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Amnesty International Report Claims Torture and Enforced Disappearances at “Alligator Alcatraz” by A recently released report from the humanitarian group Amnesty International found that conditions at two migrant detention centers in Florida amounted to “cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment,” with some practices rising to the level of torture. In September …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Wisconsin Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Detainee’s Jail Food Lawsuit by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson James Clubb was incarcerated in the Marinette County Jail on September 13, 2018, when he bit down on something hard and broke a tooth. At the time, for-­profit provisions company Aramark held “the exclusive …
“We’re Broken”: As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving in Droves for ICE by Keri Blakinger by Keri Blakinger, Propublica This story was originally published by ProPublica.    After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, …
California Funds $38 Million Pilot Program to Investigate Methods for Cooling Three Prisons by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) recently announced a pilot program to study the use of various types of cooling systems and new insulation at three prisons to determine …
U.S. District Court in Arizona Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Prisoner Denial of Forms for Challenging 455 Days of Solitary by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On November 22, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona sua sponte granted summary judgment to transgender prisoner Oscar Contreras …
$3.3 Million Verdict for Detainee’s Fatal Fentanyl Overdose in Southern California Jail by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On September 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered final judgment that sustained a $3.3 million verdict for Jay Campos, whose son, Joshua, died of a …
Third Circuit Rules Awarding BOP Prisoners 54 Days of Good Time Per Year Is Pro-­Rated by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On July 9, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that 18 U.S.C. section 3624(b)(1), which awards federal prisoners of up to 54 days per …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Alabama Supreme Court Denies DOC’s Improper Venue Objection by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 6, 2024, the Supreme Court of Alabama held that because the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) failed to raise the issue of venue in the circuit court, the Court of Criminal Appeals’ (CCA) reversal …
BOP Announces New Conditional Placement Date Calculation by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman With a change announced by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on October 20, 2025, federal prisoners should finally begin to see more concrete results from the First Step Act (FSA), the 2018 law passed to reduce …
Georgia Bristles at Federal Law that Prohibits Drone Interceptions by The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) prisons are buckling under a 15-­year high incarceration rate, now exceeding 50,000, and projected to climb past 55,000 by 2030 due to tougher sentencing. Simultaneously, guard staffing …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Guards in Los Angeles County Now Wearing Body Cameras by On December 3, 2025, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna announced that guards in all county jail facilities began wearing body-­worn cameras in October of this year. KABC reported that the move, aimed at strengthening accountability and enhancing transparency, comes …
Last of 16 Sentenced in California Prison Aryan Brotherhood Case, As Lawyer Learns He Was Targeted in Murder Plot by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A wild day unfolded in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on November 13, 2025, as the attorney for the last …
$2.75 Million Paid by Washington County and NaphCare for Death of “Floridly Psychotic” Detainee Left Untreated in Jail for Months by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A $2.75 million settlement will help the surviving children of a detainee left to decompensate from her mental illness for seven and a half …
Maryland Agrees to Pay $30,000 to Prisoner Who Was Beaten by Guards While Handcuffed by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 22, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted dismissal to a suit filed by state prisoner Keith Darnell Kelly, after he accepted a $30,000 …
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Michigan Jailer Accused of Retaliatory Assault by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman In a decision reached on April 7, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit clarified the boundaries of qualified immunity (QI) for a Michigan jailer accused of …
$939,000 for Nevada Prisoner Left in Wheelchair by Delayed Back Pain Treatment by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Nevada agreed to pay state prisoner Charles Morris $939,000 on May 16, 2025, resolving his claims that state Department of Corrections (DOC) failed to provide him back timely surgery, resulting in …
Almost $28.3 Million Awarded from NaphCare for Washington Jail Detainee Who Lost Leg to Untreated Gangrene by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman For letting a detainee’s infected leg go untreated so long that it had to be amputated, a federal jury assigned liability to NaphCare, Inc., the contracted healthcare provider …
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Six Female Alabama Jail Detainees’ Sexual Assault Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 17, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a district court’s summary dismissal of a federal civil rights suit brought by six women who …
HRDC Sues Washington Jail for Rejecting PLN and Other Publications by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On November 25, 2025, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), nonprofit publisher of PLN and Criminal Legal News (CLN), filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, accusing Walla …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
New Jail in Oklahoma Is Costing More than Triple the Amount Voters Approved by In 2022, voters in Oklahoma County, which contains most of Oklahoma City, approved a $260 million bond issue to construct a new jail. That price tag was expected to cover planning, land acquisition, site preparation, and …
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