More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Ninth Circuit: Abstention Inapplicable in First Amendment Cases, by Mark Wilson
3. Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered, by David Reutter
4. Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness, by David Reutter
5. Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer, by Paul Wright
6. Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim, by Mark Wilson
7. Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings, by David Reutter
8. GEO Group Rescinds $6 Million Donation to Name Stadium at Florida University, by David Reutter
9. Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs
10. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care, by Matthew Clarke
11. Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding
12. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA/RA Claims, by Mark Wilson
13. Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases, by David Reutter
14. Georgia’s Execution Drug Secrecy Law Found Constitutional, by David Reutter
15. Native American Prisoners Have Right to Tobacco in Religious Ceremonies, by David Reutter
16. Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion, by Mark Wilson
17. For Shame! Public Shaming Sentences on the Rise, by David Reutter
18. Book Review: Burning Down the House, by Nell Bernstein (The New Press, June 2014). 384 pages, $26.95, by Hannah K. Gold
19. Second Circuit: Brady Claim Not Barred by Heck, by Mark Wilson
20. Eighth Circuit: Ruling Required on Prison Officials’ Qualified Immunity Defense
21. Eighth Circuit: Jail Guards Denied Summary Judgment for Use of Force against Detainees, by David Reutter
22. Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment, by Mark Wilson
23. United States, Britain Offer Training to “Improve” Prison Conditions in Afghanistan
24. California: Local Ordinances Banning Sex Offenders from Parks Invalidated, by Mark Wilson
25. Montana: Extradition Costs Not Recoverable as Restitution, by Mark Wilson
26. Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah
27. Court Finds PLN’s Rights Violated by Arizona Jail; Case Settles for $15,293
28. Eighth Circuit: Deliberate Indifference Standard GovernsMedical Care for Civilly Committed Detainees, by Mark Wilson
29. Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Jail Prisoner Raped in Unlocked Cell; $60,000 Verdict at Trial, by Mark Wilson
30. Wisconsin Prison Guard Union Faces Challenges, by Derek Gilna
31. Five Deaths in Eleven Months at California Jail Spark Grand Jury Probe
32. Washington DOSA Revocation Requires Credit for Community Custody Time, by Mark Wilson
33. Texas: $100 Medical Copay for Prisoners Generates Less Revenue than Expected, by Matthew Clarke
34. Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees, by Leticia Miranda
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from David Reutter:

• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of Appeals, April 15, 2025
• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025
• Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025
• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Washington DOC On Hot Seat Over “Unexpected Fatalities,” Missed Autopsies, May 1, 2025. Criminal justice system reform, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, False Statements/Perjury.
• Six Deaths in Eleven Months at Washington Jail, May 1, 2025. Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Los Angeles County Jails Record Almost One Death Every Nine Days, May 1, 2025. Overcrowding, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Wellpath Sanctioned for Discovery Violation in Suit Over Kentucky Prisoner’s Death, May 1, 2025. Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues.
• $3.4 Million Settlement for Minnesota Jail Death Called “Real-Life Nightmare”, May 1, 2025. Drug Overdose, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• $2.95 Million Settlement for Untreated Pneumonia Death in Washington Jail, May 1, 2025. Contagious Disease -- Misc., Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Kentucky Jail Sued for Detainee’s Death, Prisoner’s Stillborn Child, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Children of Prisoners, Deliberate Indifference.
• Florida Prisoner Released to Die Settles With Centurion Over Ignored Prostate Cancer, May 1, 2025. Centurion, Cancer, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Nurse Charged, $2.6 Million Settlement Reached in Minnesota Jail Death, April 1, 2025. Prison/Jail Murders, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• No Sunshine on In-Custody Deaths in Sunshine State, April 1, 2025. Medical Neglect/Malpractice.