More from this issue:

1. New Mexico Corrections Department Continues Pattern of Abuse With Contract Medical Provider Wexford Health Sources, by Sam Rutherford
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. BOP Shutters “Rape Club” in California, Director Peters Quits
4. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Presumption of Innocence Not Violated by Jail Courtroom
5. Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Sleep Deprivation Claim—Again
6. San Francisco Supervisor Calls for “Mass Arrests” and Compulsory Addiction Treatment in “Drug Jails”
7. Arizona To Resume Executions
8. Washington Spends Only Fraction of Fund to Improve Prisoner Welfare
9. Prisons Don’t Fix Rural Poverty—They Make It Worse
10. Eleventh Circuit Tells BOP Prisoner in Georgia: Bivens Is On “Endangered Species List”
11. Rikers Island Continues Long Practice of Denying Education to Young Adults, by Douglas Ankney
12. Biometric Monitoring Comes to Washington Jail
13. Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, by David Reutter
14. USDC (D. Oregon), Case No. 6:22-cv-00451, by Matthew Clarke
15. Florida to Trans Prisoners: We’re Coming for Your Bras
16. U.S. Navy Exonerates Wrongly Convicted Black WWII Sailors
17. 20 South Carolina Prisoners Sentenced So Far for Deadly 2018 Riot
18. Long Wait List for Texas’ Only College-Level Re-Entry Class for Prisoners
19. Florida Prisoners Sue Over Deadly Heat
20. $220,000 Settlement After Woman Dies in Ohio Jail From Drug Withdrawal, by Anthony Accurso
21. Seventh Circuit Offers Wisconsin Prisoner Just a Little Help in Suit Alleging He Was Held in Feces-Stained Cell Without Water
22. Legal Gaffe Prolongs Case of Former St. Louis Detainee Held Eight Months After Dismissal of Charges, by Matthew Clarke
23. State Forces Minneapolis Jail to Ship Out Detainees
24. Monterey County Pays $1 Million to Settle Suit Over Detainee Suicide by Toilet Tissue; Wellpath Pays Another Undisclosed Sum, by Douglas Ankney
25. Michigan Allows More Releases for Medically Frail Prisoners
26. Medicare Now Available to Those on Probation and Parole
27. Sixth Circuit Revives Challenge by Kentucky Prisoner Left Three Weeks in “Rancid” Paper Undershorts, by Douglas Ankney
28. BOP Eases Money Grab from Federal Prisoners
29. Among World Nations, Individual U.S. States Near Top of List for Per Capita Incarceration, by Matthew Clarke
30. Tennessee DOC Found in Violation of ADA With Failure to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners
31. Washington DOC Physician Assistant Surrenders Medical License in Wake of Malpractice Allegations, by Sam Rutherford
32. HRDC Files Suit on Behalf of Florida Man Wrongfully Convicted and Incarcerated for 31 Years
33. Federal Prison Oversight Act Becomes Law
34. Despite Prevalence, Most ADHD Behind Bars Goes Undiagnosed and Untreated
35. $9.9 Million Paid to Washington Prisoner Whose Misdiagnosed Cancer Is Now Terminal
36. Indiana Resumes Executions
37. Cuyahoga County Judges Vowed to Reform the Bail System. Here’s What Happened., by Ilica Mahajan, Rachel Dissell
38. Philadelphia Held in Contempt of Jail Conditions Settlement, Ordered to Pay $25 Million
39. Louisiana Prisoner Charged With Running Sports Gambling Operation
40. Sixth Circuit: Leaman Doctrine Did Not Bar Ohio Prisoner’s Pro Se Federal Civil Rights Suit Over Interference with Legal Mail
41. Fourth Circuit Revives Claims Against Virginia Jailers by Detainee They Allegedly Manhandled While Handcuffed, by Douglas Ankney
42. DOJ Directs BOP, U.S. Marshals to Improve Suicide Prevention
43. Minnesota Supreme Court Says Randy Guard Must Face Prisoner’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
44. Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Claim Against Guard in Stabbing, by Douglas Ankney
45. Arkansas Moving Some State Prisoners from County Jails… to a Former County Jail
46. Oregon Pays $50,000 to Settle Retaliation Suit by PLN Contributor, Who Wins Release
47. DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, by Matthew Clarke
48. $150,000 Settlement But No Charges After Schizophrenic Florida Detainee Killed by Jail Guards
49. California Prisoner Allegedly Ran Alaska Drug Ring from His Cell
50. Oregon Holds BLM Protestor in Solitary Confinement for 250 Days
51. New York Prison Officials Found Routinely Violating HALT Act With Overuse of Solitary Confinement, by Matthew Clarke
52. Harvey Weinstein Files Notice of Claim Over Rikers Island Detention
53. Prison Profiteers Ready to Help Trump Make Good on Deportation Threats
54. Oregon DOC Investigation Puts Top Medical Officials on Leave
55. Ohio Guard Killed by Prisoner in Christmas Day Attack
56. Two Mississippi Prisoners Escape in One Month
57. Charges Dismissed Against Connecticut Guards Who Assaulted Prisoner
58. California Governor Pardons Former Prisoner Podcaster of “Ear Hustle”
59. Historic $7 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Beating, by Matthew Clarke
60. New York Governor Orders Firing of 13 Guards, Nurse in Prisoner’s Fatal Beating
61. Former South Carolina Jailer Spared Prison After Testimony Fails to Convict Former Sheriff
62. Nearly 800 California Prisoners Battle Huge Los Angeles Wildfires—for About $1 an Hour
63. Thousands Freed from Syrian Prison
64. Tennessee Finalizes New One-Drug Execution Protocol
65. News in Brief

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Pregnant Women Detained in Jail: The Hideous Story of In-Custody Births, May 1, 2026
• Idaho DOC Director Denies Verified Report of Rampant Sexual Abuse of Women Prisoners by Staff, May 1, 2026
• Illinois Jail Reprimanded for Denying Detainees Mail Based on Media Content, P.O. Box Return Address, Settles Detainees’ Suit with $111,825 Payment of Legal Fees, May 1, 2026
• Oklahoma Supreme Court: Jail Trust Cannot Withhold Requested Records under Law Enforcement Exemption of ORA, May 1, 2026
• Tenth Circuit Holds Prior California Child Pornography Conviction Does Not Trigger Federal Mandatory Minimum Because State Statute Encompasses Conduct Beyond Federal Definition Under Categorical Approach, April 1, 2026
• 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
• New York Court of Appeals Holds Generic Physical Description Insufficient to Justify Pursuit in Mistaken Identity Case, and Suspect’s Flight Cannot Support Reasonable Suspicion Absent Evidence He Knew He Was Fleeing Law Enforcement, April 1, 2026
• Montana Supreme Court Holds Defendant’s Sentence Must Be Vacated Where District Court Premised Sentence on Defendant’s Exercise of Constitutional Rights to Jury Trial, Silence, and Against Self-Incrimination, April 1, 2026
• Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Sexual Assault of a Child Statute Sweeps More Broadly Than Federal SORNA Tier Offenses, March 1, 2026
• Delaware Supreme Court Announces Four-Part Plain Error Framework, Aligning Prejudice Standard With Federal Approach Requiring Reasonable Probability of Different Outcome, March 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Washington Governor Fires Independent Prison Watchdog, May 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Atlanta Jail Boasts Improvements Since Consent Decree, Reports from Monitor and ACLU Are More Critical, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Consent Decrees, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Oklahoma Supreme Court: Jail Trust Cannot Withhold Requested Records under Law Enforcement Exemption of ORA, May 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Six Maryland Guards Convicted in Prisoner’s Beating, Cover-up; § 1983 Suit Filed, May 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Obstruction of Justice, Wrongful Use of Force, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of.
• Indiana DOC Found in Violation of State Public Records Act for Withholding Execution Drug Cost Information, May 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, First Amendment, Public Records Act, Interlocutory Appeals, Lethal Injection Method of Execution.
• Judge Denies New York Prison Chief’s Motion to be Dismissed from Case Related to Robert Brooks’ Murder, May 1, 2026. Work Strikes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Train/Supervise, Police--Excessive Force, Deliberate Indifference.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• $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 Rules Iowa Prisoner’s Adverse Summary Judgment Is Not a “Strike”, March 1, 2026. Filing Fees (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Access To Courts.
• 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.