More from this issue:

1. California Prisons Struggle with Environmental Threats from Sewage Spills, Contaminated Water, Airborne Disease, by Rick Anderson
2. News in Brief
3. Volunteers, Mayor Take Action to Clothe Freezing Prisoners in New York City, by Christopher Zoukis
4. $10.25 Million Jury Award in Suit over Oklahoma Jail Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
5. Study Tracks Decline in Use of Solitary Confinement as Reform Bill Stalls in U.S. Senate, by Lonnie Burton
6. New Study Indicates Annual Cost of Incarceration Exceeds $1 Trillion, by Audry Spade
7. Prison Tattoos Tell a Story, by David Reutter
8. Federal Judge Orders Cook County to Correct Courthouse ADA Violations, by Derek Gilna
9. Most Black “Neighborhoods” in Wisconsin are Actually Jails, Prisons, by Christopher Zoukis
10. Second Circuit Upholds $36 Million Jury Award, $5 Million in Fees in Wrongful Conviction Case, by Matthew Clarke
11. Pressure from Advocacy Group Leads University of California to Partially Divest from Wells Fargo, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Missouri DOC Director Replaced after String of Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuits
13. Tenth Circuit Reinstates Suit over Failure to Provide Medical Treatment to Oklahoma Arrestee/Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
14. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoners’ Suit over Repeated Overnight Deprivation of Clothing
15. Louisiana Death Sentence Reversed, Charges Dismissed, Lawsuit Filed, by David Reutter
16. Tennessee: High Cost of Drugs Cited as Reason to Deny Prisoners Hep C Treatment, by David Reutter
17. Innocence Project Emerging in Israel, by Christopher Zoukis
18. State Sanctioned Murder: By the Numbers, by Christopher Zoukis
19. Private Prison Company’s Announcement to Reduce Recidivism Criticized as PR Ploy
20. Montana County Settles Suit over Prisoner’s Rape for $125,000
21. Missouri Town Pays $1.2 Million to Settle Lawsuit over Jail Suicide, by Lonnie Burton
22. Prisoners and Disabilities: The Legal Landscape, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Prisoner’s Escape from Understaffed Private Prison Results in Staff Discipline, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Study: Prison Spending Grew at Three Times the Rate of Education Spending over Last Three Decades, by Lonnie Burton
25. Visitors to USP Leavenworth Turned Away Due to Disabilities
26. Seventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Dismissing Prisoner’s § 1983 Suit for Failure to Exhaust, by Lonnie Burton
27. $1.275 Million Settlement for Los Angeles County Jail Whistleblower, by Lonnie Burton
28. New York Jail Agrees to End Solitary Confinement of Juveniles, by Matthew Clarke, Derek Gilna
29. Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Jailhouse Lawyers, by Christopher Zoukis
30. D.C. Man Subjected to 77 Days Overdetention; Marshals Service Denies Responsibility, by Monte McCoin
31. Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder Awarded $13 Million after 22 Years in Prison, by Lonnie Burton
32. Third Circuit: No Death Row Confinement after Death Sentences Vacated, by Christopher Zoukis
33. Hawaii: OCCC Mental Health Care Fails, Prison Staff Fired, by Monte McCoin
34. State Governors Grant Over 500 Pardons, Commutations, by Christopher Zoukis
35. Pennsylvania: Philly D.A. Sentenced to Five Years for Corruption, Disbarred, by Monte McCoin
36. Massachusetts: Reform Legislation Introduced after Study on Solitary Confinement Published, by Lonnie Burton
37. Tennessee Judge Denies Summary Judgment Motion in Jail Suicide Suit; Case Settles, by Derek Gilna
38. New Zealand Court Decision: Voting Ban Violates Human Rights of Prisoners, by Monte McCoin
39. Seventh Circuit: Corizon May be Liable for Failure to Coordinate Medical Care, by Matthew Clarke
40. Ninth Circuit Denies Immunity to Police Officers, Jailers for Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
41. HRDC Sues Kitsap County, Washington over Debit Release Cards, by Derek Gilna
42. Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Benefit from Nature Videos, Study Shows, by Monte McCoin
43. Judge Orders Florida DOC to Immediately Start Treating Prisoners with HCV, by Derek Gilna
44. First Circuit Reverses Convictions of Massachusetts Probation Officials, by Christopher Zoukis
45. Study Indicates Racial Bias Skews Criminality Risk Assessment Tool
46. Arizona: Mixed Rulings in Challenges to State’s Lethal Injection Protocol, by Lonnie Burton
47. Georgia Prison Doctor Rewarded for Cutting Costs as Prisoners Died Under His Care, by David Reutter
48. USP Atlanta Escapes Result in Convictions, by Monte McCoin
49. In Midst of Opioid Crisis, an Addiction Medication Program for Federal Prisons Fizzles, by Mike Ludwig
50. Federal Judge Expresses Frustration in New Orleans Jail Reform Litigation
51. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from Christopher Zoukis:

• The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door, July 1, 2021
• Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, Oct. 1, 2020
• Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality, Aug. 1, 2020
• With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand, July 1, 2020
• A Nation on the Brink, June 15, 2020
• Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, June 1, 2020
• Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
• New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, June 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: A Nationwide Survey of the Push for Early Release as Pandemic Fears Grow, May 1, 2020
• California Three-Judge Court Denies Emergency Motion to Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic, May 1, 2020

More from these topics:

• DOJ Finds “Horrific and Inhumane” Conditions in Georgia Prisons, March 1, 2025. Prison/Jail Murders, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Tennessee DOC Found in Violation of ADA With Failure to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners, Feb. 15, 2025. Deaf Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Class Actions, Policy Considerations.
• Philadelphia Held in Contempt of Jail Conditions Settlement, Ordered to Pay $25 Million, Feb. 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Settlements, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Policy Considerations, Fines.
• Harvey Weinstein Files Notice of Claim Over Rikers Island Detention, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, State Law Claims.
• DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, Feb. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Conditions of Confinement, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Federal Prison Oversight Act Becomes Law, Feb. 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Policy Considerations, Discovery and Inspection.
• Nearly $12 Million Paid to Mentally Disabled Indiana Prisoner Wrongly Convicted of Murder, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Prison/Jail Murders, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction.
• Video of Autistic Ohio Teen’s Jail Death Undercuts Sheriff’s Report Calling It Suicide, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Videotaping, Restraints, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Released from Solitary After 15 Years, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Settlements, Americans with Disabilities Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• Eighth Circuit: Evidentiary Admissibility Is a “Red Herring” At Class Certification of St. Louis Jail Conditions Challenge, Jan. 15, 2025. Classification, Conditions of Confinement, Class Certification, Class Actions, Evidence - Admissibility.