More from this issue:

1. Twenty-Five Years of Prison Legal News, by Paul Wright
2. HRDC Litigation Project Update – 25th Anniversary Edition, by Lance Weber
3. News in Brief
4. Ohio Prisoner Represents Himself, Beats Attempted Murder Charges
5. Dehydration Death of North Carolina Prisoner Prompts Investigations, Firings, Resignations, by Christopher Zoukis
6. When is a Person too Insane to Execute?, by Matthew Clarke
7. Disabled Minnesota Prisoner Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $10,000, Other Relief, by Robert Warlick
8. Convictions Affirmed for Two Former Rhode Island Guards Who Assaulted Prisoners
9. Maryland County Jail Guards Receive Rights Mirroring Those of State Prison Guards
10. $500,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Death while on Work Crew
11. Easing Residency Restrictions Helps Curb Homelessness Among Registered Sex Offenders, by Matthew Clarke
12. Former Prisoner Receives $50,000 Settlement for Beating by Ohio Jail Guard, by Derek Gilna
13. First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award, by Matthew Clarke
14. Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts, by David Reutter
15. California Pays $585,000 to Settle Suit by Prisoner Who Lost Eye Due to Poor Medical Care, by Michael Brodheim
16. Iowa DOC May Not Switch Administrative Law Judges in Mid-Disciplinary Process, by Matthew Clarke
17. The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too!, by Carl Takei
18. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Dallas County Jail Excessive Force Suit, by Matthew Clarke
19. Prisoner Files Lawsuit after Being Pepper Sprayed in Restraint Chair, by Derek Gilna
20. $50,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s Suicide at Iowa County Jail, by Gary Hunter
21. Maine Sheriff, Mired in Controversy, Defeated in Re-election Bid
22. Georgia Jail Pays $937,500 in Wrongful Death Settlement
23. Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim, by David Reutter
24. Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff, by Lonnie Burton
25. New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates
26. $7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident, by David Reutter
27. Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law, by Joe Watson
28. Accuracy of Widely-Used Polygraph Machine Under Fire, by Derek Gilna
29. The Persistence of Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
30. Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina, by Lonnie Burton
31. Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million, by Mark Wilson
32. Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses, by Mark Wilson
33. Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky, by Panagioti Tsolkas
34. Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence, by Mark Wilson
35. ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million, by Matthew Clarke
36. California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution, by Mark Wilson
37. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from Michael Brodheim:

• California: Prisoner Not Entitled to Points Reduction in Classification Score Unless Actually Participating in Programs, Aug. 24, 2016
• CDCR Adopts New Contraband Rules on Obscene, Gang-related Materials, July 7, 2015
• Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy, July 7, 2015
• California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners, July 7, 2015
• Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners, July 2, 2015
• June, 2013 Proves To Be Deadly Month for California Prisoners, June 12, 2015
• California: Commission Recommends Reforms for Jail Overcrowding, Sentencing, June 12, 2015
• Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs, June 3, 2015
• Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation, June 3, 2015
• California Pays $585,000 to Settle Suit by Prisoner Who Lost Eye Due to Poor Medical Care, May 6, 2015

More from these topics:

• DOJ Finds ADA Violations in Arizona Prisons, Demands Improvements, March 1, 2024. Corrections Audits, Vision, DOJ CRIPA Actions, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• $596,475 in Fees and Damages Awarded Against NY DOCCS For Contempt in Denying Pain Medication to Blind Prisoner, April 1, 2020. Blind Prisoners, Medication, Pain, Vision, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Contempt (Civil Procedure).
• California Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment Settles Suit with Prison Medical Staff, June 16, 2018. Medical, Vision, Surgery, Misdiagnosis, Eighth Amendment, Settlements, Guards/Staff.
• Federal Prisoner Shot in the Eye Awarded $80,000, May 7, 2018. Blind Prisoners, Vision, Shootings, Federal Tort Claims Act.
• Illinois: Prison Guards Sued for Fatally Beating, Suffocating Prisoner, July 28, 2017. Vision, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment to Both Sides in Louisiana Prisoner's Medical Indifference Lawsuit, June 14, 2017. Vision, Failure to Treat.
• Prisoner Receives $15,000 in Eye Loss Negligence Suit, Aug. 11, 2016. Systemic Medical Neglect, Vision, Failure to Treat.
• $8,000 Settlement for Medical Maltreatment by BOP; Court Finds Experts Not Required, June 3, 2016. DOC/BOP misconduct, Vision, Malpractice, Liver, Malicious Prosecution, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Federal Tort Claims Act.
• Failure to State Rationale in Denying Appointment of Counsel was Abuse of Discretion, July 31, 2015. Corizon, Vision, Appointment of Counsel.
• CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury, June 10, 2015. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Vision, Juvenile Prisons.