More from this issue:

1. Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, by Mark Wilson
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Illinois Program a “Lifeline for Incarcerated Moms and Their Kids”
4. Civil Commitment: A Shadowy Limbo of Detainment that is Neither Safe, Fair nor Therapeutic
5. California Court of Appeal Reinstates Lawsuit by San Quentin Prisoner Over Botched Transfer That Sparked COVID-19 Outbreak, by Matthew Clarke
6. Wexford Handbook Warns That Illinois Prisoners “Can Be Very Manipulative”
7. The Surreal Prison Censorship Regime, by Dylan Jeffrey
8. “Missing” Texas Prisoner Prompts Lockdown, by David Reutter
9. Vermont Supreme Court Provides Prisoner No Relief for Denial of Earned-Time Credits
10. North Carolina Supreme Court Affirms Class Certification Denial in Prisoners’ Challenge to Solitary Confinement
11. Less is More Act Cuts Parole Population by 40% in New York
12. Indiana Settles Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim for $4,500
13. Ohio Supreme Court Grants Prisoner’s Mother Names of Fellow Prisoners Who Attacked Him, by Douglas Ankney
14. $40,000 Paid to Ohio Detainee Kicked in the Face While Restrained
15. $26,500 in Settlements in Former California Prisoner’s Retaliation Lawsuits, by David Reutter
16. $100,000 Settlement Reached With Corizon Health for Failure to Provide Arizona Prisoner Eye Care
17. NaphCare Nurse Faces Liability in Ohio Detainee’s Death from Sickle Cell Disease, by David Reutter
18. Nebraska Watchdog Calls Use of Force Against Mentally Ill Prisoner Excessive and Unnecessary
19. North Carolina Jail Deaths Double in 6 Years
20. Proposed Law Targets Medical Neglect in Federal Prisons
21. $20,000 Paid to Florida Prisoner After Eleventh Circuit Finds PLRA Inapplicable to Claims DOC Removed to Federal Court, by David Reutter
22. Tennessee Extends CoreCivic Contract Despite Deaths, Almost $18 Million in Fines
23. No Compassionate Release for Bank Robber Turned Angel of Mercy at North Carolina BOP Lockup
24. In Suit Over Moldy Cells Causing Fungal Infection, Illinois Warden Denied Summary Judgment Wins Anyway, by Matthew Clarke
25. Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms Sheriff’s Misconduct Conviction
26. Watchdog Report Attempts to Prove Epstein Suicide
27. New York Adding Names to Tombstones of Dead Prisoners
28. COVID-19 Consent Decree Terminated at Florida’s Broward County Jail, by David Reutter
29. After SCOTUS Resolves Circuit Split, Maryland Guard Loses Appeal to Prisoner’s $700,000 Verdict, by David Reutter
30. The Economist Calls for More Alternatives to Incarceration
31. Fifth Circuit: 12-Hour Delay in Treating Texas Prisoner’s Stroke Wasn’t Deliberate Indifference, by David Reutter
32. Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim Over Dismissed Grievance, by David Reutter
33. New York State Struggles to Hold Prison Guards Accountable for Abuse
34. Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner’s Dismissed Complaint Doesn’t Count as a “Strike”, by David Reutter
35. Condemned Louisiana Prisoners Lose Bid for Clemency Hearings
36. Report Details “Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline” for Young Women
37. DeSantis Axes Florida Criminal Justice Reform
38. Last Maine Parolee Released
39. After Winning $15,000 Settlement, California Trans Prisoner Forces CDCR to Replace Missing Trust Account Deposits, by Douglas Ankney
40. “Fuck Him, He Can Freeze”: Pennsylvania Detainee’s Death Detailed in Suit Against PrimeCare
41. Compensation Awarded to California Non-Profit and HRDC Officials for Efforts Reducing Prison Phone Rates
42. Eleventh Circuit Revives Claim Against NaphCare for Wrongful Death of Atlanta Jail Detainee, by Douglas Ankney
43. U.S. Prison and Jail Population On the Rise
44. Class Certified in Suit Alleging Overuse of Solitary Confinement in New York Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
45. Wrongfully Imprisoned for 26 Years, Chicago Brothers Sue Cop Who Framed Them
46. New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit Survives Seeking to Validate the Nation of Gods and Earth as a Religion, by David Reutter
47. Wife of “El Chapo” Released from U.S. Prison, Son Extradited
48. 37 Mississippi Prison Gang Members, Accomplices Convicted in Massive Conspiracy
49. News in Brief

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Fourth Circuit Revives Detainee’s Suit Alleging Monell and 14th Amendment Deliberate Indifference Claims, June 1, 2026
• FTC Substantiates Allegations Against ViaPath Related to Data Breach and Orders Remedial Action, June 1, 2026
• Study Shows That Suicide Intervention During and After Incarceration Reduces Suicide Attempts by 55%, June 1, 2026
• Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Sheriff Did Not Violate Open Records Act and Declines to Award Damages to Prisoner, June 1, 2026
• Fifth Circuit Announces Enhanced Supervised Release Provision Under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(k) Does Not Apply to Assimilative Crimes Act Offenses, Limiting Statutory Maximum to Five Years Under § 3583(b), June 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal: Vehicle Impoundment Solely to Prevent Further Unlicensed Driving Does Not Satisfy Fourth Amendment’s Community Caretaking Exception; Statutory Authorization Alone Insufficient to Establish Constitutional Reasonableness, June 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Announces Predetermining a Supervisee’s Revocation Term of Imprisonment at an Earlier Violation Hearing Renders the Resulting Sentence Both Procedurally and Substantively Unreasonable, June 1, 2026
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Totality-of-the-Circumstances Framework for Evaluating Delayed Traffic Stops Under Article 14, Holding 24-Hour Gap Between Observed Infraction and Vehicle Stop Was Unreasonable, June 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Announces ICE’s Execution of a Removal Warrant Following a Final Removal Order Does Not Constitute a “Pending Proceeding” Under 18 U.S.C. § 1505, Vacating Noncitizen’s Obstruction Conviction in Issue of First Impression, June 1, 2026
• In Wake of Murders of Prisoners by Guards, New York Passes Legislation to Enhance Safety, Accountability and Training, June 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say., July 1, 2026. Armor Correctional Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• CoreCivic’s Long Record of Abuse and Neglect in Tennessee, June 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Over $2 Million Paid by Otero County and VitalCore Health Strategies for New Mexico Jail Suicide, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Deliberate Indifference.
• New York City Reaches Settlements Totaling Nearly $5.2 Million with Estates of Two Fatal Methadone Overdose Victims Detained on Rikers Island, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Drug Overdose, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Dallas County Jail Deaths, Many Preventable, Dramatically Increase Under Sheriff Marian Brown, June 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Spate of Deaths at Tulsa Jail Highlights Medical Neglect, June 1, 2026. G4S/Group 4, Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• NaphCare Pulls Out of Washington Jails After Lawsuit Payouts, June 1, 2026. Naphcare, Contractor Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat.
• Hospital Keeps Sending Detainees Back Without Care to County Jail in Colorado, May 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Pregnant Women Detained in Jail: The Hideous Story of In-Custody Births, May 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• $9.8 Million in Settlements Reached with South Carolina County and Wellpath in Gruesome Jail Death, May 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Sanitation, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.