More from this issue:

1. Appalling Prison and Jail Food Leaves Prisoners Hungry for Justice, by David Reutter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Washington Jail a Modern-Day Debtor’s Prison, by Gary Hunter
4. Food Problems Contribute to Riot at Kentucky Prison, by David Reutter
5. Swine Flu Scare Leads to Unrest at Overcrowded Massachusetts Jail, by Matthew Clarke
6. Oklahoma Courts Collecting Fines, Costs at Expense of Justice
7. Illinois Prisoners Sue over Soy-Based Food, by Brandon Sample
8. Parole Denials Based Upon Assumptions; Tough Policies Threaten Public Safety at Great Cost, by David Reutter
9. CCA Loses Contracts for 9,754 Prison Beds in 18 Months; More Losses Looming
10. Missoula County Jail Agrees to Settle Excessive Force Suit for $490,000
11. New York Passes Legislation Making HIV, AIDS and HCV Prisoner Care a Department of Health Responsibility, by Christina Hernandez
12. $491,668 Settlement in Class-Action Suit Against Spokane County Jail, by Matthew Clarke
13. Retired New York Supreme Court Justice Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking, by David Reutter
14. Crisis in Reverse: Counties Struggle with Dwindling Jail Populations, by Gary Hunter
15. Florida Jail Prisoner Paralyzed by MRSA Sues Prison Health Services
16. Eighth Circuit: Shackling Pregnant Prisoner During Labor Unconstitutional, by Matthew Clarke
17. Indiana DOC Changes Sexually Explicit Publication Policy Due to Class-Action Suit, by David Reutter
18. State of Washington Settles Parolee’s Unlawful Detention Suit for $39,695.10
19. Son, Wife of U.S. Congressmen Get Prison Time, by Brandon Sample
20. Death Row Prisoner Loses Suit Challenging BOP’s Ban on Face-to-Face Media Interviews
21. $300,000 Settlement in New York City Jail Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Accident
22. Arkansas Prisoner Almost Dies After Being Left in Feces, by Justin Miller
23. Virginia DOC K-9 “Training” Results in Animal Cruelty Charges, by David Reutter
24. Kinship Care More Beneficial Than State Foster Care for Children of Incarcerated Parents, by Jimmy Franks
25. Illinois Prison Officials Fail to Report MRSA Infections
26. New York Voters Okay Prison Slave Labor for Nonprofits
27. Guards Suspended, Fired in Prostitution Probe at CCA-Run D.C. Jail
28. Indian Country Gets Stimulus Money ... to Build More Jails, by David Reutter
29. Three Prisoners Raped at Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion
30. Washington DOC Agrees to Settle Inadequate Medical Care Suit for $55,000
31. New Mexico Prisoner Vindicates Native American Religious Rights with Injunction, Fees and Damages
32. Florida County Jail Discontinues Medical Co-Pay Policy, by David Reutter
33. Texas Tech and TDCJ Settle Prisoner Suicide Suit for $85,000
34. Sex Addicted Ohio Sheriff’s Jail Supervisor Receives $1,000 Following Termination
35. Dying in Cell 40: Vermont’s Flawed Contract and Prison Health Service’s Drive for Profit Lead to Prisoner’s Death, by Terry J. Allen
36. Georgia Grand Jury Critical of Ticket-Fixing Scam
37. California AG’s Spokesman Resigns After Caught Taping Phone Conversations, by Michael Brodheim
38. Indiana Indemnification Statute Not Retroactive; Prisoner’s Estate Unable to Collect $56.5 Million Judgment, by David Reutter
39. Prison Incident and Investigative Reports Must Be Disclosed Under Alabama’s Open Records Act, by David Reutter
40. Prisoner Loses Excessive Force Case in 10 Minutes; Judge Deems Suit Frivolous, Orders $3,000 Paid to Defendants, by Mark Wilson
41. 1979 Jail Consent Decree Largely Gutted by PLRA; Reversed on Appeal, by Mark Wilson
42. Sweat Lodge Ban Does Not Violate RLUIPA
43. Washington State Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Probationer Whose Urine and Blood Were Forcibly Taken from Him
44. Texas Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit; Second Dismissal Affirmed After Remand, by Matthew Clarke
45. Illinois Prison Doctor Liable for Failing to Treat Testicular Cysts, by David Reutter
46. Virgin Island Officials Held in Contempt: Prisoner Mental Health Treatment Inadequate, by Matthew Clarke
47. Oregon Private Jail Guard is “Corrections Officer”; Prisoner’s Assault Conviction Upheld, by Mark Wilson
48. $862,500 Settlement in Mentally Ill Ohio Jail Prisoner’s Death
49. NY DOCS Lacks Authority to Administratively Impose PRS – But State’s Liability Uncertain, by Mark Wilson
50. Ninth Circuit: 42 U.S.C. § 233(a) Does Not Immunize Public Health Service Employees from Bivens Constitutional Tort Claims, by John Dannenberg
51. The Real Cost of Prisons Comix, by Lois Ahrens, PM Press, 90 pages, by Gary Hunter
52. California Prison Officials Settle Deliberate Indifference Suit for $12,000, by Michael Brodheim
53. Iowa Good Time Statute Violates Ex Post Facto Clause, by Brandon Sample
54. Over 10 Million in Prison Worldwide, by David Reutter
55. News in Brief:
56. California: Demand for Speedy Trial Applies to Probation Violation Detainers, by John Dannenberg

More from these topics:

• Muslim Prisoners Face Price-Gouging, April 1, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Religious Practices, Religious Property.
• Fourth Circuit Revives West Virginia Prisoner’s RLUIPA Claim Over Religious Diet with Soy He Can’t Digest, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, RLUIPA, Religious Diet.
• Lawsuits by Michigan Prisoner Yield $57,750 in Settlements, Plus Policy Changes, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices.
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Freedom/Worship.
• Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Interference With His Muslim Religious Practice, Nov. 15, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Ohio Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim That Guards Got Him Kicked Out of Religious Group, July 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, RLUIPA.
• Fourth Circuit Moves North Carolina Prisons Closer to Recognizing Nation of Gods and Earths, May 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, RLUIPA, Religion Defined, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Free Exercise Clause.
• Muslim Florida Prisoner Awarded Permanent Injunction to Grow Untrimmed Beard, March 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Injunctions, RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion, RLUIPA, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Right to Grow a Beard.
• New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit Survives Seeking to Validate the Nation of Gods and Earth as a Religion, Dec. 1, 2023. RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).