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

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Connecticut Court Denies Access to Video of Prisoner’s Fatal Beat-Down by Guards, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Videotaping, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• $18,000 for New York Prisoner Who Alleged Guards Planted Shank in Cell, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Cell Searches, Settlements.
• New York Prisoner Awarded Almost $280,000 in Retaliation Claim Against Guards, May 1, 2025. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements.
• New York Guards Indicted for Prisoner’s Murder, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• South Carolina Jailer Gets 10 Years for Sexually Assaulting Nine Detainees and Co-Workers, May 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct.
• Pittsburgh Lockup Accounts for 43% of Pennsylvania Jail TASER Use, Suit Filed, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• 20 Charged in Nevada Prison Brawl That Left Three Dead, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• Kentucky Jail Sued for Detainee’s Death, Prisoner’s Stillborn Child, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Children of Prisoners, Deliberate Indifference.
• New Jersey DOC Sued Twice for Turning “Blind Eye” to “Pervasive” Drug-Smuggling Blamed for Prisoner Deaths, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Cell Searches, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Drug Courier or "Mule" status.
• Connecticut Compensates Exonerated Prisoners, Reforms Policing, April 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction.