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Archive: 2018

December

• GEO Denied Summary Judgment in Suit Alleging Immigrants Are Employees Under Washington Labor Law
• $11,428 in Costs Awarded For Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter; Attorney Fees Denied
• Appeals court rules in favor of Latino denied guard job in California prison by Rick Anderson
• Head of Nashville’s Correct Care Solutions arrested for DUI by Rick Anderson
• $375,000-plus Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Jail by R. Bailey
• Va. court finds prison employees met reasonable suspicion burden in visitor strip search by R. Bailey
• Return from darkness, a road without a path. Lessons on humane and effective punishment from the Nordic Countries by Pablo Sartorio
• $550,000 Settlement for Detainee Rendered Quadriplegic by Guard’s Excessive Force (p 62)
• Missouri Sheriff Who Vowed to Clean Up Crime Faces Criminal Charges, Lawsuits by R. Bailey (p 58)
• Florida Private Prisons Seek $4 Million for Employee Raises by David Reutter (p 58)
• New York Federal District Court Allows Prisoner’s § 1983 Action to Proceed by Derek Gilna (p 57)
• Pro Se Prisoner Demonstrated Need for Recruitment of Counsel (p 56)
• Report: Homelessness and Housing Insecurity are Hurdles for Former Prisoners by Derek Gilna (p 56)
• Garnishment Action in Federal Court to Collect Jury Award was Improper (p 55)
• Federal Prisons Use Nurses and Cooks as Guards While Officials Push to Fill Private Prisons by Christopher Zoukis (p 54)
• Michigan Prisoner Awarded $16,500 for Guard’s Assault and Cover-up (p 54)
• Florida: Suit Continues Against CoreCivic for Rape of Developmentally Disabled Child by Monte McCoin (p 50)
• Brookings Institute Study Finds Direct Connection between Poverty and Crime Rates by Derek Gilna (p 50)
• Family of Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Prisoner Receives $14 Million by Kevin Bliss (p 51)
• Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Jail Where Three Detainees Died by Christopher Zoukis (p 49)
• Sentenced to Prison Slavery by Kevin Bliss (p 48)
• Experts Call for Improvements in Prisoner Dental Care by Christopher Zoukis (p 60)
• Amid Scandal, Missouri Governor Issues Commutations and Pardons, Passes New Laws Before Resigning by Dale Chappell (p 46)
• Land Swap Seeks to Reinstate Construction of New Jail in Detroit (p 46)
• Correct Care Solutions Redux: Poor Medical Care Leads to More Deaths, Lawsuits by Edward Lyon (p 52)
• BJS Report Finds Prisoner Sexual Abuse Allegations Continue to Rise by Kevin Bliss (p 44)
• Dismissal of Pro Se Prisoner’s Sexual Assault, Excessive Force Case Reversed by Kevin Bliss (p 44)
• Prison Systems Solve Bed Space Problems by Using Out-of-State Facilities by Christopher Zoukis (p 42)
• Long-Term Segregation Can Establish Imminent Danger of Serious Physical Injury for PLRA Purposes by Christopher Zoukis (p 41)
• Wealthy? Upgrade to a First Class Criminal Justice Experience! by Christopher Zoukis (p 40)
• Mentally Ill Wisconsin Prisoners Held in Solitary Improperly Reclassified by Edward Lyon (p 35)
• New York City Council Passes Ordinance to Make All Jail Phone Calls Free by Derek Gilna (p 34)
• Federal Judge Orders Washington Prison Officials to Properly Feed Ramadan Participants by Christopher Zoukis (p 34)
• Under “In-House Parole,” New Mexico Prisoners Remain in Prison by Edward Lyon (p 38)
• Former Prisoner, Jailhouse Lawyer Mujahid Farid Has Died by Laura Whitehorn (p 39)
• Military-Style Attack on Brazilian Prison Kills 20 Prisoners, One Guard by Monte McCoin (p 33)
• Report on Capital Punishment in Pennsylvania Released; Moratorium Continues by Kevin Bliss (p 32)
• Suicides Increasing in Massachusetts Prisons and Jails (p 30)
• Ohio Prison Officials Announce Measures to Prevent Another Transport Bus Murder by Matthew Clarke (p 29)
• Louisiana’s Rejection of $3.5 Million Prison Tracking Software to be Reconsidered by R. Bailey (p 28)
• $17 Million Payout for Yet Another Wrongful Conviction in Chicago by Christopher Zoukis (p 28)
• Alabama Prisoner in Failed Execution Attempt will Not Face Another by David Reutter (p 36)
• Multiple Charges, Lawsuits Filed Against Lackawanna Prison Staff for Sexual Abuse by Kevin Bliss (p 26)
• Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Gang Member’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke (p 26)
• Indiana Prisoner Obtains $85,000 Settlement After Being Beaten and Tased by Edward Lyon (p 25)
• Violent Incidents Follow Settlement to End Dangerous Conditions at Alabama Prison (p 24)
• Ex-Washington Prison Superintendent Under Investigation for Misuse of Funds by Dale Chappell (p 24)
• Angola Closes its Notorious Camp J, “A Microcosm of a Lot of Things That are Wrong” by Grace Toohey (p 22)
• New Jersey Federal Court Certifies Class-Action Suit Against Global*Tel Link by Derek Gilna (p 20)
• Lawsuit by Washington AG Against GEO Group for Wage Violations Proceeds, Granted Class-Action Status by Christopher Zoukis (p 20)
• Defy Ventures Founder Steps Down Amid Accusations of Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis (p 18)
• Former Jailhouse Lawyer Bobby Battle Dies at Age 80 by Monte McCoin (p 18)
• Florida District Court Allows Suit Against Prisoner Transport Companies to Proceed by Dale Chappell (p 16)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 16)
• Florida Detainee Died from Deliberate Indifference to Septic Shock, Lawsuit Charges (p 15)
• PLN Files Cert Petition with Supreme Court Over Florida DOC Censorship by Steve Horn (p 12)
• News in Brief (p 62)
• Censorship in Prisons and Jails: A War on the Written Word by Christopher Zoukis (p 1)

November

• Seventh Circuit Reversal: Guards Immune from Prosecution in Wrongful Death Claim by Kevin Bliss
• Investigation of Central New York Central Psychiatric Center Turns Up Drugs by Derek Gilna
• Louisiana Sex Offender Restrictions, Harsh Laws Prolong Prison Sentences (p 52)
• Defense Investigator Jailed for Initially Refusing to Testify in Death Penalty Case by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• Pennsylvania: Allegheny County Jail Settles Sexual Assault Claim for $32,000 (p 50)
• Dog-Sniff Search Policy Allowed Under Massachusetts Law, but APA Procedures Required (p 50)
• BOP’s Violation of Alcohol Policy Ends in Expungement, Reversal of Disciplinary Sanctions by Dale Chappell (p 48)
• Over-Incarceration a Worldwide Problem, Report Finds by Derek Gilna (p 48)
• Prisoner Can Face Discipline Yet Still Sue Guard for Excessive Force Under Heck (p 47)
• Mississippi: Former Jailer Acquitted of Criminal Charges in Prisoner’s Death by Kevin Bliss (p 46)
• Oklahoma County Pays $150,000 to Settle Suit Over Jail Suicide by Derek Gilna (p 51)
• Class-Action Status Granted in Civil Rights Suit Over Disenfranchised Indiana Jail Prisoners by Matthew Clarke (p 53)
• New York’s Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline is Poor Option for Parolees by Dale Chappell (p 54)
• Deductions from Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Trust Account Require Notice (p 55)
• Female Texas Prison Guards Allege Sexual Harassment, Abuse, Discrimination by Edward Lyon (p 56)
• Surprise Shutdown of Maine Prison Leads to Controversy, Court Order by Christopher Zoukis (p 57)
• Polls Show People Favor Rehabilitation over Incarceration by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• New Mexico Prisoners Suffer and Die Under Privatized Health Care by Edward Lyon (p 60)
• Ohio Jail Detainee Receives $500,000 Settlement for Assault by Guard (p 59)
• Maryland Adopts Prison Mailbox Rule for Post-Conviction Petitions (p 59)
• $7,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide (p 62)
• San Diego County Targets Reporter Who Exposed Sky-High Jail Death Rate by Dale Chappell (p 46)
• Litigation Surrounding Radon Exposure at Connecticut Prison Moves Forward by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 45)
• #MeToo Movement, Misconduct Claims Impact Federal and State Judges by Edward Lyon (p 42)
• Magistrate Judge Must Have Jurisdiction Prior to Entering Final Judgment (p 39)
• Maricopa County, Phoenix Settle Lawsuit Over Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Death for $7.25 Million by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Arkansas DOC Says Water is Safe, but Most Tests Not Conducted in Housing Units by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 38)
• Texas Prison Officials Demoted, Fired after Disciplinary Quota System and Planted Contraband Exposed (p 34)
• States Implementing New Technology to Fight Contraband Smuggling Via Drone by Monte McCoin (p 36)
• $7 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide at Private Prison (p 36)
• More Legal Cases Involving Transgender Prisoners in Multiple States by Christopher Zoukis (p 40)
• Fourth Circuit: Failure to Transfer Mentally Ill Prisoner to Hospital Not Actionable (p 32)
• Fighting the Fees that Force Prisoners to Pay for Their Incarceration by Jean Trounstine (p 30)
• Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Disciplinary Appeal Exhausted Claim of Having to Work on Religious Holiday by Christopher Zoukis (p 28)
• California Prisoners Seek to Enforce Settlement Provisions in Ashker Litigation by Kevin Bliss (p 28)
• The Secret World of Missouri DOC Internal Death Investigations by Kevin Bliss (p 26)
• Why Prison Reform is Not Enough to Fix the U.S. Criminal Justice System by Ed Chung (p 24)
• Aramark Gets Pennsylvania DOC Food Procurement Contract (p 23)
• California Muslim Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment Order in Mixed Appellate Ruling by Edward Lyon (p 21)
• CCS Seeks to Hide Internal Review in Jail Detainee’s Death; $180,000 Settlement by David Reutter, R. Bailey (p 22)
• Alaska Supreme Court Reverses Disciplinary Case Where Prisoner Not Allowed to Call Witnesses by Matthew Clarke, David Reutter (p 20)
• Contraband Found in Prisoner’s Rectum Supports Conviction by David Reutter (p 19)
• Federal District Court Holds Ohio Prison Cannot Cut Rastafarian Prisoner’s Hair by Matthew Clarke (p 18)
• HRDC Sues Oklahoma County Jail for Censoring Books by Steve Horn (p 18)
• Exonerated Prisoner Invests Portion of $20 Million Settlement to Start Barber School by Derek Gilna (p 17)
• Death Sentences and Executions Ebbing in the “Capital of Capital Punishment” by Edward Lyon (p 15)
• Denver Pays $100,000 to Settle DOJ Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Diabetic Deputy by Matthew Clarke (p 16)
• Washington: Jail Detainee Obtains $1 Million Settlement for Spinal Injury by Steve Horn (p 14)
• Public Outcry Forces Florida DOC to Back Down on Limits to In-Person Visitation by David Reutter (p 12)
• Podcast Produced by Wisconsin Prisoner Tackles Criminal Justice Topics by Steve Horn (p 10)
• Justice Sotomayor Slams Solitary Confinement, but Supreme Court Declines to Accept Colorado Solitary Case by Derek Gilna (p 10)
• Arkansas: $21,000 Settlement in Jail Release Debit Card Class-Action Suit by Derek Gilna (p 9)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 8)
• News in Brief (p 62)
• On the Inside: The Chaos of Arizona Prison Health Care by Jimmy Jenkins (p 1)

October

• Voting rights: Tennessee Man Convicted of Murder No Longer Infamous by Edward Lyon
• Vermont Cancels Contract with Pennsylvania to House State Prisoners by Matthew Clarke
• Washington State: Jail Phone Rates Increase as Video Replaces In-Person Visits by Steve Horn, Iris Wagner (p 1)
• Florida: Federal Prison Guard Sentenced for Accepting Bribe by Monte McCoin (p 59)
• Class-action Settlement in Mississippi “Debtors’ Prison” Case by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• Colorado Accused of Failing to Comply with Settlement in Mental Health Care Suit by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• California Attorney Specializes in Representing Prisoners Victimized by Fraud by Monte McCoin (p 57)
• Angola Prison Lawsuit Poses Question: What Kind of Medical Care do Prisoners Deserve? by Amanda Aronczyk, Katie Rose Quandt (p 56)
• Pro se Texas Prisoner Wins $250,550 Default Judgment in Use of Force Case by Edward Lyon (p 55)
• Humanism to be Recognized as Approved Faith in North Carolina Prisons by Kevin Bliss (p 54)
• Louisiana Jail Settles with DOJ Over HIV Discrimination by Dale Chappell (p 54)
• Rhode Island: Life-sentenced Prisoner is “Civilly Dead,” Cannot Pursue Tort Claim by Christopher Zoukis (p 53)
• Florida ICE Detention Center Restricts Detainees’ Observance of Ramadan by Steve Horn (p 52)
• Australian Woman Gives Birth in Cell After Guards Can’t Unlock the Door by Monte McCoin (p 51)
• Low Pay, High Staff Turnover Drive Texas Prison Guard Shortage by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• Nebraska County, Jail Medical Provider Settle Suit Over Medication Denial for $10,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Iowa Prison Guard Wins $2 Million on Retaliation, Disability Accommodation Claims by Edward Lyon (p 60)
• New York: $100,000 to Settle Suit over Rape of Trans Prisoner Held in Men’s Prison by Christopher Zoukis (p 49)
• Lawsuit Over Prisoner Assault at Tennessee Jail Results in Settlement, Dismissal by Kevin Bliss (p 48)
• Ninth Circuit Modifies Deliberate Indifference Analysis for Pretrial Detainees’ Inadequate Medical Care Claims by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Landmark Stanford Prison Experiment Criticized as a Sham by Steve Horn (p 46)
• U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Former Prison Guard After 10 Years on the Run by Monte McCoin (p 45)
• Kentucky Reluctantly Returns to Prison Privatization (p 44)
• New Jersey County Pays $95,000 to Female Lawyer “Wanded” Between Legs at Jail by Christopher Zoukis (p 43)
• Federal Jury Awards $6 Million to Epileptic Colorado Prisoner, but New Trial Ordered by Matthew Clarke (p 44)
• $10 Million Class-action Lawsuit Against Virginia Jail Results in $725,000 Settlement by R. Bailey (p 42)
• HRDC Files Censorship Suit Against New Mexico Jail; Court Orders Dismissal Based on Mootness by Steve Horn (p 42)
• Florida Lawyer Arrested for Jail Porn Escapades (p 38)
• Two Former Oklahoma Death Row Prisoners Obtain $3.15 Million Settlement by Derek Gilna (p 38)
• Jury Awards North Carolina Prisoner $15,000 for Staff Sexual Assault (p 39)
• Formerly Incarcerated Chef Plans to Revolutionize Ramen by Steve Horn (p 40)
• Kentucky Law Requiring Abused Spouse to Pay for Abuser’s Divorce Attorney Abolished (p 36)
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Convictions of Louisiana Jail Staff for Failing to Stop Abuse by Matthew Clarke (p 36)
• North Carolina Fined $190,000 for Mismanagement of Prescription Medication by Monte McCoin (p 35)
• Arizona: Lawsuit Spurs Significant Reforms for Death Row Prisoners by Derek Gilna (p 34)
• Oregon County Pays $2.85 Million for Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner by Dale Chappell (p 34)
• Black Liberation Army Members Convicted of Murdering Cops Granted Parole by Christopher Zoukis (p 32)
• Editorial: The Case Against Florida’s Amendment 4 on Felon Voting Rights by Paul Wright (p 32)
• Private Prison Company Pays to Play; Federal Election Commission Fails to Act by Christopher Zoukis (p 30)
• The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages: Inside the Booming Market for Food in Pouches by Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge (p 28)
• Solitary Confinement Reforms Sweeping the Nation but Still Not Enough by Christopher Zoukis (p 26)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 24)
• Advocacy Groups Call for End to Ban on In-person Visits at Tennessee Jail (p 23)
• News in Brief (p 62)
• CoreCivic’s Actions Against Sexual Harassment Compel Reversal of Jury Verdict by David Reutter

September

• $35,500 affirmed by Sixth Circuit in Michigan guard retaliation, free speech case by Kevin Bliss
• Solitary Instead of Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoner Costs New Mexico Jail $2 Million by R. Bailey (p 58)
• Former district attorney in Maine sued for misconduct by Kevin Bliss
• $280,000 settlement after family files wrongful death suit against New Jersey jail, health providers by Kevin Bliss
• Montana Involuntary Committed Individuals May Be Restrained During Transport by Mark Wilson
• 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of Nebraska prisoner’s jail rape claim by Edward Lyon
• $380,000 settlement in Cook County Jail abuse case by Edward Lyon
• Pay for prison labor ‘unfair’ to inmates and business by R. Bailey
• Sixth Circuit: § 1983 Actions Classified as Personal Injury Claims by David Reutter (p 50)
• Family of Deceased Colorado Prisoner Accepts Settlement for $5.3 Million, New Policies by Edward Lyon (p 50)
• South Dakota Prisoner Fights Porn Ban in Federal Court by Edward Lyon (p 53)
• PLRA’s Administrative Remedies Requirement Tolls Limitations Time but Not Accrual Time by David Reutter (p 54)
• Jail’s Failure to Protect Juvenile from Sexual Assault Supports $25,000 Verdict by David Reutter (p 54)
• Jury Awards Federal Prisoner $675,000 in Retaliation, Excessive Force Bivens Case by Jeremy Pinson (p 55)
• Lawsuit Alleges Texas County Jailers Beat, Paralyzed Prisoner by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• Study Finds Wrongful Convictions in 11.6 Percent of Sexual Assault Cases from Pre-DNA Testing Era (p 56)
• Prison Grievance Coordinator’s Responses Rendered Administrative Remedies Unavailable by David Reutter (p 57)
• With Help from ACLU, Parolee Wins $10,000 Settlement Plus $100,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• Texas Settles Suit Over Rape and Beating of Transgender Prisoner (p 60)
• With 27 Percent Unemployment, Jobs Crisis Hits Ex-prisoners the Hardest by Steve Horn (p 60)
• Maine: Superior Court’s Dismissal for Lack of Jurisdiction Not Supported by the Record by Dale Chappell (p 61)
• Canadian Woman Wins Settlement for Death of Son Born in Jail by Derek Gilna (p 62)
• New Orleans Parish Court System has Unconstitutional Funding Practices by David Reutter (p 48)
• NC Escape Attempt that Left Four Dead Leads to Reforms, Increased Punishment (p 52)
• Mother of Prisoner Who Died at Texarkana Jail Challenges $200,000 Settlement; Nurse Pleads Guilty by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Privacy Interests Outweigh Public Interest in Disclosure of AUSA Termination Letter by David Reutter (p 51)
• New Rule Sparks Uprising at California Sex Offender Civil Commitment Facility by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Private Prison Operator Emerald Corrections Out of Business by Steve Horn (p 47)
• Two Chicago Prisoners, Released Due to Police Misconduct, Seized by ICE by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• $55,000 Settlement in Rape of Missouri Jail Prisoner (p 44)
• Texas Uses Failed Private Prison to Hold Civilly Committed Sex Offenders by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Ohio Settles Suit Over Sexual Assault of Prisoner for $525,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Nevada County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $500,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 41)
• Federal Judge Voids Contract Between Death Row Exoneree and Attorney by David Reutter (p 40)
• Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Retaliation, Conspiracy Claims by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• Despite Lack of FCC Action, States Can Still Make Prison and Jail Calls Affordable by Dale Chappell (p 36)
• Georgia Medical Prison Rife with Dysfunction, Abuse and Dilapidated Conditions by David Reutter (p 38)
• Controversy in Utah Over Jail Deaths and Secret Jail Operating Standards by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Dozens of Lawsuits Against Correct Care Solutions for Sometimes Fatal Denial of Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke (p 32)
• Los Angeles County Settles Lawsuit over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $1.7 Million by Matthew Clarke (p 31)
• Lake County, Indiana Establishes $8.2 Million Bond to Settle Jail Lawsuits (p 30)
• Former Mexican Mafia General Turned Informant Receives $25,000 from GEO Group, 20 Years in Prison from Feds by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• Minnesota Prisoner Wins Reprieve from Jail Debt in Federal Court by Edward Lyon (p 29)
• Virginia Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment, Settles Religious Diet Case by Edward Lyon (p 28)
• Top Federal Death Penalty Lawyer Demoted, Reassigned by Christopher Zoukis (p 28)
• Protesters Blockade CoreCivic Headquarters in Nashville; 19 Arrests (p 26)
• Washington Prisoner Has First Amendment Right to Threaten to File Suit by Derek Gilna (p 26)
• Colorado County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $3.5 Million by Matthew Clarke (p 25)
• HRDC Files Suit Against FDOC Over Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Starvation Death (p 24)
• Ohio City, Medical Center Settle Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $210,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 23)
• Federal Court Issues Injunction Over Conditions on Virginia’s Death Row by Matthew Clarke (p 22)
• Some Arizona Prison Logs Show Temperatures up to 119 Degrees; Others Falsified by Matthew Clarke (p 21)
• New CNN Film, “American Jail,” Shows How the Poor Get – and Stay – Incarcerated by Steve Horn (p 20)
• Illinois: $4.75 Million Settlement in Jail Seizure Injury Case by David Reutter (p 19)
• Oklahoma Prisoners, Advocacy Group File Short-lived Lawsuit Alleging Corruption by Matthew Clarke (p 18)
• California Supreme Court Modifies Settlement to Revise Parole Process by Derek Gilna (p 18)
• Florida Board Rules Convicted Prison Guard Can’t Collect Retirement Benefits by Monte McCoin (p 17)
• JPay Vulnerability Exploited by Idaho Prisoners for $225,000 in Credits by Steve Horn (p 16)
• Lawsuit, Ballot Initiative Seek to Reform Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida by David Reutter (p 14)
• Pennsylvania: Class-action Suit Against USP Lewisburg Reinstated by Derek Gilna (p 13)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Rikers Island Beat Down Suit Settles for $165,000, but Victim Won’t See a Penny by Christopher Zoukis (p 11)
• News in Brief (p 62)
• At the Federal Supermax, When Does Isolation Become Torture? by Alan Prendergast (p 1)
• Ninth Circuit rules on 'pattern of behavior' issue in Corizon Health case by Kevin Bliss

August

• Illinois Prisoner Loses Use of Force Suit on Evidentiary Rulings by Edward Lyon
• Changes Affecting Exercise of Discretion for Parole Did Not Create Ex Post Facto Violation by R. Bailey
• Michigan Department of Corrections Foregoes Privatized Food Services by David Reutter
• $750,000 Settlement Paid by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for Wrongful Death by Christopher Zoukis
• FRCP Rule 25 Allows for Extension of Time to Substitute Party Upon Death by David Reutter (p 61)
• Michigan Prisoner Publishes Book, State Sues for His Proceeds by Edward Lyon (p 60)
• Inadequate Health Services for Native American Prisoners by Edward Lyon (p 60)
• Indiana DOC Settles Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit for $80,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 57)
• Temple University Marks 20 Years of Transformative Inside-Out Prison Program by Derek Gilna (p 56)
• Previous NY Escapee Fails to Negotiate Privileges in Exchange for Revealing Security Flaws by Derek Gilna (p 56)
• Federal Compassionateless Release by Dale Chappell (p 58)
• Criticism of Commission-based Phone Contract at Pennsylvania County Prison by R. Bailey (p 58)
• Massachusetts County Faces Lawsuit Over Phone Fee Kickbacks by Monte McCoin (p 55)
• Trump Calls Prison Reform “Very Important” as First Step Act Passes in the House by Christopher Zoukis (p 54)
• Federal Class-action Accuses CoreCivic of Exploiting Immigrant Detainee Labor by Derek Gilna (p 50)
• Wrongfully-convicted California Prisoner Exonerated, Receives $15 Million by Derek Gilna (p 50)
• Donald Who? Reform Goes Forward Despite His Idiocy by Joseph Margulies (p 52)
• Growing Number of Local Jurisdictions Reject Correctional Privatization by Monte McCoin (p 49)
• Louisiana Judge’s Views May Warrant Recusal in All Death Penalty Cases by David R. Bailey (p 48)
• Georgia Renewal Statute Requires Prepayment of Costs of Prior Suit (p 48)
• Virginia: Former Assistant Warden Gets Suspended Sentence for Trading Privileges for Sex by Monte McCoin (p 47)
• Alaska Jail Recorded Attorney-client Conversations for Four Years by Monte McCoin (p 46)
• Canadian Non-profit Seeks Plant-based Focus, No Animal Slaughter at Prison Farms by Derek Gilna (p 46)
• Michigan Prisoners Receive Compensation for Wrongful Convictions by Derek Gilna (p 45)
• Federal Judge Dismisses Class-action Suits Over Jail Phone Rates, Commissions by Christopher Zoukis (p 44)
• Alabama Pastor and Non-profit Director Fights Capital Murder Charge by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• Former Prosecutor and Director of Tennessee DOC Sentenced to Prison by Monte McCoin (p 43)
• 15 Years to Life for Jailers Who Beat Mentally Ill Prisoner to Death by Christopher Zoukis (p 42)
• Federal Prisoner’s Custody Status Continues While “on Loan” to Face State Charges (p 42)
• North Carolina Prison Guard Beaten, Stabbed; Sources Say His Past Brutality Made Him a Target by Monte McCoin (p 41)
• Prisoners Help Train Future (K9) Law Enforcement Officers by Christopher Zoukis (p 40)
• California Prison Spends $417,000 on Bottled Water as Contamination, Violations Continue by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 40)
• Tennessee Jailer Convicted of Official Misconduct, “Extreme Provocative Contact” by Monte McCoin (p 39)
• Florida: $60,000 Settlement for Juvenile Offender Raped During “Test of Heart” Ritual by David Reutter (p 38)
• Arpaio’s Infamous Tent City is Gone but Arizona State Prison’s Tent City Remains by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Texas Towns with Private Prisons Experience Job Losses by Matthew Clarke (p 36)
• $375,000 Settlement for Ohio Woman Pepper Sprayed in Jail’s Restraint Chair by Matthew Clarke (p 35)
• The Catalyst: Thelton Henderson Transformed California’s Criminal Justice System. Now Comes the Backlash by Abbie Vansickle (p 32)
• Alabama Prisoners Suffer Nation’s Highest Homicide, Suicide Rates by David Reutter (p 30)
• Jail Prisoner Injured in Attack by Co-defendant Settles for $5,000 (p 29)
• Federal Court Allows Menard Prisoner’s Lawsuit for Loss of Legal Papers, Retaliation to Proceed by Derek Gilna (p 28)
• $650,000 Settlement in Oregon Jail Wrongful Death Claim (p 28)
• Texas Couple Wrongly Convicted in “Satanic Panic” Receive $3.4 Million by Matthew Clarke (p 26)
• HRDC Receives $25,000 Judgment in North Carolina Jail Censorship Case by Steve Horn (p 26)
• California Prison Psychiatrist Faces Harassment, Retaliation from State Officials by Edward Lyon (p 25)
• Lawsuit Against Private Prison Firm Over Prisoner’s Death at Texarkana Jail by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• Arizona Man Falsely Arrested, Prosecuted by Iowa Officials Accepts $285,000 Settlement by Edward Lyon (p 23)
• Arkansas and Oklahoma Rehab Programs Sued for Using Court-ordered Defendants for Forced Labor by David Reutter (p 22)
• Private Prison Firms Use Revolving Door Lobbying, Generous Campaign Donations by Steve Horn (p 16)
• Colorado Prison Gang Leader Commits Suicide at Wyoming Prison by Matthew Clarke (p 20)
• Pennsylvania: Settlement Changes Jail’s Policy for Treatment of Pregnant Prisoners (p 19)
• New Jersey Jail Scrutinized after Suicides; Guards Charged, Families Sue by Edward Lyon (p 14)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 14)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Prison Food and Commissary Services: A Recipe for Disaster by David Reutter (p 1)

July

• $330,000 Awarded to Brooklyn Woman and Minor Nephew over False Arrest and Two Years of Malicious Prosecution by Christopher Zoukis
• Federal Jury Awards Michigan Woman $1,048,000 over Retaliatory Arrests by Christopher Zoukis
• Federal Jury Awards Texas Man $169,128 in Excessive Force Claim Against Sheriff’s Deputy by Christopher Zoukis
• New York Man Falsely Arrested and Maliciously Prosecuted Settles Suit with Nassau County Officials by Christopher Zoukis
• Massachusetts Settles Claim by U.S. over Gender-Biased Prison Guard Exam by Christopher Zoukis
• $30,000 Settlement Reached for New Jersey Prisoner Assaulted by Guards by Christopher Zoukis
• Father of Man Strangled While in Missouri Jail Accepts Settlement by Christopher Zoukis
• $125,000 Awarded to Pennsylvania Prisoner over Excessive Force by Guards by Christopher Zoukis
• $190,000 for Man Falsely Arrested and Maliciously Prosecuted by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Receives Settlement from Guards over Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• $99,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Enforcement of Protection Order Case by Christopher Zoukis
• California Prisoner Moved to Formerly Condemned Facility with No Bed Settles Civil Rights Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• Sikh Harassed for Refusing to Cut Beard Settles Civil Rights Suit with California Prison Officials by Christopher Zoukis
• $78,214 Awarded to Massachusetts Prisoner Assaulted by Other Inmates by Christopher Zoukis
• Kentucky Jail Guard Receives $60,000 Jury Award in Sexual Harassment Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• Visually Impaired Missouri Prisoner Receives Settlement Over Denial of Reasonable Accommodations by Christopher Zoukis
• Assaulted Detainee Settles with Louisiana Jail over Deliberate Indifference to His Safety by Christopher Zoukis
• $60,000 settlement reached in prisoner's case against officer by Christopher Zoukis
• Two Men Unlawfully Searched and Falsely Arrested for Sitting in Vehicle Settle with Middletown, N.Y., Cops by Christopher Zoukis
• Prison Excessive Force Cases: A Primer by Ilann M. Maazel
• Louisiana Prisoner Beaten by Guards Settles Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• Warden Settles with Prisoner Made to Sleep on Floor of Overcrowded California Prison by Christopher Zoukis
• Queens Couple Receives $10,000 Settlement after False Arrest and Property Confiscation by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis
• $25,000 Settlement for Detroit Man Falsely Arrested and Imprisoned by Christopher Zoukis
• Seventh Circuit Permits Gender Dysphoria Federal Civil Rights Case to Proceed by Derek Gilna
• Arkansas Supreme Court finds reimbursement from a §1983 settlement improper
• Missouri federal appeals court affirms mental health department employees hold qualified immunity by Kevin Bliss
• Lawsuits allege failings in Pennsylvania elevator shaft deaths of officer, prisoner by Kevin Bliss
• Florida prisoner's 14th successive motion yields sanction from state Supreme Court by Kevin Bliss
• Here’s What It’s Like to Work at a Shelter for Immigrant Kids by Robert Faturechi, Kavitha Surana
• Muslim Prisoner Strip-Searched in Presence of Female Guard in California Prison Settles Civil Rights Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• $25,000 Settlement Offer from NYPD over Assault, False Arrest Accepted by Parolee by Christopher Zoukis
• Quadriplegic Denied Required Meds Settles with Louisiana Prison Operated by CoreCivic by Christopher Zoukis
• $30,000 Settlement for Brooklyn Man Falsely Arrested by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis
• $125,000 Settlement in Case of Michigan Man Who Killed Himself In Jail by Christopher Zoukis
• Native American Prisoner Settles with California State, Prison Officials over Religious Liberty by Christopher Zoukis
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Settles with Prison Officials over Permanent Injuries Caused by Medical Neglect by Christopher Zoukis
• $91,615 Awarded to Injured Aramark Employee After Indiana Jury Finds Against Prison by Christopher Zoukis
• Disabled Louisiana Police Department Employee Settles Discrimination Suit with City by Christopher Zoukis
• $9,900 Settlement Reached After New York Prisoner Denied Medication Resulting in Seizures by Christopher Zoukis
• $200,000 Settlement Given to Family of California Man Who Died of Heart Failure in Pretrial Custody by Christopher Zoukis
• California Prisoner Awarded $500 for Spread of Cancer Due to Medical Indifference by Christopher Zoukis
• $700 Settlement Agreed to by California Prisoner Treated with Deliberate Medical Indifference by Christopher Zoukis
• California Prisoner Settles with Prison Doctor Accused of Deliberate Indifference by Christopher Zoukis
• Pre-Trial Detainee Settles Excessive Force Claim Against Los Angeles Deputies for $5,000 by Christopher Zoukis
• 911 'swatting' prank excuses officer's fatal shooting by R. Bailey
• $1.25M Settlement for Chicago Man Coerced into Confessing to Rape and Murder by Christopher Zoukis
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Settles Federal Assault Suit Against Fayette County Prison Guards by Christopher Zoukis
• Ex-Prisoner Awarded $150,000 after 'Savage Beating' Arranged by Guards by Dale Chappell (p 49)
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Denial of Rastafarian Services by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million (p 50)
• Florida: DHS Snitch Busted for Trying to Sell Informant Status to Federal Prisoner by Monte McCoin (p 51)
• $550,000 Settlement for Georgia Prisoner Who Lost Leg Due to Improper Care (p 52)
• BOP Director Resigns in Protest of Prison Reform Bill Clash by Steve Horn (p 52)
• Texas Prisons Stop Using Solitary Confinement as Punishment, but Thousands Kept in Administrative Segregation by Matthew Clarke (p 53)
• Fifth Circuit Holds Denial of Diabetic Diet During Lockdowns States Claim by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Confidential Settlement by Corizon in Arizona Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Flu (p 54)
• Settlement Ends Forced Religious Classes in Tennessee Prison Industry Program (p 55)
• Lawsuit Filed in Death of Kentucky Prisoner Held in Five-point Restraints by Derek Gilna (p 56)
• Michigan Jail Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $500,000 by Christopher Zoukis (p 56)
• Troubles at California Jail Lead Sheriff to Forgo Reelection by Derek Gilna (p 57)
• Wisconsin Paid Former Prison Employees $105,000 to Settle Harassment Cases by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• Virginia Parole Board Changes “Three-Strikes” Interpretation by David Reutter (p 58)
• Nevada DOC Settles Suit Over Prisoner Suicide for $93,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 59)
• California: Whistle-blowing Prison Employee Fired, Loses Lawsuit by Edward Lyon (p 62)
• $9 Million Settlement for Illinois Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• ACLU Reaches Confidential Settlement in CIA Detainee Torture Lawsuit by Derek Gilna (p 60)
• UK Court Blocks Extradition of Accused Hacker to United States by Christopher Zoukis (p 61)
• North Carolina Prisoner Exonerated for Rape Collects $9.5 Million Settlement (p 48)
• Federal Court Nullifies Seizure of Prisoner’s Civil Rights Award (p 48)
• “Egregious” Lack of Care by Jail’s Medical Contractor Leads to $1 Million Settlement by Dale Chappell (p 46)
• Indiana’s SOMM Program Declared Unconstitutional by Federal Court by Dale Chappell (p 46)
• Lawsuit on Behalf of Prisoners in 1993 Lucasville Riot Challenges Ban on Media Access by Edward Lyon (p 44)
• New Virginia Law Requires Oversight of Jail Deaths (p 44)
• Oregon: Former Clackamas Deputy, Probation Officer Sentenced for Child Rape by Monte McCoin (p 43)
• Exonerated Prisoner Awarded $15 Million for Misconduct by Baltimore Police by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• Office of Inspector General Finds Abuses at ICE Detention Facilities by Christopher Zoukis (p 40)
• Civil Commitment Used to Imprison Drug Users in Massachusetts by Edward Lyon (p 38)
• Illinois: $380,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner Assaulted by Other Prisoners by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Tennessee Judge Ends Sentence Reductions for Prisoners Who Agree to Sterilization; Receives Reprimand by David Reutter (p 36)
• Retaliatory “Rough Ride” by Prison Guards States Eighth Amendment Claim by David Reutter (p 35)
• Second Circuit Reverses Judgment in Favor of U.S. Citizen Held 3½ Years in Immigration Detention by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• The Magnificent Seven by Mumia Abu-Jamal (p 34)
• Settlement in Class-action ADA Suit Against Shasta County, California Jail by Derek Gilna (p 32)
• U.S. Supreme Court: Prevailing Prisoners Must Pay 25 Percent of Damage Awards Towards Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna (p 33)
• A&E Reality Show Puts Undercover Volunteers, Hidden Cameras in Jails by Dale Chappell (p 30)
• State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction by Christopher Zoukis (p 28)
• Census Bureau will Count Incarcerated People in the Wrong Place Once Again in 2020 Census, Continues to Distort Democracy (p 26)
• John Legend Fights for Criminal Justice Reform by Christopher Zoukis (p 26)
• Supreme Court Reverses Ninth Circuit Ruling Banning Pretrial Full-body Shackling by Derek Gilna (p 25)
• Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Reports Inaccurate Jail Violence Data by Edward Lyon (p 24)
• Nevada DOC Cuts Prison Sagebrush Program After Federal Funds Withheld by Dale Chappell
• “Less Lethal” Tasers Continue to Kill Dozens of Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis (p 22)
• Iowa Settles Religious Discrimination Suit Brought by Incarcerated Odinist (p 21)
• The Prison Phone Industry Has Quietly Become Even More of a Duopoly by Steve Horn (p 20)
• Idaho Prisoner Swallows Razor Blade to Force Corizon to Provide Medical Care by Monte McCoin (p 19)
• Pennsylvania: SCI Graterford’s Replacement Slated to Open (p 18)
• $10,000 Federal Jury Award in Texas Prisoner’s Suit Over Retaliatory Beatings by Matthew Clarke (p 17)
• Lawsuits Filed, Renewed Push to Block Cell Phones After Deadly South Carolina Prison Riot by Steve Horn (p 14)
• Nebraska Supreme Court Reverses Injunction Against Ban on Prisoner-Prisoner Marriages (p 13)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Fifth Circuit Partially Reinstates Mississippi Prisoner’s Suit Over Inadequate Mental Health Care (p 11)
• Human Rights Defense Center Files Censorship Suit Against Illinois DOC by Derek Gilna (p 10)
• News in Brief (p 62)
• New York Prisoner Assaulted by Guard Settles for $16,250 by Christopher Zoukis
• False Arrest of Florida Attorney by Fort Lauderdale Police Results in $600,000 Verdict by Christopher Zoukis

June

• Litigation Heats Up Over Extreme Temperatures in Prisons, Jails by Matthew Clarke, Christopher Zoukis (p 1)
• Doctors giving kids psychotropic drugs lost certification by Aura Bogado
• Exclusive! Prison Legal News Interviews South Carolina DOC Director Bryan Stirling
• Alaska high court: Verbatim record may satisfy written record requirements in disciplinary decisions by R. Bailey
• On Sale Now: Prison Labor by Sytonia Reid
• $132,300 Awarded to Florida Prisoner After Hand Crushed in Cell Door by Christopher Zoukis
• Louisiana Prisoner Beaten by Prison Guards Settles Civil Rights Claim by Christopher Zoukis
• California Prisoner Threatened and Maltreated by Prison Guards Settles by Christopher Zoukis
• Mother of California State Prisoner Receives Settlement in Wrongful Death of Son by Christopher Zoukis
• Mother of Utah Prisoner Who Starved to Death in County Jail Accepts Settlement by Christopher Zoukis
• $400,000 Settlement Accepted by Michigan Parolee Over Force by Police, Parole Officers by Christopher Zoukis
• California Prisoner Denied Adequate Exercise Time Accepts Settlement by Christopher Zoukis
• $224,528 Awarded to County Jail Employee in New York Retaliation Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• Daughter of Texas Prisoner Who Died from Asthma Attack Receives Settlement by Christopher Zoukis
• $50,000 Settlement for New York Female Prisoner Fondled by Physician's Assistant by Christopher Zoukis
• $45,000 Settlement Ends Pennsylvania Prisoner Federal Assault Suit Against Guards by Christopher Zoukis
• $1,500 Settlement After New York Prisoner Claims Smoke Injuries by Christopher Zoukis
• Pennsylvania Prison Inmate Receives Settlement for Ceiling Collapse Injury by Christopher Zoukis
• $25,000 Awarded to New York Prison Inmate Over Medical Mistreatment by Christopher Zoukis
• California Casino Patron Settles Civil Rights Suit with Casino and Tehama County Sheriff's Department by Christopher Zoukis
• $1.25 Million Settlement for Chicago Man Coerced into Confessing to Rape and Murder by Christopher Zoukis
• Florida Prisoners 'Laydown' in Non-Violent Protests by Dale Chappell
• $95,000 Settlement in Suit Over Idaho Jail Prisoner's Death by Matthew Clarke
• $12,500 Settlement in Suit Over Ohio Death Row Prisoner's Suicide
• British Columbia Supreme Court Sweeps Aside Solitary Confinement in Province by Derek Gilna
• California Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment Settles Suit with Prison Medical Staff by Christopher Zoukis
• Jewish Prisoner Denied Kosher Meals Settles with Arizona Prison Officials by Christopher Zoukis
• Man's Arrest Based on False Information Results in Settlement with City of Los Angeles, LAPD by Christopher Zoukis
• Wrongfully Deported California Permanent Resident Granted Retrial by Christopher Zoukis
• Corrections Corporation of America Settles Medical Neglect Suit with Louisiana Prisoner by Christopher Zoukis
• Adolescent Texas Prisoners Moving To Different Prison by Edward Lyon
• Department of Defense: Art Created by Guantαnamo Bay Detainees Belongs to U.S. by Christopher Zoukis
• The Inside Story of a Legendary Prison Debate Team by Daniel S. Throop
• Wisconsin Settles State Prisoner’s Lawsuits for $13,000 (p 61)
• Hawaii Prison System Failing to Uphold Agreement on Mental Health Care (p 60)
• Settlement in Lawsuit Over Missouri Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Settlement after Connecticut Police Chief’s Son Assaults Handcuffed Prisoner by Edward Lyon (p 57)
• Texas Prisoners Receive Inadequate Legal Representation from State Agency by Edward Lyon (p 56)
• Ohio Death Row Prisoner Avoids Execution then Dies in Prison by Derek Gilna (p 56)
• Kansas Jail Prisoners Win Lawsuit Over Postcard-only Policy by Edward Lyon (p 59)
• Prisons Don’t Damage Only Prisoners; Guards at Risk of PTSD and Suicide, Too by Christopher Zoukis (p 58)
• Texas Prisoner in Administrative Segregation Transition Program Murders Cellmate (p 55)
• Transgender Prisoner Issues Result in Litigation, Policy Changes (p 54)
• Mentally Ill Colorado Prisoner Who Gouged Out His Eyes Sues Sheriff by Edward Lyon (p 53)
• Trinity Services Group Faces Complaints Due to Inadequate Prison and Jail Food by Edward Lyon (p 52)
• Guantanamo Bay Prison to Remain Open, Trump Announces by Derek Gilna (p 62)
• Idaho DOC and Corizon Held in Contempt in Long-standing Lawsuit by Derek Gilna (p 51)
• New California Parole Board Guidelines, Reforms Face Opposition by Edward Lyon (p 50)
• Ohio: Federal Lawsuit Over Jail Beating Settles for $70,000 by Christopher Zoukis (p 50)
• Mississippi DOC Announces Phone Rate Cuts by Monte McCoin (p 49)
• Ninth Circuit Orders Sealing of Court Documents that Reveal Informant by Matthew Clarke (p 48)
• Kansas Prisoner Who Warned “Something is Eating my Brain” Dies of Untreated Brain Infection by Derek Gilna (p 48)
• Indiana County Pays $28,000 to Settle Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit by Dale Chappell (p 47)
• Percentage of Americans with Felony Convictions Increases, Especially for Blacks by Christopher Zoukis (p 46)
• California Law Allows Transfer to Jail in Another County, But Prisoner Must First Exhaust Administrative Remedies, Court of Appeal Holds by Dale Chappell
• Federal Civil Rights Suit for California Jail Beating Settles for $100,000 by Derek Gilna (p 46)
• Ohio: $275,000 Settlement in Jail Detainee’s Suicide (p 45)
• Ex-cons Turn Prison Workouts into Real Jobs, Transform Lives by Dale Chappell (p 44)
• California: A Prison by any Other Name is Still a Prison by Edward Lyon (p 44)
• $100,000 Settlement in Suit Over Hawaii Guard’s Sexual Assault of Prisoner by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Cause of Action for Shaming Sex Therapy May Not Accrue Until after Release from Prison (p 42)
• Who is in Private Prisons? New Study Provides Surprising Answers by Christopher Zoukis (p 43)
• Settlement in Federal Suit Over Treatment of Disabled Detainees in Northern California Jail by Christopher Zoukis (p 41)
• Protest Results in Three Arrests at CoreCivic’s Annual Shareholders Meeting (p 40)
• Lawsuits Filed Against GEO Group for Wage Violations at Detention Facilities by Christopher Zoukis, Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Tennessee: Jail Guard Charged with Taser Assault (p 35)
• Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees (p 34)
• Mentally Incompetent Detainees Stuck in California Jails Spark Class-action Lawsuit, Fines by Christopher Zoukis (p 32)
• Lawsuit Over Rikers Island Suicide Settles for $380,000 by Christopher Zoukis (p 32)
• Influenza Season Hits Nation’s Prisons and Jails by Greg Dober (p 36)
• Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It, by Dr. Terry Allen Kupers (University of California Press, September 2017). 304 pages, $29.95 hardcover by Christopher Zoukis (p 30)
• Abuses at Orange County and San Bernardino Jails Cost Taxpayers Millions by Dale Chappell (p 28)
• MacAuthur Justice Center Files Lawsuit Over Missouri Parole Revocations by Matthew Clarke (p 27)
• Numerous Deaths, Sealed Settlements in North Carolina Jails by David Reutter (p 24)
• Pennsylvania DOC Bans Timberland Boots; Prisoner Files Suit Seeking Injunction by Monte McCoin (p 23)
• PLN Postcard-only Suit Against Knox County, Tennessee Settles for $87,000 by Steve Horn (p 22)
• HRDC Files Censorship Suit Against Sheriff in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (p 22)
• When Prisons and Jails Switch to Video Calling by Derek Gilna (p 20)
• Prison Labor: Positive Programming or Modern-day Slavery? by Christopher Zoukis (p 18)
• Guards Sentenced for Beating Prisoners at Kentucky Jail by David Reutter (p 17)
• Water at Massachusetts Prison Under Scrutiny from Prisoners, Advocates, Public Agencies by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 16)
• Wrongful Death Suit Against Tennessee Town Settles for $6,000 by Monte McCoin (p 15)
• As More Prisons Shutter, Governments Wonder What to Do With Them by Daniel C. Vock (p 12)
• The Results are in: Prison Legal News Reader Survey! by Steve Horn (p 10)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 10)
• Crisis in Maryland as Mentally Incompetent Defendants Languish in County Jails by Christopher Zoukis (p 8)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• While in Custody: The Fight to Stop Jail Deaths in Washington State by Ciara O’Rourke (p 1)

May

• Study: Racism and Over-incarceration Pervade Juvenile Detention
• Two Civilly Committed Massachusetts Men Win Partial Victory by Christopher Zoukis
• Hudson County Settles for $407,500 over Wrongful Death of New Jersey Inmate by Christopher Zoukis
• LA County Deputy Sheriff Awarded $4.5 Million in Retaliation Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• California Department of Corrections Settles for $96,300 and Agreement to Provide Disabled Access by Christopher Zoukis
• Wiccan Prisoner Gains Right to Religious Practices within California Prisons by Christopher Zoukis
• Texas Jail Administrator Receives $115,000 Settlement for Wrongful Termination by Christopher Zoukis
• Prisoner Awarded $25,000 Against Texas Guard Who Facilitated Assault by Christopher Zoukis
• Former Police Chief Convicted of Sex Crimes Settles with State of Ohio for $190,000 by Christopher Zoukis
• Federal Inmate's Widow Receives $750,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death by Christopher Zoukis
• Death of California Homeless Man in Police Custody Yields $4.675 Million to Family by Christopher Zoukis
• In the Eye of the Storm: When Hurricanes Impact Prisons and Jails by Matthew Clarke (p 1)
• Coast Guard's Detention Based on Ethnicity Violates Fourth Amendment by David Reutter
• $150,000 Jury Award Against NYPD for Excessive Force, False Arrest by Christopher Zoukis
• Family of California Man Wrongfully Killed by Hemet, California, Police Settle for $92,000 by Christopher Zoukis
• New Jersey Student Receives $290,000 Settlement after July 4 Police Assault by Christopher Zoukis
• North Carolina Woman Attempts Bail Bond Scheme from Inside Jail by Monte McCoin (p 61)
• Porn Reading Rooms in Iowa Prisons Placed on Legislative Hit List (p 61)
• U.S. Coast Guard Operating Inhumane Floating Prisons by Christopher Zoukis (p 60)
• Unlawful Raid by Indiana State Excise Police Results in Settlement by Christopher Zoukis
• Wrongful Death Case Against New York Jail Settles for $101,500 by Derek Gilna (p 60)
• Florida Man Arrested After He Flipped Off Pittsburgh Cop; Settles First Amendment Claim for $50,000 by Christopher Zoukis
• Racially Motivated Traffic Stop and Arrest by Texas Police Leads to Settlement by Christopher Zoukis
• Nebraska Sheriffs Profiting from Jail Phone Contracts by Christopher Zoukis (p 58)
• Phony New York Lawyer Defrauds Prisoners, Sent to Prison by Edward Lyon (p 58)
• North Dakota: Altered Pencil in Prison Results in Weapon Possession Conviction (p 59)
• Pro Se Rhode Island Prisoner Wins First Amendment Settlement by Derek Gilna (p 59)
• Oklahoma Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Lift Prison Smoking Ban by Monte McCoin (p 57)
• Major Wage Ratio Gap Between Executives, Employees at Private Prisons by Steve Horn (p 56)
• Former Michigan Prisoner Receives Over $817,000 for Wrongful Conviction (p 56)
• Virginia Federal Court Holds Nation of Gods and Earth is a Religion (p 55)
• Dying Prisoner’s Complaint Alleged Claim for Failure to Treat Hepatitis C (p 54)
• Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Sheriffs – All of Them by Derek Gilna (p 54)
• Ohio: $75,000 Settlement Reached after 60-Year-Old Woman Body Slammed by Jail Guard by Christopher Zoukis (p 53)
• Newspaper Investigation Reveals Significant Problem with Life Sentences in Arizona by Christopher Zoukis (p 52)
• California: Governor Signs Bill to Block Expansion of For-profit Detention Centers by Dale Chappell (p 52)
• Washington Prisoner’s Negligence Suit Settles for $75,000 (p 62)
• Justice Department Failing to Assess Prison Population Reduction, Clemency and Reentry Programs by Christopher Zoukis (p 62)
• Alabama: State Agencies Have Absolute Immunity in a Court of Law or Equity (p 51)
• Confusion Over Insanity Defense Leads One Jury to Issue Two Verdicts in Triple Murder by Christopher Zoukis (p 50)
• $437,500 Settlement for Brutal Beating at Missouri Jail (p 50)
• The “Qualified Immunity” Doctrine Needs to be Reexamined by Derek Gilna (p 48)
• FTCA Claims Survive; PREA Policy Defeats Discretionary Function Exception by Jeremy Pinson (p 48)
• $15,000 Award for New York Prisoner in Medical Negligence Case (p 47)
• Hearing Impaired Man Beaten by Oregon Police While in Custody Awarded $500 by Christopher Zoukis
• Arrest of War Protesters in Seattle Leads to Civil Rights Settlement by Christopher Zoukis
• Due Process Mandatory Before Texas Requires Sex Offender Registration for Crimes not Covered by Statute by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Indiana County Settles Jail Guard’s ADA/Discrimination Suit for $150,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Whistleblowing Angola Prisoner Who Faced Retaliation Wins Relief, Redemption (p 44)
• $14.3 Million Settlement for Probationers Subject to Extortion by Private Company (p 44)
• Female Prisoners More Likely to be HIV Positive than Non-prisoners by Edward Lyon (p 43)
• Former Pennsylvania Guards Settle FMLA Lawsuits for $110,000 by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• $330,000 for Florida Prison Guards Abused at Training Academy (p 42)
• Oregon Sex Offenders Get LWOP, Not Treatment (p 40)
• Court Certifies Class of Missouri Prisoners Denied Hepatitis C Treatment by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• New York Issues New Solitary Confinement Rules for Local Jails Amid Lawsuits, $5 Million Settlement by Christopher Zoukis (p 39)
• Seventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity in Jail Suicide Suit by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Iowa Prison Officials Drop Disciplinary Sanctions in Controversial Case by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Federal Prisoner Shot in the Eye Awarded $80,000 by Jeremy Pinson (p 35)
• Fifth Circuit Reinstates Denial of Medical Care Suit Against Texas County Jail by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Massachusetts: State Court Officers May Not Enforce Immigration Detainers by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Tennessee: New Trial Ordered in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Case by Steve Horn (p 36)
• As Prison Populations Drop, Several States Close Facilities by Dale Chappell, Matthew Clarke (p 32)
• Prison Mailbox Rule Applied to South Carolina Prisoner’s Late PCR Petition (p 32)
• ACLU Sues Nebraska Over Unconstitutional Prison Conditions by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• San Quentin Newspaper Editor Arnulfo Garcia Leaves a Legacy by Dale Chappell (p 30)
• Prison Chaplain Wins Standoff with BOP Over Carrying Pepper Spray by Monte McCoin (p 29)
• Judge Threatens Arizona Officials with Contempt Over Inadequate Prisoner Medical Care by David Reutter (p 28)
• New York Law Gives Reformed Offenders an Opportunity to Seal Convictions by Derek Gilna (p 27)
• California: Defendants’ Repeated Discovery Obstruction Sanctioned in Guard Sex Abuse Case (p 26)
• Mother-Son Team Sentenced for Tax Fraud, Obstruction of Justice by Derek Gilna (p 25)
• “Survivors Guide to Prison,” by Matthew Cooke, director (Gravitas Ventures, February 2018); 102 minutes by Steve Horn (p 24)
• “Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement by Valerie Kiebala (p 20)
• British Prison Guard Sentenced for Contraband Smuggling Conspiracy by Monte McCoin (p 19)
• PLN Censorship Suit Against Virginia Jail Headed to Trial (p 18)
• New Mexico Jail Sued by HRDC for Censoring Book Orders by Derek Gilna (p 18)
• Governor Vetoes Nevada’s Anti-Private Prison Bill by Monte McCoin (p 17)
• Rash of Security Breaches Plagues Nation’s Prisons and Jails by Christopher Zoukis (p 14)
• Woman Forced to Give On-Duty Florida Officer Oral Sex Awarded $20,000 by Christopher Zoukis
• Jury Awards Missouri Man $35,000 for Traffic Stop Assault by Christopher Zoukis
• Indiana Hospital and Sheriff Settle over False Arrest and Illegal Search by Christopher Zoukis
• Arkansas Woman Awarded $4,000 by Federal Jury Against Texarkana Police by Christopher Zoukis
• Deaf Oregon Man Awarded $157,500 over Police Mistreatment by Christopher Zoukis
• California Man Awarded $10,000 by Federal Jury After LAPD Assault by Christopher Zoukis
• Photos Show Aftermath of Lethal South Carolina Prison Brawl that Left Seven Dead by Steve Horn (p 12)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Mass Incarceration is a Women’s Issue, Too by Jessicah Pierre (p 11)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Guantánamo Prisoner Returned to Saudi Arabia by Christopher Zoukis
• Exclusive! Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees

April

• A Puerto Rican Federal Prisoner’s Horrifying Account of What the Prison did After Hurricane Maria
• Pro Se Prisoner Wins Property Claim in California Court
• Ninth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Snitch Jacketing by Matthew Clarke
• Georgia Man Reaches Settlement with Dekalb County Police Officer over Civil Rights Violations by Christopher Zoukis
• $436,000 Award to L.A. Hispanic Deputy in Discrimination Suit Against Black Supervisors by Christopher Zoukis
• $170,972 Award by Federal Jury to Former Oregon Deputy over Workplace Retaliation by Christopher Zoukis
• Florida Environmental Protection Officer Targets Gay Man: $45,000 Settlement by Christopher Zoukis
• $20,000 Award to Florida Man Over False Arrest by Deputy Sheriff by Christopher Zoukis
• 2 Georgia officers forced out over racist Facebook posts targeting black motorists by David Reutter
• Reason for Missing Deadline Did Not Reach Level of Excusable Neglect by David Reutter
• Qualified Immunity Applied in Inadvertent Gassing of Over 100 Utah Prisoners
• Prison Officials Acted Under State-Agent Immunity by David Reutter
• 7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Illinois Prisoner's Civil Rights Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke
• FBI Training Manuals, Guidelines May Be Exempt from FOIA Disclosure by Matthew Clarke
• Jersey City Settles Police Negligence Suit for $300,000 by Christopher Zoukis
• Houston Police Officer Sentenced to 60 Days for the Shooting Death of an Unarmed Teenager; Parents Sue
• Georgia Man Settles for $20,000 Against Atlanta Police Officer
• Federal Jury Awards $25,000 Against Missouri Police for False Arrest by Christopher Zoukis
• Fifth Circuit: Court May Not Mandate Maximum Heat Index on Louisiana’s Death Row by Matthew Clarke
• City of Coronado, Calif., Pays $5.5M over Excessive Force Injuries by Christopher Zoukis
• Airport Whistleblower Awarded $340,000 for Retaliation by Dallas Police by Christopher Zoukis
• Jury Awards Florida Man $11,001 for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution by Christopher Zoukis
• Chicago Police Officers Settle False Arrest Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• Federal Jury Awards $4 Million Over Mistreatment by Bell Gardens, Calif., Police by Christopher Zoukis
• Deaf Drivers Settle with North Las Vegas Over Discriminatory Police Treatment by Christopher Zoukis
• City of Chicago Settles for $4.7 Million After Jury Finds Police Inflicted Rectal Trauma with Screwdriver by Christopher Zoukis
• California Woman Awarded $149,400 for Excessive Force by Jail Officials by Christopher Zoukis
• Exclusive: Photos Show Aftermath of Lethal South Carolina Prison Brawl that Left Seven Dead by Steve Horn
• Tenth Circuit upholds class certification of immigration detainees forced to labor by Matthew Clarke
• Ninth Circuit Disfavors First Amendment Bivens Claim Against Private Reentry Center by Matthew Clarke
• Government Contractor Issues Gag Order on Its Lawyers About Abortion Rights by Dale Chappell
• Tortured and Wrongly Held at Guantánamo for 14 Years, Abdul Zahir Now Has Freedom, but No Justice by Adam Hudson
• Double Punishment: After Prison, Moms Face Legal Battles to Reunite With Kids by Victoria Law
• Detainees’ Forced Labor Claim Against GEO Class-Certified by David Reutter
• City, Police of Speedway, Ind., Settle False Arrest and Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis
• Breaking News! Tennessee: New Trial Ordered in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Case by Steve Horn
• EXCLUSIVE: 'Survivors Guide to Prison': An Interview with the Film Producer by Steve Horn
• Immigrant, Refugee Detainees Allege Abusive Treatment at Private Texas Facility by Steve Horn
• Imagining a World Without Prisons by James Kilgore
• America’s Toxic Prisons: The Environmental Injustices of Mass Incarceration by Candice Bernd, Zoe Loftus-Farren, Maureen Nandini Mitra (p 1)
• Ohio: Almost $3 Million Settlement in Suit Brought by Two Wrongfully Convicted Men by Matthew Clarke (p 59)
• $49,500 Settlement in Excessive Force Claim at Sacramento County Jail (p 61)
• Inspector General Finds Substandard Conditions at California Jail Used by ICE by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Despite Class-action Settlement, Mental Healthcare Problems at CA Jail Persist by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Report: Racial Disparities Persist by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• $415,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Tasered Prisoner Who Died in Texas Jail (p 60)
• Filing Date of Operative Complaint Dictates if PLRA Exhaustion Applies (p 57)
• Alaska Prisoners Stripped, Paraded on “Dog Leashes,” Held Naked for 12 Hours by Christopher Zoukis (p 56)
• Private Prison Forced to Produce Solitary Confinement Records (p 56)
• Securus Fined $1.7 Million for Providing Inaccurate Information, FCC Approves Company Transfer Anyway by Christopher Zoukis (p 54)
• Rash of North Carolina Jail Deaths Due to Lack of Supervision and Medical Care by David Reutter (p 52)
• Prisoners in Kenya and New Zealand, Unlike Counterparts in U.S., Win Right to Vote by Derek Gilna (p 54)
• New Policies for Federal and State Prisoners Guarantee Feminine Hygiene Products by Derek Gilna (p 50)
• Twenty-six Indicted After Gang Investigation, Including Two Prison Guards by Monte McCoin (p 49)
• Idaho DOC Agrees to Provide Kosher Meals, Pay $93,000 Settlement (p 48)
• Florida KKK Guards Convicted in Plot to Kill Former Prisoner (p 48)
• Texas County Settles Suit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $250,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 47)
• Innovative Use of Peanut Butter by Alabama Prisoners by David Reutter (p 46)
• New York to Spend $7.3 Million on College Programs for Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis (p 46)
• California: Protest Over Bay Area Jail Conditions by Dale Chappell (p 62)
• Tablets and E-messaging Services Expand in Prisons and Jails, as do Fees by Edward Lyon, Matthew Clarke (p 44)
• Challenge to Three-drug Execution Protocol Revived by Eleventh Circuit by David Reutter (p 42)
• Fifth Circuit: Strip Searches Due to Security Concerns Not Unconstitutional (p 42)
• Alabama Supreme Court Holds Miller Entitled to Retroactivity (p 41)
• Oregon Jailer Facing Sex Charges Improperly Denied Insanity Defense (p 40)
• Indiana Prisoner Entitled to Kosher Meals Under RLUIPA (p 40)
• Deadly Prison Riot in Delaware: 18 Prisoners Indicted, Slain Guard’s Widow Settles Suit for $7.55 Million by Derek Gilna (p 38)
• Maine: Court Does Not Need Jurisdiction Over Prisoner to Issue Order to Protect Child (p 38)
• Missouri: $75,000 Settlement for Detainee’s Death Due to Untreated Ulcer (p 36)
• Global Tel*Link Settles Mississippi Prison Bribery Case for $2.5 Million by Christopher Zoukis (p 36)
• New Mexico Prisoner Obtains Court Order to Allow Breastfeeding (p 34)
• Colorado Federal Jury Awards $50,000 to Prisoner Assaulted by Deputy in Court by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Louisiana Prison Officials Sued for Trying to Block Investigation into Abuse of Disabled Prisoners by David Reutter (p 32)
• Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Deaf Former Prisoner’s ADA Claims (p 32)
• Prisons and Jails Impose More Restrictions on Mail, Visits to Curtail Contraband by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• California Prisoners File Class-action Suit Seeking Hepatitis C Treatment by Greg Dober (p 28)
• Colorado: Defendants Settle After Death of Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• Ashes to Ashes: In Illinois, the Erasure of Incarcerated People Continues After Death by Sybil Drew (p 26)
• As Wyoming State Penitentiary Falls Apart, Officials Rush Repairs by Christopher Zoukis (p 26)
• Fifth Circuit: Louisiana Must Allow Prisoner to Wear Dreadlocks by Matthew Clarke (p 25)
• What’s Hidden Behind the Walls of America’s Prisons by Heather Ann Thompson (p 22)
• New York: Former Rikers Guard Gets 30 Years for Civil Rights Violations, Conspiracy by Monte McCoin (p 21)
• California: Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner Dies after Two Days in Restraint Chair; $5 Million Settlement by Christopher Zoukis (p 20)
• Prison Administrators and Criminology Students Study Radical New Approach: Treat Prisoners Like Human Beings by Christopher Zoukis (p 18)
• California Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Reform Law by Christopher Zoukis (p 17)
• Corruption Among Prison Guards in North Carolina Spurred by Low Pay by David Reutter (p 14)
• Tennessee Sheriff Offered “Church Release” to Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis (p 13)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Florida Supreme Court Approves Use of Hypnotic Drug for Executions (p 11)
• News in Brief (p 63)

March

• Missouri Prison Litigation Reform Act's Fee Requirement Affirmed by Edward Lyon
• ACLU Sounds Alarm: LA Council Free Speech Restrictions by Derek Gilna
• Prosecutor Deciding Disparate Sentencing for Drug Convictions by Mark Wilson
• Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity (p 26)
• The Criminalization of the Mentally Ill in Maine
• From Cages to the Community: Prison Profiteers and the Treatment Industrial Complex by Christopher Zoukis (p 1)
• Federal Judge Grants Compassionate Release but Questions BOP’s Motivation by Christopher Zoukis (p 61)
• $5 Million Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies in Restraint by Christopher Zoukis (p 60)
• Federal Lawsuit Filed in Dehydration Death at Wisconsin Jail; Three Jailers Charged (p 59)
• Major Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Facility in Tennessee by David Reutter (p 58)
• Prison Doctor Dies of Legionnaires’ Disease (p 57)
• Texas State Prisoners Fight for Access to Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• Kansas DOC Underestimates Cost of New Prison by $51 Million by Christopher Zoukis (p 56)
• $27,000 Settles California Prisoner Pro Se Civil Rights Suit by Derek Gilna (p 55)
• DHS Report Shows “Significant Prison Population of Incarcerated Aliens” by Christopher Zoukis (p 54)
• Kansas DOC Raids Inmate Benefit Fund for $6.7 Million by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Indictment Alleges Prison Healthcare Company Bribed Texas State Senator by Matthew Clarke (p 53)
• Oregon Jail 'Tortures' Mentally Ill Prisoners (p 52)
• Statute of Limitations for Oregon Child Sex Abuse Claims Expires at Age 40, Not 24 (p 51)
• Two Georgia Prison Transport Guards Slain by David Reutter (p 50)
• Alabama Sheriff Fights to Keep Extra Funds Meant to Feed Prisoners (p 48)
• Despite Suicides, Jails Replace In-person Visitation with Video Screens by Mike Ludwig (p 46)
• Georgia Toddler Initially Denied Kidney Due to Father’s Parole Violation by Monte McCoin (p 45)
• Florida Prisoners with Disabilities to Receive Accommodations Under Settlement by David Reutter (p 44)
• Alaska: Jurors’ Explanation of Negligence Verdict Doesn’t Warrant New Trial (p 44)
• Illinois Sheriff Settles Federal Class-action Suit Over Strip Searches (p 43)
• Summary Judgment Reversed for Delay in Treating Prisoner in Extreme Pain (p 42)
• First-time Burglary Offender Eligible for Pennsylvania DOC’s Recidivism Program (p 42)
• Report Finds Texas Death Row Conditions Violate Basic Human Rights by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• Idaho DOC Uses Prisoner Volunteers for Suicide Watches by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• $125,000 Settlement After Failure to Protect Verdict in Virginia (p 39)
• Illinois Prisoner’s Petition Challenging Disciplinary Report States Cause of Action (p 38)
• Oregon Court: Dismissals Are “Strikes” While Pending on Appeal (p 38)
• Contempt Motion Filed after Pennsylvania Officials Refuse to Release Detainee (p 33)
• PLRA Strikes Accruing After Notice of Appeal Do Not Count to Determine IFP Eligibility (p 32)
• Virginia Prisoner’s Name Change Request for Religious Purpose Requires Hearing (p 32)
• Mississippi Attorney General Settles with Third Company in Epps Bribery Scandal by Monte McCoin (p 35)
• California: State Immune from Bane Act Claim for Valley Fever Exposure (p 34)
• Pervasive Masturbation in Cook County Jail Spurs Class-action Suits, Injunction by Monte McCoin (p 34)
• $35,000 Settlement in Kentucky Excessive Force Suit (p 31)
• $5 Million Settles Jail Detainee’s Death (p 30)
• Will “Dunkirk’s” Use of Prison Labor in Set Construction Disqualify it from the Oscars? (p 30)
• Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity
• Hopes of Prosperity from Jail Boom has Kentucky County in Financial Trouble (p 26)
• Tennessee Drug Court Judge Imprisons Participants for Smoking Cigarettes by Monte McCoin (p 27)
• Despite AG’s Policy Change, OIG Reviews “Smart on Crime” Initiative by Derek Gilna (p 28)
• Illinois Taxpayers Still Paying for a Paid-off Jail by Monte McCoin (p 29)
• $242,500 Settles Jail Rape Suit in Okla. (p 29)
• $111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner (p 28)
• $25,000 Settlement to Colorado Jail Prisoner Denied a Quran (p 36)
• Pregnant Prisoners Offered Adoption Choice: An Act of Love or Exploitation? (p 36)
• Ineffective Treatment of Ohio Prisoner’s Psoriasis Defeats Summary Judgment (p 24)
• Oregon Parole Board Cannot Postpone Elapsed Release Date (p 24)
• San Quentin’s “Ear Hustle” Podcast Makes History, Receives Praise by Monte McCoin (p 25)
• Overworked South Koreans Relax at Prison-themed Retreat by Monte McCoin (p 23)
• Alaska DOC’s 1990 Prison Conditions Settlement Still Enforceable (p 22)
• Declaratory Judgment in Mississippi Case Challenging Indefinite Jail Detention by Matthew Clarke (p 22)
• Four Guilty in Federal Student Loan Scam Using Prisoners’ Identities by Monte McCoin (p 21)
• Two Cellmates Die at Private Louisiana Jail by David Reutter (p 20)
• $50,000 Damage Award Garnished for Restitution Payment (p 20)
• Settlements in Arizona DOC, BOP Lawsuits Over Release Debit Card Fees by Derek Gilna (p 18)
• Fourth Circuit Vacates Sua Sponte Dismissal Due to Non-exhaustion (p 18)
• Deaths Soar 600 Percent at Nevada Jail Under New Sheriff (p 16)
• Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark by Christopher Zoukis (p 14)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 14)
• Fifth Circuit Okays Mississippi County’s Strip Search of 12-Year-Old Girl (p 13)
• PCI Announces Awards for Private Prison Activism, Advocacy, News Reporting (p 12)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• The High Cost of Texas Prison Rape Data by Edward Lyon
• Nebraska Prisoner Prevails on Religious Rights Lawsuit by Edward Lyon

February

• $450,000 to Prisoner's Estate for Beating Death by Mark Wilson
• Medicaid for Juvenile Detainees Rejected (Ohio) by Mark Wilson
• $35,051 Settles Prisoner Van Crash by Matthew Clarke
• Class Action Suit Over Private Probation Company's Illegal Fees by David Reutter
• How the US Imposes the Worst of Its Prison Paradigm Abroad by Nasim Chatha
• Public Records in Private Accounts Subject to PRA Disclosure by David Reutter
• FOIL Exemption Applies to Civil and Criminal Law Enforcement by David Reutter
• ND DOC Immune Claims of Injury Suit Unless Act Intentional by David Reutter
• Sufficient Facts for Discrimination Hearing by David Reutter
• Washington DOC Not Subject to Absolute Immunity from All Litigation by David Reutter
• Colorado Supreme: No Presentence Confinement Credit by David Reutter
• Organizations Acting as Government Subject to Public Records, Open Meetings Laws by David Reutter
• Dallas Teens Have Sex in Jail by Edward Lyon
• ND Supreme: 6-Month Sentence for Contempt Binding by David Reutter
• Cheese Made Using Prison Labor Cut from Whole Foods by Christopher Zoukis
• $750,000 Settlement After Opioid Withdrawal Death in Kentucky Jail by David Reutter

January

• Ninth Circuit Blocks Deportation of ICE Detainee Who Received $125,000 for County Jail Rape by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• Oregon Juvenile Prisoners Denied Law Libraries, Legal Assistance; Claims Not Heck-Barred (p 58)
• Report Critical of BOP’s Solitary Confinement Policy for Mentally Ill Prisoners by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• French Officials to Install Phones in 50,000 Prison Cells by Monte McCoin (p 57)
• Total Cost of Pretrial Detention Estimated at up to $140 Billion Annually (p 56)
• $637,500 Settlement for Texas Jail Suicide (p 56)
• California Jail Doctor Faces Medical Board Discipline for Negligent Care by Monte McCoin (p 55)
• North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Prison Policy Initiative Report Addresses Jail Populations by Derek Gilna (p 54)
• California Billionaire Pushes States to Adopt “Marsy’s Law” by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• Record Number of Florida Prisoners Died in 2016, 2017 by David Reutter (p 50)
• Canada to Apologize, Pay $10.5 Million to Former Guantanamo Detainee by Christopher Zoukis (p 50)
• Prisoner Abuse at Parchman: Minimum Punishment and Impeded Investigations by David Reutter (p 48)
• Louisiana Prisons Present Immense Environmental Dangers by Daniel Horowitz (p 48)
• New York: Prison Disciplinary Witness Request Improperly Denied (p 47)
• CoreCivic Prison in Tennessee Plagued with Problems by David Reutter (p 46)
• Texas: Federal Court Grants Injunction Against Discriminatory Money Bail System by Derek Gilna (p 60)
• Prisoner Suicides a Problem in Oklahoma by Matthew Clarke (p 44)
• New FAMM Report Offers Solutions for BOP Recidivism by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• Texas State Jail Guard Indicted for Leaking Video of Tear Gassing (p 43)
• Ninth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit (p 42)
• $11.5 Million Awarded in Suits Over Wisconsin Jailer’s Sexual Assaults by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark by Christopher Zoukis (p 40)
• Poor and Mentally Ill Languish in Mississippi Jails for Months or Years Awaiting Indictments by David Reutter (p 38)
• Lawsuit Alleges Inadequate BOP Mental Health Treatment in SMU by David Reutter (p 38)
• Missouri Supreme Court: Restitution Must be for Losses “Due to” Crime of Conviction (p 36)
• Stipulation to Admit Video Created Error When Video Was Excluded at Trial (p 36)
• Class Certified in Lawsuit Alleging Flaws in Illinois’ Prison Healthcare System (p 35)
• Co-pays Deter Prisoners from Accessing Medical Care by Christopher Zoukis (p 34)
• Pennsylvania: $20,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s ADA Claim (p 33)
• Virginia: Undocumented Immigrant Receives $12,000 Settlement for Overdetention by David Reutter (p 32)
• $7.9 Million Award Against New York County and Medical Contractor in Jail Suicide Case (p 32)
• Estimated 10.35 Million Prisoners Worldwide, Three Million in Pre-trial Detention by Derek Gilna (p 31)
• Clock is Ticking on Understaffing in Florida’s Prison System by David Reutter (p 30)
• Eighth Circuit Upholds $1.25 Million Jury Award for Missouri Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke (p 29)
• Oregon County Pays $1.1 Million for Death of Detainee Mocked by Guards (p 28)
• Indiana Jail’s Overdetention of Pretrial Detainees Erroneously Denied Class-action Status (p 27)
• Lawsuits Challenge Treatment of Pregnant Prisoners at Milwaukee County Jail by Matthew Clarke (p 26)
• Ninth Circuit: Washington Civil Rights Suit Not Tolled by State Presentment Statute by Lonnie Burton (p 25)
• Arkansas Conducts Four Executions in One Week Due to Expiring Lethal Injection Drugs by David Reutter (p 24)
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Attorney’s 15-Year Sentence for Fake Bribery Scam (p 23)
• TRO Requires Pennsylvania Jail to Provide Hormone Treatment (p 22)
• Unable to Find Work, Some Former Prisoners Become Entrepreneurs by Matthew Clarke (p 20)
• Federal Court Holds PLN Lawsuit Challenging ADX Censorship Not Moot by Matthew Clarke (p 19)
• Seventh Circuit: No Summary Judgment for 11-Year ACL Surgery Denial (p 18)
• HRDC Files Class-action Suit Over CDCR Debit Release Cards by Derek Gilna (p 16)
• Kentucky County Jail Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $75,000 by Derek Gilna (p 17)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 16)
• Sexual Harassment Lawsuits, Settlements Rock Missouri Department of Corrections by Derek Gilna (p 15)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Prison Broke: The Missouri Department of Corrections Can’t Escape its Own Worst Habits by Karen Dillon (p 1)
• Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Wisconsin Property Claim by Edward Lyon
• Texas Prisoner Prevails in Federal Court on Motion to Compel
• Fifth Circuit Dismisses Louisiana Prisoner's § 1983 by Edward Lyon
• They Thought They Were Going to Rehab. They Ended up in Chicken Plants by Amy Julia Harris, Shoshana Walter (p 1)
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Florida Guard Gets 21 Months for Attacking Prisoner, Planting Weapon by Monte McCoin (p 61)
• OIG Report Slams CoreCivic’s Management of Leavenworth Prison by Derek Gilna (p 60)
• $160,000 Settles New Jersey Jail Class Action Suit by Derek Gilna (p 60)
• Private Prison CEO Heads Search for United Way Leader (p 59)
• North Carolina Reforms Solitary Confinement Policies Following Vera Report by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• Assaultive Behavior by Michigan Prisoners Subject to Aggressive Prosecution (p 59)
• Sentencing Project Report Examines Increasing Number of Life Sentences by Derek Gilna (p 57)
• New York: Inhumanity in the Guise of Education at Rikers Island Jail by Christopher Zoukis (p 56)
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against GEO Group Attorneys for Discovery Abuse by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• $15,000 Settlement in New Mexico Jail Rape Case Based on Polygraph Results by Matthew Clarke (p 55)
• Seventh Circuit: Injured Federal Detainee Meets Negligence Standard in Fall from Stool (p 55)
• West Virginia Prisoner Injured on Work Crew Denied Workers’ Compensation (p 51)
• Majority of Federal Prisoner’s Settlement Seized for Restitution; Tenth Circuit Affirms (p 50)
• $950,000 Settles Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Prisoner by Derek Gilna (p 50)
• Lawsuit Claims CoreCivic Allowed Corruption and Gangs to Flourish at Oklahoma Prison by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• $10,000 Settles Kansas Suit Over Fall From Upper Bunk (p 53)
• Florida: Private Prison Company Allowed to Overcharge State, Mistreat Prisoners by David Reutter (p 52)
• Michigan’s Macomb County Jail Under Fire for Lack of Medical Care, Deaths by David Reutter (p 48)
• Michigan’s New Prison Food Service Provider Failing to Meet Contract Terms by David Reutter (p 46)
• “Jenny’s Law” Passed after Texas Prosecutor Jails Rape Victim; District Attorney Voted Out by Matthew Clarke
• $500,000 Settles Illinois Jail Suicide Suit by Matthew Clarke (p 43)
• Cook County Strip-search Class-action Claimants to Receive Additional Payments by Derek Gilna (p 40)
• Drug Addicts Suffer Preventable Deaths in U.S. Jails by Christopher Zoukis (p 38)
• Controversy Surrounds Angola Prison Warden’s Retirement, Indictment of Family Members by David Reutter (p 42)
• $840,000 to Wrongfully Terminated Pennsylvania Jail Official (p 36)
• Montana DOC Agrees to Modification of ADA Class-action Settlement by Derek Gilna (p 35)
• California Agency Addresses In-person Visits at Jails after Governor Vetoes Bill by Lonnie Burton (p 32)
• New York Times Reveals Racial Bias Rampant in Upstate New York Prisons by Lonnie Burton (p 32)
• Eighth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment Order in Detainee’s Wrongful Death Suit (p 30)
• $150,000 Settles Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Suit by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• “Start by Believing” Initiative Creates Controversy by Matthew Clarke (p 29)
• Department of Justice Releases Reports on Prison and Jail Deaths by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• Attica Medical Experiments Exposed by Greg Dober (p 27)
• $3.6 Million: California Prisoner Killed by Guards by Matthew Clarke (p 26)
• $1.23 Million Settles Indiana Jail Conditions Suit by Derek Gilna (p 25)
• Report Slams Takeover of Washington DOC Food Services by Correctional Industries by Lonnie Burton (p 24)
• Pennsylvania Class-action Targets Company Providing Inaccurate Background Checks by Derek Gilna (p 22)
• Arkansas Supreme Court: Religious Freedom Preliminary Injunction Requires Hearing (p 22)
• Seventh Circuit: Court Erred in Dismissing Prisoner’s Suit for Failure to Include Trust Account Ledger by Matthew Clarke (p 21)
• Solitary to the Streets: Studies Find Such Releases Result in Higher Recidivism Rates, Violent Behavior by Lonnie Burton (p 20)
• Palestinian Prisoners Stage Hunger Strike by Christopher Zoukis (p 19)
• National Registry of Exonerations Report: Blacks Suffer More False Convictions by Derek Gilna (p 18)
• $8.4 Million Judgment in Defamation Suit by Christopher Zoukis (p 17)
• Utah Settles Federal Suit Alleging Delays in Competency Treatment for Pre-trial Detainees by Derek Gilna (p 16)
• New York State Prisoner’s Administrative Charges Dismissed by Derek Gilna (p 15)
• Federal Correctional Complex at the Center of City’s Water Debacle by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 10)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 10)
• Multiple Lawsuits Allege “Slave Labor” Under Guise of Drug Treatment by Derek Gilna (p 8)
• $99,000 Settles Federal Prisoner's Deliberate Medical Indifference Suit
• Federal Circuit: Reasonable Suspicion Required to Search Prison Employee's Car
• First Circuit: Massachusetts Not Liable for State Employees' Punitive Damages
• Iowa Federal Court: Moorish Temple Prisoners Have Right to Celebrate Ramadan
• Mississippi Court of Appeals Upholds Prisoner's Conviction for Assaulting Guard
• Miami Guard Sentenced for Assaulting and Scalding Detainee
• Texas Prison Reform Model Maintains Mass Incarceration and Racial Disparity by Matthew Clarke
• 3 Murders in 10 Months at Oklahoma Prison Run by CCA by Joe Watson
• California High-Risk Sex Offender Parole Not Limited to Current Offense by Mark Wilson
• Social Impact Bond Flounders in Rikers Island Youth Project by Derek Gilna
• Michigan DOC Creates Contract Compliance Unit
• Texas Jail Officials Disciplined, Indicted for Leaving Prisoner in Squalor by Matthew Clarke
• Third Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Pennsylvania Guard's FLSA Suit
• $4,000 for Injuries After Prison Staff Ignore Bottom Bunk Directive by Lonnie Burton
• $5,000 to Transgender Prisoner in Maryland Sexual Harassment Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton
• $4,000 Awarded to Subject of Esquire Article by Lonnie Burton
• $5.75 Million Payout in Death of Rikers' Prisoner Denied Medical by Lonnie Burton
• South Carolina S.C. Refuses to Order Defendant Maimed from Jail to Psych Hospital by Lonnie Burton
• Investigation: Washington State Correctional Industries a "Broken Program" by Lonnie Burton
• $200 Damages in Kansas Postcard-Only Policy by Mark Wilson
• $9,000 Settles Ohio Prisoner's Trip-and-Fall Suit
• $3,802,000 Settlement, Rikers' Guard Conviction in Prisoner Death
• Seventh Circuit Approves Use of "Correctional Cure-All" and Insensitive Treatment of Sick Prisoner by Christopher Zoukis