More from this issue:

1. The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken, by Shannon Heffernan
2. Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration, by Edward Lyon
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. New York Parole System Badly in Need of Repair, by Kevin Bliss
5. Pandemic Update: News on Vaccines and Prison and Jail Staffing, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
6. Urgent Need for Vaccine Administration in Prisons, Jails and Detention Centers, by Sharon Dolovich, Aaron Littman, Maya Chaudhuri
7. Almost 300,000 Fell Ill and 2,000 Died from COVID-19 in U.S. Jails, Prisons, by Derek Gilna
8. California Loses Round in Legal Fight to Deny Parole Based on Gang Affiliation, by David Reutter
9. Was Indiana Women’s Prison Willfully Ignorant About COVID-19 Numbers?, by Matthew Clarke
10. How a Private Prison Company’s Defamation Suit Against One of Its Critics Backfired, by Madison Pauley
11. After $625,000 Settlement, Oregon Deputy Charged in Assault of Prisoner, by Mark Wilson
12. Pinellas County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Sued in Federal Court for Treatment of Transgender Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
13. Federal Judge Slaps ICE, GEO Group Over “Abominable Performance” and Officials Who Lied During Testimony, by David Reutter
14. No Summary Judgment on Oregon Prisoner’s Retaliatory Termination Claim, by Mark Wilson
15. Minnesota State and Federal Prisoners COVID Case Surge Sparks ACLU Lawsuit, by Derek Gilna
16. Missouri Prisoner Pleaded for Release Before Dying of COVID-19, by Daniel A. Rosen
17. Ninth Circuit Finds California Prisoner’s Administrative Remedies Effectively Unavailable, by Mark Wilson
18. Fourth Circuit Holds Prisoner’s Indefinite Period of Solitary Confinement at Virginia Supermax May Amount to Atypical and Significant Hardship, by Matthew Clarke
19. Federal Educational Aid Restored for State and Federal Prisoners, by Dale Chappell
20. Progress Made in Fight Against Prison Gerrymandering But Battle Continues, by Douglas Ankney
21. COVID-19: What Texas Must Do to Save Prisoners’ Lives, by Edward Lyon
22. Ninth Circuit Reverses Lower Court’s Dismissal of California Prisoner’s Religious Freedom Lawsuit, by Mark Wilson
23. Minnesota Prison Guard Fired for Excessive Force After Brawl Linked to Floyd Protests, by Anthony Accurso
24. New Details Emerge on Senseless Death in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jail, by Jayson Hawkins
25. Justice Department Report Documents Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center’s Poor Response to COVID-19 Crisis, by Kevin Bliss
26. $1.1 Million Settlement in Kentucky Jail Sex Abuse Suit, by David Reutter
27. Federal Judge in Georgia Grants Class Action Status to Prisoners’ Suit Against Global Tel*Link
28. Global Tel*Link Hit with Sanctions For Discovery Violations in Georgia Prison Call Class Action, by Derek Gilna
29. Fourth Circuit: ADA Relief Claims Improperly Dismissed in Virginia, by Mark Wilson
30. Private Prison Companies Face Stock Crash, Credit Crunch, by Matthew Clarke
31. Arizona Pays Prisoners Pennies on the Dollar to Fight Fires, All in the Name of Saving Money, by Dale Chappell
32. Former BOP Director Norman Carlson, Who Developed Supermax Model, Dies at 86, by Kevin Bliss
33. Mellon Foundation to Provide $5.25 Million in Program to Distribute Books to Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
34. Experts Find “Deplorable” Conditions at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison, by David Reutter
35. ICE Refused Help in Containing Coronavirus in New Mexico Detention Centers, by Kevin Bliss
36. Troubled Ohio Jail Faces Two More Lawsuits, by Matthew Clarke
37. Pennsylvania Correctional Emergency Response Teams Face New Scrutiny in “Noose” Controversy, by Derek Gilna
38. New Mexico Corrections Pays $1.4 Million to Settle Whistleblower Complaint Alleging Retaliation for Exposing Deficiencies in Corizon Medical Care, by Douglas Ankney
39. Child Sexual Abuse: It’s Never Too Late to Speak Out, by Darrell Cochran
40. No-Show Prison Workers Cost Mississippi Taxpayers Millions, by Joseph Neff, Alysia Santo
41. Ninth Circuit Holds Intermediate Scrutiny Applies in Challenges to Facially Discriminatory Prison Regulations, by Matthew Clarke
42. Overtime Payouts in California Prison System Approach $500 Million, by Daniel A. Rosen
43. Florida State Prisons Scrub Key COVID Data From Website, Obscuring Magnitude of Inmate Deaths and Infections, by Laura Cassels
44. Idaho Supreme Court Holds Prisoners Have No Right to Paid or Unpaid Employment, by Matthew Clarke
45. Legislative Exemption Let Fired Alaska Cop Be Rehired as Jailer, by Edward Lyon
46. Prisoners Paid $2 Per Hour to Move COVID-19 Corpses in El Paso, Texas, by Matthew Clarke
47. NY Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment on Claims of Improper Medication Seizure, Evidence Fabrication, Improper Frisk During Prison Visit, by Matthew Clarke
48. Minnesota Man Out of Prison After Being Exonerated of Murder, by Edward Lyon
49. Federal Court Again Orders California DOC to Remedy Continuing ADA Violations, by Derek Gilna
50. $4.65 Million Settlement for Florida Female Prisoner Left Quadriplegic After Brutal Beating by Guards, by David Reutter
51. Decline in South Dakota State Prisoners Not Due to COVID, by Edward Lyon
52. COVID-19: The Politics of Prisoner Vaccination, by Kevin Bliss
53. DOJ Report: Carceral Population Falls, 2017-2018, by Matthew Clarke
54. Sixth Circuit Affirms Tennessee DOC’s Hepatitis C Treatment Due to Lack of Funds, by David Reutter
55. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Federal Court Grants HRDC Preliminary Injunction Against Mail Censorship at New Mexico Jail, May 1, 2026
• Faced with Record-Breaking Jail Deaths, L.A. County Supervisors Tell Sheriff’s Department to Improve Access to Naloxone, Camera Monitoring, and Security Checks at California Jail, May 1, 2026
• Federal Court Places Medical Care in Arizona Prisons Under Receivership, May 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Liability but Reverses Damages in Lawsuit Over Illinois Warden and Investigator Using Prisoner as Bait to Catch Staff Member Raping Her, May 1, 2026
• Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026
• In Texas, Harris County Commissioners Approve $1.2 Million for Fourth Study of Jail Since 2020 After Dozens of Abuse Allegations, April 1, 2026
• Texas Attorney General Clarifies Scope of Statute Requiring Outside Agency Investigation of Jail Deaths, April 1, 2026
• D.C. Judge Blocks Transfer of Biden-Commuted Federal Death Row Prisoners to “Supermax,” Citing Lack of Meaningful Due Process, April 1, 2026
• Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026
• Groundbreaking Statistical Study of Pregnant Texas Jail Detainees Finds Over 400 Monthly, April 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• ACLU Threatens New Lawsuit After Indiana County’s Repeated Failures to Abide by 17-Year-Old Settlement Agreement, May 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Exercise, Sanitation, Bedding, Settlements.
• Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Money/Property, Bail/Pretrial Release, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Massachusetts Settles Lawsuit with Promise to Release Jail Voting Data, April 1, 2026. Voting, Advocacy, Settlements, Voting Rights, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• Virginia Jail Suicide Results in $950,000 Settlement, Claims Against Wellpath still Pending, April 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Medical Records, Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides.
• $300,000 Class-Action Settlement at California Jail Includes Policy Changes; Agreements with Aramark and Wellpath Reached Confidentially, March 1, 2026. Food, Sanitation, Settlements, Class Certification, Monell Liability.
• South Dakota Sobriety Program Participants Will No Longer Be Jailed for Non-Payment of Fees, March 1, 2026. Settlements, Class Certification, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Unlawful Detention, Ability to Pay.
• New York Governor Pulls Plug on Prison Watchdog Funding, March 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Prison Reform, Conditions of Confinement, Guards/Staff, State Legislation.
• Utah Pushes for Additional $130 Million to Expand Prison that Cost $1 Billion, March 1, 2026. Cost of Prison Systems, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), State Legislation, Reduction of Prison Population.
• $4,652 for Jewish Nevada Prisoner Denied Passover Meal, Jan. 1, 2026. Religious Discrimination, Food, Settlements, First Amendment, rights, Dismissal.
• HRDC Sues New Mexico County for Violating 10-­Year-­Old Settlement of Censorship Suit, Jan. 1, 2026. Settlements, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, First Amendment.