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California: Federal Judge Certifies Class-Action Over SHU Placement, Conditions
California: Federal Judge Certifies Class-Action Over SHU Placement, Conditions
by Derek Gilna
California state prison officials could be forgiven for complaining that the federal courts spend a lot of time monitoring their activities, but the facts indicate that such attention is warranted. California’s prison system, already singled …
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- News in Brief
- Investigation Uncovers Lost Graves at Former Florida Juvenile Facility, by David Reutter
- New York District Attorney Admits Lying About Acting in Porn Movies
- Nebraska DOC Obstructing Efforts to Modify Prisoners’ Child Support Payments
- Probe Reveals Corruption at Pennsylvania Jail
- California Prison Healthcare Costs Soar Under Federal Receiver
- Fifth Circuit Declares SORNA Unconstitutional in Certain Cases, Reversed by Supreme Court, by Matthew Clarke
- Pennsylvania Activists Arrested for Protesting Construction of New Prison Complex
- “Ban the Box” Movement Spreads Nationwide, by Joe Watson
- ICE Implements New Directive to Limit Solitary Confinement
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Illinois Booking Fee Challenge, by Mark Wilson
- Colorado: Sentencing Court May Override Sexually Violent Predator Risk Assessment Score, by Matthew Clarke
- Ninth Circuit Revives Ad Seg 24-Hour Lighting Claim, by Mark Wilson
- Seventh Circuit Extends Appeal Filing Deadline for Prisoner Misled by Court Clerk, by Matthew Clarke
- Second Circuit: Spraying with Feces Not De Minimis Injury; $7,000 Settlement After Remand, by Mark Wilson
- Fifth Circuit Holds Louisiana Commutation Changes Not Ex Post Facto, by Matthew Clarke
- Ninth Circuit: Exhaustion Prior to Amended Complaint Satisfies PLRA, by Mark Wilson
- Former Wyoming Probation Officer Receives, Violates Probation, by Derek Gilna
- California Exhaustion Requirement Extends to Independent Contractors, by Mark Wilson
- Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texas
- Colorado Law Grants Immunity to Law Enforcement Officers Transporting Juveniles, by David Reutter
- Tenth Circuit Holds “Consensual” Sex Defeats Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claim, by Mark Wilson
- $8.15 Million Jury Award for Prisoner’s Death at New York Jail, by David Reutter
- California: Federal Judge Certifies Class-Action Over SHU Placement, Conditions, by Derek Gilna
- Alaska Filing Fee Statute Denies Prisoners Court Access, by Mark Wilson
- Pretrial Detainee’s First Amendment Retaliation Claim Survives Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
- Prison and Jail Phone Reforms Needed in New Jersey, by Karina Wilkinson
- Class-Action Suit Claiming Inadequate Medical Care at Virginia Prison Set for Trial
- Drug Courts Partner with Pharmaceutical Company to Combat Heroin, Alcohol Abuse
- Washington State: Injunction Entered Against Lewis County in PLN Censorship Suit
- Leading with Conviction: JustLeadershipUSA, by Glenn E. Martin
- How the Courts View ACA Accreditation, by Alex Friedmann
- Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Criminal Justice Reform
- Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us into Madness“, by Victoria Law
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Texas Court Finds CCA Subject to State’s Public Information Act, Awards Attorney Fees
- $750,000 Settlement for Washington State Prisoner’s Wrongful Death, by Carrie Wilkinson
- In Washington State Prisons, Negligent Health Care Turns Illness into a Death Sentence, by Rick Anderson
More from Derek Gilna:
- Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, April 1, 2022
- Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
- California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
- The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
- District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
- HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
- Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
- Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
- D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
- Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021
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- Class Certification Granted to Suit Challenging Suspension of HALT Act in New York Prisons, April 1, 2026. Injunctions, Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guard Unions, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
- D.C. Judge Blocks Transfer of Biden-Commuted Federal Death Row Prisoners to “Supermax,” Citing Lack of Meaningful Due Process, April 1, 2026. Transfers, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Fifth Amendment, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Prison Classification.
- New York City Mayor Appoints Ex-Rikers Prisoner as Corrections Commissioner, March 1, 2026. Prison Reform, Staffing, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guard Unions, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
- Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Illinois Prisoner’s Segregation Lawsuit, March 1, 2026. Liberty Interests, Evidence, Totality of Conditions, Ad-Seg Hearings, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
- After Exposing Prison Horrors, Incarcerated Whistleblowers Are Moved to Solitary, Feb. 1, 2026. Whistleblowing, Retaliatory Segregation, Work Strikes, Totality of Conditions, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
- $404,000 Verdict for Ohio Prisoner Brutalized by Trio of Guards, Kept in Solitary for Two Years, Jan. 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
- $200,000 for Detainee Thrown in “Rollover” Solitary Without Food or Water at Minnesota Jail, Jan. 1, 2026. Totality of Conditions, Ad-Seg Hearings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Monell Liability, Confinement in Segregated Housing.
- U.S. District Court in Arizona Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Prisoner Denial of Forms for Challenging 455 Days of Solitary, Jan. 1, 2026. Totality of Conditions, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Chemical Spraying of Mentally Ill Inmates, Deliberate Indifference.
- Second Circuit Vacates Finding that Prisoner Failed to Exhaust Administrative Remedies; Remands Conditions of Confinement and Due Process Claims, Dec. 1, 2025. Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Municipal Liability, Ad-Seg Hearings.