More from this issue:

1. $550,000 Settlement for Detainee Rendered Quadriplegic by Guard’s Excessive Force
2. Missouri Sheriff Who Vowed to Clean Up Crime Faces Criminal Charges, Lawsuits, by R. Bailey
3. Florida Private Prisons Seek $4 Million for Employee Raises, by David Reutter
4. New York Federal District Court Allows Prisoner’s § 1983 Action to Proceed, by Derek Gilna
5. Pro Se Prisoner Demonstrated Need for Recruitment of Counsel
6. Report: Homelessness and Housing Insecurity are Hurdles for Former Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
7. Garnishment Action in Federal Court to Collect Jury Award was Improper
8. Federal Prisons Use Nurses and Cooks as Guards While Officials Push to Fill Private Prisons, by Christopher Zoukis
9. Michigan Prisoner Awarded $16,500 for Guard’s Assault and Cover-up
10. Florida: Suit Continues Against CoreCivic for Rape of Developmentally Disabled Child, by Monte McCoin
11. Brookings Institute Study Finds Direct Connection between Poverty and Crime Rates, by Derek Gilna
12. Family of Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Prisoner Receives $14 Million, by Kevin Bliss
13. Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Jail Where Three Detainees Died, by Christopher Zoukis
14. Sentenced to Prison Slavery, by Kevin Bliss
15. Experts Call for Improvements in Prisoner Dental Care, by Christopher Zoukis
16. Amid Scandal, Missouri Governor Issues Commutations and Pardons, Passes New Laws Before Resigning, by Dale Chappell
17. Land Swap Seeks to Reinstate Construction of New Jail in Detroit
18. Correct Care Solutions Redux: Poor Medical Care Leads to More Deaths, Lawsuits, by Edward Lyon
19. BJS Report Finds Prisoner Sexual Abuse Allegations Continue to Rise, by Kevin Bliss
20. Dismissal of Pro Se Prisoner’s Sexual Assault, Excessive Force Case Reversed, by Kevin Bliss
21. Prison Systems Solve Bed Space Problems by Using Out-of-State Facilities, by Christopher Zoukis
22. Long-Term Segregation Can Establish Imminent Danger of Serious Physical Injury for PLRA Purposes, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Wealthy? Upgrade to a First Class Criminal Justice Experience!, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Mentally Ill Wisconsin Prisoners Held in Solitary Improperly Reclassified, by Edward Lyon
25. New York City Council Passes Ordinance to Make All Jail Phone Calls Free, by Derek Gilna
26. Federal Judge Orders Washington Prison Officials to Properly Feed Ramadan Participants, by Christopher Zoukis
27. Under “In-House Parole,” New Mexico Prisoners Remain in Prison, by Edward Lyon
28. Former Prisoner, Jailhouse Lawyer Mujahid Farid Has Died, by Laura Whitehorn
29. Military-Style Attack on Brazilian Prison Kills 20 Prisoners, One Guard, by Monte McCoin
30. Report on Capital Punishment in Pennsylvania Released; Moratorium Continues, by Kevin Bliss
31. Suicides Increasing in Massachusetts Prisons and Jails
32. Ohio Prison Officials Announce Measures to Prevent Another Transport Bus Murder, by Matthew Clarke
33. Louisiana’s Rejection of $3.5 Million Prison Tracking Software to be Reconsidered, by R. Bailey
34. $17 Million Payout for Yet Another Wrongful Conviction in Chicago, by Christopher Zoukis
35. Alabama Prisoner in Failed Execution Attempt will Not Face Another, by David Reutter
36. Multiple Charges, Lawsuits Filed Against Lackawanna Prison Staff for Sexual Abuse, by Kevin Bliss
37. Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Gang Member’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
38. Indiana Prisoner Obtains $85,000 Settlement After Being Beaten and Tased, by Edward Lyon
39. Violent Incidents Follow Settlement to End Dangerous Conditions at Alabama Prison
40. Ex-Washington Prison Superintendent Under Investigation for Misuse of Funds, by Dale Chappell
41. Angola Closes its Notorious Camp J, “A Microcosm of a Lot of Things That are Wrong”, by Grace Toohey
42. New Jersey Federal Court Certifies Class-Action Suit Against Global*Tel Link, by Derek Gilna
43. Lawsuit by Washington AG Against GEO Group for Wage Violations Proceeds, Granted Class-Action Status, by Christopher Zoukis
44. Defy Ventures Founder Steps Down Amid Accusations of Misconduct, by Christopher Zoukis
45. Former Jailhouse Lawyer Bobby Battle Dies at Age 80, by Monte McCoin
46. Florida District Court Allows Suit Against Prisoner Transport Companies to Proceed, by Dale Chappell
47. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
48. Florida Detainee Died from Deliberate Indifference to Septic Shock, Lawsuit Charges
49. PLN Files Cert Petition with Supreme Court Over Florida DOC Censorship, by Steve Horn
50. News in Brief
51. Censorship in Prisons and Jails: A War on the Written Word, by Christopher Zoukis

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:

• Fourth Circuit Revives West Virginia Prisoner’s RLUIPA Claim Over Religious Diet with Soy He Can’t Digest, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, RLUIPA, Religious Diet.
• Lawsuits by Michigan Prisoner Yield $57,750 in Settlements, Plus Policy Changes, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices.
• Ninth Circuit Greenlights Muslim Hawaii Prisoner’s Challenge to Early-Served Ramadan Meals, Jan. 15, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Religious Diet.
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Freedom/Worship.
• BOP Settles Muslim Prisoner’s Religious Discrimination and Medical Denial Claims at Colorado Supermax, Dec. 15, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Systemic Medical Neglect, Settlements, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Interference With His Muslim Religious Practice, Nov. 15, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services.
• Second Circuit: New York Prisoner’s Religious Discrimination Need Not Show a “Substantial” Burden of Beliefs, Oct. 15, 2024. Religious Discrimination.
• Cheap Food Enriching Profiteers, Making Prisoners Sick, Aug. 15, 2024. Food, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• Mentally Ill Detainee Allegedly Tasered and Starved to Death At South Carolina Jail, July 1, 2024. Food, Stun Guns/Tasers, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Chemical Spraying of Mentally Ill Inmates.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Ohio Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim That Guards Got Him Kicked Out of Religious Group, July 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, RLUIPA.