More from this issue:

1. The Toughest Love, by Julia Lurie
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. $400,000 Settlement in Lawsuit over Kentucky Prisoner’s Starvation Death, by Matthew Clarke
4. Why Did 77 Ohio Prisoners Die of COVID-19, but Just 10 in Pennsylvania?, by Brie Zeltner, Cid Standifer
5. New York Jail Accused of Discrimination by Female Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
6. BOP Inspector General Rips State for Failure to Control COVID-19 at Lompoc in California, by Derek Gilna
7. Dark Web Creator Petitions President Trump for Clemency, by Edward Lyon
8. Growing Need to Protect Attorney-Client Emails, by Jayson Hawkins
9. Prison Postcard: Life in the Time of COVID, Correctional Center, Virginia, by Daniel A. Rosen
10. New York Governor Cuomo Creates Prison Nursing Home During Pandemic, by Anthony Accurso
11. GEO Group and CoreCivic Lose Critical Financial Support, by Keith Sanders
12. Danish Funds Invest In American Private Prisons, by David Reutter
13. $12.5 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Prisoner’s In-Custody Death Riled Sheriff’s Race, by Kevin Bliss
14. Philadelphia Jails to Release Prisoners Earlier in the Day, by Bill Barton
15. Wisconsin Supreme Court Reverses “Dangerousness” Finding in Involuntary Commitment of Schizophrenic Man, by David Reutter
16. Michigan Settles Sex Abuse Claims by 1,300 Former Juvenile Offenders Housed With Adults for $80 Million, by David Reutter
17. Report: New Jersey Women’s Prison Promoted Culture of Abuse, by Kevin Bliss
18. Missouri Downsizing Prisons to Save Cash, by Bill Barton
19. Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, by Charles Sloan-Hillier, Christopher Zoukis
20. Alaska Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Delusional Prisoner’s Medical Malpractice Claim, by Dale Chappell
21. $300,000 a Year Not Enough to Convince Psychiatrists to Work in California Prisons, by Dale Chappell
22. DC Federal Court Enters Partial Preliminary Injunction Against District Jails For COVID-19 Deficiencies, by Derek Gilna
23. Poetry for the Prisoners’ Soul, by Edward Lyon
24. Damage to South Carolina Prisons Shifts Prisoners to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, by Derek Gilna
25. Offensive Facebook Posts Cost Wisconsin Warden His Job, by Kevin Bliss
26. Mother of Decapitated Prisoner Sues California Prison Officials for Housing Her Son with Prisoner Who Tried to Murder Previous Cellmate, by Matthew Clarke
27. More Than Half of Chicago’s COVID-19 Cases Linked to Cook County Jail, by Dale Chappell
28. Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Unconstitutional Statute Authorizing Forcible Medication of Involuntarily Committed Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
29. Wildfires Threaten Prisoners in West, While New California Law Helps Prisoner-Firefighters to Continue Work After Release, by Dale Chappell
30. National Guard Called in to Help Run Indiana State Prisons, by Dale Chappell
31. Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Pay-To-Vote for Florida Felons Who Completed Sentences, by David Reutter
32. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994: 25 Years Later, Where Do We Stand?, by Dale Chappell
33. Ford Foundation President’s Support to Replace Rikers With Other Jails Criticized, by Chad Marks
34. California Judge Reconsiders Six Months’ Jail for Cookie Theft at Rehab Program, by Anthony Accurso
35. Conditions at South Carolina Juvenile Facility Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
36. How Kamala Harris’ Orange County, California “Snitch” Scandal Investigation Imploded, by Derek Gilna
37. First Wrongful Death Claim Against San Quentin Prison Filed Over COVID-19 Death, by Dale Chappell
38. $420,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Opioid Withdrawal Death in Georgia Jail, by Matthew Clarke
39. Theft, Lies and Bribes Force California Warden’s Early Retirement, $11,500 Monthly Pension, by Mark Wilson
40. Lawsuit Over Hellish 9-Day Prisoner Transport Reinstated, by David Reutter
41. Seventh Circuit Protects Guards Who Allegedly Failed to Protect Wisconsin Prisoner, by David Reutter
42. Bloomberg Allies Make $20 Million Push to Help Enfranchise 30,000 Florida Ex-Felons, by Derek Gilna
43. Mental Health and Prison Systems in Major Need of Reform, by Kevin Bliss
44. NYC Floating Jail May Finally be Closed, by Jayson Hawkins
45. Fourth Circuit Holds South Carolina DOC Lawyers Entitled to Qualified Immunity, by David Reutter
46. New Study Shows “Tough on Crime” Generation Spent More Time in Prison Despite Falling Crime Rate, by Dale Chappell
47. Beltway Sniper Marries in Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
48. Prisoners Evacuated but ICE Detainees in Louisiana Suffer During Hurricane Laura, by Edward Lyon
49. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
50. News in Brief
51. Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Texas Jail Suicide Lawsuit, Holds Discrimination Not Proven, by Matthew Clarke

More from David Reutter:

• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of Appeals, April 15, 2025
• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025
• Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025
• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• GOP Washington Lawmaker Trolls Felon Enfranchisement Proponents, April 1, 2025. Voting, Voting Rights Act, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• Philadelphia Held in Contempt of Jail Conditions Settlement, Ordered to Pay $25 Million, Feb. 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Settlements, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Policy Considerations, Fines.
• Senate Votes to Increase Penalties for BOP Contraband Cellphone Smuggling, Jan. 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Cell Searches, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Fines.
• Maryland Cancels Debt Owed by 6,715 Parolees, Jan. 15, 2025. Reimbursement of Costs, Fines.
• Former Tacoma Reentry Center Severs Washington DOC Contract, Jan. 15, 2025. Release and Reentry, housing.
• Eleventh Circuit Announces Defendant Must Know Leaving Residential Facility Without Permission Is ‘Unlawful’ for Escape Conviction Under 28 U.S.C. § 4082(a), Dec. 15, 2024. Escapes, Release and Reentry, Constructive/Imputed/Presumed knowledge.
• $25 Million Contempt Fine Prompts Release of Pretrial Detainees from Philadelphia Lockups, Dec. 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Bail/Pretrial Release, Fines.
• GEO Group Just Wants to Be a Landlord for Oklahoma DOC, Dec. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons, Fines.
• Colorado Becomes First State to Require Polling Stations in Jails, Nov. 15, 2024. Voting, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• Missouri Prisoners Losing Reentry Money to “Incarceration Reimbursement”, Oct. 15, 2024. Release and Reentry, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property.