More from this issue:

1. Guards Rape of Prisoners Rampant, No Solution in Sight, by Gary Hunter
2. I Wake Up in Middle-of-Night Terror, by Erika Huggins
3. Prisoner Rape Is Torture, by Stop Prisoner Rape
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Ohio Woman Raped by Guard Awarded $625,000
6. European Court of Human Rights Voids UKs Blanket Bans On Prisoner Voting, by Matthew Clarke
7. Michigan DOC Improperly Calculated Sentences and Released Prisoners; Officials Fired and Demoted, by Gary Hunter
8. California Valdivia Attorneys Awarded $6.5 Million For 12 Years Work, by John E Dannenberg
9. Problems Continue In Maryland Prisons and Jails, by Michael Rigby
10. Pennsylvania Correctional Industries Overcharges Customers, Stockpiles Cash, Fails Mission, by Matthew T. Clarke
11. Georgia Prisoner Beaten By Guard Awarded $22,000
12. $100,000 Settlement For Black Oklahoma Prisoner Beaten By White Prisoners
13. Texas State Representative Criticized For Helping Prisoners and Families, by Matthew T. Clarke
14. Texas Politicians Provided Perks Using Prisoner Slave Labor, by Matthew T. Clarke
15. Bubble-Gum Computers in Washington State DOC, by Gary Hunter
16. $475,000 Settlement In California Suicide Suit
17. California Prison Guards Overtime Doubles to $277 Million
18. Transgender Wisconsin Prisoners Continue Hormone Treatment Despite Law, by Michael Rigby
19. $365,000 Settlement For Restrained, Untreated Michigan Boot Camp Prisoner
20. Armor Correctional Health Services: A New Company Blossoming with Political Payback, by David Reutter
21. Ohio Awards $662,000 to Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Rape
22. Korean Company Employing Prisoners Receives Coveted Quality Award
23. Canadian Prison Sanctioned Skin-Art Saving Society Health Problems, by Gary Hunter
24. California DOC Drug Program Funds Squandered, by Marvin Mentor
25. Survivors of Texas Jail Suicidee Win $516,000 Against Phone Provider, by Matthew T. Clarke
26. North Carolina Prisoner Taps Jails Bank Account for $120,000
27. Muslim Prisoner Attacked by Other Muslims May Sue Prison for Failure to Protect, by Marvin Mentor
28. Alabama Sheriff Charged With Raiding Jail Food Fund
29. EMSA Negligent In Florida Jail Prisoners Death, County Pays $65,000, by Michael Rigby
30. $790,000 Settlement In Ulcer Death of Georgia Jail Prisoner
31. No Qualified Immunity for Failure to Perform Timely Liver Biopsy, by John E Dannenberg
32. Florida District Court Awards Federal Prisoner $829.65 for Lost Property
33. Tolling Provision Appeals to NY Personal Injury Action
34. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Reinvigorates DNA Testing Law, by Matthew T. Clarke
35. $769,000 Awarded For Death of Asthmatic Virginia Jail Prisoner
36. California Third-Level Administrative Appeals May Be Filed with Prison Appeals Coordinator, by John Dannenberg
37. No Qualified Immunity for Retaliatory Transfer; Jury Awards $219,000 in Damages
38. Ninth Circuit Holds Prisons Not Immune In ADA and RA Suit
39. Ohio Pre-S.B. No. 2 Indeterminately Sentenced Prisoners Who Took a Plea are Entitled to Meaningful N, by John E Dannenberg
40. RLUIPA Bars Total Ban on Melanic Literature
41. Alabama Clarifies Prisoners Right to Call Witnesses At Disciplinary Hearing, by Matthew T. Clarke
42. Washington Courts Authority to Order Community Custody Limited
43. California Supreme Court Resolves Conflict From Concurrent Sentences With Different Credit Earning R, by John Dannenberg
44. News in Brief:
45. Actual Innocence Required in Washington Criminal Malpractice Actions

More from these topics:

• Prison Profiteer The GEO Group Accused of Refusing Health Inspections at Detention Facility Despite Court Ruling, June 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Food, Water, Injunctions, Immigration Detention.
• Spate of Deaths at Tulsa Jail Highlights Medical Neglect, June 1, 2026. G4S/Group 4, Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Ambulance Calls at Boston Jail Have Tripled Since 2010, June 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat.
• New Orleans Sheriff Indicted on 30 Charges Related to Malfeasance and Fraud, June 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Escapes, Security Systems, Fraud and Deceit.
• Oklahoma Governor Pressured DOC to Grant Preferential Treatment to Friend, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Wrongful Release.
• Hospital Keeps Sending Detainees Back Without Care to County Jail in Colorado, May 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Money/Property, Bail/Pretrial Release, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Texas Attorney General Clarifies Scope of Statute Requiring Outside Agency Investigation of Jail Deaths, April 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• $300,000 Class-Action Settlement at California Jail Includes Policy Changes; Agreements with Aramark and Wellpath Reached Confidentially, March 1, 2026. Food, Sanitation, Settlements, Class Certification, Monell Liability.
• Fourth Circuit Revives Deliberate Indifference Claim for Baltimore Detainee Served Rotten Food, March 1, 2026. Food, Denial of Religious Services, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.