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  Women and Children First ... to be Held in Detention
In the summer of 2014, a surge of tens of thousands of immigrant refugees from Central America brought unprecedented attention to the incarceration of families and unaccompanied children in so-called residential centers – many run by for-profit prison companies – as they sought asylum in the United States.
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More from this issue:
- Poor Parents Fail to Pay Child Support, Go to Jail, by Matthew Clarke
 - Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit
 - Securus Settles Lawsuit Alleging Improper Recording of Privileged Prisoner Calls
 - $81,200 for North Carolina Prisoner’s Estate in Breach of Duty Suit
 - Prison and Jail Officials Face New Challenge: Drones Used to Smuggle Contraband, by Lonnie Burton
 - Termination of Consent Decree at Mississippi Prison Denied; Facility to Close, by David Reutter
 - Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Virginia Prisoner’s Religious Freedom Suit
 - Taxpayer-funded Drug Rehab Empire Collapses under Lawsuits, Indictments, by Joe Watson
 - Untreated Intoxication Death at Massachusetts Jail Results in $232,500 Settlement
 - Condoms Now Available to Prisoners in Three States, by Joe Watson
 - Prisoner’s Healthy Kidney Erroneously Removed; Surgeon Receives Probation, by David Reutter
 - Correctional Medical Care Illegally Practiced Medicine in New York, by David Reutter
 - Advanced Correctional Healthcare’s Business Model Blamed for Prisoner Deaths, Injuries
 - New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Agrees to Federal Consent Decree, Reforms, by Derek Gilna
 - Death Penalty Case Reveals Morgue Worker Had Sex with 100 Female Corpses
 - Oregon DOC Sees Spike in Gang-related Murders, by Mark Wilson
 - Oklahoma DOC Creates “Dream Team” for Botched Executions with Hires from Arizona, by Joe Watson
 - A Victory in the Fight to Stop Prisoner Rape
 - Judge Denies Motion to Nullify Orleans Parish Prison Health Care Contract, by David Reutter
 - Despite Initial Approval, Belgian Prisoner Denied Euthanasia, by Derek Gilna
 - Registered Sex Offenders Fall Victim to “Vigilante Justice”
 - Women and Children First ... to be Held in Detention, by Joe Watson
 - Family Connections Bill Signed into Law in Illinois, by Carrie Wilkinson
 - Outcomes of California’s Proposition 47, by Joe Watson
 - Private Prison Firms: Family Detention, Federal Contracts and For-profit Reentry Services, by Bob Libal
 - Suicides Plague North Carolina Prison System
 - Sixth Circuit Holds PLRA’s Physical Injury Rule Inapplicable to First Amendment Claims
 - Wrongfully-convicted Former Prisoner Receives $13.2 Million in FBI Hair Analysis Case, by Derek Gilna
 - Michigan Courthouse Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 2 Injured
 - India’s Supreme Court Orders Prison and Jail Reforms, by Derek Gilna
 - Louisiana Sheriff Faces Recall Petition, Federal Indictments
 - Massachusetts Prisoners Involved in Reform Efforts Transferred, Held in Solitary, by Christopher Zoukis
 - Mexico: Drug Cartel Used Prison to Dispose of Bodies
 - Department of Justice Announces Plan to Phase Out For-profit Prisons
 - Georgia Prosecutor Arrested for Political Ads; Had Previously Secured Indictment Against Judge
 - California: Jail’s Unsolicited Publication Distribution Ban Upheld, by Mark Wilson
 - Juvenile Sexual Assault Victims of Dr. William Ayres: The Forgotten Victims, by Victoria Balfour
 - Allegheny County Reaches $2.09 Million Settlement for Prisoner’s Death
 - The Fight for Comprehensive Prison Phone Reform Continues, by Carrie Wilkinson
 - North Carolina Prisoners and Former Employees Describe “Boom-Boom Room”
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 - Appeal Doesn’t Stay ODOC’s “Second Look” Release Plan Obligation, by Mark Wilson
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 - From the Editor, by Paul Wright
 - News in Brief
 
More from Joe Watson:
- 3 Murders in 10 Months at Oklahoma Prison Run by CCA, Jan. 3, 2018
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 - Former Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt, Receives Presidential Pardon, Nov. 6, 2017
 - IRS Audit Prompts New Mexico County to Convert Bonds Used for ICE Facility, Oct. 10, 2017
 - TN Prison Counselor Suspended for Posting Insults on Facebook, Aug. 30, 2017
 - Wiccan Prisoner Settles with NV DOC Over Denial of Hardbound Religious Books, Aug. 7, 2017
 - Settlement for IN Man Deprived of Critical Meds While Incarcerated in County Jail, Aug. 7, 2017
 - NV Prisoner with Hand Injury Settles for Used TV, Medical Evaluation and $40.70 in Copying Fees, Aug. 7, 2017
 - IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit, Aug. 7, 2017
 - $7,500,000 Class-Action Settlement for Illegal Strip-Searches in Camden, NJ , Aug. 7, 2017
 
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 - Tennessee Legislature Passes Bill to Penalize Private Prisons for High Mortality Rates, Aug. 1, 2025. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic.
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 - Shady Firm Awarded $78 Million Contract for Services at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”, Aug. 1, 2025. Private Prisons, Environmental Law, Immigration.
 - News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Assault by Police, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immigration, False Arrest, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
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