More from this issue:

1. Prison Litigation Reform Act Passed, by Paul Wright
2. Zimmer Amendment Passed
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Double Justice: A Documentary Film About Race and the Death Penalty
5. New Jersey Jail Guards Indicted in Beating Death
6. Visiting in Prison (Video)
7. A Matter of Fact
8. Prisoner Accounts Add Up to Millions
9. Alabama Prison Chief Fired over Women in Chains
10. Prison: An Entitlement System?
11. Segregation Enhancement May Violate Due Process
12. Haircut Rule May Violate Equal Protection
13. No Immunity for Washington Religious Name Retaliation
14. $1.44 Million for Medical Indifference
15. Warden Liable for Prison Rape
16. Newell Superseded
17. New Jersey Governor Vetoes Frivolous Bill
18. Minnesota Prisoners Strike for Minimum Wage
19. New York Work Release Creates Liberty Interest
20. Private Prison Executive Sentenced in Fraud Scheme
21. No Right to Wages Under Interstate Compact
22. New York Prisoners Entitled to Disciplinary Due Process
23. Arizona Held in Contempt over Masters' Fees
24. Washington Legislation Passed
25. Alaska Prisoner Has Right to Call Witnesses at Hearing
26. Attorney Fees Awarded in Death Row Brutality Case
27. Retaliatory Transfer and Discipline Unconstitutional
28. Mysterious New Syndrome Discovered
29. Jail Detainee's Court Access Right Violated
30. Failure to Protect States Claim
31. Furniture Manufacturers Threatened by UNICOR
32. Massachusetts Phone Injunction Affirmed
33. Legal Services Funding Cut
34. Khalfani Trial Due to Begin
35. Bivens Provides Remedy for Work Injury to BOP Prisoners
36. Gang War Assault States Claim
37. Muslim Can't Be Punished for Refusal to Handle Pork
38. Cavity Search in Public States Claim
39. News in Brief
40. U.S. Supreme Court to Review Cases

More from these topics:

• North Carolina’s “Iryna’s Law” Leads to Jail Overcrowding, Sept. 1, 2026. Overcrowding, State Legislation, Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Idaho Legislature Moves to Hide Execution Protocol from Judicial Scrutiny, Sept. 1, 2026. Disclosure of Records, Discovery, Public Records, State Legislation, Method of Execution.
• Mental Health Diversion from New York State Jails Varies Widely by County, Sept. 1, 2026. Criminal justice system reform, Alternative Sentencing, Mental Health, State Legislation.
• New Connecticut Law Changes PREA Standards, Sept. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion, Prison Rape Elimination Act, State Legislation.
• $75 Million CoreCivic Contract to Reopen Minnesota Private Prison Creates Resistance from Activists and Lawmakers, Sept. 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Protests, Advocacy, State Legislation, Immigration Detention.
• Jail Oversight Body Stalled by New York Governor, Aug. 1, 2026. Government Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison Reform, Public Records, State Legislation.
• Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Expand Earned Time Credits and Other Measures, Aug. 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Overdetention, State Legislation, Credits, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Abuse is No Excuse: Oklahoma’s Judges Deny Sentencing Relief to Prisoners Who Were Raped and Physically Assaulted, Aug. 1, 2026. State Legislation, Domestic Violence, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures, Reduction of Sentence.
• Fifth Circuit Kills Louisiana Prison Medical and Mental Health Care Reform, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Immunity/Liability, Mental Health.
• Missouri Bill Increases Mandatory Minimums, Expands Prosecutors’ Role in Juvenile Court, July 1, 2026. Cost of Prison Systems, Prosecutors, State Legislation, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Mandatory Minimum Sentence.