More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Public Relations Firm Terminates Contract With GEO Group, by Scott Grammer
3. PLN Awarded Injunction in Arizona Prison Censorship Suit, by David M. Reutter
4. $10 Million Post-Appeal Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Death Suit, by Matthew Clarke
5. $850,000 Settlement in Florida DOC Prisoner’s Gassing Murder, by David M. Reutter
6. Get Celebrity Endorsement and Get Pardoned, by Douglas Ankney
7. 18-Month Prison Sentence for Former Alabama Sheriff in Food Bank Scam, by David M. Reutter
8. Court Holds Federal Tort Claim Against BOP Can Proceed in MCC Beating Death, by Kevin Bliss
9. Sacramento County Jail Settles Solitary Confinement Class Action Suit, by Scott Grammer
10. Santa Rita Sheriff’s Office Says Prisoners Not Being Maltreated; Prisoners’ Protest Says Otherwise, by Kevin Bliss
11. Most States Saw Criminal Justice Reforms in 2019, But Incarceration Rates Remain High, by Victoria Law
12. $250,000 Settlement in Assault Upon Luzerne County Detainee, by David M. Reutter
13. $550,000 Settlement in Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over High-Fee Debit Cards, by Matthew Clarke
14. $300,000 Settlement in Lincoln County Missouri Jail Attempted Suicide Suit, by Chad Marks
15. Report Decries Ongoing Inadequate Medical Care for Pregnant Arizona Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
16. Veteran Dies After Beating by Guards at North Carolina Jail, by David M. Reutter
17. Senator Warren Has Plan To Ban Private Prison Contracts, by Scott Grammer
18. Fulton County Ordered to Clean Up Repulsive Jail Conditions for Mentally Ill Women, by David M. Reutter
19. Florida Prison Isolation Suit Survives Dismissal Stage, by David M. Reutter
20. Alabama Jail Guards Face Liability for Inaction to Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms, by David M. Reutter
21. Riots At South Carolina Prison Spark Wave of Lawsuits, by David M. Reutter
22. $12.6 Million Jury Award for Man Denied Medical Care Before Jailed, by David M. Reutter
23. “Free” E-Tablets Are Anything But, by Edward Lyon
24. Federal Prisoner to Receive Opioid Addiction Medication While Incarcerated, by Kevin Bliss
25. Cook County Jail’s Three Book Possession Policy Constitutional, by David M. Reutter
26. $150,000 Settlement for Opioid Withdrawal Death in Indiana County Jail, by Anthony W. Accurso
27. Michigan Finding Success With More Humane Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
28. Court Confirms Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Sentence in Tobacco Contraband Case, by David M. Reutter
29. Suicide or Murder? Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Still Drawing Attention to Bureau Inadequacies, by Anthony Accurso
30. Long-running Maricopa County, Arizona Jail Lawsuit Ends, by Edward Lyon
31. Seventh Circuit Upholds Prison Guard’s Rape Convictions, But County Not Liable, by Scott Grammer
32. Report Published on Louisiana’s Extensive Use Of Solitary Confinement, by Scott Grammer
33. Guard Who Failed to Prevent Escape Entitled to Qualified Immunity, by David M. Reutter
34. States Rush to End Prison Gerrymandering Before Districts Are Set For Another 10 years, by Aleks Kajstura
35. Court Grants Bail to Ex-Peruvian President Challenging Extradition Due to Solitary Confinement, by Dale Chappell
36. California: Qualified Attorney Work-Product Protection Applies to Discovery During Habeas Proceedings, by Douglas Ankney
37. Oklahoma Commutations Largest Mass Release in U.S. History, by Kevin Bliss
38. States Move for True Second Chance Opportunities, by Kevin Bliss
39. Death Highlights Need for Change in Texas GEO-Run Prison, by Kevin Bliss
40. Seventh Circuit Upholds Denial of Wisconsin Prisoner’s Request to Marry Psychologist, by Edward Lyon
41. Federal Court Orders Videophone Access for Deaf Prisoners in Colorado, by Matthew Clarke
42. Hawaii Prisoners Rebel Over Prison Conditions, Fined For Damages, by Kevin Bliss
43. $200,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Louisiana Jail Guard Sexually Abusing Juvenile, by David M. Reutter
44. Pennsylvania GEO-Run Jail Boss Resigns After Media Reveals Complaints of Racism, Abuse at Private Prison, by David M. Reutter
45. Louisiana Sheriff Re-Elected Despite Prisoner Death Toll, by Jayson Hawkins
46. Major Prison Health Care Companies Funnel Campaign Contributions to Sheriffs, Get Rewards, by David M. Reutter
47. $2.5 Million Settlement Over Prisoner’s Restraint Death in Houston, Texas Jail, by Matthew Clarke
48. Neither Fines Nor Lawsuits Deter Corizon From Delivering Substandard Health Care, by Matthew Clarke
49. $1.15 Million Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Asthma Death, by David M. Reutter
50. It’s Time For the Feds To Fund College Education For Prisoners, Again, by Anthony W. Accurso
51. Oregon Lawmakers Prohibit Prison and Jail Telephone Kickbacks, by Mark Wilson
52. Biden’s Current Prison Reform Stance Counter to His Abysmal Record, by David M. Reutter
53. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
54. Lethal Prison Electric Fences May Violate International Law, by Matthew Clarke
55. Inside the US Marshals’ Secretive, Deadly Detention Empire, by Seth Freed Wessler

More from David M. Reutter:

• Louisiana Supreme Court Declares Unconstitutional Statute Stripping Courts of Authority to Order Payment of Indigent Defense Expert Funds, Holding the Law Infringes on Judiciary’s Constitutionally Granted Jurisdiction Over Felony Cases, July 1, 2026
• Oregon Supreme Court: Jail Credit Statute Focuses Upon Legal Custody Not Physical Custody Location, July 1, 2026
• Supreme Court of Maryland Holds Officer Lacked Reasonable Suspicion for Traffic Stop Based on Acquaintance’s Tip Reporting Innocent Conduct, Reaffirming That “High-Crime Area” Testimony Must Be Particularized, July 1, 2026
• Oregon Supreme Court Announces Witness Competency Under OEC 601 Depends on General Capacity to Be a Witness, Not Ability to Recall a Specific Fact, July 1, 2026
• Minnesota Supreme Court Announces Heightened Voluntariness Inquiry Required for Contingent Guilty Pleas and Holds Plea Withdrawal Is the Proper Remedy When District Court Fails to Probe Coercion Risk, June 1, 2026
• Florida Supreme Court Announces “Results” of Postconviction DNA Testing Under § 925.11 Include Underlying Testing Data Necessary for Expert Analysis, Holding That No Additional Burden Applies Once a Motion for Testing Has Been Granted, June 1, 2026
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Calling Known Recalcitrant Witness Before Jury Constitutes Reversible Error and Prosecutorial Misconduct Regardless of Whether Witness Expressly Invokes Fifth Amendment Privilege, Qualifying Contrary Precedent, June 1, 2026
• First Circuit Vacates Drug Courier’s Sentence, Holding District Court Erred by Failing to Conduct Proper Comparative Culpability Analysis Under § 3B1.2 When It Excluded Other Participants in Drug Shipment From Universe of Comparators, May 1, 2026
• $875,000 Award for Illinois Prisoner’s Delay 
in Getting Hernia Surgery, June 1, 2025
• California Appellate Court: Custody Credits Must be Applied 
to Concurrent Terms in Multiple Open Cases, June 1, 2025

More from these topics:

• HRDC Wins Injunction to Halt New Mexico Prison Censorship, July 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, HRDC Litigation.
• Texas Prison System Bans Prisoners from Receiving Hardback and Used Books, July 1, 2026. Reading Materials, Legal Materials, Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship.
• 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).
• Federal Court Grants HRDC Preliminary Injunction Against Mail Censorship at New Mexico Jail, May 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, HRDC Litigation.
• HRDC Sues Colorado Jail for Prohibiting Dozens of Magazines and Books, May 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, Constitution, state, HRDC Litigation.
• 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.