More from this issue:

1. CoreCivic’s Long Record of Abuse and Neglect in Tennessee, by Matthew Clarke
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. California Pays $15,000 to State Prisoner Who Claimed He Was Targeted by Guards, by Chuck Sharman
4. Fourth Circuit Revives Detainee’s Suit Alleging Monell and 14th Amendment Deliberate Indifference Claims, by Douglas Ankney
5. Dallas County Jail Deaths, Many Preventable, Dramatically Increase Under Sheriff Marian Brown, by Matthew Clarke
6. Alabama Prison Warden Reportedly Arrested and Walked Off Job, by Chuck Sharman
7. FTC Substantiates Allegations Against ViaPath Related to Data Breach and Orders Remedial Action, by Douglas Ankney
8. Number of Prisoners Awaiting Transfer from Jail Surging in Indiana
9. Warden, Four Other Louisiana Jailers Indicted for Brutalizing Compliant Detainees with Riot Shield, by Chuck Sharman
10. Jury Awards Over $24.4 Million to Kentucky Prisoner Exonerated After 22 Years, Bringing Total Payout for Him and Co-Defendant to Almost $45 Million, by Chuck Sharman
11. Over $2 Million Paid by Otero County and VitalCore Health Strategies for New Mexico Jail Suicide, by Chuck Sharman
12. Study Shows That Suicide Intervention During and After Incarceration Reduces Suicide Attempts by 55%, by Douglas Ankney
13. Ninth Circuit Lets Stand Ruling That Federal Prisoners’ Gradually Accumulated Savings Are Subject to Restitution Turnover, by Matthew Clarke
14. Report Finds Stark Racial Disparities in Wisconsin Prisons
15. $5 Million Paid by Colorado County for Jail Detainee’s “Gruesome” Death from Untreated Ulcer; Claims Proceeding Against Southern Health Partners, by Chuck Sharman
16. Kansas DOC Replaces Centurion with Another Prison Healthcare Contractor
17. Texas Executes 600th Prisoner Since Reinstating Death Penalty in 1976
18. Sixth Circuit Upholds $10 Million Wrongful Conviction Verdict for Exonerated Michigan Prisoner, by Chuck Sharman
19. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Lawsuit Against Prison Dental Staff, by Matthew Clarke
20. Spate of Deaths at Tulsa Jail Highlights Medical Neglect, by Michael Thompson
21. Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Sheriff Did Not Violate Open Records Act and Declines to Award Damages to Prisoner, by Douglas Ankney
22. $250,000 Paid by Maine to Former Prisoner Held in Solitary Confinement—Which the State DOC Says Doesn’t Exist, by Chuck Sharman
23. Former Maine Prison Official Will Serve 5 Years in Prison for $2.4 Million Bribe
24. Arkansas Supreme Court Bows to Governor’s Board of Correction Takeover, by Chuck Sharman
25. $112,500 Paid to Former New Mexico Prisoner Denied Public Records of Excessive Force by Guards, by Chuck Sharman
26. Ambulance Calls at Boston Jail Have Tripled Since 2010
27. Nebraska Lifts Suspension of Native American Religious Practices Hours Prior to Federal Court Hearing, by Matthew Clarke
28. Settlement Reached in Mental Health Care Class-Action at San Diego County Jails, by Chuck Sharman
29. Florida Federal Court Excoriates BOP for Health Care Failures, Grants Prisoner Early Release to Seek Treatment for Possible Breast Cancer, by Matthew Clarke
30. North Carolina Prison Closing Due to Short Staffing
31. New York Prisoner, Paroled After 25 Years, Exonerated of Crime, by Chuck Sharman
32. Former Georgia Prison Warden Indicted for Role in Smuggling Scheme
33. Eighth Circuit Dismisses Federal Prisoner’s Challenge to BOP Denying His Request for Expedited Transfer to Prerelease Custody, by Matthew Clarke
34. NaphCare Pulls Out of Washington Jails After Lawsuit Payouts, by Michael Thompson
35. Federal Court Partially Enjoins Enforcement of Georgia’s S.B. 185 Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Health Care in DOC, by Matthew Clarke
36. Prison Profiteer The GEO Group Accused of Refusing Health Inspections at Detention Facility Despite Court Ruling
37. $75,000 for Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Against Jail Guard, by Chuck Sharman
38. New York City Reaches Settlements Totaling Nearly $5.2 Million with Estates of Two Fatal Methadone Overdose Victims Detained on Rikers Island, by Chuck Sharman
39. Federal Jury Awards $2,500 to Male Wisconsin Prisoner Sexually Assaulted by Female Guard, by Matthew Clarke
40. Two More Guards Face Prison Time for Messiah Nantwi Killing, by Jo Ellen Nott
41. $1 Million Settlement Reached in Jail Suicide of Maryland Detainee Whose Emergency Hospitalization Order Was Ignored, by Chuck Sharman
42. Washington State Supreme Court Ruling Supports Broad Immunity in Overdose Cases, by Michael Thompson
43. Pepper Spraying Incident Prompts Policy Change at Washington Women’s Prison, by Jo Ellen Nott
44. Nevada Ex-Warden Ordered to Counseling After Ear-Biting Incident
45. They Thought They Were Leaving Prison Early. Then They Weren’t., by Phillip Luna
46. Ghislaine Maxwell Reportedly Receiving Preferential Treatment at Texas Prison Camp, by Jo Ellen Nott
47. New Orleans Sheriff Indicted on 30 Charges Related to Malfeasance and Fraud
48. Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges., by Raquel Rutledge
49. Oklahoma Governor Pressured DOC to Grant Preferential Treatment to Friend, by Jo Ellen Nott
50. In Wake of Murders of Prisoners by Guards, New York Passes Legislation to Enhance Safety, Accountability and Training, by Douglas Ankney
51. Sixth Circuit Rules Prisoner Held After Parole Board Ordered Release on Parole Could Not State a Rights Violation Claim, by Douglas Ankney
52. Auditor Demands Private Prison Company Pay $7.4 Million to Mississippi
53. Wisconsin Governor Issues Executive Order to Restore Commutations, by Michael Thompson
54. Our Money Is Disappearing Inside ViaPath’s Prison Tablets, by Christopher Santiago
55. Ombuds Report Doesn’t Rule Out Racism or Retaliation at Red Onion State Prison, by Douglas Ankney
56. Colorado DOC Allows Some Prisoners Convicted of Sex Crimes to be Released While Delaying Parole Consideration for Others, by Douglas Ankney
57. Murder Convictions Tossed for Three Pennsylvania Prisoners After 28 Years, by Chuck Sharman
58. Federal Judge Upholds Infamously Brutal Farm Labor at Angola Prison, by Mike Ludwig
59. 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:

• $5 Million Paid by Colorado County for Jail Detainee’s “Gruesome” Death from Untreated Ulcer; Claims Proceeding Against Southern Health Partners, June 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Sixth Circuit Upholds $10 Million Wrongful Conviction Verdict for Exonerated Michigan Prisoner, June 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Damages - Compensatory, Failure to Disclose.
• $75,000 for Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Against Jail Guard, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Monell Liability, Wrongful Use of Force.
• 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.
• $1 Million Settlement Reached in Jail Suicide of Maryland Detainee Whose Emergency Hospitalization Order Was Ignored, June 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• They Thought They Were Leaving Prison Early. Then They Weren’t., June 1, 2026. Public Records, Overdetention, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Credits, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences.
• Fourth Circuit Revives North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Blaming Lazy Guards for Assault by Detainee, May 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.
• Louisiana Supreme Court Announces Strickland Governs Collateral Claims That Defense Counsel Prevented Defendant From Testifying, May 1, 2026. Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Strickland Standard, Failure to Address/Advise Defendant, Grounds for Relief, Right to Testify/Remain Silent.
• Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Due Process Risks of Automated Traffic Enforcement, May 1, 2026. Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Electronic Surveillance, Privacy Act/Rights, Authentication/Identification, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.