More from this issue:

1. PREA: Tackling the Nightmare of Prison Rape, by David Reutter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Nebraska Supreme Court Holds Discretionary Function Exception Bars Lawsuit Over Prison’s Botched Response to Uprising
4. Arizona Federal Court Rescinds Approval of Jensen Settlement; Sets Class Action Medical and Control Unit Case Against Arizona DOC for Trial, by Matthew Clarke
5. $50,000 Settlement for Denial of Medical Care at Tribal Jail in Montana
6. Protective Order Issued in Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit, by David Reutter
7. Georgia Enacts Massive Probation Reform Bill, by David Reutter
8. Prison Staff Are Refusing Vaccines. Incarcerated People Are Paying the Price., by Joshua Manson, Erika Tyagi
9. The States that Lead the Nation in COVID-19 Cases Are Hiding Their Prison Data, by Neal Marquez, Erika Tyagi, Sharon Dolovich
10. Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit, by Keith Sanders
11. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of HRDC Postcard-Only Suit Against Arkansas Jail, by David Reutter
12. South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information, by Matthew Clarke
13. HRDC Case Sues JPay Over Fee-Heavy “Release Card” Debit Cards
14. Eleventh Circuit Holds No Qualified Immunity on Deliberate Indifference in Heat Exhaustion Case, by David Reutter
15. Colorado Jail Blows Through $16 Million in COVID Relief Money, Has Outbreak Anyway, Settles ACLU Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
16. Tennessee Department of Corrections Rebids $123 Million Health Care Contract After Corizon Accuses It and Centurion of Bid Rigging, by Matthew Clarke
17. Death, Neglect and Despair in U.S. Tribal Jails, by Daniel A. Rosen
18. Study Analyzes Deaths of Parole-Approved Texas Prisoners Awaiting Release, by Matthew Clarke
19. File a CFPB Complaint for Unfair Money Transfer Fees
20. Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois, by Panagioti Tsolkas, Brian Dolinar
21. Sacramento Sheriff Used Prisoner Welfare Fund for Trips, Salaries and Equipment, by Matthew Clarke
22. Fourth Circuit Rules Prisoner Sex Offender has No Right to In-Person Visitation with His Minor Children, by Douglas Ankney
23. Virginia Department of Corrections Confirms Visitation Not Primary Means of Contraband Introduction, by Kevin Bliss
24. Seven Former GEO Employees Plead Guilty in Federal Texas Private Jail Bribery Scheme
25. Indiana DOC Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Ban on Incoming Mail Except That in White Envelopes Using White, Lined Paper
26. Supreme Court Reverses Qualified Immunity Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, by Douglas Ankney
27. Local Pennsylvania Voters Ban Solitary Confinement and No-Knock Warrants, by David Reutter
28. Absent Expert Medical Testimony, Deliberate Indifference Tough to Prove in Medical Cases, by David Reutter
29. Erie County Sheriff Settles AG Lawsuit for Violating New York Reporting Directives, by Kevin Bliss
30. California Slashes High Call Rates in Prisons and Jails, by Chuck Sharman
31. Mailbox Rule Inapplicable to Prisoners Represented by Counsel
32. Federal New York City Jail Made Infamous by Jeffrey Epstein Death Closed Due to Persistent Problems and Incompetence
33. New Connecticut Law Eliminates Prison Gerrymandering
34. $56 Million Settlement in CoreCivic Securities Violation Lawsuit, by David Reutter
35. Judge Orders COVID Emergency Release Procedures at Lompoc Federal Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
36. Eleventh Circuit Grants Prisoner with Hep C Exception to PLRA Three Strikes Rule
37. Washington DC Jail’s Suicide Proof “Safe Cell” Use Not Safe for Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
38. Iowa County Wants to Use COVID-19 Relief Money to Build New Jail, by Keith Sanders
39. $1 Million Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Preventable Suicide Attempt and Death, by David Reutter
40. Immigration Detention Contracts Cancelled in Georgia and Massachusetts, by Daniel A. Rosen
41. $500,000 Settlement for California Jail Rape, Deputy Fired and Sentenced
42. Pay-to-Play Lives in FEC Decision Not to Enforce Ban on Political Contributions by Boca Prison Contractor The GEO Group, by Dan Christensen
43. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• U.S. Sentencing Commission Publishes Data Report on Compassionate Release in FY 2023, Oct. 1, 2024
• Fourth Circuit Vacates Order Denying § 2254 Motion, Remands for Evidentiary Hearing on Whether Counsel’s Failure to Object to Duplicative Drug Conspiracy Counts in Violation of Double Jeopardy Clause Was Strategic, Oct. 1, 2024
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Holds Temporal Requirement of ‘Recent Fabrication’ Exception to Hearsay Rule Not Satisfied and Scribbled Note Made by Child Victim of Sexual Abuse Years After Alleged Events Not ‘Excited Utterance’, Oct. 1, 2024
• Virginia Governor’s Veto Exposes Prisoners Who Took Plea Bargains to Civil Rights Violations, Sept. 15, 2024
• Law Review Article Reports Metadata on Victims of Coercive Plea Bargaining, Sept. 1, 2024
• California Court of Appeal Announces Correct Legal Standard for Whether Dismissal of Sentence Enhancement Would ‘Endanger Public Safety’ Under § 1385(c)(2) Is Dangerousness at Time of Future Release, Not at Time of Resentencing Under SB 1393, Sept. 1, 2024
• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Double Jeopardy Applies When Prosecutor’s Misconduct Willfully Disregarded Resulting Mistrial, Sept. 1, 2024
• After Spike in Jail Deaths, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Under California Department of Justice Investigation, Aug. 15, 2024
• $7.5 Million Settlement in Suit Over California Jail Death, Aug. 15, 2024
• Oregon Transgender Prisoner Claims Abusive Violation of Injunction, but Court Declines Sanctions, Aug. 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• First Circuit Announces Doctrine of Abatement Ab Initio Applies When Defendant Dies During Pendency of Direct Appeal in Published Precedential Ruling, Sept. 1, 2024. Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Doctrine of Abatement, Death Certificate(s).
• South Carolina Sheriff Ordered to Pay $37,500 in Fees and Costs in Jail FOIA Case, March 1, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, Jan. 1, 2024. MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
• Academics Find Prisoners Denied Access to Public Information, Oct. 15, 2023. Public Records, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• Ohio Supreme Court Grants State Prisoner Another $1,000 for Denied Records, Aug. 15, 2023. Settlements, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• Newly Released Government Records Reveal Horrible Neglect of Terminally Ill Woman in Federal Prison, July 15, 2023. Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, BOP Litigation Reports, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• Maine’s Jails and Prisons Record 39 Deaths in 34 Months, May 1, 2023. Drug Overdose, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• ACLU Accepts $37,500 Settlement Over Redacted Records From New Mexico Prison Healthcare Provider, Jan. 1, 2023. Wexford Health Services, Settlements, Public Records, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• ACLU Pries Loose Employment Record of New Hampshire Trooper Who Detained Woman on Falsified Evidence, Leading to $237,500 Settlement, Sept. 30, 2022. Police Misconduct, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• New Jersey Supreme Court Forces County to Cough up Settlement Documents With Prisoner Raped By Jail Guard Who Snitched on Fellow Guards, Sept. 30, 2022. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).