More from this issue:

1. Making the Bad Guy Pay: The Growing Use of Cost Shifting as an Economic Sanction, by Kirsten D. Levingston
2. Buried Alive: Solitary Confinement in Arizona’s Prisons and Jails, by David Reutter
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Flurry of Escapes Emphasizes Prisoners' Desperation, by Matthew Clarke
5. As Connecticut's Prison Population Increases, So Does the Number of Imprisoned Mentally Ill, by David Reutter
6. Three Murders in Three Months at Mississippi Control Unit Lead to Improvements And New Consent Decree
7. Pennsylvania Lifers' Commutation-Law Ex Post Facto Suit Remanded to Determine Standing, by John Dannenberg
8. ADX Media Visit Staged To Dispel "Myths And Rumors", by Bob Williams
9. Administrative Errors and Poor PHS Medical Care Precede Chronically Ill Vermont Prisoner's Death, by David Reutter
10. Jail Uprisings in Oklahoma and Arkansas, by Matthew Clarke
11. Florida Woman Sentenced to Probation for Unauthorized Practice of Law, by David Reutter
12. California Sex Offenders Uprooted by New Restrictive Residency Law
13. California’s Compassionate Release Law Expanded to Include the Medically Incapacitated
14. Michigan Counties Unsuccessful at Collecting Costs of Jail Imprisonment, by Matthew Clarke
15. Audit of Iowa Prison System’s Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Released, by Matthew Clarke
16. Overcrowded, Understaffed California DOC Pays $471 Million in Overtime, by John Dannenberg
17. Wrongful Death Following Alleged Mistaken Washington Jail Release Settles For $1,800,000
18. Oregon Sheriff Sentenced to Jail/Sex-Offender Registration
19. Washington State Opens Environmentally-Friendly Control Unit, by Matthew Clarke
20. Drug-Resistant Staph Infection (MRSA) Deaths Nationwide Now Exceed Those From AIDS; Prison Connection Ignored, by John Dannenberg
21. Federal Healthcare Receiver Investigates Out-of-State Deaths of Transferred California Prisoners, but Does His Authority Follow Them?, by John Dannenberg
22. $1,000,000 Settlement in Heroin Addict’s Death at Chicago, Illinois, Jail
23. Uprising at GEO Group Illinois Jail
24. Bergen County Jail, New Jersey, Provides Laptops for Legal Research
25. Tainted Chinese Toothpaste Distributed in U.S. Prisons and Hospitals, by Matthew Clarke
26. BOP Prisoner Population Exceeds 200,000
27. Iowa Prisons Fined $92,000 For Prisoner Workplace Accidents
28. $1,825,000 Settlement in Alabama Prisoner’s Death from Flesh-Eating Bacteria
29. News in Brief:
30. New Los Angeles County Policy: Keep Lawsuit Settlements Confidential

More from Bob Williams:

• Ninth Circuit Reverses Suit Over Fees Charged Prepaid Debit Cards Given To Released Prisoners, April 1, 2020
• Safety at Any Price - Massachusetts Corrections Fiscal Failure , Sept. 22, 2015
• Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal, July 3, 2015
• No Rehearing For Disciplinary Actions Vacated On Substantive Grounds, July 15, 2011
• Treatment Required For Prisoners Committing Sex Offenses In Prison, July 15, 2011
• Tenth Circuit Reverses Lawsuit on Hygiene Versus Court Access for Second Time, June 15, 2011
• Shrinking Budgets Force States to Cut Corrections Spending, March 15, 2010
• Maryland: Parole Supervision Fee Likely Does More Harm than Good, Feb. 15, 2010
• One of Every 11 Prisoners Now Serving Life Sentence, Feb. 15, 2010
• Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes, April 15, 2009

More from these topics:

• Spike in Massachusetts Prisoner Suicides Blamed on Isolation, K-2 and Spotty Mental Healthcare, May 1, 2026. DOJ CRIPA Actions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Confinement in Segregated Housing, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Atlanta Jail Boasts Improvements Since Consent Decree, Reports from Monitor and ACLU Are More Critical, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Consent Decrees, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• $9.8 Million in Settlements Reached with South Carolina County and Wellpath in Gruesome Jail Death, May 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Sanitation, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• Prisoners in Norfolk, Virginia Left on Extended Lockdown, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Lockdowns, Telephone Access, Extended Family Visiting, Failure to Protect (Staff).
• $2.135 Million Partial Settlement Reached in Schizophrenic Detainee’s Death from “Gross Medical Neglect” at South Carolina Jail, May 1, 2026. Prison Health Services, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• Faced with Record-Breaking Jail Deaths, L.A. County Supervisors Tell Sheriff’s Department to Improve Access to Naloxone, Camera Monitoring, and Security Checks at California Jail, May 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Overcrowding, Sanitation, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Taser Use Doubled After Grand Jury Report on Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Death, May 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Stun Guns/Tasers, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Staff Training.
• Federal Court Places Medical Care in Arizona Prisons Under Receivership, May 1, 2026. Naphcare, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injunctions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• Nearly 50 People Have Died in ICE Custody Since Trump’s Return to White House, May 1, 2026. LaSalle Management Company, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Suicides, Immigration Detention.
• $1.25 Million Paid for Special Needs Teen’s Fatal Beating in Houston Jail, May 1, 2026. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.