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Ohio Facility is Recycling Trash, Saving Money Thanks to Prisoners’ Slave Labor
Recycling was a foreign concept to Randy Cantebury, a training officer at the medium-security Marion Correctional Institute (MCI) in Marion, Ohio.
In early 2011, MCI prisoners told Cantebury, who runs the facility’s gardening and aquatic programs, that they wanted to start a recycling program. But he had no idea where …
In early 2011, MCI prisoners told Cantebury, who runs the facility’s gardening and aquatic programs, that they wanted to start a recycling program. But he had no idea where …
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More from this issue:
- State-by-State Prisoner Rape and Sexual Abuse Round-Up, by Matthew Clarke
- Ohio Facility is Recycling Trash, Saving Money Thanks to Prisoners’ Slave Labor, by Joe Watson
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Indiana Prosecutor Disciplined for Conflict of Interest, by Matthew Clarke
- HRDC, Other Organizations Send Joint Letter to Tennessee DOC Commissioner, by Alex Friedmann
- Fourth Circuit Remands Prisoner’s Equal Protection Claim, by Michael Brodheim
- Texas Harasses, Denies Compensation to Wrongly Convicted, by Matthew Clarke
- Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to PLN in Sacramento County Jail Censorship Suit
- Texas Prisoner Health Care Underfunded
- Rumsfeld, Military Officials Immune from Suit by Foreign Nationals Alleging Torture on Foreign Soil, by Michael Brodheim
- Challenge to BOP’s Ban on Sexually Explicit Publications Dismissed, by Brandon Sample
- ACLU of Arizona Surveys Taser Use in Statewide Report, by Joe Watson
- New York City DOC Jail Official Resigns Amid Corruption Probe
- Ninth Circuit Holds Prisoners May be Compelled to Provide Blood Samples Under California DNA Act
- Thousands Referred but Very Few Qualify for Commitment as Sexually Violent Predators in California
- California Prison Doctors Accused of Misconduct Get Paid to Shuffle Paperwork, Deliver Mail
- Court Finds Pennsylvania Jail’s Phone Bidding Process was Rigged; Contract Awarded to Another Company
- Murderer Registry Becomes Law in Illinois, by Joe Watson
- Rehabilitation Finding Eliminates 30-Year Minimum Sentence for Aggravated Murder, but Oregon Parole Board Balks, by Mark Wilson
- Withdrawal of Approval of New Mexico Jail Class Action Settlement Not Appealable Order
- Washington State Prisoner Granted Preliminary Injunction to Treat Neuroma; Case Settles for $120,000
- Illinois Governor Signs Bill Banning Death Penalty, Commutes All Death Sentences, by Matthew Clarke
- Mississippi Oversight Committee Finds Fault in Operation of Prison Canteens, by David Reutter
- Florida Senate Rejects Privatization of 27 State Prisons – but Just Barely
- Connecticut District Court Finds ICE Agents Not Shielded from Bivens Liability; Suit Settles for $350,000, by Derek Gilna
- Texas Prison Guard Gets Five Years for Scalding Child, by Alex Friedmann
- Eighth Circuit Revisits Muslim Prisoner’s Settlement with Nebraska DOC; $74,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded, by Derek Gilna
- BOP Staff at FMC Lexington Recover Monetary Damages and Attorney Fees for Privacy Act Violations, by Derek Gilna
- No Qualified Immunity for Guard Who Failed to Protect Prisoner from Sexual Abuse, by Brandon Sample
- Incarcerated Veterans Help Other Incarcerated Vets Obtain Disability Benefits, by Michael Brodheim
- The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case that Shook the Texas Prison System, by Michael Berryhill (University of Texas Press, 2011). 244 pages, $29.95, by Mel Motel
- Ohio Jails Find Loophole to Again Charge Booking Fees
- Pennsylvania Parole Board May Not Condition Parole of Sex Offender on Admission of Guilt Due to Ex Post Facto Violation
- Oklahoma City Not Liable for Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Falsified Forensic Evidence, by Matthew Clarke
- California: State Settles Prisoner’s Lawsuit for $10,000, then Delays Payment
- News in Brief:
More from Joe Watson:
- 3 Murders in 10 Months at Oklahoma Prison Run by CCA, Jan. 3, 2018
- Missouri’s Release of Pot Dealer Doing LWOP Gives Hope to Nonviolent Drug Offenders Incarcerated Nationwide, Nov. 28, 2017
- Former Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt, Receives Presidential Pardon, Nov. 6, 2017
- IRS Audit Prompts New Mexico County to Convert Bonds Used for ICE Facility, Oct. 10, 2017
- TN Prison Counselor Suspended for Posting Insults on Facebook, Aug. 30, 2017
- Wiccan Prisoner Settles with NV DOC Over Denial of Hardbound Religious Books, Aug. 7, 2017
- Settlement for IN Man Deprived of Critical Meds While Incarcerated in County Jail, Aug. 7, 2017
- NV Prisoner with Hand Injury Settles for Used TV, Medical Evaluation and $40.70 in Copying Fees, Aug. 7, 2017
- IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit, Aug. 7, 2017
- $7,500,000 Class-Action Settlement for Illegal Strip-Searches in Camden, NJ , Aug. 7, 2017
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- SCOTUS Shuts Down GEO Group Bid for Immunity in Suit by Colorado ICE Detainees, July 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Labor, Sovereign Immunity, Interlocutory Appeals, Immigration Detention.
- Colorado Ordered to Stop Tossing Prisoners in Solitary for Refusing to Work, July 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Injunctions, Good Time, Constitution, state, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
- Federal Judge Upholds Infamously Brutal Farm Labor at Angola Prison, June 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Prison Labor, Exposure to Heat, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference.
- Constitutional Challenge to Louisiana Prison “Farm Line” Granted Class Certification, March 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Exposure to Heat, Injunctions (PLRA), Class Certification, Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment, March 1, 2026. Sexual Harassment, Prison Labor, Hygiene Supplies, Mail, TV/Movies.
- Missouri Prisoners Forced to Shovel Snow in Subzero Temperatures, Feb. 1, 2026. Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Exposure to Cold, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
- Labor Coalition in Minnesota Demands Disney Contractor Pay Prisoners Minimum Wage, Jan. 1, 2026. Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Advocacy, Contractor Liability, jobs.
- Wisconsin DOC Is Not Tracking Work Release Data, Jan. 1, 2026. Work Release, Prison Labor, Statistics/Trends, Fair Labor Standards Act.
- How I Learned to Transcribe Braille in Prison, Jan. 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Education, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, jobs.

