More from this issue:

1. Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity
2. From Cages to the Community: Prison Profiteers and the Treatment Industrial Complex, by Christopher Zoukis
3. Federal Judge Grants Compassionate Release but Questions BOP’s Motivation, by Christopher Zoukis
4. $5 Million Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies in Restraint, by Christopher Zoukis
5. Federal Lawsuit Filed in Dehydration Death at Wisconsin Jail; Three Jailers Charged
6. Major Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Facility in Tennessee, by David Reutter
7. Prison Doctor Dies of Legionnaires’ Disease
8. Texas State Prisoners Fight for Access to Kosher Meals, by Matthew Clarke
9. Kansas DOC Underestimates Cost of New Prison by $51 Million, by Christopher Zoukis
10. $27,000 Settles California Prisoner Pro Se Civil Rights Suit, by Derek Gilna
11. DHS Report Shows “Significant Prison Population of Incarcerated Aliens”, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Kansas DOC Raids Inmate Benefit Fund for $6.7 Million, by Matthew Clarke
13. Indictment Alleges Prison Healthcare Company Bribed Texas State Senator, by Matthew Clarke
14. Oregon Jail 'Tortures' Mentally Ill Prisoners
15. Statute of Limitations for Oregon Child Sex Abuse Claims Expires at Age 40, Not 24
16. Two Georgia Prison Transport Guards Slain, by David Reutter
17. Alabama Sheriff Fights to Keep Extra Funds Meant to Feed Prisoners
18. Despite Suicides, Jails Replace In-person Visitation with Video Screens, by Mike Ludwig
19. Georgia Toddler Initially Denied Kidney Due to Father’s Parole Violation, by Monte McCoin
20. Florida Prisoners with Disabilities to Receive Accommodations Under Settlement, by David Reutter
21. Alaska: Jurors’ Explanation of Negligence Verdict Doesn’t Warrant New Trial
22. Illinois Sheriff Settles Federal Class-action Suit Over Strip Searches
23. Summary Judgment Reversed for Delay in Treating Prisoner in Extreme Pain
24. First-time Burglary Offender Eligible for Pennsylvania DOC’s Recidivism Program
25. Report Finds Texas Death Row Conditions Violate Basic Human Rights, by Matthew Clarke
26. Idaho DOC Uses Prisoner Volunteers for Suicide Watches, by Matthew Clarke
27. $125,000 Settlement After Failure to Protect Verdict in Virginia
28. Illinois Prisoner’s Petition Challenging Disciplinary Report States Cause of Action
29. Oregon Court: Dismissals Are “Strikes” While Pending on Appeal
30. Contempt Motion Filed after Pennsylvania Officials Refuse to Release Detainee
31. PLRA Strikes Accruing After Notice of Appeal Do Not Count to Determine IFP Eligibility
32. Virginia Prisoner’s Name Change Request for Religious Purpose Requires Hearing
33. Mississippi Attorney General Settles with Third Company in Epps Bribery Scandal, by Monte McCoin
34. California: State Immune from Bane Act Claim for Valley Fever Exposure
35. Pervasive Masturbation in Cook County Jail Spurs Class-action Suits, Injunction, by Monte McCoin
36. $35,000 Settlement in Kentucky Excessive Force Suit
37. $5 Million Settles Jail Detainee’s Death
38. Will “Dunkirk’s” Use of Prison Labor in Set Construction Disqualify it from the Oscars?
39. Hopes of Prosperity from Jail Boom has Kentucky County in Financial Trouble
40. Tennessee Drug Court Judge Imprisons Participants for Smoking Cigarettes, by Monte McCoin
41. Despite AG’s Policy Change, OIG Reviews “Smart on Crime” Initiative, by Derek Gilna
42. Illinois Taxpayers Still Paying for a Paid-off Jail, by Monte McCoin
43. $242,500 Settles Jail Rape Suit in Okla.
44. $111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner
45. $25,000 Settlement to Colorado Jail Prisoner Denied a Quran
46. Pregnant Prisoners Offered Adoption Choice: An Act of Love or Exploitation?
47. Ineffective Treatment of Ohio Prisoner’s Psoriasis Defeats Summary Judgment
48. Oregon Parole Board Cannot Postpone Elapsed Release Date
49. San Quentin’s “Ear Hustle” Podcast Makes History, Receives Praise, by Monte McCoin
50. Overworked South Koreans Relax at Prison-themed Retreat, by Monte McCoin
51. Alaska DOC’s 1990 Prison Conditions Settlement Still Enforceable
52. Declaratory Judgment in Mississippi Case Challenging Indefinite Jail Detention, by Matthew Clarke
53. Four Guilty in Federal Student Loan Scam Using Prisoners’ Identities, by Monte McCoin
54. Two Cellmates Die at Private Louisiana Jail, by David Reutter
55. $50,000 Damage Award Garnished for Restitution Payment
56. Settlements in Arizona DOC, BOP Lawsuits Over Release Debit Card Fees, by Derek Gilna
57. Fourth Circuit Vacates Sua Sponte Dismissal Due to Non-exhaustion
58. Deaths Soar 600 Percent at Nevada Jail Under New Sheriff
59. Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark, by Christopher Zoukis
60. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
61. Fifth Circuit Okays Mississippi County’s Strip Search of 12-Year-Old Girl
62. PCI Announces Awards for Private Prison Activism, Advocacy, News Reporting
63. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Shocking Video Footage Reveals Rampant Violence and Neglect in Los Angeles County Jails, April 26, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific.
• Ninth Circuit Says Federal Prisoner in California May Have Bivens Claim for Delays in Medical Care Allegedly to Cover Up Assault by BOP Guard, April 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Dismissal, Medical Treatment/Expenses.
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Missouri Prison Chief in Sexual Abuse Claims Against Former Guard, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• Alabama Prisons Facing Third Class-Action Lawsuit, March 1, 2024. Parole Board Misconduct, Prison Labor, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Assaults on Staff.
• Lawsuit Claims Seattle’s King County Jail Shows Little Improvement in Quarter Century Since “Hammer Agreement”, March 1, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific.
• BOP Slammed for Prisoner Abuse in Now-Shuttered Segregation Unit at USP-Thomson in Illinois, Feb. 1, 2024. Retaliation for Media Contact, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Ohio Prisoner Wins $2,000 Settlement for Guard Abuse Claims, Loses Appeal to Uncover Identity of Prison Officials Who Negotiated It, Feb. 1, 2024. Settlements, Mandamus, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• Alabama DOC Proves Truly “Heartless”, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Threats by Staff, Parole Board Misconduct, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Media Contact, Retaliation for Organizing, Whistleblowing, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• Second Circuit Revives N.Y. Prisoner’s Suit Over Sing Sing Fire, 11 Other Prisoners Split $220,000 Settlement, Jan. 1, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Evidentiary Ruling, Administrative Exhaustion.
• West Virginia Pretrial Detainee’s Lawsuit for Sexual Abuse Survives Dismissal Stage, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Failure to Protect (General).