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Florida Returning Canteen Funds for Prisoner Programming
by Harold Hempstead
Pickleball is one of America’s fastestgrowing sports. Played with a paddle and a large plastic ball on an outdoor court, the game offers the speed of ping pong with less risk of an ankle injury than tennis, while still a more competitive alternative to badminton for aging ...
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More from this issue:
- Despite #MeToo, Celebrity Justice Remains Massively Unjust, by Matthew Clarke
- Georgia Prison Smuggling Ring Busted, Warden and Former Guard Arrested, by Chuck Sharman
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare, by Kevin Bliss
- $50,000 Settlement to Texas Prisoner for Feces-Covered Cell
- New Jail Healthcare Provider Coming to Albuquerque – Again, by Kevin Bliss
- Third Connecticut Prison Lockdown in Five Months, by Kevin Bliss
- Guantanamo Prison Down to 30 Detainees, by Jordan Arizmendi
- Fifth BOP Staff Conviction and Sixth Arrest in California Prison ‘Rape Club’, by Jo Ellen Nott
- Tennessee DOC Coughs Up Video of Condemned Prisoner Who Severed Own Penis, by Eike Blohm, MD
- California LGBTQ Pardon Initiative Falls Short, by Chuck Sharman
- Florida Returning Canteen Funds for Prisoner Programming, by Harold Hempstead
- Fifth Detainee Dies in 2023 at California’s Santa Rita Jail, by Jo Ellen Nott
- Ohio Makes Sweeping Changes to Criminal Justice
- New York City Stops Reporting Rikers Island Deaths Amid Rampant Guard Misconduct, by Benjamin Tschirhart, Chuck Sharman, Kevin Bliss
- New York Prisoner Is Released After Conviction Is Vacated, Reinstated and Vacated Once More, by Chuck Sharman
- Seventh Circuit: Attorney’s Submission of Illinois Prisoner’s Grievance Exhausts Administrative Remedies, by David Reutter
- $142,500 Settlement After Pennsylvania Jail Guard Allegedly Knocked Out Detainee and Broke Her Jaw, by Matthew Clarke
- L.A. County Watchdog Takes Aim at “Deputy Gangs”, by Douglas Ankney
- Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Prison Work Injury, by Matthew Clarke
- Newly Released Government Records Reveal Horrible Neglect of Terminally Ill Woman in Federal Prison, by C.J. Ciaramella
- Prisoner Who Reached $11,400 Retaliation Settlement with South Dakota Jail Tries Again with DOC, by Keith Sanders
- Seventh Circuit: Low IQ and Segregation Placement May Render Administrative Remedies Unavailable to Indiana Prisoner, by David Reutter
- More Success for Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails, by Keith Sanders
- Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of North Carolina Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Failure to Show Deliberate Indifference, by Douglas Ankney
- California Appeals Court Affirms Rate Caps and Fee Limitations for Prison Telecoms, by Douglas Ankney
- $120,000 Settlement Reached With Long Island Detainee Assaulted by Jail Guards, by Jacob Barrett
- $500,000 Settlement for Texas Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Child Sex Abuse, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- New York Bail Reform Laws Reduced Recidivism, Contrary to Critics’ Claims, by Chuck Sharman
- $150,000 Verdict for South Carolina Jail Detainee’s Groin Injury During Pat-Down, by Eike Blohm, MD
- Texas Prisons are Fire Traps, by Edward Lyon
- Over $7,600 Awarded to Tennessee Prisoner for Retaliatory Cell Search and Transfer
- Tenth Circuit: Colorado Prisoner’s Injury Requiring Medical Treatment Not De Minimus, by David Reutter
- FCC Granted Broader Authority to Regulate Prisoner Call Costs, by Chuck Sharman
- California Prisoners Embracing Arts, by Kevin Bliss
- $15,001 Verdict Against Delaware Guard for Gaping Prisoner’s Butt During Strip Search, by Keith Sanders
- Almost 800 Deaths in South Carolina Jails and Prisons Six Years
- Fourth Circuit Revives Virginia Prisoner’s Challenge to Discipline for Allegedly Sexually Harassing Guard, by David Reutter
- Georgia Prisoner Allowed to Proceed on Section 1983 Claim Seeking Execution by Firing Squad, by David Reutter
- States Take Legislative Action to Address Family Separation by Incarceration, by Jordan Arizmendi
- Iowa DOC Changes Policy After Ombudsman Calls Out Unfair Prisoner Discipline, by Kevin Bliss
- Biden Granting More Pardons Than Trump, Fewer Than Obama, by Jordan Arizmendi
- Bad Lawyering, Bankruptcy Torpedo Suit Over Delaware Prisoner’s Death, by Jayson Hawkins
- California Appellate Court: Time Spent in Mental Hospital to Restore Competency is Time Served, by David Reutter
- FCC Requires Prison Telecoms to Provide Services for Deaf Prisoners, by Jordan Arizmendi
- $1.325 Million Settlement after Virginia Detainee’s Opiate Withdrawal Ignored in Jail, by David Reutter
- Nebraska Parole Board Members Showing Up to Work More Often, by Chuck Sharman, Jordan Arizmendi
- The World’s Biggest Prison, by Edward Lyon
- 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
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- Pay-for-Play Tablets: The Costly New Prison Paradigm, March 1, 2025. Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Electronic Tablets, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephone Rates, Tapes/Music, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp.
- Pennsylvania County Forgives $65 Million in Jail Pay-to-Stay Fees, March 1, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Booking Fees.
- BOP Eases Money Grab from Federal Prisoners, Feb. 15, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Restitution, Commissary, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Changes by the BOP.
- Washington Spends Only Fraction of Fund to Improve Prisoner Welfare, Feb. 15, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Kickback Scheme, Securus.
- Louisiana Prisoner Charged With Running Sports Gambling Operation, Feb. 15, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Gambling Crimes, Tainted Funds.
- “Locked In, Priced Out”: Markups and Kickbacks in Prison Commissaries, Jan. 15, 2025. Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Commissary.
- Georgia Prisoner Accused of Running $3.5 Million “Protection” Racket, Jan. 15, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Threats.
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- Kentucky Prisoners Take Advantage of Securus Software Glitch for $1 Million, Nov. 15, 2024. Electronic Tablets, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Securus.
- Missouri Prisoners Losing Reentry Money to “Incarceration Reimbursement”, Oct. 15, 2024. Release and Reentry, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property.