More from this issue:

1. Poor Parents Fail to Pay Child Support, Go to Jail, by Matthew Clarke
2. Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit
3. Securus Settles Lawsuit Alleging Improper Recording of Privileged Prisoner Calls
4. $81,200 for North Carolina Prisoner’s Estate in Breach of Duty Suit
5. Prison and Jail Officials Face New Challenge: Drones Used to Smuggle Contraband, by Lonnie Burton
6. Termination of Consent Decree at Mississippi Prison Denied; Facility to Close, by David Reutter
7. Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Virginia Prisoner’s Religious Freedom Suit
8. Taxpayer-funded Drug Rehab Empire Collapses under Lawsuits, Indictments, by Joe Watson
9. Untreated Intoxication Death at Massachusetts Jail Results in $232,500 Settlement
10. Condoms Now Available to Prisoners in Three States, by Joe Watson
11. Prisoner’s Healthy Kidney Erroneously Removed; Surgeon Receives Probation, by David Reutter
12. Correctional Medical Care Illegally Practiced Medicine in New York, by David Reutter
13. Advanced Correctional Healthcare’s Business Model Blamed for Prisoner Deaths, Injuries
14. New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Agrees to Federal Consent Decree, Reforms, by Derek Gilna
15. Death Penalty Case Reveals Morgue Worker Had Sex with 100 Female Corpses
16. Oregon DOC Sees Spike in Gang-related Murders, by Mark Wilson
17. Oklahoma DOC Creates “Dream Team” for Botched Executions with Hires from Arizona, by Joe Watson
18. A Victory in the Fight to Stop Prisoner Rape
19. Judge Denies Motion to Nullify Orleans Parish Prison Health Care Contract, by David Reutter
20. Despite Initial Approval, Belgian Prisoner Denied Euthanasia, by Derek Gilna
21. Registered Sex Offenders Fall Victim to “Vigilante Justice”
22. Women and Children First ... to be Held in Detention, by Joe Watson
23. Family Connections Bill Signed into Law in Illinois, by Carrie Wilkinson
24. Outcomes of California’s Proposition 47, by Joe Watson
25. Private Prison Firms: Family Detention, Federal Contracts and For-profit Reentry Services, by Bob Libal
26. Suicides Plague North Carolina Prison System
27. Sixth Circuit Holds PLRA’s Physical Injury Rule Inapplicable to First Amendment Claims
28. Wrongfully-convicted Former Prisoner Receives $13.2 Million in FBI Hair Analysis Case, by Derek Gilna
29. Michigan Courthouse Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 2 Injured
30. India’s Supreme Court Orders Prison and Jail Reforms, by Derek Gilna
31. Louisiana Sheriff Faces Recall Petition, Federal Indictments
32. Massachusetts Prisoners Involved in Reform Efforts Transferred, Held in Solitary, by Christopher Zoukis
33. Mexico: Drug Cartel Used Prison to Dispose of Bodies
34. Department of Justice Announces Plan to Phase Out For-profit Prisons
35. Georgia Prosecutor Arrested for Political Ads; Had Previously Secured Indictment Against Judge
36. California: Jail’s Unsolicited Publication Distribution Ban Upheld, by Mark Wilson
37. Juvenile Sexual Assault Victims of Dr. William Ayres: The Forgotten Victims, by Victoria Balfour
38. Allegheny County Reaches $2.09 Million Settlement for Prisoner’s Death
39. The Fight for Comprehensive Prison Phone Reform Continues, by Carrie Wilkinson
40. North Carolina Prisoners and Former Employees Describe “Boom-Boom Room”
41. Navy Nurse Refuses to Force-feed Guantanamo Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
42. Sexual Assault Victim Awarded $1.5 Million in Lawsuit against Illinois Prison Guard, by Christopher Zoukis
43. Appeal Doesn’t Stay ODOC’s “Second Look” Release Plan Obligation, by Mark Wilson
44. Obama Issues Another 214 Commutations for Federal Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
45. Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in $1 Million Judgment against Texas County, by Matthew Clarke
46. Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $7.4 Million, by Mark Wilson
47. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
48. News in Brief

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• Nebraska Supreme Court Spanks Attorney General, Orders Felons Be Allowed to Vote, March 1, 2025. Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Misconduct, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
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• Texas Prosecutor Gets Fine, Probated Bar Suspension After Jailing Woman for Abortion, Aug. 15, 2024. Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Abortion, Attorney Misconduct, Fines.
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