More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Oklahoma County Settles Jail Death Lawsuit for $3.2 Million, by Dale Chappell
3. Taft Correctional Institution Scheduled to Close in 2020 ... Maybe, by Kevin Bliss
4. Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Hepatitis C Treatment for Texas Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
5. Terminal Texas Prisoner’s Morphine Withdrawn After He Filed Sexual Harassment Complaint, by Matthew Clarke
6. New York City Department of Correction Attempts to Humanize Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
7. State of New York 50 Percent Liable for Prisoner’s Injury Sustained from Table Saw, by Douglas Ankney
8. Orange County Pays $299K to Settle Claim that Deputy Forbade Nurse to Treat Prisoner, by Douglas Ankney
9. Exonerated Kentucky Man’s High Bail Prevented His Release for Six Years, by David M. Reutter
10. $102,500 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Alaska DOC’s Discrimination Against Muslims, by Matthew Clarke
11. Washington State Prisoner’s Suicide Leads to $350,000 Settlement, by Edward Lyon
12. Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded in HRDC Suit Against Juvenile Solitary Confinement, by David M. Reutter
13. Oregon Prison Guard, Guilty of Pocketing $10,811 in Falsified Overtime, Sues for Racism, by Mark Wilson
14. California County Settles Failure to Protect Lawsuit for $90,000, by Dale Chappell
15. $45,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Subjected to Excessive Force, by David M. Reutter
16. Maryland to Pay $1.4 Million Settlement and Provide Assistance to Blind Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
17. New Mexico Prison Guards Win $700,000 Age Discrimination Settlement, by Edward Lyon
18. Jury Awards Former Virginia Prisoner Over $1 Million After Finding of Medical Malpractice against Prison Doctor, by Douglas Ankney
19. 20 Years Sees No Improvement in California Prison’s Mental Health Care; Suicide Results in $1.5 Million Settlement, by Kevin Bliss
20. Illinois Jail Detainee Dies, Lawsuit Settles for $2.2 Million, by Edward Lyon
21. Indiana Prisoner Granted Leave to Proceed in First Amendment Retaliation Suit, by Edward Lyon
22. Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Detainees, by David M. Reutter
23. Utah Supreme Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Man Held 17 Days Without Hearing or Formal Charges, by Matthew Clarke
24. Update: Montgomery County, Ohio Pays $10 Million to Settle Jail Lawsuits, by Edward Lyon
25. Video Documentary Reports on Florida Prisons – From the Inside, by David M. Reutter
26. Washington State Pays Prisoners Slave Wages While Suing Others for Doing the Same, by Edward Lyon
27. Third Circuit: Failure to Make PLRA Findings Moots Appeal, by David M. Reutter
28. To Decrease Prison Population, Texas Must Increase Parole Rate
29. Ministry Worker Banned from Mississippi Prisons After Asking About Plumbing Problems, by Scott Grammer
30. Growing Concerns Over Medical Debt Leading to Jail Time, by Kevin Bliss
31. Texas Attorney General Secretly Sabotages Compensation Payments to Man Exonerated of Killing Police Officer, by Matthew Clarke
32. Ohio Prisoner Killed by Cellmate Who Mistakenly Thought He Was a Child Molester, by Scott Grammer
33. BOP to Implement Paperless Mail System in Attempt to Stop Drugs, by Dale Chappell
34. California Department of Corrections Tries End-Run Around Federal Court, by Kevin Bliss
35. Prisoner Wins Preliminary Injunction Against PADOC Policy Banning Islamic Fezzes, by The Human Rights Coalition
36. Missouri Requires County Jails to House State Prisoners, Then Doesn’t Pay for Them, by David M. Reutter
37. Alaska: Juvenile Justice Official Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography, by Kevin Bliss
38. $750,000 Settlement in Suit Over Prisoner Beaten and Raped for Three Days, by Matthew Clarke
39. Prisoner Suicide Rates Highest in California, by Edward Lyon
40. New York City Prisoner Shackled While Giving Birth; $610,000 Settlement, by Edward Lyon
41. Georgia: Doctors and Nurses Warn Prison Medical Care is in Jeopardy, by David M. Reutter
42. Arizona Prisoners Required to Pay Medical Expenses for Overdoses, by Douglas Ankney
43. Prisoners Suffer and Die as Kentucky Overcrowds County Jails, by David M. Reutter
44. Graphic Violence, Deaths in Alabama Prison Shown in Leaked Photos, by David M. Reutter
45. CoreCivic Booted from LGBT Chamber of Commerce in Hometown, by David M. Reutter
46. Members of Congress Investigate Private Equity Firms that Own Companies Providing Prison Services, by Matthew Clarke
47. California Begins Weaning Itself from Private Prisons – More or Less, by Edward Lyon
48. Getting Out of Jail After Dark Can Be Dangerous – and Sometimes Deadly, by Madison Pauly
49. A Place for Released Prisoners to Go Home, by Edward Lyon
50. Weaker Job Screening Could Make North Carolina Prisons More Dangerous, by David M. Reutter
51. South Carolina: Former Prison Employees Charged, Plead Guilty in Contraband Investigation, by David M. Reutter
52. New Jersey County Not Entitled to Defense or Indemnification by the State in Suit Alleging Exposure of Jail Detainees, by Douglas Ankney
53. L.A.’s Court-Ordered Community Supervision Enslaves and Impoverishes, by Matthew Clarke
54. Prosecutors Get Real Look at Life After Prison, by Dale Chappell
55. Former Nevada Prison Guard Who Fatally Shot Handcuffed Prisoner Enters Alford Plea, by Matthew Clarke
56. Deaths and Abuse During Private Prisoner Transport Trips, by Matthew Clarke
57. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
58. Corizon Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $950,000, by Scott Grammer
59. New York County to Pay $440,000 Settlement in Wrongful Jail Death Suit, by Kevin Bliss
60. The Private Option, by Marsha McLeod

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Community Supervision: America’s Hidden Wellspring to Mass Incarceration, Feb. 15, 2025
• Rikers Island Continues Long Practice of Denying Education to Young Adults, Feb. 15, 2025
• Monterey County Pays $1 Million to Settle Suit Over Detainee Suicide by Toilet Tissue; Wellpath Pays Another Undisclosed Sum, Feb. 15, 2025
• Sixth Circuit Revives Challenge by Kentucky Prisoner Left Three Weeks in “Rancid” Paper Undershorts, Feb. 15, 2025
• California Court of Appeal: Evidence Insufficient to Show Robbery Victim Moved ‘Substantial Distance’ to Support Simple Kidnapping Conviction and Amendments to § 186.22 Require Vacatur of Gang Enhancements, Feb. 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit Revives Claims Against Virginia Jailers by Detainee They Allegedly Manhandled While Handcuffed, Feb. 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Claim Against Guard in Stabbing, Feb. 15, 2025
• Minnesota Supreme Court Announces No Duty to Retreat When Using Reasonable Force in Defense of Another and Provides Framework for Analyzing Such Claims, Feb. 1, 2025
• NIJ Partners With Doctor to Develop Better Screening Method to Detect and Identify Drugs Postmortem, Jan. 15, 2025
• Fines and Fees Destroy the Impoverished and Perpetuate Mass Incarceration, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Eleventh Circuit Tells BOP Prisoner in Georgia: Bivens Is On “Endangered Species List”, Feb. 15, 2025. Staffing, Immunity/Liability, Staff Training, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• ICE’s Deadly Force Problem: A Culture of Impunity, Nov. 1, 2024. Immunity/Liability, Excessive Force (Police), Immigration Law/Offenses.
• Wyoming Supreme Court Grants Immunity to DOC in Prison COVID-19 Vaccine Mix-Up, May 1, 2024. Medication, COVID-19, Immunity/Liability.
• New York Prison System Found Liable for Failure to Protect Prisoner from Assault, Sept. 15, 2023. Failure to Protect (General), Immunity/Liability, Prison Brutality.
• SCOTUS Announces ‘Right-to-Control’ Theory Not Valid Basis for Liability Under Federal Wire Fraud Statutes, June 15, 2023. Immunity/Liability, Immediate Control, Affirmative Defenses.
• Armor Correctional Healthcare Denies Liability in Detainee’s Death From Missed Medication at Duval County Jail, June 7, 2023. Armor Correctional Health Services, Immunity/Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• $20,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner’s Slip-and-Fall Injury, May 1, 2023. Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Settlements.
• Sixth Circuit Won’t Hold Michigan County Liable After Mentally Ill Prisoner Impregnates Another, April 19, 2023. Immunity/Liability, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Failure to Protect (Staff).
• Seventh Circuit Refuses to Hold Wexford Liable for Prisoner’s Pain from Medical Transports in “Black Box” Restraint, July 11, 2022. Wexford Health Services, Injury -- Misc., Transportation, Restraints, Immunity/Liability.
• National Institute of Justice Funds Research to Differentiate Injuries Caused by Child Abuse from Accidental Injuries, Aug. 15, 2021. Injury -- Misc., Child Abuse/Abusers.