More from this issue:

1. The 10 Worst Sheriffs in America, by Nicole Audrey Spector
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Auditor Slams California ICE Facility That Released Detainees With COVID-19, by Edward Lyon
4. Sen. Warren Investigation Exposes Broken Prison Accreditation System, by Jayson Hawkins
5. Kentucky Consolidated Local Government Entitled to Sovereign Immunity, by David Reutter
6. 25 Years of the AEDPA: Where do We Stand?, by Dale Chappell
7. Prisoners Released Without COVID Tests Face Difficult Reentry, by Jayson Hawkins
8. Pandemic Medical Update, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
9. Former Georgia Sheriff Deputies Denied Immunity in Criminal Case for Taser Death of Unarmed Man, by David Reutter
10. Law Passes Requiring Parents in New York Prisons to be Housed Close to Their Children, by Kevin Bliss
11. Mentally Ill Alabama Prisoner Dies in 101-Degree Cell, by Edward Lyon
12. Trump Pardons Highlight System’s Flaws, by Jayson Hawkins
13. Prioritizing Incarcerated People for Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID in IL Prisons, by Brian Dolinar
14. Massachusetts Medical Parole Cases and COVID-19 Prisoner Deaths, by Edward Lyon
15. Class Action Lawsuit Over COVID at Chesapeake, MD Jail Reaches Settlement, by David Reutter
16. DOJ: Florida Women’s Prison Subjects Prisoners to Unconstitutional Risk of Sexual Abuse, by Kevin Bliss, David Reutter
17. New Hampshire Prisoner Sues to Enforce Conditions of Consent Decree, by David Reutter
18. Connecticut Supermax Closing After Lawsuit Filed Seeking to Reduce Use of Solitary, by Anthony Accurso
19. Court Orders In-Person Inspection of Michigan Facility to Determine COVID-19 Policy Compliance, by David Reutter
20. Inspection Reports Reveal Filthy Conditions In Arizona Prison Kitchens, by Jimmy Jenkins
21. Prison Overcrowding Continues During COVID-19 Pandemic, by Edward Lyon
22. NY Prisoner Entitled to Release Upon Reaching Conditional Release Date, by David Reutter
23. Kentucky Leases Closed Private Prison to Use as State Facility, by Edward Lyon
24. Prisoners Find Their Voice in Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, by Edward Lyon
25. Texas Republican Representative Proposes Renaming Prisons With Names Honoring Enslavers, Oppressors and Convict Leasers, by Matthew Clarke
26. Draconian Use of Solitary Confinement in North Carolina, by Keith Sanders
27. Inspector General Calls California Prison Reform Efforts a $10 Million Failure, by Matthew Clarke
28. New Jersey Man Dies Soon After Exonerated of Sex Offense, by Edward Lyon
29. Sixth Circuit Refuses to Extend Bivens to BOP Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims, by Mark Wilson
30. Activism and Art Team Up to Abolish Mass Incarceration, by Keith Sanders
31. Connecticut Prisoner Population Lowest in Over Three Decades Due to Coronavirus, by Douglas Ankney
32. DWN Report Shows ICE Facilities Were Community Superspreaders of COVID-19, by Matthew Clarke
33. State Prison System Takes Over County Jail, by Edward Lyon
34. PA Lawsuit Claims Allegheny County Jail Sergeant Brutalized Disabled Women, by David Reutter
35. GEO Group Puts Money, Lobbyist into Defeating Bill to Prohibit Private Prisons in Virginia, by David Reutter
36. Six Howard County, Indiana Jail Guards Fired Over Sexual Assaults and Harassment of Prisoners, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
37. Guard Commits Suicide Amidst Allegations in Federal Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
38. Fourth Circuit Holds Immigrant Children’s Mental Health Care Should Be Up to Professional Standards, by David Reutter
39. Federal Agencies Rack Up Nearly One Thousand Arrest-Related or In-Custody Deaths in Two Years, DOJ Report Finds, by David Reutter
40. Pew Study Shows Crime Falls but Spending on Jails Soar, by David Reutter
41. State Auditor Report Critical of Texas Prison Agribusiness, by Matthew Clarke
42. Amending the 13th Amendment, by Edward Lyon
43. Auditor Appalled at Lack of Spending Controls in Mississippi Prison System, by David Reutter
44. Washington Gives Right to Vote to 20,000 People Previously Incarcerated, by Juliette LaMarr
45. Pushing Back on Prison Labor, by Lilah Burke
46. Fourth Circuit Holds Deaf Federal Civilly Committed Sex Offender Has First Amendment Right of Access to Point-to-Point Videocalls in BOP Prison, by Matthew Clarke
47. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Lawsuit in Prisoner Overdose at San Diego Jail, by Matthew Clarke
48. Microsoft Invests in Digital Incarceration, by Jayson Hawkins
49. Resources for Understanding Today’s Prison System, by Kevin Bliss
50. NC Prisoner Survives Summary Judgment for Two Excessive Force Claims, by David Reutter
51. Staff Shortages in Georgia Prisons Reach Crisis Levels, by Keith Sanders
52. Colorado Grants COVID-19-Related Clemencies, by Edward Lyon
53. U.S. DOJ Statistics on Race and Ethnicity of Violent Crime Perpetrators, by Matthew Clarke
54. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026
• Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Defendant Must Be Competent Before Undergoing Mental-Condition Examination Under § 16-8-107(3)(b), April 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal Announces Plea Agreements Cannot Bar § 1172.1 Resentencing, Holds Merit-Based Denial of Petition Is Appealable, April 1, 2026
• Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies That Failure to Object to Ineligible Juror Does Not Constitute Waiver Unless Party Knew or Could Have Discovered Ineligibility Through Ordinary Diligence, April 1, 2026
• Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, March 1, 2026
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Motion Judge Abused Discretion by Denying Evidentiary Hearing on IAC Claim Where Plea Counsel’s Affidavit Was Not Inherently Inconsistent With Colloquy Statements Regarding Immigration Advice, March 1, 2026
• Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Double Jeopardy Analysis for Multiple Assault Convictions, Holding That Assaultive Acts Occurring Over Short Time Period in Same Location Without Intervening Events Constitute Single Course of Conduct, March 1, 2026
• New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Drug Convictions Under Cumulative Error Doctrine, Holding Combined Effect of Improper References to Television Series, Gun Violence, and Search Warrants Deprived Defendant of Fair Trial, March 1, 2026
• New York Court of Appeals Announces Coercive Police Tactics Compelling Suspect to Exit Home Constitute “Constructive Entry” Violating Payton, Holds Attenuation Analysis Applies to Third-Party Consent, March 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Judge Denies New York Prison Chief’s Motion to be Dismissed from Case Related to Robert Brooks’ Murder, May 1, 2026. Work Strikes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Train/Supervise, Police--Excessive Force, Deliberate Indifference.
• Ohio Sheriff Agrees to Outside Probe in Investigation of Jailed Double Amputee’s Death, Dec. 1, 2025. Jail Misconduct, Disabled Prisoners, Restraints, Police--Excessive Force, Police/Govt Misconduct.
• Beyond the City Limits: How Rural Sheriff’s Departments 
Are Driving the Spike in Police Killings, Aug. 1, 2025. Excessive Force, Shootings, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police).
• News in Brief, July 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Shootings, Dogs, Police--Excessive Force, Brady Violations, Home Search, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Brady Rule violations, Perjury/Perjured Testimony.
• SCOTUS Announces Rejection of ‘Moment-of-Threat 
Doctrine’ Because It Improperly Narrows Required 
‘Totality of the Circumstances’ Analysis for Fourth 
Amendment Excessive-Force Claims, May 15, 2025. Shootings, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights.
• California Bans Bogus ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis as Cause of Death, Jan. 15, 2024. Medical Misconduct, junk science, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), State Statutes.
• Calls for California Sheriff’s Department Oversight After Jail Deaths, $30,000 Settlement for Botched Traffic Stop, Sept. 15, 2023. Settlements, Police--Excessive Force, Traffic stop.
• Financial Pressure Finally Brings Police Reform, June 15, 2023. Criminal justice system reform, Cost of Prison Systems, Settlements, Police--Excessive Force.
• Memphis Police Beat Man to Death, June 15, 2023. Police--Excessive Force, Traffic stop.
• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Police Relocation Program Has Lured Officers With Violent Records, Including Charges of Murder, Kidnapping, and Brutality, May 23, 2023. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).