More from this issue:

1. U.S. Immigration Policy: Dysfunctional, Profitable and Resistant to Reform, by Derek Gilna
2. Anti-Immigrant Arizona Sheriff Outed by His Mexican Ex-Boyfriend
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Report: Total State Prison Costs at Least $5.4 Billion Over Budget Nationwide
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. Los Angeles Jail Undersheriff Steps Down
7. A ‘Nobody’s’ Legacy: How a Semi-literate Ex-con Changed the Legal System, by M. Alex Johnson
8. California: Thousands of Sex Offenders Remove GPS Monitors
9. Iowa Pays Almost $500,000 to Fired Parole, Prison Supervisors, by Joe Watson
10. Fortresses of Solitude, by James Ridgeway
11. New York: Provision Requiring Independent Jail Oversight Board Ignored for 23 Years, by Joe Watson
12. CDCR Tried to Conceal Report on Prisoner Suicides
13. Calls for Better Pregnancy Care in Georgia Jails after Death of Prisoner’s Baby
14. Life on the Inside and Death on the Outside: Complexities in Health Disparities Inside and Outside U.S. Prisons, by Evelyn J. Patterson
15. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Case Challenging Conditions in Illinois Jail where Mentally Ill Prisoner Died, by David Reutter
16. Colorado Pays for Unneeded Private Prison Beds to Subsidize Local Jobs, by John Dannenberg
17. Illinois: Scathing Study on Solitary Buried by Politics, by Adam Klasfeld
18. Louisiana Public Service Commission Postpones Prison Phone Reforms, by Mel Motel
19. No Free Speech Protection for Prisoners Who Copy Excerpts from Books, by Christopher Zoukis
20. ADX Prisoner Not Allowed to Communicate with Family Members or Receive Publications under SAMs, by Christopher Zoukis
21. Lawsuit Filed Against Solitary Confinement of 800 “Seriously Mentally Ill” Prisoners in Pennsylvania, by Sal Rodriquez
22. Oregon: Grand Jury Cites Problems at Multnomah County Jails, by Sal Rodriquez
23. Former Pennsylvania DOC Director Hired to Run CDCR, by Anne-Marie Cusac
24. CA Prison Guards’ Union Loses Appeal, Must Pay $4.96 Million Judgment
25. Federal Court Enters Interim Fee Award Against BOP in FOIA Suit
26. Second Circuit: Continuing Violations Exhausted with Single Grievance
27. Law Man: My Story of Robbing Banks, Winning Supreme Court Cases, and Finding Redemption, by Shon Hopwood and Dennis Burke (Crown, August 2012). 320 pages, $25.00 hardcover, by Lisa McElroy
28. Ninth Circuit Vacates Federal Prison Sentence Imposed by Non-trial Judge
29. FBI’s National Crime Data Found to be Flawed, Manipulated
30. Colorado Seeks New Use for Empty Prison
31. Forcible Cutting of Illinois Prisoner’s Dreadlocks Found Unconstitutional
32. Pennsylvania Officials Link Halfway House Payments to Recidivism Rates, by Derek Gilna
33. Defendants Must Challenge Joint and Several Liability for Attorney Fees on Initial Appeal or Issue is Waived
34. Delaware Court Decides Financial Dispute Involving Prison Healthcare Company, by Derek Gilna
35. Court Upholds California Prison Guard’s Termination for Telling Prisoner to Hang Herself
36. South Carolina Sheriff Indicted; Fourth Sheriff to Face Criminal Charges in Three Years, by Christopher Zoukis
37. Utah: Prisoners’ Education Should be Cheaper, More Efficient, Report Says
38. Florida Innocence Commission Makes Recommendations to Prevent Wrongful Convictions
39. California: Condition of Parole Restricting Parolee from Residing Near Victim’s Next of Kin Held Invalid
40. Native Americans Overrepresented in Prison; Problems with Tribal Police Cited
41. Utah Potentially Liable for Juvenile’s Death; Incarceration Exception to State’s Immunity Inapplicable
42. Time for Sentencing Reform, by George Gascón
43. Seventh Circuit: Cost Bond Improper Tool to Address Prisoner’s Frivolous Filings
44. More Oregon Prison Employees Accused of Sexual Abuse
45. California Prison Industry Authority Loses $24 Million in Last Two Years but Reduces Recidivism
46. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Arizona Sheriff Accused of Misusing Detainee Funds to Buy Guns, Ammo, May 1, 2024. Police Misconduct, Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Commissary, Police/Govt Misconduct.
• Florida Supreme Court Bans ‘Vexatious’ Prisoner From Filing Further Pro Se Petitions, April 26, 2024. State Law Claims, Frivolous Litigation.
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, Jan. 1, 2024. MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
• Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Dismissed, Oct. 15, 2023. Frivolous Litigation, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• The Inevitability of Central Bank Digital Currencies and Their Threat to Human Rights, June 15, 2023. Money/Property, Digital Devices, Drug-Tainted Currency.
• Eighth Circuit Lets Public Defender Withdraw from BOP Prisoner’s “Frivolous” Appeal, June 1, 2023. Frivolous Litigation, Mental Health, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Sing Sing Prisoners Sue, Alleging Vicious Beatings During CERT Shakedown, April 19, 2023. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Frivolous Litigation.
• Seventh Circuit: District Court’s Failure to Address Nonfrivolous Argument Raised in First Step Act Motion Constitutes Procedural Error in Violation of Concepcion, April 15, 2023. Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), First Step Act, Procedural Default/Error.
• No Pay for Iowa Prisoners Overdosed With COVID-19 Vaccine, April 1, 2023. Drug Overdose, COVID-19, Frivolous Litigation.
• Police Foundations: The Impossible Task of Separating the World of Policing From the World of Corporate Money, Jan. 15, 2023. Cost of Prison Systems, Money/Property, Corporate Victims.