More from this issue:

1. $12.5 Million to Settle Class Action Suit Over Strip Searches of NYC Jail Visitors, by Anthony Accurso
2. Washington State: Jail Phone Rates Increase as Video Replaces In-Person Visits, by Steve Horn, Iris Wagner
3. Florida: Federal Prison Guard Sentenced for Accepting Bribe, by Monte McCoin
4. Class-action Settlement in Mississippi “Debtors’ Prison” Case, by Derek Gilna
5. Colorado Accused of Failing to Comply with Settlement in Mental Health Care Suit, by Derek Gilna
6. California Attorney Specializes in Representing Prisoners Victimized by Fraud, by Monte McCoin
7. Angola Prison Lawsuit Poses Question: What Kind of Medical Care do Prisoners Deserve?, by Amanda Aronczyk, Katie Rose Quandt
8. Pro se Texas Prisoner Wins $250,550 Default Judgment in Use of Force Case, by Edward Lyon
9. Humanism to be Recognized as Approved Faith in North Carolina Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
10. Louisiana Jail Settles with DOJ Over HIV Discrimination, by Dale Chappell
11. Rhode Island: Life-sentenced Prisoner is “Civilly Dead,” Cannot Pursue Tort Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Florida ICE Detention Center Restricts Detainees’ Observance of Ramadan, by Steve Horn
13. Australian Woman Gives Birth in Cell After Guards Can’t Unlock the Door, by Monte McCoin
14. Low Pay, High Staff Turnover Drive Texas Prison Guard Shortage, by Matthew Clarke
15. Nebraska County, Jail Medical Provider Settle Suit Over Medication Denial for $10,000, by Matthew Clarke
16. Iowa Prison Guard Wins $2 Million on Retaliation, Disability Accommodation Claims, by Edward Lyon
17. New York: $100,000 to Settle Suit over Rape of Trans Prisoner Held in Men’s Prison, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Lawsuit Over Prisoner Assault at Tennessee Jail Results in Settlement, Dismissal, by Kevin Bliss
19. Ninth Circuit Modifies Deliberate Indifference Analysis for Pretrial Detainees’ Inadequate Medical Care Claims, by Matthew Clarke
20. Landmark Stanford Prison Experiment Criticized as a Sham, by Steve Horn
21. U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Former Prison Guard After 10 Years on the Run, by Monte McCoin
22. Kentucky Reluctantly Returns to Prison Privatization
23. New Jersey County Pays $95,000 to Female Lawyer “Wanded” Between Legs at Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Federal Jury Awards $6 Million to Epileptic Colorado Prisoner, but New Trial Ordered, by Matthew Clarke
25. $10 Million Class-action Lawsuit Against Virginia Jail Results in $725,000 Settlement, by R. Bailey
26. HRDC Files Censorship Suit Against New Mexico Jail; Court Orders Dismissal Based on Mootness, by Steve Horn
27. Florida Lawyer Arrested for Jail Porn Escapades
28. Two Former Oklahoma Death Row Prisoners Obtain $3.15 Million Settlement, by Derek Gilna
29. Jury Awards North Carolina Prisoner $15,000 for Staff Sexual Assault
30. Formerly Incarcerated Chef Plans to Revolutionize Ramen, by Steve Horn
31. Kentucky Law Requiring Abused Spouse to Pay for Abuser’s Divorce Attorney Abolished
32. Fifth Circuit Upholds Convictions of Louisiana Jail Staff for Failing to Stop Abuse, by Matthew Clarke
33. North Carolina Fined $190,000 for Mismanagement of Prescription Medication, by Monte McCoin
34. Arizona: Lawsuit Spurs Significant Reforms for Death Row Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
35. Oregon County Pays $2.85 Million for Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner, by Dale Chappell
36. Black Liberation Army Members Convicted of Murdering Cops Granted Parole, by Christopher Zoukis
37. Editorial: The Case Against Florida’s Amendment 4 on Felon Voting Rights, by Paul Wright
38. Private Prison Company Pays to Play; Federal Election Commission Fails to Act, by Christopher Zoukis
39. The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages: Inside the Booming Market for Food in Pouches, by Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
40. Solitary Confinement Reforms Sweeping the Nation but Still Not Enough, by Christopher Zoukis
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. Advocacy Groups Call for End to Ban on In-person Visits at Tennessee Jail
43. News in Brief
44. US Parole Activists Aim to Overhaul a Failing System, by Jean Trounstine

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Federal Court Grants HRDC Preliminary Injunction Against Mail Censorship at New Mexico Jail, May 1, 2026
• 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
• Federal Court Places Medical Care in Arizona Prisons Under Receivership, May 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Liability but Reverses Damages in Lawsuit Over Illinois Warden and Investigator Using Prisoner as Bait to Catch Staff Member Raping Her, May 1, 2026
• Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026
• In Texas, Harris County Commissioners Approve $1.2 Million for Fourth Study of Jail Since 2020 After Dozens of Abuse Allegations, April 1, 2026
• Texas Attorney General Clarifies Scope of Statute Requiring Outside Agency Investigation of Jail Deaths, April 1, 2026
• D.C. Judge Blocks Transfer of Biden-Commuted Federal Death Row Prisoners to “Supermax,” Citing Lack of Meaningful Due Process, April 1, 2026
• Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026
• Groundbreaking Statistical Study of Pregnant Texas Jail Detainees Finds Over 400 Monthly, April 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• 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.
• Six Maryland Guards Convicted in Prisoner’s Beating, Cover-up; § 1983 Suit Filed, May 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Obstruction of Justice, Wrongful Use of Force, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of.
• Judge Denies New York Prison Chief’s Motion to be Dismissed from Case Related to Robert Brooks’ Murder, May 1, 2026. Work Strikes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Train/Supervise, Police--Excessive Force, Deliberate Indifference.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Michigan Prisoner’s Challenge to Guard Tackle That Broke His Foot, March 1, 2026. Evidentiary Ruling (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Differing Judicial Outcomes for the New York Guards Who Killed Robert Brooks, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Pending Appeal/Sentencing.
• The New York Prison System’s Culture of Cruelty and Impunity, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• $404,000 Verdict for Ohio Prisoner Brutalized by Trio of Guards, Kept in Solitary for Two Years, Jan. 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Michigan Jailer Accused of Retaliatory Assault, Jan. 1, 2026. Retaliation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• One Guard Pleads Guilty, Another Receives Light Sentence in New York Prisoner’s Killing, Dec. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Obstruction of Justice, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Record $42.75 Million Verdict in Louisiana Detainee’s Death in LaSalle Jail, Dec. 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Contractor Liability, Failure to Train/Supervise, Deliberate Indifference.