More from this issue:

1. Living and Dying on Rikers Island: The Latest Installment, by Kevin Bliss
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Omicron Has Arrived. Many Prisons and Jails Are Not Ready., by Keri Blakinger, Beth Schwartzapfel
4. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Omicron Winter, by Jo Ellen Nott
5. Suit by HRDC Alleging GTL and Securus Violated Sherman Anti-Trust Act Survives Motion to Dismiss, by Douglas Ankney
6. Long-Time PLN Contributor Released from Solitary Stint in Oregon for ‘Contraband’ Toy Phone, by Jacob Barrett
7. $90,000 Paid by Illinois County to Prisoner Tasered by Two Guards He Wasn’t Resisting, by David Reutter
8. Inmate Magazine Service Settlement Prohibits Further Sale of Magazine Subscriptions, Orders Payment of $2.2 Million for ‘Consumer Redress’
9. Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Failure to Protect Michigan Prisoner from Unsafe Working Conditions, by David Reutter
10. HRDC Appeals Denial of Public Records Request for Documentation of Secret Settlement in Maine Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
11. $10,000 Awarded by Nevada Federal Court to Prisoner Assaulted by Former State Prison Guard, by Matthew Clarke
12. Prison Employee Union Fighting to Stop Closure of San Diego Federal Detention Center, by Keith Sanders
13. Lawsuit Over Winter Power Outage at Brooklyn’s Troubled Federal Detention Center Granted Class Certification, by Kevin Bliss
14. Another Death by Taser in Sangamon County, Illinois Jail, by Jayson Hawkins
15. Activists Play Whack-a-Mole Closing ICE Detention Centers, by David Reutter
16. North Carolina Renames Prisons Whose Names Honored Enslavers, by Matthew Clarke
17. Investigations Into the Deaths of Several Prisoners and Two Guards Reveal Rampant Corruption, Cover-ups in California Prison, by Keith Sanders
18. $900,000 Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securus Recorded California Prisoner-Attorney Calls, by David Reutter
19. Settlement for New Jersey Special Needs Prisoner Students Includes Damages, Fees and Education, by Edward Lyon
20. $7,500 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Assaulted by Guards And Denied Medical Care
21. White Supremacist Groups Continue to Infest Florida DOC
22. $1 Million Default Judgement for Michigan Jail Prisoner Against Health Care Provider in Sexual Assault, by Mark Wilson
23. Transgender Women in Illinois DOC Secure Injunction with Special Monitor, by Casey Bastian
24. Seven Prisoners Died in 2021, One by Homicide, at Virginia’s Only Private Prison
25. ‘They Know No Bounds’: Suffolk County New York Prosecutors Sent to Prison, by Edward Lyon
26. Eighth Circuit Rules Guard’s History of Excessive Force too Prejudicial or a Jury to Hear in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Case, by Matthew Clarke, Jacob Barrett
27. Tennessee CoreCivic Prison Guard Indicted for Beating Unresisting Prisoner, Attempting Cover-up, by Harold Hempstead
28. New York Jail Required to Provide Methadone to Detainee for Addiction Treatment
29. Fifth Circuit Holds Private Immigration Detention Facilities Are Subject to Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s Prohibition Against Coerced Labor, by Matthew Clarke
30. Seventh Circuit: No Case for Loss of Eye from Medical Neglect Because of Lack of Expert Testimony, by Jacob Barrett
31. Ninth Circuit Continues Trend of Reversing Injunctive Relief Protecting Prisoners From COVID-19, by Douglas Ankney
32. Fifth Circuit Says Federal Habeas Action May Not Be Used to Challenge Conditions of Confinement Related to COVID-19, by Matthew Clarke
33. Judge Sentences Boss of ‘Horrific’ Cuyahoga Ohio Jail to Prison, by Edward Lyon
34. After Second Circuit Rules in His Favor, Connecticut Prisoner Required to Exercise in Full Restraints for Six Months Takes $100,000 Settlement, by Matthew Clarke
35. Qualified Immunity Granted in Suit Challenging Policy of “Checking-In” on Nevada Prisoner’s Legal Calls, by David Reutter
36. Seventh Circuit Grudgingly Affirms Summary Judgment in Illinois’ Prisoner’s Suicide Lawsuit, by Dale Chappell
37. California Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Charges Against Prisoners Charged in Pelican Bay Riot, by David Reutter
38. Fourth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Prison Official Who Gave Prisoner No Notice Before Hearing That Resulted in Transfer to Security Detention, by David Reutter
39. ‘Disconnect’ Between Illinois Prisoner’s Grievance and Complaint Results In Failure to Exhaust, by Jacob Barrett
40. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Federal Prisoner’s Tort Claim Against BOP Officials, by Keith Sanders
41. $4,000 Federal Bench Verdict to Kentucky Prisoner Assaulted by Guard While Restrained
42. News in Brief

More from Harold Hempstead:

• Florida Returning Canteen Funds for Prisoner Programming, July 15, 2023
• Condemned Tennessee Prisoner Wins Fight Against Autopsy, June 15, 2023
• Massachusetts Settles One of Three Suits Alleging Retaliation by Prison Guards for Assault on One of Their Own, June 1, 2023
• Massachusetts Supreme Court Announces When Clock Begins to Run on Statutory Pretrial Detention, May 15, 2023
• Condemned Tennessee Prisoner Wins Fight Against Autopsy, May 1, 2023
• Sixth Circuit Won’t Hold Michigan County Liable After Mentally Ill Prisoner Impregnates Another, April 19, 2023
• Georgia Supreme Court: Trial Courts Are Bound to Follow Precedent of Court of Appeals, April 15, 2023
• Former CoreCivic Guard Pleads Guilty to Deprivation of Tennessee Prisoner’s Rights, April 1, 2023
• Massachusetts Supreme Court: Probationer’s Due Process Right to Present a Defense Violated Where Denied Opportunity to Call Complainant Who Alleged Sexual Assault as a Witness During Probation Revocation Hearing, March 15, 2023
• Maryland Court of Appeals: ‘No Objection’ to Introduction of Evidence at Trial That Was the Subject of Denied Motion to Suppress Does Not Waive Right to Appellate Review of Denial, March 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Three More Prisoners Die, Three More Staffers Fired at Wisconsin Prison, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• “Swing or Kick Rocks”: BOP Guard Alleges Conspiracy to Brutalize Prisoners at Kentucky Lockup, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• CoreCivic Will Cage Migrant Families in Texas Lockup, April 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Immigration Law/Offenses.
• More New York Guards Suspended After Another Prisoner’s Fatal Beating, April 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• From the Editor Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Holdings and Dicta*, March 15, 2025. Editorials, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Confessions and Statements of Defendant.
• U.S. Justice Department Investigating Tennessee CoreCivic Prison After Mother of Murdered Prisoner Reaches Settlement, March 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison/Jail Murders, Staffing, Settlements, Wrongful Death.
• Houston Police Fire Former Jail Guard Filmed Brutalizing Detainees, Charges Against Three Other Guards Dropped, March 1, 2025. Videotaping, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Relevant Conduct.
• Mayhem, Murder and Staff Misconduct at Brooklyn BOP Lockup, March 1, 2025. Cell Searches, Drug Testing, Prison/Jail Murders, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Cell Phone Access, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet.
• $1.5 Million Settlement For In-Custody Injury by New York Police, March 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Police/Govt Misconduct, Prison Brutality.
• Sixth West Virginia Jailer Found Guilty After Detainee Death, Estate Dismisses Claims Against PrimeCare Medical Employees, March 1, 2025. Primecare Medical, Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Death.