More from this issue:

1. “To Get Stuff and Sell It for As Much As We Can Get”: Federal Prison Industries and Electronics Recycling, by Aaron Shuman
2. ARE YOU IN A PRISON WORK PROGRAM HANDLING TOXIC ELECTRONICS?
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Maryland Man Awarded $6.4 Million For False Imprisonment, Police Misconduct, by Michael Rigby
5. Joe Arpaio: America’s Toughest Sheriff or Most Corrupt?, by Alex Friedmann
6. California DOC Wage Audit: Guards Overcharged State $12 Million for Union Business Leave, by Marvin Mentor
7. Florida Warden Susceptible to Liability in Valdes’ Murder; Suit Settles for $1,169,923.42, by David Reutter
8. Prisoners Sell Art Through Prison Art Gallery, by Nancy Hochman
9. Hawaii Settles DOJ Suit Over Unconstitutional Juvenile Facility
10. Cunningham v. California: Who’s Covered and Who’s Not?, by Kent A. Russell
11. HIV in Prison Is Lower Than Believed, by Gary Hunter
12. China’s Death Penalty On Wheels, by Gary Hunter
13. Sheriff’s Deputies Charged in Prisoner’s Death; Both Get Prison Time, by Gary Hunter
14. Ninth Circuit: California Lifers Have A Liberty Interest In Parole, by Marvin Mentor
15. California DOC Federal Receiver Is Granted First Waiver of State Law, by John Dannenberg
16. North Carolina Enacts Innocence Inquiry Commission, by John Dannenberg
17. Three Work-Release Van Drivers Escape from Arkansas Prison; Practice Discontinued, by Gary Hunter
18. PHS Loses $707 Million FDOC Contract Rebid; State Adopts Hybrid Model of Prison Health Care, by John Dannenberg
19. California Inspector General Assesses DOC’s Compliance With Past Audit Recommendations, by John Dannenberg
20. Hawaii Juvenile Gay Bashing Enjoined
21. Bernard Kerik Pleads Guilty; Has Name Removed From New York City Jail, by Gary Hunter
22. Alabama Spends $500,000 to Vaccinate State Prisoners, by Gary Hunter
23. Maricopa County, Arizona, Abandons Restraint Chairs Following Deaths, Multimillion Dollar Payouts, by Michael Rigby
24. Vermont, the Last State to Pass Sex Abuse Laws, by Gary Hunter
25. New York HCV Treatment Suit Not Mooted by Equivocal DOC Concession; Class Certification Granted, by John Dannenberg
26. Georgia County Pays $5.1 Million for Community Service Turned Deadly, by Michael Rigby
27. Many U.S. Prisoners Mentally Ill, Few Receive Treatment, by Michael Rigby
28. Federal Court Restrains Los Angeles County Jail Overcrowding, by John Dannenberg
29. New Jersey Phone Rates Out of Control, by Gary Hunter
30. $205,000 Settlement in Massachusetts Strip Search Suit
31. US Settles Prisoner’s UNICOR Whistleblower Suit for $6,000
32. Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment of Washington Phone Suit
33. Pennsylvania Work-Release Program Criticized, by Gary Hunter
34. Fahrenheit 451 on Cell Block D, by John Dannenberg
35. California DOC Ordered to Comply with Overdue Suicide Prevention Measures, by Marvin Mentor
36. Texas Prisoners Face Mandatory Testing For HIV, by Gary Hunter
37. $275,000 Paid In Excessive-Force Michigan Jail Death Lawsuit, by John Dannenberg
38. Grievances Must Identify Defendants Later Sued
39. Colorado Prisoners Caging Prisoners, by Gary Hunter
40. News in Brief:
41. Wyoming Federal Court Awards Attorney $18,000 for Compliance Monitoring, by Michael Rigby

More from Alex Friedmann:

• A Primer on Prisoners’ Constitutional Rights, Nov. 14, 2016
• Apples-to-Fish: Public and Private Prison Cost Comparisons, Oct. 3, 2016
• Securus Faces Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney Calls, Aug. 2, 2016
• PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Jail in Knoxville, TN, Oct. 26, 2015
• Who Owns Private Prison Stock?, July 31, 2015
• 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides, July 7, 2015
• How the Courts View ACA Accreditation, Oct. 10, 2014
• Recidivism Performance Measures for Private Halfway Houses in Pennsylvania, Sept. 19, 2014
• Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication, April 15, 2014
• Best Criminal Defense Pleading Ever!, Nov. 15, 2013

More from these topics:

• Ninth Circuit Rules Favorably for Washington Prisoner Whose Writing Submission Was Censored, Oct. 1, 2026. Retaliation, Qualified Immunity, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights.
• Disabled Prisoners in New York Aren’t Receiving Entitled Accommodations, Oct. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Treat, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Second Circuit Rules Eighth Amendment Governs Claims of Excessive Force Brought by Parole Violator, Oct. 1, 2026. Eighth Amendment, Excessive Force, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA Complaint Alleging Denial of Toileting and Hygiene Services, Oct. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Hygiene Supplies, Summary Judgment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Deliberate Indifference.
• L.A. County Begins Making Nearly $5 Billion in Payouts to Survivors of Sex Abuse in Juvenile Detention, Sept. 1, 2026. Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Settlements, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
• Wave of Staff Arrests Exposes Persistent Misconduct at South Carolina Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Obstruction of Justice.
• Idaho Legislature Moves to Hide Execution Protocol from Judicial Scrutiny, Sept. 1, 2026. Disclosure of Records, Discovery, Public Records, State Legislation, Method of Execution.
• Report Highlights Repeated Overdoses at Florida County Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Drug Overdose.
• Report Highlights Shortage of Wheelchairs at Michigan Women’s Prison, Sept. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Deliberate Indifference.
• California Grand Jury Report on Deaths at Riverside County Jails, Sept. 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Public Records.