More from this issue:

1. PrimeCare: Less Medical Care for Prisoners, Higher Expenses for Taxpayers, More Profits for Corporate Owner, by Matthew Clarke
2. Vermont Supreme Court: Removing Prisoner From Programming Is Reviewable When Catalyst Was Punitive
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. $11 Million Settlement Reached in Tennessee Suit Alleging False Arrest and False Imprisonment of Minors, by Edward Lyon
5. Nine Deaths in Three Years at CoreCivic Jail in Florida, None From COVID-19
6. $5.5 Million Settlement to California Prisoner Left Incapacitated After Suicide Attempt at Santa Cruz County Jail, by Edward Lyon
7. Pittsburgh Jail Records 13 Deaths in Two Years, Only One From COVID-19, by Jo Ellen Nott
8. California Federal Court Approves Consent Decree Upgrading Mental Health Care at Alameda County Jail, by David Reutter
9. Trapped in The Floods: With Floodwaters Rising, Prisoners Wait for Help in Floating Feces, by Alleen Brown
10. Fifth BOP Staffer Arrested in “Rape Club” at California Federal Prison, by Jo Ellen Nott
11. Eighth Circuit Rules Pretrial Detainees and Prisoners Have Right to Visit Family Members
12. Tenth Circuit Says Parolee May Not be Forced to Participate in Religious Program Under Threat of Jail, by David Reutter
13. $8.5 Million Paid by Pennsylvania DOC for Death of Asthmatic Prisoner Improperly Pepper-Sprayed, by Matthew Clarke
14. Investigation Finds Hundreds of Unreported Deaths in Tennessee Prisons and Jails, by Harold Hempstead
15. $260,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded by California Federal Court after Finding Governing State Law Not Impacted by PLRA, by David Reutter
16. Multiple Florida DOC Guards Convicted of Assault, Smuggling and Child Sex Abuse, by Jo Ellen Nott
17. Hawaii Supreme Court Orders New Parole Hearing for Prisoner Held Since 1979, by Douglas Ankney
18. $2.2 Million Settlement Over Transgender Georgia Prisoner’s Suicide Is Largest in State DOC History, by Matthew Clarke
19. Eleventh Circuit Says Georgia Prisoner Failed to Exhaust Remedies by Filing Late Grievance to Ask for Investigation that Was Already Underway, by David Reutter
20. Nevada Federal Court Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration by Rapid Financial Solutions in Debit Card Suit, by David Reutter
21. $6,500 Paid by Nevada DOC After Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Withholding Evidence From Prisoner Accused of Smuggling Meth in Mail, by David Reutter
22. Ecuador’s Prison System in Catastrophic Crisis, by Edward Lyon
23. What to Know about Using Pell Grants to Take College Classes in Prison, by Richard Hahn
24. $725,000 Settlement Reached in North Carolina Prisoner’s Suicide at Troubled Jail, by Keith Sanders
25. $316,673 Settlement in New Mexico Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Stabbing at GEO-Operated Private Prison, by Matthew Clarke
26. Guard Arrested for Running “Fight Club” in New Jersey Prison Kitchen, by Ashleigh Dye, Jayson Hawkins
27. Tenth Circuit Says Disabled Colorado Prisoner Offered Diapers Rather Than Bathroom Pass May Deserve Damages Under ADA, by David Reutter
28. Sweetheart Deal Nets GEO Group $15 Million Payout from ICE for Haitian Deportation Flights, by Ashleigh Dye
29. Ninth Circuit Says Nevada DOC Not Micromanaged by Requirement to Treat Prisoner’s Severe Mental Illness; Upholds Preliminary Injunction, by Matthew Clarke
30. Con Who Conned Cons is Sentenced to Federal Prison
31. Absenteeism Skyrockets for New York City Jail Guards, Up 215% Over the Last Two Years, by Jo Ellen Nott
32. DOJ Reaches Settlement Over Disability Access With Vermont Prison System, by Jacob Barrett
33. Ninth Circuit: Error to Instruct Jury to Defer to Medical Staff’s Asserted Security Justification for Terminating California Prisoner’s Morphine Prescription Without Tapering, by Matthew Clarke
34. Preliminary Injunction Granted to Illinois Prisoner to Receive Non-Allergenic Kosher Meals, by David Reutter
35. Connecticut Supreme Court Rules That Prisoner Was Denied Due Process with Sex Offender Classification, by Harold Hempstead
36. Lifting Six-Year Moratorium, Oklahoma Treats Witnesses to Convulsing and Vomiting Prisoner During Execution, by Keith Sanders
37. Washington State Supreme Court Holds that Denying Wheelchair-Bound Prisoner Access to Water and Toilet Facilities Violates State Constitution, by Douglas Ankney
38. News in Brief
39. HRDC Sues New Hampshire Jail over Publications Banned under No-Hard-Copy Mail Policy, by Sam Rutherford
40. HRDC Sues Nebraska Department of Correctional Services for Banning its Books, by Sam Rutherford

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:

• Fourth Circuit Revives North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Blaming Lazy Guards for Assault by Detainee, May 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference.
• Connecticut Supreme Court Announces Extension of Brady Obligations to Same-Office Impeachment Evidence, May 1, 2026. Perjury/Perjured Testimony, Evidence - Failure to Disclose, Constructive/Imputed/Presumed knowledge, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues, Exculpatory Evidence - Disclosure Obligations.
• $2.75 Million Paid by Washington County and NaphCare for Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026. Naphcare, Qualified Immunity, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Deliberate Indifference.
• $10.3 Million Paid for Teen’s Death at Kansas Juvenile Detention Facility, April 1, 2026. Restraints, Qualified Immunity, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Case Against Guards Who Failed to Intervene As Chaplain Sexually Assaulted Arkansas Prisoner, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Prison Rape Elimination Act, Qualified Immunity, Failure to Train/Supervise.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Michigan Prisoner’s Challenge to Guard Tackle That Broke His Foot, March 1, 2026. Evidentiary Ruling (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Louisiana Prisoner Sustains Claim Against Prison Doctor for Allowing Assignment to “Field Duty” Despite Known Ankle Injury, March 1, 2026. Inability to Work, Skeletal Injury, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• Tenth Circuit Affirmed Denial of Guards Qualified Immunity in Disabled Detainee’s Fourteenth Amendment Claim, March 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Michigan Claws Back $1.2 Million Paid to Wrongfully Convicted Former Prisoner, Feb. 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, Qualified Immunity, Forensic Sciences, Fabrication of Evidence.
• Ninth Circuit: Notice of Appeal of Order Denying Qualified Immunity Must Be Filed Within 30 Days of Entry, Feb. 1, 2026. Liberty Interests, Evidence, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights.