More from this issue:

1. These Sheriffs Release Sick Inmates to Avoid Paying Their Hospital Bills, by Connor Sheets, AL.com, with ProPublica
2. North Carolina Prisoner Escapes to Flee Coronavirus Death Sentence, by David Reutter
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Company Hawking Prison Phone Monitoring Technology as Way to Discover Coronavirus Infections, by Matthew Clarke
5. Thinking in a Pandemic: Let the People Go, by Joseph Margulies
6. BOP Loses Fight Against Orders to Release Ohio Prisoners Threatened By Coronavirus
7. Staying Alive: A Doctor’s Guide for Prisoners on Staying Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
8. ‘Prisons Are No Place for a Pandemic:’ Advocates Fight to Free Their Loved Ones, by Victoria Law
9. Former Missouri Jail Prisoner Ordered to Repay $1.3 Million Settlement for Faking Injuries But Whereabouts Unknown, by Jayson Hawkins
10. GEO Jail in New York City Sees Rapid Spread of Coronavirus
11. Coronavirus Kills Michigan Prisoner Days Before His Release After Serving 44 Years, by Chad Marks
12. Prison Postcards: Official Accounts Differ from Prisoner Accounts as the Pandemic Spreads, by Ken Silverstein
13. Interview: David Fathi of ACLU’s National Prison Project on Criminal Justice Reform in the Age of Coronavirus, by Ken Silverstein
14. Coronavirus Pandemic Could Vastly Reduce Prison Voting, by David Reutter
15. Eleventh Circuit Says COVID-19-Wracked Miami Jail Can’t Be Forced to Give Prisoners Soap, Masks, by David M. Reutter
16. Ohio Prisoner with Coronavirus Released Without Use of Preventative Measures; Cases Inside Soaring, by Kevin Bliss
17. Large Scale Releases and Public Safety, by Peter Wagner
18. Alabama Reopens Ancient Prison to Quarantine COVID-19 Prisoners, by Edward Lyon
19. CoreCivic Detention Center Demanded Detainees Sign Liability Release to Receive Masks, by Kevin Bliss, David Reutter
20. COVID-19 Cases Soar at Federal Prisons in California; Half at Lompoc Have the Coronavirus, by Derek Gilna
21. Unsealed Documents Expose Treatment Failures at San Diego Jail, by Anthony Accurso
22. Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Prison Officials Limit Prisoner Communications During COVID-19 Crisis, by Derek Gilna
24. Rhode Island Corrections’ Union President Fined for Excessive Political Donations, by Bill Barton
25. Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Christopher Zoukis
26. Hawaii Institutes Non-Contact Visits at Another Prison to Control Contraband, by Kevin Bliss
27. Number of California Prisoners Falling; Lifer Population Declines Slightly as Well, by Edward Lyon
28. New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, by Christopher Zoukis
29. Kansas County Jails People for Unpaid Medical Bills, by Douglas Ankney
30. $200,000 Awarded to Missouri Prison Guard Over Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, by Matthew Clarke
31. New ACLU Study Says COVID-19 Deaths in Prison Will Soar Without More Releases, Fewer Arrests, by Derek Gilna
32. Deplorable Conditions at South Carolina Prisons Prompt Call for UN Intervention, by Edward Lyon
33. Louisiana Governor’s Inaction Prevents Release of Grandmother Hospitalized with COVID-19, by Kevin Bliss
34. Report: Oaks of Justice Pitch to Help Prisoners Return Home Appears Shady, by Bill Barton
35. First Prisoners and Staff, Including a Warden, Dead from COVID-19 in Louisiana; Hundreds Infected, by David Reutter
36. Florida Continues to Use Slave Labor During Coronavirus Outbreak, by Kevin Bliss
37. Interview: Don Specter of the Prison Law Office on California Prisons, COVID-19 and Governor Newsom, by Ken Silverstein
38. Report: Tennessee Prison Population Climbs, Bucks Nationwide Trend, by David Reutter
39. Mississippi Jail to Stay Open Despite Massive “Financial Trouble”, by Chad Marks
40. Audit: Massachusetts Department of Corrections Failed to Provide Timely Health Care or Reentry Services, by Douglas Ankney
41. Nebraska Prison Employee Labor Agreement Contains Unusual Provision, by Matthew Clarke
42. Sandoval County, New Mexico Settles Public Records Lawsuit with Human Rights Defense Center, by Derek Gilna
43. Coronavirus Crisis: Wisconsin Releases Around 1,600 Prisoners, an ‘Inconsequential’ Number
44. New York Federal Guard Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexually Abusing Prisoners, by David Reutter
45. California Prison Reform Results in Housing Challenges for Former Prisoners, by Anthony Accurso
46. Sign the Papers! Alabama Prisoners Get Masks for COVID-19 but With Strings Attached, by Edward Lyon
47. HRDC Settles California Jail Censorship Suit for $143,500, Consent Decree, by Derek Gilna
48. More Than 200 Convicted of Corruption at Baltimore Department of Corrections; More Charges Announced, by Kevin Bliss
49. Innocence Project Working to Prove Arkansas Executed Innocent Man, by Edward Lyon
50. $500,000 Settlement for Colorado Prisoner Beaten During Seizure, by David Reutter
51. Tenth Circuit Reinstates Colorado Prisoner’s Claim that Requires BOP to Release Him from Imprisonment for Marijuana Possession, by Matthew Clarke
52. $500,000 Settlement From Psychiatrist for Failing to Treat New Mexico Prisoner Who Committed Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
53. Florida Prison Officials Ordered to Not Retaliate Against Prisoner, by David Reutter
54. Nevada Supreme Court Holds Firefighting Prisoner Cannot Challenge Worker’s Compensation Based on Prison Pay, by Matthew Clarke
55. $2,800 Verdict As Jury Finds Pennsylvania Jail Discriminated Against Women Prisoners in Reentry Center, by David Reutter
56. Tornado Rips Through South Carolina, Displacing Federal Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
57. Gallup Poll Shows Growing Opposition to Death Penalty, by Douglas Ankney
58. Federal Judge Keeps Heat on Florida to Implement Amendment 4 Voter Restoration for Ex-Felons, by David Reutter
59. News in Brief

More from Edward Lyon:

• “There you go, Agent Orange!” Former South Carolina Sheriff Federally Indicted for Assaulting Jail Detainee, May 1, 2024
• Texas Prisons are Fire Traps, July 15, 2023
• The World’s Biggest Prison, July 15, 2023
• Civilian Police With Military Equipment, June 15, 2023
• U.S. Prisoner Numbers Slowly Declining, June 15, 2023
• California Easing Housing Hurdles for Released Prisoners, June 1, 2023
• Warden Ousted from Troubled Alabama Prison After DUI Arrest, May 1, 2023
• $20,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner’s Slip-and-Fall Injury, May 1, 2023
• $32,500 Medical Malpractice Award to Ohio Prisoner for Ripped-Out Catheter, May 1, 2023
• New York State’s Veterans Treatment Courts, April 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• California Supreme Court Announces Conspiracy to Commit Home Invasion Robbery Not Subject to Enhancement to Indeterminate Life Sentence Under Penal Code § 186.22(b)(4), July 15, 2022. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sentence Enhancements/Departures, De Facto Life Sentence.
• Modest Decline in Prison and Jail Populations in Spring 2021, Sept. 1, 2021. Criminal justice system reform, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Connecticut Prisoner Population Lowest in Over Three Decades Due to Coronavirus, June 1, 2021. COVID-19, Reduction of Prison Population.
• People in jails are using more phone minutes during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite decreased jail populations, April 1, 2021. COVID-19, Telephone Access, Reduction of Prison Population.
• COVID-19: What Texas Must Do to Save Prisoners’ Lives, Feb. 1, 2021. COVID-19, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Decline in South Dakota State Prisoners Not Due to COVID, Feb. 1, 2021. COVID-19, Reduction of Prison Population.
• DOJ Report: Carceral Population Falls, 2017-2018, Feb. 1, 2021. Overcrowding, Reduction of Prison Population.
• California Appellate Court Orders 50% Reduction in San Quentin Population Over Fears of COVID-19 Spread, Dec. 1, 2020. COVID-19, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Jails and Prisons Have Reduced Their Populations in the Face of the Pandemic, but Not Enough To Save Lives, Sept. 1, 2020. COVID-19, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Lifers Now Exceed Entire Prison Population of 1970, Sept. 1, 2020. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, De Facto Life Sentence.