Site Outside its Boundaries
• Private Prisons: Just Bit Players in Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore
• Bankers Being Jailed For Twice As Long As Other White Collar Criminals by New Federal Agency by Christopher Zoukis
• Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules on Fallout Procedures Implemented After Crime Lab Scandal by Matthew Clarke
• Two Florida Guards Charged in Assault of Prisoner by David Reutter
• CDCR Violates State Law by Outsourcing Prisoner Lawsuits to Private Attorneys by Joe Watson
• $40,000 for DUI Suspect over Destroyed Exculpatory Video
• $975,000 for Prison Clinic Error to Prisoner’s Estate
• Oklahoma Death Row Prisoners Lose Appeal
• Warden’s Overtime Reduction Plan Backfires by David Reutter
• Former Montana Jail Guard Exposes Culture of Prisoner Abuse by Joe Watson
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Loses Hepatitis C Deliberate Indifference Suit
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Forcible Medication for Death Row Prisoner Unauthorized
• Settlement Requires Michigan Jail to Provide Recreation and Equal Treatment by David Reutter
• “Pocket Parks” Push Sex Offenders Out of Town by Matthew Clarke
• Study Finds Prison Education Beneficial to Utah Prisoners and Taxpayers by Joe Watson
• Four Alabama Guards Receive Prison Sentences for Beating Prisoner to Death by David Reutter
• Nevada Jury Improperly Shown “GUILTY” Stamped Booking Photo
• Iran Orders Execution Survivor Hospitalized and Re-Hanged Once Well Enough by Mark Wilson
• PETA Backs Buddhist Prisoner’s Fish-Free Campaign in Connecticut by Mark Wilson
• Supreme Court Upholds Virginia FOIA's Exclusion of Non-Virginians by Matthew Clarke
• 94% Increase in Elderly Prisoners Fuels Medical Care Cost Spike by 52% by Mark Wilson
• Report Says Prison Privatization Expanding Internationally by Joe Watson
• Florida Smoking Ban Scaled Back as Black-Market for Cigarettes Grows
• Federal Court Releases County Commissioner Convicted of Fraud by David Reutter
• Phoenix Jail Prisoners Victims in Fake Illness Scam by Matthew Clarke
• New Orleans’ Effort to Vacate Consent Decree Fails by David Reutter
• San Antonio Police Kill Probation Department/Jail Security Guard by Matthew Clarke
• $300,000 Award to Wisconsin Prison Employee Raped by Prisoner
• $250,000 Award to Crime Victim under NY Son of Sam Law
• Missouri Flag Desecration Statute Held Facially Unconstitutional, Attorney’s Fees Properly Assessed
• No Risk of Self-Representation Colloquy Invalidates Oregon Conviction
• California Prosecution Seeking to Commit Detainee as Sexually Violent Prisoner Limited in Discovery
• No Eighth Amendment Violation in Cellmate Attack
• California District Attorney’s Records Subject to Disclosure through Prisoner’s Public Records Request
• Federal Court Denies Former Prisoner Right to Catholic Television
• State Law Requires New York Officials to Pay Interest for Defaulting on Federal Settlement
• Nevada: Incorrect Analysis of Fact and Law is Harmless Error in Denying Motion for New Trial
• $90,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case and Former Sheriff Sentenced to Year in Prison
• $18,000 Settlement in New York Jail Excessive Force Suit
• Sex Offender Loses Adam Walsh Civil Commitment Appeal
• New York: Class Action Filed against Prison Officials for Applying Illegal Sentences
• Post-Mortem Images of Bin-Laden Classified Top Secret, Exempt from Disclosure.
• Report Finds Two Percent of Counties Produce Majority of Death Penalty Cases by Derek Gilna
• Two States Approach Stun Gun Law Differently
• California Enacts Youthful Offender Legislation
• Nebraska District Court Rules on Medical Deliberate Indifference Case
• Oregon Jail Overcrowding Emergency Releases Skyrocket 3,552 Percent by Mark Wilson
• Arkansas Prisoners’ Community-Punishment Denied
• Washington Psychologist Suspended After Prostitute Steals Laptop with Clients’ Information by Joe Watson
• Prisoner Phone Service Providers Cannot Block Call Routing Service Calls
• Michigan Must Comply with Graham and Miller by David Reutter
• Vermont DOC Practive of Imprisoning People After Rejecting Parole Plan
• Fired Mississippi Jail Guard Sues for Wrongful Arrest by David Reutter
• Two Oregon Cops Removed for Criminal Conduct by Mark Wilson
• Parental Rights Terminated for Two Incarcerated Parents
• Female Vermont Guard Receives Only Misdemeanor for Illegal Sex with Male Prisoner by Derek Gilna
• $1,00,000 Verdict Reinstated for Family of Man Shot by Police
• Prosecutor PowerPoint: “Silence = Guilt” Vacates Oregon Murder Conviction
• $127,000 Settlement for Michigan Jail Guards Use of Excessive Force by David Reutter
• Iowa Juvenile LWOP Prisoner Released to Hospice Care by Mark Wilson
• $48,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Prisoner-Injury Civil Action by David Reutter
• $562,129 Awarded to Oregon Man for Police Brutality
• $1.1 Million Awarded to New York Prisoner Raped by Guard by David Reutter
• Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna
• Punitive Damages Against Officer in Federal Injury Suit Reversed, Attorney’s Fees Awarded to Plaintiff
• Prisoner Calls 911 on Escapees
• $425,000 Settlement in Suit over South Carolina Jail's Failure to Treat Diabetic Prisoner by Matthew Clarke
• $4.28 Awarded to Prisoner; Wins Summary Judgment
• Untreated Drug Offenders Cost Oregon $21.6 Million by Mark Wilson
• Oregon Court-Appointed Attorney Fees Require Ability to Pay
• $575,000 Awarded to Unjustly Fired San Francisco Cop
• $10 Million Budgeted to Oregon Counties for Criminal Justice Reforms by Mark Wilson
• $506,000 Awarded to Wisconsin Man for Officers’ Unlawful Stop and Arrest
• Minnesota Attorney Fee Awarded Upheld
• No Qualified Immunity for Private Doctor Working in Prison
• Texas Judge Sentenced For Concealing Evidence of Innocence by Matthew Clarke
• Suit Alleging Prisoner’s Retaliatory Transfer to Out-of-State Prison May be Brought in Receiving State’s Courts
• Jury Trial Ends As Texas Prisoner Settled His Lawsuit against Prison Officials
• $1.5 Million Paid to Woman Raped at Gunpoint by Pittsburgh Police
• $475,000 Settlement Paid in Tallahassee Suit Alleging Police Misconduct
• $80,000 Award for New York Prisoner Injured During Scuffle with Guard by David Reutter
• Pregnant Behind Bars by Victoria Law

September

• A Mother Who Just Wanted to Know When Her Son Would Eat by Victoria Law
• Settlement Ends Gender Discrimination of Montana Prisoners
• Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Private Party Fees in APRA Case
• Class Action Settlement to Reform Illinois’ Juvenile Justice Revocation Process by Derek Gilna
• New York Court Orders the Release of a Man Illegally Imprisoned
• $199,000 Los Angeles County Settles Over Excessive Force Claim
• $250,000 Settlement in Los Angeles County Paramedic Negligence Suit
• The Way Forward to End Solitary Confinement Torture: Where’s the Army? by Todd Ashker
• Supreme Court Vacates $3.4 Million Child Porn Restitution by Mark Wilson
• $35,000 Award to New York Prisoner Burned in Kitchen Accident by David Reutter
• Montana Prison Pays Settlement and Revises Mail Policy to Provide Translator
• California: Trial Court May Serve as Fact Finder in Post Settlement Motion for Attorneys’ Fees
• $1.15 Million Paid by New York’s Clinton County in Class Action
• Trends in Prisoner Litigation, as the PLRA Enters Adulthood by Margo Schlanger (p 1)
• Prohibition on Felons Possessing Firearms Constitutional
• Guard Admits Guilt, but Lawsuit Dismissed against Jail Supervisors by Derek Gilna (p 46)
• Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• Sesame Street Creates Muppet with Father in Jail by Christopher Zoukis (p 51)
• Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed by Joe Watson (p 61)
• New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner by Derek Gilna (p 45)
• Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age by Andrew Extein (p 54)
• TDCJ’s $100 Annual Fee for Prisoner Health Care Held Constitutional by David Reutter (p 56)
• Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners by David Reutter (p 58)
• 10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna (p 59)
• Former West Virginia Judge Pleads Guilty, Sentenced by Joe Watson (p 57)
• Grand Jury Report: Prisoners in Charge at Mississippi County Jail by David Reutter (p 50)
• Chicago City Council Approves Reparations for Police Torture Victims by Joe Watson (p 60)
• Texas Prison Guard Union Urges Death Row Reforms by Christopher Zoukis (p 46)
• North Carolina Prisons Slow to Change Attitudes about Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter (p 52)
• West Virginia Prisoner Wins Over $905,000 in FTCA Claim by Derek Gilna (p 48)
• PLN Settles Censorship Suit against GEO Group at Indiana Prison (p 44)
• Doctor Involved in Botched Oklahoma Execution Unsuccessfully Sued in Federal Court by Christopher Zoukis (p 44)
• Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time, by James Kilgore (The New Press, 2015). 272 pages, $17.95 (paperback) by Russ Immarigeon (p 48)
• New York: Burns from Faulty Steam Cooker Net Prisoner $2,500 by Mark Wilson (p 49)
• Pennsylvania: $65,000 Settlement for Brain Injury Caused by Guard’s Excessive Force by David Reutter (p 49)
• Texas Leads the Nation in Both Executions and Exonerations by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• CCA Prison in Ohio Loses BOP Contract (p 42)
• PLN Prevails in Censorship Suit against Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office by Gary Hunter (p 47)
• Mississippi Indictments Illustrate Prison Phone Corruption by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program by David Reutter (p 36)
• DC Circuit Denies Appeal of Order to Release Force-Feeding Videos by Derek Gilna (p 36)
• California: Private Medical Provider can be Liable for ADA Violations; Class-action Suit Settles by David Reutter (p 38)
• Two Kentucky Jail Guards Face Charges in Prisoner’s Death by David Reutter (p 37)
• Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity by Matt Tinoco (p 34)
• North Carolina Guard Gets Three Months for Killing Prisoner by Christopher Zoukis (p 29)
• HRDC and 93 Organizations Ask EPA to Consider Prisoners in Environmental Justice Plan (p 30)
• Cell Phones Confiscated from Prisoners Given to Charities by Christopher Zoukis (p 32)
• Ninth Circuit Finds Forfeited Assets Satisfy Restitution Order; Eleventh Circuit Disagrees by Derek Gilna (p 31)
• $36 Million Awarded to Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Murder by David Reutter (p 27)
• $1.2 Million Award for Failure to Treat New York Prisoner’s Rectal Bleeding by David Reutter (p 32)
• Breaking News: CDCR Settles Solitary Confinement Class-Action Suit by Derek Gilna (p 28)
• Due Process Violation for “Sham” Reviews During 13 Years in Segregation by David Reutter (p 28)
• Hundreds of South Carolina Prisoners Sent to Solitary Confinement Over Facebook by Dave Maass (p 24)
• More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City by Greg Dober (p 20)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 18)
• 16 Years of Failure to Treat Neurological Disorder Results in $48,000 Award by David Reutter (p 17)
• PLRA Attorney Fee Limits Inapplicable to Discovery Violation Awards (p 16)
• News In Brief (p 63)
• Criminal Justice Resources (p 68)
• $1 Million Paid by Wexford in Florida Prisoner’s death
• Safety at Any Price - Massachusetts Corrections Fiscal Failure by Bob Williams
• $632,782 Awarded to Wrongfully Arrested Man
• Facebook Overhauls Its Inmate Account Takedown Process by Dave Maass
• Oregon Prisoner’s “Release” from Mental Hospital to Prison Reversed
• $385,000 Paid to Pro-Life Protestors by Maryland State Police
• Restitution Order Upheld in Oregon Driving Case
• State Attorney Shielded Under Absolute Immunity
• Veteran Oregon Police Officer Guilty of Sex Crimes
• Florida Appeals Court Invalidates Private Company Traffic Tickets
• $8.5 Million Settlement for Wrongful Conviction of Louisville Man
• $800,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded by California Court Against Los Angeles Police
• California District Court Orders Financial Disclosure in Corizon Health, Inc. Suit
• $733,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in Los Angeles Police Death Suit
• New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Retains High Phone Rates for County Jails
• California District Court Grants Motion to Supplement in Solitary Confinement Action
• $4.6 Million Paid by Maryland to Settle Boot Camp Abuse Claims
• Settlement Reached in Beating at California Youth Correctional Facility
• California Court of Appeal Remands Parole Board Decision for Further Action
• Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Prisoner’s Money Order Processing Fee Suit
• Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Attorney Fees in Oversight Issue
• 6th Circuit Affirms for State in Brady Violation Suit
• Why Don't You Ever See TV Interviews With Inmates? by Adrian Shirk
• The Brilliant Idea From Europe That Could Revolutionize Child Support by Bryce Covert
• Prison Privatization in Brazil Follows US Model by Santiago Navarro F.
• Moneyballing Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real Evidence by Kay Whitlock
• Halfway to Nowhere - Out of prison, not yet home by Eric Borsuk
• Another Kind of Isolation - The Bureau of Prisons tightens the rules at its secretive “Communication Management Units.” by Christie Thompson
• CCA Pays $25,000 in Wrongful Death of Overweight Tennessee Prisoner
• Valley Street Jail Pays SHU Prisoners $244,000 by Derek Gilna
• Medical Malpractice Caused California Prisoner’s Death, $177,500 Settlement by David Reutter
• $650,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Preventable Death at CCA Prison by David Reutter
• $349,500 Settlement in Los Angeles Jail MRSA Suit
• $120,000 Settlement in Suicide of CCA Prisoner by David Reutter
• $75,000 Settlement in CCA Prisoner’s Suicide by David Reutter
• $60,000 for CCDA Prisoner Denied Cancer Treatment by David Reutter
• $50,000 Settlement in Murder of CCA Prisoner by David Reutter
• $42,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted with Padlock by David Reutter
• $30,000 Settlement in Death of CCA Prisoner by David Reutter
• $25,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted After Guards Open Cell Door by David Reutter
• $30,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assault Involving Guard Conspiracy by David Reutter
• $22,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted by Warden by David Reutter
• $10,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured in Kitchen by David Reutter
• $8,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner whose Diabetic Seizure Went Untreated by David Reutter
• $7,000 Settlement in CCA Failure to Protect Lawsuit by David Reutter
• $7,000 Settlement for CCA’s Negligence Causing Prisoner’s Broken Arm by David Reutter
• $6,000 Settlement for Negligent Failure to Treat at CCA Tennessee Prison by David Reutter
• $6,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport by David Reutter
• $5,000 Settlement for Harmful Treatment at CCA Tennessee Prison by David Reutter
• $3,750 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Failure to Treat Suit by David Reutter
• $3,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall by David Reutter
• $1,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall Suit by David Reutter
• $999.99 Settlement for Excessive Force against CCA Prisoner
• $35,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Forced to Act as Guard’s Gladiator by David Reutter
• $13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant
• $4,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport by David Reutter
• Wisconsin Jail’s 2013 Prisoner Fee Revenue Falls $130,000 by Mark Wilson
• Court Finds for Defendants in Juvenile Class-Action Against Florida County Sheriff and Corizon

August

• Life Without Parole by Beth Schwartzapfel (p 1)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Legislation Removes Secrecy from Georgia Parole Board’s Proceedings, Decisions by David Reutter (p 9)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 10)
• Delaware: Drop in Prison Phone Rates Called a “Drop in the Bucket” by Derek Gilna (p 11)
• Is Texas Poisoning Prisoners with Contaminated Water? by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 12)
• Texas County Pays Prisoner’s Family $214,500 for Wrongful Death (p 15)
• Mandamus Improper Remedy to Challenge Illinois DOC’s “Violating at the Door” Policy by David Reutter (p 14)
• Prisoners Pay Millions to Call Loved Ones Every Year. Now this Company Wants Even More by Ben Walsh (p 16)
• Jails in Trouble as IRS Investigates Tax-Exempt Bonds by Matthew Clarke (p 18)
• Nevada: Federal Suit over Shackling of Pregnant Prisoner Settles for $130,000 and Policy Changes by Matthew Clarke (p 20)
• BOP Ordered to Pay Prisoner’s Attorneys $41,703 for Discovery Abuses by Derek Gilna (p 21)
• British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks by Matthew Clarke (p 22)
• Two Reports Find at Least 54 Countries Complicit in Secret CIA Prisons by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• Alabama: Settlement to Integrate HIV-Positive Prisoners Finalized by David Reutter (p 26)
• Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna (p 27)
• $290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed by David Reutter (p 28)
• Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional by David Reutter (p 28)
• Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial in “Pink Underwear” Lawsuit; Case Settles for $240,000 by Mark Wilson (p 30)
• Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick (p 32)
• Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs by Mark Wilson (p 36)
• Federal Court Orders Cameras to Cover Blind Spots at North Carolina Prison by David Reutter (p 35)
• Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights by David Reutter (p 38)
• $400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit by Derek Gilna (p 38)
• Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Supervised Release Period Despite Sentencing Omission by Derek Gilna (p 39)
• Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• Former Illinois Drug Court Judge Gets Prison Time Following Fellow Judge’s Fatal Overdose by Joe Watson (p 42)
• How U.S. Prison Officials Rubberstamped a CIA Torture Chamber by Carl Takei (p 42)
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin Sex Offender Registration Fee, Names John Doe Plaintiffs by Derek Gilna (p 43)
• Fourth Circuit Finds Strip Searches and Delousing of Arrestees Constitutional by Lonnie Burton (p 44)
• Prison Legal News Wins FOIA Appeal Against BOP by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• Washington Prisoner Granted Injunction Ordering Outside Orthopedic Evaluation by Mark Wilson (p 46)
• Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case by Mark Wilson (p 46)
• Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Corporations You’ve Never Heard of are Making Millions from Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore (p 58)
• Illinois University Faculty Member and PLN Contributor Fights for His Job after Opposing New County Jail by Joe Watson (p 54)
• Vice President’s Son Discharged from Navy Due to Drug Use by Christopher Zoukis (p 50)
• Michigan: Perjured Testimony at Trial Results in Habeas Relief, but Reversed on Appeal by David Reutter (p 50)
• Court Denies Challenge to D.C. Sex Offender’s Website on Registry Officials (p 48)
• Terrorism Suspect Moves to Suppress Statements Made to FBI due to Torture Threats by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Tennessee Jail Considers Charging for Toilet Paper, Underwear by Christopher Zoukis (p 52)
• Automatic Placement of Death Row Prisoner in Segregation Does Not Violate Due Process by David Reutter (p 52)
• ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis (p 53)
• Seventh Circuit Reverses Verdict when Prisoner Not Allowed to Poll Jury by Derek Gilna (p 56)
• Liability against Taser for Negligence Upheld but $5.5 Million Damages Award Reversed by David Reutter (p 56)
• This Man Sat in Jail for 110 Days—After He Already Did His Time by Marc Bookman
• Consumption Restrictions in a Maximum Security Prison: Perspectives of Incarcerated Men by Ronald Paul Hill
• Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage by Rick Anderson (p 1)
• Inside the Shadowy Business of Prison Phone Calls by Eric Markowitz (p 16)
• Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue by David Reutter (p 58)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• CA: Persons on Community Supervision Eligible to Seek Transfer to Another State by Lonnie Burton (p 61)
• Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal (p 60)
• Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them by Mark Wilson (p 59)
• Investigation Forces Arizona Clemency Board Chairman to Resign by Joe Watson (p 58)
• Kentucky Jail Prisoners Make Mattresses by David Reutter (p 57)
• Notorious Psych Ward at Miami-Dade Jail Finally Shuttered by David Reutter (p 56)
• Ninth Circuit Finds Graham v. Florida Retroactive; 254-Year Sentence Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson (p 56)
• Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson (p 54)
• Nebraska Law Unconstitutionally Forfeits Good Time for Refusal to Submit DNA Sample by David Reutter (p 54)
• Three Strikes Litigant Required to Show Ongoing “Imminent Danger” to Proceed on Appeal by Lonnie Burton (p 53)
• Failure to State Rationale in Denying Appointment of Counsel was Abuse of Discretion (p 52)
• Vermont: Retaliatory Furlough Denial Reviewable on Rule 75 Motion by Mark Wilson (p 52)
• Ninth Circuit Finds that ICE Detention After Indictment Counts Against Sentence by Derek Gilna (p 51)
• Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Short Beard for Muslim Prisoner by Derek Gilna (p 50)
• Alaska High Court Reaffirms Negligence Standard to Protect Prisoners from Harm by David Reutter (p 50)
• Controversy Surrounds Shackling of Dying and Comatose Prisoners in UK by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Who Owns Private Prison Stock? by Alex Friedmann (p 46)
• Tenth Circuit: Ignoring Prisoner’s Severe Pain Precludes Qualified Immunity by Mark Wilson (p 44)
• Supreme Court Rules Qualified Immunity Shields Prison Officials from Suicide Claim by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• Report Finds Two-Thirds of Private Prison Contracts Include “Lockup Quotas” by Joe Watson (p 42)
• $1.15 Million for Florida Pretrial Detainee’s Death by David Reutter (p 42)
• Virginia Must Improve Prison Medical Care Under Proposed Class-action Settlement by David Reutter (p 40)
• Jury Awards $12,000 to Connecticut Prisoner for Unsanitary Mattress by David Reutter (p 39)
• UN Commission Approves Mandela Rules on Treatment of Prisoners by David Fathi (p 38)
• North Carolina Prisoner, Victim of Sexual Assault, Awarded One Dollar in Damages (p 38)
• Two Names Added to Monument Memorializing Slain Prosecutors by Matthew Clarke (p 36)
• Pell Grants for Prisoners: New Bill Restores Hope of Reinstating College Programs by Christopher Zoukis (p 32)
• Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter (p 31)
• Supreme Court Voids ACCA’s Residual Clause in Landmark Decision by Derek Gilna (p 30)
• San Diego Deputies Faulted for Jail Death by Christopher Zoukis (p 30)
• Nebraska Returns Ex-Offenders to Prison after Sentence Miscalculation Scandal by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• $3,000 Jury Award to Arizona Prisoner Denied Prostate Care by David Reutter (p 27)
• Second Circuit Unseals Jail Conditions Settlement Compliance Reports; Public Has First Amendment Right of Access by Mark Wilson (p 26)
• Alabama Courts Must Review Substance of Claim Despite Pleading’s Title by David Reutter (p 25)
• $750,000 Settlement in New Mexico “Controlled Seating” Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke (p 24)

July

• West Virginia City Settles Suit over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $460,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• Minnesota DOC Sued Over Failure to Provide New Hepatitis C Treatment Protocol by Greg Dober (p 22)
• UK Prison Cook Awarded $160,000 for Back Injury by Derek Gilna (p 22)
• Michigan: $8 Million Settlement after Prisoner’s Baby Born with Brain Damage by Shepherd Litsey (p 21)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 14)
• Persistent, Ongoing Environmental Violations at Washington’s Walla Walla Prison by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 12)
• Mental Illness and Jails, Race is Left out of the Equation by James Kilgore
• “Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island by Gary Hunter (p 1)
• New Mexico Jail Pays $500,000 for Prisoner’s Death by Derek Gilna (p 34)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Pre-Trial Detainee Excessive Force Claims by Derek Gilna (p 60)
• Whether Private Actors Entitled to Qualified Immunity Bypassed Due to Factual Dispute (p 60)
• Error for Florida Court to Find Action Moot Before Ruling on Motion to Supplement by David Reutter (p 59)
• CDCR Adopts New Contraband Rules on Obscene, Gang-related Materials by Michael Brodheim (p 58)
• Brits Alarmed to Learn Prisoners Work as Insurance Telemarketers by Joe Watson (p 57)
• Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy by Michael Brodheim (p 56)
• Ninth Circuit: “Brutal” Cavity Search Violated Fourth Amendment by Mark Wilson (p 56)
• Florida Home Confinement Program Criticized After Witness’ Murder (p 54)
• Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America by Joe Watson (p 54)
• Strip Searches of Female Visitors on Their Menstrual Period Addressed at CCA Shareholder Meeting (p 52)
• Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter (p 52)
• California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners by Michael Brodheim (p 50)
• Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment by David Reutter (p 50)
• $1.35 Million Total Settlement for South Carolina Detainee Beaten by Jail Guard by David Reutter (p 48)
• Texas Prisoners Face Annual Shortage of Hygiene Items in Prison Commissaries by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Alabama DOC Agrees to Protect Women Prisoners from Systemic Sexual Abuse, Harassment by David Reutter (p 46)
• Harris County, Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in Firings, Lawsuits (p 44)
• Companies Pitch Tablets for Prisoners to Maintain Family Ties, Aid in Reentry ... and Generate Profit by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham (p 40)
• Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration by David Reutter (p 40)
• New Jersey County Seeks New Jail Phone Contract, Increases Commission Rate by Derek Gilna (p 39)
• Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter (p 38)
• Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict by David Reutter (p 38)
• Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter (p 36)
• Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Excuses Missed Federal Tort Claim Filing Deadlines by Derek Gilna (p 36)
• $400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Supreme Court Holds Juror’s Alleged Lies During Voir Dire Not Grounds for New Trial by Derek Gilna (p 33)
• 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann (p 32)
• $6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit by Derek Gilna (p 32)
• GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 30)
• Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana Difilippo (p 26)
• Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions by David Reutter (p 24)
• Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe (p 22)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 22)
• Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary (p 21)
• Fifteen Minute Cell Checks Insufficient to Shield Texas Jail from Liability for Inmate Suicide
• Illinois Law Provides Discretion to Municipalities on Attorney Fee Indemnification for Officers
• Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal by Bob Williams
• Federal Appeals Court Upholds D.C. Guard’s Termination for Assaulting Prisoner
• Federal Jury Finds Oregon Cop Fabricated Evidence; Plaintiffs Awarded $30,000
• Federal Court Enforces $975,000 Settlement Agreement in Case Involving Sheriff Arpaio
• 11th Circuit: Objection to Sleeping Juror Must be Contemporaneous
• Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury
• Prosecutors Deny Defense Attorneys Access to National DNA Database, Leaving Innocent in Prison by Matthew Clarke
• Waterbury, Vermont Loses Revenue in Prison Closure
• Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners by Michael Brodheim
• Colorado Parolees' Violent Crimes Attributed to DOC Ineptitude by Joe Watson
• Pennsylvania County Settles First Amendment Suit with Former Deputy Warden for $87,500
• Cost to Jail Someone in New York City: $167,731 a Year by Joe Watson
• Single Oregon Probation Violation Requires Concurrent Sanctions by Mark Wilson
• Iowa Supreme Court Holds Miller Retroactive; Governor’s Commutation Cannot Cure Violation by David Reutter
• Missouri Jail Settles Suit over Due Process Violation in Mail Policy
• Georgia Prison Guard Receives Litany of Criminal Charges after Traffic Stop by David Reutter
• Following Suspension and Reprimand for Misconduct, Ex Kentucky Judge Remains Unrepentant by David Reutter
• Florida Withdraws Rule Proposal to Ban Prisoner Internet Presence by David Reutter
• Corizon Abandons Kentucky Jail Contract in Wake of Death and Lawsuits by David Reutter
• Auditor Finds Security and Safety Failings at Michigan’s Macomb Correctional Facility by David Reutter
• Allegheny County Doctor Files Complaint against Corizon over Hiring Practices by David Reutter
• Downward Departure Sentenced for Florida Guard Convicted in Beating Prisoners Vacated by David Reutter
• Three Ohio Prison Suicides in a Month Prompts Review; Guards Falsified Tier Check Logs by Mark Wilson
• ACLU Report Condemns Colorado’s Warehousing of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement by David Reutter
• $4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence

June

• Report Reveals 'Widespread' Nepotism within Department of Justice Division
• Prisoners Ferried in to Maintain Island for Washington’s Sex Offenders by Joe Watson
• New York Impedes Department of Justice Juvenile Custodial Sexual Abuse Analysis by Mark Wilson
• Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter
• Deputy’s Conviction for Falsifying Document in Prisoner’s Death Affirmed
• 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides
• From Death Row at 16 to Suicide at 45: The Life and Death of Paula Cooper by Liliana Segura
• Preying on Prisoners: In Texas, Staffers Rarely go to Jail for Sexually Abusing Inmates by Alysia Santo
• A Rare Look inside Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center by Lewis Kamb
• Buddha of the Blues by St Clair, Jeffrey
• No State Medical Privilege in § 1983 Actions; CCA Compelled to Provide Discovery
• Texas Group Finds Correlation between Incarceration Rate and Academic Achievement by Matthew T. Clarke
• Fifth Circuit: Texas May Not Enforce Rule Prohibiting Religious Beards by Matthew T. Clarke
• BOP Prisoner Count Increases Despite Continuing Drop in State Prisoners by Derek Gilna
• June, 2013 Proves To Be Deadly Month for California Prisoners by Michael Brodheim
• California: Commission Recommends Reforms for Jail Overcrowding, Sentencing by Michael Brodheim
• Model Immigrant Detention Center Dehumanizing and Wasteful
• Sheriff Ordered to Reinstate Contractors’ Security Clearances to Remedy Retaliation for Blanket Strip-Search Litigation
• Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson
• Oregon Prison Staffing Audit Reveals Little to No Potential Cost-Savings by Mark Wilson
• Alaska’s Retroactive Application of ASORA Amendments Violates Ex Post Facto Clause
• $500,000 Settlement in Detainee’s Death from Overprescribed Medication
• Colorado Sheriff Appropriates $349K of Unclaimed Money in Ex-Prisoners’ Accounts by Joe Watson
• Alaska Prison Guard Terminated for Fighting off Prisoners with Pocketknif by Joe Watson
• Escapee Says Denver Jail Guard Expected $500K after Busting Him Out
• Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by David Reutter
• $25,000 Jury Award in Missouri Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Claim by David Reutter
• U.K. Ministry of Justice Announces Finding Pork DNA in Halal Prison Foods by Matthew Clarke
• Texas, Amidst Budget Crisis, May Not Renew Some Private Prison Contracts by Matthew Clarke
• $200,000 Verdict in Shackling of Tennessee Prisoner in Labor Overturned by Sixth Circuit
• Ohio’s Prisons Grow Less Violent Despite More Assaults on Guards
• $175,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Suit by Los Angeles Deputies
• Exonerated Ohio Man Dies Four Years after Release from Serving 26 years
• Escapee from Federal Prison Camp is not a “Non-Secure” Facility for Purposes of Sentence Reduction
• Eighth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Iowa Prisoner's Failure-to-Protect Suit
• Disruptive Oregon Criminal Defendant Properly Denied Self-Representation
• $1,000 Judgment for New Mexico Prisoner Denied Recreation for 120 Days
• Ninth Circuit: Early Termination of Federal Supervised Release Does Not Require Showing of Undue Hardship
• Delaware Prison Officials Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Excessive Force Claim
• Supreme Court Grants Habeas for Defense Counsel's Failure to Investigate Mitigating Circumstance in Murder Case
• Convicted Bail Bondsman Assists FBI to Remove District Judges from the Bench
• Contempt Adjudication is Not Conviction of Offense for Purposes of Oregon Criminal Record Law
• Pennsylvania Officer’s Widow Receives $5 Million Settlement for Accidental Shooting Death
• $20,000 Settlement in CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner’s Ankle Injury
• CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall
• CCA Pays $400,000 in Suicide Death of Tennessee Juvenile
• CCA Pays $120,000 in Stabbing Death of Tennessee Prison Counselor
• CCA Pays Tennessee Prisoner $6,250 for Brown Recluse Spider Bite
• CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury
• CCA Pays $1,000 for Failure to Protect Stabbing of Tennessee Prisoner
• CCA Paid $3,000 Settlement to Prisoner Assaulted with Issued Lock
• CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit
• California: Government Immunity Does Not Shield Officials from Decision to Keep Wrong Person Incarcerated
• Former Sacramento County Jail Medical Director Sentenced for Drug Abuse
• Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours
• California Supreme Court: Names of Officers Involved in Shooting Must Be Disclosed
• California Appellate Court Rules Attorney May Not Be Assessed Costs in Frivolous Suit
• Arkansas Prisoner’s Suit Based on Classification Status Dismissed by David Reutter
• Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds
• $690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail by Derek Gilna
• $550,000 Settlement for Shooting of Two by Gang Members under Custody of Washington DOC
• $30,000 Award for New York Prisoner Held in Tuberculosis Isolation
• $1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David Reutter (p 29)
• Massachusetts: Wrongful Death Claims Survive Summary Judgment in Prisoner Suicide Case by Mark Wilson (p 28)
• Women, Incarcerated by Sharona Coutts (p 1)
• The Genesis of Increasing Incidents of Police Brutality: The War on Drugs by Bill Trine
• Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million by David Reutter (p 28)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim (p 61)
• Former PA Supreme Court Justice Convicted, Disbarred, Ordered to Write Apology by Joe Watson (p 60)
• Pollution Prison in Pennsylvania by Mumia Abu-Jamal (p 60)
• Second Circuit: Rule 41 Dismissal Requires Five Factor Analysis by Mark Wilson (p 59)
• Tennessee County Agrees to Improve Mental Health Care for Prisoners (p 58)
• BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000 by David Reutter (p 58)
• Wyoming Prisoner Escapes from Private Transport Van, Remains on the Run by Mark Wilson (p 57)
• Over 100 Protestors Converge at GEO Group’s Shareholder Meeting (p 56)
• Ninth Circuit: PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Fees on Appeal (p 56)
• Feds and Tennessee Officials Investigate Prisoners Using Facebook by David Reutter (p 54)
• Former Nurse at Maine State Prison Files Suit Over Racial Slurs by Joe Watson (p 54)
• Two Former Oklahoma Prison Guards Get Deferred Sentences in Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson (p 52)
• Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring by Derek Gilna (p 51)
• Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld (p 50)
• New York: $360,000 Award for Guard’s Statutory Rape of Prisoner by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• $110,000 Settlement in Suit over Nebraska Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke (p 49)
• Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna (p 48)
• California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna (p 46)
• Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter (p 45)
• Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation by Michael Brodheim
• Fourth Circuit Finds No Sex Reassignment Surgery Evaluation States Claim; $13,000 Settlement (p 44)
• Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner has Right to Free Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Automatic Oregon Death Row Confinement Pending Resentencing Enjoined by Mark Wilson (p 42)
• Washington Prisoner’s Wife Prevails on PRA Claim for Investigative Report Redactions by Mark Wilson (p 41)
• Nevada DOC’s “One Eye Policy” Challenged; Summary Judgment Reversed by Lonnie Burton (p 40)
• $71,000 Settlement in Iowa Prisoner’s Sexual Harassment Claim by David Reutter (p 40)
• Judicial Misconduct Results in Mild Sanctions by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Dismissal of State-Created Danger Claim Reversed by David Reutter (p 38)
• Nebraska Court Awards Prisoner $267,000 in Failure to Protect Suit by David Reutter (p 36)
• $266,653 Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Alabama Prison’s Improper Sewage Discharge by David Reutter (p 36)
• Oregon: No Presumed Prejudice for Violation of Attorney-Client Communication by Mark Wilson (p 34)
• New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison (p 34)
• “American Taliban” Wins Injunction Against BOP Religious Worship Restrictions by Derek Gilna (p 32)
• Ninth Circuit: BOP Improperly Denied RDAP Sentence Reduction; Remedy may be Reduced Supervised Release Term by Mark Wilson (p 32)
• Denial of Time Served Credit Violates Vermont Law by Mark Wilson (p 31)
• Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails Smuggle Sperm to Impregnate Wives (p 30)
• Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment (p 30)
• Is Redemption Possible for Former Prisoners? (p 26)
• Grand Jury Investigates Santa Cruz County Jail Deaths by N.H. Putnam (p 24)
• New Jersey Pre-trial Detainee’s Mysterious Death Results in $650,000 Settlement by David Reutter (p 22)
• $1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death by David Reutter (p 22)
• $1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David Reutter (p 18)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 18)
• A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is by Josh Voorhees (p 20)
• $750 Awarded to County Prisoner for Use of Force and Racially Discriminatory Grooming Enforcement
• $207,500 Settlement in Ohio Prisoner’s Suicide
• 6th Circuit: Court Must Accept Facts Found By Michigan Prison Hearing Officer
• $2.3 Million Jury Verdict in Florida Man’s Fatal Shooting by Deputies by David Reutter
• $1.6 Million Settlement for Police Body Cavity Search and Forced Colonoscopy of New Mexico Man
• $900K Settlement to Family of New Mexico Man Shot By Rogue Policeman
• $500K Awarded to New York Prisoner Sexually Assaulted by Guard
• $300,000 Settlement in EAJA Suit by David Reutter
• $17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard
• $12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation
• $12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner
• $12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times
• $8,500 Settlement in Beating of Prisoner Due to CCA Guard Opening Cell Door
• $8,500 Settlement for Sexual Assault of Minor by Alabama Prisoner on Work Release
• $8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma
• $7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison
• $7,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Bitten by Spider

May

• Poison Prison: Is Toxic Dust Sickening Inmates Locked up in Coal Country? by Eric Markowitz
• $1,750 Settlement in Treatment Delay at Tennessee CCA Prison
• $1,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Nude Perp Walk by CCA Employees
• Washington: No Right to Be Present or to Counsel in Non-Discretionary Resentencing Hearing
• Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction
• Texas Prisoner’s ADA and Deliberate Indifference Claims Survive Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity
• State Liable for Understaffing in New York Prisoner Assault
• South Dakota Supreme Court Affirms Death Penalty in Murder of Prison Guard
• New York Prisoner Prevails at Summary Judgment on False Imprisonment Claim
• Prisoner Wins $1K for Too-Hot Heating Pad; State's Request to Dismiss for Late Filing Denied
• Prisoner Compensated for Loss of Property
• Prisoner Awarded $750 in Excessive Force Case
• Prison Hobby Shop Surcharge Upheld By California Court
• Postcard Only Mail Policy Upheld by Florida Federal Court
• Post Card Only Claim Dismissed for Sparse Allegations of Fact
• Parole Hearings Are "Prison Conditions" Subject to Exhaustion
• Over $750,000 Awarded in California Wrongful Conviction
• $2,225 Awarded for 3 Months Wrongful Segregation
• Oregon Wrongful Imprisonment Time-Bar Dismissal Reversed
• Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petitions for Post-Conviction Release
• $525,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Death Caused by Untreated Alcohol Withdrawal
• $284,500 Settlement in South Carolina Restraint Chair Death
• $250,000 Settlement for Women’s Loss of Child in CCA Tennessee Jail
• $250,000 Awarded in Legal Malpractice Case
• The Hidden Cost of JPay's Prison Email Service by Dave Maass
• Twenty-Five Years of Prison Legal News by Paul Wright (p 1)
• HRDC Litigation Project Update – 25th Anniversary Edition by Lance Weber (p 12)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Ohio Prisoner Represents Himself, Beats Attempted Murder Charges (p 61)
• Dehydration Death of North Carolina Prisoner Prompts Investigations, Firings, Resignations by Christopher Zoukis (p 60)
• When is a Person too Insane to Execute? by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Disabled Minnesota Prisoner Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $10,000, Other Relief by Robert Warlick (p 57)
• Convictions Affirmed for Two Former Rhode Island Guards Who Assaulted Prisoners (p 56)
• Maryland County Jail Guards Receive Rights Mirroring Those of State Prison Guards (p 56)
• $500,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Death while on Work Crew (p 55)
• Easing Residency Restrictions Helps Curb Homelessness Among Registered Sex Offenders by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Former Prisoner Receives $50,000 Settlement for Beating by Ohio Jail Guard by Derek Gilna (p 53)
• First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts by David Reutter (p 52)
• California Pays $585,000 to Settle Suit by Prisoner Who Lost Eye Due to Poor Medical Care by Michael Brodheim (p 51)
• Iowa DOC May Not Switch Administrative Law Judges in Mid-Disciplinary Process by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• $1.56 Million Settlement for Texas Jail Death Due to Drug Withdrawal by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too! by Carl Takei (p 48)
• Fifth Circuit Reinstates Dallas County Jail Excessive Force Suit by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Prisoner Files Lawsuit after Being Pepper Sprayed in Restraint Chair by Derek Gilna (p 47)
• $50,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s Suicide at Iowa County Jail by Gary Hunter (p 45)
• Maine Sheriff, Mired in Controversy, Defeated in Re-election Bid (p 44)
• Georgia Jail Pays $937,500 in Wrongful Death Settlement (p 43)
• Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim by David Reutter (p 42)
• Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff by Lonnie Burton (p 42)
• Pharmacist Associations Take Stand Against Death Penalty by Greg Dober (p 40)
• New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates (p 40)
• $7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident by David Reutter (p 38)
• Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson (p 38)
• Accuracy of Widely-Used Polygraph Machine Under Fire by Derek Gilna (p 36)
• The Persistence of Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore (p 34)
• Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton (p 32)
• Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million by Mark Wilson (p 32)
• Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses by Mark Wilson (p 30)
• Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 30)
• Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson (p 28)
• ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution by Mark Wilson (p 27)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 26)

April

• Crime Labs Still in Crisis by Matthew Clarke (p 1)
• The Spread of Electronic Monitoring: No Quick Fix for Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore (p 22)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Maine Jail Raises Pigs to Feed Prisoners, Expands Organic Farm (p 62)
• Third Circuit: Lack of Training for Jail Guards Bars Summary Judgment; $150,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson (p 62)
• Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds One-Hour Law Library Access by Mark Wilson (p 60)
• New York: Companies Settle Claims for Discriminating against Ex-Felons by Gary Hunter (p 60)
• California Supreme Court Restricts Life Without Parole Sentences for Juveniles (p 59)
• Deferred Sentence Completion Automatically Restores Civil Rights in New Mexico by Mark Wilson (p 59)
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit; $26,875 Settlement on Remand by Lonnie Burton (p 58)
• Dismissal of Challenge to Texas City’s Sex Offender Restrictions Reversed by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• Oregon Courts Must Give Notice before Amending Judgment by Mark Wilson (p 57)
• Civilly Committed Sex Offenders Increasingly Released in Wisconsin by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• Lawsuit Over Suicide of Oregon Prisoner Settles for $100,000 by Mark Wilson (p 56)
• Reading Death Row Prisoner’s Legal Mail States Sixth Amendment Claim by David Reutter (p 55)
• Third Circuit: No Supervisory Qualified Immunity for Prisoner Suicide by Mark Wilson (p 54)
• $345,000 Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Suicide by David Reutter (p 54)
• Book Review: Abolishing the Broken U.S. Juvenile Justice System by Hannah K. Gold (p 52)
• San Antonio, Texas Leads the State in Jail Suicides by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• Dismissal of Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner’s Fabricated Evidence Claims Upheld on Appeal by David Reutter (p 48)
• New York Settles Wrongful Conviction Claim for $2.7 Million by Michael Brodheim (p 48)
• Tasering Detainee as Corporal Inducement Violates Eighth Amendment by David Reutter (p 47)
• Video Shows Tulsa Jail Prisoner Subjected to “Horrific” Treatment Prior to Death (p 46)
• Fifth Circuit Dismisses Female Immigration Detainees’ Sexual Assault Claims by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Overdose, Taser and Restraint Chair Combine to Kill Washington Prisoner (p 44)
• $12,500 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Denied Medication by David Reutter (p 44)
• Report Highlights Health Concerns Related to Coal Ash Dump at Pennsylvania Prison by David Reutter (p 42)
• Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better, by Maya Schenwar by Gary Hunter (p 42)
• Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• Oregon Prison Guard Union Sues Mentally Ill Prisoners (p 38)
• Second Circuit: Requiring Pretrial Detainees to Perform Forced Labor Unconstitutional; $15,000 Settlement on Remand by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Washington Enacts Wrongful Conviction Compensation Law; County Reneges on $10.5 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoners (p 37)
• Second Circuit Affirms Muslim Prisoner’s Right Not to Drink Water during Ramadan by Lonnie Burton (p 36)
• New York Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Rikers Island Wrongful Death Suit by David Reutter (p 35)
• Unauthorized Oregon “Offense Surcharges” Reversed by Mark Wilson (p 34)
• Oregon: State Must Prove Defendant’s Ability to Pay Attorney Fees by Mark Wilson (p 34)
• Sixteen Maryland Prison Guards Sentenced for Severely Beating Prisoner (p 33)
• Forty Defendants, Including 24 Guards, Convicted in Widespread Corruption Scandal at Baltimore City Jail by Christopher Zoukis (p 30)
• Maryland Cannot Compel Retroactive Sex Offender Registration (p 28)
• Unexhausted Oregon Parole Claims Not Cognizable by Mark Wilson (p 28)
• Philadelphia Traffic Court Abolished; Seven Judges Convicted (p 26)
• California Prisoner’s Conviction for Smuggling Tobacco Overturned by Lonnie Burton (p 25)
• Tenth Circuit Misses Chance to Limit Long-Term Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna (p 20)
• Tennessee County Not Required to Pay for Medical Costs after Prisoner’s Release by David Reutter (p 19)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 18)
• Lost and Improperly Destroyed Evidence Thwarts Post-Conviction DNA Testing by Matthew Clarke (p 16)

March

• News in Brief (p 63)
• Third Circuit Denies Intervention in CRIPA Class-Action Suit by Mark Wilson (p 62)
• Pennsylvania: Wexford Settles Case Involving Death of Prisoner’s Baby (p 60)
• Deaths at South Carolina Jail Under Investigation; Multiple Lawsuits Filed (p 58)
• Eighth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity; Prisoner Proved Neglect, Not Deliberate Indifference by Mark Wilson (p 58)
• $66,000 Jury Award in New Mexico CCA Sexual Abuse, Retaliation Case by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• Texas Court Reexamines Test for Misconduct by Forensic Scientist by Mark Wilson (p 56)
• Summary Judgment Denied in California Jail Excessive Force Death; $8.3 Million Settlement Plus Injunctive Relief by Mark Wilson (p 54)
• $1.3 Million Settlement in Prisoner’s Death at Michigan Jail; Claims Against Other Defendants Dismissed (p 52)
• Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession by Mark Wilson (p 50)
• Ninth Circuit: 27-Month Segregation Implicates Due Process Liberty Interest by Mark Wilson (p 48)
• Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Male Guard Supervision of Female Prisoners Ban by Mark Wilson (p 46)
• PLN Partly Prevails in Censorship Suit against Georgia Jail; $10,000 in Damages (p 46)
• California: Authorized Possession of Legal Materials Cannot Serve as Basis for Gang Validation (p 45)
• Claim Alleging Guard Slammed Prisoner’s Head into Wall Defeats Summary Judgment by David Reutter (p 44)
• Kentucky Death Row Prisoners Win Appeal on Religious Accommodations by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville by John Dannenberg (p 42)
• Sovereign Immunity Doesn’t Bar Attorney Fee Award Against Georgia DOC by David Reutter (p 42)
• Screening Out Family Time: The For-Profit Video Visitation Industry in Prisons and Jails by Bernadette Rabuy (p 1)
• Former Virginia Executioner Now an Anti-Death Penalty Activist (p 40)
• Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Freed from Prison (p 40)
• Oregon Probation Extended for Inability to Pay Financial Obligations by Mark Wilson (p 39)
• Illinois Prisoner Receives $12 Million Jury Award in Medical Neglect Suit by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Kosher Meals Lawsuit Against Nevada DOC Dismissed by Matthew Clarke (p 36)
• CDCR Employees Investigated, Lose Jobs for Cell Phone Smuggling (p 36)
• Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency (p 35)
• GEO Group’s Florida Immigration Detention Center “Horrifying” by David Reutter (p 34)
• Georgia Deputies Liable for Detaining and Stripping Man in Debt Judgment Execution by David Reutter (p 32)
• “Damning” Audit Sharply Criticizes Corizon in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania by Greg Dober (p 30)
• Third Circuit Affirms Nominal Damages, Reverses PLRA Fee Cap Order by Mark Wilson (p 28)
• Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000 by Derek Gilna (p 26)
• Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of California ADA Suit Against Parole Officers by Derek Gilna (p 23)
• The United States and Torture by William Blum (p 22)
• Arizona DOC Director Blames Job Stress for Hundreds of Employee Arrests (p 20)
• Texas Sex Offender Oversight Agency Faces Investigations, Calls for Reform by Matthew Clarke (p 18)
• Murders in Maryland Prisons Continue Despite Reforms (p 16)
• Michigan Governor Lacks Authority to Revoke Commutations by David Reutter (p 15)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 14)
• Private Prison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help (p 13)
• Transgender Prisoner Denied Adequate Treatment Hangs Herself by Christopher Zoukis
• How Former Prisoners Are Set Up to Fail, Especially if They're Women by Jean Friedman-Rudovsky
• The Worrying State of the Anti-Prison Movement by Ruth Wilson Gilmore

February

• CI: Faith, Inc. and Criminal Justice Reform by Kay Whitlock
• Confidence Men and "Prison Reform" by Kay Whitlock
• The Shackles Return: Why Debtors’ Prisons Are Making An American Comeback by Devon Douglas-Bowers
• 1st Circuit Court Affirms Police Officer’s Convictions in Prisoner’s Beating Death
• Investigation into Death of Georgia Detainee Pending by David Reutter
• Civil Rights Restoration Gaining Momentum in Virginia by David Reutter
• Louisiana’s Troubled Plaquemines Parish Detention Center by David Reutter
• News in Brief (p 56)
• Ninth Circuit: Abstention Inapplicable in First Amendment Cases by Mark Wilson (p 54)
• Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered by David Reutter (p 54)
• Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness by David Reutter (p 52)
• Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer by Paul Wright (p 1)
• Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim by Mark Wilson (p 52)
• Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings by David Reutter (p 51)
• GEO Group Rescinds $6 Million Donation to Name Stadium at Florida University by David Reutter (p 50)
• Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs (p 48)
• Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding (p 46)
• Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA/RA Claims by Mark Wilson (p 46)
• Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases by David Reutter (p 44)
• Georgia’s Execution Drug Secrecy Law Found Constitutional by David Reutter (p 43)
• Native American Prisoners Have Right to Tobacco in Religious Ceremonies by David Reutter (p 42)
• Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion by Mark Wilson (p 42)
• For Shame! Public Shaming Sentences on the Rise by David Reutter (p 38)
• Book Review: Burning Down the House, by Nell Bernstein (The New Press, June 2014). 384 pages, $26.95 by Hannah K. Gold (p 36)
• Second Circuit: Brady Claim Not Barred by Heck by Mark Wilson (p 35)
• Eighth Circuit: Ruling Required on Prison Officials’ Qualified Immunity Defense (p 34)
• Eighth Circuit: Jail Guards Denied Summary Judgment for Use of Force against Detainees by David Reutter (p 32)
• Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment by Mark Wilson (p 31)
• United States, Britain Offer Training to “Improve” Prison Conditions in Afghanistan (p 30)
• California: Local Ordinances Banning Sex Offenders from Parks Invalidated by Mark Wilson (p 28)
• Montana: Extradition Costs Not Recoverable as Restitution by Mark Wilson (p 27)
• Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah (p 26)
• Court Finds PLN’s Rights Violated by Arizona Jail; Case Settles for $15,293 (p 24)
• Eighth Circuit: Deliberate Indifference Standard GovernsMedical Care for Civilly Committed Detainees by Mark Wilson (p 24)
• Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Jail Prisoner Raped in Unlocked Cell; $60,000 Verdict at Trial by Mark Wilson (p 23)
• Wisconsin Prison Guard Union Faces Challenges by Derek Gilna (p 22)
• Five Deaths in Eleven Months at California Jail Spark Grand Jury Probe (p 20)
• Washington DOSA Revocation Requires Credit for Community Custody Time by Mark Wilson (p 19)
• Texas: $100 Medical Copay for Prisoners Generates Less Revenue than Expected by Matthew Clarke (p 18)
• Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees by Leticia Miranda (p 14)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)

January

• Your Home Is Your Prison: How to Lock Down Your Neighborhood, Your Country, and You by Maya Schenwar
• Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petition for Post Conviction Relief
• Australia Imprisons Aboriginals Disproportionately
• West Virginia Woman under House Arrest Awarded $275,000 for Rape by Court Officer by Matthew Clarke
• Houston Settles Wrongful Conviction Suit for $3 Million
• Former Minnesota Prisoner’s Inadequate Health Care Suit Settled for $275,000 by Matthew Clarke
• $85,000 Settlement in Suit over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Heart Attack Death
• Guilty Brazilian Prison Guards Finally Convicted in 1992 Jail Massacre by Derek Gilna
• Prisoner Beating in Erie County Results in Guard's Conviction and Settlement by Matthew Clarke
• Nebraska: Dakota County Shells Out $575,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Lawsuits Against Former Sheriff
• Maryland Prisoner Subject to “Hit” by Gang-Affiliated Guard Receives $40,000 Settlement
• Department of Justice Releases 2012 Report on Local Jail and State Prison Deaths by Matthew Clarke
• Colorado: Parole Board’s Track Record Difficult to Assess
• CMC Nurse Arrested for Having Sex with Syracuse Jail Prisoner
• Third Prisoner Dies at Illinois’ Overcrowded Menard Prison
• Report Says Texas State Jails an Expensive Failure in Need of Reform
• Parker County, Texas Jail Uses Prisoners to Make Furniture
• Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Out-of-State Sex Conviction Subject to Registration
• GEO Group Agrees to End Sexual Harassment; Pays $140,000 Settlement and Implements New Policies
• Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons
• Local Officials Decry Economic Disaster from Closure of North Carolina Prison
• Drug Makers Refuse to Sell Propofol for Death Row Executions
• Tennessee Dumps Corizon for Higher Bidder on Prison Health Care Contract
• San Francisco Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Jail Strip Searches
• Report Analyzes New Jersey Jail Population
• Orleans Parish Prison Gone Wild! Video Shocks Court and Community
• New Orleans Police and Judicial Corruption Saga Continues
• Idaho DOC Accused of Opening Legal Mail to Smear Prisoner’s Legal Assistant
• Cook County Prisoners Duel Russian Prisoners in Online Chess by Derek Gilna
• Bipartisan Congressional Committee to Reduce Federal Criminal Code by Derek Gilna
• Arkansas Jail Closed After Escapes, Might “Put A Hurt” on Bail Business
• Former Florida Prison Chief Released from Federal Prison
• $15,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner Injured by Guard
• Report Says Compassionate Release Would Save Strapped BOP Money by Derek Gilna
• Guards Union Complaints Prompt Funds Transfer to Avoid Sequester Furloughs by Derek Gilna
• D.C. Area Federal Courts Reduce Staff because of Sequester Cuts by Derek Gilna
• BOP Punishment of Prisoners for Suicide Attempts Continues Despite Director’s Memo by Derek Gilna
• Prisoner Tax Refund Scam Thwarted at Arizona Prison by Derek Gilna
• Violence Overruns Georgia’s Model Prison
• Utah First to Explicitly Allow Organ Donation by Prisoners
• Only BOP, Not Private Contractors, Can Tally Good Time Credits in Disciplinary Hearings
• NY Governor Faces Liability for SVP Initiative Denying Due Process to Civilly Committed
• North Carolina DOC Medical Overpayments Exceed 10% of Total Bills
• Michigan Law Allows Sex Offenders to Use Emergency Shelters Within 1,000 Feet of School
• Internet Pornographer Operates Business from Detroit Jail Cell by Matthew Clarke
• Hostile Work Environment at Florida Jail Results in $262,000 Jury Award for Guard
• GEO Group Reaps Higher Profit from New Mexico Prisons than Other States
• Federal Budget Cuts Diminish Public Defender Services
• Estate Settles for $135,000 for Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Suicide
• Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Law is Punitive, Prohibiting Ex Post Facto Application
• Court Ends Injunctive Monitoring of Ohio Juvenile System
• Prisoner Loses Habeas Suit Challenging Loss of BOP Good Time for “Constructive Possession” of a Weapon by Derek Gilna
• Bureau of Prisons Settles Prisoner's "Valley Fever" Suit for $425,000
• Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases
• Racial Disparities Diminishing, Especially Among Female Prisoners
• Prisoner Labor Used to Package Potatoes for Vermont Food Bank
• New York: Two Female Guards Impregnated by Prisoners, then Charged with Rape and Arrested
• Maryland Jury Awards $5.6 Million for False Arrest and Detention by Matthew Clarke
• NY State Liable Prisoner’s 30 Days Overdetention
• NY State Liable for Prisoner’s 94 Days Overdetention
• NY DOC Liable for Three Days Extra Segregation
• NY DOC Found 50% Liable Prisoner’s Injuries from Collapsed Chair
• NY Court Awards Prisoner over $400 for Lost Property
• New York Prisoner Awarded $1,170 for SHU Time Caused by Hearing Violation
• New York Prisoner Awarded $153 for Lost Property
• Imprisonment Bars Mandatory Minimum $2,000 Oregon DUII Fine
• NY Guard Guilty of Attacking Prisoner; Trial on Damages Ordered
• Guard Found Liable for Excessive Force against NY Prisoner
• Florida Pretrial Detainees Properly Charged “Subsistence Costs”
• Federal Court Holds Qualified Immunity Appropriate in Officers’ Warrantless Entry and Arrests, Not in Transporting Arrestees Naked
• NY Prisoner Denied Knee Brace Wins $1,200
• Exchange of Court Opinions between Attorney and Prisoner Merits First Amendment Injunction
• CA Man Receives $720,000 Settlement for 11 Years False Imprisonment
• Dismissal of Arkansas Prisoner’s Suit over False Disciplinary Action Affirmed
• Discretionary Immunity Bars Oregon Prisoner’s Negligent Sentence Computation Claim
• NY Prisoner Awarded $3,000 for Delay in Treating Broken Thumb
• California Man Awarded $18 Million for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution
• CA Prison Canteen Price-Gouging Case Dismissed
• When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna (p 1)
• Prison Legal News Prevails in Tennessee Public Records Suit in Spite of Sheriff’s Antics (p 32)
• “Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants by Victoria Law (p 22)
• Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law Struck Down, Some Prisoners Released by David Reutter (p 52)
• Colorado Prisoner Sues Security Guard Who Sexually Abused Her Moments after Giving Birth (p 40)
• News in Brief (p 56)
• Florida Supreme Court: Review of Parole Commission Revocation Order Limited by David Reutter (p 54)
• Fifth Circuit Holds Prison Officials Need Not be Named in Grievances by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Georgia: Mandamus Available to Compel Law Library Access by David Reutter (p 53)
• Malpractice Suit Proceeds against Michigan Defense Attorney in Wrongful Conviction Case by David Reutter (p 52)
• The Globalization of Supermax Prisons, edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross (Rutgers University Press, 2013). 240 pages, $28.95 paperback by Gary Hunter (p 50)
• Jail Closes “God Pod,” Agrees to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners (p 50)
• California Parole Term Not Shortened by Improper Parole Denial by Mark Wilson (p 49)
• Introduction of Nolo Plea to Challenge Prisoner’s Credibility was Error by David Reutter (p 48)
• Ohio DOC Director Wants Return to Stricter Law after 2012 Spike in Positive Drug Tests (p 48)
• Florida Court of Appeals: Prison Guards Can Raise “Stand Your Ground” Defense by Matthew Clarke (p 47)
• Fifth Circuit: Sleep Deprivation May Violate Eighth Amendment by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• West Virginia Public Defender Disbarred for Child Prostitution “Hoax” (p 46)
• $145,000 Settlement for U.S. Citizen Held on Immigration Detainer due to Racial Profiling (p 45)
• Prisoner’s Request for Medical Care after Signing Refusal Form Precludes Summary Judgment by David Reutter (p 44)
• Investigation Finds that Money Stolen from Oregon Prison Wasn’t Really Stolen by Joe Watson (p 44)
• America’s Prisons: A Road to Nowhere by Ben Notterman (p 42)
• RLUIPA Explained in Tenth Circuit Decision re Denial of Sweat Lodge Access by David Reutter (p 40)
• Consent Decree and Remedial Plan End Lawsuit Challenging Conditions in Illinois Juvenile Facilities by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Tennessee Man Sues for Placement in Women’s Facility for Three Years (p 38)
• Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Juvenile Restraint Chair Punishment by Mark Wilson (p 36)
• CCA Board Member Steps Down from Open Government Organization (p 36)
• Virginia Prison’s Policy Requiring Physical Indicia of Faith for Religious Sincerity Held Unconstitutional; Suit Settles for $3,795 by David Reutter (p 34)
• Florida Death Row Prisoner Entitled to Prison and Medical Records by David Reutter (p 34)
• State Appellate Costs Improper on Washington PRP Dismissal by Mark Wilson (p 31)
• Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• Federal Court Orders Colorado to Provide Outdoor Recreation to Supermax Prisoner by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• Admission of Jail Disciplinary Records at Criminal Trial May Violate Confrontation Clause by David Reutter (p 26)
• Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey (p 26)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 20)
• Controversy, Criticism Plague Brooklyn Halfway House by Derek Gilna (p 18)
• ‘Dry Skin’ Nets Prisoner $5.00 Verdict
• GA Prisoner Injured While Working on Warden’s House Awarded $105,000
• Georgia Prisoner Dies of Traumatic Brain Injury Following Release on Bail; $16 Million Default Judgment against City Upheld
• $14.5 Million Awarded to Oklahoma Man for 14 Years Wrongful Imprisonment
• $4.4M to Arizona Man Wrongly Convicted of Murder — Twice
• Estate of Kentucky Jail Prisoner Who Died of Untreated Pneumonia Awarded $1,729,513
• $1 Million Settlement for New Jersey Man Exonerated after 18 Years Wrongful Imprisonment