More from this issue:

1. Alabama’s Non-Solution to the Crisis Overtaking Its Prisons, by Douglas Ankney
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Colorado Governor Tells Lawmakers to Open New Prison
4. $667,000 Awarded to Muslim Missouri Prisoners Pepper-Sprayed for Praying, by Chuck Sharman
5. Virginia Jail Suicide Results in $950,000 Settlement, Claims Against Wellpath still Pending, by Chuck Sharman
6. Former Maine Prison Official Stole $2.4 Million Through Fraudulent Supply Orders
7. The Cells Inside ‘One of the Most Archaic Prisons in the United States’, by Shakeil Price
8. Massachusetts Settles Lawsuit with Promise to Release Jail Voting Data, by Chuck Sharman
9. In Texas, Harris County Commissioners Approve $1.2 Million for Fourth Study of Jail Since 2020 After Dozens of Abuse Allegations, by Matthew Clarke
10. “Large Fight” Broke Out at Alaska Prison After Downsizing Effort, by Jo Ellen Knott
11. $1 Million Paid by Cuyahoga County for Detainee’s Preventable Suicide in Cleveland Jail, by Chuck Sharman
12. Class Certification Granted to Suit Challenging Suspension of HALT Act in New York Prisons, by Chuck Sharman
13. More Measles Cases Detected at Jails in New Mexico and Texas, by Jo Ellen Knott
14. ICE Jails Denied Muslim Detainees’ Right to Celebrate Ramadan
15. California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, by Victoria Law
16. Idaho Struggles to Respond to Devasting Report of Widespread Prisoner Sex Abuse, by Chuck Sharman
17. Houston Jail Renews $38 Million Contract to Outsource Detainees to Private Lockups
18. $2.75 Million Paid by Washington County and NaphCare for Jail Detainee’s Suicide, by Chuck Sharman
19. Ohio Supreme Court Awards Prisoner $1,000 for Denied Records Request, by Chuck Sharman
20. Texas Attorney General Clarifies Scope of Statute Requiring Outside Agency Investigation of Jail Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
21. $1.5 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached in Texas Jail Over-Detention Case, by Chuck Sharman
22. Missouri Prisons Called Out for Incomplete Death Records, Hellish Solitary Heat, by Chuck Sharman
23. D.C. Judge Blocks Transfer of Biden-Commuted Federal Death Row Prisoners to “Supermax,” Citing Lack of Meaningful Due Process, by Matthew Clarke
24. Oklahoma County Officials Move to Dissolve Jail Trust Created for Oversight
25. Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
26. Almost $1 Million in Settlements Paid to Three Nevada Prisoners, by Chuck Sharman
27. Two Texas Women Charged for Using Plastic Crows in Smuggling Scheme
28. Fourth Circuit to BOP Prisoner: Any “Disqualifying Offense” Means Zero FSA Credits, by Chuck Sharman
29. California County Hires New Healthcare Company After Jail Deaths Under Wellpath
30. New Illinois State Law Requires Prisons to Submit Annual Hospice Reports, by Michael Thompson
31. At This Prison, Staffing Fluctuations Land Hardest on Lifers, by Jeffrey Shockley
32. Internal Assessment Contradicts Public Claims About Women’s Prisons, by Michael Thompson
33. Five Prisoners in Georgia Injured in Fight, Two Months After Three Prisoners Were Killed
34. Groundbreaking Statistical Study of Pregnant Texas Jail Detainees Finds Over 400 Monthly, by Matthew Clarke
35. Hawai’i Settles Prison Mental Healthcare Class-Action With $100,000 in Attorney’s Fees and Expert Inspection That Produces Damning Report, by Chuck Sharman
36. Montana Switches to Sending Prisoners to a Private Prison in Mississippi
37. Faults Found with Centurion in Kansas Four Years Ago Are Still Not Fixed, by Michael Thompson
38. Death of Washington Jail Standards Bill Risks Repeat of $2.5 Million Settlement That Closed One County’s Jail, by Chuck Sharman
39. $950,000 Settlement Reached for Pennsylvania Jail Detainee Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed During Mental Health Episodes, by Chuck Sharman
40. Unsafe Drinking Water at Multiple Texas Prisons Highlights Lack of Transparency, by Matthew Clarke
41. First Circuit Revives Federal Prisoner’s Claim Against Rhode Island Lockup, by Chuck Sharman
42. The Same Company that Built Guantanamo Bay Is Building Kansas City’s World Cup Jail
43. $10.3 Million Paid for Teen’s Death at Kansas Juvenile Detention Facility, by Chuck Sharman
44. ICE Settles Suit Over Opening Detainees’ Legal Mail, by Chuck Sharman
45. Survey of Arkansas Jails Reveals Strained, Costly Health Care System, by Abbey Kim
46. Federal Jury Awards $1,670,000 for Diabetic Detainee’s Preventable Death in Philadelphia Jail, YesCare Reaches Separate Confidential Settlement, by Chuck Sharman
47. Mississippi DOC Retains Law Firm to Monitor VitalCore Contract, by Michael Thompson
48. Idaho DOC Transfers Prisoners to Arizona Facility Run by CoreCivic
49. Digital Tablet Shift Brings Added Cost, Lost Data to Prisoners in California
50. Wisconsin’s Incarcerated Population Has More Access to Opioid Treatment, But Still Missing in Eight County Jails
51. ICE Taps New Contractor to Run Deadly Detention Center in Texas
52. More Than 40k 311 Calls From Rikers Go Into a Black Hole Every Year, by Reuven Blau, Kennedy Sessions
53. Prisoners in Oklahoma Can Now Buy Vapes, Pouches from Commissary
54. Watchdog Report Finds More than 1,500 Waiting for Specialty Care at Connecticut Prisons
55. Tulsa Jail Withholds Records Related to Detainee Deaths
56. Analysts Recommend Closing California’s Soledad Prison
57. Judge Orders Rikers Manager Must Fix Jail in Seven Years Or Less
58. News in Brief
59. Private Company Investigating Rapes at California ICE Detention Center Instead of Sheriff
60. Officials in Kansas Allow CoreCivic to Reopen Leavenworth Prison

More from these topics:

• North Carolina Prison Closing Due to Short Staffing, June 1, 2026. Transfers, Staffing, Guards/Staff.
• ACLU Threatens New Lawsuit After Indiana County’s Repeated Failures to Abide by 17-Year-Old Settlement Agreement, May 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Exercise, Sanitation, Bedding, Settlements.
• 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.
• 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.
• New York Juvenile Detention Officials Sued for Abusing Adolescents with Solitary Confinement, May 1, 2026. Sanitation, Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juvenile Prisons, Confinement in Segregated Housing.
• Prisoners in Norfolk, Virginia Left on Extended Lockdown, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Lockdowns, Telephone Access, Extended Family Visiting, Failure to Protect (Staff).
• New Hampshire Officials Halt $700 Million Prison Replacement, May 1, 2026. Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions, Plumbing, Sanitation, Vermin.
• 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. Drug Overdose, Overcrowding, Sanitation, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Pennsylvania Closes Its Second-Oldest Prison, May 1, 2026. Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions, Boot Camps, Plumbing, Reduction of Prison Population.