More from this issue:

1. Culture of Abuse and Corruption Plagues Jail in Denver, Colorado, by Lonnie Burton
2. Texas: Complaint Filed Over Contaminated Water, Conditions at Eastham Unit , by Panagioti Tsolkas
3. Michigan: Contract for Prisoner Legal Writer Program Results in Controversy
4. Rundown on California Propositions 57 and 64, by Kent A. Russell
5. Illinois: DNA Evidence Exonerates One Man, Implicates Another
6. Imprisoned Author Denied Access to His Own Published Writing
7. Seventh Circuit Tells Wisconsin Probationer with Gender Dysphoria how to Proceed, by Matthew Clarke
8. Georgia Prison Guards Face Sexual Assault Charges
9. Judge Rips DOJ Lawyers for “Series of Misrepresentations,” Orders Ethics Training, by Derek Gilna
10. Krome Detention Center has Long History of Detainee Abuse, by David Reutter
11. $28.1 Million Jury Award after Eighth Circuit Allows Conspiracy Claims in Nebraska Wrongful Conviction Suit, by Matthew Clarke
12. New York: Nearly $10 Million in Settlements Over Denial of Medical Care at Rikers Island
13. Michigan’s Wayne County Jails Plagued with Inhumane Conditions
14. Michigan: Corizon Audit Finds Deficiencies, State Extends and Expands Contract Anyway
15. Model Mental Health Care Diversion System Started by Miami Judge, by David Reutter
16. Nebraska: Portions of Lawsuit over Guard’s Sexual Assault Allowed to Proceed
17. BOP Prisoner’s FTCA Wage Suit States Cause of Action
18. Three California Jail Guards Charged with Murdering One Prisoner, Assaulting Another, by Christopher Zoukis
19. Constitutional Amendment Ensures Executions will Continue in Oklahoma , by Christopher Zoukis
20. Two Fulton County Jail Employees Subject to Liability in Detainee’s Suicide
21. FCI Danbury Prisoners Finally Transferred to New Women’s Facility
22. Increased Access to Higher Education Programs for California Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Deaths Due to Neglect in U.S. Jails Reflect Nation’s Values , by David Reutter
24. Mississippi: Hinds County Jails in Crisis, Face Mandated Reforms, by David Reutter
25. New York DA Supervisor Engages in Kinky Fetishes, Wife Claims, by Derek Gilna
26. Report Finds Charging Criminal Justice Fees Perpetuates Mass Incarceration, by Matthew Clarke
27. Hawaii Warden Subjected Female Prisoners to “Shame Therapy”
28. Correctional Medical Care Pays $425,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Opiate Withdrawal Death
29. Securus Phone Rates Spark Uprising at Alaska Prison , by Joe Watson
30. Georgia’s Supreme Court Rules on Private Probation Services
31. State University of New York “Bans the Box” on Student Applications
32. Dear Librarian: Filling the Information Gap for Prisoners with No Internet Access , by Christopher Zoukis
33. Jail Official Convicted of Illegally Recording Phone Conversations Loses Appeal, by Christopher Zoukis
34. Shackled South African Prisoner Beaten by GEO Guards Wins Lawsuit, by Derek Gilna
35. Recurring Injury Subsequent to Lawsuit Settlement No Bar to New Claim
36. Ninth Circuit Vacates Generalized Order to Shackle Pretrial Defendants, En Banc Review Granted
37. $325,002 Award to Michigan Prisoner Denied Medical Care for Joint Pain
38. Second Circuit Expands Protections from Sexual Abuse by Prison Staff, by Derek Gilna
39. Orleans Parish Jail Settles Prisoner Suicide Suit for $1.75 Million, by Derek Gilna
40. Merits Ruling on Procedurally Flawed Grievance Satisfies PLRA
41. Child Support Relief Coming for Incarcerated Parents
42. Tennessee Sheriff Indicted, Suspended and Jailed Over E-cig Business
43. Michigan Jail Subject of Wrongful Death Lawsuit and PLN Censorship Suit
44. New York Prison Scrutinized, Employees Charged Following High-profile Escape, by Derek Gilna
45. ICE Deportations Peaked in FY 2012, Declined from 2013 to 2015, by Derek Gilna
46. Continued Need for Prison and Criminal Justice Reforms
47. CCA’s Rebranding May Violate Trademark Rights
48. NTSB Faults Texas Prison Guard, Road Crews in Transport Bus Deaths, by Derek Gilna
49. California County Settles Class-action Lawsuit Over Jail Medical and Mental Health Care, by Matthew Clarke
50. PLN Goes Undercover to Bust CCA Employees’ Misuse of Prisoner Labor
51. Too Little, Too Late: Prosecutor Remorseful for Sending Innocent Man to Death Row, by David Reutter
52. “Natural Causes Killed Victor: A Death in Solitary,” a folk opera by George Swanson (DVD, 55 minutes), by Lance Tapley
53. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
54. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Federal Judge Orders Prison Doctor to Face Deliberate Indifference Claims, Feb. 5, 2019. Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Eighth Amendment.
• Seventh Circuit Denies Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claims Against Medical Staff, Feb. 5, 2019. Medical Misconduct, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect.
• Eighth Circuit: Severe Pain Caused by Actual Injury Satisfies PLRA Physical Injury Requirement, Feb. 4, 2019. Medical Misconduct, Criminal justice system reform, Medical, Pain, Surgery, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), PLRA, Physical Injury Rule, Excessive Force.
• Preliminary Settlement in Class-Action HCV Suit Against Pennsylvania DOC, Feb. 4, 2019. Medical Misconduct, Medical, Hepatitis, Failure to Treat.
• Florida Prisoner’s Suit Proceeds Against Guards for Use of Force, Retaliation, Jan. 8, 2019. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Eighth Amendment, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights.
• Seventh Circuit: Illinois Prisoner Entitled to Retrial After Appointment of Counsel Denied, Jan. 8, 2019. Guard Misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Appointment of Counsel, Trials.
• $11,428 in Costs Awarded For Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter; Attorney Fees Denied, Dec. 18, 2018. Attorney Fee Awards, Probation, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Appeals court rules in favor of Latino denied guard job in California prison, Dec. 14, 2018. Attorney Fee Awards, Social Security, Guards/Staff.
• $375,000-plus Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Jail, Dec. 13, 2018. Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat.
• New York Federal District Court Allows Prisoner’s § 1983 Action to Proceed, Dec. 7, 2018. Eighth Amendment, Summary Judgment, RLUIPA, First Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.