More from this issue:

1. Affluenza Epidemic Rampant in Our Nation’s Criminal Justice System, by Gary Hunter
2. Utah Attorney Plans Wrongful Death Suit Against County Jail
3. Double Blind: Preventing Eyewitness Error, by Christopher Moraff
4. Arkansas Attorney Sues to Gain Access to Incarcerated Client
5. Major Measles Outbreak at Detention Center in Arizona, by Christopher Zoukis
6. New Mexico State Court Orders Disclosure of Corizon’s Litigation Records, by Derek Gilna
7. University of Texas Researcher Makes Data on In-custody Deaths Comprehensible, by Matthew Clarke
8. Chief Federal Judge in D.C. Resigns after Lawsuit Accuses Him of Rape, by Christopher Zoukis
9. Michigan Prisoner’s Suicide Under Investigation; Lawsuit Filed, by David Reutter
10. Private Prisons in Oklahoma Prove Costly
11. Seventh Circuit Affirms Award of $1.00 in Excessive Force Case, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Texas Leads the Nation in Exonerations, Costing More than $93 Million, by Christopher Zoukis
13. ICE Settles Suit Filed by Immigration Detainees, Pays $405,000 in Attorney Fees, by Derek Gilna
14. Three Murders in Alabama Prisons in Ten Days; State Senate Passes Reform Bill
15. Perfect Storm of Overcrowding, Violence and Staff Shortages in Tennessee Prisons, by David Reutter
16. Three State Supreme Courts Rule on Post-release Issues for Sex Offenders, by Matthew Clarke
17. Seventh Circuit: Request to Revise Supervised Release Conditions was Premature, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down Legal Financial Obligations Imposed on Indigent or Disabled Defendants Unable to Pay, by Lonnie Burton
19. Former LA County Sheriff to Serve Three Years in Prison, by Derek Gilna
20. Indiana Court Rules that Correct Conviction Must be Used when Revoking Parole, by Christopher Zoukis
21. Probation Revocation for Refusal to Participate in Polygraph Tests Upheld, by Christopher Zoukis
22. States Wrestle with Prison Privatization, by Christopher Zoukis
23. WA: Prisoners May Not Have Their Incarceration Used Against Them at Child Dependency Proceedings
24. $103,000 Settlement Between Colorado Town and ACLU Over “Pay or Serve” Jail Policy, by Matthew Clarke
25. Global Tel*Link Agrees to Pay $8.8 Million in Class-action Settlement, by Derek Gilna
26. Heroin Overdose Antidote Becoming More Widely Available, Including Behind Bars, by Joe Watson
27. DC Circuit Court Reverses Dismissal of Suit Challenging CMU Placement, by Derek Gilna
28. DC Circuit Agrees that U.S. Attorney’s Discovery Handbook is Exempt from FOIA, by Derek Gilna
29. Kentucky: Disciplinary Proceeding Reversed for Failure to Review Video Footage, by Lonnie Burton
30. Two Prisoners Killed in Second Nebraska Prison Riot in Two Years
31. Marion County, Indiana Jail Plagued by Prisoner Deaths, Ensuing Lawsuits, by Lonnie Burton
32. Seventh Circuit Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Illinois Prison Doctors, by Lonnie Burton
33. Increasing Number of Cities and States Enact Bail Reform – but is it Enough?, by Joe Watson
34. Harvard Law School Report Highlights Ill Effects of Criminal Justice Fees, by Derek Gilna
35. New York: Prison College Program Reduces Recidivism, Receives More Funding
36. Texas Lawyer Quits with 0-34 Record of Losses in Death Penalty Cases, by Matthew Clarke
37. ACLU Report Details Damaging Effects of Solitary Confinement on Disabled Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
38. Maine State Prison Rescinds Bra-removal Policy for Female Visitors
39. AVID Prison Project Report Details Challenges Faced by Disabled Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
40. PLN Settles Censorship Challenge at Oklahoma Jail for $125,000, by Derek Gilna
41. New Report Examines “Treatment Industrial Complex”, by Derek Gilna
42. Federal Circuit Reverses Prisoner’s Compensation Award by Court of Federal Claims, by Derek Gilna
43. New York Prisoner Attempts to Retire from His Prison Job
44. Exploring the Connection Between Brain Injuries and Criminal Behavior, by Christopher Zoukis
45. Three-day Denial of Pain Medication Sufficient to Overcome Claim of Qualified Immunity, Eighth Circuit Rules, by Lonnie Burton
46. Corporate Cash Helps Fill Indiana Politicians’ Coffers , by Leah Carter, James Benedict, Madison Hogan and Paige Ferguson
47. Virginia: Three Face Federal Charges for Fake Legal Services Scheme
48. Michigan Prison Plagued by Sewage Problems Despite Repeated Complaints, by Panagioti Tsolkas
49. Feds Impound Illegally Imported Execution Drugs in Arizona, Other States, by Joe Watson
50. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
51. New Reporting System for Prisoner Deaths May Allow for Increased Intervention Opportunities, by Lonnie Burton
52. News in Brief

More from Derek Gilna:

• Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, April 1, 2022
• Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
• California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
• The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
• District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
• HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
• Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
• Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
• D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
• Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021

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