More from this issue:

1. Reflections on Katrina’s First Year: The Story of Chaos and Continuing Abuse in One of America’s Worst Justice Systems, by Bob Williams
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Mentally Ill Connecticut Prisoner Assaulted by Guard Awarded $250,000, Plus $121,384.80 in Fees
4. California DOC Stipulates to Providing Comprehensive Dental Care Program, by John Dannenberg
5. PLN Sues Dallas County Jail for Censorship
6. Two Registered Sex Offenders Murdered in Maine, by Matthew Clarke
7. Does Parole Work? Apparently Not.
8. Two Victories in New York’s Struggle Against Unjust Telephone Contract, by Rachel Meeropol
9. Early Release Debacle Prompts Nevada Prison Director’s Resignation, by Matthew Clarke
10. California DOC Substance-Abuse Contractor Audits Reveal $5 Million in Overcharges, by John Dannenberg
11. Alabama Transfers Prisoners to Louisiana Rather Than Use In-State Prison, by Gary Hunter
12. Pennsylvania County Pays U.S. INS $16 Million for Detainee Housing Overcharges, by John Dannenberg
13. Prisoners In 13 States Allowed Work-Access To Social Security Numbers, by John Dannenberg
14. Deaths In Alabama Jail Prompt Changes, by Gary Hunter
15. Eight Tennessee Guards Convicted in Prisoners’ Beatings, Death, by Gary Hunter
16. Washington State Supreme Court Justice Reprimanded For Visiting Prisoners
17. Sexual Victimization in Prison Statistically Analyzed, by John Dannenberg
18. Yale University Divests CCA Stock Following Student and PLN Protests
19. Tennessee Prison Contracting Official Engaged to Contractor
20. California Corrections Standards Authority Chided by Inspector General for Failure to Develop Prison Guard Selection and Training Standards, by Marvin Mentor
21. Illinois DOC Capitulates On Prison Newspaper Ban, by John Dannenberg
22. Corruption and Violence Plague South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Prisons, by Gary Hunter
23. Chicago Juvenile Detention Center Workers Resist Court-Ordered Reforms, by John Dannenberg
24. Maryland’s Public Information Act Exempt from Administrative Exhaustion Requirements
25. California Sexual Predators’ Suit Alleging Unconstitutional Civil Confinement Conditions Survives Dismissal, by John Dannenberg
26. California Prisoner Fed Finger Settles with Florida Food Manufacturer
27. Ninth Circuit: Before Conducting Warrantless Parole Search, Police Need Probable Cause to Believe Parolee Lives There, by John Dannenberg
28. BOP Mail Rule Banning Internet Downloads and Soft Cover Publications Not Sent by Publisher Held Unconstitutional, by John Dannenberg
29. Oklahoma Orthodox Jewish Prisoners Win Kosher Diet, by John Dannenberg
30. Marin County, California Settles Wrongful Jail Death For $1 Million, by John Dannenberg
31. California-Based Mental Health Systems, Inc.Fails 23 Audits, by John Dannenberg
32. Ninth Circuit: Failure to Timely Set Fractured Thumb is Actionable, by John Dannenberg
33. California State Prisoner Wins $21,800 for 250 Days Excess Incarceration
34. California Prisoner IFP State Civil Filing Fee Statutes Interpreted, by John Dannenberg
35. Sensitive Illinois DOC Personnel Records Compromised
36. News in Brief:
37. Expungement, Not Rehearing, Mandated in Colorado Disciplinary Reversals, by Bob Williams
38. Los Angeles County Sheriff Immune from Suit on Jail Housing Policies, by John Dannenberg

More from John Dannenberg:

• Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville, March 5, 2015
• Systemic Changes Follow Murder of Colorado Prison Director, July 10, 2014
• The Redbook – A Manual on Legal Style, April 15, 2014
• Arrest-Proof Yourself, by Dale Carson and Wes Denham, March 15, 2014
• Arrested: What to do When Your Loved One’s in Jail, by Wes Denham, Feb. 15, 2014
• California Parole Board Agrees to Implement Policy to Fix Terms at Lifers’ Initial Hearings, Jan. 15, 2014
• FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry, Dec. 15, 2013
• Federal Court Orders California to Release 9,600 More Prisoners, Aug. 15, 2013
• Valley Fever Declared a Public Health Emergency at Two California Prisons; Court Orders Prisoner Transfers, July 15, 2013
• Plata and Coleman Showdown in California, June 15, 2013

More from these topics:

• Failures Brought to Light in Arizona Prison System’s COVID-19 Response, March 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19.
• New Mexico Corrections Department Continues Pattern of Abuse With Contract Medical Provider Wexford Health Sources, Feb. 15, 2025. Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• $9.9 Million Paid to Washington Prisoner Whose Misdiagnosed Cancer Is Now Terminal, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Malpractice, Settlements.
• Harvey Weinstein Files Notice of Claim Over Rikers Island Detention, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, State Law Claims.
• $150,000 Settlement But No Charges After Schizophrenic Florida Detainee Killed by Jail Guards, Feb. 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• DOJ Directs BOP, U.S. Marshals to Improve Suicide Prevention, Feb. 15, 2025. Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Civil Rights Violations.
• Oregon DOC Investigation Puts Top Medical Officials on Leave, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Staffing, Mental Health, Official Investigation.
• DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, Feb. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Conditions of Confinement, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Despite Prevalence, Most ADHD Behind Bars Goes Undiagnosed and Untreated, Feb. 15, 2025. Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Sleep Deprivation Claim—Again, Feb. 15, 2025. Medical Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Lighting, Noise, Sleeping on Floor.