More from this issue:

1. The Punishment Economy: Winners and Losers in the Business of Mass Incarceration, by Daniel A. Rosen
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Use of Solitary Confinement During Pandemic Detrimental To Prisoners and Not Slowing Spread of COVID-19, by Chad Marks
4. Why Did a St. Louis Man Die in a Federal Prison Coronavirus Hotspot?, by Mike Fitzgerald
5. Texas Prisons Close Amid Pandemic, by Jayson Hawkins
6. The Importance of Establishing Veterans Benefits While in Prison, by Art Gage
7. Alabama Prisons, Among Deadliest for COVID-19, Not Prepared to Vaccinate Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
8. ICE Holding Cuban Detainee for 11 Years and Counting Following Florida Prison Release, by Daniel A. Rosen
9. Amid Widespread Calls for Abolition, Mariame Kaba Sheds Light With Latest Book, by Juliette LaMarr
10. Massachusetts Uses Medical Parole to Avoid In-Custody Deaths From COVID-19, by Daniel A. Rosen
11. Second Circuit Reinstates Acquitted New York City Man’s Claims of Police Due Process Violations and Excessive Use of Force by Jailers, by Matthew Clarke
12. Music Project Brings Prisoners’ Stories to Life in Song, by Daniel A. Rosen
13. Report: Massachusetts Prisons Continue to Fail on Mental Health Care, by Jayson Hawkins
14. Idaho Supreme Court Orders Release of Death Penalty Related Documents, by David Reutter
15. Federal Court: COVID-19 Vaccine Must be Available to All Oregon Prisoners, by David Reutter
16. BOP’s Terminal Island Response Sparked COVID-19 Spread, by Mark Wilson
17. Second Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Alleging New York Guard Sexually Assaulted Female Prisoners, by David Reutter
18. Qualified Immunity Granted on Claim of Sleep Deprivation From Guard Noise During Suicide-Prevention Checks in California, by David Reutter
19. Texas Moves to Deny Housing for Released Prisoners, by Edward Lyon
20. California State Prisoners Pay Teen’s School Tuition, by Edward Lyon
21. Smoking on the Chain Gang, by David Reutter
22. Medical Copays for Prisoners Suspended in Several States Due to COVID-19, by Daniel A. Rosen
23. Washington State Governor Signs Bill Banning Private Prisons Statewide, by Juliette LaMarr
24. Pandemic Medical Update: Vaccines, Variants and More, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
25. Southern Republican Senators Criticize Third Pandemic Relief Bill for Giving Payments to Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
26. Broad Support for North Carolina Bill to Bar Shackling Pregnant Prisoners, by Daniel Matheson
27. Judge Slaps Arizona With $1.1 Million Fine Over Prison Health Care, by David Reutter
28. HRDC Wins FOIA Lawsuit filed in Washington State for Unredacted ICE Documents, by David Reutter
29. With the majority of corrections officers declining the COVID-19 vaccine, incarcerated people are still at serious risk, by Wendy Sawyer, Wanda Bertram
30. Report: Private Company Rubber-Stamps Inspections of Abuse-Ridden ICE Detention Camps, by Kevin Bliss
31. Family of San Quentin Prisoner Who Died of COVID-19 Due to “Horribly Botched Transfer” Files Lawsuit, by Douglas Ankney
32. Report Calls for the End of Solitary Confinement at Michigan Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
33. Washington Supreme Court Holds Ongoing Contempt Not Required to Impose Sanctions for Violating Injunction Against Releasing Sex Offender Records, by Matthew Clarke
34. Repairing Credit After Release from Prison, by Kevin Bliss
35. Report: Border Patrol Misappropriated Funds and Failed to Provide Proper Medical Care to Accurately Report Migrant Deaths, by Douglas Ankney
36. Lawsuit Over Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Fatal Asthma Attack Allegedly Triggered by Excessive Use of Pepper Spray, by Matthew Clarke
37. Biden’s Justice Department Nomination Faces Aggressive Opposition From Senate Republicans, by Juliette LaMarr
38. Narrowing the Remedial Gap: Damages for Disability Discrimination in Outsourced Federal Programs, by Margo Schlanger
39. COVID-19 Kills Jeffery Epstein’s Former Cellmate, by Edward Lyon
40. News in Brief
41. Banksy Artwork Appears on Jail in England, by David Reutter

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:

• Washington Prisoner Sues Jail Where Assault Left Him Comatose, DOC Guard Who Then Sexually Abused Him, March 1, 2025. Prisoner-Staff Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Sex Offender Registration, Failure to Protect (General).
• Fourth Circuit Revives Claims Against Virginia Jailers by Detainee They Allegedly Manhandled While Handcuffed, Feb. 15, 2025. Videotaping, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Summary Judgment, Physical Injury/Restraint.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Challenge by Kentucky Prisoner Left Three Weeks in “Rancid” Paper Undershorts, Feb. 15, 2025. Informants, Clothing, Sanitation, Summary Judgment, Deliberate Indifference.
• Seventh Circuit Offers Wisconsin Prisoner Just a Little Help in Suit Alleging He Was Held in Feces-Stained Cell Without Water, Feb. 15, 2025. Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Summary Judgment.
• TDCJ Denied Summary Judgment In Suit by Prisoner Who Missed Grievance Deadline Because Guard’s Assault Left Him In a Coma, Sept. 15, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment.
• Indiana Supreme Court Says “Summary Judgment Is Not Summary Trial,” Remanding State Prisoner’s Malpractice Claim to a Jury, Aug. 15, 2024. Malpractice (Attorneys), Summary Judgment, Resentencing, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings.
• Fifth Circuit: Texas Prisoner’s Declaration Alone Sufficient to Send PLRA Exhaustion Dispute to Trial, July 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Summary Judgment/Judgment N.O.V., Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• Second Circuit Revives N.Y. Prisoner’s Suit Over Sing Sing Fire, 11 Other Prisoners Split $220,000 Settlement, Jan. 1, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Evidentiary Ruling, Administrative Exhaustion.
• In Suit Over Moldy Cells Causing Fungal Infection, Illinois Warden Denied Summary Judgment Wins Anyway, Dec. 1, 2023. Respiratory, Ventilation, Sanitation, Summary Judgment, Expert Witnesses.
• Nearly 5,000 Sexual Victimizations Counted in Three Years in U.S. Prisons and Jails, Oct. 15, 2023. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Staff Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Databases, BOP Litigation Reports.