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Study Analyzes Deaths of Parole-Approved Texas Prisoners Awaiting Release
by Matt Clarke
A national audit of state parole systems conducted in 2019 gave Texas an “F” grade, noting it had some of the most burdensome requirements prisoners must meet before being approved for parole. Now a new study by the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public ...
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- PREA: Tackling the Nightmare of Prison Rape, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Nebraska Supreme Court Holds Discretionary Function Exception Bars Lawsuit Over Prison’s Botched Response to Uprising
- Arizona Federal Court Rescinds Approval of Jensen Settlement; Sets Class Action Medical and Control Unit Case Against Arizona DOC for Trial, by Matthew Clarke
- $50,000 Settlement for Denial of Medical Care at Tribal Jail in Montana
- Protective Order Issued in Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit, by David Reutter
- Georgia Enacts Massive Probation Reform Bill, by David Reutter
- Prison Staff Are Refusing Vaccines. Incarcerated People Are Paying the Price., by Joshua Manson, Erika Tyagi
- The States that Lead the Nation in COVID-19 Cases Are Hiding Their Prison Data, by Neal Marquez, Erika Tyagi, Sharon Dolovich
- Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit, by Keith Sanders
- Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of HRDC Postcard-Only Suit Against Arkansas Jail, by David Reutter
- South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information, by Matthew Clarke
- HRDC Case Sues JPay Over Fee-Heavy “Release Card” Debit Cards
- Eleventh Circuit Holds No Qualified Immunity on Deliberate Indifference in Heat Exhaustion Case, by David Reutter
- Colorado Jail Blows Through $16 Million in COVID Relief Money, Has Outbreak Anyway, Settles ACLU Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
- Tennessee Department of Corrections Rebids $123 Million Health Care Contract After Corizon Accuses It and Centurion of Bid Rigging, by Matthew Clarke
- Death, Neglect and Despair in U.S. Tribal Jails, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Study Analyzes Deaths of Parole-Approved Texas Prisoners Awaiting Release, by Matthew Clarke
- File a CFPB Complaint for Unfair Money Transfer Fees
- Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois, by Panagioti Tsolkas, Brian Dolinar
- Sacramento Sheriff Used Prisoner Welfare Fund for Trips, Salaries and Equipment, by Matthew Clarke
- Fourth Circuit Rules Prisoner Sex Offender has No Right to In-Person Visitation with His Minor Children, by Douglas Ankney
- Virginia Department of Corrections Confirms Visitation Not Primary Means of Contraband Introduction, by Kevin Bliss
- Seven Former GEO Employees Plead Guilty in Federal Texas Private Jail Bribery Scheme
- Indiana DOC Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Ban on Incoming Mail Except That in White Envelopes Using White, Lined Paper
- Supreme Court Reverses Qualified Immunity Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, by Douglas Ankney
- Local Pennsylvania Voters Ban Solitary Confinement and No-Knock Warrants, by David Reutter
- Absent Expert Medical Testimony, Deliberate Indifference Tough to Prove in Medical Cases, by David Reutter
- Erie County Sheriff Settles AG Lawsuit for Violating New York Reporting Directives, by Kevin Bliss
- California Slashes High Call Rates in Prisons and Jails, by Chuck Sharman
- Mailbox Rule Inapplicable to Prisoners Represented by Counsel
- Federal New York City Jail Made Infamous by Jeffrey Epstein Death Closed Due to Persistent Problems and Incompetence
- New Connecticut Law Eliminates Prison Gerrymandering
- $56 Million Settlement in CoreCivic Securities Violation Lawsuit, by David Reutter
- Judge Orders COVID Emergency Release Procedures at Lompoc Federal Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
- Eleventh Circuit Grants Prisoner with Hep C Exception to PLRA Three Strikes Rule
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- Iowa County Wants to Use COVID-19 Relief Money to Build New Jail, by Keith Sanders
- $1 Million Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Preventable Suicide Attempt and Death, by David Reutter
- Immigration Detention Contracts Cancelled in Georgia and Massachusetts, by Daniel A. Rosen
- $500,000 Settlement for California Jail Rape, Deputy Fired and Sentenced
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- News in Brief
More from Matthew Clarke:
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- Sixth Circuit Upholds $6.4 Million Jury Award Against Corizon Nurses For Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Alcohol Withdrawal, March 1, 2025
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- USDC (D. Oregon), Case No. 6:22-cv-00451, Feb. 15, 2025
- Legal Gaffe Prolongs Case of Former St. Louis Detainee Held Eight Months After Dismissal of Charges, Feb. 15, 2025
- Among World Nations, Individual U.S. States Near Top of List for Per Capita Incarceration, Feb. 15, 2025
- DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, Feb. 15, 2025
- New York Prison Officials Found Routinely Violating HALT Act With Overuse of Solitary Confinement, Feb. 15, 2025
- Historic $7 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Beating, Feb. 15, 2025
- Suits Filed Over Dehydration Deaths at Two Texas Jails, Jan. 15, 2025
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- Failures Brought to Light in Arizona Prison System’s COVID-19 Response, March 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19.
- Sixth Circuit Upholds $6.4 Million Jury Award Against Corizon Nurses For Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Alcohol Withdrawal, March 1, 2025. Corizon, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- New Mexico Corrections Department Continues Pattern of Abuse With Contract Medical Provider Wexford Health Sources, Feb. 15, 2025. Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- $150,000 Settlement But No Charges After Schizophrenic Florida Detainee Killed by Jail Guards, Feb. 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
- $220,000 Settlement After Woman Dies in Ohio Jail From Drug Withdrawal, Feb. 15, 2025. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- 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. COVID-19, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Practitioner Exception.
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- Suits Filed Over Dehydration Deaths at Two Texas Jails, Jan. 15, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Water, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
- Two-Week Lockdown at BOP Women’s Prison in Minnesota After Nine Overdoses, Two Deaths, Jan. 15, 2025. Gender Discrimination -- Women, Drug Overdose, Lockdowns, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
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