More from this issue:

1. God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus – or regret ever crossing his path, by James Ridgeway
2. Angola: A Prison Passion Play, by John Dannenberg
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. No Budget Cuts for Federal Prisons, by James Ridgeway
5. Death Sentences, Executions Remain at Low Levels, by Justin Miller
6. Dallas County Passes Jail Inspections ... Finally
7. Michigan Sex Offender’s Suicide Results in Changes to Sex Offender Registry Law, by Matthew Clarke
8. California Lifers: Deaths Exceed Parole Releases, by John Dannenberg
9. Background Checks that Bar Employment of Ex-offenders May Violate Civil Rights
10. Class-Action Settlement Cures Constitutional Violations at Pennsylvania Prison
11. Hawaii ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Women Who Want to Marry Prisoners, by Alex Friedmann
12. Wrongful Convictions Prove Costly, Especially for the Wrongly Convicted, by Matthew Clarke
13. Guard Who Identified Over 100 Prison Rioters Pleads Guilty to Contraband Charge
14. Oregon Increases Sex Offender Registration Requirements
15. Washington Prison Video Surveillance Recordings Exempt from Disclosure Under Public Records Act, by Michael Brodheim
16. Florida Closes Oldest Boy’s School, Best Known for Abusive Past
17. Federal Investigation, Prosecution Targets Indiana Sheriff’s Officers, by Derek Gilna
18. Failure to Advise Defendant of Ineligibility for Early Release Credits Renders Guilty Plea Invalid
19. CCA Anti-Prison Rape Shareholder Resolution Fails to Pass
20. Ninth Circuit Rules that Washington DOC Religious Contractor Not a “State Actor”
21. Ohio Wrongful Conviction Results in $2.59 Million Settlement
22. Ninth Circuit Holds No Due Process Right Created by California’s Parole Scheme
23. Arizona Jails Refuse to Incarcerate Some Offenders
24. The Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber, by Scott Christianson (University of California Press, 2011)., by Julie Etter
25. California Study Finds State Prison Overcrowding Driven by County Policy Decisions, Not Violent Crime Rates
26. Pennsylvania County Prisons Not Reporting Critical Incidents
27. Former BOP Guard Convicted, Sentenced in Murder-for-Hire Case
28. Iowa Supreme Court Holds Billing for Fraudulent Prisoner Phone Calls Not a State Law Violation
29. No “Strike” Under PLRA When Some Claims are Heard on the Merits, by Brandon Sample
30. Tenth Circuit Voids Albuquerque’s Attempt to Ban Sex Offenders from Libraries, by Derek Gilna
31. $47,500 Awarded to Massachusetts Prisoner Held in Segregation Without Hearing
32. Second BOP Guard Convicted in Connection with Prisoner’s Murder, by Brandon Sample
33. Seven Florida Prison Guards Arrested
34. Washington Prisoners Have No Right to Inspect Records Under Public Records Act, by Brandon Sample
35. Pennsylvania Prison Guard Convicted in Drug Probe, Testifies Against Coworkers
36. Judge, Not Jury, Must Resolve Questions about Administrative Exhaustion
37. $500,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner’s Medical-Related Death
38. ACLU Report Proves Smart Criminal Justice Policy Reform is Possible, by David Reutter
39. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Shocking Video Footage Reveals Rampant Violence and Neglect in Los Angeles County Jails, April 26, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific.
• Suit Proceeds Against CoreCivic by Guard Strip-Searched at Georgia Prison, April 26, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Strip Searches, Employee Litigation.
• $19.3 Million Awarded to Former Illinois Prisoner Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted by Prison Counselor, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Whistleblowing.
• Oklahoma Jail Withholds Death Records, Fails to Report Five Since 2018, April 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Jail Misconduct, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Public Records Act.
• At BOP California “Rape Club” Prison: Historic Ruling, FBI Raid, Warden Removed, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Whistleblowing, Retaliatory Searches, Retaliatory Segregation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Staffing, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Special Masters, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Special Master.
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Missouri Prison Chief in Sexual Abuse Claims Against Former Guard, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• New Jersey Private Prison Ban Voided, March 1, 2024. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Supremacy Clause, Detention - Generally, Immigration Detention.
• BOP Pays $40,000 to Prisoner Sexually Assaulted at Florida Lockup by Guard, Who Must Pay Her $1 Million, March 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• “Unethical At Best”: Hawaii Budget Director Charged With Financing New Prison is Former CoreCivic Lobbyist, March 1, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Lobbying.
• Commissary and Food Service Privatization Strands Florida Prisoners in ‘Food Desert’, Feb. 1, 2024. Private Prisons, Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), PRIDE, Aramark, Food, State Law Claims, Trust Accounts, Commissary.