More from this issue:

1. Prison Health Care, Political Choice and the Accidental Death Penalty in Michigan, by Elizabeth Alexander
2. $950,000 Settlement for California Prisoner Rendered Quadriplegic
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Hadix Litigation Winding Down, by David Reutter
5. Shortcomings Cited at Virginia’s Civil Commitment Facility, by Matthew Clarke
6. BOP Settles FTCA Abuse/Religious Discrimination Suit for $48,000, by Brandon Sample
7. U.S. DOJ Calls Houston Jail Unconstitutional, Prisoner Death Rate Alarming, by Gary Hunter
8. $75,000 Settlement in Heart Attack Death of Missouri Jail Prisoner
9. Don’t Build it Here Revisited (or “There is no Economic Salvation Through Incarceration”) - Prisons Do Not Create Jobs, by Clayton Mosher
10. $125,000 Settlement in Suicide Death Of New York Jail Prisoner
11. Pennsylvania Prisoner Gets $12,500 in Retaliation Suit After Remittitur, by John E Dannenberg
12. Settlement in Class-Action Suit Against CCA Modified After PLN Unseals Court Documents, by Alex Friedmann
13. Colorado Detainee Tasered During Seizure, Paid $116,731.73 and $83,268.27 in Fees
14. Prison Video Visitation Expands into For-Profit Market, by David Reutter
15. Sex with Former Jail Employee Lands Texas Sex Offender Back in Prison
16. Soft Porn, Bribery and Jailed Millionaire Make for a Dangerous Mix, by Brandon Sample
17. California Communities Made Less Safe as Sex Offender Housing Restrictions More Strictly Enforced, by Michael Brodheim
18. Texas Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Ex-Prisoner’s Religious Halfway House, by Matthew Clarke
19. Former High-Ranking CIA Official Imprisoned for Corruption, by Matthew Clarke
20. $2.4 Million Settlement in Children’s Death Caused by California Jail Guard’s Driving
21. $1.95 Million Awarded to New Hampshire Guards Falsely Accused of Assaulting Prisoner, by David Reutter
22. Guantanamo’s Youngest Prisoner Can’t Be Tried, Won’t be Released, by Matthew Clarke
23. Education for Persons in Detention—A Human Right, by Jimmy Franks
24. BOP Guard Found Guilty in Prisoner’s Death, Sentenced to Life, by Brandon Sample
25. Four Pennsylvania Jail Guards Fired, Two Resign Over Prisoner Beating, by David Reutter
26. South Dakota: Prisoner May Enforce Third-Party Kosher Meal Obligation
27. Federal Jury Awards $5 Million for Wrongful Conviction Involving Houston Crime Lab, by Matthew Clarke
28. Seventh Circuit Upholds $9,063,000 Award to Illinois Ex-Prisoner Exonerated by DNA, by Brandon Sample
29. Iowa Supreme Court: Retroactive Good Conduct Time Denial is Unconstitutional, Depending on Date of Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
30. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of 8th Amendment and FTCA Medical Claims; Case Settles on Remand for $20,000
31. New York Politicians Want to Re-Evaluate Civil Confinement Release Law, by Matthew Clarke
32. New Hampshire City Ordinance Restricting Sex Offender Residency Found Unconstitutional
33. PLN Sues Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Over Censorship; Court Upholds Rights of Book Distributors, by Alex Friedmann
34. Oneida County, NY Jail Suicide Litigation Settled for $225,000
35. Los Angeles County Jail Agrees To Pay $900,000 to Settle Lawsuit over Inadequate Medical Care
36. DHS Ordered to Respond to Petition Seeking National Stan-dards at Immigration Detention Facilities, by Brandon Sample
37. $1.31 Million Awarded to California Man Wrongly Jailed on Murder Charge
38. $1.31 Million Award to Wrongfully Jailed California Man
39. Discovery Disputes in Suit Over Pennsylvania Jail MRSA Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
40. China Taking Steps to Reduce Number of Executions
41. Federal Court Awards $1.47 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs against Sheriff Arpaio
42. Massachusetts Court of Appeals Reinstates Prisoner’s Dental Negligence Suit
43. Starting Out: The Complete Reentry Book, by William Foster and Carl Horn, 446 pp, $22.95, by Matthew Clarke
44. BOP Fails To Meet Drug Treatment Goals; Lack of Funding Blamed
45. Georgia Prisoners Must Use Court Promulgated Form to Initiate a Court Action
46. District Court May Order Martinez Report, Ninth Circuit Holds
47. Washington Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Parole for Sex Offender Who Refuses to Admit Guilt
48. Washington Pretrial Release UAs Invalidated
49. Second Circuit Establishes Anonymous Pleading Standards
50. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Texas Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Suit, by Matthew Clarke
51. Reversal of Summary Judgment to BOP Doctor Accused of Deliberate Indifference, by Brandon Sample
52. News in Brief:

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit: South Carolina Prisoner’s Bivens Claim Must Detail Unconstitutional Acts of Each Defendant, April 26, 2024. Complaints, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Dismissal.
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Wisconsin Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Untreated Knee Injury, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Bedding, Complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act, Sufficiency of Pleadings, Deliberate Indifference.
• Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage, Jan. 1, 2024. Staffing, Exercise, Appointment of Counsel, Injunctions (PLRA), Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Class Actions, Right to Exercise.
• After Mississippi Supreme Court Announcement, Courts Unprepared to Ensure Poor Defendants Have a Lawyer Throughout the Criminal Process, Dec. 15, 2023. Appointment of Counsel, Counsel - Right to.
• Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner’s Dismissed Complaint Doesn’t Count as a “Strike”, Dec. 1, 2023. Complaints, Dismissal, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), Three Strike Litigants.
• Convicted Sex Offender Now a Licensed Attorney in Washington State, Oct. 15, 2023. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Attorneys.
• Eighth Circuit: Defendant Facing Revocation of Supervised Release Did Not Knowingly and Voluntarily Waive Right to Counsel Where Appointed Counsel Admittedly Knew Nothing About Case and Advised Choosing Between ‘Big House or the Nut House’, April 15, 2023. Appointment of Counsel, Mental Health, Knowingly and Intelligently, Counsel - Right to.
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Courts Not Required to Address All 11 Brown Factors in Ruling on Defendant’s Motion for Continuance to Change Counsel, Aug. 15, 2022. Appointment of Counsel, Ends of Justice Continuances, Counsel - Effective Assistance of.
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Parents’ Income That’s Unavailable to Defendant Who Lives With Them Expense-Free Not Included in Indigency Determination for Court-Appointed Counsel, May 1, 2022. Appointment of Counsel, Indigent Defendants - Fees and Expenses.
• ‘Disconnect’ Between Illinois Prisoner’s Grievance and Complaint Results In Failure to Exhaust, Feb. 1, 2022. Complaints, Administrative Exhaustion, Grievances.