More from this issue:

1. Report: Prisons in Honduras are Dangerous, Violent and Corrupt, by Matthew Clarke
2. Seventh Circuit: Indiana Malicious Prosecution Claim Cognizable via § 1983, by Mark Wilson
3. Washington Supreme Court Recognizes Racial Bias in Jury Selection but Fails to Take Action, by Mark Wilson
4. Private Prison Contractor Not Subject to New Jersey’s Open Records Act
5. Oregon Attorney Fee Repayment Requires Showing of Ability to Pay, by Mark Wilson
6. Jails Stop Posting Mug Shots to End "Extortion" by Profiteering Websites
7. Unfair Punishment, by Sam Levin
8. Ninth Circuit Again Rejects California’s Resistance to ADA Obligations, by Mark Wilson
9. Kansas DNA Testing Eligibility Extended to Second-Degree Murder, by Mark Wilson
10. Ninth Circuit Vacates FRCP 4(m) Dismissal Without Notice, by Mark Wilson
11. Fifth Circuit Upholds Qualified Immunity in Medical Neglect Death of Texas Detainee, by Matthew Clarke
12. Cover-up of Angola Prisoner’s Beating Results in Guilty Pleas, $8,000 Settlement
13. Lethal Injection Protocol, Source of Execution Drugs Challenged in Pennsylvania
14. Washington Prison Guard’s Murder Costs State $2.5 Million and Counting, by Mark Wilson
15. Failure to Treat Tuberculosis Suit Survives Summary Judgment, Settles for $1.4 Million, by Derek Gilna
16. Physician Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Prisoners in Georgia, District of Columbia
17. Washington Jail Detainees Sue over Videotaped "Peep Shows", by Mark Wilson
18. ICE Officials Target of Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination Lawsuits
19. Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes, by Matthew Clarke
20. Fifth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment for Substitution of Pain Medication
21. Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions, by Michael Brodheim
22. Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates, by David Reutter
23. Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation, by Mark Wilson
24. ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail, by David Reutter
25. Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC
26. South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial, by Michael Brodheim
27. Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor?
28. Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct, by Mark Wilson
29. U.S. Sentencing Commission Approves Retroactivity for Drug Offense Sentence Reductions, by Derek Gilna
30. Temple University Acts on Complaint Against Authors of Private Prison Study
31. "Mass Chaos" Reigns at Georgia Prisons, by David Reutter
32. How to Starve the For-profit Prison Beast, by Justin Jones
33. Qui Tam Lawsuits Under the Federal False Claims Act – An Overview, by Sabarish Neelakanta
34. PLN Settles Lawsuit Against Kenosha County, Wisconsin for $116,500, by Derek Gilna
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
36. BJS Report: Jail Population Increases in Indian Country
37. News in Brief

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:

• Policing the Vulnerable: The Criminalization of Disability, May 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Mental Health.
• Wisconsin DOC Agrees to Improve Services for Hearing-Impaired Prisoners, April 1, 2025. Deaf Prisoners, Disabled Prisoners, Service, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• No State Oversight of Overcrowded, Understaffed, and Non-Compliant Idaho Jails, April 1, 2025. Overcrowding, Staffing.
• $1.35 Million in Settlements for One-Legged San Francisco Detainee Forced to Hop—Twice, April 1, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Settlements, Deliberate Indifference.
• TDCJ to Run Out of Beds in 2025, April 1, 2025. Cost of Prison Systems, Overcrowding, Staffing.
• Tennessee DOC Found in Violation of ADA With Failure to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners, Feb. 15, 2025. Deaf Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Class Actions, Policy Considerations.
• DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, Feb. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Conditions of Confinement, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Nebraska Pioneers Diversion Program to Help Arrested Veterans Avoid Jail, Jan. 15, 2025. Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Rehabilitation Act, Veterans.
• Nearly $12 Million Paid to Mentally Disabled Indiana Prisoner Wrongly Convicted of Murder, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Prison/Jail Murders, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction.
• Video of Autistic Ohio Teen’s Jail Death Undercuts Sheriff’s Report Calling It Suicide, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Videotaping, Restraints, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.