More from this issue:

1. Most U.S. Prisoners Now Barred from Directly Receiving Physical Mail, by Chuck Sharman
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Barbaric and Deadly Conditions Continue to Plague Los Angeles County Jails, by Douglas Ankney
4. New Hampshire Prison System Struggles to Hire Guards
5. Washington County Pays $300,000 to Jail Detainee Denied Treatment for Kidney Stone, by Chuck Sharman
6. Michigan Claws Back $1.2 Million Paid to Wrongfully Convicted Former Prisoner, by Chuck Sharman
7. Dissenter Excoriates SCOTUS for Denying Certiorari in Challenge to Constitutionality of Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution, by Matthew Clarke
8. Report: Incarcerated Population in Rural Jails and Prisons At Risk of Losing Hospital Access, by Michael Thompson
9. Three Prisoners Killed in Fight at Georgia Prison
10. $450,000 Paid for Michigan Jail Detainee’s Fentanyl Death, Incarcerated Husband Prevails in Claim for Part of Payout, by Chuck Sharman
11. North Carolina Parole Commission Agrees to Stop “Moving Goalposts” for Prisoners Who Committed Crime as Juveniles, by Chuck Sharman
12. Escape from Georgia Jail Ends in Florida after Lyft Hijacking, by Jo Ellen Nott
13. FCC Releases Final Version of Order Gutting 2024 Phone Cap Regulations, by Michael Thompson
14. Half of South Dakota’s Prison Population Returns to Prison
15. D.C. Federal Court Holds Blocking Prison Reform Advocate’s Access to Federal Prisoners May Violate First Amendment and Due Process, by Matthew Clarke
16. $2 Million Settlement Reached for 12-Year-Old’s Gang Rape in Detroit Juvenile Detention Center, by Chuck Sharman
17. The St. Louis Jails Are Running Out of Guards, by Ivy Scott
18. Virginia Prisoners Stuck Waiting for Education Programs, by Anthony Accurso
19. Killings Inside Mississippi’s Prisons Continue Unabated But Report Prompts DOC to Reopen Investigations, by Douglas Ankney
20. California Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Ripped Off Prisoner, by Michael Thompson
21. Alaska Deaths in Custody Tie Record High
22. Los Angeles County Restricts Opioid Treatment, by Michael Thompson
23. Federal Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Are Facing Retaliation by Trump, by Michael Thompson
24. Eleventh Circuit Holds Estate Cannot Sue Jailers Who Followed Medical Personnel Advice That Led to Detainee’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
25. Cuyahoga County Receives Over $846,000 Refund from Securus Technologies
26. HRDC Sues Minnesota DOC Over Censorship Policy, by Robert Haughn
27. Sixth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Failure to Properly Classify Violent Prisoners at Kentucky Jail, by Matthew Clarke
28. Competency Crisis in Missouri’s Jails, by Douglas Ankney
29. Alabama and Wexford Health Pay Undisclosed Settlement for Delays Costing Prisoner Partial Foot Amputation, by Chuck Sharman
30. Eleventh Circuit Holds Alabama County May Be Liable for Policy of Providing Inadequate Jail Medical Care, by Matthew Clarke
31. Punished for Bleeding: How Periods in Prison Become a Trap, by Candace Norwood
32. Tenth Circuit Reverses Summary Dismissal of Claim Over Prisoner’s Suicide in Oklahoma Jail, by Matthew Clarke
33. Ninth Circuit: Notice of Appeal of Order Denying Qualified Immunity Must Be Filed Within 30 Days of Entry, by Douglas Ankney
34. Two Mississippi Prisons Lose Power During Winter Storm
35. Delaware Settles Suit Over Depriving Young Prisoners of Special Education, by Chuck Sharman
36. Deportation of Kenyan Priest Working as Texas Prison Guard Highlights TDCJ’s Dependence on Immigrant Staff, by Matthew Clarke
37. Differing Judicial Outcomes for the New York Guards Who Killed Robert Brooks, by Jo Ellen Nott
38. New York State Prisons Turning Away Visitors with Tampons After Scan
39. Georgia Grand Jury Dings Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault, by Chuck Sharman
40. Oklahoma Prisoner Who Escaped Through Hole Killed by Sheriff
41. Ninth Circuit Reinstates Wheelchair-Bound Washington State Prisoner’s Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Disabilities During Transport, by Matthew Clarke
42. After Exposing Prison Horrors, Incarcerated Whistleblowers Are Moved to Solitary, by Katie Rose Quandt
43. Amid ‘Catastrophic’ Shortage, Psychologists Flee Federal Prisons in Droves, by Beth Schwartzapfel
44. County Jail in Oklahoma Accused of Coercing Detainees to Convert to Christianity
45. Federal Court Strikes Much of Virginia’s Felony Voting Restriction, by Chuck Sharman
46. Arkansas Bans Outside Reading Material Sent to Prisons, by Jo Ellen Nott
47. The New York Prison System’s Culture of Cruelty and Impunity, by Michael Thompson
48. “Critical Labor Shortage” Declared at Two Rural Prisons in Nevada
49. Pennsylvania County Renews $8 Million Contract with PrimeCare Despite Settlements
50. Report on Baltimore Jail Reveals Human Waste Dripped from Ceilings
51. Idaho Prisons Are Full. Costs for Incarcerating Inmates in Jails and Out of State Are Skyrocketing, by Laura Guido
52. California Oversight Agency Hasn’t Finished a Single Review of Jail Deaths
53. Missouri Prisoners Forced to Shovel Snow in Subzero Temperatures
54. New York State Moves to Dismiss Hundreds of Prison Sexual Assault Lawsuits, by Jo Ellen Nott
55. United States Postal Service Declares Postmarks Could Be Delayed
56. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Nebraska Lifts Suspension of Native American Religious Practices Hours Prior to Federal Court Hearing, June 1, 2026. Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, First Amendment, rights, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• 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.
• Ambulance Calls at Boston Jail Have Tripled Since 2010, June 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat.
• New Orleans Sheriff Indicted on 30 Charges Related to Malfeasance and Fraud, June 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Escapes, Security Systems, Fraud and Deceit.
• Oklahoma Governor Pressured DOC to Grant Preferential Treatment to Friend, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Wrongful Release.
• 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.
• 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. Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• ICE Jails Denied Muslim Detainees’ Right to Celebrate Ramadan, April 1, 2026. Religious Diet, Religious Practices, Religious Property, Immigration Detention, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• $667,000 Awarded to Muslim Missouri Prisoners Pepper-Sprayed for Praying, April 1, 2026. Religious Discrimination, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Religious Practices, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Texas Attorney General Clarifies Scope of Statute Requiring Outside Agency Investigation of Jail Deaths, April 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction.