More from this issue:

1. $12.5 Million to Settle Class Action Suit Over Strip Searches of NYC Jail Visitors, by Anthony Accurso
2. Washington State: Jail Phone Rates Increase as Video Replaces In-Person Visits, by Steve Horn, Iris Wagner
3. Florida: Federal Prison Guard Sentenced for Accepting Bribe, by Monte McCoin
4. Class-action Settlement in Mississippi “Debtors’ Prison” Case, by Derek Gilna
5. Colorado Accused of Failing to Comply with Settlement in Mental Health Care Suit, by Derek Gilna
6. California Attorney Specializes in Representing Prisoners Victimized by Fraud, by Monte McCoin
7. Angola Prison Lawsuit Poses Question: What Kind of Medical Care do Prisoners Deserve?, by Amanda Aronczyk, Katie Rose Quandt
8. Pro se Texas Prisoner Wins $250,550 Default Judgment in Use of Force Case, by Edward Lyon
9. Humanism to be Recognized as Approved Faith in North Carolina Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
10. Louisiana Jail Settles with DOJ Over HIV Discrimination, by Dale Chappell
11. Rhode Island: Life-sentenced Prisoner is “Civilly Dead,” Cannot Pursue Tort Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Florida ICE Detention Center Restricts Detainees’ Observance of Ramadan, by Steve Horn
13. Australian Woman Gives Birth in Cell After Guards Can’t Unlock the Door, by Monte McCoin
14. Low Pay, High Staff Turnover Drive Texas Prison Guard Shortage, by Matthew Clarke
15. Nebraska County, Jail Medical Provider Settle Suit Over Medication Denial for $10,000, by Matthew Clarke
16. Iowa Prison Guard Wins $2 Million on Retaliation, Disability Accommodation Claims, by Edward Lyon
17. New York: $100,000 to Settle Suit over Rape of Trans Prisoner Held in Men’s Prison, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Lawsuit Over Prisoner Assault at Tennessee Jail Results in Settlement, Dismissal, by Kevin Bliss
19. Ninth Circuit Modifies Deliberate Indifference Analysis for Pretrial Detainees’ Inadequate Medical Care Claims, by Matthew Clarke
20. Landmark Stanford Prison Experiment Criticized as a Sham, by Steve Horn
21. U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Former Prison Guard After 10 Years on the Run, by Monte McCoin
22. Kentucky Reluctantly Returns to Prison Privatization
23. New Jersey County Pays $95,000 to Female Lawyer “Wanded” Between Legs at Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Federal Jury Awards $6 Million to Epileptic Colorado Prisoner, but New Trial Ordered, by Matthew Clarke
25. $10 Million Class-action Lawsuit Against Virginia Jail Results in $725,000 Settlement, by R. Bailey
26. HRDC Files Censorship Suit Against New Mexico Jail; Court Orders Dismissal Based on Mootness, by Steve Horn
27. Florida Lawyer Arrested for Jail Porn Escapades
28. Two Former Oklahoma Death Row Prisoners Obtain $3.15 Million Settlement, by Derek Gilna
29. Jury Awards North Carolina Prisoner $15,000 for Staff Sexual Assault
30. Formerly Incarcerated Chef Plans to Revolutionize Ramen, by Steve Horn
31. Kentucky Law Requiring Abused Spouse to Pay for Abuser’s Divorce Attorney Abolished
32. Fifth Circuit Upholds Convictions of Louisiana Jail Staff for Failing to Stop Abuse, by Matthew Clarke
33. North Carolina Fined $190,000 for Mismanagement of Prescription Medication, by Monte McCoin
34. Arizona: Lawsuit Spurs Significant Reforms for Death Row Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
35. Oregon County Pays $2.85 Million for Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner, by Dale Chappell
36. Black Liberation Army Members Convicted of Murdering Cops Granted Parole, by Christopher Zoukis
37. Editorial: The Case Against Florida’s Amendment 4 on Felon Voting Rights, by Paul Wright
38. Private Prison Company Pays to Play; Federal Election Commission Fails to Act, by Christopher Zoukis
39. The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages: Inside the Booming Market for Food in Pouches, by Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
40. Solitary Confinement Reforms Sweeping the Nation but Still Not Enough, by Christopher Zoukis
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. Advocacy Groups Call for End to Ban on In-person Visits at Tennessee Jail
43. News in Brief
44. US Parole Activists Aim to Overhaul a Failing System, by Jean Trounstine

More from Anthony Accurso:

• D.C. Circuit Holds Compelling Suspect to Unlock Cellphone With Thumbprint Is ‘Testimonial’ Act and Violates Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, Feb. 15, 2025
• $220,000 Settlement After Woman Dies in Ohio Jail From Drug Withdrawal, Feb. 15, 2025
• Colorado Supreme Court Holds Defendant Was in ‘Custody’ for Miranda Purposes Because She Had Hands Bagged and Zip Tied, Commanded Not to Remove Them, and Questioned Alone in Interrogation Room With Door Closed, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit Holds No Emergency-Aid Exception to Warrant Requirement Where Police Have Information That Subject Is Already Deceased, Feb. 15, 2025
• Police Departments Are Now Using AI to Write Reports, Feb. 15, 2025
• Illinois Supreme Court Announces Odor of Burnt Cannabis Alone Is Insufficient to Establish Probable Cause for a Warrantless Vehicle Search, Feb. 1, 2025
• Mass Spectrometry Being Studied as Way to Analyze Overlapping or Weak Fingerprints, Feb. 1, 2025
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Relief Where Both Trial and Appellate Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Challenge Indictment for Residential Burglary That Failed to Allege Defendant Illegally Entered a ‘Dwelling’, Jan. 15, 2025
• Childhood Trauma Incidence Higher Among Those Incarcerated, Jan. 15, 2025
• Nevada Supreme Court Announces Incorporated Probable Cause Affidavit Cannot Broaden Scope of Warrant’s Description of Places and Persons to be Searched or Items to Be Seized, Dec. 1, 2024

More from these topics:

• U.S. Justice Department Investigating Tennessee CoreCivic Prison After Mother of Murdered Prisoner Reaches Settlement, March 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison/Jail Murders, Staffing, Settlements, Wrongful Death.
• Settlement Bars Family Separations at U.S. Border Until 2031, Pays $6.4 Million in Legal Fees and Costs, March 1, 2025. Settlements, Family, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Immigration Law/Offenses.
• 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.
• $1.5 Million Settlement For In-Custody Injury by New York Police, March 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Police/Govt Misconduct, Prison Brutality.
• New Mexico Corrections Department Continues Pattern of Abuse With Contract Medical Provider Wexford Health Sources, Feb. 15, 2025. Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Tennessee DOC Found in Violation of ADA With Failure to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners, Feb. 15, 2025. Deaf Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Class Actions, Policy Considerations.
• $9.9 Million Paid to Washington Prisoner Whose Misdiagnosed Cancer Is Now Terminal, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Malpractice, Settlements.
• Oregon Pays $50,000 to Settle Retaliation Suit by PLN Contributor, Who Wins Release, Feb. 15, 2025. Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Media Contact, Settlements.
• Philadelphia Held in Contempt of Jail Conditions Settlement, Ordered to Pay $25 Million, Feb. 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Settlements, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Policy Considerations, Fines.
• 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.