More from this issue:

1. With “Fox in Charge of the Henhouse,” Almost All Misconduct Accusations Against BOP Staff Result in No Discipline, by Benjamin Tschirhart
2. Tenth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Utah Jailers After Detainee’s Withdrawal Death, by David Reutter
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Riot and Escape at Nevada Prison Lead to Charges Against Four Guards, Firings or Resignations of Top Officials, by David Reutter
5. In an Ominous Pattern, People Are Dying Once Transferred to Louisiana Prison, by Victoria Law
6. Alabama County Ends Controversial Policy Using Women’s Pregnancies to Jail Them, by Ashleigh Dye
7. California Governor Vetoes State’s Humane Solitary Confinement Bill, by Kevin Bliss
8. Former California Prison Warden and Guard Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Two Dozen Prisoners and Coworkers, by Jo Ellen Nott
9. Fifth Circuit: Texas Prison Property Rules Withstand Scrutiny Under Religious Free-Exercise Clause, by David Reutter
10. Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim He Was Wrongfully Fired From Prison Commissary for Attending Religious Service, by David Reutter
11. “Acres of Skin” – Redux, by Gregory J. Dober
12. Illinois Supreme Court Orders State DOC to Fund Required Treatment and Housing for Sex Offender’s Conditional Release, by David Reutter
13. Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Over Flesh-Eating Infection, by David Reutter
14. SCOTUS Helps Revive Malicious Prosecution Claim Against Chicago Police Officers, by David Reutter, Kevin Bliss
15. $1.455 Million Settlement for Discrimination Against Black Minnesota Jail Guards Barred from Watching Floyd Killer, by David Reutter
16. Eighth Circuit Affirms Conviction and Sentencing of Former Arkansas Sheriff for Assaulting Detainees, by Harold Hempstead
17. Pennsylvania County Commissioner Barred from DA’s Email After Own Prison Record Is Purged and Jail Key Copied, by Kevin Bliss
18. Pennsylvania Guards and Their Attorneys Spanked for Discovery Abuse in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Suit, by David Reutter
19. Fifth Circuit Greenlights Suit by Louisiana Prisoners Held in Local Jails Beyond Release Date, by Matthew Clarke
20. Seventh Circuit Says Fourth Amendment Does Not Require Bail Hearing Within 48 Hours of Arrest, by Benjamin Tschirhart
21. Fifth Circuit: No Liability for Texas County that Improperly Relied on Polygraph to Imprison Released Sex Offender Additional 13 Years, by Benjamin Tschirhart
22. More Drugs Seized by Florida DOC During COVID-19 Lockdowns Than Before, by David Reutter
23. Federal Court Holds Illinois DOC in Contempt for Failing to Remediate Substandard Healthcare, by Douglas Ankney
24. Second Circuit Reinstates N.Y. Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, Finding Grievance Procedure ‘Unavailable’ in Mental Health Unit, by David Reutter
25. $175,000 Paid by California County to Escaped Prisoner Mauled By K-9 During Recapture, by Keith Sanders
26. After 13 Jail Deaths in Eight Months of 2022, California Sheriff Finally Reveals How They Happened, by Benjamin Tschirhart
27. $87,000 Paid to Virginia Prisoner Kicked in Testicles by Guard, by Benjamin Tschirhart
28. Tenth Circuit Revives Kansas Prisoner’s Claim That He Was Denied Access to Court, by Anthony Accurso
29. Alabama Supreme Court Says Prisoner Who Didn’t Return From Work Release Punishable Under Felony Escape Statute, by David Reutter
30. Third Former Guard at Troubled Federal Prison in Brooklyn Sentenced After Retrial and Conviction for Raping Prisoner, by Chuck Sharman
31. Ex-Felon “Dirtbags” Accused of Ordering Hit on Detainee at Florida Jail, But Questions Linger, by Jo Ellen Nott
32. Hospitalized California IST Defendants Entitled to Jail Conduct Credits, by Mark Wilson
33. Seventh Circuit Sides With Muslim Prisoner, Bars Strip Search by Transgender Wisconsin Guard, by David Reutter
34. Florida DA Reopens Cold Murder Case, Exonerates Wrongly Imprisoned Man, Finds Real Killers – and Gets Axed by Governor, by David Reutter
35. Judge Dismisses Suit Filed by California Town to Keep State Prison Open, by Keith Sanders
36. 18 Stabbings in Less Than Nine Months at Oklahoma CoreCivic Prison, by Keith Sanders
37. $14,000 Paid by California to Mentally Ill Prisoner Who Alleged Repeated Maulings by Guards, by Douglas Ankney
38. Hypothermia Kills Prisoner in Cold Pennsylvania Jail Cell, One of 17 Deaths Since 2019, by Jo Ellen Nott
39. North Dakota Guard Fired After Suicide of Convicted Quadruple Murderer, by Justin McFatridge
40. Smuggling Ring Busted in Georgia Jail, 11 Arrested Including Four Guards and Former Nurse, by Jo Ellen Nott
41. After Botched Lethal Injection, Alabama Will Execute Prisoner by Nitrogen Hypoxia, by David Reutter
42. Massachusetts High Court: Lawmakers Haven’t Stopped Sheriffs From Taking Kickbacks from Jail Phone Calls, and Neither Will We, by Benjamin Tschirhart
43. Elderly Prisoners Catch a Break on Medicare Part B, by Eike Blohm, MD
44. Another Prisoner Dies in Another Fire at Indiana Prison, by Jo Ellen Nott
45. Second Hunger Strike Met With Pepper Spray at Washington GEO Group Lockup Where ICE Detainees Allege Widespread Sexual Abuse, by Keith Sanders
46. $350,000 Settlement Reached in Florida Prisoner’s Murder, by David Reutter
47. Alabama Prisoner’s Deliberate Indifference Claim Dies for Lack of Proper Affidavits, by David Reutter
48. Colorado’s Halfway Houses Returning Half of Residents to Prison, by Keith Sanders
49. Transgender Idaho Prisoner Who Won Gender Conforming Surgery Awarded Over $2.6 Million in Legal Fees, by Eike Blohm, MD
50. Parents Losing Children Because They Can’t Repay Foster Care Costs Incurred During Incarceration, by Jo Ellen Nott
51. CoreCivic Still Accruing Fines for Short-Staffing Florida Jail Where Developmentally Disabled Teen Was Raped, by Ashleigh Dye
52. Second Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Connecticut Cops who Sicced K-9 on Suspect in His Holding Cell, by Casey Bastian
53. $857,500 Paid by California County for Jail Detainee’s Death, While Cellmate Who Beat Him Is Now in State Prison, by David Reutter
54. Over $298,000 Awarded to Alabama Jail Detainee with Heart Disease After Guards, Nurses Ignored Firing Defibrillator, by David Reutter
55. Nebraska Assistant Warden Avoids Prosecution for Sexually Abusing Prisoner, Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge and Gets a Year in Jail, by Benjamin Tschirhart
56. After Eleventh Circuit Says ICE Detainee Is Not “Prisoner” Subject to PLRA, He Goes Missing from Georgia, by David Reutter
57. Former PLN Editor Settles Suit Over Detention in Tennessee ‘Iron Man’ Cell, Gets 40-Year Prison Term for Vandalizing Nashville Jail, by Benjamin Tschirhart
58. GTL Ordered to Pay $18.675 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs in Prison Phone Class Action, by Anthony Accurso
59. News in Brief

More from Anthony Accurso:

• Stinging Back: Resisting Government Surveillance of Cellphones, May 15, 2024
• Use of Solitary Confinement on the Rise in ICE Facilities, May 15, 2024
• California Court of Appeal: Traffic Stop Prolonged for Drug Dog Sniff Search Unrelated to ‘Mission’ of Stop Violates Fourth Amendment, April 15, 2024
• Pharmacies Are Giving Your Prescription Data to Police Without a Warrant, April 15, 2024
• California Attorney General Issues Memo Prohibiting Out-of-State Sharing of ALPR Data, April 15, 2024
• Utah Supreme Court Announces Communication of Cellphone Passcode Protected by Fifth Amendment and Rules Advising Jury of Defendant’s Refusal to Disclose Passcode Violates Privilege Against Compelled Self-Incrimination, April 15, 2024
• The FBI’s Rapidly Expanding DNA Database, April 15, 2024
• Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Police Training on How to Violate Constitutional Rights, April 15, 2024
• LexisNexis Aids Customs and Border Patrol to Flaunt Fourth Amendment, March 15, 2024
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Failure to Disclosure Mental Health Report Showing Key Witness Was a Sociopath Constitutes Brady Violation That Prejudiced Defendant, March 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• One Detainee Dying Every Week in L.A. County Jails, April 1, 2024. Systemic Medical Neglect, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Class Actions.
• Nearly $11 Million Settlement Reached in Suit by BOP Prisoners Held Without Heat, Electricity During New York Winter Storm, March 1, 2024. Exposure to Cold, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Class Actions.
• Illinois Failing to Grant Dying Prisoners Medical Releases, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Class Actions, Compassionate Release.
• Pennsylvania County Found Skimming Prisoner-Designated Funds from ViaPath Kickbacks, March 1, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Kickback Scheme, Private Phone Contractors.
• Massachusetts Becomes the Fifth State to Make Prison Phone Calls Free, March 1, 2024. Telephones, Telephone Access, Private Phone Contractors.
• Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage, Jan. 1, 2024. Staffing, Exercise, Appointment of Counsel, Injunctions (PLRA), Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Class Actions, Right to Exercise.
• North Carolina Supreme Court Affirms Class Certification Denial in Prisoners’ Challenge to Solitary Confinement, Dec. 1, 2023. Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Class Actions.
• Ohio Prisoner’s Suit Claims Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Released in Train Derailment, Nov. 15, 2023. Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Transportation, Class Actions.
• Minnesota Makes All Calls Free in Prisons and Jails, Nov. 15, 2023. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephone Rates, Family, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp.
• Deadline Looms for Payouts Under California’s Forced or Involuntary Sterilization Compensation Program, Nov. 15, 2023. Consent to Treatment, Settlements, Class Certification, Class Notice, Class Actions.