More from this issue:

1. The 10 Worst Sheriffs in America, by Nicole Audrey Spector
2. Auditor Slams California ICE Facility That Released Detainees With COVID-19, by Edward Lyon
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Kentucky Consolidated Local Government Entitled to Sovereign Immunity, by David Reutter
5. Sen. Warren Investigation Exposes Broken Prison Accreditation System, by Jayson Hawkins
6. 25 Years of the AEDPA: Where do We Stand?, by Dale Chappell
7. Prisoners Released Without COVID Tests Face Difficult Reentry, by Jayson Hawkins
8. Pandemic Medical Update, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
9. Former Georgia Sheriff Deputies Denied Immunity in Criminal Case for Taser Death of Unarmed Man, by David Reutter
10. Law Passes Requiring Parents in New York Prisons to be Housed Close to Their Children, by Kevin Bliss
11. Mentally Ill Alabama Prisoner Dies in 101-Degree Cell, by Edward Lyon
12. Trump Pardons Highlight System’s Flaws, by Jayson Hawkins
13. Prioritizing Incarcerated People for Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID in IL Prisons, by Brian Dolinar
14. Class Action Lawsuit Over COVID at Chesapeake, MD Jail Reaches Settlement, by David Reutter
15. Massachusetts Medical Parole Cases and COVID-19 Prisoner Deaths, by Edward Lyon
16. DOJ: Florida Women’s Prison Subjects Prisoners to Unconstitutional Risk of Sexual Abuse, by David Reutter, Kevin Bliss
17. New Hampshire Prisoner Sues to Enforce Conditions of Consent Decree, by David Reutter
18. Connecticut Supermax Closing After Lawsuit Filed Seeking to Reduce Use of Solitary, by Anthony Accurso
19. Court Orders In-Person Inspection of Michigan Facility to Determine COVID-19 Policy Compliance, by David Reutter
20. Inspection Reports Reveal Filthy Conditions In Arizona Prison Kitchens, by Jimmy Jenkins
21. NY Prisoner Entitled to Release Upon Reaching Conditional Release Date, by David Reutter
22. Prison Overcrowding Continues During COVID-19 Pandemic, by Edward Lyon
23. Prisoners Find Their Voice in Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, by Edward Lyon
24. Kentucky Leases Closed Private Prison to Use as State Facility, by Edward Lyon
25. Texas Republican Representative Proposes Renaming Prisons With Names Honoring Enslavers, Oppressors and Convict Leasers, by Matthew Clarke
26. Draconian Use of Solitary Confinement in North Carolina, by Keith Sanders
27. Inspector General Calls California Prison Reform Efforts a $10 Million Failure, by Matthew Clarke
28. New Jersey Man Dies Soon After Exonerated of Sex Offense, by Edward Lyon
29. Sixth Circuit Refuses to Extend Bivens to BOP Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims, by Mark Wilson
30. Activism and Art Team Up to Abolish Mass Incarceration, by Keith Sanders
31. Connecticut Prisoner Population Lowest in Over Three Decades Due to Coronavirus, by Douglas Ankney
32. DWN Report Shows ICE Facilities Were Community Superspreaders of COVID-19, by Matthew Clarke
33. State Prison System Takes Over County Jail, by Edward Lyon
34. PA Lawsuit Claims Allegheny County Jail Sergeant Brutalized Disabled Women, by David Reutter
35. GEO Group Puts Money, Lobbyist into Defeating Bill to Prohibit Private Prisons in Virginia, by David Reutter
36. Six Howard County, Indiana Jail Guards Fired Over Sexual Assaults and Harassment of Prisoners, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
37. Guard Commits Suicide Amidst Allegations in Federal Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
38. Federal Agencies Rack Up Nearly One Thousand Arrest-Related or In-Custody Deaths in Two Years, DOJ Report Finds, by David Reutter
39. Fourth Circuit Holds Immigrant Children’s Mental Health Care Should Be Up to Professional Standards, by David Reutter
40. Pew Study Shows Crime Falls but Spending on Jails Soar, by David Reutter
41. State Auditor Report Critical of Texas Prison Agribusiness, by Matthew Clarke
42. Amending the 13th Amendment, by Edward Lyon
43. Washington Gives Right to Vote to 20,000 People Previously Incarcerated, by Juliette LaMarr
44. Auditor Appalled at Lack of Spending Controls in Mississippi Prison System, by David Reutter
45. Pushing Back on Prison Labor, by Lilah Burke
46. Fourth Circuit Holds Deaf Federal Civilly Committed Sex Offender Has First Amendment Right of Access to Point-to-Point Videocalls in BOP Prison, by Matthew Clarke
47. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Lawsuit in Prisoner Overdose at San Diego Jail, by Matthew Clarke
48. Microsoft Invests in Digital Incarceration, by Jayson Hawkins
49. Resources for Understanding Today’s Prison System, by Kevin Bliss
50. Staff Shortages in Georgia Prisons Reach Crisis Levels, by Keith Sanders
51. NC Prisoner Survives Summary Judgment for Two Excessive Force Claims, by David Reutter
52. Colorado Grants COVID-19-Related Clemencies, by Edward Lyon
53. News in Brief
54. U.S. DOJ Statistics on Race and Ethnicity of Violent Crime Perpetrators, by Matthew Clarke

More from David Reutter:

• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, Jan. 15, 2025
• In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2024
• Trends Show Mortality Risks Increase with Higher Jail Turnover Rates, Dec. 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• California Bans Bogus ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis as Cause of Death, Jan. 15, 2024. Medical Misconduct, junk science, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), State Statutes.
• Calls for California Sheriff’s Department Oversight After Jail Deaths, $30,000 Settlement for Botched Traffic Stop, Sept. 15, 2023. Settlements, Police--Excessive Force, Traffic stop.
• Financial Pressure Finally Brings Police Reform, June 15, 2023. Criminal justice system reform, Cost of Prison Systems, Settlements, Police--Excessive Force.
• Memphis Police Beat Man to Death, June 15, 2023. Police--Excessive Force, Traffic stop.
• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Police Relocation Program Has Lured Officers With Violent Records, Including Charges of Murder, Kidnapping, and Brutality, May 23, 2023. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• “I Can’t Breathe!” – California Reaches Record $24 Million Civil Rights Settlement in Fatal Police Custody Incident Two Months Before George Floyd Uttered Same Plea, May 11, 2023. Settlements, Police--Excessive Force, Traffic stop, DUI.
• Fired Cop Who Killed Breonna Taylor Hired by Sheriff’s Office in Rural Kentucky, Sparking Outrage, May 6, 2023. Police--Excessive Force.
• “Slap On the Wrist” for California Bail Agents Who Hired Bounty Hunter Who Killed Their Client, May 1, 2023. Bail Bonds, Police--Excessive Force, Bail Jumping.
• Police Violence Ignored When It Fails to Support the Media’s Ideological Bias, April 15, 2023. Police--Excessive Force, Media, Police Bias.
• Texas Prison Warden and Brother Charged with Shooting Two Migrants, Killing One, April 1, 2023. Guard Misconduct, Shootings, Police--Excessive Force.