More from this issue:

1. Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, by Mark Wilson
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Illinois Program a “Lifeline for Incarcerated Moms and Their Kids”
4. Civil Commitment: A Shadowy Limbo of Detainment that is Neither Safe, Fair nor Therapeutic
5. California Court of Appeal Reinstates Lawsuit by San Quentin Prisoner Over Botched Transfer That Sparked COVID-19 Outbreak, by Matthew Clarke
6. Wexford Handbook Warns That Illinois Prisoners “Can Be Very Manipulative”
7. The Surreal Prison Censorship Regime, by Dylan Jeffrey
8. “Missing” Texas Prisoner Prompts Lockdown, by David Reutter
9. Vermont Supreme Court Provides Prisoner No Relief for Denial of Earned-Time Credits
10. North Carolina Supreme Court Affirms Class Certification Denial in Prisoners’ Challenge to Solitary Confinement
11. Less is More Act Cuts Parole Population by 40% in New York
12. Indiana Settles Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim for $4,500
13. Ohio Supreme Court Grants Prisoner’s Mother Names of Fellow Prisoners Who Attacked Him, by Douglas Ankney
14. $40,000 Paid to Ohio Detainee Kicked in the Face While Restrained
15. $26,500 in Settlements in Former California Prisoner’s Retaliation Lawsuits, by David Reutter
16. $100,000 Settlement Reached With Corizon Health for Failure to Provide Arizona Prisoner Eye Care
17. NaphCare Nurse Faces Liability in Ohio Detainee’s Death from Sickle Cell Disease, by David Reutter
18. Nebraska Watchdog Calls Use of Force Against Mentally Ill Prisoner Excessive and Unnecessary
19. North Carolina Jail Deaths Double in 6 Years
20. Proposed Law Targets Medical Neglect in Federal Prisons
21. $20,000 Paid to Florida Prisoner After Eleventh Circuit Finds PLRA Inapplicable to Claims DOC Removed to Federal Court, by David Reutter
22. Tennessee Extends CoreCivic Contract Despite Deaths, Almost $18 Million in Fines
23. No Compassionate Release for Bank Robber Turned Angel of Mercy at North Carolina BOP Lockup
24. In Suit Over Moldy Cells Causing Fungal Infection, Illinois Warden Denied Summary Judgment Wins Anyway, by Matthew Clarke
25. Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms Sheriff’s Misconduct Conviction
26. New York Adding Names to Tombstones of Dead Prisoners
27. Watchdog Report Attempts to Prove Epstein Suicide
28. COVID-19 Consent Decree Terminated at Florida’s Broward County Jail, by David Reutter
29. After SCOTUS Resolves Circuit Split, Maryland Guard Loses Appeal to Prisoner’s $700,000 Verdict, by David Reutter
30. The Economist Calls for More Alternatives to Incarceration
31. Fifth Circuit: 12-Hour Delay in Treating Texas Prisoner’s Stroke Wasn’t Deliberate Indifference, by David Reutter
32. Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim Over Dismissed Grievance, by David Reutter
33. New York State Struggles to Hold Prison Guards Accountable for Abuse
34. Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner’s Dismissed Complaint Doesn’t Count as a “Strike”, by David Reutter
35. Condemned Louisiana Prisoners Lose Bid for Clemency Hearings
36. Report Details “Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline” for Young Women
37. DeSantis Axes Florida Criminal Justice Reform
38. Last Maine Parolee Released
39. After Winning $15,000 Settlement, California Trans Prisoner Forces CDCR to Replace Missing Trust Account Deposits, by Douglas Ankney
40. “Fuck Him, He Can Freeze”: Pennsylvania Detainee’s Death Detailed in Suit Against PrimeCare
41. Compensation Awarded to California Non-Profit and HRDC Officials for Efforts Reducing Prison Phone Rates
42. Eleventh Circuit Revives Claim Against NaphCare for Wrongful Death of Atlanta Jail Detainee, by Douglas Ankney
43. U.S. Prison and Jail Population On the Rise
44. Class Certified in Suit Alleging Overuse of Solitary Confinement in New York Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
45. Wrongfully Imprisoned for 26 Years, Chicago Brothers Sue Cop Who Framed Them
46. New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit Survives Seeking to Validate the Nation of Gods and Earth as a Religion, by David Reutter
47. Wife of “El Chapo” Released from U.S. Prison, Son Extradited
48. 37 Mississippi Prison Gang Members, Accomplices Convicted in Massive Conspiracy
49. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• California Court of Appeal: Petitioner Has Constitutional Right to Be Present at Evidentiary Hearing Under Felony Murder Resentencing Law, May 15, 2024
• Criminal Justice Reform Becoming a Corporate Priority, May 15, 2024
• $500,000 Settlement for Colorado Prisoner Forced to Defecate in Bucket for 12 Days, May 1, 2024
• $125,000 Settlement for Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claim That Guards Set Him Up For Stabbing, May 1, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Says Lower Court “Tilted the Scales Too Far” for Jailers in Missouri Detainee’s Fatal Overdose, May 1, 2024
• $10 Million Reimbursed for Vacated Washington Drug Possession Convictions, May 1, 2024
• Wyoming Supreme Court Grants Immunity to DOC in Prison COVID-19 Vaccine Mix-Up, May 1, 2024
• Dismissal Affirmed of Florida Prisoner’s Claim for Exposure to Human Waste, May 1, 2024
• Ohio Supreme Court Orders Records Produced for State Prisoner, May 1, 2024
• $25.2 Million Settlement for Two Connecticut Prisoners Exonerated After 35 Years, May 1, 2024

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit Moves North Carolina Prisons Closer to Recognizing Nation of Gods and Earths, May 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, RLUIPA, Religion Defined, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Free Exercise Clause.
• Muslim Florida Prisoner Awarded Permanent Injunction to Grow Untrimmed Beard, March 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Injunctions, RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion, RLUIPA, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Right to Grow a Beard.
• Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Wardens Accused of Violating Religious Freedom of Muslim Prisoners in Connecticut, Jan. 1, 2023. Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Eleventh Circuit Says Passover Sign-Up Requirement in Florida Jail Passes Constitutional Muster, Jan. 1, 2023. Denial of Religious Services, Sabbaths, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Prisoner Preliminary Injunction on Religious Issues, May 1, 2020. RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Muslim Georgia Prisoner Wins RLUIPA Reversal in 11th Circuit Over Vegetarian Meals, April 1, 2020. RLUIPA, Religious Diet.
• Eighth Circuit Reinstates Iowa Prisoner’s Retaliation Claims, July 2, 2019. Retaliation, RLUIPA.
• Eighteen Years After its Passage, Prisons and Jails Continue to Violate RLUIPA, March 5, 2019. RLUIPA, Religious Freedom.
• New York Federal District Court Allows Prisoner’s § 1983 Action to Proceed, Dec. 7, 2018. Eighth Amendment, Summary Judgment, RLUIPA, First Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.