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:

• BOP is Holding 12,000 Prisoners in Solitary Confinement, Aug. 15, 2024
• Florida Court Strikes $10 Million of $16 Million Judgment Against Armor Correctional Health in Jail Death, Aug. 15, 2024
• Settlements Total $3.85 Million for Nevada Prisoners Hit with Birdshot, Aug. 15, 2024
• $11 Million Settlement for Exonerated Michigan Prisoner, Aug. 15, 2024
• Condemned Alabama Prisoner Challenges Execution by Nitrogen Hypoxia, Aug. 15, 2024
• Bar Complaint Revives 10-Year-Old Question: Why No Charges Filed Against Florida Guards Who Killed Prisoner?, Aug. 15, 2024
• Kansas Supreme Court Severs ‘Noisy Conduct’ Law as Unconstitutionally Overbroad, Aug. 1, 2024
• Tenth Circuit: Counsel Advising Black Defendant No Minorities Would Be on Jury Is Material Misrepresentation About Right to Impartial Jury Rendering Guilty Plea Unknowing and Involuntary, Aug. 1, 2024
• California Court of Appeal Explains Qualification for Mental Health Diversion Under Pen. Code § 1001.36, Rules Defendant Qualified for Pretrial Mental Health Diversion, July 15, 2024
• Alaska’s Prison System: Dangerous, Deadly Yet Repeating Past Mistakes, July 1, 2024

More from these topics:

• Arizona DOC Agrees to Pay $2,650,000 in Legal Fees and Costs in Long-Running PLN Censorship Suit, Aug. 15, 2024. Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship.
• $275,000 Settlement for Wisconsin Jail Detainee’s Death from Untreated Heart Infection, Aug. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Arizona Agrees to $40,000 Settlement in Suit Over Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Suicide, Aug. 15, 2024. Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides.
• New Mexico Jail Sued Again After Paying $787,500 In-Custody Death Settlement, Aug. 15, 2024. Drug Overdose, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• $7.5 Million Settlement in Suit Over California Jail Death, Aug. 15, 2024. Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Suicides.
• Psychiatrist Settles Virginia Jail Suicide Suit for $1.75 Million, Aug. 15, 2024. Private Contractors, Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Florida Court Strikes $10 Million of $16 Million Judgment Against Armor Correctional Health in Jail Death, Aug. 15, 2024. Armor Correctional Health Services, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Settlements Total $3.85 Million for Nevada Prisoners Hit with Birdshot, Aug. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Shootings, Settlements.
• $11 Million Settlement for Exonerated Michigan Prisoner, Aug. 15, 2024. Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Knowingly Presents.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Slows the Hand That State DOC Sticks Into Prisoners’ Pockets, July 1, 2024. Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds.