More from this issue:

1. “Unconscionable and Unacceptable” Conditions in Georgia DOC With 57 Prisoners Murdered in Two Years, by Casey Bastian
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Settlement Delivers Huge Gains for Montana Prisoners with Mental Illnesses, by Kevin Bliss
4. Federal Court Puts Troubled Mississippi Jail in Receivership, by Keith Sanders, David Reutter
5. Sixth Circuit Again Extends Kingsley Protections for Pretrial Detainees in Deliberate Indifference Claim Against Kentucky Jail, by David Reutter
6. CoreCivic Workers Unionize and Go On Strike at Arizona Prison, by Benjamin Tschirhart
7. Federal Court Says Illinois Statute Barring More Than One Sex Offender per Address Is Unconstitutional, by Matthew Clarke
8. 17 States and DC Have Stopped Reporting Active COVID Cases Behind Bars, by Victoria Law
9. The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Voice Recognition and Surveillance, by Cooper Quintin, Beryl Lipton
10. Arizona Closing Prison, Moving Prisoners to CoreCivic Lockup, by Edward Lyon
11. Tenth Circuit Revives Suit Against Oklahoma Jail for Medical Neglect Leading To Detainee’s Death, by David Reutter
12. California Court Sides With Securus in Challenge to CDCR Contract, Dealing Only Temporary Setback to GTL, by David Reutter
13. All Ohio Prison Guards to Wear Body Cams, by Keith Sanders
14. Monkeypox: A Global Health Emergency, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
15. SCOTUS Reinstates Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence, by Mark Wilson
16. $1.1 Million Settlement Paid by Michigan County to Estate of Detainee Who Committed Suicide at Jail, by David Reutter
17. Nebraska Prison Staffing Crisis Sees Supervisors Take Demotions to Get Hourly Overtime Pay, by Kevin Bliss
18. Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Texas Prisoners’ Challenge to Pandemic Prison Conditions for Failure to Exhaust, by Matthew Clarke
19. U.S. Supreme Court Grants Texas Prisoner Religious Touch and Audible Prayer During Execution, by Matthew Clarke
20. California Appeals Court Says Prop. 57 Doesn’t Require In-Person Parole Hearings, by Kevin Bliss
21. Oregon Appeals Court Okays Legal Change of Transgender Prisoner’s Name and Sex, by Jacob Barrett
22. Fourth Circuit Says Virginia May Require Muslim Prisoner to Purchase Prayer Oil From Vendor Also Selling Pork and “Idols”, by Matthew Clarke
23. Florida Now Digitizing Incoming Mail for State Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
24. $7,500 Settlement Reached for Assault in California Jail, by David Reutter
25. Impact of Felons’ Voting Minimal, MIT Researchers Find, by Keith Sanders
26. $1.375 Million Award in Hawaii Prisoner’s Suicide, by David Reutter
27. Third Circuit: Federal Prisoner Exposed to Risk of Assault Cannot Collect Damages if One Didn’t Occur, by Casey Bastian
28. Seventh Circuit Allows Wisconsin Prisoner to Amend Inartfully Pleaded Pro Se Complaint, by Matthew Clarke
29. Florida Supreme Court Reinstates Prisoner’s Appeal That Was Dismissed for Lack of Prison Date Stamp, by David Reutter
30. Indiana Caps Phone Rates in State Prisons and Jails, by Ashleigh Dye
31. Senators Spank BOP Director on Last Day Before Replacement by Former Oregon DOC Director, by Jacob Barrett
32. New York Lifts Blanket Internet Ban on Sex Offenders, by Jayson Hawkins
33. Even as U.S. Jail Population Declines, Average Length of Stay Rises, by Ashleigh Dye
34. Rhode Island Supreme Court Finds Lifer “Civil Death” Law Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
35. Embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff, Brawling Over Closing Decrepit Jail, Accused of Ignoring Deputy “Gangs”, by Matthew Clarke
36. California Sheriff’s Pay-to-Play Scandal Reflects Nationwide Corruption Potential Documented in Watchdog Report, by Jayson Hawkins
37. $90,000 Paid to Settle Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney-Client Calls at Wisconsin Jail, by Casey Bastian
38. “Jailhouse Lawyer 360” Shut Down by California Bar, by Jayson Hawkins
39. California Jail Enters Settlement Agreement Resolving DOJ Investigation into ADA Violations, by David Reutter
40. Pennsylvania County Pays $147,500 to Jail Detainees Held in Solitary for Refusing To Cut off Dreadlocks, by Matthew Clarke
41. News in Brief

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit: Maryland’s First-Degree Assault Statute Is Indivisible so Conviction Is Not an ACCA Predicate for Sentencing Enhancement Purposes, May 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Career Offenders, Recidivist Enhancements.
• Seventh Circuit Announces Safety Valve Relief Under § 3553(f) Is Narrower Than Guidelines Firearms Enhancement Under § 2D1.1(b)(1), District Court Erred by Conflating Them, May 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Possession or Use of Firearms, Vicarious Liability, Safety Valve.
• Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Categorical Approach’ Applies to SORNA Tier Analysis, April 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Military.
• 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.
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Greenlights Retroactive Sentence Reductions, March 1, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Guideline Amendment/Variances and Retroactivity.
• Ninth Circuit Announces District Courts Must Either Orally Pronounce All Discretionary ‘Standard’ Conditions of Supervised Release in the Presence of Defendant or Provide Conditions in Writing Prior to Sentencing, Feb. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Applicable Guidelines Issues, Sentencing Hearing, Right to be Present, Conditions of, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings.
• Fifth Circuit Announces Revocation Judgments for Violation of Supervised Release Vacated Because Underlying Sentence Vacated, Feb. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Revocation Proceedings.
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines Undergo Substantial Amendments, Jan. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, First Step Act, Violence Against Women Act, Criminal History, Qualifying Offenses, Sentence Enhancements/Departures, Sexual Abuse/Harrassment/Exploitation, Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Federally Protected Rights, Sexual Conduct with Minors, Sentences - Authorized, Safety Valve, Acceptance of Responsibility, Preservation of Judicial Resources, Legal or Factual Challenges - assertion of.
• Third Circuit: Pennsylvania Conviction for First-Degree Aggravated Assault Does Not Require Physical Force so Is Not Qualifying Predicate for ACCA Purposes, Dec. 15, 2023. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Three Strikes, Career Offenders, Three Strikes Statutes/Rule, Recidivist Enhancements.