More from this issue:

1. Still More Murder and Mayhem in Maryland, by Michael Rigby
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Confronting Confinement, A Report On Safety and Abuse In America’s Prisons, Vera Justice Institute (2006), 118 pp., by John Dannenberg
4. Sacramento Jail Rampant with Excessive Force and Brutality, by Gary Hunter
5. Bureau of Prisons Begins Certifying Sexually Dangerous Persons, by David Beneman
6. New York’s Prison System Infested With Drugs, by David Reutter
7. High Ranking Louisiana Prison Official Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges, by Gary Hunter
8. California Habeas Handbook, Expanded 5th Edition, by Attorney Kent Russell, Sept. 2006, 114 pages plus appendix, soft cover, by John Dannenberg
9. 5-Point Restraints = Excessive Force + Due Process Violation Results in $25,000 Virginia Damage Award
10. Correct Rx a New Major Player in the Prison Drug Industry, by Gary Hunter
11. The Warehousing of New Hampshire’s Mentally Ill, by David Reutter
12. Seizure of Washington Prisoners’ Cash at Jail Booking Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
13. Prison TB 10 Times Higher Than Non-Prison Cases
14. Fulton County Reinstates Deputies Fired in Killing Rampage
15. $400,000 Wrongful Death Settlement After San Diego Jailers Hog-Tied Prisoner, by John Dannenberg
16. 1997 Changes in Pennsylvania Commutation Law Held Ex Post Facto, by John Dannenberg
17. Summary Judgement Reversed on Illinois Outgoing Mail Ban
18. Federal Court Compels Activation of California DOC Mental Health Crisis Beds; Approves New $111 Million Mental Care Hospital, by John Dannenberg
19. North Carolina Jail Prisoner Killed During Court Appearance, by Gary Hunter
20. Cleaning up Mississippi’s Supermax: Conditions Suit Settled, by David Reutter
21. Prison Deaths: A National Shame, by Ira P. Robbins
22. California DOC Medical Receiver’s Initial On-The-Job Impression: “Conditions Disgraceful”, by John Dannenberg
23. California Governor Vetoes Open Records, Prisoner Condoms and Media Access Bills, by John Dannenberg
24. U.S. Spends Record $185 Billion on Justice System is 2003, by Matthew Clarke
25. New York’s Governor Vetoes New Treatment Facilities For Mentally Ill Prisoners, by John Dannenberg
26. Mississippi DOC Guts TB Program
27. Colorado Parolee’s Disenfranchisement Upheld
28. PLN Awarded $48,709 In Attorney Fees After Successful FOIA Suit Against BOP
29. Family of Texas Prisoner Murdered in Geo-Operated Prison Awarded $47.5 Million, by Michael Rigby
30. 9th Circuit Holds § 1997e(a) Applies to Private Prisons; Magazine Confiscation Is a “Prison Condition”
31. $255 Awarded For Destruction of Prisoner’s Property
32. New Jersey Prison Commissioner’s Complete Ban On Media Lifted, by Gary Hunter
33. Michigan Jail Prisoners Pay For Incarceration, by Gary Hunter
34. Sixth Circuit Extends Abela Ruling to Parole Denial Habeas Petitions
35. Virginia Prison Minister Indicted on Sex Charges; Ministries Under Fire, by Gary Hunter
36. Garnishment of Ohio Prisoner’s Account Permitted to Pay Court Costs
37. $2.5 Million Settlement for Illegal Strip Searches in Connecticut Jail
38. New Jersey Sex Offenders Must Be Protected and Segregated During Transports
39. MO Jail Guards Denying Seizure Medication amd Assigning Prisoner to Top Bunk May Violate 8th Amendment
40. Nebraska UA Procedures Do Not Violate Due Process
41. Illinois Jail’s Strip Search Policy Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
42. Native American Entitled to Prayer Feather
43. BOP Halfway House Walkaway Is Not Federal “Crime of Violence”, by John Dannenberg
44. New Hampshire Prisoner’s ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment
45. News in Brief:
46. No Qualified Immunity for Michigan Prisoner’s Heat-Dehydration Death

More from these topics:

• He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say., July 1, 2026. Armor Correctional Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Fifth Circuit Kills Louisiana Prison Medical and Mental Health Care Reform, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Immunity/Liability, Mental Health.
• $25,000 Paid to Former New York Jail Detainee Subjected to Delayed Healthcare and Denied Mental Healthcare— Despite Seven Suicide Attempts, July 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Tenth Circuit Upholds $33 Million Jury Award in Suit Over Detainee’s Horrific Death in Oklahoma County Jail, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• North Texas Prison Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Leak, July 1, 2026. Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Water, Exposure to Heat.
• Three Women Died at a Michigan Prison in Less than a Month, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• After Spoliation Sanction, CoreCivic Settles Suit Over Suicide in New Mexico ICE Lockup, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• CoreCivic’s Long Record of Abuse and Neglect in Tennessee, June 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Over $2 Million Paid by Otero County and VitalCore Health Strategies for New Mexico Jail Suicide, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.