More from this issue:

1. Seventh Circuit Says No Evidence Illinois Prisoner Lied About Endangerment to Circumvent PLRA’s Three-Strikes Rule, by Matthew Clarke
2. The Filth & the Fury: Philly Jails Descend into Murderous Chaos, by J.D. Schmidt
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. $1,425,000 Paid to Epileptic Illinois Detainee Denied Medication Who Suffered Seizure and Fell From Upper Bunk in Jail, by Jayson Hawkins
5. Three Killed in Gang Activity at Mississippi Private Prisons Plus High-Profile Escape, But Only One MTC Guard Arrested, by Kevin Bliss
6. Federal Judge Allows Retroactive Benefit Reduction for Incarcerated Veteran, by David Reutter
7. The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Prison Gaming and AR/VR Services, by Beryl Lipton, Cooper Quintin
8. California Appellate Court Reverses $2.7 Million Award for Wrongful Death of Woman Murdered by Grandson on Parole, by Jacob Barrett
9. Ninth Circuit Strikes Nevada Ban on Muslim Prisoner’s Scented Prayer Oil, Allows Conditions-of-Confinement Claim Also to Proceed, by Mark Wilson
10. Nakamoto Group Accused of Rubber-Stamping ICE Facility Inspections, by Alan Gaynor
11. The Prisoner-Run Radio Station That’s Reaching Men on Death Row, by Keri Blakinger
12. ACLU Wins FOIA Case at Michigan Supreme Court, Which Says Records May Be Exempted Only by Statute, Not Regulation, by David Reutter
13. Floridians Face Prison for Voting from Jail, by Jenifer Lockwood, Panagioti Tsolkas
14. Tenth Circuit Reinstates Federal Prisoner’s Claim Against BOP Over Denial of Muslim Group Prayer Five Times a Day, by Matthew Clarke
15. Reinstating Suit by Louisiana Detainee’s Mother Over His Jail Suicide, Fifth Circuit Schools Lower Court in Meaning of “Standing”, by Matthew Clarke
16. Vermont Supreme Court Keeps State Prisoner’s Challenge Alive to DOC’s Use of Expunged Convictions in Classification Decision, by Matthew Clarke
17. $825,000 Paid to Estate of New Mexico Jail Detainee Who Died from Heroin Withdrawal, by Matthew Clarke
18. Oregon Prison Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving and Interfering With Arrest, by Panagioti Tsolkas
19. Eleventh Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Jail Guards Who “Did Nothing” in Face of Florida Detainee’s Suicide Threats, by David Reutter
20. New York OIG Report Reveals 1,600 State Prisoners Punished Over Faulty Drug Tests, by Anthony Accurso
21. $1.4 Million Paid by King County, Washington to Settle Juvenile Solitary Confinement Class Action, by Mark Wilson
22. A First Glance in Rear-View Mirror at Pandemic, by Keith Sanders, Ashleigh Dye, Matthew Clarke, Kevin Bliss
23. Seventh Circuit Affirms Use Of “Some Evidence” Standard in Reviewing Federal Prisoner’s Disciplinary Violations, by Anthony Accurso
24. After $10 Million Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Mugshot Class-Action, Fewer-Than-Expected Claims Leave Windfall for Expungement Program, by David Reutter
25. Kentucky Judge Gives Ex-Jail Guard Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Prisoner Chance to Re-Enlist in Army to Avoid Jail Time, by Keith Sanders
26. $177,500 in Settlements Reached with Detainees Assaulted by Guards at Pennsylvania Jail, by Ashleigh Dye
27. HRDC Sues Centurion for Records Related to Vermont Prisoner Care, by David Reutter
28. Florida and California Experiments Use Direct Cash Assistance to Newly Released Prisoners to Combat Recidivism, by Mark Wilson
29. $350,000 Paid to Victim Beaten in Jail by California Sheriff’s Deputy, by Benjamin Tschirhart
30. Oregon Court Rules Prisoner’s Admissions in Disciplinary Hearing Violate Miranda, But Harmlessly, by Jacob Barrett
31. $35,000 Settlement Paid by California County After Jail Death of Elderly, Mentally Ill Detainee, by Benjamin Tschirhart
32. Celebrity Prisoners Profit from NFT Sales of Their Work While Incarcerated, by Edward Lyon
33. Idaho Supreme Court Finds Ladderless Bunks a “Sound Discretionary Decision,” But Says Resulting Injury Could Give Rise to Negligence Claim, by Jacob Barrett
34. $40,000 Settlement Reached in HRDC Challenge to Nebraska Prison Censorship Policy, by David Reutter
35. HRDC Sues Indiana Sheriff Over Censorship at County Jail, by Chuck Sharman
36. Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Asserting Attorney-Client Privilege for Communications from Jail, Including Texts Using Tablets, by Matthew Clarke
37. Final Settlement Agreement Approved in COVID-19 Class Action at California Immigration Detention Center, by Matthew Clarke
38. Settlement Improves ADA Accessibility Features, Health Care and Training in Florida Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
39. Ohio Supreme Court Partially Reinstates Prisoner’s Pro Se Public Records Request, Sets Damages for Denial at $1,000, by Matthew Clarke
40. Life Sentences Commuted for Two Massachusetts Prisoners Convicted of First-Degree Murder, by Keith Sanders
41. News in Brief
42. Mentally and Physically Disabled Texas Woman Hospitalized After Mistreatment at Jail, by Ashleigh Dye

More from Kevin Bliss:

• LGBTQ+ Detainees at Rikers Island Suffer Under Mayor Adams, Sept. 15, 2023
• Government Watchdog Adds BOP to List at “High Risk” of Mismanagement, Sept. 15, 2023
• At Massive and Corrupt Philippine Prison, Contraband Includes Jacuzzis and Horses, Sept. 15, 2023
• Second Circuit Affirms $600,000 Punitive Damage Award to New York Prisoner Brutally Beaten by Guards, Sept. 15, 2023
• Maryland Sheriff Charged with Illegally Procuring Machine Guns from ATF, Sept. 15, 2023
• Voting Rights Restoration for Virginia Ex-Felons Once Again Subject to Governor’s Whim, Sept. 15, 2023
• Prison Profiteer Who Chairs Christian Seminary Board Called Not Very ‘Christlike’, Aug. 15, 2023
• Menstruation Weaponized Against Women in Prison, Aug. 15, 2023
• Idaho Revives Firing Squads, Aug. 15, 2023
• Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare, July 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• $175,000 Awarded to Former California Detainee Whose Suit Prompted DOJ Investigation and Settlement Requiring Structural Changes at Jail, April 26, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, DOJ CRIPA Actions, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Potential Dangers of Medical Monitors, April 15, 2024. Medical, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.
• Third Circuit Revives Disabled New Jersey Prisoner’s Claim for Deprivation of Walking Cane, April 1, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Wisconsin Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Untreated Knee Injury, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Bedding, Complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act, Sufficiency of Pleadings, Deliberate Indifference.
• DOJ Finds ADA Violations in Arizona Prisons, Demands Improvements, March 1, 2024. Corrections Audits, Vision, DOJ CRIPA Actions, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Eighth Circuit Remands ADA Claims—But Not Constitutional Claims—of Paralyzed Arkansas Jail Detainee, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Americans with Disabilities Act, Deliberate Indifference.
• Wellpath Held in Contempt in Suit at California Jail, March 1, 2024. California Forensic Medical Group, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Mental Health.
• Sick Georgia Prisoners Forced to Choose Between Treatment and Early Release, March 1, 2024. Work Release, Commentary/Reviews, Medical, Hepatitis, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• California Slowed, But Not Barred from “Dumping” Sick, Indigent Parolees on Public Hospitals, March 1, 2024. Medical, Injunctions, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Medical Care/Treatment, Compassionate Release.
• Subclass Certified and Settlement Proposed to Address ADA Violations at Long-Plagued San Diego County Jails, Feb. 1, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Jail Specific, Americans with Disabilities Act.