More from this issue:

1. Deaths, Deplorable Conditions, Staff Misconduct Plague Memphis Jail
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. New Jersey Guard Sacked for Mocking George Floyd Killing Loses Appeal
4. New York Suspends Solitary Ban to Woo Back Striking Prison Guards
5. Porn Produced by Georgia Prisoners
6. $7.15 Million for Oklahoma Prisoner Exonerated After Nearly 50 Years, by Anthony Accurso
7. North Carolina Reimburses Prisoner $2,500 for Law Books Destroyed by Guards, by Anthony Accurso
8. No State Oversight of Overcrowded, Understaffed, and Non-Compliant Idaho Jails
9. No Sunshine on In-Custody Deaths in Sunshine State
10. Little-Known Law Allows Some Texas Prisoners to Vote
11. $1.35 Million in Settlements for One-Legged San Francisco Detainee Forced to Hop—Twice
12. Ohio Pauses Executions, Louisiana and Arizona Race Ahead
13. Self-Harming Wisconsin Prisoner Settles Failure-to-Protect Suit for $7,000, by Sam Rutherford
14. Biden Clemency Recipients Included Virginians Sentenced for “Acquitted Conduct”
15. “Swing or Kick Rocks”: BOP Guard Alleges Conspiracy to Brutalize Prisoners at Kentucky Lockup
16. 14 Overdoses in Two Weeks Leave One Dead at Phoenix Jail
17. Tucson Program Slashes Pretrial Misdemeanor Incarceration
18. $1 Million Partial Settlement for Washington Jail Detainee’s Leg Amputation
19. Tenth Circuit Stretches PLRA to Deny Claim of Colorado Prisoner Shot by Guard While Shackled, by Douglas Ankney
20. $42 Million Jury Award for Detainees Tortured by U.S. Military at Abu Ghraib Prison
21. Pardoned Insurrectionists Brought to D.C. Jail Demanded Others’ Immediate Release
22. Houston Jail Cited for State-Law Violations Twice in a Month
23. A Song for Condemned Alabama Prisoner
24. Three Former Virginia Jailers Charged After Detainee Dies in “WRAP” Restraint
25. Ninth Circuit: No Exception to Due Diligence in Discovery Even for “Conclusive Evidence”, by Anthony Accurso
26. Sixth Circuit: Dismissals of Mixed-Claim Complaints Not Strikes Under PLRA
27. Former Indiana Jailer Walks from Charges Over “Night of Terror”
28. National Class Certified in Washington Jail Debit-Release Card Suit
29. CoreCivic Will Cage Migrant Families in Texas Lockup
30. Three More Prisoners Die, Three More Staffers Fired at Wisconsin Prison
31. Jailing the Homeless: New Data Shed Light on Unhoused People in Local Jails, by Leah Wang
32. GTL, Co-Defendant Agree to $21.3 Million Settlement with HRDC in Price-Fixing Lawsuit
33. No Opened Envelopes: Hawai’i Prisons Get New Mail Scanning Technology
34. GEO Group Gets $1 Billion ICE Contract at New Jersey Lockup
35. DOJ Finds “Horrific” Unconstitutional Conditions at Atlanta Jail
36. Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence
37. California Stops Raiding Released Prisoners’ Gate Money
38. $4 Million Settlement Approved in HRDC’s Oregon Debit-Release Card Suit
39. Nurse Charged, $2.6 Million Settlement Reached in Minnesota Jail Death
40. Tenth Alabama Jail Employee Pleads Guilty in Detainee’s Freezing Death
41. Muslim Prisoners Face Price-Gouging
42. $250,000 Settlement But No Charges After Alabama Guards Beat Prisoner To Death, by Anthony Accurso
43. GOP Washington Lawmaker Trolls Felon Enfranchisement Proponents
44. Ninth Circuit: Posting Jail Mugshots on Arizona County’s Website Violates Substantive Due Process
45. Half of Hawai’i Prisoners Released With No ID
46. Georgia Fights Liability for Strip-Searching Prison Visitor, Nevada Pays $126,500
47. Peters Fights Dismissal from BOP, Guards Lose Bonus Pay
48. Southern Health Partners Settles Suit Over Kentucky Jail Meth Death
49. Federal Watchdog Calls Out BOP for Spiking Suicide Risk at Pennsylvania Lockup, by Matthew Clarke
50. Wisconsin DOC Agrees to Improve Services for Hearing-Impaired Prisoners
51. $2.5 Million Settlement After South Carolina Jail Detainee Lost 2 Lbs.Per Day and Died, by Anthony Accurso
52. More New York Guards Suspended After Another Prisoner’s Fatal Beating
53. Fourth Circuit Excuses Maryland Prisoner From Exhaustion Requirement in PREA Claim, by Douglas Ankney
54. Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Prisoner Who Had Consensual Sex With Guard Cannot Sustain Eighth Amendment Claim, by Matthew Clarke
55. Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, by David Reutter
56. D.C. Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Complaint Due to PLRA Three-Strikes Rule
57. TDCJ to Run Out of Beds in 2025, by Matthew Clarke
58. News in Brief
59. Shrewd Federal Prisoner Salvages $5,000 from Suit Against Arkansas Jail Where He Was Held Pre-Trial, by Anthony Accurso

More from these topics:

• Pittsburgh Lockup Accounts for 43% of Pennsylvania Jail TASER Use, Suit Filed, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• Charges Dismissed Against Connecticut Guards Who Assaulted Prisoner, Feb. 15, 2025. Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Dismissal, Social Media, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts.
• Legal Gaffe Prolongs Case of Former St. Louis Detainee Held Eight Months After Dismissal of Charges, Feb. 15, 2025. Overdetention, Search and Seizure, Pending Appeal/Sentencing, Dismissal.
• Ninth Circuit Holds District Courts Have No Authority Under Rule 4 of Rules Governing § 2254 Cases to Dismiss Habeas Petition on the Merits, Dec. 15, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Dismissal, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Illinois Supreme Court Announces Dismissal by Nolle Prosequi as Part of Agreement Bars State From Bringing Second Prosecution Where Defendant Satisfied Obligations and Reverses Empire Actor Jussie Smollett’s Conviction, Dec. 15, 2024. Double jeopardy, Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements, Dismissal, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2024. Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Dismissal.
• Sixth Circuit Sets Up Circuit Split with Ruling on Michigan Prisoner’s PLRA Exhaustion Dispute, Oct. 15, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• Second Circuit: New York Prisoner’s Prior Cases Not PLRA Strikes, Sept. 15, 2024. Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• 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.
• Fifth Circuit: Texas Prisoner’s Declaration Alone Sufficient to Send PLRA Exhaustion Dispute to Trial, July 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Summary Judgment/Judgment N.O.V., Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).