More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief for Ineffective Assistance of Resentencing Counsel, by Matthew Clarke
3. One in 55 Adults on Probation or Parole, Study Finds, by Rick Anderson
4. Print Media and Prisoner Activism, by Stephen Wilson
5. Taser Misuse at California Jail Costs County $1.15 Million, by Derek Gilna
6. Baby Dies Days After Prisoner Gives Birth in Isolation Cell at Texas Jail, by Matthew Clarke
7. Mississippi: More Indictments from Former DOC Commissioner Epps Corruption Scandal, by Kevin Bliss
8. Tennessee: Class-Action Suit Against Private 
Prison Over Diabetic Care Can Proceed
9. Federal Judge Orders Prison Doctor to Face Deliberate Indifference Claims, by Chad Marks
10. Florida Prisoner’s Gender Dysphoria Requires Hormone Therapy, 
Social Transitioning Treatment
11. Report Outlines Eight Ways to Shorten Excessive Prison Sentences, by Chad Marks
12. $1 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
13. Oklahoma is Number One ... in Incarceration Rates, by Matthew Clarke
14. $10 Million Award for Wrongly Jailed Philadelphia Man
15. Seventh Circuit Denies Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claims Against Medical Staff, by Derek Gilna
16. Protesters Rally Against Private Prison Contractor GEO Group, by David M. Reutter
17. Hawaii Prison Guards’ Union Fights Policy of Denying Promotions, by Matthew Clarke
18. Texas Prison System Cuts Phone Rates Over 75 Percent; Rates Drop in Other States, Too, by Matthew Clarke
19. Illinois Calculates the High Costs of Recidivism, by Edward Lyon
20. All Seven Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Face Ethics Charges
21. Under Pressure, Some Politicians Return Private Prison Campaign Cash, by Steve Horn
22. Texas Prison Air Conditioning Costs Much Lower than Expected, by Edward Lyon
23. Three Wrongfully Convicted Ohio Prisoners Receive $19.5 Million, by Derek Gilna
24. Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Filed by Deaf, Hard of Hearing Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
25. Seventh Circuit Reverses $6.7 Million Indemnification Award for Milwaukee Jail Rape, by Derek Gilna
26. Challenges, Secrecy Continue to Surround Use of Lethal Injection Drugs, by Chad Marks
27. Virginia Jail Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Violations
28. California: $1 Million Settlement in Suit Over Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
29. Virginia Jail’s Video Calling System Replaces In-Person Visits, by David Reutter
30. Florida DOC Agrees to Reform Prisoner Mental Health Care
31. New Trial on Causation Required in Illinois Jail Detainee’s Suicide, by David M. Reutter
32. Arkansas Prisoner Prevails on Grievance Exhaustion Issue, by Edward Lyon
33. Life-Sentenced Missouri Prisoner Has No Right to Release Date, by Edward Lyon
34. Eighth Circuit: Severe Pain Caused by Actual Injury Satisfies PLRA Physical Injury Requirement, by Matthew Clarke
35. New York City Pays $280,000 to Settle Suit after Visitor Assaulted by Jail Guards, by Edward Lyon
36. $1.6 Million Settlement for Missouri Prison Guard Subjected to Sexual Harassment
37. Connecticut DOC Settles Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawsuit for $1.3 Million, by Dale Chappell
38. Alaska Supreme Court Denies Counsel to State Prisoner in Felony Case, by Derek Gilna
39. High Risk, Low Pay for California Prisoners Who Fight Fires, by Chad Marks
40. What the Government Shutdown Looks Like Inside Federal Prisons, by Eli Hager
41. PREA Audit at Montana Women’s Prison Amid Sexual Misconduct Complaints, by Matthew Clarke
42. Ohio Prisoner Recovers $2,025 for Leg Injury Caused by Guard’s Pepper Ball, by Derek Gilna
43. Florida Prisoners Get Tablets, Lose $11.3 Million in Digital Music, by David M. Reutter
44. DC Corrections Council Report Slams USP Lewisburg’s “Special Management Unit”, by Derek Gilna
45. City of Philadelphia Sinks $5.6 Million into Prison Software Upgrade it Can’t Use, by Kevin W. Bliss
46. Imprisoning America’s Mentally Ill, by Edward Lyon
47. Obituary: Rick Anderson, 1941-2018, by Paul Wright
48. Nevada Prisons Persist in Not Serving Healthy Food, by Edward Lyon
49. Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Interviews with Lucasville Prison Riot Participants, by Derek Gilna
50. Drafting Error in First Step Act Delays Application of Good Behavior Credits, by Steve Horn
51. Preliminary Settlement in Class-Action HCV Suit Against Pennsylvania DOC, by Dale Chappell
52. HRDC Files Suit Against Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority, by Steve Horn
53. Seventh Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion in Not Seeking Counsel for Pro Se Prisoner
54. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
55. Former Prisoners Become Attorneys: From Breaking the Law to Practicing Law, by Christopher Zoukis

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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• $25 Million Contempt Fine Prompts Release of Pretrial Detainees from Philadelphia Lockups, Dec. 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Bail/Pretrial Release, Fines.
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• In Oregon Case, Ninth Circuit Limits Pretrial Detention Without Counsel to Seven Days, Nov. 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Speedy Trial Clock - Tolling of.
• Indiana Supreme Court Clarifies Framework for Determining When Courts May Apply Cash Bail to Public-Defender Costs and to Fines, Costs, and Fees, June 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Costs, Restitution, Bail Bonds.
• Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage, Jan. 1, 2024. Staffing, Exercise, Appointment of Counsel, Injunctions (PLRA), Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Class Actions, Right to Exercise.
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• Eighth Circuit: Defendant Facing Revocation of Supervised Release Did Not Knowingly and Voluntarily Waive Right to Counsel Where Appointed Counsel Admittedly Knew Nothing About Case and Advised Choosing Between ‘Big House or the Nut House’, April 15, 2023. Appointment of Counsel, Mental Health, Knowingly and Intelligently, Counsel - Right to.
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• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Parents’ Income That’s Unavailable to Defendant Who Lives With Them Expense-Free Not Included in Indigency Determination for Court-Appointed Counsel, May 1, 2022. Appointment of Counsel, Indigent Defendants - Fees and Expenses.