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California Pays $4.45 Million to Prisoners Allegedly Raped by Guards
by Anthony W. Accurso
Since reporting a federal Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation was opened in September 2024 into sexual abuse of prisoners at two California lockups, PLN has obtained documentation of $4 million in settlement payouts to five victims of a former guard at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) ...
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- Spit Hoods, Modern Legacy of Torture, by Anthony Accurso
- From the Editor
- NYC Rehires Former Head of Rikers Island Lockup Where Guard Assault Left Detainee Quadriplegic
- “Like Being Back in Jail”: Wisconsin Returns Released Sex Offenders to Lifetime GPS Monitoring
- Alabama Guard, Prisoners Among 13 Sentenced in Phone Scam and Drug-Smuggling Ring
- Identities Stolen From Virginia Jail Detainees For $341,205 COVID-19 Fraud
- Facing Bankruptcy, Securus Promotes Prison Tablets
- Fired Missouri Guards Charged with Murder in Prisoner’s Suffocation Death
- California Resentences 15 Condemned Prisoners to Life Without Parole
- Former Virginia Prisoners Win Back Denied Sentence Credits, Sue Over Delayed Release
- California Prisons Ban High-Tech Lie Detector
- Eighth Circuit Asked to Block New FCC Rules Capping Prison Phone Rates and Eliminating Ancillary Fees and Kickbacks
- Florida DOC Failed to Investigate Background of Guard Convicted in Mass Shooting
- $4.77 Million Settlement for Three Alaska Prisoners Exonerated of Murder After 18 Years, by David Reutter
- Kentucky Prisoners Take Advantage of Securus Software Glitch for $1 Million
- Alabama Jail Accused of Granting Detainee’s Medical Bond Just Before Death to Avoid Costly Medical Care, by David Reutter
- $28.75 Million Settlement Paid by New York City in Suit Alleging Rikers Guards Stood by and Watched Detainee Hang Himself, by Douglas Ankney
- Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Interference With His Muslim Religious Practice, by David Reutter
- Two More West Virginia Jailers Plead Guilty in Detainee’s Homicide
- Colorado Becomes First State to Require Polling Stations in Jails
- Ninth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for California Jail Nurse Who Cleared Detainee for Release Just Before His Suicide, by Douglas Ankney
- San Bernardino Jail Partially Released from Court Monitoring After Paying Another $150,000 in Settlements for Detainee Deaths
- Building Carcerality, by Lisa Haber-Thomson, Dana McKinney White
- Corizon Health Bankruptcy Settlement Grows, But Only by $21 Million
- California Throws Prisoners Under the Bus to Adopt New Heat Rules
- PPI Releases 10th Anniversary Report on Mass Incarceration in the U.S.
- Florida Prisoners Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemicals
- Two Hurricanes in Two Weeks Threaten Prisoners and Jail Detainees in Six States
- Public Defender Files Habeas Petitions for Detainees at “Horrific” Baltimore Lockup
- $23,138 Plus Out-Of-State Transfer for Virginia Prisoner Who Accused Guards of Excessive Force and Altering Video
- Another South Carolina Prisoner Convicted of “Sextortion” of U.S. Military Personnel
- Wellpath Sanctioned for Destroying Evidence in Two Oregon Jail Death Suits, by David Reutter
- Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Guard Accused of Assaulting Restrained and Compliant Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
- In Oregon Case, Ninth Circuit Limits Pretrial Detention Without Counsel to Seven Days
- Two Former Georgia Sheriffs Sentenced for Misconduct, Related $5 Million Settlement Approved, by David Reutter
- Washington Appellate Court Reverses Parole Revocation Based on Hearsay
- BOP Ends “Blast” Messages on TRULINCS
- Illinois Prisoners Stage Hunger Strikes Over DOC Failure to Implement New Sentence Reduction Law
- Another Payout Brings Arizona Prisoner’s Total to $92,850
- Maryland and Wexford Health Pay $200,000 to Prisoner Denied Care and Partially Blinded, by Douglas Ankney
- After $750,000 Settlement, Georgia Guard Sued Second Time For Letting One Prisoner Murder Another, by Douglas Ankney
- SCOTUS Stays Texas Execution With 20 Minutes to Spare, by Matthew Clarke
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- News in Brief
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- Guaranteed Basic Income Programs for Prisoners Reduce Food Insecurity and Homelessness, Aug. 1, 2025
- Ninth Circuit: ‘Dominion and Control’ Provision of Search Warrant for Suspect’s Computer That Lacked Temporal or Other Limitation Constitutes General Warrant, Aug. 1, 2025
- Nearly $60,000 Awarded to Mother Of Dead Missouri Prisoner In Suit For His DOC Records, July 15, 2025
- $42,000 Paid to Wisconsin Prisoner Allowed to Harm Himself While Under Observation, July 15, 2025
- Ongoing Detainee Deaths Push Rikers Island into Federal Court Receivership, July 15, 2025
- The Dangerous Practice of Late-Night Jail Releases, July 15, 2025
- Percentage Of Prisoners Serving Life Without Parole Is Up Despite Overall Decrease in Prison Population, July 15, 2025
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- After Judge’s Letter, at Least 22 Former FCI Dublin Prisoners Granted Compassionate Release, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Release and Reentry, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Compassionate Release.
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- News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
- DOJ Finds Unconstitutional Conditions in Texas Juvenile Detention, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Sentencing, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons.
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- Former Maine Prison Guard Arrested and Detained by ICE Agents, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guards/Staff, Immigration Law/Offenses.
- $75,000 for Transgender Maryland Prisoner Raped by Guard, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Failure to Protect (Transgender).
- Former Oregon Prison Guard Sergeant Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Imprisoned Women, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings.