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Investigation Finds “Deadly Delays” in Cancer Diagnosis at Washington State Prisons
by David M. Reutter
The State of Washington Office of Corrections Ombuds (OCO) found in a January 14, 2021 report that the Department of Corrections (DOC) delayed cancer diagnosis that resulted in some prisoner deaths. Several other prisoners are expected to die as a result of the delay in treatment. ...
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More from this issue:
- 25 Years of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, by John Boston
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Investigation Finds “Deadly Delays” in Cancer Diagnosis at Washington State Prisons, by David Reutter
- Whistleblowers: Software Bug Keeping Hundreds of Arizona Prisoners Beyond Release Dates, by Jimmy Jenkins
- How Sheriffs Are Extracting Wealth from People in Jail, by Katie Jane Fernelius
- Illinois First State to Abolish Cash Bail, by Daniel A. Rosen
- CFPB and Three States Sue Over Predatory Immigrant Bail and GPS Scam, by David Reutter
- Smart Communications Contract Reveals Plans for Expanding Privatized Prison Mail, by Kevin Bliss
- Scores of Ecuadoran Prisoners Die in Coordinated Melees
- Florida Supreme Court Disbars Attorney For Making Sex Films in Jail Visiting Room, by Matthew Clarke
- Justice Delayed in California Jails: Lengthy Pretrial Imprisonment Common, by Daniel A. Rosen
- New York State Law Ends Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails, by Matthew Clarke
- $1,000 Award to Ohio Prisoner for Violation of Public Records Act
- Resisting a Prison Without End, by Panagioti Tsolkas, Jayson Hawkins
- Ohio Enacts Criminal Justice Reform in 2020, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Says Racial Disparity Argument ‘Too Weak to Require Discussion’ in COVID-Related Motion for Compassionate Release, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois DOC Prisoner’s Suit Against Wexford Psychiatrist, by Matthew Clarke
- $1.65 Million Settlement for Family of Prisoner Killed at Rikers Island
- Sixth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Kentucky Jail Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
- Rebellion at GEO-Run Prison in New Mexico
- Louisiana Law School Counts Deaths Behind Bars Because State Won’t, by Daniel A. Rosen
- NYC Department of Corrections Continued Noncompliance to Consent Decree and Spending Nearly Half A Million Dollars Per Prisoner in 2020, by Kevin Bliss
- Second Circuit Holds Control Unit Placement for Former Death Row Prisoners Unconstitutional Bill of Attainder, by David Reutter
- $11,000 Recovery for Asthmatic Indiana Prisoner in Denial of Treatment After Cell Block Fire
- South Carolina to Use Firing Squads to Execute Prisoners, by Keith Sanders
- Minnesota Mothers to Receive More Bonding Time with Their Newborn Children, by Kevin Bliss
- Medical Update: COVID is Not Over, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
- America’s Biggest Jails Are Frontline Environmental Justice Communities, by Adam Mahoney
- Planned Massive Shortfall in Funding to Maintain Minnesota Prisons, by Anthony Accurso
- Federal Judge Rejects BOP’s Attempts to Keep Videos of Force-Feeding Prisoners at ADX Secret, by Dale Chappell
- HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, by Derek Gilna
- Florida Prisons Face Ongoing Staff Shortages Due to Low Pay And Long Hours, by David Reutter
- U.S. Department of Justice Publishes Statistics on Prisoners’ Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
- Virginia Federal Court Sentences Former Superintendent of Rockbridge County Jail to 51 Months in Prison for Brutality and Corruption
- No Qualified Immunity for Oregon Prison Officials’ COVID-19 Response; Class Certified, by Mark Wilson
- Report Shows Official Misconduct Responsible for More than Half of Exonerations, by Dale Chappell
- Illinois Prisoner Gets Mixed Results in Appeal of Suit Against Wexford and Doctors, by David Reutter
- Seven Guards Fired After Prisoner Dies in TX Jail, by Keith Sanders
- Virginia Prison Guards Attack Prisoners with Dogs, by Keith Sanders
- Connecticut Makes All Prison Communications Free, Makes History, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Orange County California Jail Guard Investigated for Burning Mentally Ill Prisoner, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Potential Radioactive Exposure to Manatee County Jail Prisoners in Florida, by Kevin Bliss
- Change in Good Time Makes Tens of Thousands of California Prisoners Eligible for Release, by Matthew Clarke
- Anti-Parole Whistleblower Prompts Investigation of Virginia Parole Board, by Casey Bastian
- No Mutual Assent Where Detainee Forced to Accept Release Card in HRDC Case, by David Reutter
- California Juvenile Court Erred in Removing Child from Imprisoned Father’s Care
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- Fifth Circuit Greenlights Federal Takeover of Mississippi Jail, Aug. 1, 2025
- Ninth Circuit Revives Prisoner’s Claim Based on Guard’s Thwarting of Administrative Remedies, Aug. 1, 2025
- Tenth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for $2.7 Million Settlement for Intellectually Disabled Jail Detainee Raped by Sheriff, Aug. 1, 2025
- Ninth Circuit Agrees That Former Guantanamo Detainee Lacks Grounds to Sue for Waterboarding, Aug. 1, 2025
- Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay for Non-Medical Reasons, Aug. 1, 2025
- Ninth Circuit: Continuing-Violations Doctrine Applies for PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Purposes, Aug. 1, 2025
- First Circuit: Prosecutor’s Breach of Plea Agreement Requires Government’s Specific Performance of Agreement, Not Specific Performance by District Court, Aug. 1, 2025
- Oregon Prisoners Can Now Seek Economic Damages for Future Lost Income More Easily, July 15, 2025
- $22.5 Million Verdict Arrives Too Late for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Prisoner, July 15, 2025
More from these topics:
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- HRDC Wins $480,000 in Legal Fees from Centurion for Denied New Mexico Records, Aug. 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Public Records Act, HRDC Publications, HRDC Litigation.
- $325,000 Paid to Former Wisconsin Prisoner Whose Cancer Biopsy Was Delayed by Previously Disciplined Doctor, Aug. 1, 2025. Cancer, Failure to Treat, Malpractice.
- $1.875 Million Partial Settlement for Colorado Detainee’s Death from Untreated Alcohol Withdrawal; Claims Against Wellpath Pending Bankruptcy, Aug. 1, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Lawsuits Filed After Fatal Assault on Elderly Prisoner at Kentucky Jail, July 15, 2025. Classification, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- $340,000 for Former Massachusetts Prisoner Whose Baby Was Stillborn, July 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Children of Prisoners, Parent/Child Privilege.
- Tenth Circuit Upholds Nearly $8.8 Million Judgment for Utah Jail Death, June 1, 2025. Injury -- Misc., Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- New Mexico Watchdog Group Sues for Video Allegedly Showing Jailers Killing Detainee, June 1, 2025. Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Public Records Act.
- Oklahoma Supreme Court Kills One Jail Death Suit, Threatening Settlement of Another, June 1, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Sixth Circuit Limits Deliberate Indifference Standard in Kentucky Jail Medical Care Challenge, June 1, 2025. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.