More from this issue:

1. Protect Yourself and Your Facility from COVID-19, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
2. $41,850 Settlement in Heart Attack Death at California Jail, by Kevin Bliss
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. $33,000 Settlement For Pro Se Arizona Prisoner Assaulted by Guard, by Matthew Clarke
5. New York City Paid McKinsey & Company Millions for Failed Program to Reduce Jail Violence, by Douglas Ankney
6. Illinois Prison Guilty of Censoring Free Speech Over Facebook Posts, by Kevin Bliss
7. NY State Prisons Finally Stop Using Faulty Drug Testing Equipment; Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Victims, by Anthony Accurso
8. Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders DOC to Free Terminally Ill Prisoners After DOJ Investigates Mistreatment, by Bill Barton
9. All 50 States Report Prison Understaffing, by Brian Sonenstein
10. Tenth Circuit Holds BOP’s Change in Policy and Delivery of Censored Issues at ADX Super Max Prison Moots PLN’s Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
11. Continuing Problems at Texas Jail Roil County’s Relationship with GEO Group, by Matthew Clarke
12. More States Restore Felony Voting Rights, by David M. Reutter
13. Former Captain at Louisiana Private Prison Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment, by Bill Barton
14. Fund to Pay Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners in Michigan Is Broke Once Again, by David Reutter
15. Prison Plays Go on the Road, Teach Prisoners Life Skills, by Dale Chappell
16. Former Prisoners Find Career Success and Help Others to Achieve the Same, by Kevin Bliss
17. Audit: Privatizing Florida’s Prison Health Care Was Costly and Deadly Mistake, by David Reutter
18. California Prison Officials Put Hold on Policy That Led to “Gladiator Fights”, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
19. $1 Million Paid by Snohomish County Jail to Settle Detainee’s Opioid Withdrawal Death Lawsuit, by Douglas Ankney
20. Massachusetts Prison Retaliates Against Prisoners for Assault on Guards; Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in Class Action, by Kevin Bliss
21. Kim Kardashian West Declares War on Mass Incarceration, by Edward Lyon
22. $1 Million Settlement in Atlanta Detainee’s Death From Untreated Diabetes, by David Reutter
23. Florida Lowers Minimum Age for Prison Guards But Fails to End Staff Shortages, by David Reutter
24. Artificial Intelligence for Surveillance Spreading to Prisons Around the Globe, by Jayson Hawkins
25. Suicide Rate of BOP Guards Keeps Increasing, Sets New Record, by Dale Chappell
26. What’s It Like Inside? Early Snapshots from Prisons During the Coronavirus Pandemic, by Ken Silverstein
27. Prisons and Jails Are Vulnerable to COVID-19 Outbreaks, by Nicole Wetsman
28. Prosecutors Sue Firm for Selling Bureau of Prisons Adulterated Food, Spices, by David Reutter
29. 1.25 Million Corizon Settlement in Mentally Ill Michigan Prisoner’s Dehydration Death, by David Reutter
30. Another Settlement in Sexual Assault Case at Pennsylvania Lackawanna County Prison, by David Reutter
31. As Coronavirus Spreads, New York Governor Exploits Prison Labor to Produce Hand Sanitizer, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
32. Ninth Circuit Reverses Suit Over Fees Charged Prepaid Debit Cards Given To Released Prisoners, by Bob Williams
33. Funding and Leadership Failures Result in Less Criminal Justice Data, by Anthony Accurso
34. Virginia Governor Suspends Policy After Eight-Year-Old Strip Searched During Prison Visit, by Bill Barton
35. The Ongoing Push to End Outrageous Prison Phone Charges, by Anthony Accurso
36. Former Prisoners Succeeding in Hospitality Industry, by Edward Lyon
37. Washington State Pays $500,000 to Family of Man Who Died by Suicide, by Chad Marks
38. California’s New “Progressive” Governor Seeks to Halt Parole for Some Murderers and “Serious” Offenders, by Bill Barton
39. California Exonerees Not Quite Innocent Under the Law, by Anthony Accurso
40. Major Outbreak of Legionnaires’ at Coleman Women’s Work Camp, by Kevin Bliss
41. Sixth Circuit Holds Ohio Rule Requiring Merit Affidavit Inapplicable in BOP Prisoner’s Tort Action, by Matthew Clarke
42. Illinois Prisoner Locked Up Decades Without a Conviction or Sentence, by Bill Barton
43. They Went to Jail. Then They Say They Were Strapped to a Chair for Days., by Maurice Chammah
44. Muslim Georgia Prisoner Wins RLUIPA Reversal in 11th Circuit Over Vegetarian Meals, by David Reutter
45. $110,000 Settlement for Outed Wisconsin Prisoner Informant, by Edward Lyon
46. $70,000 Settlement For Oregon DOC Prisoner Dying from Flu, by Edward Lyon
47. Opioid Epidemic Keeps Climbing at California Prisons, and Claiming Lives of Released Prisoners as Well, by Jayson Hawkins
48. $1.5 Million Settlement in Georgia Youth’s Rape at Juvenile Detention Center, by David Reutter
49. $1.25 Million Jury Award to Rikers Prisoner Over Jail Beating, by Edward Lyon
50. Are Prison Law Libraries Adequate?, by Dale Chappell
51. PrimeCare Medical Pays Bulk of $252,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Detainee’s Suicide, by David Reutter
52. Arizona Prison Water Woes Ease Up, by Jayson Hawkins
53. Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against Wisconsin Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Claim, by Kevin Bliss
54. Precedential Settlement Eliminates Solitary Confinement on Pennsylvania’s Death Row, by David Reutter
55. Pennsylvania Board Revokes Psychologist’s License Over Prisoner Suicides, by David Reutter
56. GEO Group, Largest Private Prison Contractor, Cranks Up Political Contributions During Trump Years, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
57. $596,475 in Fees and Damages Awarded Against NY DOCCS For Contempt in Denying Pain Medication to Blind Prisoner, by Chad Marks
58. News in Brief
59. $425,000 Settlement in Arkansas Detainee’s Death from Asthma Attack, by David Reutter

More from David Reutter:

• Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026
• Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Defendant Must Be Competent Before Undergoing Mental-Condition Examination Under § 16-8-107(3)(b), April 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal Announces Plea Agreements Cannot Bar § 1172.1 Resentencing, Holds Merit-Based Denial of Petition Is Appealable, April 1, 2026
• Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies That Failure to Object to Ineligible Juror Does Not Constitute Waiver Unless Party Knew or Could Have Discovered Ineligibility Through Ordinary Diligence, April 1, 2026
• Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, March 1, 2026
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Motion Judge Abused Discretion by Denying Evidentiary Hearing on IAC Claim Where Plea Counsel’s Affidavit Was Not Inherently Inconsistent With Colloquy Statements Regarding Immigration Advice, March 1, 2026
• Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Double Jeopardy Analysis for Multiple Assault Convictions, Holding That Assaultive Acts Occurring Over Short Time Period in Same Location Without Intervening Events Constitute Single Course of Conduct, March 1, 2026
• New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Drug Convictions Under Cumulative Error Doctrine, Holding Combined Effect of Improper References to Television Series, Gun Violence, and Search Warrants Deprived Defendant of Fair Trial, March 1, 2026
• New York Court of Appeals Announces Coercive Police Tactics Compelling Suspect to Exit Home Constitute “Constructive Entry” Violating Payton, Holds Attenuation Analysis Applies to Third-Party Consent, March 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Eighth Circuit Revives § 1983 Complaint Alleging Jail Detainees’ Death from Stroke was Due to Deliberate Indifference and Failure to Train, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Deliberate Indifference.
• $25,000 Paid to Former New York Jail Detainee Subjected to Delayed Healthcare and Denied Mental Healthcare— Despite Seven Suicide Attempts, July 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Tenth Circuit Upholds $33 Million Jury Award in Suit Over Detainee’s Horrific Death in Oklahoma County Jail, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Three Women Died at a Michigan Prison in Less than a Month, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• Video Shows Guards Watched as Oklahoma Detainee Died in Cell, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• Over $2 Million Paid by Otero County and VitalCore Health Strategies for New Mexico Jail Suicide, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Deliberate Indifference.
• $5 Million Paid by Colorado County for Jail Detainee’s “Gruesome” Death from Untreated Ulcer; Claims Proceeding Against Southern Health Partners, June 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Florida Federal Court Excoriates BOP for Health Care Failures, Grants Prisoner Early Release to Seek Treatment for Possible Breast Cancer, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Compassionate Release.
• Federal Court Partially Enjoins Enforcement of Georgia’s S.B. 185 Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Health Care in DOC, June 1, 2026. Medication, Failure to Treat, Injunctions, Transgender Medical Procedures, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• $75,000 for Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Against Jail Guard, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Monell Liability, Wrongful Use of Force.