More from this issue:

1. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, by J.D. Schmidt
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. $7.75 Million Paid by San Diego County After Jail Detainee Severely Injured in Fall from Top Bunk
4. Alabama DOC Proves Truly “Heartless”
5. Misadventures in Mail Censorship, by Robert Schaeffer
6. Private Prisons Hold Almost 100,000 Prisoners, 8% of Total U.S. Prison Population
7. Hear Us Now? Hearing Impaired Tennessee Prisoners Secure Injunction
8. Fifth BOP Employee Sentenced in California “Rape Club,” Another Lawsuit Filed
9. Another Report Verifies That Prison Deaths Soared During COVID-19 Pandemic
10. Record-Setting $7 Million Settlement Caps LaSalle’s Legacy at Texarkana Jail, by Matthew Clarke
11. 153 Killed in Custody in Salvadorian Gang Crackdown
12. Former L.A. County Jail Detainees Denied Promised Sentence Credits
13. Washington Agencies Sanctioned for Discovery Violations Reach $3.1 Million Settlement with Disabled Woman Allegedly Abused at State Sanctioned Home
14. Former Florida Guard Gets Five Years for Fatal Assault on Mentally Ill Prisoner
15. N.H.’s First Black Sheriff Charged With Embezzling $19,000
16. Hurdles to Voting for Ex-Felons Rise in Tennessee and Virginia, Fall in Mississippi
17. “Brushed It Under the Rug”: Investigation Refutes Florida Sheriff’s Story About Jail Detainee’s Death
18. Corizon Health Bankruptcy Delayed by Revelation of Attorney’s Affair With Mediator
19. Virginia Leads the Nation in K-9 Attacks on Prisoners
20. Nearly $75 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached For Delayed Releases from N.Y.C. Jails
21. Officials of Pennsylvania Guards Union Charged with Theft
22. $10,000 Verdict for Fired Guard’s Failure to Protect Louisiana Prisoner From Stabbing, by David Reutter
23. $9,000 Settlement for Florida Prisoner’s Retaliation and Excessive Force Claims Against Guards, by David Reutter
24. Wisconsin Supreme Court: Jail Time Must Be Credited When Charge Causing Jailing Read in At Sentencing, by Matthew Clarke
25. Oklahoma Prisoner Uses COVID-19 Stimulus Check to Overturn Conviction
26. The Good That Prisoner Rights Lawyers Do
27. New Head of “Constitutional Sheriffs” Calls MLK a “Thug”
28. Eleventh Circuit Addresses First Amendment, Due Process Interests in Georgia Prisoner Emails
29. Second Circuit Strips Qualified Immunity from Connecticut Officials Who Ignored Prisoner’s Scalp Lesions, by David Reutter
30. Long Waits for Montana Jail Detainees Needing Competency Restoration Services
31. West Virginia Pretrial Detainee’s Lawsuit for Sexual Abuse Survives Dismissal Stage, by David Reutter
32. Eighth Circuit Says Arkansas Prisoner’s Medical Incapacity May Excuse PLRA Exhaustion Failure
33. Deaths While Incarcerated Up 18% in Louisiana
34. Despite “Ban the Box” Laws, Most Prisoners Still Unemployed a Year After Release
35. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Against Kitchen Supervisor for Scalding From Spilled Hot Water
36. George Floyd’s Killer Stabbed 22 Times in Federal Prison in Arizona
37. Former New Mexico Guard Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Prisoner, Suit Filed
38. Ed Mead: Rest in Power, by Paul Wright
39. Multiple Staffers Arrested at Georgia’s Clayton County Jail
40. The “Lunacy Zone:” How Mississippi Jails 700 Mentally Ill People a Year Without Charges
41. Second Circuit Revives N.Y. Prisoner’s Suit Over Sing Sing Fire, 11 Other Prisoners Split $220,000 Settlement
42. Maine Ends Prison Gerrymandering
43. Fifth Circuit Revives Suit Against Texas Jailers Who Tasered Detainee Suffering Epileptic Seizure, by Douglas Ankney
44. West Virginia High Court Decides Medical Practice Liability Act Not Applicable to Prison System, by David Reutter
45. Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage
46. Seventh Circuit Slams Illinois Civil Commitment Program but Reverses Injunction
47. Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, by David Reutter
48. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• California Court of Appeal Vacates Former NFL Star’s Rape Conviction Because Prosecutor’s Racial Statements During Closing Constituted ‘Racially Discriminatory Language’ in Violation of Racial Justice Act, March 15, 2025. Racial Discrimination, Attorney Misconduct, Misleading Advice/Statements to Defendant.
• 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.
• Nebraska Supreme Court Spanks Attorney General, Orders Felons Be Allowed to Vote, March 1, 2025. Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Misconduct, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• Ninth Circuit Remands Transgender Idaho Prisoner’s $2.63 Million Attorney Fee Award for Recalculation— Against Bankrupt Corizon Health Successor, March 1, 2025. Corizon, Settlements, Transgender Medical Procedures, Criminal Justice Act (CJA).
• Colorado Bureau of Investigation Admits Over 1,000 Cases Affected by DNA Test Misconduct, Feb. 1, 2025. Judicial Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, junk science, Forensic Sciences.
• Wellpath Declares Bankruptcy, Jan. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Bankruptcy, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Pigeonly Flies Into Telecom Turbulence, Declares Bankruptcy, Jan. 15, 2025. Bankruptcy, Mail Regulations, Private Phone Contractors.
• Mentally Incompetent Maine Defendants Sent to South Carolina Wellpath Lockup Called “Essentially Prison”, Jan. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Bankruptcy, Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging.
• Corizon Health Bankruptcy Settlement Grows, But Only by $21 Million, Nov. 15, 2024. Corizon, Settlements, Bankruptcy.
• Milwaukee County Pays $1.05 Million Judgment for Bankrupt Armor Correctional Health to Former Jail Detainee, Nov. 15, 2024. Armor Correctional Health Services, Settlements, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Fraud.