More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Third Circuit Denies Intervention in CRIPA Class-Action Suit, by Mark Wilson
3. Pennsylvania: Wexford Settles Case Involving Death of Prisoner’s Baby
4. Deaths at South Carolina Jail Under Investigation; Multiple Lawsuits Filed
5. Eighth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity; Prisoner Proved Neglect, Not Deliberate Indifference, by Mark Wilson
6. $66,000 Jury Award in New Mexico CCA Sexual Abuse, Retaliation Case, by Matthew Clarke
7. Texas Court Reexamines Test for Misconduct by Forensic Scientist, by Mark Wilson
8. Summary Judgment Denied in California Jail Excessive Force Death; $8.3 Million Settlement Plus Injunctive Relief, by Mark Wilson
9. $1.3 Million Settlement in Prisoner’s Death at Michigan Jail; Claims Against Other Defendants Dismissed
10. Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation, by Matthew Clarke
11. Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession, by Mark Wilson
12. Ninth Circuit: 27-Month Segregation Implicates Due Process Liberty Interest, by Mark Wilson
13. Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Male Guard Supervision of Female Prisoners Ban, by Mark Wilson
14. PLN Partly Prevails in Censorship Suit against Georgia Jail; $10,000 in Damages
15. California: Authorized Possession of Legal Materials Cannot Serve as Basis for Gang Validation
16. Claim Alleging Guard Slammed Prisoner’s Head into Wall Defeats Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
17. Kentucky Death Row Prisoners Win Appeal on Religious Accommodations, by Derek Gilna
18. Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville, by John Dannenberg
19. Sovereign Immunity Doesn’t Bar Attorney Fee Award Against Georgia DOC, by David Reutter
20. Screening Out Family Time: The For-Profit Video Visitation Industry in Prisons and Jails, by Bernadette Rabuy
21. Former Virginia Executioner Now an Anti-Death Penalty Activist
22. Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Freed from Prison
23. Oregon Probation Extended for Inability to Pay Financial Obligations, by Mark Wilson
24. Illinois Prisoner Receives $12 Million Jury Award in Medical Neglect Suit, by Matthew Clarke
25. Kosher Meals Lawsuit Against Nevada DOC Dismissed, by Matthew Clarke
26. CDCR Employees Investigated, Lose Jobs for Cell Phone Smuggling
27. Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency
28. GEO Group’s Florida Immigration Detention Center “Horrifying”, by David Reutter
29. Georgia Deputies Liable for Detaining and Stripping Man in Debt Judgment Execution, by David Reutter
30. “Damning” Audit Sharply Criticizes Corizon in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by Greg Dober
31. Third Circuit Affirms Nominal Damages, Reverses PLRA Fee Cap Order, by Mark Wilson
32. Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000, by Derek Gilna
33. Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections, by Matthew Clarke
34. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of California ADA Suit Against Parole Officers, by Derek Gilna
35. The United States and Torture, by William Blum
36. Arizona DOC Director Blames Job Stress for Hundreds of Employee Arrests
37. Texas Sex Offender Oversight Agency Faces Investigations, Calls for Reform, by Matthew Clarke
38. Murders in Maryland Prisons Continue Despite Reforms
39. Michigan Governor Lacks Authority to Revoke Commutations, by David Reutter
40. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
41. Private Prison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help

More from these topics:

• Hometown Prison Examines Its Texas Neighbors, Sept. 15, 2024. Banned Book Lists, Censorship.
• 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.
• HRDC Wins Summary Judgment in North Carolina Prison Censorship Case, May 1, 2024. PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, HRDC Publications, HRDC Litigation.
• Kansas DOC Claims Discrimination Against Wiccans Was “Inadvertent”, April 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Mail, Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship, Prison Mail.
• Censoring Women’s Health, Feb. 1, 2024. Publications/Books, Censorship.
• Writing on the Prison Wall: How Prisons Suppress Prison Journalism, Feb. 1, 2024. Retaliation for Media Contact, Prisoner Media, Censorship, Articles About PLN.
• Champion of Death Row Prisoners Accused of Spoiling Oklahoman’s Clemency, Feb. 1, 2024. Pardons/Clemency, Articles About PLN, PLN related, Capital Punishment.
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, Jan. 1, 2024. MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
• Misadventures in Mail Censorship, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Censorship, Prison Regulations.
• Ed Mead: Rest in Power, Jan. 1, 2024. Political Prisoners, Eulogies, Prisoner Media, Articles About PLN, PLN related.