More from this issue:

1. Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct, by Christopher Zoukis
2. Privatized Prisoner Transportation Service Poses Problems, by David Reutter
3. Obama Administration Promises Transparency but Vigorously Prosecutes Whistleblowers, by Matthew Clarke
4. Idaho: FBI Declines to Press Criminal Charges against CCA for Falsified Staffing Records, by Joe Watson
5. Nebraska County Corrections Officials Fired
6. Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners Released as New York Prosecutors Review Tainted Cases; $23.4 Million in Settlements Thus Far, by Mark Wilson
7. PLN Files Censorship Suit against Jail in Tulare County, California
8. One-Continuous-Sentence Rule Governs Colorado Parole Eligibility Dates, by Mark Wilson
9. Follow the Money: Invisible Investors Seek Big Bucks in Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
10. Michigan: Former Prisoners Must Repay Lawsuit Cash Advance Company, by David Reutter
11. Texas Enacts Legislation to Reduce Wrongful Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
12. Massachusetts Power Struggle over Cronyism Blocks Assistant Court Clerk Hiring, by Mark Wilson
13. Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News, by Alan Prendergast
14. Oregon Corrections Enterprises Whistleblower Receives $450,000 for Wrongful Termination, by Derek Gilna
15. Equal Justice Initiative Files Suit Over High Levels of Violence at Alabama Prison, by Joe Watson
16. Federal Court Finds Texas Violates Rights of Muslim Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
17. $451,000 Federal Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Jail Guard, by Matthew Clarke
18. Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Amended Sex Offender Registration Law Ex Post Facto, by Gary Hunter
19. Breaking News! FCC Votes to Further Reform Prison Phone Industry, by Carrie Wilkinson
20. Minnesota County Jail Pays $1 Million in Medical Neglect Case, by Lonnie Burton
21. Prison Ecology, by Dashka Slater
22. Lawsuit Challenges Dental Care in Michigan Prisons, by David Reutter
23. Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison, by David Reutter
24. Racial Discrimination Costs Michigan DOC Over $1 Million, by David Reutter
25. Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Ordinance Unsuccessfully Challenged, by David Reutter
26. California Legislation Permitting NVDP Incarceration Held Unconstitutional, by Mark Wilson
27. $350,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide, by David Reutter
28. Texas Prison Escapes Down Since “Texas Seven”, by Matthew Clarke
29. “No Hope for Me”: Women Stripped of Parental Rights after Minor Crimes, by Sharona Coutts
30. One of Two Charges Dropped against Former Texas Governor in Abuse-of-Power Case, by Matthew Clarke
31. New Health Care Provider Picked for Oregon Jail after Audit Criticizes Corizon, by Mark Wilson
32. Family of MCC Chicago Prisoner Settles Wrongful Death Claim for $700,000, by Derek Gilna
33. Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites, by Matthew Clarke
34. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support, by Derek Gilna
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
36. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of Appeals, April 15, 2025
• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025
• Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025
• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• $1.2 Million in Settlements Reached in Suit Over Sacramento Jail Murder, May 1, 2025. Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• $18,000 for New York Prisoner Who Alleged Guards Planted Shank in Cell, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Cell Searches, Settlements.
• Missouri Pays More Than $1.2 Million for Deputy Warden’s Sexual Harassment Claim Against Warden, May 1, 2025. Staff-Staff Harassment, DOC/BOP misconduct, Settlements.
• New York Prisoner Awarded Almost $280,000 in Retaliation Claim Against Guards, May 1, 2025. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements.
• $3.4 Million Settlement for Minnesota Jail Death Called “Real-Life Nightmare”, May 1, 2025. Drug Overdose, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• New Orleans Public Defender’s “Redeem Team” Says: “Re-entry Is Never Over”, May 1, 2025. Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Life without Parole (LWOP), Juveniles, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings.
• Los Angeles County Pays $24 Million to Two Former Prisoners Wrongly Convicted as Teens of 1997 Murder, May 1, 2025. Informants, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, False Exculpatory Statements.
• Florida Prisoner Released to Die Settles With Centurion Over Ignored Prostate Cancer, May 1, 2025. Centurion, Cancer, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Connecticut Compensates Exonerated Prisoners, Reforms Policing, April 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction.
• Nurse Charged, $2.6 Million Settlement Reached in Minnesota Jail Death, April 1, 2025. Prison/Jail Murders, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).