More from this issue:

1. State-by-State Prisoner Rape and Sexual Abuse Round-Up, by Matthew Clarke
2. Ohio Facility is Recycling Trash, Saving Money Thanks to Prisoners’ Slave Labor, by Joe Watson
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Indiana Prosecutor Disciplined for Conflict of Interest, by Matthew Clarke
5. HRDC, Other Organizations Send Joint Letter to Tennessee DOC Commissioner, by Alex Friedmann
6. Fourth Circuit Remands Prisoner’s Equal Protection Claim, by Michael Brodheim
7. Texas Harasses, Denies Compensation to Wrongly Convicted, by Matthew Clarke
8. Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to PLN in Sacramento County Jail Censorship Suit
9. Texas Prisoner Health Care Underfunded
10. Rumsfeld, Military Officials Immune from Suit by Foreign Nationals Alleging Torture on Foreign Soil, by Michael Brodheim
11. Challenge to BOP’s Ban on Sexually Explicit Publications Dismissed, by Brandon Sample
12. ACLU of Arizona Surveys Taser Use in Statewide Report, by Joe Watson
13. New York City DOC Jail Official Resigns Amid Corruption Probe
14. Ninth Circuit Holds Prisoners May be Compelled to Provide Blood Samples Under California DNA Act
15. Thousands Referred but Very Few Qualify for Commitment as Sexually Violent Predators in California
16. California Prison Doctors Accused of Misconduct Get Paid to Shuffle Paperwork, Deliver Mail
17. Court Finds Pennsylvania Jail’s Phone Bidding Process was Rigged; Contract Awarded to Another Company
18. Murderer Registry Becomes Law in Illinois, by Joe Watson
19. Rehabilitation Finding Eliminates 30-Year Minimum Sentence for Aggravated Murder, but Oregon Parole Board Balks, by Mark Wilson
20. Withdrawal of Approval of New Mexico Jail Class Action Settlement Not Appealable Order
21. Washington State Prisoner Granted Preliminary Injunction to Treat Neuroma; Case Settles for $120,000
22. Illinois Governor Signs Bill Banning Death Penalty, Commutes All Death Sentences, by Matthew Clarke
23. Mississippi Oversight Committee Finds Fault in Operation of Prison Canteens, by David Reutter
24. Florida Senate Rejects Privatization of 27 State Prisons – but Just Barely
25. Connecticut District Court Finds ICE Agents Not Shielded from Bivens Liability; Suit Settles for $350,000, by Derek Gilna
26. Texas Prison Guard Gets Five Years for Scalding Child, by Alex Friedmann
27. Eighth Circuit Revisits Muslim Prisoner’s Settlement with Nebraska DOC; $74,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded, by Derek Gilna
28. BOP Staff at FMC Lexington Recover Monetary Damages and Attorney Fees for Privacy Act Violations, by Derek Gilna
29. No Qualified Immunity for Guard Who Failed to Protect Prisoner from Sexual Abuse, by Brandon Sample
30. Incarcerated Veterans Help Other Incarcerated Vets Obtain Disability Benefits, by Michael Brodheim
31. The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case that Shook the Texas Prison System, by Michael Berryhill (University of Texas Press, 2011). 244 pages, $29.95, by Mel Motel
32. Ohio Jails Find Loophole to Again Charge Booking Fees
33. Pennsylvania Parole Board May Not Condition Parole of Sex Offender on Admission of Guilt Due to Ex Post Facto Violation
34. Oklahoma City Not Liable for Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Falsified Forensic Evidence, by Matthew Clarke
35. California: State Settles Prisoner’s Lawsuit for $10,000, then Delays Payment
36. News in Brief:

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Multitudes Caged for Failure to Pay Child Support, Driving Mass Incarceration, May 1, 2025
• Federal Watchdog Calls Out BOP for Spiking Suicide Risk at Pennsylvania Lockup, April 1, 2025
• Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Prisoner Who Had Consensual Sex With Guard Cannot Sustain Eighth Amendment Claim, April 1, 2025
• TDCJ to Run Out of Beds in 2025, April 1, 2025
• “Happy Mother’s Day”: $1,353,000 Settlement Approved for Migrant Parents Separated from Minor Kids at Border, March 1, 2025
• DOJ Finds “Horrific and Inhumane” Conditions in Georgia Prisons, March 1, 2025
• Sixth Circuit Upholds $6.4 Million Jury Award Against Corizon Nurses For Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Alcohol Withdrawal, March 1, 2025
• En Banc Fifth Circuit Reverses Panel, Holds Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement Does Not Violate Eighth Amendment, March 1, 2025
• USDC (D. Oregon), Case No. 6:22-cv-00451, Feb. 15, 2025
• Legal Gaffe Prolongs Case of Former St. Louis Detainee Held Eight Months After Dismissal of Charges, Feb. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Ninth Circuit Grants Stay and Abeyance of Federal Habeas Petition to Allow Petitioner to Exhaust State Remedies, April 15, 2025. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Amendments to Petition.
• Deaths, Deplorable Conditions, Staff Misconduct Plague Memphis Jail, April 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Death.
• Tenth Circuit Stretches PLRA to Deny Claim of Colorado Prisoner Shot by Guard While Shackled, April 1, 2025. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Shootings.
• Three More Prisoners Die, Three More Staffers Fired at Wisconsin Prison, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• Fourth Circuit Excuses Maryland Prisoner From Exhaustion Requirement in PREA Claim, April 1, 2025. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Former Indiana Jailer Walks from Charges Over “Night of Terror”, April 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Houston Jail Cited for State-Law Violations Twice in a Month, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• “Swing or Kick Rocks”: BOP Guard Alleges Conspiracy to Brutalize Prisoners at Kentucky Lockup, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• Porn Produced by Georgia Prisoners, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Prison Gangs, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Internet, Pornography/Pornography Laws, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Criminal Sexual Abuse.
• Three Former Virginia Jailers Charged After Detainee Dies in “WRAP” Restraint, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).