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Archive: 2019

December

• Federal Judge Allows 'Nationwide' Class-Action Lawsuit Against GEO Over Alleged Forced Labor on Prisoners by Dale Chappell
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Court Denies Arizona DOC’s Motion to Terminate Monitoring of Prisoners’ Out-of-Cell Time by Douglas Ankney (p 61)
• Criminal Justice Leaders Reject Attorney General’s “Tough on Crime” Attitude by David M. Reutter (p 60)
• Man Held in Jail Almost Three Months for Possession of ... Honey by Dale Chappell (p 60)
• Ninth Circuit Reverses Seizure of Funds from Federal Prisoner for Restitution by Edward Lyon (p 59)
• Medical, Mental Health Care Lacking at Florida Jail Despite 43 Years of Court Oversight by David M. Reutter (p 58)
• Los Angeles County to Pay $53 Million for Strip Searches of Female Prisoners by Chad Marks (p 58)
• Texas Jail Administrator Fired for Tampering with Government Documents by Matthew Clarke (p 57)
• Kansas Federal Court Holds U.S. Attorney’s Office in Contempt by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• Summary Judgment Affirmed Against Publication in Civil Commitment Facility by David M. Reutter (p 56)
• Food Survey Reveals Washington State Prisoners’ Concerns and Complaints by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoner Held Unconstitutional by David M. Reutter (p 54)
• New York Stops Testing Probationers for Marijuana Use by Dale Chappell (p 53)
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Acquitted of Murder After 13-Year Battle – by Defending Himself in Retrial by Kevin Bliss (p 52)
• Ohio Mother Loses Children and Job Due to False Arrest by Edward Lyon (p 52)
• Project Hope Fights to End the Death Penalty ... from Death Row by Bill Barton (p 51)
• Colorado Prisoner Dies as Nurse Watches Videotape; $2.45 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon (p 50)
• Georgia Prison System Ordered to Amend Policy to Allow Three-Inch Beards by David M. Reutter (p 50)
• FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse (p 48)
• BJS Report Finds Sex Offenders Among Former Prisoners Least Likely to Re-Offend by Scott Grammer (p 48)
• Judicial Abuse and Law Enforcement Corruption on Trial in Meek Mill Case by Kevin Bliss (p 46)
• Illinois Prisoner Wins Partial Victory on Appeal in Hernia Treatment Suit by Edward Lyon (p 46)
• Many “Violent Offenders” Actually Committed Non-Violent Crimes by Bill Barton (p 45)
• Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Order Requiring Halal Meals by Chad Marks (p 44)
• Over Three Decades Later, Turner v. Safley Still Controls Many Prisoner Lawsuits by Matthew Clarke (p 44)
• Life Sentence for Joyriding Overturned in California by Scott Grammer (p 43)
• Florida Prisoner Left a Quadriplegic After Brutal Beating by Guards by David M. Reutter (p 42)
• Overzealous Prosecutors Seek to Lock Up Prisoners Released Under First Step Act by Chad Marks (p 40)
• PLRA Does Not Prevent In Forma Pauperis Appeal of Case that Resulted in Third Strike by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Virginia Prisoner’s Hep C Lawsuit by David M. Reutter (p 38)
• Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Withdrawal of Consent for Magistrate Judge Improperly Denied by Kevin Bliss (p 38)
• Hickman’s Egg Farm Puts Prisoners to Work at High Cost to the Community, Residents Say by Chad Marks (p 36)
• Texas Counties Waste Millions by Jailing Defendants Charged with Citation-Eligible Misdemeanors by Matthew Clarke (p 35)
• Companies Compete to Build New Alabama Prisons by David M. Reutter (p 34)
• Family Sues New Jersey Jail Over Prisoner Suicide by Edward Lyon (p 34)
• Prisoners at Indiana Jail Certified as a Class in Conditions of Confinement Suit by Kevin Bliss (p 33)
• Fourth Circuit Agrees Virginia’s Death Row Conditions Violated Eighth Amendment by Scott Grammer (p 32)
• Colorado Prisoner Receives $200,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer (p 32)
• New York State Prisoners Sue to Get Their Pain Medications Back by Kevin Bliss (p 31)
• Pennsylvania and Utah Expunge Criminal Cases to Help People Get Jobs, Find Housing by Dale Chappell (p 30)
• $2 Million Settlement After Woman Dies While Jailed for Unpaid Traffic Tickets by Anthony Accurso (p 30)
• Four Ohio Prisoners Shackled to Table Stabbed by Fellow Prisoner by Scott Grammer (p 28)
• Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Over Inadequate Shoes by Chad Marks (p 28)
• Qualified Immunity Denied when Pretrial Detainees Deprived of Water at Illinois Jail by David M. Reutter (p 27)
• The Cost of Wrongful Convictions (p 26)
• New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Expected to Close by 2026 by Chad Marks (p 24)
• Seventh Circuit Reverses Two PLRA Dismissals for Failure to Comply with Court Forms by Edward Lyon (p 24)
• California Appellate Court Discusses Appointment of Counsel for Incarcerated Litigants by David M. Reutter (p 23)
• Florida Victims’ Rights Law Creates Confusion, Limits Time for Appeals by David M. Reutter (p 22)
• Lawsuit Proceeds Over Conditions at Orange County, California Jail by Edward Lyon (p 20)
• Local Taxpayers Face Higher Taxes, Crime Rates Due to Death Penalty Trials by Dale Chappell (p 18)
• HRDC Files Suit Against Michigan DOC Over Systemic, Statewide Censorship (p 18)
• Class Action Certified in Pennsylvania Jail Gender Discrimination Suit by Matthew Clarke, David M. Reutter (p 17)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 16)
• Louisiana District Attorney Allows Probation Buyouts by Edward Lyon
• BJS fuels myths about sex offense recidivism, contradicting its own new data by Wendy Sawyer
• Wasted Minds: Prisoners Languish in Florida Prisons with Little Access to Education by Josh Salman, Ryan McKinnon (p 1)
• Oregon Court of Appeals: Entering iPhone Passcode is Testimonial Act; Can Be Compelled if State Establishes Defendant’s Knowledge of Passcode is ‘Foregone Conclusion’ by Mark Wilson
• Oregon Release Agreement Did Not Require Personal Appearance; FTA Conviction Reversed by Mark Wilson

November

• Alaska Supreme Court Upholds Prisoner Visitation Denial by Edward Lyon
• DEA Turning Probable Cause into a Lost Cause by Douglas Ankney
• Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Judicial Review of Prisoner’s Disciplinary Case by Edward Lyon
• A Jail Increased Extreme Isolation to Stop Suicides. More People Killed Themselves. by Ryan Gabrielson, Jason Pohl
• Seventh Circuit Holds Magistrate Judge May Dismiss Case Using Wisconsin’s Memorandum of Understanding Granting Limited Consent
• Guard and 17 Incarcerees Indicted for Violent Robberies at Texas Youth Lockup
• New York Prisoner Wins Claim for Excessive Confinement by Edward Lyon
• BJS Releases Annual Data Collection on Capital Punishment for 2017 by Douglas Ankney
• News in Brief (p 63)
• NBC Sends Anchorman Lester Holt to Prison as Part of its “Justice for All” Series by Chad Marks (p 60)
• The Cost of Prison Censorship: Florida Taxpayers to Pay $1.2 Million in HRDC Case (p 60)
• $8,500 Settlement in Allegheny County Jail Sexual Harassment Suit by David M. Reutter (p 59)
• $860,000 Settlement in Suit Over Michigan Female Prisoner’s Suicide by David M. Reutter (p 58)
• Organization Connected to Missouri Prison Director Gets No-Bid Contract by Scott Grammer (p 58)
• Federal Prisoner Challenges Constitutionality of Death Penalty; Gets Plea Deal for Life Without Parole by Matthew Clarke (p 57)
• Court Orders Changes to Alabama Prison System After 15 Suicides; Feds Threaten Suit by Scott Grammer (p 56)
• Department of Justice Report Shows Small Decrease in U.S. Prison Population by Scott Grammer (p 56)
• Compassionate Releases Needed for an Aging Prisoner Population by Edward Lyon (p 54)
• Florida Supreme Court Issues Death Penalty Rulings by Edward Lyon (p 53)
• Washington State Settles Suit Over 15-Hour-a-Day Lockdown of Mentally Ill Prisoners by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• South Carolina: Lawsuit Alleges Medical Staff, Guards Negligent in Baby’s Death by Bill Barton (p 52)
• Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System, by Alec Karakatsanis by Sam Feldman (p 50)
• Arizona Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to PLN in Censorship Suit by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• Study Finds that War on Drugs Kept Black Men from Higher Education by Scott Grammer (p 48)
• Maryland: Parole Changes Needed for Life-Sentenced Prisoners by Chad Marks (p 48)
• Man Mistakenly Released 13 Years Ago Won’t Have to Return to Prison by Douglas Ankney (p 47)
• Allegheny County Settles Three Lawsuits Over Medical Care at County Jail by Dale Chappell (p 46)
• West Virginia Regional Jails Entitled to Sovereign Immunity by David M. Reutter (p 46)
• Seventh Circuit: Failure to Provide Medical Accommodation is Deliberate Indifference by Kevin Bliss (p 45)
• Three Deaths in Three Days at Illinois Prison Spur Calls for Greater Transparency by Chad Marks (p 44)
• Missouri Sheriff Tells Judge that County Won’t Pay for Prisoners’ Food, Medical Care by Bill Barton (p 44)
• No Fourth Amendment Violation for Abusive Group Strip Search of Female Prisoners by Edward Lyon (p 42)
• Pattern of Abuse and Mismanagement at North Carolina Jail by David M. Reutter (p 42)
• $3.1 Million Settlement for Washington Jail Detainee’s Death by Douglas Ankney (p 41)
• Seventh Circuit: Non-Medical Prison Staff Entitled to Qualified Immunity by Douglas Ankney (p 40)
• New Jersey: Appellate Court Shoots Down $7.5 Million Verdict in Prison Whistleblower Case by Chad Marks (p 40)
• Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Native American Religion Suit by Matthew Clarke (p 39)
• Why Not Let Prisoners Vote While Incarcerated? by Bill Barton (p 38)
• Ex-Offenders Work for Organization that Repairs and Sells Vehicles at Low Cost by Douglas Ankney (p 36)
• Court Declines to Seal Records in Michigan Prisoner’s Excessive Force Case by David M. Reutter (p 36)
• New York: Prisoners Have No Expectation to Privacy During Jail Phone Calls by Chad Marks (p 35)
• Missouri Jury Awards $113.7 Million to Prison Guards Required to Work Without Pay by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Muslim Civil Rights Group Files Discrimination Suit Over Virginia Jail’s “God Pod” by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Violence, Cover-ups at Rikers Island Jail by Dale Chappell (p 32)
• Prison’s Refusal to Allow Wiccan Services Must be Reviewed for Compelling Governmental Interest by Kevin Bliss (p 32)
• Conditions Lawsuit Against Indiana County Jail Certified as a Class Action by Kevin Bliss (p 31)
• Fifth Circuit Terminates Consent Decree for Muslim Services in Texas Prisons by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• Oregon Prisoner’s Use of Another Prisoner’s Phone PIN Constitutes Identity Theft by Mark Wilson (p 30)
• Sex Offenders Excluded from Florida Shelters During Hurricane by David M. Reutter (p 29)
• Pennsylvania’s Buck County Liable for Illegally Disclosing Criminal Records by David M. Reutter (p 28)
• Alaska Supreme Court Rules Against Muslim Prisoner on Correspondence Ban by Edward Lyon (p 28)
• Judge Orders Federal Prisoner with Cancer Released Due to Poor Medical Care by Matthew Clarke (p 27)
• Eleventh Circuit: Tasing of Inert Detainee is Excessive Force by David M. Reutter (p 26)
• Appellate Court Holds Louisiana Prisoner’s Medical Malpractice Claim May Proceed by David M. Reutter (p 26)
• How High-Priced Drugs Cripple Prison Health Care – and Reform by Priti Krishtel (p 24)
• HRDC Lawsuit Proceeds Over Care Provided to Florida Prisoner Who Starved to Death by David M. Reutter (p 24)
• Victim Notification Law Plagues Alabama’s Parole System by Kevin Bliss (p 22)
• Louisiana Enters into Subscription Model Contract for HCV Treatment by David M. Reutter (p 22)
• Washington DOC Medical Director Fired for Negligence by Dale Chappell (p 20)
• Louisiana Prison Industry Program Puts Profits Before Prisoners by Kevin Bliss (p 20)
• Virginia Death Row Conditions Subjected Prisoners to Risk of Harm by David M. Reutter (p 19)
• U.S. Department of Justice Plans to Ramp up Federal Death Penalty by Chad Marks (p 18)
• Behind Bars, Co-Pays Are a Barrier to Basic Health Care by Victoria Law (p 16)
• Oregon Transgender Prisoner Must be Housed Alone or with Other Transgender or Non­Cisgender Prisoners by Mark Wilson (p 14)
• Alabama Prisoners Bring Awareness of Abusive Conditions Through Hunger Strikes by Kevin Bliss (p 13)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Beyond Estelle: Medical Rights for Incarcerated Patients by Greg Dober (p 1)
• Split Summary Judgment Order in California Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit by Edward Lyon

October

• Alaska State Supreme Court Rules Due Process Afforded to Prisoners Seeking Laundry Job Reinstatement by Chad Marks
• York County, Pennsylvania Reaches $550,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Involving Woman Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend by Douglas Ankney
• Oregon Trial Court Abused Discretion in Revoking Probation Without Violation by Mark Wilson
• Texas Court Rules Force Feeding Detainee Is Necessary by Chad Marks
• Illinois Supreme Court: Prisoner’s Rights to Due Process Not Violated
• Judge Calls Prison Guard ‘Feckless Coward’ Yet Still Grants Him Immunity in Lawsuit by Dale Chappell
• Sixth Circuit Defines ‘Serious Physical Injury’ for 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) Purposes by Douglas Ankney
• Illinois Prisoner Loses Medical Indifference and Malpractice Claims by Edward Lyon
• Seventh Circuit Affirms District Court Order Granting Summary Judgment In Eighth Amendment Medical Case by Chad Marks
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Alaska Pays $400,000 to Settle Jail Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit by Douglas Ankney (p 62)
• Report: Summit Food Services Provides Inadequate Nutrition at Missouri Jail by Kevin Bliss (p 62)
• Maricopa County Pays $300,000 to Settle Lawsuit Over Arpaio-Era Prisoner Death by Matthew Clarke (p 61)
• Mississippi Prison Deaths Spike for Second Year; Disturbing Photos Revealed by David M. Reutter, Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Illinois DOC Interferes with Prisoners’ College Program by Removing Books by Edward Lyon (p 59)
• Lawsuits Challenge Florida Law that Undermines Voting Rights Ballot Initiative by David M. Reutter (p 58)
• Third Circuit Affirms Refusal to Appoint Successive Counsel in Prisoner’s Civil Rights Case by David M. Reutter (p 56)
• Oregon Sheriff Places Own Head on the Chopping Block for Budget Cuts by Kevin Bliss (p 56)
• $2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke (p 55)
• California Court of Appeal Reverses Convictions for Possession of Marijuana in Prison by Dale Chappell (p 54)
• Second Circuit: Discharge Health Plan Part of In-Custody Mental Health Treatment When Pretrial Detainees Released by Edward Lyon (p 54)
• Oregon Supreme Court Reverses Course: Secretly Taping Prisoner’s Statements Does Not Violate Right to Counsel by Mark Wilson (p 52)
• Arizona DOC Publishes, Then Rescinds, Prison Tour Policy that Excluded Public Officials and Media by Matthew Clarke (p 51)
• Denver Tries to End Private Prison Companies’ Halfway House Contracts by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• Lawsuit: Woman Gave Birth Alone in Colorado Jail Cell by Kevin Bliss (p 49)
• Connecticut Prison Writing Program Leads to Lawsuits by David M. Reutter (p 48)
• Third Circuit: Showers Part of Prison Operations for ADA and RA Purposes by David M. Reutter (p 48)
• Investigations into Texas Jail Deaths Find Thousands of Guards Untrained, on Temporary Licenses by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Former DOC Employee Awarded $300,000 in Workplace Sexual Harassment Case by Matthew Clarke (p 45)
• New York State Prisoner Wins Medical Malpractice Suit, Awarded $30,000 by Edward Lyon (p 44)
• As Climate Changes, High Temperatures Plague Prisons and Jails by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Former Hawaii Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settles for Paltry $10,000 by Edward Lyon (p 41)
• The Sentencing Project Issues Report on Reducing Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• California Federal Court Orders City to Pay $150,000 for Failure to Comply with Jail Settlement by Chad Marks (p 39)
• Fourth Circuit: Three Tasings in 70 Seconds May Constitute Excessive Force by David M. Reutter (p 38)
• California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards by Scott Grammer (p 38)
• Denial of Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Affirmed in West Virginia Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer (p 36)
• Michigan Prisoner Prevails in First Amendment Retaliation Case; $30,000 in Damages and Attorney Fees by David M. Reutter (p 36)
• Cook County, Illinois to Pay $1.7 Million for Former Marine’s Suicide in Jail by Douglas Ankney (p 35)
• Court Grants Remittitur in Former Prison Teacher’s Sexual Harassment Case – Total Award of $6.4 Million Plus Fees, Costs, Interest by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Arizona Prisoner Receives $175,000 after Guards Read His Legal Mail, Shared it with FBI and Prosecutors by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Author John Grisham Pens Editorial Criticizing Death Penalty in North Carolina by Scott Grammer (p 33)
• Santa Clara County Jail Captain Accused of Misconduct, Retires by Scott Grammer (p 32)
• Family of California Prisoner Who Committed Suicide Settles Suit for $595,000 by Scott Grammer (p 32)
• California County Settles Jail Death for $300,000 by Edward Lyon (p 31)
• Alabama Jail Prisoner Accused of Conspiring to Get Pregnant, Claiming Rape by Douglas Ankney (p 30)
• Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Mexico Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims by Scott Grammer (p 30)
• North Carolina Prisoners Sue Over Gang Violence, Obtain $62,500 Settlement (p 28)
• Hepatitis C Treatment Ordered in North Carolina Prisons by David M. Reutter (p 28)
• $157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case by David M. Reutter (p 27)
• Congressional Black Caucus Institute Accepts Donations from Private Prison Companies by Matthew Clarke (p 26)
• Arkansas: Private Prison Contractors Cited for Ethics Violations by David M. Reutter
• Exploiting Prisoners on Prime Time by Edward Lyon (p 24)
• Three Louisiana Prisoners Cleared in 1994 Rape of Another Prisoner by David M. Reutter (p 24)
• Veteran Oregon Jail Guard Indicted and Jailed by Mark Wilson (p 23)
• Federal Court Sanctions New Mexico Corrections Department Over Out-of-State Legal Mail by Matthew Clarke (p 22)
• Survey: Jail Population Down but Incarceration Rates Higher for Whites, Women by Jayson Hawkins (p 22)
• Why Our Movement Can’t Afford to Ignore Private Prison Corporations by Caroline Isaacs (p 20)
• Audit Finds Mississippi Private Prison Plagued by Violence, Run by Gangs by Kevin Bliss (p 18)
• Infamous Louisiana Sheriff on His Way Out by David M. Reutter (p 16)
• San Francisco to Cut Costs for Jail Phone Calls, Commissary Sales by Edward Lyon (p 16)
• Vermont Supreme Court Remands Prison Correspondence Claim by Edward Lyon (p 15)
• Class Certified in Lawsuit Challenging Missouri Parole Violation Procedures by David M. Reutter (p 14)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 14)
• Mentally Ill Prisoners’ Suit Against GEO Group Survives Motion to Dismiss by Douglas Ankney (p 13)
• California Tried to Fix Its Prisons. Now County Jails Are More Deadly by Ryan Gabrielson, Jason Pohl (p 1)

September

• Sixth Circuit Defines ‘Serious Physical Injury’ for 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) Purposes by Douglas Ankney
• Seventh Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Summary Judgment Order in Self-Mutilation Case by Chad Marks
• Florida Pays $4.7 Million in Overcharges of Juvenile Detention
• No Attorney Fees for Pro Se Attorney Under FOIA
• Disciplinary Hearing Restitution Order Enforceable in Bankruptcy Proceeding
• First Circuit says seriously beaten prisoner fails to prove guard’s indifference
• News in Brief (p 63)
• DNA: To Collect or Not to Collect? by Edward Lyon (p 62)
• Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Heat Death Reveals Continuing Danger by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Pennsylvania DOC’s New Mail Policy Robs Prisoners of the Personal Touch; Lawsuits Over Legal Mail Settle by David M. Reutter (p 60)
• Right to Speedy Trial Not Triggered by Placement in Administrative Segregation by David M. Reutter (p 59)
• Court Grants Compassionate Release After BOP Says Prisoner Wasn’t Dying Fast Enough by Dale Chappell (p 58)
• GEO Group Cancels Contract to Run New Mexico Private Prison by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• Female Attorneys Denied Access to Clients at Missouri Jail Due to Bras by Edward Lyon (p 56)
• Colorado DOC Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Treat Thousands of Prisoners with HCV by Dale Chappell (p 56)
• Settlement in Class-Action Suit Over SMU Conditions at Georgia Prison by David M. Reutter (p 55)
• First Step Act Update: Over 1,600 Sentences Reduced, 3,000 Prisoners Released by Douglas Ankney, Dale Chappell (p 54)
• Sleeping Guard Who Allowed Suicidal Prisoner to Hang Himself Prompts $507,500 Settlement by Dale Chappell (p 53)
• Virginia Jail Not Responding to Problems Cited in Department of Justice Report by Douglas Ankney (p 52)
• Mississippi County Pays $27,500 to Settle Lawsuit by Prisoner “Jumped” by Other Prisoners by Dale Chappell (p 51)
• New York City May Expand Investment Bar to Prison Service Providers by Kevin Bliss (p 50)
• Former Missouri Sheriff Gets Prison Time for Illegal Cell Phone Tracking by David M. Reutter (p 49)
• Wisconsin Prisoner Sues After Injury; Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal by Scott Grammer (p 49)
• Oregon Faces State and Federal Contempt Proceedings Over Delayed Competency Services for Mentally Ill Defendants – Again by Mark Wilson (p 48)
• Dr. Arthur Zitrin, Anti-Death Penalty Advocate and Bioethicist, Dies at 101 by Scott Grammer (p 47)
• Court Certifies Class of Former Washington State Prisoners Challenging Debit Release Cards in HRDC Case by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Oklahoma Jail Administrator, Guard Receive 55-Hour Sentence for Prisoner’s Death by Scott Grammer (p 46)
• Award in Massachusetts Prisoner’s ADA Case Includes Over $410,000 in Attorney Fees, Costs by David M. Reutter (p 45)
• DOJ Probe Finds Alabama Men’s Prisons Overcrowded, Plagued by Ongoing Violence by David M. Reutter (p 44)
• No Error When Judge Ignored Iowa Prisoner’s Request for Substitute Appointed Counsel by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Florida DOC Attorney Resigns After Posting Racially-Charged Comments by David M. Reutter (p 43)
• Seventh Circuit Holds Indiana’s Sex Offender Treatment Program Unconstitutional by Dale Chappell (p 42)
• Rider Programs in Idaho Offer Prisoners a Second Chance by Jayson Hawkins (p 41)
• Permanent Injunction for Hepatitis C Treatment Entered for Florida Prisoners by David M. Reutter (p 40)
• Audit Determines Georgia’s State Prisons More Cost Effective than Private Prisons by David M. Reutter (p 40)
• Jackson, Mississippi Pays $300,000 to Settle Jail Wrongful Death Suit by Dale Chappell (p 39)
• Prisoner’s Activism Leads Colorado DOC to Reverse Ban on Greeting Cards, Postcards and Drawings by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• Stormy Daniels’ Former Attorney Accused of Ripping Off Prisoner, Other Clients by Edward Lyon (p 38)
• Illinois Jail Guard Secretly Prosecuted for Assaulting Prisoner by Scott Grammer (p 36)
• Over $488,000 Awarded to Former Michigan Prison Warden in Retaliation Suit by David M. Reutter (p 36)
• Massachusetts Prisoners and Visitors Challenge Restrictive Visitation Rules by Bill Barton (p 34)
• Plans for a New Federal Prison on Coal Mine Site in Kentucky Withdrawn by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 31)
• Pennsylvania Police Officer Shoots Unarmed Man in Holding Cell, is “Excused” by DA by Scott Grammer (p 31)
• Former Prisoner Named Secretary of Pennsylvania Board of Pardons by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• “Feeling Cute” Social Media Challenge Reveals Brutality of Prison Guards by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• HRDC Files FOIL Petition Against New York State Attorney General’s Office (p 28)
• Michigan: $9,750 in Damages and Costs in Prison Ramadan Violation Suit by David M. Reutter (p 27)
• GEO Group Under Pressure from Shareholders on Human Rights Policy by Kevin Bliss, David M. Reutter (p 26)
• Arizona Prison Scandal: Cell Doors that Don’t Lock, Maintenance Funds Misused by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• Maine: Female Detainee Raped by Jailer Wins Lawsuit by Edward Lyon (p 23)
• Texas Passes Laws to Preserve Dignity of Women Prisoners by Matthew Clarke (p 22)
• Jails in Oregon and Washington State Have High Prisoner Death Rates by Mark Wilson, Matthew Clarke (p 20)
• Book Excerpt: Lessons of “The Birdman” by Ashley Nellis, Marc Mauer (p 18)
• Federal Court Dismisses GEO Group’s Defenses in Lawsuit Over Pay for Immigrant Detainees by Matthew Clarke (p 16)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 16)
• When Going to Jail Means Giving Up the Meds that Saved Your Life by Beth Schwartzapfel (p 14)
• Opioid Epidemic Impacts Prisons and Jails by Steve Horn (p 1)
• Federal District Court Denies Nebraska Department of Correctional Services’ Motion to Strike Expert Declarations by Douglas Ankney

August

• Federal Court Allows Lawsuit to Move Forward Where Prisoners Ordered to Clean Bloody Cell After Suicide by Chad Marks
• $250,000 Awarded to Mississippi Woman After Being Jailed 96 Days Without Bail Hearing or Lawyer by Douglas Ankney
• Will Trump grant more pardons and clemency as campaign season heats up? by David M. Reutter
• News in Brief (p 63)
• California County Jail, Private Medical Provider to Pay $825,000 for Prisoner’s Death by Chad Marks (p 62)
• $100,000 Withheld from Washington Jail for Failure to Fully Implement Ban on Juvenile Solitary Confinement by Chad Marks (p 62)
• Kentucky Jail Rents Texting Devices to Prisoners by Scott Grammer (p 61)
• Cook County Commissioners Approve $1.5 Million Settlement for Jail Beating by Chad Marks (p 61)
• Tennessee Adopts Alternative Sentencing for Primary Caregivers of Minor Children by Edward Lyon (p 60)
• Oklahoma County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $350,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Former BOP Official Pays $50,000 to Settle Anti-Kickback Claims by Scott Grammer (p 59)
• $500,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Alcohol Withdrawal Death of Indiana Jail Prisoner by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• President Trump Pardons Conservative Political Allies by Douglas Ankney (p 58)
• $50,000 for Missouri Jail Prisoner Who Suffered Injuries Caused by Broken Plumbing by Edward Lyon (p 57)
• Ninth Circuit Rejects Lawsuit by California Prisoners Over Exposure to Valley Fever by Chad Marks (p 56)
• Federal Court Caps Attorney Fees in Suit Over Teen Girl Raped in Oklahoma Jail by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• Tennessee Prisoners File Lawsuit Challenging Video Visitation Policy at County Jail by Chad Marks (p 55)
• Increasing Number of Walkaways from California Early-Release Programs by Edward Lyon (p 54)
• Allegation that Prisoner was Beaten after Guard Outed Him as Sex Offender Stated Eighth Amendment Claim by Douglas Ankney (p 54)
• Thomas Silverstein, America’s Most Isolated Prisoner, Dies at Age 67 by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• Death Rate of Prisoners in Michigan Much Higher than Reported by Kevin W. Bliss (p 52)
• $185,000 Settlement in Beating of Florida Jail Prisoner; Guard Convicted by David M. Reutter (p 51)
• UK Using Facial Recognition Technology on Prison Visitors ... is the U.S. Next? by Chad Marks (p 50)
• Arizona Federal Court Levies Sanctions Against Corizon Health by Edward Lyon (p 50)
• Steep Cost for Sending Hawaii Prisoners to Mainland Facilities (p 49)
• Preliminary Settlement in Lawsuit Against JPay Over Prison Video Calls Ending Early by Scott Grammer (p 48)
• Connecticut DOC Settles Calendar Lawsuit for $1,500, Policy Changes (p 48)
• Former Florida Senator Now Employed by Private Prison Company He Helped While in the State Senate by Kevin W. Bliss (p 47)
• Build it and They will Come: Officials Claim Spokane, Washington Needs Bigger Jail by Dale Chappell (p 46)
• California Jailer Accused of Raping Detainees to Stand Trial by Edward Lyon (p 45)
• Cops, Guards Beat Mentally Ill Arrestee to Death as Jail Nurse Watches; $5 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon (p 44)
• $100,000 Settlement for Suicide of Mentally Ill Prisoner Repeatedly Raped by Douglas Ankney (p 44)
• $1.1 Million Settlement for Michigan Parole Officer in Sexual Harassment Suit by David M. Reutter (p 43)
• Seventh Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Blind Prisoner’s Request for Counsel by Douglas Ankney (p 42)
• Commander of Guantanamo Bay Military Prison Fired by Douglas Ankney (p 42)
• Tennessee Jail Sexual Assault Lawsuit can Proceed, Federal Court Rules by David M. Reutter (p 41)
• Lawsuit Claims Denial of Medical Care Nearly Killed Prisoner at Colorado Jail by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• Missouri DOC Costs State Another $600,000 in Sexual Harassment Settlement by Douglas Ankney (p 40)
• New York Appellate Court Holds Names of Prison Guards are Public Records by Edward Lyon (p 39)
• New York: $655,000 Award after State Found 100% Responsible for Prisoner Assault by Douglas Ankney (p 38)
• $30,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Pretrial Detainee Subjected to Excessive Force by David M. Reutter (p 38)
• Pennsylvania County Pays $1.1 Million to Former Prisoner Beaten by Guards by Chad Marks (p 36)
• Mexican Mafia Crime Ring Busted in Los Angeles, San Bernardino County Jails by Scott Grammer (p 36)
• After Needless Prisoner Deaths, Connecticut DOC Takes Over Prison Healthcare by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• Washington: Prisoners’ Complaints Lead to Changes in DOC’s Drug Testing Policy by Chad Marks (p 33)
• Mumia Abu-Jamal to Receive New Appellate Hearing by David M. Reutter (p 32)
• $60,000 Settlement for Female Pennsylvania Prisoner in Sexual Assault Suit by David M. Reutter (p 32)
• $118,000 Attorney Fee Award in Pennsylvania DOC Public Records Case by David M. Reutter (p 31)
• Correlation Between Dyslexia and Criminal Behavior; First Step Act to Require Screening, Treatment by Douglas Ankney (p 30)
• New Jersey Jail to Pay $1.2 Million for Strip Searching Detainees by Kevin W. Bliss (p 30)
• Final Settlement Entered in 1976 Class-Action Suit Against Florida Jail by Scott Grammer (p 28)
• Iowa Prisoners Say Law Banning Publications Containing Nudity Too Broad by Kevin W. Bliss (p 28)
• Should Private Companies Exploit Prisoners Through Exclusive Government Contracts? by Dale Chappell (p 26)
• Arizona DOC Bans Book Critical of Justice System, Reverses Decision Following Criticism by Anthony W. Accurso (p 26)
• Lawsuit Proceeds Over Death of Prisoner at Privately-Run Jail by Scott Grammer (p 25)
• Habeas Petition Granted Over Failing Roof, Unsanitary Conditions at California Prison by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• New York County Pays $35,000 to Settle Retaliation Claim Against Sheriff by Dale Chappell (p 24)
• New California Law Bans Male Prison Guards from Pat-Searching Female Prisoners by Scott Grammer (p 23)
• Report Shows How Private Equity Firms Profit from Mass Incarceration by Dale Chappell (p 22)
• $2 Million Awarded to New Mexico Prisoner Left in Hot Transport Van by Edward Lyon (p 20)
• Missouri County Agrees to $60,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case by Kevin Bliss (p 20)
• Problems with Ion Scanners Used to Detect Drugs on Prison Visitors by Edward Lyon (p 18)
• Illinois Prison Phone Rates are Lowest Following Grassroots Activism by Brian Dolinar (p 16)
• Kentucky Corrections, Parole Officials Fired by Edward Lyon (p 15)
• CoreCivic Prisons in Tennessee Have Twice as Many Murders, Four Times the Homicide Rate as State-Run Facilities (p 12)
• $30,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Excessive Strip Search Suit by David M. Reutter (p 11)
• Cook County Sheriff’s Office Pays $110,000 to Settle PLN Censorship Suit (p 10)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 10)
• Force-Feeding is Cruel, Painful and Degrading – and American Prisons Won’t Stop by Aviva Stahl (p 1)

July

• Drug Treatment Is Reaching More Prisons and Jails by JB Nicholas
• Body-Wire Evidence of Oregon Jail Murder for Hire Plot Must be Suppressed; Solicitation Does Not Support Attempted Murder Conviction by Mark Wilson
• CoreCivic Prisons in Tennessee Have Twice as Many Murders, Four Times the Homicide Rate as State-Run Facilities
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Former Prisoner Becomes California Coffee Entrepreneur by Scott Grammer (p 62)
• Motions to Dismiss by Corizon and Wexford Denied in Lawsuit Over Florida Prisoner’s Double Leg Amputation by Matthew Clarke (p 62)
• Fifth Circuit Reinstates Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claims by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Michigan: Settlement in Class-Action Suit by Prisoners with Hearing Disabilities by Douglas Ankney (p 60)
• Montana Parolee Sues CoreCivic Over Prison Assault, Brain Injury by Matthew Clarke (p 59)
• Sheriff, Undersheriff and Deputies Resign Over Safety Issues at Oklahoma Jail by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• Texas Prisoner Sues Former Guards for Planting Screwdrivers in His Cell by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• $3 Million Settlement Where Prison Doctor Failed to Treat Disabled Illinois Prisoner by Scott Grammer (p 57)
• Florida: No Qualified Immunity for Jail Medical Staff in Prisoner’s Death by David M. Reutter (p 56)
• Texas Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Reaction to Prison Blankets Moves Forward by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• Federal Government Pays Nation of Islam to Teach BOP Prisoners (p 55)
• Florida Prisons and Jails Retaliate Against Prisoners Who File Lawsuits by Countersuing for Costs of Incarceration by Dale Chappell (p 54)
• Study Finds More Private Prisons Result in Judges Imposing Slightly Longer Sentences by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• New Jersey Federal Court Approves $1.5 Million Jail Strip-Search Settlement by Dale Chappell (p 53)
• Minnesota Prisoners Win Access to New Hepatitis C Medications (p 52)
• Maine: Prosecutorial Misconduct in False Rape Case Results in $2.1 Million in Damages by Chad Marks (p 52)
• Michigan Prisoner Dies from Cocaine Overdose, Sergeant and Paramedics Charged, $3.75 Million Settlement by Scott Grammer (p 51)
• Texas Bans All Clergy from Death Chamber after Supreme Court Stays Execution by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• Arrestee Dies in a Jail with No Medical Staff; Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal by Edward Lyon (p 50)
• Scammers Deprive Prisoners with Legitimate Substance Abuse Problems of BOP Drug Treatment by Douglas Ankney (p 49)
• New Bill Restricts Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico by Kevin W. Bliss (p 48)
• Interim Attorney Fees Awarded in Kentucky Good Time Lawsuit by David M. Reutter (p 47)
• More States on Track to Restore Voting Rights to Felons, but Not Without Hurdles by Dale Chappell (p 46)
• Mentally Ill Texas Woman “Ignored to Death” After Five Months in Jail by Matthew Clarke (p 44)
• Pennsylvania Prisoners’ Cigarette Stashes to Go Up in Smoke by Douglas Ankney (p 44)
• Monterey County, California Pays $365,000 for Jail Prisoner’s Death by Douglas Ankney (p 43)
• Former Louisiana Warden Nate Cain, Son of Infamous Burl Cain, Pleads Guilty by David M. Reutter (p 42)
• Minnesota Sheriff Hit with Attorney Fees Award in Civil Rights Case by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• End of Gubernatorial Terms Bring Pardons, Commutations by David M. Reutter (p 40)
• Federal Judge Holds Bivens Not Applicable to Prison Workplace Discrimination Claims by Dale Chappell (p 38)
• Michigan: $40,000 Settlement for Parole Violation Sanctions Absent Due Process by David M. Reutter (p 38)
• Eighth Circuit Reinstates Iowa Prisoner’s Retaliation Claims by Matthew Clarke (p 36)
• Mississippi Prison Industry Program Faltering, CEO Fired by David M. Reutter (p 36)
• Nevada: Jail Death Due to Excessive Force Leads to $175,000 in Settlements by Dale Chappell (p 35)
• Ninth Circuit Issues Ruling on Arizona DOC Stipulated Settlement by David M. Reutter (p 34)
• California: Denial of Bed During Jail Disturbances Not a Constitutional Violation by David M. Reutter (p 34)
• $115,000 Settlement after Nebraska Prison Nurses Ignore Prisoner’s Heart Attack by Edward Lyon (p 33)
• Tennessee: Federal Court Grants Class-Action Status in Shareholder Suit Against CoreCivic by Matthew Clarke (p 32)
• Fifth Circuit Holds Transgender Prisoner Not Entitled to Sex Reassignment Surgery by Matthew Clarke (p 32)
• Native American Prisoners Win Lawsuit Over Right to Wear Long Hair by Matthew Clarke (p 31)
• “Game of Kings” Has Large Following, Long History Behind Bars by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• 17 Indicted in SC Prison Smuggling Ring by Scott Grammer (p 29)
• D.C. Court Awards $501 Million in Suit Against North Korea for Torture-Death of Prisoner by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of South Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Over Safekeeper Status by David M. Reutter (p 28)
• Some Prisons Are Using Virtual Reality for Reentry and Other Programs by Matthew Clarke (p 26)
• New Study Finds Mass Incarceration Impacts Over Half of U.S. Families by Steve Horn (p 26)
• South Carolina Fails to Evacuate Prisoners Threatened by Hurricane by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• New York Sheriff Loses Lawsuit, Must Report Serious Prisoner Incidents to State Agency by Chad Marks (p 24)
• South Carolina: Two Women Drown in Sheriff’s Transport Van, Deputies Charged by Scott Grammer (p 23)
• New Mexico Riot Raises Questions About Private Prison Company’s Competence by Kevin W. Bliss (p 22)
• New Indianapolis Jail Will Not be Run by a Private Prison Company, but is Being Built on Contaminated Land by Kevin W. Bliss (p 22)
• GEO Group Produces Litigation Documents After HRDC Files Public Records Suit by Christopher Zoukis (p 20)
• Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer by Victoria Law (p 18)
• Canada: Long-Term Segregation of Mentally Ill Prisoners Unconstitutional; $20 Million in Damages by Kevin W. Bliss (p 17)
• Federal Court Rules in Favor of HRDC in Virginia Jail Censorship Suit (p 16)
• Settlement Reached in Suit Over Failure to Keep Released L.A. County Prisoners from Becoming Homeless by Scott Grammer (p 15)
• “I Had Nothing”: How Parole Perpetuates a Cycle of Incarceration and Instability by Raven Rakia (p 12)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 11)
• Sixth Circuit Rules Suit May Proceed Where State Judge Offered Reduced Sentences for Sterilization by Douglas Ankney (p 10)
• The Second Step: Invest in Prison Education Programs, Reinstate Pell Grants by Christopher Zoukis (p 1)

June

• Complaint: Care at ICE Detention Center at Aurora, Colorado, Substandard by Kevin Bliss
• Jail Suicide Suit Rejected by Nebraska's Courts by Edward Lyon
• FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse by FAMM
• Monterey County, California, Jail Struggles, History of Suicides by Edward Lyon
• San Francisco Joins National Push to Abolish Youth Prisons by Ella Fassler
• Civil Rights Attorney Sues to Collect Fees by Edward Lyon
• As courts censure civil detention practices, is it time for professionals to speak up? by David S. Prescott
• Modern-Day Gulag In the Golden State by Barbara Koeppel
• Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop by Aviva Stahl
• News In Brief (p 62)
• President Trump Wants Focus on Hiring Ex-Prisoners, Hosts Them at White House by Scott Grammer (p 62)
• California: Court of Appeal Holds Possession of Marijuana in Prison Still a Felony Despite Proposition 64 by Chad Marks (p 62)
• Illinois Court Rules Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Due to Lack of Approved Housing Unconstitutional by Scott Grammer (p 61)
• Eighth Circuit Holds Guards Not Liable for Disregarding Prisoner’s Stroke Symptoms by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Over $980,000 in Damages, Fees Awarded in Deliberate Indifference Case Against Wexford by Kevin W. Bliss (p 60)
• $300,000 Settlement in Lawsuit over Minnesota Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke (p 59)
• Federal Court Approves $3 Million Settlement for Death of Virginia Jail Prisoner Jamycheal Mitchell by Scott Grammer (p 58)
• Consumer Watchdog Group Releases Report on Bail and Corrections Industry by Scott Grammer (p 58)
• Colorado Prisoner Claims She was “Bait” in Prison Sexual Assault Sting by Scott Grammer (p 2018)
• $115,000 Settlement after Nebraska Prison Nurses Ignore Prisoner Suffering Heart Attack by Edward Lyon (p 57)
• Jailed North Carolina Teenager Commits Suicide; $650,000 Wrongful Death Settlement by Edward Lyon (p 56)
• Federal Prison Guard Admits to Sexually Assaulting Prisoners, Sentenced to Two Years by Edward Lyon (p 56)
• Washington State Prisoner Properly Denied Visitation with Daughters by David M. Reutter (p 55)
• Texas Lawmakers Consider State Jails a “Complete Failure” by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Illinois Jail’s Denial of Legal Publication Without Notice by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Third Circuit: Female Jail Guard Loses Discrimination, Wrongful Termination Case by David M. Reutter (p 53)
• California Jail Prisoners Claim Sleep Deprivation; Court Issues Injunction by Kevin W. Bliss (p 52)
• Study Shows Care for HIV-Positive Prisoners Poor after Release, Worse for Those Re-Incarcerated by Scott Grammer (p 52)
• HRDC Prevails in New Mexico Public Records Suit by Edward Lyon (p 51)
• Oregon Transitional Leave Violations Require Morrissey Due Process Protections by Mark Wilson (p 50)
• Pennsylvania Town Rejects Private Prison Firm by Edward Lyon (p 50)
• Prosecutorial Misconduct Records Protected by Colorado Supreme Court and SCOTUS by Edward Lyon (p 49)
• New Jersey Women’s Prison Again Under Investigation for Staff Sexual Abuse by Kevin W. Bliss (p 48)
• Denver, Colorado Pays $30,000 Settlement Over a $50 Bond Fee by Edward Lyon (p 47)
• Supreme Court Again Prevents Texas from Executing Intellectually Disabled Prisoner (p 46)
• Second Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Dismissed for Failure to Comply with F.R.C.P. by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Prisoners Seek Comprehensive Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment by Kevin W. Bliss (p 44)
• L.A. Sheriff Claims Jail Reforms Resulted in More Violence; Court Appointed Monitors Disagree by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• $1.6 Million Awarded to California Family After Man Dies in County Jail by Chad Marks (p 42)
• Ohio Restaurateur Founds Hot Chicken Takeover, Hires Ex-Cons by Scott Grammer (p 41)
• Corizon Settles Lawsuit Over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Death for $3.7 Million; County Pays Another $200,000 by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• Cook County to Pay Over $5 Million for Depriving Prisoners of Dental Care by Douglas Ankney (p 40)
• Class Action Challenges Theft of Millions of Digital Music Files from Florida Prisoners by David M. Reutter (p 39)
• Lawsuit Against New York Jail, CCS Survives Motion to Dismiss by Derek Gilna (p 38)
• Illinois: Settlement in Suit Against Private Prison Medical Contractor is a Disclosable Public Record (p 38)
• Director of Nonprofit that Locked Up Thousands of Immigrant Children Resigns Amid Federal Investigation by Douglas Ankney (p 36)
• Louisiana State Prisoners Routinely Held Past Scheduled Release Dates by Kevin W. Bliss (p 34)
• Former Wisconsin Governor Regrets Building Prisons by Scott Grammer (p 33)
• Michigan Hit with Multiple Lawsuits Related to Women’s Prison by Douglas Ankney (p 32)
• Texas: Prosecutorial Misconduct May Stymie Death Sentence (p 32)
• New Jersey County Pays $1,975,000 to Settle Suit Over Unlawful Strip Searches by Douglas Ankney (p 30)
• California Cops Impersonate Prisoners to Obtain Evidence, Confessions by Edward Lyon (p 30)
• $750,000 Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies at Virginia Jail by Edward Lyon (p 30)
• Gladiator-Style Fight Club at San Francisco Jail Results in $60,000 Settlement by Edward Lyon, Chad Marks (p 28)
• Georgia Prisoner Left in Vegetative State; Lawsuit Settles for $1,500,000 by Edward Lyon (p 28)
• Securus Hacked Again; Passwords, Personal Information, Location Data Compromised by Matthew Clarke (p 27)
• People with Traumatic Brain Injuries More Likely to Commit Crimes by Edward Lyon (p 26)
• Privately-Run British Prison in Shambles, Ministry of Justice Takes Control by Scott Grammer (p 25)
• Prisoner Enters Federal System Able to See, Leaves Nearly Blind; $2.6 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon (p 24)
• California: Placer County to Pay up to $1.44 Million to Settle Class Action Suit for Jail Beatings by Douglas Ankney (p 24)
• Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora” Left Out Torture and Abuse by Katie Rose Quandt (p 22)
• PLRA Attorney Fee Award Discussed after Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Awarded $35,001 by Derek Gilna (p 21)
• Seventh Circuit Holds Heck May Not be Circumvented by Waiving Claims Related to Prison Disciplinary Punishment by Matthew Clarke (p 20)
• Florida City, County Decide to End Use of Prisoner Slave Labor by Kevin W. Bliss (p 20)
• HRDC Files Public Records Suits, Argues GEO Group is a De Facto Public Agency by Steve Horn (p 18)
• Ohio County Pays $115,000 to Settle Second Suit Over Restraint Chair Pepper-Spraying by Matthew Clarke (p 18)
• Republican-Appointed Federal Judges Sentence Blacks More Harshly, Women More Leniently by Edward Lyon (p 17)
• Los Angeles County to Pay Almost $4 Million for Sexual Abuse by Jail Deputy by Douglas Ankney (p 16)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 16)
• Missouri Sheriff Hires Girlfriend to Run Jail; Both are Arrested by Scott Grammer (p 15)
• The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison by Jeremy Woody (p 14)
• PLN Interviews Randy Berg, Director of the Florida Justice Institute by Paul Wright (p 1)

May

• Fifth Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Dismissal in Jail Suicide Case
• Third Circuit: Placement on a Rehire List Not a Protected Interest by Kevin Bliss
• $120,000 Iowa Jury Award Over Discrimination Against Transgender Prison Nurse
• Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Texas Challenge to Forced Prison Labor
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of North Carolina Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Celebration of Rastafarian Holy Days
• They worked in sweltering heat for Exxon, Shell and Walmart. They didn’t get paid a dime by Shoshana Walter, Amy Julia Harris
• New Book Explores the Overlooked History of Feminist Anti-Prison Activism
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Former Angola Major Found Guilty – Twice – in Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer (p 62)
• Report and Video of Arizona Prison Riot Released by Matthew Clarke (p 62)
• New York Prisoner Harassed and Assaulted by Guard Loses in Court of Claims (p 61)
• Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment in Failure to Protect Case (p 60)
• Two-Year Investigation, Litigation and Settlement Ends Segregation, Mistreatment of LGBTQ Prisoners at California Jail by Derek Gilna (p 59)
• Major Prison Telecom Merger Canceled; Victory for Campaign for Prison Phone Justice! (p 58)
• Kansas Federal Court Awards Prisoner $250,000 for Guard’s Excessive Force by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• BOP Official Who Ordered More Prisoners Sent to Private Prisons Hired by GEO Group by Scott Grammer (p 57)
• Meek Mill and Michael Rubin Start Criminal Justice Reform Organization by Kevin W. Bliss (p 56)
• Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Jail Guard Accused of Sexual Abuse by Matthew Clarke (p 56)
• Federal Court Awards $3,750,000 in Damages for Sexual Assault by Prison Guards by Chad Marks (p 55)
• Prison Policy Initiative Issues Report on State of Prison Phone Justice by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Settlement Provides for Improved Competency Procedures for Jailed Mentally Ill in Washington State (p 54)
• Delaware: No Convictions in Second Vaughn Riot Trial by Kevin Bliss (p 39)
• Landlords Challenge Ordinance that Protects Former Prisoners’ Rental Rights by Douglas Ankney (p 52)
• Federal Prison Employee Sentenced for Defrauding Prisoners’ Families by Scott Grammer (p 51)
• Continued Problems with Mental Health Care, Suicides in Alabama DOC by Kevin W. Bliss (p 50)
• New Mexico Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Policy of Denying Transport to Medical Appointments During Lockdowns by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• Judge Initially Plays Pass-the-Buck with Proposal to Hire Suicide Prevention Expert (p 49)
• Kansas Slaps Corizon Health with Millions in Fines for Contract Violations by Chad Marks (p 48)
• Florida Fleeces Prisoners with High Canteen Prices by Kevin W. Bliss (p 48)
• Eleventh Circuit Agrees Prosecutor is Entitled to Qualified Immunity in Retaliation Case by Chad Marks (p 47)
• “Free” Prisoner-Made Furniture Gets Ohio Prison Industry Officials in Hot Water by Chad Marks (p 46)
• New York: 58-Month Prison Sentence for Former Jail Union Boss Who Took Bribes by Chad Marks (p 46)
• Lack of Outdoor Recreation for D.C. Jail Prisoners “Dehumanizing” by Kevin W. Bliss (p 45)
• Private Halfway Houses Plagued with Escapes, Drugs, Sex and Violence by Chad Marks (p 44)
• $625,000 Settlement for Virginia Jail Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Ulcer (p 44)
• Oklahoma: Sovereign Immunity Prohibits Lawsuits Over Prisoner Medical Care (p 43)
• New York: Liability Established in Claim Over Assault by Prison Guard by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• $301,000 Awarded in Lawsuit Over Suicide at Illinois Jail by Kevin W. Bliss (p 41)
• Cell Phones Sold in Commissary at South Carolina Jail by Scott Grammer (p 41)
• Oregon: Knowledge of Injury and Defendants’ Causal Role Required for Accrual of § 1983 Claims by Mark Wilson (p 40)
• Search for Mental Health Care Ends Tragically at Florida Jail by David M. Reutter (p 40)
• New Jersey Prisoner Who Suggested Date to Nurse Has Disciplinary Action Reversed (p 39)
• Illinois Agrees to Sweeping Prison Health Care Reforms by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• HRDC Files Censorship Suit Against Tennessee County Jail (p 38)
• Prisoner’s Death from Methadone Over-Prescription Results in Summary Judgment, Settlement by David Reutter (p 36)
• $525,000 Settlement for Loss of Federal Prisoner’s Eye (p 36)
• $10 Million Awarded Against Corizon and Oregon County for Jail Detox Death by Matthew Clarke (p 35)
• Wrongful Death, Whistleblower Suits Filed After Prisoner Dies at New Orleans Jail by David M. Reutter (p 34)
• New York: $775,000 Judgment for Prisoners Searched in Freezing Weather (p 32)
• Cancellation of Illinois Prison Debate Class Debated in Court by Kevin W. Bliss (p 32)
• Washington State: Jury Awards $549,000 to Prisoner Denied Pain Medication by Chad Marks (p 32)
• States Rack Up Tens of Millions of Dollars in Prison Guard Overtime Pay by Matthew Clarke (p 30)
• Private Prisoner Transport Firm Closes After Escape; Problems Continue to Plague Industry by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• Beating of Michigan Jail Prisoner Results in $36.6 Million Verdict,$12.9 Million Settlement by Chad Marks (p 27)
• Wisconsin Pays Largest Civil Rights Settlement in State’s History –$18.9 Million – for Juvenile Offender’s Suicide Attempt by Derek Gilna, Chad Marks (p 26)
• Unlicensed Interns to Perform Psych Tests on Utah Prisoners by Scott Grammer (p 25)
• Hospice Programs Provided in Pennsylvania Prisons by Ruth Hoskins (p 24)
• CoreCivic Creates Nonprofit Foundation, Ostensibly to Reduce Recidivism by Matthew Clarke (p 24)
• Fifth Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Suit by Civilly Committed Sex Offender by Matthew Clarke (p 22)
• Claim Denied; No Proof New York Prison Guards Acted Within Scope of Their Employment (p 22)
• Inspector General: California Prison Guards Violate Use of Force Policies Half the Time by Steve Horn (p 20)
• Staffing Shortage at Ohio Legislative Oversight Committee has Interns Inspecting Prisons by Matthew Clarke (p 20)
• Humane Treatment for Terminally Ill Prisoners by Kevin W. Bliss (p 18)
• The Uphill Road to Prisoners’ Rights by F.T. Green (p 16)
• Virginia Court Improperly Denied Transgender Prisoner’s Name Change by Matthew Clarke (p 16)
• Attorney-Client Privilege Under Attack in Jails Across the Nation by Douglas Ankney (p 14)
• Incarceration Decrease? Drop in Prison Numbers Called “Anemic” by Ted Gest (p 12)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Vermont Prisoner Sexually Abused at Private Prison in Michigan Receives $750 by Steve Horn (p 10)
• Horrific Deaths, Brutal Treatment: Mental Illness in America’s Jails by Gary A. Harki (p 1)
• Ohio High Court Denies Relief to Prisoner Challenging White Supremacist Classification by Edward Lyon
• Human Rights Watch 2014 Report Set Goals to Reduce Human Costs of Excessive Incarceration by Derek Gilna

April

• First Circuit: Denial of Humira Psoriasis Treatment Not Deliberately Indifferent by Mark Wilson
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Nationwide Injunction on Trump’s Attempt to Deny ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Federal Funding by Mark Wilson
• Third Circuit Reverses Federal Prisoner’s FOIA Request Denials by Mark Wilson
• Seventh Circuit Accepts Illinois Guard’s Concession that Summary Judgment Improperly Granted on Retaliation Claim Against Him by Mark Wilson
• $25,000 Settlement Over Connecticut False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution Claims by Mark Wilson
• Federal Circuit Upholds BOP Guard’s Termination Despite 1,265-Day Delay by Mark Wilson
• Eighth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Nebraska Guard’s Sex, Disability and Age Discrimination Claims by Mark Wilson
• Tenth Circuit: Prisoner Forfeited ADA Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity Argument by Mark Wilson
• Washington Officials Violated First Amendment by Removing Prisoner’s Art from Exhibit Due to Criticism by Mark Wilson
• Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison by Ross Barkan
• Beleaguered Tennessee Community Corrections Program Set to Close by Stephen Newton
• GEO Group, CoreCivic Face Class Actions Alleging Prisoner ‘Slave Labor’ by Derek Gilna
• Report: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Centers Operate Below Set Standards by Edward Lyon
• Georgia Jail Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Mail Censorship Settled for $18,000 by Matthew Clarke
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Lawsuit Challenging Phone Kickbacks at Massachusetts Jail Survives Motion to Dismiss (p 62)
• Kentucky Prison Guards Settle Sexual Harassment Suit for $1.5 Million by David M. Reutter (p 62)
• Wisconsin State Prison Sergeant Rats Out Prisoner Informants by Edward Lyon (p 61)
• Teachers’ Unions Divest Stock Holdings in Private Prisons by David Reutter (p 60)
• Delaware: Inadequate Medical Care Results in Prisoner’s Death by Kevin Bliss (p 60)
• California State Retirement Systems Split on Decision to Divest 
from Private Prisons by Scott Grammer (p 59)
• Former Rikers Island Prisoner Awarded $500,000 Plus Attorney Fees by Dale Chappell (p 59)
• Colorado: $190,000 Settlement for Prisoners Ordered Released but Kept in Jail for Inability to Pay $55 Fee by Matthew Clarke (p 58)
• Scabies Outbreak at Michigan Women’s Prison Under Corizon Health by Edward Lyon (p 58)
• The Lackawanna County Seven: And Then There Were Five by Mumia Abu-Jamal (p 57)
• Settlement Reached over Visitation, Communication with Prisoners’ Children at Indiana Jail by Scott Grammer (p 57)
• Corizon Health Strikes Out in Arizona by Edward Lyon (p 56)
• Warden Turns Whistleblower, Claims Misconduct, Retaliation by Colorado’s DOC Director by Dale Chappell (p 54)
• New York City Settles Kalief Browder Lawsuit for $3.3 Million by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• Strip and Body Cavity Searches: Looking for Contraband in all the Wrong Places by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• Connecticut Sued to End Prison Gerrymandering by Scott Grammer (p 51)
• Securus Files Suit Alleging FDOC Improperly Entered into Prison Phone Contract by Chad Marks (p 50)
• Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Prison Gang Assault Case by Edward Lyon (p 49)
• New York City Pre-trial Detainees Exposed to Freezing Temperatures at Federal Jail by Edward Lyon (p 48)
• $4.75 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Teenager’s Withdrawal Death in Jail by David M. Reutter (p 47)
• Middlesex County, New Jersey Settles Solitary Confinement Suit by Dale Chappell (p 47)
• Conflict of Interest in Texas Rangers’ Investigation of Deaths at LaSalle-Operated Jails? by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Michigan Prisoner Obtains $2,000 Settlement in Group Strip Search Suit by Scott Grammer (p 46)
• Georgia Pays More Than $3 Million to Settle Prison Medical Negligence Suits by Kevin W. Bliss (p 44)
• Tennessee County Settles Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Use of Force Claim for $160,000 by Douglas Ankney (p 44)
• New York: Federal Court Certifies Class-Action Suit Against Jail for Providing Insufficient Diet by Dale Chappell (p 43)
• Women Prisoners Disciplined More than Men, but Staff Training is Changing That by Dale Chappell (p 42)
• New York Muslim Prisoner Wins Injunction to Pray on Recreation Yard (p 42)
• Mitigating Factors Counter Government’s Interest in Forced Psychotropic Medication (p 41)
• Minnesota Lawmakers Look at Prison Reforms by Chad Marks (p 40)
• New Jersey DOC Settles Sexual Abuse Suit, but More Cases are Pending by Derek Gilna (p 40)
• For Years, Errors in Iowa’s Felon List Have Disenfranchised Eligible Voters by Matthew Clarke (p 38)
• San Bernardino County, California Sheriff’s Office Settles Civil Rights Suit by Derek Gilna (p 38)
• New Mexico Medical Technician Wins $150,000 Jury Award for Abuse by Jailers by Edward Lyon (p 36)
• Nevada: Muslim Prisoner Awarded $39,260 in Damages Plus Attorney’s Fees (p 36)
• Arkansas Governor Addresses Prisoners at College Graduation Ceremony by Scott Grammer (p 35)
• 2018 Awards for Activism, Advocacy Against the Private Prison Industry (p 34)
• Iowa: Prisoners Entitled to Full Hearing on Termination of Parental Rights by David Reutter (p 33)
• Oregon Prison Industry Program Nets Record $28.5 Million as Prisoners Earn $1.25/Hour by Mark Wilson (p 32)
• $1.1 Million Fee Award in California Prison Segregation Lawsuit (p 31)
• Ex-Prisoner Awarded $1.06 Million for Sexual Assault by Former Nebraska Jailer by Dale Chappell (p 30)
• California Jail Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Conditions of Confinement by Derek Gilna (p 30)
• Pennsylvania DOC, Mental Health Contractor Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $27,500 by Derek Gilna (p 29)
• Texas Prisons, We’ve Got Some Questions About Your Commissary Vendors by Stephen Raher (p 28)
• Alabama DOC Stonewalling Federal Investigation; Eight Prisoners go on Hunger Strike by Douglas Ankney (p 26)
• Georgia: Court Certifies Class Action for Prisoners Held Beyond Their Release Date by Derek Gilna (p 26)
• Wisconsin Prisoner Not Due Credit for Time Spent Free after Erroneous Release by Scott Grammer (p 25)
• Alabama DOC Refuses Muslim Spiritual Adviser in Execution Chamber by Kevin W. Bliss (p 24)
• Ohio: Mandamus Action Moot Where Relief Has Been Granted (p 23)
• Class Certification in Missouri Prisoners’ Hepatitis C Suit Upheld (p 22)
• Mugshots.com Operators Arrested, Face Extradition to California by Chad Marks (p 21)
• California Prison Psychiatrists Blow Whistle on Poor Mental Healthcare, Falsified Records by Steve Horn (p 20)
• For Journalists Covering Prisons, the First Amendment is Little Help by Jonathan Peters (p 18)
• Study Says Mass Incarceration Contributes to Poverty and Hunger by Derek Gilna (p 17)
• “It Smelled Like Death”: Reports of Mold Contamination in Prisons and Jails by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 15)
• Congressional Report Finds Misconduct by BOP Administrators Often Ignored by Matthew Clarke (p 13)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Hawaii Supreme Court: Pretrial Solitary Wrong, but Warden Protected by Qualified Immunity by Derek Gilna (p 11)
• Ohio County Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $45,000 by Steve Horn (p 10)
• Incorrigible: The First Step Act and the Carceral State by Marie Gottschalk (p 1)

March

• In Search of Justice: How DHS PREA Standards Don’t Necessarily Protect Immigrants From Assault by Tina Vasquez
• In Search of Safety: An Investigation of Abuse at an Immigration Facility by Tina Vasquez
• A Blow to Prison Privatization: Florida Democratic Party Rejects Profiteers’ Contributions by David Reutter
• Texas Female Prisoners Denied Equal Academic and Vocational Training
• News in Brief (p 63)
• Executive Order Prompts BOP to Expand Prison Apprenticeship Programs by Dale Chappell (p 62)
• Fourth Circuit: BOP Must Consider State Court’s Designation to Serve Concurrent Federal Sentence (p 62)
• Hedge Fund Pumps More Money into Corizon Health (p 61)
• “Prisoner of Weed” Released, Sets Sights on Criminal Justice Reform by Dale Chappell (p 61)
• CoreCivic Bilked Rural Oklahoma Town, Forced to Pay Back Money in Lawsuit by Steve Horn (p 60)
• Kentucky Jailer Gets New Trial in Beating of Pretrial Detainee (p 60)
• Maine Prisoner’s Challenge to Confiscation of Funds States Declaratory Judgment Claim by David Reutter (p 59)
• Colorado Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Prison Slavery by Matthew Clarke (p 59)
• Settlement in Lawsuit Against Missouri DOC’s Selection of Execution Witnesses by Kevin Bliss (p 58)
• New York Criminal Defense Attorney Charged with Federal Crimes by Chad Marks (p 58)
• Prisoner Who Inspired First Step Act Is First Released by Kevin W. Bliss (p 57)
• Reports Cite Poor Leadership in U.S. Marshals Service by Edward Lyon (p 56)
• Long-Term Illinois Prisoners Rarely Released by State Parole Board by Rick Anderson (p 56)
• North Carolina Prison Guard Sues Over Religious Discrimination by Monte McCoin (p 55)
• Voters Consider Criminal Justice-Related Issues in Midterm Elections by Steve Horn (p 54)
• California Prison Psychologist Blows Whistle on LGBTQ Harassment, Settles Lawsuit for Retaliation by Dale Chappell (p 54)
• Grandmother Arrested and Mocked by Federal Agents Awarded $55,000 Settlement by Chad Marks (p 53)
• LA County Jail Guards’ Conviction for Assaulting Visitor Upheld by David Reutter (p 52)
• Arkansas DOC Director’s Sole Discretion to Determine Competency for Execution Violates Due Process by Mark Wilson (p 51)
• Wisconsin Federal Court Denies New Trial, Grants Attorney Fees in Sexual Abuse Case (p 51)
• $150,000 Settlement after Michigan DOC Discriminates Against HIV Positive Prisoner by Kevin Bliss (p 50)
• Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case by Chad Marks (p 49)
• Seventh Circuit Vacates, Remands Punitive Damages Award Against Wexford by Derek Gilna (p 49)
• Tenth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Defeats 22-Year Solitary Confinement Claims by Mark Wilson (p 48)
• Alaska Disciplinary Order Vacated for Violating Wolff’s Statement of Reasons Requirement by Mark Wilson (p 48)
• No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson (p 46)
• Closed Since 2013, Tamms Prison Now “Rampant” with Mold by Matthew Clarke (p 46)
• Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement by Rick Anderson (p 44)
• Counties Modify, Cancel Contracts for Privately Operated Immigration Detention Centers by Matthew Clarke (p 44)
• Two Transgender Prisoners Transferred to Women’s Prison by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentences, Grants Reprieves for Another by Edward Lyon (p 42)
• HRDC Settles Lawsuit Against Mississippi Jail that Only Allowed Religious Reading Materials (p 40)
• Report Released on Deaths in Utah Prisons and Jails by Edward Lyon (p 40)
• Indiana Prisoners Win Partial Summary Judgment in Jail Conditions Case by Edward Lyon (p 38)
• Free Phone Calls for Juvenile Offenders Jailed in Memphis, Tennessee by Kevin W. Bliss (p 38)
• Seventh Circuit Excuses Exhaustion Requirement for Spanish-Speaking Prisoner by Derek Gilna (p 36)
• Connecticut Prisoner Survives DOC’s Summary Judgment Motion in Mental Health Suit by Edward Lyon (p 36)
• Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit, Makes Jails Handicapped Accessible by Steve Horn (p 34)
• Illinois DOC Permanently Enjoined From Neglecting Prisoners’ Mental Health by Derek Gilna (p 34)
• Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Conviction After D.A. Seizes Jailed Defendant’s Legal Notes by Matthew Clarke (p 33)
• JP Morgan Chase Bank Used Secretive Bonds to Finance Kansas Prison Construction by Matthew Clarke (p 32)
• Israeli Supreme Court Orders Increased Personal Space for Prisoners by Monte McCoin (p 31)
• Eighteen Years After its Passage, Prisons and Jails Continue to Violate RLUIPA by Derek Gilna (p 30)
• Alabama Prison Warden Lacks Authority to Make End-of-Life Decisions for Prisoners (p 29)
• $100,000 Settlement for Preventable Suicide in Virginia Department of Corrections by Kevin W. Bliss (p 28)
• In Memoriam: Jane Kahn (1954-2018) by Paul Wright (p 28)
• Report Shows 50 New York Prisoners Died from Inadequate Medical Care in Last Five Years by Dale Chappell (p 26)
• Washington County, School District Pay $265,000 for Holding Juveniles in Solitary by Dale Chappell (p 26)
• Fifth Circuit Holds Magistrate Judge Has No Authority to Deem Motion for Reconsideration Withdrawn by Matthew Clarke (p 25)
• County Detainees Protest Food Served at New Hampshire Jail by Kevin W. Bliss (p 23)
• Philadelphia Robbing the Poor Through Civil Forfeiture by Edward Lyon (p 22)
• Eighth Circuit Finds Verified Complaint Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Failure-to-Protect Case by Matthew Clarke (p 22)
• New Sheriff Ends Juvenile Solitary Confinement at North Carolina Jail by Kevin W. Bliss (p 20)
• Missouri Prisoner Awarded $111,000 in Second-Hand Smoke Case, DOC Bans Smoking by Derek Gilna (p 20)
• Sixth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Delousing and Group Strip Searches at Ohio Jail by Derek Gilna (p 19)
• Since 1996, U.S. Agriculture Department Gave Over $277 Million to Fund Local Jail Construction by Brian Sonenstein (p 16)
• Without Interpreters, California’s Deaf Prisoners are Getting Stuck Behind Bars by Samantha Michaels (p 14)
• U.S. Marshals Report: Ohio County Jail “One of the Worst in the Country” by Matthew Clarke (p 12)
• Texas Accounts for Over Ten Percent of Nation’s Jail Deaths by Matthew Clarke (p 10)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 8)
• Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Juvenile Prisoners’ Civil Rights Case by Derek Gilna (p 7)
• The Kill Line by Will Tucker (p 1)
• Ohio Jail’s Private Healthcare Provider Denied Summary Judgment in Failure to Treat Prisoner’s Fractured Pelvis by Douglas Ankney

February

• ICE-friendly Policies. A String of Jail Deaths. Why Does This Sheriff Keep Getting Elected? by Kyle C. Barry
• Kamala Harris’ Disturbing Brand of Criminal Justice Reform by Marie Gottschalk
• Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer by Victoria Law
• Why We Need More Journalism Courses Taught in Prison by Shaheen Pasha
• Former New Jersey Prison Guard, Accused of Abusing Female Prisoners, Settles Lawsuit for $75,000 by Derek Gilna
• ‘I Didn’t Lay Down’: How A California Man Convicted Of Murder May Have Saved His Own Life by Maura Ewing
• Corizon, the Prison Healthcare Giant, Stumbles Again
• Mississippi’s Prison Bribery Scandal Is in the Past, But the State Still Hasn’t Learned Its Lesson by Madison Pauly
• News in Brief (p 62)
• Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief for Ineffective Assistance of Resentencing Counsel by Matthew Clarke (p 62)
• One in 55 Adults on Probation or Parole, Study Finds by Rick Anderson (p 61)
• Print Media and Prisoner Activism by Stephen Wilson (p 60)
• Taser Misuse at California Jail Costs County $1.15 Million by Derek Gilna (p 60)
• Baby Dies Days After Prisoner Gives Birth in Isolation Cell at Texas Jail by Matthew Clarke (p 59)
• Mississippi: More Indictments from Former DOC Commissioner Epps Corruption Scandal by Kevin Bliss (p 58)
• Tennessee: Class-Action Suit Against Private 
Prison Over Diabetic Care Can Proceed (p 58)
• Federal Judge Orders Prison Doctor to Face Deliberate Indifference Claims by Chad Marks (p 57)
• Florida Prisoner’s Gender Dysphoria Requires Hormone Therapy, 
Social Transitioning Treatment (p 56)
• Report Outlines Eight Ways to Shorten Excessive Prison Sentences by Chad Marks (p 56)
• $1 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke (p 55)
• Oklahoma is Number One ... in Incarceration Rates by Matthew Clarke (p 54)
• $10 Million Award for Wrongly Jailed Philadelphia Man (p 54)
• Seventh Circuit Denies Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claims Against Medical Staff by Derek Gilna (p 53)
• Protesters Rally Against Private Prison Contractor GEO Group by David M. Reutter (p 52)
• Hawaii Prison Guards’ Union Fights Policy of Denying Promotions by Matthew Clarke (p 52)
• Texas Prison System Cuts Phone Rates Over 75 Percent; Rates Drop in Other States, Too by Matthew Clarke (p 50)
• Illinois Calculates the High Costs of Recidivism by Edward Lyon (p 50)
• All Seven Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Face Ethics Charges (p 49)
• Under Pressure, Some Politicians Return Private Prison Campaign Cash by Steve Horn (p 46)
• Texas Prison Air Conditioning Costs Much Lower than Expected by Edward Lyon (p 45)
• Three Wrongfully Convicted Ohio Prisoners Receive $19.5 Million by Derek Gilna (p 48)
• Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Filed by Deaf, Hard of Hearing Prisoners by Derek Gilna (p 44)
• Seventh Circuit Reverses $6.7 Million Indemnification Award for Milwaukee Jail Rape by Derek Gilna (p 43)
• Challenges, Secrecy Continue to Surround Use of Lethal Injection Drugs by Chad Marks (p 42)
• Virginia Jail Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Violations (p 41)
• California: $1 Million Settlement in Suit Over Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke (p 40)
• Virginia Jail’s Video Calling System Replaces In-Person Visits by David Reutter (p 40)
• Florida DOC Agrees to Reform Prisoner Mental Health Care (p 39)
• New Trial on Causation Required in Illinois Jail Detainee’s Suicide by David M. Reutter (p 38)
• Arkansas Prisoner Prevails on Grievance Exhaustion Issue by Edward Lyon (p 38)
• Life-Sentenced Missouri Prisoner Has No Right to Release Date by Edward Lyon (p 35)
• Eighth Circuit: Severe Pain Caused by Actual Injury Satisfies PLRA Physical Injury Requirement by Matthew Clarke (p 34)
• New York City Pays $280,000 to Settle Suit after Visitor Assaulted by Jail Guards by Edward Lyon (p 34)
• $1.6 Million Settlement for Missouri Prison Guard Subjected to Sexual Harassment (p 33)
• Connecticut DOC Settles Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawsuit for $1.3 Million by Dale Chappell (p 32)
• Alaska Supreme Court Denies Counsel to State Prisoner in Felony Case by Derek Gilna (p 31)
• High Risk, Low Pay for California Prisoners Who Fight Fires by Chad Marks (p 30)
• What the Government Shutdown Looks Like Inside Federal Prisons by Eli Hager (p 36)
• PREA Audit at Montana Women’s Prison Amid Sexual Misconduct Complaints by Matthew Clarke (p 28)
• Ohio Prisoner Recovers $2,025 for Leg Injury Caused by Guard’s Pepper Ball by Derek Gilna (p 28)
• Florida Prisoners Get Tablets, Lose $11.3 Million in Digital Music by David M. Reutter (p 26)
• DC Corrections Council Report Slams USP Lewisburg’s “Special Management Unit” by Derek Gilna (p 26)
• City of Philadelphia Sinks $5.6 Million into Prison Software Upgrade it Can’t Use by Kevin W. Bliss (p 24)
• Imprisoning America’s Mentally Ill by Edward Lyon (p 22)
• Obituary: Rick Anderson, 1941-2018 by Paul Wright (p 20)
• Nevada Prisons Persist in Not Serving Healthy Food by Edward Lyon (p 20)
• Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Interviews with Lucasville Prison Riot Participants by Derek Gilna (p 18)
• Drafting Error in First Step Act Delays Application of Good Behavior Credits by Steve Horn (p 18)
• Preliminary Settlement in Class-Action HCV Suit Against Pennsylvania DOC by Dale Chappell (p 16)
• Prison Guards Orchestrate Media Campaign to Complain About Prisoners Getting Edible Food for Christmas by Scott Shackford
• HRDC Files Suit Against Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority by Steve Horn (p 14)
• Seventh Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion in Not Seeking Counsel for Pro Se Prisoner (p 12)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 12)
• Former Prisoners Become Attorneys: From Breaking the Law to Practicing Law by Christopher Zoukis (p 1)

January

• Wisconsin’s Troubled Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls to Close in 2021, New Governor Says by Derek Gilna
• Federal Court Enters Nationwide Injunction Banning Separation of Immigrant Families by Derek Gilna
• Washington State Parolee Murders Girlfriend; Department of Corrections Found Not Grossly Negligent by Edward Lyon
• Prison Policy Institute Study Says Juvenile Justice System Problems Mirror Adult Issues by Derek Gilna
• News in Brief (p 62)
• Metropolitan Detention Center Guards Convicted in Sex Abuse Scandal by Monte McCoin (p 62)
• Tennessee Sheriff, Captain Arrested 
for Improper Use of Prisoner Labor by Kevin Bliss (p 61)
• Aging Prison Population Finds Parole Elusive by Matthew Clarke (p 60)
• Former Guard Who Scalded Florida Prisoner 
to Death Hired, Fired by Police Department by David Reutter (p 59)
• Illinois Ends Medical Co-Pays for Prisoners, 
But DOC Healthcare Criticized by Derek Gilna (p 58)
• Illinois Federal Jury Awards Prisoner $252,100 
for Beating and Denial of Medical Care by Edward Lyon (p 57)
• Prisoners Face Retaliation for Raising Concerns 
About Criminal Justice System by Edward Lyon (p 56)
• $1 Million Award for Two Women Sexually Assaulted by Florida Jail Guard (p 55)
• Florida Prisoner’s Suit Proceeds Against Guards for Use of Force, Retaliation by Dale Chappell (p 54)
• Vera Institute Announces Increase in Federal 
Funding to House Former Prisoners by Derek Gilna (p 54)
• Prisoner Loses Suit Against Jail Officials for Disclosure of His Medical Condition by Edward Lyon (p 53)
• New Mexico DOC Guards Receive $2.5 Million Settlement for Sexual Harassment by Derek Gilna (p 52)
• Maine Constitution Mandates “Prisoner Mailbox Rule” by Mark Wilson (p 52)
• DOJ Launches Investigation into Abuse at Florida Women’s Prison (p 50)
• Washington State Prisoners Protest Poor Food by Edward Lyon (p 50)
• Prison Work Programs: “Cost-Effective Labor Pool” or “Slave Labor of Yesterday”? by Christopher Zoukis
• Class-Action Suit Against CoreCivic ICE Detention Center Allowed to Proceed by Christopher Zoukis (p 48)
• Audit Criticizes Milwaukee County Jail’s Contracted Medical Services by Derek Gilna (p 46)
• Colorado County Pays $800,000 for Latest Excessive Force Settlement by Derek Gilna (p 46)
• Harvard Student Group Advocates for Prison Education, Reform by Monte McCoin (p 45)
• Shareholder Resolutions Would Stop Private Prison Firms from Housing Separated Immigrant Families (p 44)
• Trump Establishes Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry by Monte McCoin (p 43)
• $5 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Preventable Death of New Mexico Jail Prisoner by Matthew Clarke (p 42)
• Seventh Circuit: Illinois Prisoner Entitled to Retrial After Appointment of Counsel Denied by Derek Gilna (p 42)
• Second Circuit: Prisoners Have the Right Not to Snitch by Christopher Zoukis (p 40)
• New York Prisoner Entitled to Vegetarian, 
Dairy Tolerant, Kosher Diet Under RLUIPA (p 40)
• Book Seller Sued for Defrauding Federal Prisons (p 39)
• Virginia DOC Called Out for Use of Solitary Confinement by Kevin Bliss (p 38)
• First Step Act Passes – Includes Federal Sentencing, Prison Reforms by Steve Horn (p 34)
• Guards Face Federal Charges for Smuggling Drugs, Cell Phones Into Idaho Prisons by Dale Chappell (p 30)
• Alabama Sheriff Pockets Excess Jail Food Funds, Buys Beach House, Loses Re-election Bid by Kevin Bliss (p 32)
• Report Highlights Shortcomings of New York’s Parole Board by Christopher Zoukis (p 30)
• $3.279 Million in Costs and Fees Awarded in Wrongful Death Suit Involving Epileptic Prisoner by R. Bailey (p 30)
• Settlement in HRDC Suit Against Solitary Confinement of Juveniles at Florida Jail (p 28)
• Thurgood Marshall, Jr.’s Controversial Position on Board of Private Prison Firm by Steve Horn (p 26)
• Ohio County Jail Faces Increased Liability Due to Numerous Lawsuits by Edward Lyon (p 24)
• Seventh Circuit Remands Lawsuit Over Book Confiscation at Cook County Jail by Derek Gilna (p 23)
• Alaskan Native American Company Profits from Immigrant Detention by Christopher Zoukis (p 22)
• Connecticut Passes Law to Protect Women, Transgender Prisoners by Dale Chappell (p 22)
• $550,000 Settlement for Detainee Rendered Quadriplegic by Guard’s Excessive Force (p 21)
• Lawsuits Filed Over South Dakota Replacing Prison Law Libraries with Tablets by Derek Gilna (p 20)
• Prisoners File Environmental Lawsuit Against Proposed Federal Prison in Kentucky by Panagioti Tsolkas (p 18)
• Alabama DOC Ordered to Remedy Overcrowded, Understaffed Prisons in Mental Health Suit by Kevin W. Bliss (p 16)
• $32,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case Involving Mentally Ill Alabama Prisoner (p 16)
• A Jailbreak of the Imagination: Seeing Prisons for What They Are and Demanding Transformation by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba (p 12)
• $750,000 Settlement for Family of Man Who Died in Illinois Jail by David M. Reutter (p 11)
• From the Editor by Paul Wright (p 10)
• Seventh Circuit Vacates ADA Summary Judgment Against Cook County Sheriff by Derek Gilna (p 8)
• Sex Crimes and Criminal Justice: Formerly Incarcerated Sex Offenders Say Civil Commitment Programs Deny Proper Rehabilitation by Barbara Koeppel (p 1)
• Secret Settlement Resolves Unlikely Lawsuit Against Northwestern Innocence Project by Derek Gilna