More from this issue:

1. PHS Medical Care at Rikers Fails in Evaluation, by Paul von Zielbauer
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Court Orders Washington DOC to Stop Dragging Its Feet on Sex Offender Release Plans, by Hank Balson
4. Over 96% of CCA Donations Go to GOP
5. New York Appeals Court Upholds Former Senator’s Return To Rikers
6. ", by Michael Rigby
7. Ohio Death Row Moving to Supermax, by Bob Williams
8. New York City Settles False Imprisonment Suit For $1.25 Million
9. Texas: "Prison-Rape Capital Of The Country", by Michael Rigby
10. Michigan's Restrictive Placement Of HIV+ Prisoners Enjoined; $2 Million Damages Awarded
11. $12,003.74 in Fees/Costs Awarded in Excessive Force Use; PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Stipulated Set
12. Texas Prisoner Kills Prison Employee and Himself
13. Concentration Of Paroled Illinois Sex Offenders Stirs Controversy, by Michael Rigby
14. Florida Jury Awards $3,000,000 for Medical Negligence Causing Prisoner's Death
15. Michigan Prisoner Awarded $376,525 For Back Injury Sustained In Crash
16. Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000, by David Reutter
17. Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000
18. Qualified Immunity Granted to Doctor Who Failed to Order Interferon Treatments for HCV+ Prisoner
19. Texas: Prison-Rape Capital Of The Country, by Michael Rigby
20. American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons, By Mark Dow University Of California Press, 413 pages, $27.50, by Ashley Makar
21. News in Brief
22. Los Angeles County Pays $300,000 To Settle Public Defender's Legal Malpractice

More from Michael Rigby:

• Report On Arizona Hostage Crisis May Never Be Released , Aug. 23, 2016
• Federal Jury Awards $45,001 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted By Guards, Aug. 23, 2016
• Wisconsin Appeals Court Orders Photos Delivered to Prisoner, April 15, 2013
• New York: Indigent Defendants' Suit Over Non-representation Ruled Justiciable, March 15, 2013
• Trial and Conviction in Washington Jailhouse Courtroom Overturned, March 15, 2013
• Scientific Advances in Arson Investigations Reveal Wrongful Convictions, Jan. 15, 2013
• Ninth Circuit Rules Right to Court Access Violated When Lockdown Prevents Prisoner from Researching Issues Related to Direct Appeal, Nov. 15, 2011
• Some Agencies Balk at Releasing Prison Phone Data, April 15, 2011
• Facebook Lands Prison Guards, Prisoners in Hot Water, April 15, 2011
• Federal Restitution Law Failing Crime Victims, Jan. 15, 2011

More from these topics:

• Riot and Escape at Nevada Prison Lead to Charges Against Four Guards, Firings or Resignations of Top Officials, March 1, 2023. Guard Misconduct, Protests, Escapes.
• $175,000 Paid by California County to Escaped Prisoner Mauled By K-9 During Recapture, March 1, 2023. Escapes, Dogs, Settlements.
• Alabama Supreme Court Says Prisoner Who Didn’t Return From Work Release Punishable Under Felony Escape Statute, March 1, 2023. Prison Labor, Escapes.
• Arizona Jail Racks Up Four Deaths And Two Escapes In Less Than Two Months, Jan. 1, 2023. Escapes, Wrongful Death.
• Pennsylvania County Retakes Control of Jail From GEO Group, Nov. 30, 2022. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Rebellion.
• Missouri Jail Guard Charged With Helping Teen Son Escape Juvenile Detention, Nov. 5, 2022. Guard Misconduct, Escapes, Juveniles.
• Alabama Prisoner Who Escaped With Jail Guard Lover Charged in Her Death on the Run, Oct. 31, 2022. Escapes, Murder by Escapees.
• Five Hospitalized After Prisoner Take-Over Put Down at Short-Staffed New Orleans Jail, Sept. 29, 2022. Prison Rebellion, Staffing.
• California Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Charges Against Prisoners Charged in Pelican Bay Riot, Feb. 1, 2022. Prison Rebellion, Protests, Dismissal.
• Oregon Suspends Outside Prisoner Work Crews After Prisoner Escape Sparks International Incident, Nov. 1, 2021. Prison Labor, Escapes.