More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Ohio Supreme Court Orders Prison Official to Produce Public Records, by Matthew Clarke
3. Preliminary Injunction Sought Over Contaminated Drinking Water at Connecticut Prison, by Edward Lyon
4. Former Seventh Circuit Judge Posner Founds Short-Lived Project to Help Pro Se Litigants, by Kevin Bliss
5. Undiagnosed MRSA Forced Arizona Prisoner to Have Heart Surgery, by Chad Marks
6. California Family Mourns Son Who Committed Suicide in Jail, Receives $1.65 Million Settlement, by Edward Lyon
7. Wisconsin Pays Another $5 Million for Abuse at Controversial Juvenile Facility, by Kevin Bliss
8. Oklahoma Breaks Pattern of Protracted, Expensive Prison Conditions Litigation, by Edward Lyon
9. Jury Awards Oregon Prisoner $350,000 After Guard Announces He Was a “PC” Case, by Dale Chappell
10. Deaf Oregon Prisoner Awarded $125,000 for Jail’s Failure to Accommodate Disability, by Mark Wilson
11. Denver Settles Female Deputies’ Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $1.55 Million, by Matthew Clarke
12. First-Class Mail Insufficient for Mailing Date to be Filing Date in Oregon, by Mark Wilson
13. New Georgia Law Provides Protections for Pregnant Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
14. Prisoner Co-payments for Health Care Services Eliminated in California, by Chad Marks
15. Deaths at Georgia Jail Spur Investigations, Lawsuit, by Edward Lyon
16. Oklahomans Pay for Release of Woman Whose Case Helped Start Marijuana Reform Movement, by Matthew Clarke
17. Criminal Justice Reformers Apologize for Not Vetting Conference Speaker, by David M. Reutter
18. Missouri County Votes to Eliminate Jail Fees, Wiping Out $3.4 Million in Debt for Former Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
19. California Jail Prisoner’s Broken Leg Nets $550,000 Settlement, by Matthew Clarke
20. First Major Loss in Recent Challenges to Hep C Treatment for Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
21. Securus Technologies Rebrands as Aventiv, by Kevin Bliss
22. Rikers Prisoner Smuggles DNA Evidence of Rape Out of Jail; $500,000 Settlement, by Dale Chappell
23. New York Court of Claims Orders DOCCS to Turn Over OSI Report, Guards’ Personnel Files, by Dale Chappell
24. Rhode Island’s Civil Death Law Bars Prisoners from Filing Lawsuits in State Court, by Dale Chappell
25. New York Closes Two More Prisons, Scaring Corrections Workers, by Kevin Bliss
26. Government Wants Federal Prisoner’s $250,000 Settlement to Pay Restitution, by Dale Chappell
27. Billionaire and Co-Defendant Agree to Donate $1 Million to Stay Out of Jail, by Kevin Bliss
28. Missing Property and Overtime Abuse in Illinois Prisons Cost Taxpayers Millions, by Dale Chappell
29. Oregon Prisoner’s Preventable Death Reveals Culture of Systemic Indifference, by Mark Wilson
30. Lawsuit Filed by Prisoner with Food Allergy is Dismissed, by David M. Reutter
31. San Diego County Jails Still No. 1 in Prisoner Deaths, by Douglas Ankney
32. Felony Murder Charges Should Not be Used on Juveniles, by Kevin Bliss
33. Genesco CEO Denied Term on CoreCivic’s Board of Directors, but Board Refuses His Resignation, by Scott Grammer
34. Prisoners, Guards, Students Protest Aramark, by Douglas Ankney
35. Pennsylvania Prisoner Given Belt, Then Punished for Having It, by David M. Reutter
36. Fifth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity to Prison Officials, by Edward Lyon
37. New Mexico: Third-Party Settlement Agreements Resulting from Medical Care Provided by Corizon are Public Documents Subject to Disclosure, by Douglas Ankney
38. California AB Prison Gang Members, Others Indicted by Feds
39. HRDC Obtains Settlement, $16,000 in Fees and Costs, Against BOP in FOIA Case, by Scott Grammer
40. How a 13th Amendment Loophole Created America’s Carceral State, by Flores A. Forbes
41. Texas Convict-Leasing Burial Ground Uncovered, by Matthew Clarke
42. Tennessee Prisoner Captured After Killing Prison Employee, Escaping, by David M. Reutter
43. Florida Women’s Prison Under Scrutiny After Rape by Guard, by David M. Reutter
44. California’s Firefighting Prisoners in Short Supply, by Matthew Clarke
45. Arizona Court Equates Prison Gang Dropouts with Confidential Informants to Require Redaction of STG Files, by Dale Chappell
46. Oregon Passes Historic Juvenile Justice Reform Bill but Refuses to Apply it Retroactively, by Mark Wilson
47. South Carolina Prison Industries Employee Fired for Writing Tell-All Book, by Scott Grammer
48. Are Re-Enfranchised Florida Felons More Likely to Vote Republican?, by David M. Reutter
49. Virginia Circuit Court Awards $197.55 to Prisoner in Property Tort Claim, by Douglas Ankney
50. Lawsuit Alleging Denial of Warmth and Sufficient Sleep States Eighth Amendment Claim, by David M. Reutter
51. New York District Court Erred in Applying “Three Strike” Rule to Dismissals, by Kevin Bliss
52. PLN Prevails in Censorship Suit Against Virginia Jail, by David M. Reutter
53. Death Penalty Prosecution in Colorado Costs State Over $1.6 Million, Ends in Life Sentence, by Matthew Clarke
54. Private Prison in Pennsylvania Takes Heat; Prison Board Replaced, Superintendent Retires, by David M. Reutter
55. In Oklahoma, Lawsuit Options Limited When Prisoners Claim Constitutional Rights Violations, by Quinton Chandler
56. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
57. $525,000 Settlement in Minnesota Jail Excessive Force Incident, by Jayson Hawkins
58. California Prison Rehabilitation Programs Costly and Ineffective, by Kevin Bliss
59. The Other Family Separation: Prisoners Fight to Keep Their Children, by Victoria Law

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:

• Condemned Texas Prisoner Ruled Too Mentally Ill to Execute, April 1, 2024. Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Death Row, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Mental Health Experts, Post Ake v. Oklahoma, Judgment - Modification of.
• With Push to Empty North Carolina’s Death Row Comes Another to End Life Without Parole, April 1, 2024. Life without Parole (LWOP), Death Penalty/Death Row.
• Alabama Conducts First Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution, March 1, 2024. Death Penalty, Death Row, Method of Execution.
• Condemned Louisiana Prisoners Lose Bid for Clemency Hearings, Dec. 1, 2023. Pardons/Clemency, Death Penalty.
• Condemned Arizona Prisoner Reprieved, Nov. 15, 2023. Death Penalty, Victim's Rights, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Washington Kills the Death Penalty – Again, Nov. 15, 2023. Death Penalty/Death Row.
• Texas Death Row Prisoners Challenge Blanket Policy of Automatic Solitary Confinement, Oct. 15, 2023. Death Penalty/Death Row, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• Oregon Governor Commutes All Death Sentences, Sept. 15, 2023. Pardons/Clemency, Death Penalty/Death Row.
• Ohio Governor Reprieves Three Condemned Prisoners, Aug. 15, 2023. Death Penalty, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• SCOTUS Orders Last-Minute Stay of Execution for Oklahoma Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip, Aug. 15, 2023. Death Penalty.