More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. NBC Sends Anchorman Lester Holt to Prison as Part of its “Justice for All” Series, by Chad Marks
3. The Cost of Prison Censorship: Florida Taxpayers to Pay $1.2 Million in HRDC Case
4. $8,500 Settlement in Allegheny County Jail Sexual Harassment Suit, by David M. Reutter
5. $860,000 Settlement in Suit Over Michigan Female Prisoner’s Suicide, by David M. Reutter
6. Organization Connected to Missouri Prison Director Gets No-Bid Contract, by Scott Grammer
7. Federal Prisoner Challenges Constitutionality of Death Penalty; Gets Plea Deal for Life Without Parole, by Matthew Clarke
8. Court Orders Changes to Alabama Prison System After 15 Suicides; Feds Threaten Suit, by Scott Grammer
9. Department of Justice Report Shows Small Decrease in U.S. Prison Population, by Scott Grammer
10. Compassionate Releases Needed for an Aging Prisoner Population, by Edward Lyon
11. Florida Supreme Court Issues Death Penalty Rulings, by Edward Lyon
12. Washington State Settles Suit Over 15-Hour-a-Day Lockdown of Mentally Ill Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
13. South Carolina: Lawsuit Alleges Medical Staff, Guards Negligent in Baby’s Death, by Bill Barton
14. Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System, by Alec Karakatsanis, by Sam Feldman
15. Arizona Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to PLN in Censorship Suit, by Matthew Clarke
16. Study Finds that War on Drugs Kept Black Men from Higher Education, by Scott Grammer
17. Maryland: Parole Changes Needed for Life-Sentenced Prisoners, by Chad Marks
18. Man Mistakenly Released 13 Years Ago Won’t Have to Return to Prison, by Douglas Ankney
19. Allegheny County Settles Three Lawsuits Over Medical Care at County Jail, by Dale Chappell
20. West Virginia Regional Jails Entitled to Sovereign Immunity, by David M. Reutter
21. Seventh Circuit: Failure to Provide Medical Accommodation is Deliberate Indifference, by Kevin Bliss
22. Three Deaths in Three Days at Illinois Prison Spur Calls for Greater Transparency, by Chad Marks
23. Missouri Sheriff Tells Judge that County Won’t Pay for Prisoners’ Food, Medical Care, by Bill Barton
24. No Fourth Amendment Violation for Abusive Group Strip Search of Female Prisoners, by Edward Lyon
25. Pattern of Abuse and Mismanagement at North Carolina Jail, by David M. Reutter
26. $3.1 Million Settlement for Washington Jail Detainee’s Death, by Douglas Ankney
27. Seventh Circuit: Non-Medical Prison Staff Entitled to Qualified Immunity, by Douglas Ankney
28. New Jersey: Appellate Court Shoots Down $7.5 Million Verdict in Prison Whistleblower Case, by Chad Marks
29. Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Native American Religion Suit, by Matthew Clarke
30. Why Not Let Prisoners Vote While Incarcerated?, by Bill Barton
31. Ex-Offenders Work for Organization that Repairs and Sells Vehicles at Low Cost, by Douglas Ankney
32. Court Declines to Seal Records in Michigan Prisoner’s Excessive Force Case, by David M. Reutter
33. New York: Prisoners Have No Expectation to Privacy During Jail Phone Calls, by Chad Marks
34. Missouri Jury Awards $113.7 Million to Prison Guards Required to Work Without Pay, by Matthew Clarke
35. Muslim Civil Rights Group Files Discrimination Suit Over Virginia Jail’s “God Pod”, by Matthew Clarke
36. Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Violence, Cover-ups at Rikers Island Jail, by Dale Chappell
37. Prison’s Refusal to Allow Wiccan Services Must be Reviewed for Compelling Governmental Interest, by Kevin Bliss
38. Conditions Lawsuit Against Indiana County Jail Certified as a Class Action, by Kevin Bliss
39. Fifth Circuit Terminates Consent Decree for Muslim Services in Texas Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
40. Oregon Prisoner’s Use of Another Prisoner’s Phone PIN Constitutes Identity Theft, by Mark Wilson
41. Sex Offenders Excluded from Florida Shelters During Hurricane, by David M. Reutter
42. Pennsylvania’s Buck County Liable for Illegally Disclosing Criminal Records, by David M. Reutter
43. Alaska Supreme Court Rules Against Muslim Prisoner on Correspondence Ban, by Edward Lyon
44. Judge Orders Federal Prisoner with Cancer Released Due to Poor Medical Care, by Matthew Clarke
45. Eleventh Circuit: Tasing of Inert Detainee is Excessive Force, by David M. Reutter
46. Appellate Court Holds Louisiana Prisoner’s Medical Malpractice Claim May Proceed, by David M. Reutter
47. How High-Priced Drugs Cripple Prison Health Care – and Reform, by Priti Krishtel
48. HRDC Lawsuit Proceeds Over Care Provided to Florida Prisoner Who Starved to Death, by David M. Reutter
49. Victim Notification Law Plagues Alabama’s Parole System, by Kevin Bliss
50. Louisiana Enters into Subscription Model Contract for HCV Treatment, by David M. Reutter
51. Washington DOC Medical Director Fired for Negligence, by Dale Chappell
52. Louisiana Prison Industry Program Puts Profits Before Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
53. Virginia Death Row Conditions Subjected Prisoners to Risk of Harm, by David M. Reutter
54. U.S. Department of Justice Plans to Ramp up Federal Death Penalty, by Chad Marks
55. Behind Bars, Co-Pays Are a Barrier to Basic Health Care, by Victoria Law
56. Oregon Transgender Prisoner Must be Housed Alone or with Other Transgender or Non­Cisgender Prisoners, by Mark Wilson
57. Alabama Prisoners Bring Awareness of Abusive Conditions Through Hunger Strikes, by Kevin Bliss
58. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
59. Beyond Estelle: Medical Rights for Incarcerated Patients, by Greg Dober

More from Chad Marks:

• Use of Solitary Confinement During Pandemic Detrimental To Prisoners and Not Slowing Spread of COVID-19, May 1, 2021
• COVID-19 Inspired Ban on Prison Visits in Texas Ends, April 1, 2021
• Sequel: Three Additional Federal Executions Before Trump Left Office, March 1, 2021
• Connecticut: Summary Judgment Denied in Deliberate Indifference Case Where Facial Lesion Turned Out To Be Skin Cancer, Nov. 1, 2020
• Ford Foundation President’s Support to Replace Rikers With Other Jails Criticized, Oct. 1, 2020
• Wisconsin: Court Dismisses Prisoners’ Suit Over Asbestos, Mold on Procedural Grounds, Sept. 1, 2020
• New Jersey: Commission Recommends State Take 100 Steps to Improve Re-Entry for Ex-Prisoners, Sept. 1, 2020
• New York: Prisoner Kills Himself After Brutal Beating by Guards, Aug. 1, 2020
• Jury Award $700,000 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted by Guards, Aug. 1, 2020
• Is the Death Penalty Slowly Dying Across the Nation?, June 15, 2020

More from these topics:

• Suboxone Manufacturer’s Delayed-Release Buprenorphine Injections Show Promise at Maine Jail, March 1, 2025. Medication, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Drug Overdose, Drug Treatment/Rehab.
• Sixth Circuit Upholds $6.4 Million Jury Award Against Corizon Nurses For Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Alcohol Withdrawal, March 1, 2025. Corizon, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Monterey County Pays $1 Million to Settle Suit Over Detainee Suicide by Toilet Tissue; Wellpath Pays Another Undisclosed Sum, Feb. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Settlements, Suicides.
• DOJ Directs BOP, U.S. Marshals to Improve Suicide Prevention, Feb. 15, 2025. Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Civil Rights Violations.
• $220,000 Settlement After Woman Dies in Ohio Jail From Drug Withdrawal, Feb. 15, 2025. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Video of Autistic Ohio Teen’s Jail Death Undercuts Sheriff’s Report Calling It Suicide, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Videotaping, Restraints, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
• Suicidal Texas Prisoners Held in Phone-Booth-Size “Containment Cages”, Dec. 15, 2024. Strip Cells, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Suicides.
• $28.75 Million Settlement Paid by New York City in Suit Alleging Rikers Guards Stood by and Watched Detainee Hang Himself, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides.
• Ninth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for California Jail Nurse Who Cleared Detainee for Release Just Before His Suicide, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Suicides, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• $1.5 Million Settlement Approved in Chicago Jail Suicide Case, Nov. 15, 2024. Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.