More from this issue:

1. Suit Over California Detainee’s Suicide Survives Corporate Shell Game by Wellpath and HIG Capital, by Jacob Barrett
2. Seventh Circuit Reiterates That Threats and Withholding Grievance Forms Render Administrative Remedies Unavailable to Prisoner, by Mark Wilson
3. Federal Courts Order Seizure of Canteen Funds for Restitution Owed by High-Profile Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
4. Federal Court Upholds and Monitors Requirement for Tennessee Jail to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination for Detainees, by David M. Reutter
5. “The Worst Kind of Work” Thai Prisoners Forced into Labor, Often Without Pay, by Edward Lyon
6. Washington DOC Ends Use of Solitary Confinement (Sort of), by Jacob Barrett
7. Supreme Court Passes on Case of New York Sex Offender Imprisoned Past Release Date for Lack of Compliant Housing, by Jory Smith, Chuck Sharman
8. The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Monitoring Online Purchases of Inmates’ Family and Friends, by Beryl Lipton, Cooper Quintin
9. Eighth Circuit Reinstates Arkansas Prisoner’s Claim Over DOC’s Failure to Maintain Hearing Aids, by Matthew Clarke
10. Class of Juvenile Prisoners Certified in Suit Against Florida DOC, by Kevin Bliss
11. Sixth Circuit Reinstates Suit of Kentucky Jail Detainee Impregnated by Guard, Finds Genuine Factual Dispute Over Consent, by Matthew Clarke
12. Former Arizona Corrections Chief Indicted After Drunken Armed Standoff with Tempe Police, by Jo Ellen Nott
13. The Impact of Criminalizing Abortion on Prisoners and Mass Incarceration, by Paul Wright
14. California Court Rules Bail Bond Companies Must Give Cosigners Financial Impact Notice, by David M. Reutter
15. Virginia DOC’s Interference Hamstrings Local and Regional Jail Board, by Kevin Bliss
16. Oregon Nurse Federally Charged With Raping Prisoners After State Prosecutors Declined to Prosecute, by Mark Wilson
17. $1 Million Paid After Indiana Jailers Fatally Beat and Taser Detainee, But Prosecutor Finds No Crime, by Benjamin Tschirhart, Keith Sanders
18. “One of the Most Egregious Violations of Church-State Separation” Prisons Welcome Fundamentalist Christian Education Programs Despite Conflicts with the Constitution, by Jacob Barrett
19. Illinois Counties Fail in Challenge to State Statutory Ban on ICE Detention Contracts, by Matthew Clarke
20. Federal Judge Allows Wiretapping Case to Proceed Against CoreCivic for Recording Attorney-Client Conversations at Nevada Prison, by Kevin W. Bliss
21. BOP Guard Terminated for Making Prisoner Do His Work, Union Blames Staff Shortages, by Casey Bastian
22. Eighth Circuit Pulls BOP’s Hand Out of Prisoner’s Pocket Accumulated Prison Wages Not “Substantial Resources” Under Mandatory Victim Restitution Act, by Casey Bastian
23. Massachusetts Supreme Court Continues Trend of Easing Prison COVID-19 Protocols, by Edward Lyon
24. Seventh Circuit Clarifies Calculation of Presumptive Parole Date for Federal Prisoner Sentenced Under Pre-1987 Law, by Anthony W. Accurso
25. COVID-19’s Impact on Prisoners Far Worse Than It Needed to Be, by Edward Lyon, Kevin Bliss
26. After Lengthy HRDC Litigation, GEO Group Gives Up Documents Revealing $10 Million Settlement for Death of Texas Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
27. $150,000 Class-Action Settlement Reached Over Massive Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Tennessee Jail, by Jacob Barrett
28. Supreme Court of Kansas: Lower Court Did Not Have Authority to Revoke Probation Without a Warrant, by David M. Reutter
29. Oregon Judge Invalidates Governor’s Clemency Grant to Dozens Sentenced to Life as Juveniles, Halting Parole Hearings, by Mark Wilson
30. Nebraska Prison Staffing Crisis Sees Supervisors Take Demotions to Get Hourly Overtime Pay, by Kevin Bliss
31. News in Brief
32. Boiling Behind Bars In Sweltering Texas, Prisons Without Air Conditioning Are About to Get a Lot Hotter, by Alleen Brown
33. $1 Million Settlement Reached in Suicide of Mentally Ill Detainee at San Diego Jail, by Keith Sanders
34. Lawsuits Filed Over Withheld Pain Medications That Left Ailing New York Prisoners in Agony, by Edward Lyon
35. $3.8 Million Paid for Michigan Detainee’s Death from Alcohol Withdrawal After Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment to Jailers for Deliberate Indifference, by Mark Wilson
36. “Join Me in Holding Your Nose” Federal Judge Reluctantly Okays $750,000 Settlement in Ohio Pre-Trial Detainee’s Excessive Force Suit, by Keith Sanders
37. Class Certified in Discrimination Suit by Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Georgia Prisoners, by Mark Wilson
38. Court Bars Electroshock Therapy for Incompetent California Prisoner Without Considering Whether He Would Consent If Competent, by Jacob Barrett
39. Guards Saluting Fascism on the Job—Literally, by Edward Lyon
40. $805,000 Paid by Washington to Former Detainees at Juvenile Camp, But Sex Abuse Charges Dropped against Counselor
41. Russia Drops Charges Against Prison Torture Whistleblower, by Edward Lyon
42. Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Florida Detainee’s Excessive-Force Claim Against Cop Who Sucker-Punched Him in Cell, by Kevin Bliss
43. California Supreme Court Rules Proposition 57 Early Parole Review May be Denied for Any Violent Felony Conviction, Even If Not “Primary Offense”, by Douglas Ankney
44. Mission Creep: Prison Telecoms Scramble to Extend Their Reach, by Alan Prendergast
45. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
46. U.S. Marshals Service Inspectors Find D.C. Central Jail Not Meeting Federal Detention Standards, by Casey Bastian
47. $405,000 Paid to Prisoner Disabled and Left Untreated at LaSalle-Managed Louisiana Jails, by Anthony W. Accurso
48. Maryland Strips Governor’s Power to Overturn Parole Decisions, by Ashleigh Dye

More from David M. Reutter:

• Fifth Circuit Kills Suit by Louisiana Prisoners Whose Release Dates Were Incorrectly Calculated, Aug. 15, 2023
• Federal Court Upholds and Monitors Requirement for Tennessee Jail to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination for Detainees, July 15, 2022
• Federal Courts Order Seizure of Canteen Funds for Restitution Owed by High-Profile Prisoners, July 15, 2022
• California Court Rules Bail Bond Companies Must Give Cosigners Financial Impact Notice, July 15, 2022
• Supreme Court of Kansas: Lower Court Did Not Have Authority to Revoke Probation Without a Warrant, July 15, 2022
• Idaho Supreme Court: Telephonic Testimony Violated Defendant’s Sixth Amendment Right to Confrontation, June 15, 2022
• Ohio Supreme Court: Constitutionality of Indeterminate Sentence Under Reagan Tokes Law May Be Challenged on Direct Appeal, June 15, 2022
• Supreme Court of Iowa: Sentence Vacated Because Prosecution Failed to Follow Spirit of Plea Agreement Requiring Recommendation of Suspended Sentence, June 15, 2022
• Wisconsin Prisoner In Vegetative State After Suicide Attempt Wins New Trial on Jury Instruction Error, July 1, 2021
• Illinois Prisoner’s Negligence Lawsuit Alleging Injuries from Wart Treatment Timely Filed, July 1, 2021

More from these topics:

• Virginia Parole Board Skirts New Transparency Rules, Governor Walks Back Expanded Sentence Credits—Again, March 1, 2025. Local Rules, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Credits.
• Medicare Now Available to Those on Probation and Parole, Feb. 15, 2025. Health care, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• California Court of Appeal Announces Equal Protection Entitles Youth Offenders Convicted of Special Circumstances Murder Predicated on Robbery or Burglary to Franklin and Parole Hearings Under Cal. Penal Code § 3051, Feb. 15, 2025. Equal Protection Clause/Claims, Murder/Felony Murder, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Parole Liability, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Governor Can’t Revoke Commutation After Sentence Expires, Jan. 15, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Revocation Proceedings, Overreaching.
• GOP Michigan County Commissioner Re-elected— and Headed to Federal Prison, Jan. 15, 2025. Government Misconduct, Marijuana Laws/Issues, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Criticism of Government.
• Seventh Circuit Announces Maximum Revocation Sentence for Violation of Supervised Release Based on Classification of Underlying Offense at Time of Conviction, Not at Time of Revocation, Dec. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Revocation Proceedings.
• Washington Court of Appeals: No Reimbursement for Community Service Performed for Vacated Conviction, Dec. 15, 2024. Wrongful Conviction, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Reimbursement of Costs.
• Parole Rate Plummets in South Carolina, Dec. 1, 2024. Parole Board Misconduct, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• California Resentences 15 Condemned Prisoners to Life Without Parole, Nov. 15, 2024. Life without Parole (LWOP), Resentencing, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.