More from this issue:

1. Secret Justice: Criminal Informants and America’s Underground Legal System, by Alexandra Natapoff
2. New Details Regarding Race Riot at USP Florence, by Brandon Sample
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Dozens of CIA “Ghost” Detainees Unaccounted For, by Matthew Clarke
5. ACLU Report Applauds Michigan’s Efforts to Reduce Prison Population, by David Reutter
6. Report on Prison Privatization Plagued with Political Connections, Conflicts of Interest, Faulty Data
7. Habeas Hints: Certificate of Appealability, by Kent A. Russell
8. $315,000 Settlement in Illegal Arizona Police Strip Search
9. Salt Lake County Agrees to Pay $75,000 to Settle Jail Suicide Suit
10. 50,000 Illinois Felons Released Without DNA Collection
11. California Jail Detainee Attacked by Cellmate, Family Accepts $1.85 Million, by Michael Brodheim
12. Book Review: Anne-Marie Cusac, Cruel and Unusual: The Culture of Punishment in America, 336 pp, Yale University Press, $27.50, by Amy Vanderwarker
13. Georgia’s Privatized Probation System Traps the Poor, by David Reutter
14. Judge Finds Unconstitutional Conditions at Massachusetts Jail, 11 Years After Suit is Filed, by Brandon Sample
15. Ninth Circuit: California Lifers Have No Inherent U.S. Constitutional Right to Parole, by John Dannenberg
16. Report Details Societal Effects of High School Dropout Rates – Including Incarceration, by David Reutter
17. $1,500 Settlement for Wisconsin Prisoner’s Cold Cell Conditions Claim
18. California: Budget Cuts Target Rehabilitation Programs, by Michael Brodheim
19. Pennsylvania Judges Involved in Corruption Case Face Liability; 5,000 Convictions Thrown Out, by David Reutter
20. $2,750 Settlement in California Prisoner’s Denial of Exercise Claim
21. Montana State and County Officials May be Liable for Injuries Caused by Private Prisoner Transport Company
22. NACDL Releases Report on U.S. Drug and Mental Health Courts, by Matthew Clarke
23. PLN Prevails in Public Records Suit Against GEO Group, by Alex Friedmann
24. Fifth Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Create Individual Capacity Cause of Action
25. Virginia Sheriff Sentenced to 19 Months on Corruption Charges
26. Prison Psychologist Shoots Ex-Prisoner Boyfriend, Loses Her License
27. Georgia Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit, Pays $149,759.21 in Damages, Attorney Fees
28. Oregon Prison Officials Treat Heart Failure with Antacid, Tylenol, Heat Pack, by Mark Wilson
29. BOP Agrees to Pay $30,000 to Prisoner Assaulted by Guards
30. New Jersey: Class-Action Status Granted in Suit Challenging Conditions of Confinement at Passaic County Jail, by Michael Brodheim
31. Oregon Youth Authority Warden Gives Agency a Black Eye
32. U.S. Attorney Nominees Involved in Hiding Court Records, by David Reutter
33. $60,000 Settlement in New York Jail Captain’s Assault on Prisoner
34. California: Furloughing Prison Employees Costing Taxpayers More, by Michael Brodheim
35. Sixth Circuit: Shy Bladder Suit Returned to District Court
36. Florida Prisoner Exonerated by DNA After Serving 35 Years, by David Reutter
37. Being in Unauthorized Jail Area Without Escape Intent Not a Crime in Indiana
38. Fourth Circuit Holds Individual Capacity Damage Claims Unavailable Under RLUIPA
39. Ninth Circuit Holds Prosecutors Immune for Parole Recommendations, by Mark Wilson
40. New York Prisoner Gets Mixed Verdict in Retaliatory Beating Ruling
41. Ninth Circuit: Race-Based Prison Lockdowns Must Satisfy Strict-Scrutiny Standard
42. Federal Circuit Rejects Prisoner’s Claim of Copyright Infringement
43. DC Circuit Reverses CCA/TransCor Non-Exhaustion Dismissal
44. Summary Judgment Reversed in Illinois Jail Suicide Suit
45. California: Indefinite Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators May Violate Equal Protection
46. Reversal of Summary Judgment on 55-Day New York SHU Placement Claim
47. Mental Health Specialist May be Liable in California Jail Detainee’s Suicide
48. New York’s Catch-All Contraband and Anti-Smuggling Rules Unconstitutionally Vague
49. No Liberty Interest Under Utah Parole Scheme
50. No Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force at Ohio Jail
51. Sixth Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Permit Monetary Damages
52. Ineffective Attempts to Protect Texas Prisoner Were Sufficient
53. No Qualified Immunity for Denial of Protective Custody to Ohio Prisoner
54. Illinois: Disabled Detainees’ Discrimination Claims May Proceed to Trial
55. New York City Jail: $275,000 Settlement in Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault
56. California: Prison Appeals Coordinator Who Rejected Dental Complaints Held Liable for $1,500 in Damages
57. News in Brief:

More from these topics:

• 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.
• Ninth Circuit Greenlights Muslim Hawaii Prisoner’s Challenge to Early-Served Ramadan Meals, Jan. 15, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Religious Diet.
• 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.
• 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.
• Aramark: Prison Food for Thought, May 1, 2024. Aramark, Contractor Misconduct, Food, Religious Diet.
• 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).
• Fifth Circuit Again Revives Muslim Texas Prisoner’s Suit Over Halal Meals Denied During Hurricane Evacuation, May 1, 2023. Hurricane Katrina, Religious Diet.