More from this issue:

1. God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus – or regret ever crossing his path, by James Ridgeway
2. Angola: A Prison Passion Play, by John Dannenberg
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. No Budget Cuts for Federal Prisons, by James Ridgeway
5. Death Sentences, Executions Remain at Low Levels, by Justin Miller
6. Dallas County Passes Jail Inspections ... Finally
7. Michigan Sex Offender’s Suicide Results in Changes to Sex Offender Registry Law, by Matthew Clarke
8. California Lifers: Deaths Exceed Parole Releases, by John Dannenberg
9. Background Checks that Bar Employment of Ex-offenders May Violate Civil Rights
10. Class-Action Settlement Cures Constitutional Violations at Pennsylvania Prison
11. Hawaii ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Women Who Want to Marry Prisoners, by Alex Friedmann
12. Wrongful Convictions Prove Costly, Especially for the Wrongly Convicted, by Matthew Clarke
13. Guard Who Identified Over 100 Prison Rioters Pleads Guilty to Contraband Charge
14. Oregon Increases Sex Offender Registration Requirements
15. Washington Prison Video Surveillance Recordings Exempt from Disclosure Under Public Records Act, by Michael Brodheim
16. Florida Closes Oldest Boy’s School, Best Known for Abusive Past
17. Federal Investigation, Prosecution Targets Indiana Sheriff’s Officers, by Derek Gilna
18. Failure to Advise Defendant of Ineligibility for Early Release Credits Renders Guilty Plea Invalid
19. CCA Anti-Prison Rape Shareholder Resolution Fails to Pass
20. Ninth Circuit Rules that Washington DOC Religious Contractor Not a “State Actor”
21. Ohio Wrongful Conviction Results in $2.59 Million Settlement
22. Ninth Circuit Holds No Due Process Right Created by California’s Parole Scheme
23. Arizona Jails Refuse to Incarcerate Some Offenders
24. The Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber, by Scott Christianson (University of California Press, 2011)., by Julie Etter
25. California Study Finds State Prison Overcrowding Driven by County Policy Decisions, Not Violent Crime Rates
26. Pennsylvania County Prisons Not Reporting Critical Incidents
27. Former BOP Guard Convicted, Sentenced in Murder-for-Hire Case
28. Iowa Supreme Court Holds Billing for Fraudulent Prisoner Phone Calls Not a State Law Violation
29. No “Strike” Under PLRA When Some Claims are Heard on the Merits, by Brandon Sample
30. Tenth Circuit Voids Albuquerque’s Attempt to Ban Sex Offenders from Libraries, by Derek Gilna
31. $47,500 Awarded to Massachusetts Prisoner Held in Segregation Without Hearing
32. Second BOP Guard Convicted in Connection with Prisoner’s Murder, by Brandon Sample
33. Seven Florida Prison Guards Arrested
34. Washington Prisoners Have No Right to Inspect Records Under Public Records Act, by Brandon Sample
35. Pennsylvania Prison Guard Convicted in Drug Probe, Testifies Against Coworkers
36. Judge, Not Jury, Must Resolve Questions about Administrative Exhaustion
37. $500,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner’s Medical-Related Death
38. ACLU Report Proves Smart Criminal Justice Policy Reform is Possible, by David Reutter
39. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Illinois Jail Guards Who Relied on Nurse’s Opinion that Detainee Was “Faking” Symptoms Before He Died, April 26, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Qualified Immunity, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.
• Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, April 26, 2024. Private Contractors, Food, Water, Jail Specific, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Potential Dangers of Medical Monitors, April 15, 2024. Medical, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.
• NaphCare: More Proof That Privatized Healthcare Deals Death and Misery to the Incarcerated to Enhance Profits, April 1, 2024. Naphcare, Primecare Medical, Corizon, Contractor Misconduct, Seizures, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Staffing, Vermin, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• One Detainee Dying Every Week in L.A. County Jails, April 1, 2024. Systemic Medical Neglect, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Class Actions.
• $33 Million Awarded to Family of Oklahoma Jail Detainee Mocked By Nurse and Guards As He Died Begging for Help, April 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Four Dead in One Month in San Bernardino County Jails, $3,232,500 in Settlements Paid So Far, March 1, 2024. Liberty Behavioral Health Corp., Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• $470,000 Settlement After Texas Jail Nurses Fabricate Vital Signs for Detainee Who Died, March 1, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors, Municipal Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Eighth Circuit Affirms $800,000 Award After Arkansas Jail Detainee’s Fatal Appendix Rupture, March 1, 2024. Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Damages, Deliberate Indifference.
• $900,000 Settlement Reached With Ohio Jail in Detainee’s Fatal Seizure, March 1, 2024. Seizures, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.