More from this issue:

1. Protect Yourself and Your Facility from COVID-19, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
2. $41,850 Settlement in Heart Attack Death at California Jail, by Kevin Bliss
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. $33,000 Settlement For Pro Se Arizona Prisoner Assaulted by Guard, by Matthew Clarke
5. New York City Paid McKinsey & Company Millions for Failed Program to Reduce Jail Violence, by Douglas Ankney
6. Illinois Prison Guilty of Censoring Free Speech Over Facebook Posts, by Kevin Bliss
7. Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders DOC to Free Terminally Ill Prisoners After DOJ Investigates Mistreatment, by Bill Barton
8. NY State Prisons Finally Stop Using Faulty Drug Testing Equipment; Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Victims, by Anthony Accurso
9. All 50 States Report Prison Understaffing, by Brian Sonenstein
10. Tenth Circuit Holds BOP’s Change in Policy and Delivery of Censored Issues at ADX Super Max Prison Moots PLN’s Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
11. Continuing Problems at Texas Jail Roil County’s Relationship with GEO Group, by Matthew Clarke
12. Former Captain at Louisiana Private Prison Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment, by Bill Barton
13. More States Restore Felony Voting Rights, by David M. Reutter
14. Fund to Pay Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners in Michigan Is Broke Once Again, by David Reutter
15. Prison Plays Go on the Road, Teach Prisoners Life Skills, by Dale Chappell
16. Former Prisoners Find Career Success and Help Others to Achieve the Same, by Kevin Bliss
17. Audit: Privatizing Florida’s Prison Health Care Was Costly and Deadly Mistake, by David Reutter
18. California Prison Officials Put Hold on Policy That Led to “Gladiator Fights”, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
19. $1 Million Paid by Snohomish County Jail to Settle Detainee’s Opioid Withdrawal Death Lawsuit, by Douglas Ankney
20. Massachusetts Prison Retaliates Against Prisoners for Assault on Guards; Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in Class Action, by Kevin Bliss
21. Kim Kardashian West Declares War on Mass Incarceration, by Edward Lyon
22. Florida Lowers Minimum Age for Prison Guards But Fails to End Staff Shortages, by David Reutter
23. $1 Million Settlement in Atlanta Detainee’s Death From Untreated Diabetes, by David Reutter
24. Artificial Intelligence for Surveillance Spreading to Prisons Around the Globe, by Jayson Hawkins
25. Suicide Rate of BOP Guards Keeps Increasing, Sets New Record, by Dale Chappell
26. What’s It Like Inside? Early Snapshots from Prisons During the Coronavirus Pandemic, by Ken Silverstein
27. Prisons and Jails Are Vulnerable to COVID-19 Outbreaks, by Nicole Wetsman
28. Prosecutors Sue Firm for Selling Bureau of Prisons Adulterated Food, Spices, by David Reutter
29. 1.25 Million Corizon Settlement in Mentally Ill Michigan Prisoner’s Dehydration Death, by David Reutter
30. Another Settlement in Sexual Assault Case at Pennsylvania Lackawanna County Prison, by David Reutter
31. As Coronavirus Spreads, New York Governor Exploits Prison Labor to Produce Hand Sanitizer, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
32. Ninth Circuit Reverses Suit Over Fees Charged Prepaid Debit Cards Given To Released Prisoners, by Bob Williams
33. Funding and Leadership Failures Result in Less Criminal Justice Data, by Anthony Accurso
34. Virginia Governor Suspends Policy After Eight-Year-Old Strip Searched During Prison Visit, by Bill Barton
35. The Ongoing Push to End Outrageous Prison Phone Charges, by Anthony Accurso
36. Former Prisoners Succeeding in Hospitality Industry, by Edward Lyon
37. Washington State Pays $500,000 to Family of Man Who Died by Suicide, by Chad Marks
38. California’s New “Progressive” Governor Seeks to Halt Parole for Some Murderers and “Serious” Offenders, by Bill Barton
39. Major Outbreak of Legionnaires’ at Coleman Women’s Work Camp, by Kevin Bliss
40. California Exonerees Not Quite Innocent Under the Law, by Anthony Accurso
41. Sixth Circuit Holds Ohio Rule Requiring Merit Affidavit Inapplicable in BOP Prisoner’s Tort Action, by Matthew Clarke
42. Illinois Prisoner Locked Up Decades Without a Conviction or Sentence, by Bill Barton
43. They Went to Jail. Then They Say They Were Strapped to a Chair for Days., by Maurice Chammah
44. Muslim Georgia Prisoner Wins RLUIPA Reversal in 11th Circuit Over Vegetarian Meals, by David Reutter
45. $110,000 Settlement for Outed Wisconsin Prisoner Informant, by Edward Lyon
46. $70,000 Settlement For Oregon DOC Prisoner Dying from Flu, by Edward Lyon
47. Opioid Epidemic Keeps Climbing at California Prisons, and Claiming Lives of Released Prisoners as Well, by Jayson Hawkins
48. $1.5 Million Settlement in Georgia Youth’s Rape at Juvenile Detention Center, by David Reutter
49. $1.25 Million Jury Award to Rikers Prisoner Over Jail Beating, by Edward Lyon
50. Are Prison Law Libraries Adequate?, by Dale Chappell
51. PrimeCare Medical Pays Bulk of $252,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Detainee’s Suicide, by David Reutter
52. Arizona Prison Water Woes Ease Up, by Jayson Hawkins
53. Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against Wisconsin Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Claim, by Kevin Bliss
54. Precedential Settlement Eliminates Solitary Confinement on Pennsylvania’s Death Row, by David Reutter
55. GEO Group, Largest Private Prison Contractor, Cranks Up Political Contributions During Trump Years, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
56. Pennsylvania Board Revokes Psychologist’s License Over Prisoner Suicides, by David Reutter
57. $596,475 in Fees and Damages Awarded Against NY DOCCS For Contempt in Denying Pain Medication to Blind Prisoner, by Chad Marks
58. News in Brief
59. $425,000 Settlement in Arkansas Detainee’s Death from Asthma Attack, by David Reutter

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Seventh Circuit Announces Safety Valve Relief Under § 3553(f) Is Narrower Than Guidelines Firearms Enhancement Under § 2D1.1(b)(1), District Court Erred by Conflating Them, May 15, 2024
• Fourth Circuit: Maryland’s First-Degree Assault Statute Is Indivisible so Conviction Is Not an ACCA Predicate for Sentencing Enhancement Purposes, May 15, 2024
• Tenth Circuit: Plea Not Knowing and Voluntary Where Plea Counsel Materially Misrepresented Defendant’s Right to Impartial Jury Selected Through Racially Nondiscriminatory Means, May 15, 2024
• California Supreme Court: Jury’s Finding of Intent to Kill for Gang Enhancement, Standing Alone, Insufficient to Find Prisoner Failed to State a Prima Facie Case in § 1172.6 Petition for Resentencing on First-Degree Murder Conviction, May 15, 2024
• Non-Toxic Fluorescent Spray Reveals Fingerprints in Seconds, May 15, 2024
• New York Court of Appeals: SORA Designation Violates Defendant’s Due Process Rights Where Crime Involved No Sexual Contact or Motivation and Defendant Was Not a Sex Offender and Posed No Risk of Sexual Threat, May 15, 2024
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Defendants Under Age 21 Ineligible for LWOP Sentences, May 15, 2024
• New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Extension of Eyewitness Identification Safeguards of Henderson to Pretrial Preparation Sessions and Provides Framework for Showing Photos During Pretrial Phase, May 15, 2024
• Sixth Circuit Announces Untimely Notice of Appeal That Provides Reason for Tardiness May Be Construed as Motion to Reopen, May 15, 2024
• Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Lapses in Epstein Death, Pushes Back Against Rumors It Wasn’t Suicide, May 1, 2024

More from these topics:

• The Police Have a Dark Money Slush Fund, May 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Police/Govt Misconduct.
• Aramark: Prison Food for Thought, May 1, 2024. Aramark, Contractor Misconduct, Food, Religious Diet.
• Alabama Woman Jailed for “Fetal Endangerment” Sues After She Was Forced to Give Birth Alone in Jail Shower, May 1, 2024. Medical Misconduct, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat.
• $32,000 Settlement for Failure to Provide Insulin to Diabetic Wisconsin Prisoner, May 1, 2024. Medication, Failure to Treat.
• $175,000 Awarded to Former California Detainee Whose Suit Prompted DOJ Investigation and Settlement Requiring Structural Changes at Jail, April 26, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, DOJ CRIPA Actions, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Illinois Jail Guards Who Relied on Nurse’s Opinion that Detainee Was “Faking” Symptoms Before He Died, April 26, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Qualified Immunity, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.
• Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Detainee Suffering Fatal Seizure Might Have Been Faking or Might Have Gotten Better, April 26, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Drug Overdose, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.
• BOP Guard, Nurse in Virginia Indicted in Prisoner’s Death, April 26, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference.
• As ICE Data Errors Persist, GEO Group Cashes In, April 26, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Immigration Law/Offenses, Detention - Generally.
• Lawsuit By California Youth Alliance Prompts County Probation Chiefs to Dissolve Secretive Nonprofit, April 26, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Open Meetings, Public Records, Public Records Act, halfway houses, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.