More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Investigation Uncovers Lost Graves at Former Florida Juvenile Facility, by David Reutter
3. New York District Attorney Admits Lying About Acting in Porn Movies
4. Nebraska DOC Obstructing Efforts to Modify Prisoners’ Child Support Payments
5. Probe Reveals Corruption at Pennsylvania Jail
6. California Prison Healthcare Costs Soar Under Federal Receiver
7. Fifth Circuit Declares SORNA Unconstitutional in Certain Cases, Reversed by Supreme Court, by Matthew Clarke
8. Pennsylvania Activists Arrested for Protesting Construction of New Prison Complex
9. “Ban the Box” Movement Spreads Nationwide, by Joe Watson
10. ICE Implements New Directive to Limit Solitary Confinement
11. Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Illinois Booking Fee Challenge, by Mark Wilson
12. Colorado: Sentencing Court May Override Sexually Violent Predator Risk Assessment Score, by Matthew Clarke
13. Ninth Circuit Revives Ad Seg 24-Hour Lighting Claim, by Mark Wilson
14. Seventh Circuit Extends Appeal Filing Deadline for Prisoner Misled by Court Clerk, by Matthew Clarke
15. Second Circuit: Spraying with Feces Not De Minimis Injury; $7,000 Settlement After Remand, by Mark Wilson
16. Fifth Circuit Holds Louisiana Commutation Changes Not Ex Post Facto, by Matthew Clarke
17. Ninth Circuit: Exhaustion Prior to Amended Complaint Satisfies PLRA, by Mark Wilson
18. Former Wyoming Probation Officer Receives, Violates Probation, by Derek Gilna
19. California Exhaustion Requirement Extends to Independent Contractors, by Mark Wilson
20. Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texas
21. Colorado Law Grants Immunity to Law Enforcement Officers Transporting Juveniles, by David Reutter
22. Tenth Circuit Holds “Consensual” Sex Defeats Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claim, by Mark Wilson
23. $8.15 Million Jury Award for Prisoner’s Death at New York Jail, by David Reutter
24. California: Federal Judge Certifies Class-Action Over SHU Placement, Conditions, by Derek Gilna
25. Alaska Filing Fee Statute Denies Prisoners Court Access, by Mark Wilson
26. Pretrial Detainee’s First Amendment Retaliation Claim Survives Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
27. Prison and Jail Phone Reforms Needed in New Jersey, by Karina Wilkinson
28. Class-Action Suit Claiming Inadequate Medical Care at Virginia Prison Set for Trial
29. Drug Courts Partner with Pharmaceutical Company to Combat Heroin, Alcohol Abuse
30. Washington State: Injunction Entered Against Lewis County in PLN Censorship Suit
31. Leading with Conviction: JustLeadershipUSA, by Glenn E. Martin
32. How the Courts View ACA Accreditation, by Alex Friedmann
33. Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Criminal Justice Reform
34. Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us into Madness“, by Victoria Law
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
36. Texas Court Finds CCA Subject to State’s Public Information Act, Awards Attorney Fees
37. $750,000 Settlement for Washington State Prisoner’s Wrongful Death, by Carrie Wilkinson
38. In Washington State Prisons, Negligent Health Care Turns Illness into a Death Sentence, by Rick Anderson

More from Alex Friedmann:

• A Primer on Prisoners’ Constitutional Rights, Nov. 14, 2016
• Apples-to-Fish: Public and Private Prison Cost Comparisons, Oct. 3, 2016
• Securus Faces Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney Calls, Aug. 2, 2016
• PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Jail in Knoxville, TN, Oct. 26, 2015
• Who Owns Private Prison Stock?, July 31, 2015
• 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides, July 7, 2015
• How the Courts View ACA Accreditation, Oct. 10, 2014
• Recidivism Performance Measures for Private Halfway Houses in Pennsylvania, Sept. 19, 2014
• Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication, April 15, 2014
• Best Criminal Defense Pleading Ever!, Nov. 15, 2013

More from these topics:

• BOP Cuts Ties With American Correctional Association, Sept. 15, 2024. Guard Unions, ACA, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Sham Accreditations, July 1, 2024. ACA, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Members of Congress Probe Pentagon on Accreditation of Military Prisons, Dec. 1, 2020. ACA, Military Prisons.
• U.S. Department of Justice Finds Fault with Privatized Federal Prisons, Oct. 3, 2016. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Management and Training Corporation, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems, ACA.
• Betraying the Promise of Accreditation: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?, July 6, 2016. Contractor Misconduct, Corrections Audits, American Correctional Association.
• From the Editor, July 6, 2016. Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Editorials, PLN Litigation, Censorship, American Correctional Association, PLN related.
• Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America, July 7, 2015. Organizing, Lobbying, Guard Unions, American Correctional Association.
• Florida Provides Lesson in How Not to Privatize State Prisons, Feb. 15, 2012. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Management and Training Corporation, Lobbying, Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Guard Unions, ACA, State Legislation.
• Report on Prison Privatization Plagued with Political Connections, Conflicts of Interest, Faulty Data, June 15, 2010. Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Lobbying, Guards/Staff, ACA.
• PLN Associate Editor Attends ACA Conference, Dec. 15, 2009. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Health Services, Wexford Health Services, Prisoner Media, ACA.