More from this issue:

1. Prisons as Incubators and Spreaders of Disease and Illness, by John Dannenberg
2. U.S. Surgeon General Pressured to Avoid Addressing Prison Health Care
3. TB Prevention and Control In Prisons and Jails: New CDC Guidelines, by John Dannenberg
4. We’ll Lock Up Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free, by Amy Goodman
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. Prison Privatization Launders Taxpayer Dollars into Political Contributions, by David Reutter
7. Minnesota Prison Industries Managers Ride High on Prison Slavery, by David Reutter
8. UN Committee Against Torture Wants Guantanamo Closed
9. $2,500 Settlement in False Report of Oregon Prisoner’s Death
10. Due Process Required Before Termination from Colorado Sex Offender Treatment Program, by Bob Williams
11. BJS Reports Death Penalty Trends In 2005, by Michael Rigby
12. Prior Drug Use Stable Among State Prisoners, Rises For Federal Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
13. Accuracy of Sex Offender Registries Questioned By GAO, by Matthew Clarke
14. Florida Prison Nurses Net $1 Million for Sexual Harassment by Prisoners
15. “State Secrets Privilege” Forecloses CIA-Detainee’s Kidnapping and Torture Suit, by John Dannenberg
16. $140,000 Settlement in Death of Asthmatic Texas Prisoner, by Michael Rigby
17. Rhode Island Pays $120,000 To Prisoner Forced To Eat Feces, by Michael Rigby
18. $1.2 Million Compensation Package Approved For Wrongfully Convicted Georgia Man
19. Connecticut: Victims’ Privacy Protection Saves Some Sex Offenders From Public Registration, by John Dannenberg
20. Monterey County Grand Jury Report Blasts Two California Prisons, by Marvin Mentor
21. New Orleans Prisoners Work on Judge’s House
22. Civil Grand Jury Calls San Mateo County Women’s Jail a “Crowded Disgrace”
23. United States Sues Georgia County Jail over Unconstitutional Medical and Living Conditions, by John Dannenberg
24. An Old Story: District of Columbia Continues Overdetaining and Strip Searching Prisoners
25. A Voice From Guantanamo’s Darkness, by Jumah al-Dossari
26. Columbus, Ohio Jail’s Seclusion Turns Parole Into Death March
27. BJS Report: The Price of Justice in 2003, by Michael Rigby
28. Wrongfully Imprisoned California Man Awarded $18 Million
29. Prison A Major Factor In Spreading AIDS, by Gary Hunter
30. New York Prisoner Awarded $190,000 For Improperly Treated Knee Injury
31. Six Florida Federal Prison Guards Convicted, Sentenced On Rape and Corruption Charges, by Matthew Clarke
32. Quadriplegic California Prisoner Baked to Death in Transport Van
33. Shackling at California Jury Trial, Without Justifying Need, Is Reversible Error
34. Texas Prison System Faces Critical Guard Shortage, by Matthew Clarke
35. Illinois Jail Prisoner Dies from Dental Infection
36. Torture vs Other Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment -- Is the Distinction Real or Apparent?, by Metin Basoglu, MD, PhD et al.,, by John Dannenberg
37. News in Brief:
38. Breaking the Prison Habit, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
39. New York Discharge-Planning: The Term “City Jail” Includes Mental Health “Forensic Units”

More from Marvin Mentor:

• California: Multi-Year Lifer Parole Denial Is Permissible Following One-Year Denial, Even In Absence of Significant Changes, July 15, 2011
• Ninth Circuit: “Some Evidence” of Offense Viciousness Justifies Denial of Lifer’s Parole, May 15, 2011
• California DOC’s Former Healthcare Receiver Overpaid Staff Benefits by $218,790, Jan. 15, 2010
• California Lifers’ New Litigation Tool: DA’s “Opinion” and Governor’s “Belief” Do Not Constitute “Evidence” in Parole Denial Cases, Sept. 15, 2009
• Federal Three-Judge Panel Orders California To Reduce Prison Population By 44,000 Prisoners Within Two Years, Sept. 15, 2009
• California: Parole Board’s Policy Barring Friendly Oral Witness Testimony At Lifer Hearings Ruled An “Underground Regulation”, Sept. 15, 2009
• Prisoner’s Right to Mail Announcement of Peaceful Demon-stration Trumps Purported Prison Security Claims, July 15, 2009
• California County’s 2005 Purchase of Private Prison Still Clouded in Conflict of Interest Questions, May 15, 2009
• California Appellate Court Grants Writ, Reverses Governor, Reinstates PLN Writer’s Grant of Parole, March 15, 2009
• Corruption in Orange County, CA Sheriff’s Department Revealed; Sheriff Resigns, Convicted on Criminal Charges, Feb. 15, 2009

More from these topics:

• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Assault by Police, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immigration, False Arrest, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
• Class-Action Suit at BOP “Rape Club” in California Settled for Record $116 Million, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Settlements, Injunctions, Class Actions.
• California Prison Plagued by Toxic Water and Chronic Illness, July 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Environmental Law, Plumbing, Sewage, Water.
• News in Brief, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, halfway houses, New Trial/Judgment of Acquittal, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Fraud and Deceit.
• Former New Jersey Jailers Plead Guilty 
to Beating Detainee for Tossing Urine, July 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners' Rights.
• From the Editor, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Censorship.
• Bold New Orleans Escape Calls Attention 
to Poor Jail Conditions, July 15, 2025. Escapes, Conditions of Confinement, Toilets, Security Systems.
• New Jersey Supreme Court Refuses Guard’s Challenge to Firing 
for Failing to Report Kiss with Prisoner, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Employee Litigation.
• 14th Alabama Sheriff’s Employee Pleads Guilty 
in Jail Detainee’s Death by Freezing, July 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• Colorado Passes New Law to Expand 
Prisoner Visitation Rights, July 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Extended Family Visiting, Video Visitation.