More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Metropolitan Detention Center Guards Convicted in Sex Abuse Scandal, by Monte McCoin
3. Tennessee Sheriff, Captain Arrested 
for Improper Use of Prisoner Labor, by Kevin Bliss
4. Aging Prison Population Finds Parole Elusive, by Matthew Clarke
5. Former Guard Who Scalded Florida Prisoner 
to Death Hired, Fired by Police Department, by David Reutter
6. Illinois Ends Medical Co-Pays for Prisoners, 
But DOC Healthcare Criticized, by Derek Gilna
7. Illinois Federal Jury Awards Prisoner $252,100 
for Beating and Denial of Medical Care, by Edward Lyon
8. Prisoners Face Retaliation for Raising Concerns 
About Criminal Justice System, by Edward Lyon
9. $1 Million Award for Two Women Sexually Assaulted by Florida Jail Guard
10. Florida Prisoner’s Suit Proceeds Against Guards for Use of Force, Retaliation, by Dale Chappell
11. Vera Institute Announces Increase in Federal 
Funding to House Former Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
12. Prisoner Loses Suit Against Jail Officials for Disclosure of His Medical Condition, by Edward Lyon
13. New Mexico DOC Guards Receive $2.5 Million Settlement for Sexual Harassment, by Derek Gilna
14. Maine Constitution Mandates “Prisoner Mailbox Rule”, by Mark Wilson
15. DOJ Launches Investigation into Abuse at Florida Women’s Prison
16. Washington State Prisoners Protest Poor Food, by Edward Lyon
17. Class-Action Suit Against CoreCivic ICE Detention Center Allowed to Proceed, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Audit Criticizes Milwaukee County Jail’s Contracted Medical Services, by Derek Gilna
19. Colorado County Pays $800,000 for Latest Excessive Force Settlement, by Derek Gilna
20. Harvard Student Group Advocates for Prison Education, Reform, by Monte McCoin
21. Shareholder Resolutions Would Stop Private Prison Firms from Housing Separated Immigrant Families
22. Trump Establishes Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry, by Monte McCoin
23. $5 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Preventable Death of New Mexico Jail Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
24. Seventh Circuit: Illinois Prisoner Entitled to Retrial After Appointment of Counsel Denied, by Derek Gilna
25. Second Circuit: Prisoners Have the Right Not to Snitch, by Christopher Zoukis
26. New York Prisoner Entitled to Vegetarian, 
Dairy Tolerant, Kosher Diet Under RLUIPA
27. Book Seller Sued for Defrauding Federal Prisons
28. Virginia DOC Called Out for Use of Solitary Confinement, by Kevin Bliss
29. First Step Act Passes – Includes Federal Sentencing, Prison Reforms, by Steve Horn
30. Guards Face Federal Charges for Smuggling Drugs, Cell Phones Into Idaho Prisons, by Dale Chappell
31. Alabama Sheriff Pockets Excess Jail Food Funds, Buys Beach House, Loses Re-election Bid, by Kevin Bliss
32. Report Highlights Shortcomings of New York’s Parole Board, by Christopher Zoukis
33. $3.279 Million in Costs and Fees Awarded in Wrongful Death Suit Involving Epileptic Prisoner, by R. Bailey
34. Settlement in HRDC Suit Against Solitary Confinement of Juveniles at Florida Jail
35. Thurgood Marshall, Jr.’s Controversial Position on Board of Private Prison Firm, by Steve Horn
36. Ohio County Jail Faces Increased Liability Due to Numerous Lawsuits, by Edward Lyon
37. Seventh Circuit Remands Lawsuit Over Book Confiscation at Cook County Jail, by Derek Gilna
38. Alaskan Native American Company Profits from Immigrant Detention, by Christopher Zoukis
39. Connecticut Passes Law to Protect Women, Transgender Prisoners, by Dale Chappell
40. $550,000 Settlement for Detainee Rendered Quadriplegic by Guard’s Excessive Force
41. Lawsuits Filed Over South Dakota Replacing Prison Law Libraries with Tablets, by Derek Gilna
42. Prisoners File Environmental Lawsuit Against Proposed Federal Prison in Kentucky, by Panagioti Tsolkas
43. Alabama DOC Ordered to Remedy Overcrowded, Understaffed Prisons in Mental Health Suit, by Kevin W. Bliss
44. $32,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case Involving Mentally Ill Alabama Prisoner
45. A Jailbreak of the Imagination: Seeing Prisons for What They Are and Demanding Transformation, by Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes
46. $750,000 Settlement for Family of Man Who Died in Illinois Jail, by David M. Reutter
47. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
48. Seventh Circuit Vacates ADA Summary Judgment Against Cook County Sheriff, by Derek Gilna
49. Sex Crimes and Criminal Justice: Formerly Incarcerated Sex Offenders Say Civil Commitment Programs Deny Proper Rehabilitation, by Barbara Koeppel

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:

• HRDC Wins Injunction Against Minnesota DOC Policy Banning Its Publications, Sept. 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, HRDC Litigation.
• Ninth Circuit Revives HRDC Challenge to Washington DOC Mail Restrictions, Aug. 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, First Amendment, rights.
• Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026. Sovereign Immunity, Religious Practices, Religious Property, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• HRDC Wins Injunction to Halt New Mexico Prison Censorship, July 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, HRDC Litigation.
• Wisconsin Bans Recording of Prison Phone Calls with Journalists, July 1, 2026. Access to Media, Censorship, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights, Recorded Calls.
• Nebraska Lifts Suspension of Native American Religious Practices Hours Prior to Federal Court Hearing, June 1, 2026. Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, First Amendment, rights, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Illinois Jail Reprimanded for Denying Detainees Mail Based on Media Content, P.O. Box Return Address, Settles Detainees’ Suit with $111,825 Payment of Legal Fees, May 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• ICE Settles Suit Over Opening Detainees’ Legal Mail, April 1, 2026. Legal Mail, Attorney Visits, First Amendment, rights, Immigration Detention, Attorney/Client.
• SCOTUS Unanimously Announces Heck Does Not Bar §1983 Suits Seeking Purely Prospective Relief, Resolving Circuit Split Over Whether a Prior Conviction Precludes a Forward-Looking Constitutional Challenge to the Statute of Conviction, April 1, 2026. Injunctions, First Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Prohibitions Against Protests, Protected Speech.
• Mail Went Digital in Alabama Prisons. Families Are Saying Their Mail Isn’t Being Delivered, March 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, First Amendment, rights, Access To Courts, Access to Computers.