More from this issue:

1. How Many Inmate Deaths is too Many?, by Dave Maass
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Sex Offenders Who Fail to Register May Receive Life Sentence Under California’s “Three Strikes” Law
4. Five Prisoner Deaths in Eighteen Months at Small Ohio Jail, by Matthew Clarke
5. New York Promised Help for Mentally Ill Prisoners – But Still Sticks Many in Solitary, by Christie Thompson
6. Widespread Sexual Abuse Alleged at Alabama Women’s Prison
7. Idaho: Federal Court Unseals Pleadings, Holds CCA in Contempt for Violating Settlement Agreement
8. Third Circuit Finds Just Cause or Excuse Defense Not Applicable in Prison Assault Case, by Derek Gilna
9. Special Sex Offender Release Conditions Vacated by Tenth Circuit, by Derek Gilna
10. Hunger Striking Illinois Jail Prisoner Dies, by Matthew Clarke
11. Texas Prison Burials Surprisingly Well Done
12. Former Federal Prisoner Claims to be Most Litigious Person
13. IFRP Payment Schedule May Not be Delegated to BOP by Sentencing Judge, by Derek Gilna
14. Georgia: Civil Rights Law Firm Demands Return of Fines Illegally Collected by State Court Judge, by Ryan Primerano
15. Eighth Circuit Denies Civilly Confined Minnesota Patients 1983 Action, by Derek Gilna
16. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Nevada Prisoner’s First Amendment Retaliation Claims
17. Former Georgia DOC Official Charged for Embezzling Public Funds, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Effective Counsel Required in Kansas Civil Commitment Proceedings
19. CDCR to Block Contraband Cell Phone Signals at all Facilities
20. California: Court May Not Award Increased Presentence Conduct Credits to Categorically Disqualified Prisoners
21. D.C. District Court Reaffirms Access to Counsel for Guantanamo Detainees, by Derek Gilna
22. Declining Prison Populations Leave Towns with Empty Jails, Debt, by David Reutter
23. Private Detention Facility Forced into Bankruptcy, Sold at Auction
24. PLN Files Federal Lawsuit Over Censorship at Virginia Jail
25. Brain Imaging Research Conducted on Prisoners, by Greg Dober
26. Massachusetts: Overcrowding Forces Changes in Correctional Facilities, by David Reutter
27. Death Row Prisoners in Two States File Suit over Hip Replacements, by David Reutter
28. Oregon DOJ Intentionally Destroyed Records; Target of Abusive Criminal Investigation Settles Suit for $1 Million
29. Montana Agrees to Change Policies for Treatment of Mentally Ill Juveniles in Adult Prison, by David Reutter
30. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• Louisiana Fights Federal Court Order to Remedy “Callous and Wanton Disregard” for Angola Prisoners’ Healthcare, June 1, 2024
• $20.5 Million Settlement for Two Kentucky Prisoners Exonerated and Freed After 22 Years, June 1, 2024
• $5 Million Settlement in Death of Georgia Prisoner Left by Guards in Cell on Fire, June 1, 2024
• Watchdog Finds “Alarming Conditions” at BOP Women’s Lockup in Florida, June 1, 2024
• Report Finds Current Path of Florida Prison System “Unsustainable”, June 1, 2024
• $700,000 Jury Verdict for Wisconsin Prisoner Denied Due Process in Disciplinary Hearing, June 1, 2024
• California Court of Appeal: Petitioner Has Constitutional Right to Be Present at Evidentiary Hearing Under Felony Murder Resentencing Law, May 15, 2024
• Criminal Justice Reform Becoming a Corporate Priority, May 15, 2024
• $500,000 Settlement for Colorado Prisoner Forced to Defecate in Bucket for 12 Days, May 1, 2024
• $125,000 Settlement for Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claim That Guards Set Him Up For Stabbing, May 1, 2024

More from these topics:

• Wellpath Held in Contempt in Suit at California Jail, March 1, 2024. California Forensic Medical Group, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Mental Health.
• Indiana Supreme Court Suppresses All Evidence Related to Polygraph Exam for Examiner’s Failure to Disclose Unilater-ally Changing Exam Results From ‘Admissible’ to ‘Inadmissible’ Due to Defendant’s Mental State, Jan. 15, 2024. Mental Health, Polygraph Evidence/Testing, Results of Polygraph Test, Delay in Disclosure.
• Fourth Circuit: Evidentiary Hearing Required Where Prisoner’s Allegation of Mental Illness, if True, Is Sufficient to Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ Warranting Both Rule 60(b)(6) Relief and Tolling of Habeas SOL, Jan. 15, 2024. New Trial Motions, AEDPA, Mental Health, Statutes of Limitation and Laches, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• Dangerous Encounters: Interactions Between Autistic Individuals and Law Enforcement, Dec. 15, 2023. Disabled Prisoners, Mental Health, Excessive Force (Police).
• Nebraska Watchdog Calls Use of Force Against Mentally Ill Prisoner Excessive and Unnecessary, Dec. 1, 2023. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging.
• DOJ Reaches Consent Decree with New Jersey Jail to Improve Mental Health Care, Nov. 15, 2023. Consent Decrees, Mental Health.
• No Hearing Required for Emergency Dose of Antipsychotic Medication for Mississippi Prisoner, Nov. 15, 2023. Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging.
• CDCR Facing Daily Fines in 33-Year-Old Suit Over Deficient Mental Health Care, Nov. 15, 2023. Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Fines.
• Solitary Confinement is a Catch-22 for Colorado Prisoners and a “Moral Injury” for Mental Health Workers, Sept. 15, 2023. Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health.
• Travis County, Texas, Efforts to Keep Mentally Ill Individuals Out of Jail Face Funding, Infrastructure, and Information Management Challenges, Sept. 1, 2023. Cost of Prison Systems, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).