More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Executive Order Prompts BOP to Expand Prison Apprenticeship Programs, by Dale Chappell
3. Fourth Circuit: BOP Must Consider State Court’s Designation to Serve Concurrent Federal Sentence
4. Hedge Fund Pumps More Money into Corizon Health
5. “Prisoner of Weed” Released, Sets Sights on Criminal Justice Reform, by Dale Chappell
6. CoreCivic Bilked Rural Oklahoma Town, Forced to Pay Back Money in Lawsuit, by Steve Horn
7. Kentucky Jailer Gets New Trial in Beating of Pretrial Detainee
8. Maine Prisoner’s Challenge to Confiscation of Funds States Declaratory Judgment Claim, by David Reutter
9. Colorado Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Prison Slavery, by Matthew Clarke
10. Settlement in Lawsuit Against Missouri DOC’s Selection of Execution Witnesses, by Kevin Bliss
11. New York Criminal Defense Attorney Charged with Federal Crimes, by Chad Marks
12. Prisoner Who Inspired First Step Act Is First Released, by Kevin W. Bliss
13. Reports Cite Poor Leadership in U.S. Marshals Service, by Edward Lyon
14. Long-Term Illinois Prisoners Rarely Released by State Parole Board, by Rick Anderson
15. North Carolina Prison Guard Sues Over Religious Discrimination, by Monte McCoin
16. Voters Consider Criminal Justice-Related Issues in Midterm Elections, by Steve Horn
17. California Prison Psychologist Blows Whistle on LGBTQ Harassment, Settles Lawsuit for Retaliation, by Dale Chappell
18. Grandmother Arrested and Mocked by Federal Agents Awarded $55,000 Settlement, by Chad Marks
19. LA County Jail Guards’ Conviction for Assaulting Visitor Upheld, by David Reutter
20. Arkansas DOC Director’s Sole Discretion to Determine Competency for Execution Violates Due Process, by Mark Wilson
21. Wisconsin Federal Court Denies New Trial, Grants Attorney Fees in Sexual Abuse Case
22. $150,000 Settlement after Michigan DOC Discriminates Against HIV Positive Prisoner, by Kevin Bliss
23. Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case, by Chad Marks
24. Seventh Circuit Vacates, Remands Punitive Damages Award Against Wexford, by Derek Gilna
25. Tenth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Defeats 22-Year Solitary Confinement Claims, by Mark Wilson
26. Alaska Disciplinary Order Vacated for Violating Wolff’s Statement of Reasons Requirement, by Mark Wilson
27. No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement, by Mark Wilson
28. Closed Since 2013, Tamms Prison Now “Rampant” with Mold, by Matthew Clarke
29. Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement, by Rick Anderson
30. Counties Modify, Cancel Contracts for Privately Operated Immigration Detention Centers, by Matthew Clarke
31. Two Transgender Prisoners Transferred to Women’s Prison, by Matthew Clarke
32. Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentences, Grants Reprieves for Another, by Edward Lyon
33. HRDC Settles Lawsuit Against Mississippi Jail that Only Allowed Religious Reading Materials
34. Report Released on Deaths in Utah Prisons and Jails, by Edward Lyon
35. Indiana Prisoners Win Partial Summary Judgment in Jail Conditions Case, by Edward Lyon
36. Free Phone Calls for Juvenile Offenders Jailed in Memphis, Tennessee, by Kevin W. Bliss
37. Seventh Circuit Excuses Exhaustion Requirement for Spanish-Speaking Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
38. Connecticut Prisoner Survives DOC’s Summary Judgment Motion in Mental Health Suit, by Edward Lyon
39. Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit, Makes Jails Handicapped Accessible, by Steve Horn
40. Illinois DOC Permanently Enjoined From Neglecting Prisoners’ Mental Health, by Derek Gilna
41. Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Conviction After D.A. Seizes Jailed Defendant’s Legal Notes, by Matthew Clarke
42. JP Morgan Chase Bank Used Secretive Bonds to Finance Kansas Prison Construction, by Matthew Clarke
43. Israeli Supreme Court Orders Increased Personal Space for Prisoners, by Monte McCoin
44. Eighteen Years After its Passage, Prisons and Jails Continue to Violate RLUIPA, by Derek Gilna
45. Alabama Prison Warden Lacks Authority to Make End-of-Life Decisions for Prisoners
46. $100,000 Settlement for Preventable Suicide in Virginia Department of Corrections, by Kevin W. Bliss
47. In Memoriam: Jane Kahn (1954-2018), by Paul Wright
48. Report Shows 50 New York Prisoners Died from Inadequate Medical Care in Last Five Years, by Dale Chappell
49. Washington County, School District Pay $265,000 for Holding Juveniles in Solitary, by Dale Chappell
50. Fifth Circuit Holds Magistrate Judge Has No Authority to Deem Motion for Reconsideration Withdrawn, by Matthew Clarke
51. County Detainees Protest Food Served at New Hampshire Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
52. Philadelphia Robbing the Poor Through Civil Forfeiture, by Edward Lyon
53. Eighth Circuit Finds Verified Complaint Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Failure-to-Protect Case, by Matthew Clarke
54. New Sheriff Ends Juvenile Solitary Confinement at North Carolina Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
55. Missouri Prisoner Awarded $111,000 in Second-Hand Smoke Case, DOC Bans Smoking, by Derek Gilna
56. Sixth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Delousing and Group Strip Searches at Ohio Jail, by Derek Gilna
57. Since 1996, U.S. Agriculture Department Gave Over $277 Million to Fund Local Jail Construction, by Brian Sonenstein
58. Without Interpreters, California’s Deaf Prisoners are Getting Stuck Behind Bars, by Samantha Michaels
59. U.S. Marshals Report: Ohio County Jail “One of the Worst in the Country”, by Matthew Clarke
60. Texas Accounts for Over Ten Percent of Nation’s Jail Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
61. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
62. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Juvenile Prisoners’ Civil Rights Case, by Derek Gilna
63. The Kill Line, by Will Tucker

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:

• Misconduct Shades Sexual Assault Suit As Hawaii Settles With Prisoners for $2 Million, Feb. 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, New Trial Motions, Discovery.
• Fourth Circuit: Evidentiary Hearing Required Where Prisoner’s Allegation of Mental Illness, if True, Is Sufficient to Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ Warranting Both Rule 60(b)(6) Relief and Tolling of Habeas SOL, Jan. 15, 2024. New Trial Motions, AEDPA, Mental Health, Statutes of Limitation and Laches, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• HRDC Wins Motion to Compel North Carolina Prison Officials to Answer for Censorship Policy, Nov. 15, 2023. New Trial Motions, Censorship, HRDC Litigation.
• California Supreme Court Vacates Second Degree Murder Conviction Where Jury Instructed on Now Invalid Felony-­Murder Theory, Oct. 1, 2023. Jury Instructions, New Trial Motions, Murder/Felony Murder.
• U.S. Supreme Court Announces § 2255(e)’s ‘Saving Clause’ Does Not Enable Prisoners to File § 2241 Petition Based on AEDPA’s Rule Against Second or Successive § 2255 Motions, Oct. 1, 2023. New Trial Motions, AEDPA.
• New Jersey Supreme Court: Allowing Jury to Hear Defendant’s Invocation of Right to Counsel in Recorded Statement Together With Prosecutor Inferring Guilt Based on Request for Counsel Entitles Defendant to New Trial, March 15, 2023. Jury Instructions, New Trial Motions, Counsel - Right to, Perjury/Perjured Testimony.
• Hundreds Convicted by Split Juries Will Have New Trials After Oregon Supreme Court Decision, Jan. 12, 2023. Jury Instructions, New Trial Motions.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Overruled Motion for New Trial May Be Amended With Court’s Leave Within 30-Day Period After Sentenced Imposed, June 15, 2022. New Trial Motions, Speedy Trial Clock - Tolling of.
• New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Adoption of Framework for Evaluating Discovery Motions Challenging Warrant Affidavits Based on Unidentified Confidential Informants, March 15, 2021. Informants, New Trial Motions, Discovery.
• South Carolina Supreme Court Grants New Trial Due to Prosecutor’s Prejudicial Closing Remarks, Jan. 21, 2020. Prosecutors, New Trial Motions.