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California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths
California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths
by Derek Gilna
The State of California is taking steps to minimize the number of cases of coccidioidomycosis, a fungal infection commonly known as “valley fever,” at two prisons in the rural Central Valley area, including testing …
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More from this issue:
- $1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death, by David Reutter
- Massachusetts: Wrongful Death Claims Survive Summary Judgment in Prisoner Suicide Case, by Mark Wilson
- Women, Incarcerated, by Sharona Coutts
- Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million, by David Reutter
- News in Brief
- Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs, by Michael Brodheim
- Former PA Supreme Court Justice Convicted, Disbarred, Ordered to Write Apology, by Joe Watson
- Pollution Prison in Pennsylvania, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Second Circuit: Rule 41 Dismissal Requires Five Factor Analysis, by Mark Wilson
- Tennessee County Agrees to Improve Mental Health Care for Prisoners
- BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000, by David Reutter
- Wyoming Prisoner Escapes from Private Transport Van, Remains on the Run, by Mark Wilson
- Over 100 Protestors Converge at GEO Group’s Shareholder Meeting
- Ninth Circuit: PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Fees on Appeal
- Feds and Tennessee Officials Investigate Prisoners Using Facebook, by David Reutter
- Former Nurse at Maine State Prison Files Suit Over Racial Slurs, by Joe Watson
- Two Former Oklahoma Prison Guards Get Deferred Sentences in Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
- Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement, by Mark Wilson
- Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring, by Derek Gilna
- Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld
- New York: $360,000 Award for Guard’s Statutory Rape of Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
- $110,000 Settlement in Suit over Nebraska Jail Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
- Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech, by Derek Gilna
- California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths, by Derek Gilna
- Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim, by David Reutter
- Fourth Circuit Finds No Sex Reassignment Surgery Evaluation States Claim; $13,000 Settlement
- Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner has Right to Free Kosher Meals, by Matthew Clarke
- Automatic Oregon Death Row Confinement Pending Resentencing Enjoined, by Mark Wilson
- Washington Prisoner’s Wife Prevails on PRA Claim for Investigative Report Redactions, by Mark Wilson
- Nevada DOC’s “One Eye Policy” Challenged; Summary Judgment Reversed, by Lonnie Burton
- $71,000 Settlement in Iowa Prisoner’s Sexual Harassment Claim, by David Reutter
- Judicial Misconduct Results in Mild Sanctions, by Matthew Clarke
- Dismissal of State-Created Danger Claim Reversed, by David Reutter
- Nebraska Court Awards Prisoner $267,000 in Failure to Protect Suit, by David Reutter
- $266,653 Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Alabama Prison’s Improper Sewage Discharge, by David Reutter
- Oregon: No Presumed Prejudice for Violation of Attorney-Client Communication, by Mark Wilson
- New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison
- “American Taliban” Wins Injunction Against BOP Religious Worship Restrictions, by Derek Gilna
- Ninth Circuit: BOP Improperly Denied RDAP Sentence Reduction; Remedy may be Reduced Supervised Release Term, by Mark Wilson
- Denial of Time Served Credit Violates Vermont Law, by Mark Wilson
- Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails Smuggle Sperm to Impregnate Wives
- Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment
- Is Redemption Possible for Former Prisoners?
- Grand Jury Investigates Santa Cruz County Jail Deaths, by N.H. Putnam
- New Jersey Pre-trial Detainee’s Mysterious Death Results in $650,000 Settlement, by David Reutter
- $1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death, by David Reutter
- $1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is, by Josh Voorhees
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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- He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say., July 1, 2026. Armor Correctional Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Tenth Circuit Upholds $33 Million Jury Award in Suit Over Detainee’s Horrific Death in Oklahoma County Jail, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
- Three Women Died at a Michigan Prison in Less than a Month, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
- After Spoliation Sanction, CoreCivic Settles Suit Over Suicide in New Mexico ICE Lockup, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
- Tainted Chicken Leads to Widespread Salmonella Outbreak at New York Jail, July 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Infections, Food, Sanitation, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment.
- CoreCivic’s Long Record of Abuse and Neglect in Tennessee, June 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Over $2 Million Paid by Otero County and VitalCore Health Strategies for New Mexico Jail Suicide, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Deliberate Indifference.
- New York City Reaches Settlements Totaling Nearly $5.2 Million with Estates of Two Fatal Methadone Overdose Victims Detained on Rikers Island, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Drug Overdose, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
- Dallas County Jail Deaths, Many Preventable, Dramatically Increase Under Sheriff Marian Brown, June 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
- Spate of Deaths at Tulsa Jail Highlights Medical Neglect, June 1, 2026. G4S/Group 4, Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.

