More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Ohio Supreme Court Orders Prison Official to Produce Public Records, by Matthew Clarke
3. Preliminary Injunction Sought Over Contaminated Drinking Water at Connecticut Prison, by Edward Lyon
4. Former Seventh Circuit Judge Posner Founds Short-Lived Project to Help Pro Se Litigants, by Kevin Bliss
5. Undiagnosed MRSA Forced Arizona Prisoner to Have Heart Surgery, by Chad Marks
6. California Family Mourns Son Who Committed Suicide in Jail, Receives $1.65 Million Settlement, by Edward Lyon
7. Wisconsin Pays Another $5 Million for Abuse at Controversial Juvenile Facility, by Kevin Bliss
8. Oklahoma Breaks Pattern of Protracted, Expensive Prison Conditions Litigation, by Edward Lyon
9. Jury Awards Oregon Prisoner $350,000 After Guard Announces He Was a “PC” Case, by Dale Chappell
10. Deaf Oregon Prisoner Awarded $125,000 for Jail’s Failure to Accommodate Disability, by Mark Wilson
11. Denver Settles Female Deputies’ Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $1.55 Million, by Matthew Clarke
12. First-Class Mail Insufficient for Mailing Date to be Filing Date in Oregon, by Mark Wilson
13. New Georgia Law Provides Protections for Pregnant Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
14. Prisoner Co-payments for Health Care Services Eliminated in California, by Chad Marks
15. Deaths at Georgia Jail Spur Investigations, Lawsuit, by Edward Lyon
16. Oklahomans Pay for Release of Woman Whose Case Helped Start Marijuana Reform Movement, by Matthew Clarke
17. Criminal Justice Reformers Apologize for Not Vetting Conference Speaker, by David M. Reutter
18. Missouri County Votes to Eliminate Jail Fees, Wiping Out $3.4 Million in Debt for Former Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
19. California Jail Prisoner’s Broken Leg Nets $550,000 Settlement, by Matthew Clarke
20. First Major Loss in Recent Challenges to Hep C Treatment for Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
21. Securus Technologies Rebrands as Aventiv, by Kevin Bliss
22. Rikers Prisoner Smuggles DNA Evidence of Rape Out of Jail; $500,000 Settlement, by Dale Chappell
23. New York Court of Claims Orders DOCCS to Turn Over OSI Report, Guards’ Personnel Files, by Dale Chappell
24. Rhode Island’s Civil Death Law Bars Prisoners from Filing Lawsuits in State Court, by Dale Chappell
25. New York Closes Two More Prisons, Scaring Corrections Workers, by Kevin Bliss
26. Government Wants Federal Prisoner’s $250,000 Settlement to Pay Restitution, by Dale Chappell
27. Billionaire and Co-Defendant Agree to Donate $1 Million to Stay Out of Jail, by Kevin Bliss
28. Missing Property and Overtime Abuse in Illinois Prisons Cost Taxpayers Millions, by Dale Chappell
29. Oregon Prisoner’s Preventable Death Reveals Culture of Systemic Indifference, by Mark Wilson
30. Lawsuit Filed by Prisoner with Food Allergy is Dismissed, by David M. Reutter
31. San Diego County Jails Still No. 1 in Prisoner Deaths, by Douglas Ankney
32. Felony Murder Charges Should Not be Used on Juveniles, by Kevin Bliss
33. Genesco CEO Denied Term on CoreCivic’s Board of Directors, but Board Refuses His Resignation, by Scott Grammer
34. Prisoners, Guards, Students Protest Aramark, by Douglas Ankney
35. Pennsylvania Prisoner Given Belt, Then Punished for Having It, by David M. Reutter
36. Fifth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity to Prison Officials, by Edward Lyon
37. New Mexico: Third-Party Settlement Agreements Resulting from Medical Care Provided by Corizon are Public Documents Subject to Disclosure, by Douglas Ankney
38. California AB Prison Gang Members, Others Indicted by Feds
39. HRDC Obtains Settlement, $16,000 in Fees and Costs, Against BOP in FOIA Case, by Scott Grammer
40. How a 13th Amendment Loophole Created America’s Carceral State, by Flores A. Forbes
41. Texas Convict-Leasing Burial Ground Uncovered, by Matthew Clarke
42. Tennessee Prisoner Captured After Killing Prison Employee, Escaping, by David M. Reutter
43. Florida Women’s Prison Under Scrutiny After Rape by Guard, by David M. Reutter
44. California’s Firefighting Prisoners in Short Supply, by Matthew Clarke
45. Arizona Court Equates Prison Gang Dropouts with Confidential Informants to Require Redaction of STG Files, by Dale Chappell
46. Oregon Passes Historic Juvenile Justice Reform Bill but Refuses to Apply it Retroactively, by Mark Wilson
47. South Carolina Prison Industries Employee Fired for Writing Tell-All Book, by Scott Grammer
48. Are Re-Enfranchised Florida Felons More Likely to Vote Republican?, by David M. Reutter
49. Virginia Circuit Court Awards $197.55 to Prisoner in Property Tort Claim, by Douglas Ankney
50. Lawsuit Alleging Denial of Warmth and Sufficient Sleep States Eighth Amendment Claim, by David M. Reutter
51. New York District Court Erred in Applying “Three Strike” Rule to Dismissals, by Kevin Bliss
52. PLN Prevails in Censorship Suit Against Virginia Jail, by David M. Reutter
53. Death Penalty Prosecution in Colorado Costs State Over $1.6 Million, Ends in Life Sentence, by Matthew Clarke
54. Private Prison in Pennsylvania Takes Heat; Prison Board Replaced, Superintendent Retires, by David M. Reutter
55. In Oklahoma, Lawsuit Options Limited When Prisoners Claim Constitutional Rights Violations, by Quinton Chandler
56. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
57. $525,000 Settlement in Minnesota Jail Excessive Force Incident, by Jayson Hawkins
58. California Prison Rehabilitation Programs Costly and Ineffective, by Kevin Bliss
59. The Other Family Separation: Prisoners Fight to Keep Their Children, by Victoria Law

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Fifth Circuit Announces Enhanced Supervised Release Provision Under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(k) Does Not Apply to Assimilative Crimes Act Offenses, Limiting Statutory Maximum to Five Years Under § 3583(b), June 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal: Vehicle Impoundment Solely to Prevent Further Unlicensed Driving Does Not Satisfy Fourth Amendment’s Community Caretaking Exception; Statutory Authorization Alone Insufficient to Establish Constitutional Reasonableness, June 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Announces Predetermining a Supervisee’s Revocation Term of Imprisonment at an Earlier Violation Hearing Renders the Resulting Sentence Both Procedurally and Substantively Unreasonable, June 1, 2026
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Totality-of-the-Circumstances Framework for Evaluating Delayed Traffic Stops Under Article 14, Holding 24-Hour Gap Between Observed Infraction and Vehicle Stop Was Unreasonable, June 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Announces ICE’s Execution of a Removal Warrant Following a Final Removal Order Does Not Constitute a “Pending Proceeding” Under 18 U.S.C. § 1505, Vacating Noncitizen’s Obstruction Conviction in Issue of First Impression, June 1, 2026
• Pregnant Women Detained in Jail: The Hideous Story of In-Custody Births, May 1, 2026
• Idaho DOC Director Denies Verified Report of Rampant Sexual Abuse of Women Prisoners by Staff, May 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Announces Defendant Has Standing to Appeal Based Solely on Rogers–Singletary Claim of a “Material Discrepancy Between” Written and Orally Articulated Judgment at Sentencing, May 1, 2026
• 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
• Sixth Circuit Announces Federal Coercion and Enticement Statute Requires Knowledge of Victim’s Minor Status, Deepening Circuit Split, May 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Tulsa Jail Withholds Records Related to Detainee Deaths, April 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Access to Media, Public Records Act.
• America’s Deadliest Jails: Tarrant County Edition, Nov. 1, 2025. Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• Deaths, Deplorable Conditions, Staff Misconduct Plague Memphis Jail, April 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Death.
• U.S. Justice Department Investigating Tennessee CoreCivic Prison After Mother of Murdered Prisoner Reaches Settlement, March 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison/Jail Murders, Staffing, Settlements, Wrongful Death.
• Federal Court Lets BOP Withhold Mortality Reviews Under FOIA, March 1, 2025. Prison/Jail Murders, Wrongful Death, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• Sixth West Virginia Jailer Found Guilty After Detainee Death, Estate Dismisses Claims Against PrimeCare Medical Employees, March 1, 2025. Primecare Medical, Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Death.
• Ohio Guard Killed by Prisoner in Christmas Day Attack, Feb. 15, 2025. Staffing, Wrongful Death, Assaults on Staff, Failure to Protect (Staff).
• Lawsuit Over Death or Severe Injury of 29 Houston Jail Detainees Survives Motion to Dismiss, Jan. 15, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Police).
• Video of Autistic Ohio Teen’s Jail Death Undercuts Sheriff’s Report Calling It Suicide, Jan. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Videotaping, Restraints, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
• With HRDC Amicus Brief, Survivor of Dead Washington Prisoner Wins Public Records Case, Jan. 15, 2025. Public Records, Wrongful Death, Briefs, HRDC Litigation.