More from this issue:

1. Into the Twilight Zone, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case, 3rd Ed., by Sam Rutherford
4. Supreme Court Upholds Forced Confessions in Kansas Sex Offender Treatment, by Bob Williams
5. CMS Overdoses Five Boston Jail Prisoners
6. Danish Security Firm Buys Out the Wackenhut Corporation
7. Washington Good Time Depends on When Crime Occurred
8. Supreme Court: No Punitive Damages Allowed Under RA and ADA
9. German Economics Minister Comments on U.S. Prison Labor
10. Credit for Time Served Required in Idaho Commute to Work Release
11. Habeas Hints: Editor's Choice, by Kent Russell
12. Exoneration of Conviction a Prerequisite to Legal Malpractice Claim in California
13. Attorney Fee Award Upheld in Washington Excessive Force Case
14. Exhaustion Not Mandatory for Kansas Habeas Petitioners; Retained Counsel at Disciplinary Hearings is Discretionary
15. Washington District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction for Kosher Meals
16. California Prison Law Libraries Survive
17. Guards at New York Juvenile Center Charged with Extortion
18. New York Guards Sentenced in Animal and Prisoner Killings, by Lonnie Burton
19. Texas Sex Slave Sues Prison System for Failure to Protect
20. Remand to Determine if TDCJ Grooming Policy Unconstitutional
21. Connecticut District Court Orders Post-Judgment Monitoring Fees
22. Ball Park Franks Fiasco: 21 Dead, $200,000 Fine, by Russell Mokhiber
23. Honolulu Police Officers Indicted in Jail Food Scandal
24. Summary Judgment Denied in Colorado Hepatitis-C Treatment Suit Based on Lack of Internet Access, by Bob Williams
25. All Things Censored by Mumia Abu Jamal, by Gary Hunter
26. Jailers Liable for Foreseeable Prisoner Suicide
27. Florida Prisoner Dies in CCA Jail, by Lonnie Burton
28. Ohio Nearly Closes 100 Year Old Asylum/Prison, by Gary Hunter
29. Georgia Lawmaker Indicted for Aiding Prisoner Transfer, by Lonnie Burton
30. Oklahoma Rejects Prisoner Mail Box Rule
31. Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Prison Doctor's Qualified Immunity
32. Nominal Damages Not Automatic
33. News in Brief
34. Mexican Sweatshops Go Behind Bars, by Michael Rigby

More from these topics:

• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
• Tennessee Legislature Passes Bill to Penalize Private Prisons 
for High Mortality Rates, Aug. 1, 2025. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic.
• Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Gave Massive Handouts to ICE and Private Prison Industry, Aug. 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Immigration.
• Shady Firm Awarded $78 Million Contract for Services 
at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”, Aug. 1, 2025. Private Prisons, Environmental Law, Immigration.
• Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Arizona Challenge 
to Private Prisons, July 15, 2025. Private Prisons, Eighth Amendment, Thirteenth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights.
• Trump’s “Border Czar” Was 
on GEO Group Payroll, July 15, 2025. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Misconduct/Corruption, Detention - Generally.
• Ohio Supreme Court Says Sheriff Must Get and Disclose 
Records of Private Contractors, July 15, 2025. Private Prisons, Contractor Liability, Public Records Act.
• GEO Group Gets $1 Billion ICE Contract at New Jersey Lockup, April 1, 2025. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Detention - Generally.
• Trump Tosses Toothless Biden Private Prison “Ban”, March 1, 2025. Private Prisons.
• El Salvador Offers Prison Space to Private Prison Shill Marco Rubio, March 1, 2025. Private Prisons.