More from this issue:

1. Incarceration, Justice and the Planet: How the Fight Against Toxic Prisons May Shape the Future of Environmentalism, by Panagioti Tsolkas
2. U.S. Prisons Filled with America’s Mentally Ill, by Derek Gilna
3. $8,000 Settlement for Medical Maltreatment by BOP; Court Finds Experts Not Required, by Derek Gilna
4. Three California Jail Guards Charged in “Fight Club” Case
5. No Place for Old Men
6. California: City Council Hears Proposal to Repurpose Empty Prison as Pot Farm
7. San Bernardino County Jail Named in Federal Lawsuit, by Christopher Zoukis
8. Illinois Prisoner Wins $125,000 Civil Rights Jury Verdict, by Derek Gilna
9. Seventh Circuit Reverses Denial of Former Prison Guard’s Marriage to Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
10. Bail Bond Payment Plans Face Scrutiny, Criticism in New Jersey, by Joe Watson
11. Private Prison Firms Reap Large Profits from Immigration Detention, by Gary Hunter
12. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Illinois Prisoner’s § 1983 Action, by Derek Gilna
13. Crime, Incarceration Rates Decline in New York City, by Mark Wilson
14. Tenth Circuit Affirms Murder Conviction Called into Question by New DNA Evidence, by Derek Gilna
15. Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner Has Right to Grow “Fist-Length” Beard
16. UK Prisoner Pen Pal Program Relieves Feelings of Isolation, by Derek Gilna
17. Another WA DOC Asbestos Abatement Program Shut Down; Prison Officials Fined, by Mark Wilson
18. Prisoners Protest Solitary Confinement at Illinois Facility, by Joe Watson
19. Former Pennsylvania Prison Guard and Prisoner Charged with Child Sex Trafficking, by David Reutter
20. Exonerees Fulfill Dreams, Help Other Prisoners Overcome Wrongful Convictions, by David Reutter
21. Florida: Drug Arrest Costs Former Prison Official Retirement Benefits
22. New York Court of Claims Awards $1.75 Million to Prisoner’s Estate, by Derek Gilna
23. Female Prisoners in United Kingdom Make Designer Bags, by Derek Gilna
24. Washington DOC Ends Marijuana Testing for Parolees, by Christopher Zoukis
25. Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity Defense by Guards in Wrongful Death Suit, by Derek Gilna
26. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Finds DOC Violated RLUIPA, Prior Settlement Agreement, by Derek Gilna
27. Former Wisconsin Corrections Secretary Fired
28. Study of Incarceration from 1999 to 2014 Shows Modest Decline in Prison Populations, by Derek Gilna
29. California Federal Court Rules Early Release Program Cannot be Restricted to Women, by Derek Gilna
30. Former Georgia Judge Faces Criminal Charges
31. Troubled North Dakota Jail to be Reviewed by Feds
32. Increasing Number of Jails, Prisons Using Full-body Digital Scanners, by Matthew Clarke
33. Mississippi Town Ordered to Abandon “Secured Bail” Arrest Bond System
34. Problems with California’s New Medical Prison, by Matthew Clarke
35. Newspaper Ban at Cook County Jail Violates First Amendment, by Derek Gilna
36. California’s Broken Death Penalty System, by Christopher Zoukis
37. Prisoner’s Deliberate Indifference Suit Over Tooth Abscess Reinstated by Seventh Circuit, by Derek Gilna
38. Benefits of Allowing Prisoners to Raise Babies Born in Prison, by Matthew Clarke
39. Wrongful Death Suit Against Illinois Jail Survives Summary Judgment , by Derek Gilna
40. Special Supervised Release Conditions Require Sufficient Findings
41. “Scared Straight” Programs are Counterproductive, by Derek Gilna
42. Custodial Interrogation of Parolee Requires Miranda Warnings
43. A Prison Telecom in Sheep’s Clothing, by Carrie Wilkinson
44. Wrongfully Convicted Former Prisoner Commits Suicide
45. Lifesaving Overdose Treatment Slowly Becoming Available to Released Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
46. California State Prisoner’s Habeas Case Gets to Supreme Court but Falls Short, by Derek Gilna
47. Company Owes Nevada Prison Industries $428,000, by Bob Sloan
48. Advocates Leery of Cell Phones Given to Undocumented Immigrants, by Derek Gilna
49. U.S. Department of Education Offers Second Chance Pell Pilot Program, by Christopher Zoukis
50. U.S. Supreme Court Holds Prior ACCA Ruling Retroactive, by Derek Gilna
51. UK Supreme Court Rules Against Unlawful Use of Solitary Confinement, by Christopher Zoukis
52. Penal Servitude: A Reminder about the U.S. Constitution’s 13th Amendment Exclusion Clause
53. Colombia: At Least 100 Dismembered Bodies Found in Prison Sewers
54. Louisiana Parish Saddled With Large Jail, Large Costs , by Matthew Clarke
55. Disputed PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Issues Properly Resolved in Bench Trial
56. Music Publishers Sue Companies Providing Mixtapes for Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
57. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
58. News in Brief

More from Derek Gilna:

• Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, April 1, 2022
• Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
• California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
• The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
• District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
• HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
• Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
• Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
• D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
• Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021

More from these topics:

• Muslim Florida Prisoner Awarded Permanent Injunction to Grow Untrimmed Beard, March 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Injunctions, RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion, RLUIPA, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Right to Grow a Beard.
• New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit Survives Seeking to Validate the Nation of Gods and Earth as a Religion, Dec. 1, 2023. RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Fourth Circuit Revives Virginia Prisoner’s Challenge to DOC Policy Restricting His Religious Headwear, Aug. 15, 2023. Religious Grooming, Religious Practices.
• Third Circuit Reinstates Claim by Federal Prisoner in Pennsylvania that Guards Prevented Daily Muslim Prayers, Aug. 15, 2023. State Law Claims, Religious Practices.
• Fourth Circuit: Religious Headwear Policy Violated Virginia Prisoner’s Rights, April 1, 2023. Religious Grooming, Religious Practices.
• Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim He Was Wrongfully Fired From Prison Commissary for Attending Religious Service, March 1, 2023. Religious Discrimination, Commissary, Religious Practices.
• Seventh Circuit Sides With Muslim Prisoner, Bars Strip Search by Transgender Wisconsin Guard, March 1, 2023. Strip Searches, Religious Practices, Discrimination (Transgender).
• Fourth Circuit Says Virginia May Require Muslim Prisoner to Purchase Prayer Oil From Vendor Also Selling Pork and “Idols”, Sept. 1, 2022. Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religious Practices.
• U.S. Supreme Court Grants Texas Prisoner Religious Touch and Audible Prayer During Execution, Sept. 1, 2022. Death Penalty/Death Row, Religious Practices.