More from this issue:

1. $12.5 Million to Settle Class Action Suit Over Strip Searches of NYC Jail Visitors, by Anthony Accurso
2. Washington State: Jail Phone Rates Increase as Video Replaces In-Person Visits, by Steve Horn, Iris Wagner
3. Florida: Federal Prison Guard Sentenced for Accepting Bribe, by Monte McCoin
4. Class-action Settlement in Mississippi “Debtors’ Prison” Case, by Derek Gilna
5. Colorado Accused of Failing to Comply with Settlement in Mental Health Care Suit, by Derek Gilna
6. California Attorney Specializes in Representing Prisoners Victimized by Fraud, by Monte McCoin
7. Angola Prison Lawsuit Poses Question: What Kind of Medical Care do Prisoners Deserve?, by Amanda Aronczyk, Katie Rose Quandt
8. Pro se Texas Prisoner Wins $250,550 Default Judgment in Use of Force Case, by Edward Lyon
9. Humanism to be Recognized as Approved Faith in North Carolina Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
10. Louisiana Jail Settles with DOJ Over HIV Discrimination, by Dale Chappell
11. Rhode Island: Life-sentenced Prisoner is “Civilly Dead,” Cannot Pursue Tort Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Florida ICE Detention Center Restricts Detainees’ Observance of Ramadan, by Steve Horn
13. Australian Woman Gives Birth in Cell After Guards Can’t Unlock the Door, by Monte McCoin
14. Low Pay, High Staff Turnover Drive Texas Prison Guard Shortage, by Matthew Clarke
15. Nebraska County, Jail Medical Provider Settle Suit Over Medication Denial for $10,000, by Matthew Clarke
16. Iowa Prison Guard Wins $2 Million on Retaliation, Disability Accommodation Claims, by Edward Lyon
17. New York: $100,000 to Settle Suit over Rape of Trans Prisoner Held in Men’s Prison, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Lawsuit Over Prisoner Assault at Tennessee Jail Results in Settlement, Dismissal, by Kevin Bliss
19. Ninth Circuit Modifies Deliberate Indifference Analysis for Pretrial Detainees’ Inadequate Medical Care Claims, by Matthew Clarke
20. Landmark Stanford Prison Experiment Criticized as a Sham, by Steve Horn
21. U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Former Prison Guard After 10 Years on the Run, by Monte McCoin
22. Kentucky Reluctantly Returns to Prison Privatization
23. New Jersey County Pays $95,000 to Female Lawyer “Wanded” Between Legs at Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Federal Jury Awards $6 Million to Epileptic Colorado Prisoner, but New Trial Ordered, by Matthew Clarke
25. $10 Million Class-action Lawsuit Against Virginia Jail Results in $725,000 Settlement, by R. Bailey
26. HRDC Files Censorship Suit Against New Mexico Jail; Court Orders Dismissal Based on Mootness, by Steve Horn
27. Florida Lawyer Arrested for Jail Porn Escapades
28. Two Former Oklahoma Death Row Prisoners Obtain $3.15 Million Settlement, by Derek Gilna
29. Jury Awards North Carolina Prisoner $15,000 for Staff Sexual Assault
30. Formerly Incarcerated Chef Plans to Revolutionize Ramen, by Steve Horn
31. Kentucky Law Requiring Abused Spouse to Pay for Abuser’s Divorce Attorney Abolished
32. Fifth Circuit Upholds Convictions of Louisiana Jail Staff for Failing to Stop Abuse, by Matthew Clarke
33. North Carolina Fined $190,000 for Mismanagement of Prescription Medication, by Monte McCoin
34. Arizona: Lawsuit Spurs Significant Reforms for Death Row Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
35. Oregon County Pays $2.85 Million for Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner, by Dale Chappell
36. Black Liberation Army Members Convicted of Murdering Cops Granted Parole, by Christopher Zoukis
37. Editorial: The Case Against Florida’s Amendment 4 on Felon Voting Rights, by Paul Wright
38. Private Prison Company Pays to Play; Federal Election Commission Fails to Act, by Christopher Zoukis
39. The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages: Inside the Booming Market for Food in Pouches, by Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
40. Solitary Confinement Reforms Sweeping the Nation but Still Not Enough, by Christopher Zoukis
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. Advocacy Groups Call for End to Ban on In-person Visits at Tennessee Jail
43. News in Brief
44. US Parole Activists Aim to Overhaul a Failing System, by Jean Trounstine

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:

• Ninth Circuit Says Federal Prisoner in California May Have Bivens Claim for Delays in Medical Care Allegedly to Cover Up Assault by BOP Guard, April 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Dismissal, Medical Treatment/Expenses.
• 428 Georgia Prison Employees Criminally Charged in Five Years, April 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends.
• Sixth Circuit Refuses Michigan Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Despite Guard’s Conviction for Battery, April 1, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, State Law Claims, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• Four Dead in One Month in San Bernardino County Jails, $3,232,500 in Settlements Paid So Far, March 1, 2024. Liberty Behavioral Health Corp., Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Alabama Prisons Facing Third Class-Action Lawsuit, March 1, 2024. Parole Board Misconduct, Prison Labor, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Assaults on Staff.
• Four TDCJ Guards Resign, Seven Suspended for Beating Handcuffed Prisoner Into Coma, March 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Oklahoma Jail Guard Who Kneed Handcuffed Prisoner’s Face, Feb. 1, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Qualified Immunity.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Suit by Pregnant Mentally Ill Michigan Detainee Allegedly Kicked in Her Womb by Jail Guard, Losing Baby, Feb. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• BOP Slammed for Prisoner Abuse in Now-Shuttered Segregation Unit at USP-Thomson in Illinois, Feb. 1, 2024. Retaliation for Media Contact, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• In Suit Over Connecticut Prisoner’s Death, Attorney General Will No Longer Represent Guard Convicted of Assault, Feb. 1, 2024. Attorneys General, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).