More from this issue:

1. Despite #MeToo, Celebrity Justice Remains Massively Unjust, by Matthew Clarke
2. Georgia Prison Smuggling Ring Busted, Warden and Former Guard Arrested, by Chuck Sharman
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare, by Kevin Bliss
5. $50,000 Settlement to Texas Prisoner for Feces-Covered Cell
6. New Jail Healthcare Provider Coming to Albuquerque – Again, by Kevin Bliss
7. Third Connecticut Prison Lockdown in Five Months, by Kevin Bliss
8. Guantanamo Prison Down to 30 Detainees, by Jordan Arizmendi
9. Fifth BOP Staff Conviction and Sixth Arrest in California Prison ‘Rape Club’, by Jo Ellen Nott
10. Tennessee DOC Coughs Up Video of Condemned Prisoner Who Severed Own Penis, by Eike Blohm, MD
11. California LGBTQ Pardon Initiative Falls Short, by Chuck Sharman
12. Florida Returning Canteen Funds for Prisoner Programming, by Harold Hempstead
13. Fifth Detainee Dies in 2023 at California’s Santa Rita Jail, by Jo Ellen Nott
14. Ohio Makes Sweeping Changes to Criminal Justice
15. New York City Stops Reporting Rikers Island Deaths Amid Rampant Guard Misconduct, by Benjamin Tschirhart, Chuck Sharman, Kevin Bliss
16. New York Prisoner Is Released After Conviction Is Vacated, Reinstated and Vacated Once More, by Chuck Sharman
17. Seventh Circuit: Attorney’s Submission of Illinois Prisoner’s Grievance Exhausts Administrative Remedies, by David Reutter
18. $142,500 Settlement After Pennsylvania Jail Guard Allegedly Knocked Out Detainee and Broke Her Jaw, by Matthew Clarke
19. L.A. County Watchdog Takes Aim at “Deputy Gangs”, by Douglas Ankney
20. Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Prison Work Injury, by Matthew Clarke
21. Newly Released Government Records Reveal Horrible Neglect of Terminally Ill Woman in Federal Prison, by C.J. Ciaramella
22. Prisoner Who Reached $11,400 Retaliation Settlement with South Dakota Jail Tries Again with DOC, by Keith Sanders
23. Seventh Circuit: Low IQ and Segregation Placement May Render Administrative Remedies Unavailable to Indiana Prisoner, by David Reutter
24. More Success for Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails, by Keith Sanders
25. Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of North Carolina Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Failure to Show Deliberate Indifference, by Douglas Ankney
26. California Appeals Court Affirms Rate Caps and Fee Limitations for Prison Telecoms, by Douglas Ankney
27. $120,000 Settlement Reached With Long Island Detainee Assaulted by Jail Guards, by Jacob Barrett
28. $500,000 Settlement for Texas Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Child Sex Abuse, by Benjamin Tschirhart
29. New York Bail Reform Laws Reduced Recidivism, Contrary to Critics’ Claims, by Chuck Sharman
30. $150,000 Verdict for South Carolina Jail Detainee’s Groin Injury During Pat-Down, by Eike Blohm, MD
31. Texas Prisons are Fire Traps, by Edward Lyon
32. Over $7,600 Awarded to Tennessee Prisoner for Retaliatory Cell Search and Transfer
33. Tenth Circuit: Colorado Prisoner’s Injury Requiring Medical Treatment Not De Minimus, by David Reutter
34. FCC Granted Broader Authority to Regulate Prisoner Call Costs, by Chuck Sharman
35. California Prisoners Embracing Arts, by Kevin Bliss
36. $15,001 Verdict Against Delaware Guard for Gaping Prisoner’s Butt During Strip Search, by Keith Sanders
37. Almost 800 Deaths in South Carolina Jails and Prisons Six Years
38. Fourth Circuit Revives Virginia Prisoner’s Challenge to Discipline for Allegedly Sexually Harassing Guard, by David Reutter
39. Georgia Prisoner Allowed to Proceed on Section 1983 Claim Seeking Execution by Firing Squad, by David Reutter
40. States Take Legislative Action to Address Family Separation by Incarceration, by Jordan Arizmendi
41. Iowa DOC Changes Policy After Ombudsman Calls Out Unfair Prisoner Discipline, by Kevin Bliss
42. Biden Granting More Pardons Than Trump, Fewer Than Obama, by Jordan Arizmendi
43. Bad Lawyering, Bankruptcy Torpedo Suit Over Delaware Prisoner’s Death, by Jayson Hawkins
44. California Appellate Court: Time Spent in Mental Hospital to Restore Competency is Time Served, by David Reutter
45. FCC Requires Prison Telecoms to Provide Services for Deaf Prisoners, by Jordan Arizmendi
46. $1.325 Million Settlement after Virginia Detainee’s Opiate Withdrawal Ignored in Jail, by David Reutter
47. Nebraska Parole Board Members Showing Up to Work More Often, by Chuck Sharman, Jordan Arizmendi
48. The World’s Biggest Prison, by Edward Lyon
49. News in Brief

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Tenth Circuit Upholds Nearly $8.8 Million Judgment 
for Utah Jail Death, June 1, 2025
• $1.2 Million in Settlements Reached in Suit Over Sacramento Jail Murder, May 1, 2025
• Eleventh Circuit Revives Volunteer Pastor’s First Amendment Claim at Georgia Jail, May 1, 2025
• Wellpath Sanctioned for Discovery Violation in Suit Over Kentucky Prisoner’s Death, May 1, 2025
• Second Circuit Revives Connecticut Prisoner’s Challenge To Conditions In Virginia Lockup Where He Was Transferred, May 1, 2025
• Missouri Pays More Than $1.2 Million for Deputy Warden’s Sexual Harassment Claim Against Warden, May 1, 2025
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? Fingerprint Evidence’s Troubling Flaws, April 15, 2025
• Connecticut Supreme Court Announces Teague’s ‘Watershed’ Rule Exception to Nonretroactivity of New Constitutional Rule of Criminal Procedure on Collateral Review Has ‘Continued Vitality’ in Connecticut, Adoption of Third Exception to Teague’s Nonretroacti, April 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit: District Court Erred in Imposing ‘Managerial Role’ Enhancement Under Guidelines § 3B1.1(b) Without Making ‘Particularized Findings’ Regarding Scope of Criminal Activity and Number of Participants as Required by Guidelines §1B1.1, April 15, 2025
• Tenth Circuit Stretches PLRA to Deny Claim of Colorado Prisoner Shot by Guard While Shackled, April 1, 2025

More from these topics:

• Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Louisiana Officials Who Forced Prisoner to Work with Broken Surgical Screws in Ankle, May 1, 2025. Prison Labor, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• Kentucky Jail Sued for Detainee’s Death, Prisoner’s Stillborn Child, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Children of Prisoners, Deliberate Indifference.
• Florida Prisoner Released to Die Settles With Centurion Over Ignored Prostate Cancer, May 1, 2025. Centurion, Cancer, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Wisconsin DOC Agrees to Improve Services for Hearing-Impaired Prisoners, April 1, 2025. Deaf Prisoners, Disabled Prisoners, Service, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• $1.35 Million in Settlements for One-Legged San Francisco Detainee Forced to Hop—Twice, April 1, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Settlements, Deliberate Indifference.
• $250,000 Settlement But No Charges After Alabama Guards Beat Prisoner To Death, April 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Deliberate Indifference.
• Southern Health Partners Settles Suit Over Kentucky Jail Meth Death, April 1, 2025. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Methamphetamine, Drug Laws/Offenses, Deliberate Indifference.
• Tennessee DOC Found in Violation of ADA With Failure to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners, Feb. 15, 2025. Deaf Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Class Actions, Policy Considerations.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Challenge by Kentucky Prisoner Left Three Weeks in “Rancid” Paper Undershorts, Feb. 15, 2025. Informants, Clothing, Sanitation, Summary Judgment, Deliberate Indifference.
• DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, Feb. 15, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Malpractice, Conditions of Confinement, Americans with Disabilities Act.