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 Christopher Zoukis:

• The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door, July 1, 2021
• Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, Oct. 1, 2020
• Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality, Aug. 1, 2020
• With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand, July 1, 2020
• A Nation on the Brink, June 15, 2020
• Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, June 1, 2020
• Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
• New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, June 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: A Nationwide Survey of the Push for Early Release as Pandemic Fears Grow, May 1, 2020
• California Three-Judge Court Denies Emergency Motion to Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic, May 1, 2020

More from these topics:

• Louisiana’s Atavistic Approach to Criminal Sentencing and Parole Demonstrates Politicians’ Failure to Learn from Past Mistakes, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Parole, Prisoners' Rights.
• California Appeals Court Sustains Amendments to CDCR that Narrow Youth Parole Eligibility Rules, July 1, 2026. Parole, Equal Protection Clause/Claims, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Credits, Prison Regulations.
• Sixth Circuit Rules Prisoner Held After Parole Board Ordered Release on Parole Could Not State a Rights Violation Claim, June 1, 2026. Parole, Overdetention, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, April 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Totality of Conditions, Parole, Life without Parole (LWOP), Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Colorado Law Intended to Reduce Prison Population Hasn’t Improved Conditions, March 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Parole, halfway houses, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Maine Was the First State to Abolish Parole. Incarcerated Mainers, Advocates Hope to Bring it Back., March 1, 2026. Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, De Facto Life Sentence.
• Colorado Lawmakers Approve Prison Bed Funding, Despite DOC Understaffing, March 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Staffing, Parole, Overdetention, Reduction of Prison Population.
• North Carolina Parole Commission Agrees to Stop “Moving Goalposts” for Prisoners Who Committed Crime as Juveniles, Feb. 1, 2026. Parole Board Misconduct, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Study Finds Parole Hearings and Grants Continue to Fall, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole Board Misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• First Circuit Announces Modification of Juvenile’s Life-­Without-­Parole Sentence to Parole-­Eligible Life Term Constitutes “New Judgment” Under AEDPA, Exempting Second-­in-­Time Habeas Petition From Gatekeeping Requirements, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole, Habeas Corpus, Life without Parole (LWOP), AEDPA, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.