More from this issue:

1. When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems, by Derek Gilna
2. Prison Legal News Prevails in Tennessee Public Records Suit in Spite of Sheriff’s Antics
3. “Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants, by Victoria Law
4. Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law Struck Down, Some Prisoners Released, by David Reutter
5. Colorado Prisoner Sues Security Guard Who Sexually Abused Her Moments after Giving Birth
6. News in Brief
7. Florida Supreme Court: Review of Parole Commission Revocation Order Limited, by David Reutter
8. Fifth Circuit Holds Prison Officials Need Not be Named in Grievances, by Matthew Clarke
9. Georgia: Mandamus Available to Compel Law Library Access, by David Reutter
10. Malpractice Suit Proceeds against Michigan Defense Attorney in Wrongful Conviction Case, by David Reutter
11. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons, edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross (Rutgers University Press, 2013). 240 pages, $28.95 paperback, by Gary Hunter
12. Jail Closes “God Pod,” Agrees to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners
13. California Parole Term Not Shortened by Improper Parole Denial, by Mark Wilson
14. Introduction of Nolo Plea to Challenge Prisoner’s Credibility was Error, by David Reutter
15. Ohio DOC Director Wants Return to Stricter Law after 2012 Spike in Positive Drug Tests
16. Florida Court of Appeals: Prison Guards Can Raise “Stand Your Ground” Defense, by Matthew Clarke
17. Fifth Circuit: Sleep Deprivation May Violate Eighth Amendment, by Matthew Clarke
18. West Virginia Public Defender Disbarred for Child Prostitution “Hoax”
19. $145,000 Settlement for U.S. Citizen Held on Immigration Detainer due to Racial Profiling
20. Prisoner’s Request for Medical Care after Signing Refusal Form Precludes Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
21. Investigation Finds that Money Stolen from Oregon Prison Wasn’t Really Stolen, by Joe Watson
22. America’s Prisons: A Road to Nowhere, by Ben Notterman
23. RLUIPA Explained in Tenth Circuit Decision re Denial of Sweat Lodge Access, by David Reutter
24. Consent Decree and Remedial Plan End Lawsuit Challenging Conditions in Illinois Juvenile Facilities, by Matthew Clarke
25. Tennessee Man Sues for Placement in Women’s Facility for Three Years
26. Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Juvenile Restraint Chair Punishment, by Mark Wilson
27. CCA Board Member Steps Down from Open Government Organization
28. Virginia Prison’s Policy Requiring Physical Indicia of Faith for Religious Sincerity Held Unconstitutional; Suit Settles for $3,795, by David Reutter
29. Florida Death Row Prisoner Entitled to Prison and Medical Records, by David Reutter
30. State Appellate Costs Improper on Washington PRP Dismissal, by Mark Wilson
31. Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists, by Matthew Clarke
32. Federal Court Orders Colorado to Provide Outdoor Recreation to Supermax Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
33. Admission of Jail Disciplinary Records at Criminal Trial May Violate Confrontation Clause, by David Reutter
34. Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case, by Shepherd Litsey
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
36. Controversy, Criticism Plague Brooklyn Halfway House, by Derek Gilna

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Kansas Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s Challenge 
to Loss of Parental Rights, June 6, 2025
• Academic Study of Prison Guards’ Use of Excessive Force 
Details Sad State of Civil Rights for Abused Prisoners, June 1, 2025
• Multitudes Caged for Failure to Pay Child Support, Driving Mass Incarceration, May 1, 2025
• Los Angeles County Pays $24 Million to Two Former Prisoners Wrongly Convicted as Teens of 1997 Murder, 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

More from these topics:

• Washington’s Continuing Competency Crisis Strains Jails, June 1, 2025. Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Long-Running Consent Decree Again Extended 
at Troubled Baltimore Jail, June 1, 2025. Totality of Conditions, Eighth Amendment, Prison Conditions.
• Retired California Prison Guard Killed in Colorado Jail, June 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• $500,000 for Colorado Detainee Dropped 
On His Face by Jailers, June 1, 2025. Jail Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Ninth Circuit Revives Complaint Over Sloppy Cell Checks 
Before Psychotic Detainee’s Death at L.A. Jail, June 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• $1.2 Million in Settlements Reached in Suit Over Sacramento Jail Murder, May 1, 2025. Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Third Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Pennsylvania DOC in Prisoner’s Challenge to 26 Years of Solitary Confinement, May 1, 2025. Qualified Immunity, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• Study Finds Just 1% of Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claims Succeed, May 1, 2025. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Systemic Medical Neglect, Eighth Amendment, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Los Angeles County Jails Record Almost One Death Every Nine Days, May 1, 2025. Overcrowding, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Texas Prison Heat Declared Unconstitutional, May 1, 2025. Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Heat, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.