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Taser Misuse at California Jail Costs County $1.15 Million
by Derek Gilna
On March 5, 2018, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department in California settled a federal civil rights lawsuit that alleged deputies at the Rancho Cucamonga jail engaged in a practice of “tasing” prisoners for their own personal amusement.
The $1.15 million settlement on behalf of ...
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- News in Brief
- Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief for Ineffective Assistance of Resentencing Counsel, by Matthew Clarke
- One in 55 Adults on Probation or Parole, Study Finds, by Rick Anderson
- Print Media and Prisoner Activism, by Stephen Wilson
- Taser Misuse at California Jail Costs County $1.15 Million, by Derek Gilna
- Baby Dies Days After Prisoner Gives Birth in Isolation Cell at Texas Jail, by Matthew Clarke
- Mississippi: More Indictments from Former DOC Commissioner Epps Corruption Scandal, by Kevin Bliss
- Tennessee: Class-Action Suit Against Private Prison Over Diabetic Care Can Proceed
- Federal Judge Orders Prison Doctor to Face Deliberate Indifference Claims, by Chad Marks
- Florida Prisoner’s Gender Dysphoria Requires Hormone Therapy, Social Transitioning Treatment
- Report Outlines Eight Ways to Shorten Excessive Prison Sentences, by Chad Marks
- $1 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
- Oklahoma is Number One ... in Incarceration Rates, by Matthew Clarke
- $10 Million Award for Wrongly Jailed Philadelphia Man
- Seventh Circuit Denies Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claims Against Medical Staff, by Derek Gilna
- Protesters Rally Against Private Prison Contractor GEO Group, by David M. Reutter
- Hawaii Prison Guards’ Union Fights Policy of Denying Promotions, by Matthew Clarke
- Texas Prison System Cuts Phone Rates Over 75 Percent; Rates Drop in Other States, Too, by Matthew Clarke
- Illinois Calculates the High Costs of Recidivism, by Edward Lyon
- All Seven Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Face Ethics Charges
- Under Pressure, Some Politicians Return Private Prison Campaign Cash, by Steve Horn
- Texas Prison Air Conditioning Costs Much Lower than Expected, by Edward Lyon
- Three Wrongfully Convicted Ohio Prisoners Receive $19.5 Million, by Derek Gilna
- Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Filed by Deaf, Hard of Hearing Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
- Seventh Circuit Reverses $6.7 Million Indemnification Award for Milwaukee Jail Rape, by Derek Gilna
- Challenges, Secrecy Continue to Surround Use of Lethal Injection Drugs, by Chad Marks
- Virginia Jail Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Violations
- California: $1 Million Settlement in Suit Over Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
- Virginia Jail’s Video Calling System Replaces In-Person Visits, by David Reutter
- Florida DOC Agrees to Reform Prisoner Mental Health Care
- New Trial on Causation Required in Illinois Jail Detainee’s Suicide, by David M. Reutter
- Arkansas Prisoner Prevails on Grievance Exhaustion Issue, by Edward Lyon
- Life-Sentenced Missouri Prisoner Has No Right to Release Date, by Edward Lyon
- Eighth Circuit: Severe Pain Caused by Actual Injury Satisfies PLRA Physical Injury Requirement, by Matthew Clarke
- New York City Pays $280,000 to Settle Suit after Visitor Assaulted by Jail Guards, by Edward Lyon
- $1.6 Million Settlement for Missouri Prison Guard Subjected to Sexual Harassment
- Connecticut DOC Settles Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawsuit for $1.3 Million, by Dale Chappell
- Alaska Supreme Court Denies Counsel to State Prisoner in Felony Case, by Derek Gilna
- High Risk, Low Pay for California Prisoners Who Fight Fires, by Chad Marks
- What the Government Shutdown Looks Like Inside Federal Prisons, by Eli Hager
- PREA Audit at Montana Women’s Prison Amid Sexual Misconduct Complaints, by Matthew Clarke
- Ohio Prisoner Recovers $2,025 for Leg Injury Caused by Guard’s Pepper Ball, by Derek Gilna
- Florida Prisoners Get Tablets, Lose $11.3 Million in Digital Music, by David M. Reutter
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- City of Philadelphia Sinks $5.6 Million into Prison Software Upgrade it Can’t Use, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Imprisoning America’s Mentally Ill, by Edward Lyon
- Obituary: Rick Anderson, 1941-2018, by Paul Wright
- Nevada Prisons Persist in Not Serving Healthy Food, by Edward Lyon
- Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Interviews with Lucasville Prison Riot Participants, by Derek Gilna
- Drafting Error in First Step Act Delays Application of Good Behavior Credits, by Steve Horn
- Preliminary Settlement in Class-Action HCV Suit Against Pennsylvania DOC, by Dale Chappell
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- Seventh Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion in Not Seeking Counsel for Pro Se Prisoner
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Former Prisoners Become Attorneys: From Breaking the Law to Practicing Law, by Christopher Zoukis
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- 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
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- 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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- Missouri Pays More Than $1.2 Million for Deputy Warden’s Sexual Harassment Claim Against Warden, May 1, 2025. Staff-Staff Harassment, DOC/BOP misconduct, Settlements.
- New York Prisoner Awarded Almost $280,000 in Retaliation Claim Against Guards, May 1, 2025. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements.
- Connecticut Compensates Exonerated Prisoners, Reforms Policing, April 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction.
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