More from this issue:

1. L.A. County Jails: Leading in All the Wrong Ways, by Benjamin Tschirhart
2. Predatory Probation Still Alive in Georgia, Other States, by David Reutter
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Prisoner Health Update: K2, by Eike Blohm, MD
5. Warden Ousted from Troubled Alabama Prison After DUI Arrest, by Edward Lyon
6. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Texas Detainee’s Asphyxiation by Jail Guards, by Matthew Clarke
7. Detainee Allegedly “Eaten Alive” by Vermin in Overcrowded Atlanta Jail, by Jacob Barrett
8. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Claim That LaSalle Guards Fatally Beat Louisiana Pre-Trial Detainee, by Matthew Clarke
9. Ninth Circuit: Grievance Policy May Excuse Oregon Prisoner’s Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies, by Jacob Barrett
10. “Slap On the Wrist” for California Bail Agents Who Hired Bounty Hunter Who Killed Their Client, by Jayson Hawkins
11. Dogged by Racist Comments, North Carolina Sheriff Resigns – Again, by Jo Ellen Nott
12. MTC Accused of Parole Programming Scam at Texas Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
13. Fourth Circuit Rejects Appeal of $700,000 Award to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted by Guards, by David Reutter
14. Fifth Circuit Again Revives Muslim Texas Prisoner’s Suit Over Halal Meals Denied During Hurricane Evacuation, by Matthew Clarke
15. Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy, by Jacob Barrett
16. Prisoner’s Experience in Solitary Wins PEN America Writing Award, by Jacob Barrett
17. Condemned Tennessee Prisoner Wins Fight Against Autopsy, by Harold Hempstead
18. Maine’s Jails and Prisons Record 39 Deaths in 34 Months, by Jo Ellen Nott
19. Fifth Circuit Upholds Qualified Immunity for Texas Prison Guard Who Beat Prisoner’s Arm With Baton Until It Broke, by Matthew Clarke
20. $1.3 Million Paid to Transgender Woman Held Five Months in Atlanta Jail on Bogus Charges, by Chuck Sharman
21. Nebraska Pays $479,000 for Restrictive Housing Prisoner’s Murder While Double-Celled, by Mark Wilson
22. Shielded From Public View, Misconduct by Corrections Staff in Illinois Prisons Received Scant Discipline, by Shannon Heffernan
23. $20,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner’s Slip-and-Fall Injury, by Edward Lyon
24. $2.4 Million Judgment Against Michigan Jail Doctor Convicted of Sexually Abusing Three Prisoners, by Mark Wilson
25. ACLU Report Details Exploitation of Prisoners for Forced Labor, by Matthew Clarke
26. MTV Documentary Shines Light on Art Behind Bars, by Jayson Hawkins
27. Fifth Circuit Finds “Opaque” Mississippi Prison Grievance System “Incapable of Use”, by Matthew Clarke
28. College Education Disrupted for Washington Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
29. Overdose Rate in New York Jails and State Prisons Double U.S. Average, by Jacob Barrett
30. $32,500 Medical Malpractice Award to Ohio Prisoner for Ripped-Out Catheter, by Edward Lyon
31. Oklahoma County Pays $1.1 Million After Jail Guards Fatally Beat Detainee, by Jacob Barrett
32. Louisiana High Court Abandons Ab Initio Precedent in Favor of “Victim’s Rights”, by David Reutter
33. California Appellate Court: State Prisoners Held in Jail and Those Held in Prisons Not Alike for Sentence Credits, by Jacob Barrett
34. Telecoms Exploiting Legal Loopholes to Price Gouge Prisoners and Their Families, by Jacob Barrett
35. Fifth Circuit Revives Suit by Nation of Gods and Earth Prisoner Demanding Religious Recognition by Texas Prison Officials, by Matthew Clarke
36. Iowa Teen Who Killed Her Alleged Rapist Recaptured After Halfway House Escape, by Kevin Bliss
37. Former Missouri Prisoners Awarded $20 Million for Sexual Abuse by “Resident Pervert” Guard, by Ashleigh Dye
38. $4.25 Million Paid by King County for Two Jail Beatings By Improperly Housed Mentally Ill Detainees, by Mark Wilson
39. Arizona Prisoner Condemned Again for Cellmate’s Murder, by Jayson Hawkins
40. Ninth Circuit Upholds Order Vacating Conviction in Oregon Prison Director’s 1989 Murder; SCOTUS Declines Review, by Mark Wilson
41. Montana Becomes 13th State to End Prison Gerrymandering, by Chuck Sharman
42. Fourth Circuit: No Civil Commitment at Release for Federal Prisoner in North Carolina Without Considering Conditions, by Casey Bastian
43. Montana Pays $2,500 to Settle Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Claim, by Mark Wilson
44. Eighth Circuit Affirms Over $278,000 Awarded to Minnesota Jail Detainee Held on Bad ICE Referral Policy, by David Reutter
45. Alaska Supreme Court Says Parole Challenge Must Be Sought via Post-Conviction Relief, Not Lawsuit, by Mark Wilson
46. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Report Finds Bad Forensic Evidence Leads to More Wrongful Convictions and Establishes Forensic Errors Typology, May 15, 2024
• Maine Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Ineffective for Opening Door to Otherwise Inadmissible Evidence of Bad Character, April 15, 2024
• Condemned Texas Prisoner Ruled Too Mentally Ill to Execute, April 1, 2024
• $9,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Heat-­Related Illness Suit, April 1, 2024
• Oklahoma Jail Withholds Death Records, Fails to Report Five Since 2018, April 1, 2024
• North Carolina Court of Appeals Reinstates Parolee’s Parental Rights, Says Parole Conditions Barred Him from Visiting Minor Daughter, April 1, 2024
• Federal Prisoners Released Under First Step Act Show 37% Reduction in Recidivism, April 1, 2024
• Arizona Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Corizon Health in State Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Diabetes, April 1, 2024
• Nebraska Supreme Court Announces Probation Search Unlawful When Conducted After Original Term Expired and Before Hearing on Extending Term, March 15, 2024
• California Court of Appeal Reverses Denial of Full Resentencing Under SB 483, March 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• Misadventures in Mail Censorship, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Censorship, Prison Regulations.
• Eighth Circuit Says Arkansas Prisoner’s Medical Incapacity May Excuse PLRA Exhaustion Failure, Jan. 1, 2024. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances.
• Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim Over Dismissed Grievance, Dec. 1, 2023. Grievances, Dismissal.
• After Winning $15,000 Settlement, California Trans Prisoner Forces CDCR to Replace Missing Trust Account Deposits, Dec. 1, 2023. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Grievances, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Transgender.
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances.
• Seventh Circuit: Cook County Jail Grievance Procedure An “Incomprehensible Trap”, Aug. 15, 2023. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances.
• Fourth Circuit: Federal Prisoner in North Carolina Making Rehabilitation Act Claim Must Exhaust Both BOP Grievance Process and Justice Department’s EEO Complaint Process, Aug. 15, 2023. Administrative Exhaustion, Grievances, Rehabilitation Act.
• Seventh Circuit: Attorney’s Submission of Illinois Prisoner’s Grievance Exhausts Administrative Remedies, July 15, 2023. Grievances, Administrative Law/Remedies.
• Ninth Circuit: Grievance Policy May Excuse Oregon Prisoner’s Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies, May 1, 2023. Administrative Exhaustion, Grievances, Exhaustion of Remedies.
• Sixth Circuit Says Ohio Prisoner’s Lack of Tablet Access May Have Prevented Grievance Exhaustion, April 1, 2023. Administrative Exhaustion, Grievances, Electronically Stored Information, Access Devices.