More from this issue:

1. Cheaper than Chimpanzees: Expanding the Use of Prisoners in Medical Experiments, by Greg Dober
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Audit Reveals Problems with Maryland’s New Prisoner Health Care System, by Michael Rigby
4. California DOC and Joint-Venture Contractor Owe Over $1.8 Million in Attorney Fees for Protracted Suit Granting Prison Workers Prevailing Wage, by John Dannenberg
5. Georgia’s Prison Health System Squeezed by Increasing Population, Decreasing Staff Budget, by David Reutter
6. San Antonio Sheriff Pleads No Contest to Corruption Charges, Resigns, by Matthew Clarke
7. Ohio Man Paid $1.5 Million for 26 Years' Wrongful Imprisonment
8. Philadelphia City Jails Under Federal Supervision, Again, Temporarily, by David Reutter
9. A Pursuit of Prisoners’ Health and Safety A conversation with Elizabeth Alexander, director of the ACLU’s National Prison Project, by Todd Matthews
10. Factor 8: the Arkansas Prison Blood Mining Scandal Movie review and Director Interview, by Brandon Eng
11. Federal Court Grants Class Certification to Disabled Washington Prisoners
12. PLN Obtains Injunction Against Fulton County Jail in Censorship Suit, by Alex Friedmann
13. Who’s Monitoring Prison Medical Contract Requirements in New Jersey? No One, by David Reutter
14. Massachusetts Jail Releases Prisoners to Meet Court-Ordered Population Levels
15. AT&T Settlement Includes Fines, Reimbursement for Overcharging Recipients of Phone Calls From Washington Prisoners, by Michael Rigby
16. City Of San Leandro, California Pays $395,000 To Family Of Detainee Who Died After 21 Taser Shocks
17. Federal Prison Staff Are Law Enforcement Official For Purposes Of FTCA Claims, by Daniel E. Manville
18. Federal Judges Convene Three-Judge Panel to Consider “Prisoner Release Orders” to Remedy California’s Prison Overcrowding; Upheld on Appeal
19. Love, Sex and Violence KO Oregon Deputies, Jailers and Prison Guards
20. Los Angeles County Pays $2.8 Million For Failure To Protect Accused Child Molester In Jail
21. News in Brief:
22. Privatized Medical Services Entangle Florida Sheriff in Litigation and Raises Costs

More from David Reutter:

• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of Appeals, April 15, 2025
• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025
• Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025
• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Washington DOC On Hot Seat Over “Unexpected Fatalities,” Missed Autopsies, May 1, 2025. Criminal justice system reform, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, False Statements/Perjury.
• Deaths, Deplorable Conditions, Staff Misconduct Plague Memphis Jail, April 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Death.
• “Swing or Kick Rocks”: BOP Guard Alleges Conspiracy to Brutalize Prisoners at Kentucky Lockup, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• No State Oversight of Overcrowded, Understaffed, and Non-Compliant Idaho Jails, April 1, 2025. Overcrowding, Staffing.
• TDCJ to Run Out of Beds in 2025, April 1, 2025. Cost of Prison Systems, Overcrowding, Staffing.
• $1 Million Partial Settlement for Washington Jail Detainee’s Leg Amputation, April 1, 2025. Naphcare, Systemic Medical Neglect, Settlements.
• DOJ Finds “Horrific” Unconstitutional Conditions at Atlanta Jail, April 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Malpractice, Conditions of Confinement.
• Peters Fights Dismissal from BOP, Guards Lose Bonus Pay, April 1, 2025. Staffing, Guard Unions, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• DOJ Finds “Horrific and Inhumane” Conditions in Georgia Prisons, March 1, 2025. Prison/Jail Murders, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• U.S. Justice Department Investigating Tennessee CoreCivic Prison After Mother of Murdered Prisoner Reaches Settlement, March 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison/Jail Murders, Staffing, Settlements, Wrongful Death.