More from this issue:

1. Torture in Maine Prison, by Lance Tapley
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Maquiladoras Expanding in Mexico; Global System of Prison Factories Envisioned, by Michael Rigby
4. North Carolina Prison Audit Finds Industry Excesses,Overpaid Guards, More, by Michael Rigby
5. Rampant Sexual Favoritism By California Prison Warden Is Actionable Under Hostile Work Environment T
6. Illinois DOC Seeks to Block Ex-Wardens Benefits, by Matthew Clarke
7. The Decline and Fall of the Prison Press, by Leah Caldwell
8. Audit of Californias Failed Intermediate-Parole-Sanctions Program Blames Lack of Benchmarks And D
9. California Auditor: Prison Industries Loses Money and Fails to Demonstrate Rehabilitative Success, by Marvin Mentor
10. Nevadas Son of Sam Statute of Violates First Amendment, by Mark Wilson
11. California Legislature Reorganizes DOC To Add Rehabilitation, by Marvin Mentor
12. Aramark to Pay $65,000 for Overbilling Pennsylvania Prison
13. $40,000 Default Judgment Reversed for Determination of Service of Process Validity
14. Unpaid Prisoners Clean Up Rita Ravaged Southeast Texas
15. $20,500 New Hampshire Jail Award Upheld for False Disciplinary Charges
16. Estate of Pennsylvania Prisoner Killed By Wexford Health Sources Settles Suit for $2.15 Million, by Michael Rigby
17. Michigan Youth Prison Closed But Problems Continue, by Michael Rigby
18. Love Letter Mail Scam Nets Ten Prisoners $221,000 and Fed Time
19. Maryland ALJ Faults Arbitrary Transfer/Medical Order Violation
20. Michigan DOCs Visitation Ban for Substance Abuse Upheld
21. California Prison Excessive Force Death Suit Settled For $850,000
22. GEO Buys CSC After Settling $38.8 Million Judgment in Texas Boot Camp Death
23. Washington DOC May Seize Money for LFOS; RCW 9.94A.772 Abrogates Angula
24. GAO: Private Contractors Perform Poorly At Overseas Military Prisons, by Matthew T. Clarke
25. Denial of Medication/Prescribed Treatment States Eighth Amendment Claim
26. Georgia Jail and Its Medical Provider Settle Jail Wrongful Death Suit For $500,000, by Joan G. Crumpler
27. Florida Muslim's Forced Shave Challenge Remanded, by David Reutter
28. Federal Court Filing Fees Increased, Cost of Justice Too High for Many Prisoners
29. California Ex-Con DNA Collection Law Ruled Not Retroactive, by John E Dannenberg
30. PHS Parent Company Fires Executives For Cause In Billing Scandal
31. Hawaii Guard Given Probation for Prisoners Death, by Gary Hunter
32. Failure to Procure Medical Treatment Suit Proceeds Against Puerto Rican Guard
33. Dismissal of the Publisher/Approved Vendor Only Challenge Reversed
34. California Ban On Sexually Explicit Materials Upheld
35. Washington DOC Pays Again for Flaunting Open Records Law
36. Second Circuit: Drug-Abuse Based Denial Of HCV Treatment Is Actionable, by John E Dannenberg
37. PLRA Does Not Apply to Released Prisoner
38. § 1997e(e) Governs First Amendment Claims in Fifth Circuit
39. Qualified Immunity Denied in Illinois Jail Rape Case
40. Alabama Supreme Court Sidesteps Merits of Suit Challenging Contracted Prison Labor
41. Washington Community Placement Condition Barring Pornography Unconstitutionally Vague
42. SJ Reversed on Delaware Detainee Triple-Celling Claim; Due Process, Not Eighth Amendment Controls
43. News in Brief:
44. PLRAs 150% Attorney Fee Cap Applied in Nominal Damages, Non Prison Case Against Police

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• Over 100,000 Criminal Records Sealed Under Colorado’s “Clean Slate Act”, March 1, 2025. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Criminal Records.
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025. Databases, Disclosure of Records, Public Records Act, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• California Court of Appeal Announces Defendants May Obtain Brady Evidence From Police Officers’ Personnel Files in Advance of § 1172.6 Hearing Requesting Vacatur of Conviction and Resentencing for Certain Types of Murder Convictions, Feb. 15, 2025. Disclosure of Records, Police, Brady Violations, Murder/Felony Murder, Resentencing, Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration, Evidence - Admissibility.
• California Prisoner Wins Round Before Magistrate in Lawsuit Over Marriage Application Delayed Two Years, Dec. 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Visiting, Marriage.
• Public Defender Files Habeas Petitions for Detainees at “Horrific” Baltimore Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Hygiene Supplies, Disclosure of Records, Habeas Corpus.
• California Prisoner Wins Challenge to Overbroad CDCR Records Request Made Prior to Resentencing, Sept. 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Resentencing.
• Washington Prisoner’s Sentence Vacated After Attorney Calls and Visits Were Recorded, Aug. 15, 2024. Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, Disclosure of Records, Recordings, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of.
• New York Governor Signs Law Sealing Millions of Criminal Records From Public View, April 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Criminal History.
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, Jan. 1, 2024. MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
• $7.75 Million Paid by San Diego County After Jail Detainee Severely Injured in Fall from Top Bunk, Jan. 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medication, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Bedding, Jail Specific, Disclosure of Records, Public Records.