More from this issue:

1. Torture in Maine Prison, by Lance Tapley
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Maquiladoras Expanding in Mexico; Global System of Prison Factories Envisioned, by Michael Rigby
4. North Carolina Prison Audit Finds Industry Excesses,Overpaid Guards, More, by Michael Rigby
5. Rampant Sexual Favoritism By California Prison Warden Is Actionable Under Hostile Work Environment T
6. Illinois DOC Seeks to Block Ex-Wardens Benefits, by Matthew Clarke
7. The Decline and Fall of the Prison Press, by Leah Caldwell
8. Audit of Californias Failed Intermediate-Parole-Sanctions Program Blames Lack of Benchmarks And D
9. California Auditor: Prison Industries Loses Money and Fails to Demonstrate Rehabilitative Success, by Marvin Mentor
10. Nevadas Son of Sam Statute of Violates First Amendment, by Mark Wilson
11. California Legislature Reorganizes DOC To Add Rehabilitation, by Marvin Mentor
12. Aramark to Pay $65,000 for Overbilling Pennsylvania Prison
13. $40,000 Default Judgment Reversed for Determination of Service of Process Validity
14. Unpaid Prisoners Clean Up Rita Ravaged Southeast Texas
15. $20,500 New Hampshire Jail Award Upheld for False Disciplinary Charges
16. Estate of Pennsylvania Prisoner Killed By Wexford Health Sources Settles Suit for $2.15 Million, by Michael Rigby
17. Michigan Youth Prison Closed But Problems Continue, by Michael Rigby
18. Love Letter Mail Scam Nets Ten Prisoners $221,000 and Fed Time
19. Maryland ALJ Faults Arbitrary Transfer/Medical Order Violation
20. Michigan DOCs Visitation Ban for Substance Abuse Upheld
21. California Prison Excessive Force Death Suit Settled For $850,000
22. GEO Buys CSC After Settling $38.8 Million Judgment in Texas Boot Camp Death
23. Washington DOC May Seize Money for LFOS; RCW 9.94A.772 Abrogates Angula
24. GAO: Private Contractors Perform Poorly At Overseas Military Prisons, by Matthew T. Clarke
25. Denial of Medication/Prescribed Treatment States Eighth Amendment Claim
26. Georgia Jail and Its Medical Provider Settle Jail Wrongful Death Suit For $500,000, by Joan G. Crumpler
27. Florida Muslim's Forced Shave Challenge Remanded, by David Reutter
28. Federal Court Filing Fees Increased, Cost of Justice Too High for Many Prisoners
29. California Ex-Con DNA Collection Law Ruled Not Retroactive, by John E Dannenberg
30. PHS Parent Company Fires Executives For Cause In Billing Scandal
31. Hawaii Guard Given Probation for Prisoners Death, by Gary Hunter
32. Failure to Procure Medical Treatment Suit Proceeds Against Puerto Rican Guard
33. Dismissal of the Publisher/Approved Vendor Only Challenge Reversed
34. California Ban On Sexually Explicit Materials Upheld
35. Washington DOC Pays Again for Flaunting Open Records Law
36. Second Circuit: Drug-Abuse Based Denial Of HCV Treatment Is Actionable, by John E Dannenberg
37. PLRA Does Not Apply to Released Prisoner
38. § 1997e(e) Governs First Amendment Claims in Fifth Circuit
39. Qualified Immunity Denied in Illinois Jail Rape Case
40. Alabama Supreme Court Sidesteps Merits of Suit Challenging Contracted Prison Labor
41. Washington Community Placement Condition Barring Pornography Unconstitutionally Vague
42. SJ Reversed on Delaware Detainee Triple-Celling Claim; Due Process, Not Eighth Amendment Controls
43. News in Brief:
44. PLRAs 150% Attorney Fee Cap Applied in Nominal Damages, Non Prison Case Against Police

More from these topics:

• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Corrections Department Regulations Do Not Exempt Use-Of-Force Documents from Public Records Disclosure, Aug. 1, 2026. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Jail Credit Statute Focuses Upon Legal Custody Not Physical Custody Location, July 1, 2026. Civil Procedure, Sentencing, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Criminal Justice, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Ohio Jail Leaders Knew Cameras Were Broken for Four Years Before Fixing Them, July 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Security Systems, Disclosure of Records, Wrongful Death, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
• Florida Supreme Court Announces “Results” of Postconviction DNA Testing Under § 925.11 Include Underlying Testing Data Necessary for Expert Analysis, Holding That No Additional Burden Applies Once a Motion for Testing Has Been Granted, June 1, 2026. DNA Testing/Samples, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Forensic Sciences, Scientific Testimony or Evidence.
• Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Sheriff Did Not Violate Open Records Act and Declines to Award Damages to Prisoner, June 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• Oklahoma Supreme Court: Jail Trust Cannot Withhold Requested Records under Law Enforcement Exemption of ORA, May 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• California Oversight Agency Hasn’t Finished a Single Review of Jail Deaths, Feb. 1, 2026. Corrections Audits, Medical Records, Disclosure of Records, State Legislation.
• Over $222,000 in Legal Costs and Fees Awarded to HRDC in Florida Records Suit Against Centurion, Dec. 1, 2025. Attorney Fee Awards, Costs, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• $1.8 Million Settlement Reached Following CDCR Data Breach, Nov. 1, 2025. DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Records, Settlements, Class Certification, Disclosure of Records, Class Notice, Public Records, Restitution, Trust Accounts.
• Nearly $60,000 Awarded to Mother Of Dead Missouri Prisoner 
In Suit For His DOC Records, July 15, 2025. Medical Records, Disclosure of Records, Public Records Act.