More from this issue:

1. Like Prisoners, Most Jail Detainees Now Banned from Receiving Physical Mail, by Chuck Sharman
2. Florida Sheriff Received $50,000 Donation from Jail Medical Contractor
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Watchdog Blasts BOP for Failure to Treat Prisoner’s Preventable Cancer, by Chuck Sharman
5. Colorado Lawmakers Approve Prison Bed Funding, Despite DOC Understaffing
6. South Dakota Sobriety Program Participants Will No Longer Be Jailed for Non-Payment of Fees, by Chuck Sharman
7. Eighth Circuit Rules Iowa Prisoner’s Adverse Summary Judgment Is Not a “Strike”, by Chuck Sharman
8. Colorado Law Intended to Reduce Prison Population Hasn’t Improved Conditions, by Michael Thompson
9. New York City Mayor Appoints Ex-Rikers Prisoner as Corrections Commissioner
10. Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, by David Reutter
11. Georgia Grand Jury Scolds Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault, by Chuck Sharman
12. Ninth Circuit Affirms $3.84 Million Jury Verdict in Death of San Bernardino Jail Detainee from Acute Alcohol Withdrawal, by Sam Rutherford
13. Leaked Video Footage Shows California Prison Guards Engaged in Retaliatory Assault, by Jo Ellen Nott
14. Constitutional Challenge to Louisiana Prison “Farm Line” Granted Class Certification, by Chuck Sharman
15. SCOTUS Sides with Federal Prisoner in Habeas Review Case, by Chuck Sharman
16. Fourth Circuit Holds Federal Prisoner Does Not Earn First Step Act Time Credits While in Transit Between Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
17. Report Finds Persistent Overcrowding Drives Cascade of Problems at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail, by Chuck Sharman
18. $6 Million Settlement with Washington DOC for Delayed Treatment That Let Prisoner’s Liver Cancer Become Fatal, by Chuck Sharman
19. Sixth Circuit Revives Michigan Prisoner’s Challenge to Guard Tackle That Broke His Foot, by Chuck Sharman
20. Southern Poverty Law Center Report Shows Culture of Abuse at Florida Prison, by Michael Thompson
21. Jury Awards Over $9.5 Million for Oklahoma Jail Death, by Chuck Sharman
22. Washington Appellate Court Uses Personal Restraint Petitions Mooted by Prisoners’ Transfers to Order Remedial Measures at Troubled Juvenile Lockup, by Chuck Sharman
23. Alaska Prisoner’s Discipline for Violating Invalidated Rule Tossed, by Chuck Sharman
24. Texas Prisoner Declared Innocent 70 Years After Execution, by Jo Ellen Nott
25. Eighth Circuit Revives Case Against Guards Who Failed to Intervene As Chaplain Sexually Assaulted Arkansas Prisoner, by Michael Thompson
26. $300,000 Class-Action Settlement at California Jail Includes Policy Changes; Agreements with Aramark and Wellpath Reached Confidentially, by Chuck Sharman
27. Number of Narcan Doses Raises Drug Concerns at New Jersey Prisons
28. Louisiana Prisoner Sustains Claim Against Prison Doctor for Allowing Assignment to “Field Duty” Despite Known Ankle Injury, by Chuck Sharman
29. Two Detainees Captured After Escape from Southwest Georgia Jail
30. Maryland Prisons Reel from Growing Number of Prisoner Deaths, by Jo Ellen Nott
31. U.S. Jails Hold 52,000 Detainees for Nothing More than “Failure to Appear”, by Chuck Sharman
32. Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment, by Kwaneta Harris, Leigh Goodmark
33. Missouri Judge Heavily Sanctions DOC for “Deliberate Disregard for the Authority of This Court” in Suit Over Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
34. Overcrowded State Mental Hospitals Lead to Longer Jail Time and Lack of Treatment, by Michael Thompson
35. “Devil in the Ozarks” Gets 13 More Years for Escape
36. Fourth Circuit Revives Deliberate Indifference Claim for Baltimore Detainee Served Rotten Food, by David Reutter
37. Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Illinois Prisoner’s Segregation Lawsuit, by Michael Thompson
38. One in 10 Prison Admissions Is Now for Technical Parole Violation, by Chuck Sharman
39. Utah Pushes for Additional $130 Million to Expand Prison that Cost $1 Billion
40. Texas State Jails Fail: Institutions Conceived as Safe Spots for Rehabilitation After Minor Drug Convictions Now Flooded With Drugs and Major Felons, by Matthew Clarke
41. Eleventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Dismissing BOP Prisoner’s Medical Claim, Finds Prison Officials Made Administrative Remedies Unavailable, by David Reutter
42. U.S. Sentencing Commission Report Breaks Down Federal Contraband Sentences, by Chuck Sharman
43. Detainee Death from Kidney Infection Highlights Broken Policy in Washington State, by Michael Thompson
44. Tenth Circuit Affirmed Denial of Guards Qualified Immunity in Disabled Detainee’s Fourteenth Amendment Claim, by David Reutter
45. Missouri Pays $212M for Prison Health Care, But Prisoner Deaths Aren’t a Performance Measure, by Rudi Keller
46. New Jersey Governor’s Order Allows People with Prior Felony Convictions to Serve on Jury Duty
47. Minnesota Study Shows Disproportionate Rate of Health and Mental Problems for Recently Incarcerated, by Michael Thompson
48. Eight Detainees Escape from Louisiana Jail, Captured in 24 Hours
49. Maine Was the First State to Abolish Parole. Incarcerated Mainers, Advocates Hope to Bring it Back., by Emma Davis
50. Medical Audit at New Mexico Jail Once Again Finds Poor Level of Healthcare
51. Oklahoma County Jail Could Lay Off Half Its Staff Due to $5.4 Million Budget Gap
52. New York City Begins Construction on Chinatown Jail Despite Opposition
53. Alarming Conditions at Texas Family Detention Center Owned by CoreCivic
54. Mail Went Digital in Alabama Prisons. Families Are Saying Their Mail Isn’t Being Delivered, by Nayanika Guha
55. ICE Wants to Spend $38 Billion to Turn Warehouses into Detention Camps
56. Wisconsin Hasn’t Created Prison Nursery Program, One Year After Court Order
57. Alaska’s DOC Was $24 Million Over-Budget Last Year, Spent Most on Overtime
58. Private Prison Firm GEO Group Reports Record $254 Million Profit After New ICE Contracts, by Brett Wilkins
59. New York Governor Pulls Plug on Prison Watchdog Funding
60. North Carolina Prisons Are Facing a “Dire” Staffing Crisis
61. Showers at St. Louis County Jail Riddled with Mold, Report Finds
62. Illinois DOC Has Failed to Improve Prison Health Care Seven Years After Order
63. News in Brief

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.
• Spike in Massachusetts Prisoner Suicides Blamed on Isolation, K-2 and Spotty Mental Healthcare, May 1, 2026. DOJ CRIPA Actions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Confinement in Segregated Housing, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• “Like the Walking Dead”: Smuggled Drugs Fuel Chaos Inside Ohio Prisons, May 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Security Systems, Drugs - Determination of.
• 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).
• 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).
• Negligence, Lack of Training at Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Jail Led to String of Deaths, May 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug Overdose, Jail Specific, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Class Certification Granted to Suit Challenging Suspension of HALT Act in New York Prisons, April 1, 2026. Injunctions, Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guard Unions, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• More Than 40k 311 Calls From Rikers Go Into a Black Hole Every Year, April 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Totality of Conditions, Telephone Access, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Wisconsin’s Incarcerated Population Has More Access to Opioid Treatment, But Still Missing in Eight County Jails, April 1, 2026. Medication, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Health care.
• Six Years of the First Step Act: Federal Prison Data Reveal Treatment Gains, Persistent Disparities, and Unanswered Questions, April 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Systemic Medical Neglect, First Step Act, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Confinement in Segregated Housing.