More from this issue:

1. Twenty-Five Years of Prison Legal News, by Paul Wright
2. HRDC Litigation Project Update – 25th Anniversary Edition, by Lance Weber
3. News in Brief
4. Ohio Prisoner Represents Himself, Beats Attempted Murder Charges
5. Dehydration Death of North Carolina Prisoner Prompts Investigations, Firings, Resignations, by Christopher Zoukis
6. When is a Person too Insane to Execute?, by Matthew Clarke
7. Disabled Minnesota Prisoner Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $10,000, Other Relief, by Robert Warlick
8. Convictions Affirmed for Two Former Rhode Island Guards Who Assaulted Prisoners
9. Maryland County Jail Guards Receive Rights Mirroring Those of State Prison Guards
10. $500,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Death while on Work Crew
11. Easing Residency Restrictions Helps Curb Homelessness Among Registered Sex Offenders, by Matthew Clarke
12. Former Prisoner Receives $50,000 Settlement for Beating by Ohio Jail Guard, by Derek Gilna
13. First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award, by Matthew Clarke
14. Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts, by David Reutter
15. California Pays $585,000 to Settle Suit by Prisoner Who Lost Eye Due to Poor Medical Care, by Michael Brodheim
16. Iowa DOC May Not Switch Administrative Law Judges in Mid-Disciplinary Process, by Matthew Clarke
17. The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too!, by Carl Takei
18. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Dallas County Jail Excessive Force Suit, by Matthew Clarke
19. Prisoner Files Lawsuit after Being Pepper Sprayed in Restraint Chair, by Derek Gilna
20. $50,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s Suicide at Iowa County Jail, by Gary Hunter
21. Maine Sheriff, Mired in Controversy, Defeated in Re-election Bid
22. Georgia Jail Pays $937,500 in Wrongful Death Settlement
23. Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim, by David Reutter
24. Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff, by Lonnie Burton
25. New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates
26. $7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident, by David Reutter
27. Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law, by Joe Watson
28. Accuracy of Widely-Used Polygraph Machine Under Fire, by Derek Gilna
29. The Persistence of Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
30. Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina, by Lonnie Burton
31. Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million, by Mark Wilson
32. Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses, by Mark Wilson
33. Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky, by Panagioti Tsolkas
34. Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence, by Mark Wilson
35. ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million, by Matthew Clarke
36. California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution, by Mark Wilson
37. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from David Reutter:

• California Court of Appeal: Petitioner Has Constitutional Right to Be Present at Evidentiary Hearing Under Felony Murder Resentencing Law, May 15, 2024
• Criminal Justice Reform Becoming a Corporate Priority, May 15, 2024
• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Illinois Jail Guards Who Relied on Nurse’s Opinion that Detainee Was “Faking” Symptoms Before He Died, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Detainee Suffering Fatal Seizure Might Have Been Faking or Might Have Gotten Better, April 26, 2024
• Suit Proceeds Against CoreCivic by Guard Strip-Searched at Georgia Prison, April 26, 2024
• $1.4 Million Verdict for Florida Jail Guard Injured in Transport Van Crash, April 26, 2024
• Florida Supreme Court Bans ‘Vexatious’ Prisoner From Filing Further Pro Se Petitions, April 26, 2024
• $155 Million Settlement for 10,000 California Prison Guard Supervisors in Wage Lawsuit, April 26, 2024
• Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, April 26, 2024
• Eleventh Circuit: “More than Gross Negligence” Required to Prove Deliberate Indifference, April 26, 2024

More from these topics:

• Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe, July 7, 2015. Premises Liability.
• CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall, June 10, 2015. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Plumbing, Premises Liability.
• CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit, June 10, 2015. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Aramark, Premises Liability.
• Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care, Feb. 4, 2015. Skeletal Injury, Malpractice, Premises Liability.
• GA Prisoner Injured While Working on Warden’s House Awarded $105,000, Jan. 9, 2015. Workplace Injury, Premises Liability.
• California: State Settles Prisoner’s Lawsuit for $10,000, then Delays Payment, April 15, 2012. Skeletal Injury, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Premises Liability.
• California: Prison Visitor Settles Slip-and-Fall Suit for $175,000, Feb. 15, 2012. Immunity/Liability, Premises Liability.
• California: $3,500 Settlement to Woman Hit by Door Opened by Police Officer, Feb. 15, 2012. Immunity/Liability, Premises Liability.
• $35,000 Settlement in Personal Injury Negligence Suit Against California Department of Corrections, Nov. 15, 2011. Immunity/Liability, Premises Liability.
• Pierce County, Washington Personal Injury Results in $1,200 Settlement, July 15, 2011. Disabled Prisoners, Medical, Skeletal Injury, Premises Liability.