More from this issue:

1. Improbable Private Prison Scam Plays Out in Hardin, Montana, by Alex Friedmann
2. Behind Montana Jail Fiasco: How Private Prison Developers Prey on Desperate Towns, by Justin Elliott
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Private Prisons Don’t Make Better Prisoners, by Andrew L. Spivak
5. Miami Sex Offenders Still Living Under Bridge; Lawsuits Fail to Solve Problem, by David Reutter
6. Arizona Jail’s Medical Failures Due to Inadequate Record Keeping, Understaffing, by Matthew Clarke
7. HABEAS HINTS – CALIFORNIA COMMENT Pace and Bonner: Avoiding and Fighting “Untimeliness” Rulings Under California Law, by Kent A. Russell
8. GPS Used to Track Sex Offenders in Washington State, by Matthew Clarke
9. Secret Red Cross Report Reveals Medical Personnel Collusion in CIA Torture, by Matthew Clarke
10. Florida Law Enforcement Officials on the Wrong Side of the Law, by David Reutter
11. Increasing Number of Prisoners Obtain Access to Email, by Brandon Sample
12. LULAC Returns CCA Donation, by Matthew Clarke
13. Rape Victim and Family of Exonerated Man Who Died in Prison Become Activists, by Matthew Clarke
14. New Jersey DOC Report: Megan’s Law Costly and Ineffective, by Matthew Clarke
15. Pennsylvania Prison Porn Ban Improperly Promulgated, but Not Unconstitutional
16. Electronic Court Records Permissible in Florida, but Restricting Disclosure is Not
17. $100 Million Settlement in Michigan Prisoners’ Sexual Abuse Suit, by David Reutter
18. $2.7 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Double Leg Amputee Jail Prisoner
19. Violence Against Blacks Decreases In The U.S., by Gary Hunter
20. $750,000 Settlement in Chicago Jail Mass Beating Suit
21. Oklahoma Lawmen Charged with Sundry Crimes, by Mark Wilson
22. Prison, Jail and Law Enforcement Corruption Continues in Georgia, by David Reutter
23. Catholic Mass and Sacraments Made Available to Louisiana’s Death Row
24. Nearly 15,000 California Prisoners Held in Long-term Isolation, by Michael Brodheim
25. PLN Associate Editor Attends ACA Conference
26. $2.2 Million Settlement: Murder by Washington State Community Service Releasee
27. Michigan’s Prison Industries Mismanaged and Unprofitable, by David Reutter
28. Mental Illness Prevalent Among County Jail Prisoners, Especially Women, by Gary Hunter
29. Judges: Umpires They Are Not, by Brandon Sample
30. AMA Study Finds Link Between Confinement and Hypertension
31. Class Action Alleging Unconstitutional Michigan Indigent Defense System Survives Summary Judgment
32. Massachusetts Man’s Estate Resolves Wrongful Conviction Suit for $14.1 Million, by David Reutter
33. $91,059.83 in Damages, Fees and Costs Awarded to Alabama Prisoner Beaten by Guard
34. Former Alabama Judge Acquitted of Paddling, Sexually Abusing Jail Prisoners, by Mark Wilson
35. $16.5 Million-Plus Settlement in Oklahoma City False Conviction Case, by Matthew Clarke
36. Eight More Prison Closures in Michigan
37. Ohio Prison Employees Involved in Improper Relationships, Drug Smuggling, Sexual Misconduct, by Mark Wilson
38. 4,000 Kenyan Death Sentences Commuted to Life, by Matthew Clarke
39. California Struggles to House Sex Offenders, by Michael Brodheim
40. $150,000 Settlement in Tennessee Jail Beating
41. News in Brief:
42. Federal Prison Employees Convicted of Stealing Prisoners’ Meds, by Gary Hunter

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• 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.
• Lawsuit By California Youth Alliance Prompts County Probation Chiefs to Dissolve Secretive Nonprofit, April 26, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Open Meetings, Public Records, Public Records Act, halfway houses, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• 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.
• Ohio Supreme Court Grants Prisoner’s Mother Names of Fellow Prisoners Who Attacked Him, Dec. 1, 2023. Disclosure of Records, Unpublished/Withdrawn/Redacted Decisions.
• Utah Prisoner Blows Whistle on Abuse of Federal Grants, Leading to $1.55 Million Settlement – And New Law Restricting Prisoner Records Requests, Oct. 15, 2023. Whistleblowing, Settlements, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Federal Funds.
• Seventh Circuit: Whether Right to Counsel ‘Attaches’ Is Not Dependent on Defendant’s Appearance at Probable Cause Hearing, Sept. 1, 2023. Disciplinary Hearings, Court Appearances, Probable/Proximate Cause, After Request for Counsel.
• ‘Silos’ Can Keep Police Departments From Knowledge of Extent of Police Abuse and Consequences of That Abuse, Sept. 1, 2023. Assault by Police, Disclosure of Records, Excessive Force (Police), Class Actions.
• Variability in Records Requests Obscures Police Use of Surveillance, Dec. 15, 2022. Disclosure of Records, Police State-Surveillance.