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 Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Gag Order on Tennessee Attorney for Criticizing CoreCivic 
Lifted by Judge, July 15, 2025. Retaliation for Media Contact, First Amendment, rights, Gag Order.
• $95,000 in Settlements for Illinois Prisoners Retaliated Against 
for Class Participation in Prison Education Programs, July 15, 2025. Retaliation, Education, First Amendment, rights.
• Federal Court Blocks Idaho Executions Until Media Access Improves, June 1, 2025. Death Row, Access to Media, First Amendment, rights.
• Fourth Circuit Upholds South Carolina DOC Policy 
Restricting Prisoner Access to News Media, June 1, 2025. Access to Media, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights.
• Eleventh Circuit Revives Volunteer Pastor’s First Amendment Claim at Georgia Jail, May 1, 2025. First Amendment, Clergy, Proselytizing, First Amendment, rights.
• Ninth and Tenth Circuits Find Bivens Extension Orders Not Immediately Appealable, March 1, 2025. Grounds for Appeal, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• Eleventh Circuit Tells BOP Prisoner in Georgia: Bivens Is On “Endangered Species List”, Feb. 15, 2025. Staffing, Immunity/Liability, Staff Training, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• $700,000 Settlement in BOP Prisoner’s Death After Court Refuses to Extend Bivens, Sept. 15, 2024. Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• Virginia Governor’s Veto Exposes Prisoners Who Took Plea Bargains to Civil Rights Violations, Sept. 15, 2024. State Legislation, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Plea Bargaining.
• Ninth Circuit: Alleged Denial of Hepatitis C Treatment to Federal Prisoner in Washington Presents Valid Bivens Claim, July 1, 2024. Hepatitis, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.