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Despite Official Claims, Stopping Mail to Missouri Prisoners Has No Effect on Drug Overdoses
by Benjamin Tschirhart
The drugs are coming in the mail. Or so they say. There’s no question that the drugs are coming into Missouri state prisons; an average of 34 prisoner overdoses a month is a trend that officials can’t afford to ignore. Their answer? Restrict the freedoms and infringe ...
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More from this issue:
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- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Detainees Awaiting Psychiatric Beds Suffer Permanent Harm in Jails, by Eike Blohm, MD
- Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Poised for Much-Needed Cleanup, by Kevin Bliss
- Federal Judge Tells BOP Officials They “Are Not Above the Law”, by Casey Bastian
- U.S. Response to Haitian Crisis: Fund More Prisons, by Jayson Hawkins
- California Halted from Re-Integrating “Sensitive Needs” Prisoners Into General Population, by David Reutter
- Circuit Court Orders Hawaii to Release Names of Prisoners Who Die in State’s Jails and Prisons, by Keith Sanders
- Former CoreCivic Guard Pleads Guilty to Deprivation of Tennessee Prisoner’s Rights, by Harold Hempstead
- $1.9 Million Paid by L.A. County for Detainee’s Suicide, by Chuck Sharman
- Sixth Circuit Revives Claim Over Michigan Prisoner’s Fatal Overdose on Allegedly Smuggled Fentanyl, by David Reutter
- Santa Clara County Sheriff Accused of Coverup After $10 Million Payout to Mentally Ill Detainee Who Severely Injured Himself During Jail Transport, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- Polling Stations Inside Jails Combat Voter Disenfranchisement, by Keith Sanders
- New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Both Prisoners and Nonprofit Plaintiffs Subject to Requirement to Exhaust Administrative Remedies, by Jacob Barrett
- Nevada DOC Director Sacked After Prisoner Escape Goes Unnoticed Four Days, by Ashleigh Dye
- Almost $650,000 Paid by Illinois to Prisoner Who Lost Leg to Untreated Diabetes, by Keith Sanders
- $11.75 Million Settlement for Prisoner Beating in Pheonix Jail, by Casey Bastian
- SCOTUS Ruling Forces Ninth Circuit U-Turn on Damages Suit by Federal Prisoner in California “Snitch Jacketed” by Guard, by Kevin Bliss
- BOP Revives Plans for Controversial Prison in Kentucky, by Kevin Bliss
- Second Circuit Takes Back $20,000 Emotional Damage Award from Former Federal Prisoner in New York, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- California Extends Medi-Cal Health Benefits to Prisoners Nearing Release, by Eike Blohm, MD
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Jail Detainee’s Urine Not a ‘Noxious or Filthy Substance’, by David Reutter
- Iowa Ombudsman Calls Out DOC For Unfair Prisoner Discipline, by Kevin Bliss
- Virginia DOC Resists Prisoner Fee Cuts, by Ashleigh Dye
- Washington Racks Up More Than $98 Million in Fines for Failure to Timely Hold Competency Hearings, by Jacob Barrett
- Third Circuit Unbothered by Pennsylvania’s Discrimination Against Sex Offenders in Denying Parole to Halfway Houses, by David Reutter
- Indiana Will Now Send Low-Level Felons to Prison Instead of Jail, by Casey Bastian
- Fourth Circuit: Religious Headwear Policy Violated Virginia Prisoner’s Rights, by David Reutter
- A Lesson in Pleading: Utah Jail Suicide Complaint Fails for Alleging Failure to Train Rather than Failure to Provide Care, by David Reutter
- Texas Prison Warden and Brother Charged with Shooting Two Migrants, Killing One, by Ashleigh Dye
- Sixth Circuit Says Ohio Prisoner’s Lack of Tablet Access May Have Prevented Grievance Exhaustion, by David Reutter
- California Makes Calls Free for State Prisoners and Juvenile Detainees, Prohibits Telecom Kickbacks to Prisons and Jails, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- $35,000 Awarded to Federal Prisoner in Kentucky Who Accused Guards of Using Excessive Force, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- Educating Prisoners: New Meta-Analysis Reinforces That It Reduces Recidivism, by Keith Sanders
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- How the Newest Federal Prison Became One of the Deadliest, by Christie Thompson and Joseph Shapiro
- No More Second Chances for New York Jail Guard Convicted of Smuggling, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- No Pay for Iowa Prisoners Overdosed With COVID-19 Vaccine, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- “Ban the Box” Hiring Law Sets National Standard for Federal Contracts, by Keith Sanders
- Former State Prison Guards in Georgia Sentenced for Prisoner Assaults and Cover-Up, by Jayson Hawkins
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- Seventh Circuit Revives Claim of Wheelchair-Bound Wisconsin Prisoner Denied Access to Handicapped Toilet, by David Reutter
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- Former Georgia Sheriff Gets 18 Months for Punishing Detainees in Restraint Chair, by David Reutter
- Gun Safety Group Defeats Re-Election of “Constitutional Sheriff” in Massachusetts, by Keith Sanders
- $1.2 Million Paid by St. Louis County for Jail Detainee’s Death from Untreated Ulcer, by David Reutter
- Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery, by Keith Sanders
- News in Brief
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- Louisiana Sheriffs Repeatedly and Conveniently Destroy Public Records, Dec. 15, 2023
- St. Louis City Jails Director Under Fire, County Jail Director Leaves After Nearly $2.7 Million in Legal Payouts, Nov. 15, 2023
- Condemned Arizona Prisoner Reprieved, Nov. 15, 2023
- Sheep and Sheepdogs: Use and Abuse of Non-Lethal Crowd Control Weapons, Nov. 1, 2023
- New York Jailhouse Lawyer Wins Resentencing, Release, Oct. 15, 2023
- Closed Circuit Cameras: Not the Objective Lenses We’re Told, Oct. 1, 2023
- Former Illinois Guards Sentenced for Prisoner’s Fatal Beating, Aug. 15, 2023
- Police Departments Conspire with Boards to Secretly Install License Plate Cameras Without Consent of Residents, Aug. 1, 2023
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More from these topics:
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- No Dismissal for San Diego Jail Medical Contractor from Suit Filed Over Detainee’s Withdrawal Death, Aug. 15, 2024. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Drug Overdose, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Dismissal.
- Third Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Pennsylvania Jail Guards and PrimeCare in Detainee’s Overdose Death, July 1, 2024. Primecare Medical, Drug Overdose, Qualified Immunity, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Landmark Drug Possession Reform Based on Unproven Allegations Reversed in Oregon, June 15, 2024. Criminal justice system reform, War on Drugs, State Law Claims.
- Two Sentenced in Detainee’s Fentanyl Death at North Florida Jail, June 1, 2024. Drug Overdose.
- Lawsuit Over Mailroom Abuses by Washington DOC Leads to Policy Changes, June 1, 2024. Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Photos, Sexually Explicit Materials, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail.
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- Pennsylvania Jail Warden Fired, Deputy Warden Resigns After Guard Assaults Detainee, May 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Detainee Suffering Fatal Seizure Might Have Been Faking or Might Have Gotten Better, April 26, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Drug Overdose, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.