More from this issue:

1. Legacy of Corruption: GEO Buys Off the Florida Political Establishment, by Beau Hodai
2. Summary Judgment for Illinois Jail Nurse Reversed in Wrongful Death Suit, by Brandon Sample
3. Band-aid Applied to Florida’s Homeless Sex Offender Colony Falls Off, by David Reutter
4. Nevada Agrees to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Over Medical Treatment at Ely State Prison
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. Safety Concerns of a Prisoner Rights Lawyer
7. Second Circuit: New York’s Persistent Felony Offender Statute Held Constitutional in En Banc Ruling, by Matthew Clarke
8. Federal BOP’s Exclusions from Early Release Incentive for Substance Abuse Program Completion Struck Down
9. U.S. Supreme Court Upholds $625,000 Judgment for Female Prisoner Molested by Ohio Prison Guard, by John Dannenberg
10. Sixth Circuit Holds Pre-1992 Michigan Lifers Not Entitled to Ex Post Facto Relief
11. California Prison System Lays Off Teachers, Vocational Instructors, by Michael Brodheim
12. Virginia Federal Court Invalidates DOC Ban on Sexually Explicit Books, by David Reutter
13. State Inspections Compel Changes at Abusive Michigan Juvenile Facility, by David Reutter
14. Report Faults Private Prison Company for Deadly Arizona Prison Break, by Matthew Clarke
15. Have a Cell Phone in Your Rectum? Body Cavity Searches OK’d in First Circuit, but Surgical Searches Are Not, by Brandon Sample
16. Probation May Not Be Conditioned On Overly Broad Court Access Restrictions
17. Social Security Audit Criticizes Prisoners’ Access to Personal Data; Federal Legislation Passed, by Matthew Clarke
18. Georgia Eases Sex Offender Restrictions in Face of Federal Court Challenge
19. Kentucky Jail Guards’ Convictions Affirmed in Sexual Abuse of Young Prisoner, by David Reutter
20. Prison Health Services Doctors Caught in Scandals
21. Prisoner Labor Used to Clean Up BP Oil Spill, by Matthew Clarke
22. Former Orange County Jail Detainee Paid $750,000 to Settle Guard Tasering Suit
23. Massachusetts: Wrongful Conviction Suit Settled for $3.25 Million
24. Class Action Certified in California Federal Civil Rights Suit Against TransCor
25. Towns Defaulting on Prison and Jail Bonds, by Matthew Clarke
26. $100,000 Settlement in Nebraska Jail Prisoner Suicide Suit
27. Florida: Cost Savings and Benefits of Prison Privatization Non-Existent, by David Reutter
28. PLN and HRDC Win Consent Judgment Against Louisiana Sheriff in Censorship Case
29. Tennessee: Private Prison Guards Considered “Public Servants”
30. Texas Audits Private Prison and Substance Abuse Treatment Contract Monitoring, by Matthew Clarke
31. Short-Lived Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Global Tel*Link in California, Then Secretly Settled, by Michael Brodheim
32. Kentucky Guards Sentenced to Federal Prison in Detainee Abuse Prosecution
33. U.S. Supreme Court: No Federal Habeas Relief for California Lifer Parole Denials, by John Dannenberg
34. Ohio Governor Spares Death Row Prisoner, Cites Problems with Evidence, by Derek Gilna
35. $373,000 Settlement in New York City Juvenile Facility “Building Tenders” Suit, by Brandon Sample
36. Disgraced Doctor Good Enough for Texas Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
37. New Mexico Corrections Secretary Lets Private Prison Firms Skate on Understaffing, Forgoes $18.6 Million in Fines, by Matthew Clarke
38. California Prison Officials Pay $10,000 to Settle Prisoner’s Retaliation, Conditions Suit
39. BOP’s Furlough Notification Policy Not to be Addressed for Seven Years, by Derek Gilna
40. Continuing Violation Doctrine Applies to Deliberate Indifference in New York
41. Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Parole Revocation Witness Denial Violates Due Process
42. Terminally Ill Maryland Prisoner May Refuse Treatment; State’s Highest Court Denies Forced Treatment, by Mark Wilson
43. Dismissal for Failure to Effect Service Reversed in Florida Failure to Protect Suit
44. Iowa Supreme Court Holds Inmate Assault Statute Only Requires Bodily Fluids from Another for Conviction
45. Second Circuit Holds Costs May be Denied to Prevailing Party on Appeal
46. Second Circuit Reverses Denial of RLUIPA Dietary Claim
47. Ninth Circuit Rules Prisoners Not Required to Include Legal Theories in Grievances
48. Wisconsin Civil Commitment Patients Denied Minimum Wage
49. North Carolina Prisoner Prevails in Claim Related to Paruresis, AKA “Shy Bladder”
50. News in Brief:

More from these topics:

• HRDC Files Suit Over Censorship in California Jail, March 1, 2025. Censorship, HRDC Litigation.
• Sixth Circuit: Leaman Doctrine Did Not Bar Ohio Prisoner’s Pro Se Federal Civil Rights Suit Over Interference with Legal Mail, Feb. 15, 2025. Legal Mail, Censorship, Lost Property.
• New York City Held in Contempt in Long-Running Rikers Island Class-Action, Jan. 15, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Consent Decrees, Class Actions.
• Blood in the Water Author Wins Censorship Challenges Against Illinois, New York Prison Systems, Jan. 15, 2025. Banned Book Lists, Censorship.
• Georgia Jail Sued by Local Bookstore Banned from Sending Detainees Reading Materials, Dec. 15, 2024. Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists.
• $1.2 Million Settlement Reached in HRDC Censorship Suit Against North Carolina Prison System, Nov. 15, 2024. Settlements, Censorship, HRDC Litigation.
• Hometown Prison Examines Its Texas Neighbors, Sept. 15, 2024. Banned Book Lists, Censorship.
• Arizona DOC Agrees to Pay $2,650,000 in Legal Fees and Costs in Long-Running PLN Censorship Suit, Aug. 15, 2024. Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship.
• Eleven Years After Consent Decree Entered, New Orleans Jail Still Not Compliant, June 1, 2024. Jail Specific, Consent Decrees.
• Ninth Circuit Affirms Class Action Consent Decree at California’s Alameda County Jail, May 1, 2024. Jail Specific, Consent Decrees, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Class Actions.