More from this issue:

1. Two Suicides at Privately-operated Pennsylvania Facility
2. Denver Wins Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by Former Jail Captain; Tenth Circuit Affirms, by Matthew Clarke
3. Numerous Deaths at Nevada Prison Raise Questions, Concerns, by Christopher Zoukis
4. Ohio Prisoner’s Estate Awarded $350,000, by Derek Gilna
5. $183,000 in Settlements for Sexually Abused Pennsylvania Prisoners, by David Reutter
6. Oklahoma Prisoners Develop Software which Could Save the State Millions, by Christopher Zoukis
7. Conn. Guard Gets 90 Days, Probation for Sex with Prisoner
8. Colorado Court Finds Book Limitation Policy Violates Prisoner’s Religious Rights, but Case Reversed on Appeal, by David Reutter
9. Family of Prisoner Who Died from Allergic Reaction Settles Lawsuit for $2.4 Million, by Christopher Zoukis
10. Federal Court Certifies Class-action for Thousands of Detroit Prisoners, Enters Default Judgment, by Derek Gilna
11. Are We There Yet? The Promise, Perils and Politics of Penal Reform, by Marie Gottschalk
12. Opposition to the Death Penalty Grows with High-Profile Support, by Christopher Zoukis
13. Pope Francis Calls for Worldwide Prison Reform, Support and Hope for Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
14. PLN Intervenes, Unseals Settlement in CCA Fair Labor Standards Act Case, by David Reutter
15. Report: Nearly One in Four Exonerations Involves Crimes that Never Occurred, by Christopher Zoukis
16. Getting the Money Out of Prison Reform, by Dan Berger
17. A Clean Slate: Prisoners Taking Advantage of Tattoo Removal Programs, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Criticism of Congressional Mandate to Keep Immigration Detention Centers Full, by Derek Gilna
19. Report Calls for End of Welfare and Food Stamp Restrictions for Felony Drug Offenders, by Derek Gilna
20. California Prisoner Exonerated but Now Faces Deportation
21. President Obama “Bans the Box” at Federal Government Agencies, by Derek Gilna
22. Washington State: Class-action Alleges DOC Policy of Denying Medical Care, by Derek Gilna
23. Tulsa, Oklahoma Settles Four Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits for $810,000, by Matthew Clarke
24. $130,000 Settlement in Minnesota Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Suit, by Matthew Clarke
25. West Virginia Supreme Court Undermines Prisoners’ Right to Sue for Rape
26. Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline
27. Tragic Death at Washington Jail Results in Changes, $1.3 Million Settlement, by Lonnie Burton
28. Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case, by Derek Gilna
29. Why are Alameda County Jails Forcing Women to Take Pregnancy Tests?, by Susie Cagle
30. Texas Hospital Settles Suit over Improper Border Patrol Search for $1.1 Million, by Matthew Clarke
31. Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor, by David Reutter
32. California Court Upholds Prisoners’ Convictions for Fatal Jail Beating, by Derek Gilna
33. Seventh Circuit Rules Wisconsin Prisoner’s Religious Rights Must be Honored, by Derek Gilna
34. Prison Legal News Settles New Mexico Jail Suit for $235,000, by Derek Gilna
35. Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime, by Peter Kerwin
36. Seventh Circuit Rejects Prisoner’s 1983 Claim but Criticizes Controlling Precedent, by Derek Gilna
37. Utah Judge Orders Jail to Stop Seizing Prisoners’ Money for Pay-to-Stay Fees, by Matthew Clarke
38. One of the Largest Solar Power Companies in the U.S. has Ties to Prison Slave Labor, by Panagioti Tsolkas
39. Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts, by David Reutter
40. California Officials Reverse Position after Receiving Prison Phone Company Contributions, by Derek Gilna
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. 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:

• Wellpath Prepares Plan to Exit Bankruptcy, May 1, 2025. Private Contractors, Seizure of Prisoner Funds.
• Six Deaths in Eleven Months at Washington Jail, May 1, 2025. Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Wellpath Sanctioned for Discovery Violation in Suit Over Kentucky Prisoner’s Death, May 1, 2025. Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues.
• Seventh Circuit Reverses Denial of Class Certification in Suit Over Inadequate Dental Care at Chicago Jail, March 1, 2025. Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Class Certification.
• $10.5 Million in Settlements for San Diego Jail Detainee’s Severe Brain Injury, March 1, 2025. Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Settlements.
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Arkansas Jailers Who Ignored Detainee’s Spider Bite, March 1, 2025. Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• Monterey County Pays $1 Million to Settle Suit Over Detainee Suicide by Toilet Tissue; Wellpath Pays Another Undisclosed Sum, Feb. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Settlements, Suicides.
• Wellpath Declares Bankruptcy, Jan. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Bankruptcy, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Turn Key Health Walks Away From Oklahoma County Jail, Jan. 15, 2025. Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors, Contractor Liability.
• Mentally Incompetent Maine Defendants Sent to South Carolina Wellpath Lockup Called “Essentially Prison”, Jan. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Bankruptcy, Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging.