More from this issue:

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

More from Matthew Clarke:

• U.S. Sentencing Commission Publishes Data Report on Compassionate Release in FY 2023, Oct. 1, 2024
• Fourth Circuit Vacates Order Denying § 2254 Motion, Remands for Evidentiary Hearing on Whether Counsel’s Failure to Object to Duplicative Drug Conspiracy Counts in Violation of Double Jeopardy Clause Was Strategic, Oct. 1, 2024
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Holds Temporal Requirement of ‘Recent Fabrication’ Exception to Hearsay Rule Not Satisfied and Scribbled Note Made by Child Victim of Sexual Abuse Years After Alleged Events Not ‘Excited Utterance’, Oct. 1, 2024
• Virginia Governor’s Veto Exposes Prisoners Who Took Plea Bargains to Civil Rights Violations, Sept. 15, 2024
• Law Review Article Reports Metadata on Victims of Coercive Plea Bargaining, Sept. 1, 2024
• California Court of Appeal Announces Correct Legal Standard for Whether Dismissal of Sentence Enhancement Would ‘Endanger Public Safety’ Under § 1385(c)(2) Is Dangerousness at Time of Future Release, Not at Time of Resentencing Under SB 1393, Sept. 1, 2024
• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Double Jeopardy Applies When Prosecutor’s Misconduct Willfully Disregarded Resulting Mistrial, Sept. 1, 2024
• After Spike in Jail Deaths, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Under California Department of Justice Investigation, Aug. 15, 2024
• $7.5 Million Settlement in Suit Over California Jail Death, Aug. 15, 2024
• Oregon Transgender Prisoner Claims Abusive Violation of Injunction, but Court Declines Sanctions, Aug. 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• Indiana Supreme Court Clarifies Framework for Determining When Courts May Apply Cash Bail to Public-Defender Costs and to Fines, Costs, and Fees, June 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Costs, Restitution, Bail Bonds.
• 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.
• 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.
• Study Shows Public Defenders Outperform Court Appointed Private Attorneys, Oct. 15, 2021. Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders.
• Denial of Recruitment of Counsel for Wisconsin Prisoner Affirmed by Seventh Circuit, Nov. 1, 2020. Appointment of Counsel, Counsel - Constructive denial of.
• Seventh Circuit: Indiana District Court Erred in Denying Counsel to Prisoner, Sept. 1, 2020. Appointment of Counsel, Competency.
• Second Circuit Holds Appointment of Counsel for Direct Appeal Not Subject to Frivolousness Rule, Feb. 19, 2020. Appointment of Counsel, Frivolous Litigation.