More from this issue:

1. ‘Plainly Grossly Inadequate’: Federal Court Finds Arizona Prison Healthcare Deliberately Indifferent to Prisoners’ Risk of Serious Harm, by Matthew Clarke
2. Settlement Extended Again After Federal Judge Faults California Prisons for Using Snitches in Solitary and Parole Procedures, by Jacob Barrett
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Oregon Supreme Court Holds Corizon Health and Other Jail Contractors Liable Under State Disability Rights Laws, by Mark Wilson
5. Colorado Prisoner Targeted by Gangs Wins Injunction for Placement in Protective Custody, by David Reutter
6. Eighth Circuit Strands Missouri Prisoners Sentenced to Life Without Parole as Juveniles in ‘Opaque’ Review Process, by Douglas Ankney
7. Cages in the Coalfields, by Judah Schept
8. Eleventh Circuit Says No PLRA ‘Strike’ for Dismissal of Case Removed From State to Federal Court, by David Reutter
9. Federal Judge Says Alaska DOC Policy Rejecting Prisoner Mail Without Notice Violates Due Process, by Mark Wilson
10. Eighth Circuit Says Judge Dismissing Claim of Federal Prisoner in Arkansas Was Premature in Counting It a PLRA ‘Strike’, by Matthew Clarke
11. North Carolina Prisoners Languish Without Air Conditioning, by Kevin Bliss
12. Ninth Circuit Tells Nevada DOC: ‘Wait and See’ Prisoner Medical Care Can’t Become ‘Deny and Delay’, by David Reutter
13. $2.57 Million Settlement for Hogtying Death in NC Police Custody, by Eike Blohm, MD
14. Class Certified in ‘Orange Crush’ Shakedown Lawsuit by Illinois Prisoners, by David Reutter
15. Fourteen Officials Indicted in New Jersey Women’s Prison Abuse Scandal, $21 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached, by Ashleigh Dye
16. Pennsylvania County Retakes Control of Jail From GEO Group, by Keith Sanders
17. Prisoners Awarded Damages for Denial of Public Records by Ohio Prison Officials, by David Reutter
18. Tenth Circuit Revives Suit Against Colorado Jail Guard in Death of Mentally Disabled Detainee, by David Reutter
19. California Pays $3.5 Million to Settle Suit Over State Prisoner’s Murder, by Ashleigh Dye
20. LGBTQ Adults and Youth Face Criminalization and Over-Incarceration, by Jacob Barrett
21. Former South Carolina Deputy Gets 18 Years for Driving Transport Van With Two Detainees Into Flood, Drowning Them, by Ashleigh Dye
22. Excess Prisoner-Made Hand Sanitizer Costing N.Y. Taxpayers Millions to Dispose Of, by David Reutter
23. $54,000 Award for Georgia Prisoner in Failure-To-Protect Lawsuit, by David Reutter
24. After Sixth Circuit Stops Attempted End-Run Around Rules, Former Kentucky Jail Detainee Settles Suit Against Southern Health Partners, by Kevin Bliss
25. CDCR’s Medication Assisted Treatment Program for Substance Abusers is a Resounding Success, by Matthew Clarke
26. Former Deputy Warden Gets Two Years for Assaulting Mississippi Prisoner, by Kevin Bliss
27. New Policy Banning Care Packages Makes Life Harder for N.Y. Prisoners, by Jayson Hawkins
28. South Carolina Death Row Doctor Breaks Silence About Years of Executions, by Ashleigh Dye
29. New York City Jails Admit Illegally Recording Over 2,200 Attorney-Client Phone Calls, by Anthony Accurso
30. Texas Commission on Jail Standards Finds Unacceptable Conditions in Nueces County Jail, by Benjamin Tschirhart
31. Disgraced Virginia Sheriff Gets 12 Years for Bribery and Corruption, by Ashleigh Dye
32. Texas Prisoner Killed After Wounding Guard in Escape and Killing Family While on the Run, by Matthew Clarke
33. Ninth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Doctor and Nurses at California Jail Who Treated Detainee’s Ruptured Aorta With Pepto Bismol, by David Reutter
34. Idaho Lowers Cloak of Darkness Over Execution Protocols, by Douglas Ankney
35. ‘Good Time’ Credit Policy Wrongly Under Attack in Alabama, by Jo Ellen Nott
36. ACH Settles After Federal Jury Awards $8.5 Million in Suit Over Missouri Detainee’s Death, by Benjamin Tschirhart
37. Nevada Supreme Court: DOC Owes Parolee Credit for Any Days Over 60 Awaiting Revocation in Prison, by Matthew Clarke
38. Ninth Circuit: Prisoner Filing a New Grievance That Makes New Claims Does Not Render Previous Grievance ‘Unexhausted’, by David Reutter
39. $3.7 Million in Attorney Fees Paid to Settle COVID-19 Class-Action at Orange County Jail, by Jacob Barrett
40. Federal Jury Awards $30,501 to Indiana Prisoner in Retaliation Lawsuit, by David Reutter
41. Federal Government Pays $300,000 for Endangering Diabetic Prisoner With ‘Dramatically’ Subpar Care, by Benjamin Tschirhart
42. Arkansas Supreme Court Rules Felony Enhancements Subject to Parole Eligibility Statute in Place at Time of Crime, by Jacob Barrett
43. COVID-19 Stimulus Garnished From Federal Prisoner, but Only After Eighth Circuit Says ‘Not So Fast’, by David Reutter
44. Ninth Circuit: New Suit Not Required After Curing Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies, by David Reutter
45. Third Guilty Plea Entered in Massive Aryan Brotherhood Drug Conspiracy in California Prisons, by Jo Ellen Nott
46. Settlement Reached in COVID-19 Class Action Against DC Jail, by Kevin Bliss, Jayson Hawkins
47. 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:

• Colorado Governor Tells Lawmakers to Open New Prison, April 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cost of Prison Systems, Revocation Proceedings, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Kentucky Supreme Court Clarifies Parole Board May Delegate Final Revocation Hearings to Administrative Law Judges but Holds Due Process Requires Parolees Be Permitted to File Exceptions to ALJ Findings Before Board Renders a Final Revocation Decision, April 1, 2026. Administrative Exhaustion, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Revocation Proceedings, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• One in 10 Prison Admissions Is Now for Technical Parole Violation, March 1, 2026. Parole Conditions, State Legislation, Restrictions, discrimination, Revocation Proceedings.
• Fourth Circuit Clarifies Revocation Appeal Provides “Procedurally Appropriate Mechanism” for Raising Rogers Challenge to Unannounced Supervised Release Conditions, Vacates Revocation Judgment Based on Null Standard Conditions, March 1, 2026. Waiver of Appeal Rights, Failure to Object, Revocation Proceedings, Conditions of, Plain Error.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Presentence Confinement on Probation Detainer Must Be Credited to New Sentence Where Same Conduct Triggered Both Detainer and New Charges, Dec. 15, 2025. Pending Appeal/Sentencing, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Revocation Proceedings, Credits.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Governor Can’t Revoke Commutation After Sentence Expires, Jan. 15, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Revocation Proceedings, Overreaching.
• Seventh Circuit Announces Maximum Revocation Sentence for Violation of Supervised Release Based on Classification of Underlying Offense at Time of Conviction, Not at Time of Revocation, Dec. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Revocation Proceedings.
• Washington Appellate Court Reverses Parole Revocation Based on Hearsay, Nov. 15, 2024. Hearsay Evidence, Revocation Proceedings.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Trial Court Violated Defendant’s ‘Due Process’ Right to Be Present During Zoom Probation Revocation Hearing by Muting Him, Oct. 1, 2024. Video/Closed Circuit TV Testimony, Revocation Proceedings.
• South Carolina Supreme Court Grants Prisoner Credit for Time Served Awaiting Revocation of Supervised Release, Aug. 15, 2024. Good Time Credits, Revocation Proceedings.